Aksaray University Journal of Science and Engineering

The objective of ASUJSE is to provide an academic environment for researchers in various fields of science and engineering and for the publication and dissemination of high-quality research results in the fields of science and technology.

ASUJSE publishes original peer-reviwed Research&Review papers covering current research in all pure&applied science in the following category:

• Pure Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathmatics, etc…),
• Applied science (Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mining Engineering, Food Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical&Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Geological Engineering, etc…).

ASUJSE offers researchers the fastest possible speed of publication, without compromising on the quality of peer-review process. ASUJSE accepts papers written in Turkish and English for publications.

You can download and use as a template of Fulltext English MS WORD
NOTE: There is no obligation to use a template before the article is accepted. It is the author's responsibility to prepare according to the template after acceptance.

The papers should be prepared as word documents in Times New Roman (font size should be 10) on A4 size. They should be typed one and a half spaced including references and tables also. All figures and tables should be at appropriate place in the text. The manuscript should be in the following order:

1. Title Page:
Title: The title should be relatively short but informative. Title should be written in font size 13, Capitalized each word and Bold.

Name(s) of author(s): A list of all authors of the paper should be prepared. It will contain full first (middle) name, full last name and should be written in font size 11. Corresponding author should be marked with*.
Name and address of workplace(s): Authors’ affiliations should be indicated in this section in font size 8.
Personal e-mail address(es): At least one e-mail address is needed. It will be used as the corresponding author’s email address in all contacts with the authors.

2. Abstract:
An abstract of minimum 150 words must accompany every article. It should be a brief summary about the significant information of the main paper. It should be informative and present the general scope, main results and conclusions about research/reviews.

3. Keywords:
List of all keywords proposed by the authors, separated by commas. Provide at least 5 specific and suitable keywords related to the manuscript. Please avoid repeating the title.

4. Introduction/Background:

Present the subject of paper clearly, indicate the scope of the subject, and present the goals of paper, novelty and justification of research work and finally the organization of paper.

5. Materials and Methods:
It should contain information about the materials and the methods adopted to carry out the research work. The units and dimensions should be expressed according to the metric system and SI units.

6. Results and Discussion:
It may be combined or kept separate and may be further divided into subsections. This section should not contain technical details. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used sparingly and consistently. Where they first appear in the text, they should be defined; authors may also explain large numbers of abbreviations and acronyms in a footnote on the first page.

7. Conclusion:
It should be representing the summary of the important findings and importance of results.

8. Acknowledgments:
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

9. References:

Citation numbers are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. The citation number can either appear within round brackets, e.g.; One citation [1], Consecutive citations [1-5], Non-Consecutive citations [2, 5], Non-consecutive Three or more citations [1, 3, 6-11].

Bibliography should be prepared in accordance with the APA 6 Publication Manual publication guidelines. For more information; See http://www.apa.org. References should be written with 10 pt including title. Thesis should be written as Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Thesis in the reference list.

Journal Articles
Surname N., Surname N., (Year). The italic full title of the article, Abbreviated Journal Name, Volume and Issue: first and last page. DOI Number

Books and Books Chapters
Surname N., Surname N., (Year). Italic title of the book or proceeding. Publisher, City, Volume, first and last page.
Surname N., Surname N., (Year). Chapter title. Editor(s) of book, Italic Book title. Publisher, place of publication, pages.

Thesis
Surname N. (Year). Italic Title of the thesis. MSc or PhD thesis, University, Faculty or Institute, City.

Proceeding Papers
Surname N., Surname N., (Year). Italic Paper title. Proceedings title, pages.

You can download and use as a template of Fulltext English MS  WORD 

NOTE: There is no obligation to use a template before the article is accepted. It is the author's responsibility to prepare according to the template after acceptance.

ASUJSE is an open access e-journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

AUJSE Price Policy

ASUJSE don't charge "article submission charges (ASCs)" or "article processing charges (APCs)"  for the authors.


ASUJSE Peer Review Process
Once you submit the paper to ASUJSE, the editor-in-cheif (or Co-editor) screens the manuscript and decides whether or not to send it for section editors for pre-view. The section aditor also screens the MS and decides whether or not to send it for full peer review. Only after clearing the initial screening is the manuscript sent to at least two peer reviewers. Finally, journal editors or the journal’s editorial board consider the peer reviewers’ reports and make the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript for publication.

Repository policy
Authors could deposit a copy of their paper (Published version) in an institutional or other repository of their choice.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
ASUJSE is an open access e-journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.



ASUJSE do not charge;
Article submission charges (ASCs)
article processing charges (APCs) for the authors.


ASUJSE Peer Review Process

Once you submit the paper to ASUJSE, the editor-in-cheif (or Co-editor) screens the manuscript and decides whether or not to send it for section editors for pre-view. The section aditor also screens the MS and decides whether or not to send it for full peer review. Only after clearing the initial screening is the manuscript sent to at least two peer reviewers. Finally, journal editors or the journal’s editorial board consider the peer reviewers’ reports and make the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript for publication.