The Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences is a journal that is committed to science and publishing ethics.

Publication Ethics Principles
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences adheres to national and international research and publication ethics standards. It complies with Press Law, Intellectual and Artistic Works Law and Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)

Simultaneous submission of the same work to more than one journal
Authors cannot submit the same article to more than one journal simultaneously. The editor reserves the right to consult the other editor(s) receiving the article if it learns of possible simultaneous submission. In addition, the editor may return the article without review or reject it without considering the reviews or take this decision by discussing it with the other relevant editor(s) and may decide not to accept article submissions from the authors for a certain period of time. It can also write to the author's employers or implement all of these measures together.

Plagiarism Prevention Control
To present the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as their own work, in whole or in part, without attribution in accordance with scientific rules.
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The studies submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using Ithenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The primary similarity measure is that the author complies with the citation and citation rules. Even though the similarity rate is 1%, plagiarism may still be in question if the citation and citation are not duly made. In this respect, citation and citation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author: Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences.
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing, copyright infringement, and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from the publication. This includes articles with possible irregularities and inconsistencies detected after publication.

If plagiarism is detected in an article submitted or published in our journal, our journal acts in accordance with the COPE principles (Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript - Plagiarism in a published article).

Forgery
To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the presented or published work on the basis of unrealistic data, to report or publish them, to make research that has not been done appear as if it has been done.
To falsify research records and obtained data, to present methods, devices, and materials that are not used in the research as if they were used, not to evaluate data that are not suitable for the research hypothesis, to manipulate data and/or results in order to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, to falsify or shape.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or material relating to human participants that is not legally available to the public is subject to formal ethical review.

Handling Allegations of Research Abuse
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences complies with COPE's Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences editors will take action to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data tampering, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occurred. In no event will the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences editors knowingly allow such abuse to happen. Suppose the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences editors are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal. In that case, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding the allegations.

Ethical Violation Notices
When readers notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences or have any complaints about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.), they can e-mail sjafs@selcuk.edu.tr . You may notify us by sending an e-mail. We welcome applications as they will provide opportunities for us to develop, and we respond quickly and constructively.

Correction, Withdrawal, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider correcting if minor errors are detected in the published article that do not affect the findings, comments, and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the article in case of significant errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Suppose there is a possibility of misuse of research or publication by the authors. In that case, If there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions did not investigate the incident, or if the potential investigation seems unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider stating concern. The COPE guidelines are considered concerning correction, withdrawal, or expression of concern.

Publication of Studies Based on Survey and Interview
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to create ethical assurance in scientific periodicals. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1. For research in all branches of science that requires ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval should be obtained; this approval should be stated and documented in the article).
2. In research requiring ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date, and number) is in the method section and on one of the first/last pages of the article. In case reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the article.

Special Issue Publishing Policy
A special issue can be published in our journal once a year upon the request of the Editorial Board. Articles sent for inclusion in a special issue are first subjected to editorial review. Then, it is examined in terms of compliance with the writing rules of the journal, and similarity is scanned to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, it is taken as long as the double-sided blanking model is used.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences editors treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents; this means they will not disclose information about an article to anyone without the authors' permission. During the article review process, the following people can access the articles: Editors, Reviewers, and Editorial Board Members. The only situation in which details about a manuscript may be passed to a third party without the authors' consent is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

Allegations-Suspects of Scientific Misconduct
Scientific misconduct has different definitions. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences addresses these issues case-by-case while following the guidelines established by major editorial ethics institutions. If the editor suspects an ethical or alleged violation, they are obliged to take action. This task covers both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles that raise concerns about potential abuse. Ethically, it is obliged to follow the alleged lawsuits. The editor should follow the COPE flowcharts where appropriate. Editors should first seek a response from anyone suspected of misconduct. If they are unsatisfied with the answer, they should ask the relevant employers or institutions to investigate. The editor should use all reasonable efforts to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is carried out; if this does not happen, the editor should make all reasonable attempts to persist in finding a solution to the problem. This is an arduous but essential task.
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences complies with COPE's Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences’ editors will take action to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data tampering, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occurred. In no event will the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences or its editors knowingly allow such abuse to occur. Suppose the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences editors are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal. In that case, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding the allegations.
Reviewers should notify the Editor when they suspect research or publication misconduct. The editor is responsible for carrying out the necessary actions by following the COPE recommendations.
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, COPE applies it to its flow charts when faced with misconduct allegations in the following or similar matters.
• What to do when rebroadcast is suspected
• What to do when plagiarism is suspected
• What to do when fabricated data is suspected
• What to do in requests for change of authorship
• What to do when an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected
• What to do when unfair or gift authorship is suspected
• What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article
• Ethical violation, suspected email, etc. What to do when notified directly with
• What to do when a suspected ethical violation is announced via social media.

Complaint Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures, or policies that are the responsibility of the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences or our editorial staff. Complaints can provide an opportunity and incentive for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively.
The complaint must relate to the content, procedures, or policies that are the responsibility of the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences or our editorial staff. Complaints should be emailed directly to the Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences and will be treated confidentially. The editor immediately responds to complaints. The editor follows the procedure regarding complaints outlined in the COPE flowchart.
Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team, and if they cannot be resolved, the following processes are followed:
• If this initial response is deemed inadequate, the complainant may request that their complaint be forwarded to a more senior journal member.
• Complaints can be forwarded to the editor-in-chief if the complainant is unsatisfied.
• A complete response will be given within two weeks if possible.
COPE publishes a code of practice for scientific journal editors. This will make resolving disputes with editors, journals, and publishers easier, but only after the journal's complaints procedures are exhausted.

Objection Process
We welcome severe objections from editors and reviewers to reviews. If you think we rejected your article because we misunderstood the scientific content, please send an objection message to our editorial team from sjafs@selcuk.edu.tr. Do not try to submit a revised version of your article at this stage. If, after reading your objection letter, we understand that your objection is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your article. Thus, your work is sent back to the external referee process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one objection per article, so please invest time and effort in writing the letter in detail to make your objection clear; you have a chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged negotiation over rejected articles is often unsatisfactory for authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same work.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest arises when professional judgment regarding a primary interest may be affected by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that in order to make the best decision on how to handle an article, we need to know the authors' competing interests and that if we publish the article, the readers should know them, too.
Any financial or other interest that may conflict with one's work, significantly impair objectivity or provide an unfair advantage to any person or entity. All financial support resources and the role of sponsors in the study should be explained during the research and the preparation of the article. If there is no source of funding, this should also be stated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that must be disclosed include consultations, hiring, and grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences has a set process for handling submissions from editors, employees, or editorial board members to ensure unbiased review. Such posts are primarily directed to other journals. If this is not possible, the post's owner will be suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed through a double-blind process.
The editor should not be involved in decisions about articles written by him or his family members. In addition, such work should be subject to all the journal's usual procedures. The editor should follow the COPE guidelines regarding disclosing potential conflicts of interest between authors and reviewers.

Protection of Human, Animal and Environmental Rights
• All research on humans should be conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association (WMA) Helsinki Declaration for Medical Research in Human Subject).
• Informed consent form must be obtained for clinical research on humans or samples obtained from humans and must be indicated on the first page of the article. For research conducted with human volunteers, a written informed consent form prepared in accordance with the research protocol must be obtained. The consent of the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or those with a recognised mental illness must be obtained.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents must be ensured. The research must be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants. The research must be planned in a way that does not put participants at risk.
• All experiments involving animals must comply with ARRIVE and ICLAS guidelines and be approved by the ethics committee.
• Authors should provide information on the ethical treatment of animals as well as measures taken to prevent pain and suffering.
• Studies involving plants must comply with the IUCN Policy Statement on Research Involving Endangered Species and the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
• Experimental research and field work on plants and the collection of plant material must comply with relevant institutional, national and international norms and legislation.
• A statement indicating the permissions and/or licences required for the extraction of plant or seed samples should be included in the manuscript.

Author Contributions: A short paragraph specifying their contributions must be provided for research articles with several authors. The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.” Please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported.

Funding: Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”. Check carefully that the details are accurate and use the standard spelling of funding agency names at https://search.crossref.org/funding. Any errors may affect your future funding.

Data Availability Statement: This section details where data supporting reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study. Please refer to the suggested Data Availability Statements in the “Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences Research Data Policies” section at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/selcukjafsci/policy. You might exclude this statement if the study did not report any data.

Acknowledgments: In this section, you can acknowledge any support not covered by the author's contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments). Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state, “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the study's design, in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results”. wledgments: In this section, you can acknowledge any support not covered by the author's contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments).Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state, %E2%80%9CThe authors declare no conflict of interest.%E2%80%9D Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the study's design, in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state %E2%80%9CThe funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results%E2%80%9D.

Ethics declarations
Ethics approval: No approval from the research ethics committee was required to accomplish the goals of this study. However, the use of all the animals was with the consent of the participating farmers. Ethical approval for animals, patients, or participants was given by the Faculty of xxxxxxxxxx ethical committee (No:2023/xxx).
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