Author Guidelines

1. Journal Overview

The Khazar Journal of Water and Environment (KJWE) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, free of charge. The journal publishes high-quality research in water sciences, environmental processes, and related computational and data-driven approaches. KJWE provides a rigorous platform for original research and review articles that integrate theory, observation, and computation to advance understanding, prediction, and management of water-related processes across terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric environments.

2. Scope and Aims

KJWE covers a focused yet comprehensive spectrum of topics, including but not limited to:

• Core Hydrological Processes: Surface-water and groundwater systems, precipitation dynamics, evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff, and soil-moisture variability.
• Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures: Experimental and computational fluid mechanics, sediment and flow dynamics, hydraulic structures, stormwater management.
• Irrigation and Drainage Systems: Design, optimization, and management of irrigation and drainage networks.
• Atmospheric and Climate Processes: Weather and climate effects on hydrological systems, extreme events, and climate-model applications.
• Water Quality and Hydrochemistry: Physical, chemical, and biological processes governing aquatic systems.
• Ecohydrology and Environmental Interactions: Coupled hydrological–ecological processes in rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal areas.
• Water Resources Engineering and Governance: Integrated management, policy, transboundary water issues, and geospatial decision-support tools.
• Hydrological Modeling and Data Science: Conceptual, physical, and data-driven modeling, including AI and machine learning applications.

KJWE encourages interdisciplinary submissions that bridge hydrology, hydraulics, environmental science, climatology, and data science.

3. Article Types

• Original Research Articles
• Review Articles: Analytical, structured, and systematic literature reviews. Review articles by the Editor-in-Chief may be published no more than once per year.
• Editor’s Notes: Published at the Editor-in-Chief’s discretion.

To avoid potential conflicts of interest or editorial bias, the Editor-in-Chief does not publish original research articles. Review articles and editorial notes are permitted as described above.

4. Language and Style

• Articles must be written in English.
• Authors are responsible for scientific accuracy and language clarity. Professional language editing is recommended if needed.

5. Article Structure
   » Download KJWE article template.
   1.    Title
   2.    Author(s), affiliation(s), and corresponding author email
   3.    Abstract
   4.    Keywords
   5.    Introduction
   6.    Materials and Methods
   7.    Results
   8.    Discussion
   9.    Conclusion
   10.    Acknowledgements
   11.    Conflict of Interest Statement
   12.    References
   
   
6. Ethical Responsibilities

By submitting to KJWE, authors confirm that:

• The work is original, unpublished, and not simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
• All sources are correctly cited.
• The manuscript is free from plagiarism, data fabrication, or data falsification.
• All authors have made meaningful scientific contributions.
• Any potential conflict of interest is disclosed.
• Each author may cite themselves no more than three times.

KJWE follows the COPE guidelines on publication ethics.

7. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Authors may use AI tools only for:

• Improving language and editing
• Grammar and sentence structure correction
• Organizing and structuring content

AI must not be used for generating research data, results, analyses, or scientific interpretations. Authors bear full responsibility for the content. Any use of AI must be disclosed in the Acknowledgements or Methods section.

8. Peer Review

All manuscripts undergo Anonymous Reviewer/Disclosed Author Peer Review. After initial screening by the Editor-in-Chief or Section Editor, eligible manuscripts are sent to at least three independent reviewers. Final acceptance or rejection decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief.

9. Open Access and Fees

KJWE is a fully Open Access journal:

• Articles are freely available to readers.
• No fees are charged for submission, review, or publication.
• Authors retain copyright; publication grants the journal a license to publish.
  
  

10. Manuscript File Format

• Word (.doc or .docx) format
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Margins: 2.5 cm all sides
• Title: Bold, 14 pt
• Section headings: Bold, 12 pt
• Page numbers: bottom, center or right
• Tables and figures: numbered consecutively with full captions
• Figures: high quality (≥300 dpi), preferably embedded in the Word file
  
  

11. References (APA 7th Edition)

• Journal article example:

Smith, J., & Brown, L. (2020). Water quality assessment in urban rivers. Journal of Environmental Research, 45(3), 123–135. https://doi.org/xxxx

• Book example:

Jones, P. (2018). Hydrology and Water Resources. New York: Springer.

• In-text citation: (Smith & Brown, 2020) or (Jones, 2018)
• References should be alphabetically listed at the end of the manuscript
• Online resources must include full URL and access date
• Each author may cite themselves no more than three times.
  
  

12. Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted via the journal's OJS system. Authors are responsible for providing complete and accurate information in the submission system.

13. Contact

For inquiries or guidance, please contact the journal office via the official journal email.

14. Notes

Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in desk rejection prior to peer review.