General Rules

Publication categories are as follow:

a) Research article: Articles presenting original research results.
b) Review articles: An up-to-date comprehensive review of related scientific works on a particular subject.
c) Short communication: This category consists of the fast and brief announcement of the results of continuing research.
d) Technical note: A technical note is a short article giving a brief description of a specific development, technique, or procedure, or it may describe a modification of an existing technique or procedure to research techniques.
e) Comments/reply Comments: Fair and scientifically based critics or assessment of an article published in MedFAR and reply of the author (s) of the article.
f) Spotlight corner: Short personal views, assessment, or highlights regarding a critical/hot topic as well as introduction of a new development, initiative, or project of interest to fisheries and aquaculture.

Writing Rules

Manuscript Structure

• The manuscripts should be typed on A4 size papers and the font of the articles must be Times New Roman with 12 pt.
• Manuscripts should be written with 1,5 space throughout.
• Each paragraph must be indented using tabs.
• Number of pages should be placed on the bottom-center of each pages.
• Title page of the manuscript should include title, authors' names, ORCID number(s), affiliation and full mailing addresses. Corresponding author should be indicated his/her working address, telephone numbers and e-mail address.
• All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end (Details about preparing the illustrations and tables are listed below).
• Line numbers should be inserted throughout manuscript.
• Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, material-method, results, discussion, conclusion and references. The section titles must be written with bold capital letters at 12 pt font.
• Units of measurements should all be SI units.

Title Page

The title page should include:

• A concise and informative title
• The name(s) of the author(s)
• The affiliation(s),address(es) and ORCID number(s) of the author(s)
• The e-mail address of the corresponding author

Abstract:

Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords:

Please provide 3 to 5 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Acknowledgments:

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

References:

References should be cited according to following example in the text: (Lawrence, 1990; Samuel and Richardson, 2013; Rickshaw et al., 2017). We recommend for authors to use of tools such as EndNote (http://www.endnote.com) and Reference Manager (http://www.refman.com) for management and formatting of the references.

References to be given in the references section should be listed in "6th Edition of APA Citation" according to following rules;

Article published in journals:

Moncada, S., Palmer, R.M.J., Higgs, E.A. (1989) Biosynthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine: A pathway for the regulation of cell function and communication. Biochemistry and Pharmacology 38: 1709 -1715.

Books:

Strunk, W., White, E.B. (2000) The Elements of Style, fourth ed. Longman, New York.

Chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B. (2009) How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, B.S., Smith, R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E-Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281–304.

Conference proceedings:

Glare, T.R., Barlow, N.D., Walsh, P.J. (1998) Potential agents for eradication or control of gypsy moth in New Zealand. In: Proceeddings of the 51 st New Zealand Plant Protection Conference. New Zealand Plant Protection Society, pp. 224-229.

Illustrations and Tables:

These should be referred to in the text as figures using Arabic numbers, e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, etc., in order of appearance. All tables and figures should not exceed 16x20 cm in size. Figures should be saved in data formats in JPEG or TIFF or PNG and have high resolution with maximum 300 dpi. MSOffice files are also acceptable.

Line drawings should be on separate sheets of white paper in black indelible ink (dot matrix illustrations are not permitted); lettering should be on an overlay or photocopy and should be no less than 4 mm high for a 50% reduction. Please note, each figure should have a separate legend; these should be grouped on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. All symbols and abbreviations should be clearly explained.

Tables should be self-explanatory and include only essential data. Each table must be type written on a separate sheet and should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, e.g. Table 1, and given a short caption. No vertical rules should be used. Units should appear in parentheses in the column headings and not in the body of the table. All abbreviations should be defined in a footnote.

All tables and figures that are reproduced from a previously published source must be accompanied by a letter of permission from the Publisher or copyright owner if necessary.

Files expected to be sent with the article

• Plagiarism Report: All manuscripts submitted to MedFAR for publication should be screened for plagiarism. The "Similarity Index" should not exceed 24%. The similarity report should be submitted along with the manuscript, manuscript submission and copyright form.

• Copyright Transfer Form: The Copyright Transfer Form of the articles should be downloaded from here and uploaded to the system as PDF file after signing. The publications of the authors who do not submit this form cannot be published in the journal.

• Ethics Committee: All manuscripts based on research works involving animals as well as questionnaire surveys, focus-group discussions and observations must have a permission/approval letter from a from relevant "Ethics Committee".(If necessary)

• Letter of Permission: For the manuscripts obtained from secondary sources, a letter of permission should be obtained from the original copyright holders for the scales, questionnaires and photographs used by the authors. (If necessary)

*Scales, questionnaires and photographs used in manuscripts from secondary sources must have a permission letter from initial copy right owners. As part of the submission process, authors are required to check if their manuscript compliance with all of the items of the guideline. Submitted manuscripts will be returned to author(s) if it does comply with the guideline.

**Authors are highly recommended to read MedFAR policies regarding copyrights/Licensing and ethics (see the section on about MedFAR) before submitting their manuscripts.