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Instructions for Authors
The Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences publishes original articles dealing with all aspects of fisheries primarily in Turkey. Articles may be research papers, short reports, technical notes or invited reviews.

- Research papers must not exceed 25 manuscript pages including tables and figures.
- Short reports and technical notes, which are results of brief but significant work, must not exceed 10 manuscript pages including tables and figures.
- Invited reviews, which will be solicited by the Editorial Board, must not exceed 50 manuscript pages including tables and figures.

Articles must be written in English and present scientific results that have not been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere.

Submission of Manuscripts
The complete manuscript as formatted text (MS Word), including text, figures and tables, should be sent to:

Erdal ÜSTÜNDAĞ
E-mail: info@trjfas.org
            trjfas@sumae.gov.tr

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least two referees.

Page Charges and Reprints
No page charges are collected, and authors will receive one copy of the journal. Reprints must be ordered in advance on the reprint order form sent with the proofs.

Preparation of Manuscripts
Type the manuscript double-spaced throughout, including References, Tables and Figure legends, on A4 paper format using a standard font (e.g. MS Word, Times 12 pt). Number all pages consecutively, including Title page, Abstract, Tables, Figure legends and Figures.

l. Organization
Organize your manuscript as follows:

Page 1 (Title page)
· Title
· Authors' full names, with an asterisk after the name of the corresponding author
· Authors' affiliations and postal addresses, including e-mail address of the corresponding author
· Number of pages
· Number of Tables
· Number of Figures
· Phone and fax numbers of corresponding author

Page 2 (Abstract with key words)
Abstract should not exceed 350 words in reviews, 200 words in research papers, and 100 words in short reports and technical notes.
Three to five key words (not found in the title) should be listed below the abstract.

Page 3 and followings (Text with tables and figures)
Text is usually divided into following sections: Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References.
Tables Figure legends and Figures follow the text; see below for details.

2. References
Cite references in the text as Author (year) or (Author, year). In the References, arrange papers alphabetically by the first author's family name.

Article in Journal: Castilho, R. 1998. Two polymorphic microsatellite markers in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Animal Genetics, 29: 150-160.
Article in a book: Aquadro, CF. and Danforth, B.N. 1998. RFLP analysis using heterologous probes. A.R. Hoelzel (Ed.), Molecular Genetics Analysis of Populations, 2nd edition, IRL Press, Oxford:151-200.
Book: Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T.1989. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press, New York, 238 pp.
Theses: Ciftci, Y. 1999. Population genetics of European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, from Turkish, Greek and Portuguese waters using microsatellite loci. MSc. thesis. Stirling: University of Stirling.

3. Tables
Number tables consecutively in Arabic numerals, and type each table on a separate sheet.

4. Figures and Figure legends
Number Figures consecutively in Arabic numerals, and type each Figure on a separate sheet.
The Figure legends must be typed together on one sheet.

5. Accepted Manuscripts via e-mail
Accepted papers should be submitted as formatted text (MS Word) via e-mail.