REFEREED JOURNAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS About the journal Since its founding in 1991, “Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon” publishes papers on both fundamental and applied research in various branches of apparel and textile technology and allied areas such as production and properties of natural and synthetic fibres, yarns and fabrics, finishing applications, garment technology, analysis, testing and quality control and textile marketing. Each issue of the quarterly “Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon” contains refereed research articles, as well as information about new innovations, developments and useful practical knowledge in the area of textile and apparel technology. “Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon” offers new information for industry personnel, academics, and students who are interested in textile and apparel. The language of the journal is English. The journal has been indexed in the SCI-Expanded index since 2009. The journal is coordinated by the Ege University Textile and Apparel Research & Application Center, Izmir, Turkey., Categorization of papers Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon presents refereed research papers, dealing with the results of scientific investigations not previously published.