Writing Rules
Submission Preparation Checklist
All authors must complete and upload the following files as part of the submission process.
2. ICMJE Form
3. Cover File
6. Ethical Approval
As part of the submission process, authors must ensure their submission complies with the following guidelines; submissions not adhering to these guidelines may be returned.
Manuscript Template (consist of 18 titles)
[En] The standard structure of the body of research articles must be in that order and with that titles as below. (without item numbering)
[Tr] Bir araştırma makalesinin gövdesi aşağıdaki başlıklar ile ve bu sırayla olmalıdır. (madde numaralandırmaları kullanılmadan)
1. English title
2. English (ABSTRACT): 300-600 words (instead of title and keywords)
a. Introduction:
b. Methods:
c. Results:
d. Conclusions:
e. Keywords: Must be three to five keywords and checked with https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand
3. Turkish title
4. Turkish abstract (ÖZ): 300-600 kelime (başlık ve anahtar kelimeler hariç)
a. Giriş:
b. Yöntem:
c. Bulgular:
d. Sonuç:
e. Anahtar kelimeler:
5. Key points: Key Results: 2-4 items derived from your research; each one should be a single sentence. ([Tr] Anahtar Sonuçlar: 2-4 adet, araştırmanızla elde edilmiş, her biri tek cümle olmalıdır)
a. …
b. …
6. Introduction (Giriş)
7. Methods (Yöntem)
8. Ethical approval, informed consent and permissions
a. Ethics Committee title, date, and the number
b. Informed consent
c. Permissions
9. Statistical analysis
10. Results (Bulgular)
a. Tables and figures
11. Discussion (Tartışma)
12. Limitations (Kısıtlılıklar)
13. Conclusion (Sonuç)
a. recommendations for future research
14. Conflict of interest: Write whether there is a conflict of interest and attach the following author contribution table ([Tr] Çıkar çatışması olup olmadığını yazınız ve aşağıdaki yazar katkı tablosunu ekleyiniz)
| Author Contributions | Author Initials |
| SCD Study Conception and Design | BY, TOK, EP, EO, YHE |
| AD Acquisition of Data | BY, TOK, EO |
| AID Analysis and Interpretation of Data | BY, EP |
| DM Drafting of Manuscript | BY, TOK, EO, YHE |
| CR Critical Revision | BY, EP, YHE |
15. Financial support (Finansal destek): Declare whether you receive financial support or not. (Finansal destek alıp almadığınızı beyan ediniz.)
16. Acknowledgments (Teşekkür)
17. Prior publication: It should be reported that it was not presented as a paper or published in another journal beforehand, or if a paper was made, the congress name, year, city, country information should be given.
([Tr] Öncesinde bildiri olarak sunulmadığı veya başka dergide yayınlanmadığı bildirilmeli veya bildiri yapıldıysa kongre adı, yıl, şehir, ülke bilgisi verilmelidir.)
18. References: References should be numbered using the sort button in the Word menu. ([Tr] Kaynaklar, Word menüsünde yer alan sıralama butonuyla numaralandırılmalıdır)
Details in Manuscript and Reference Writing
| English [En] | Turkish [Tr] |
| An article should not contain an excessive number of co-authors to preserve the integrity of authorship rights (ideally, should be six authors or fewer). | Bir makale, yazarlık hakkı olamayacak kadar çok sayıda ortak yazar içermemelidir. (İdeal olarak altı yazar veya daha az olmalı) |
| At least three contributions for each author must be marked in the author contribution form, this form must be uploaded to the system AND given in the table in the conflict of interest section of the article text. | Yazar katkı formunda her yazar için en az üç katkının işaretlenmesi, bu formun sisteme yüklenmesi VE makale metninin çıkar çatışması bölümünde yer alan tabloda verilmelidir. |
| In the Prior publication section, it should be stated whether the article has been previously presented as a paper. | Prior publication bölümünde makalenin daha önce bildiri olarak sunulup sunulmadığı bildirilmelidir. |
| The titles in the abstract and in the full text must FULLY comply with the journal writing rules (18 titles must be the same) | Özet ve tam metindeki başlıkların dergi yazım kurallarına TAM uymalıdır (18 başlık aynı olmalı) |
| References in the text should be in square brackets at the end of the sentence, before the period and after a space [1]. | Metin içinde referansların cümle sonunda, noktadan önce ve bir boşluk sonrasında köşeli parantez içinde olmalıdır [1]. |
| The ethical approval must be uploaded and be valid. The name of the ethics committee, the date and number of permissions should be written in the full text under its own title. | Etik onay yüklenmeli ve geçerli olmalıdır. Etik kurul adı, izin tarihi ve sayısı tam metinde kendi başlığı altında yazılmalıdır. |
| Company, City, Country information is given in parentheses for special drugs and devices: SPSS (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA,) version 16-22??? EMLA Cream (AstraZeneca, London, UK), Tanita BC418 (Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) | Özel ilaç ve cihazların parantez içinde Firma, Şehir, Ülke bilgisinin verilmiş olması: SPSS (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA,) version 16-22??? EMLA Krem (AstraZeneca, London, UK), Tanita BC418 (Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) |
| For semantic integrity, the relevant sentences must be justified and unindented paragraphs (aligned to the page margin), and there must be a space between paragraphs using Enter. | Anlam bütünlüğü için ilgili cümlelerin iki yana yaslı ve girintisiz (sayfa kenar boşluğuna hizalı) paragraf olması, paragraf arası Enter ile boşluk olmalıdır. |
| Tables and figures are not placed at the end of the article; It should be positioned where it is cited in the article. | Tablo ve figürler makalenin sonunda değil; makale içinde atfedildiği yerde konumlandırılmalıdır. |
| There must be an explanation under each Table and Figure (it must be explained as text), and the abbreviations used, and the applied statistics must be clearly written under the table. | Her Tablo ve Figürün altında açıklama olmalı (Metin olarak izah edilmeli) ve kullanılan kısaltmaların, uygulanan istatistiklerin tablo altında açık olarak yazılmış olması gereklidir. |
| In the abstract and the article, the full value of p, r, t, z values should be written three digits after the comma (p=0.023, t=-2.015 or χ2=1.562). (For example, the form p<0.05 or p>0.05 or p=0.000 is not appropriate) | Özet ve tam metinde p, r, t, z değerlerinin tam değerinin virgülden sonra üç hane yazılmalıdır (p=0.023, t=-2,015 veya χ2=1,562). (Örn. p<0.05 veya p>0.05 veya p=0.000 şekli uygun değil) |
| In decimal expressions, a comma should be used in the Turkish abstract, and a period should be used in all the remaining articles (even if it is a Turkish article) (e.g., 0.032. Especially in p, r, t, z values). Commas should be used for numbers of four digits or more (Ex. 1,578,153). | Ondalıklı ifadelerde; Türkçe özette virgül, geri kalan tüm makalede (Türkçe makale olsa bile) nokta kullanılmalıdır (Ör. 0.032. Özellikle p, r, t, z değerlerinde). Dört hane ve üzeri sayılarda virgül kullanılmalıdır (Ör. 1,578,153). |
| The number of decimal digits after the decimal point must be the same throughout the article (except for p, r, t, u, z values). | Ondalıklı sayıların virgülden sonraki hane sayısı tüm makalede aynı olmalıdır (p, r, t, u, z değerleri hariç). |
Page Layout
The manuscripts should be typed in a Microsoft Word™ and DOCX file (version 7.0 and more), 1.15-spaced with 1.27 cm margins on each side and 9-point type Times New Roman font. "System International" (SI) units should be used. Tables and graphics should be referred in the text. The abbreviations (should be written briefly in the first place they appear and then be explained in parenthesis) could be used in the abstracts and in the text.
Methods section should be described briefly, including the statistical analyses used. While expressing the results, percentages and means in decimals should de given as 2 digits after the point (112.20 or 112.21 instead of 112.2). P, t, and Z values are exceptional and should be given as 3 digits after the point (p<0.001 instead of p<0.05).
If the work has been presented in a scientific meeting before, the name, date and place of the meeting should be supplied.
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of two potential referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.
The cover page should include the titles in Turkish and English, the category of the manuscript names of the institutions, name, address, telephone, fax number and mail address of the corresponding author.
Following the abstract sections of the scientific articles in Turkish and English, at least 3 key words should be given in the appropriate language in that format of Index Medicus "Medical Subject Headings". Key words in Turkish should be the exact translation of MESH terms and chosen among ‘’Turkey Scientific Terms’’, for that reason, the authors should use http://www.bilimterimleri.com and http://www.nim.nih.gov/mesh/mbrowser.html.
Main text should not exceed 3000 words (excluding abstract, references, tables, and figures), and 30 references.
Reviews
In review articles, written upon invitation, new progress on the subject should be handled together with the author’s experiences. Non-structured, brief, explanatory Turkish and English abstracts not more than 400 words should take place. Review articles must not exceed 5000 words for the main text (excluding abstract, references, tables, and figure legends). Number of the authors should not exceed 5 and number of references should not exceed 60.
Case Reports
The abstract should be brief, descriptive, and should not exceed 600 words.
Case report should contain these sections.
• Titles in Turkish and English
• Abstracts in Turkish and English (why the case has been proposed for publication should be declared clearly),
• Key words in Turkish and English,
• Introduction
• Case Presentation (Tables, figures),
• Discussion,
• Conclusion,
• Keywords,
• References.
Case reports must not exceed 1200 words (excluding references, tables, and figure legends). Case reports can be signed by no more than 5 authors and can have no more than 10 references and 5 figures or tables.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor must not exceed 500 words (excluding references). An abtract is not required with this type of manuscripts. A letter can be signed by no more than 4 authors and can have no more than 5 references and 1 figure or table.
References
For reference style, please refer to “ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References”. References should be numbered in the order they appear in the text and should be given at the end of the sentences, and before full stop [1].
All authors should be listed if the number is six or fewer, otherwise list the first six and then add et al. If online references are to be used do not forget to give date of access in parentheses. Journal abbreviations should conform to the style used in the Cumulated Index Medicus.
For journal articles, the citation should be as follows; surnames, initials of the author names, title of the article, name of the journal, year, volume, number and inclusive pages. Please use the abbreviation for the journal names, you may use the full name if the abbreviation form does not exist.
As an option, if a journal carries continuous pagination throughout a volume (as many medical journals do) the month and issue number may be omitted. Examples for both situations;
Berg AO, Allan DJ, Homer JC, Johnson MS, Klein DJ, Lieu AT, et al. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for depression: Recommendations and rationale. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):760-4.
Korytina G, Kochetova O, Akhmadishina L, Viktorova E, Victorova T. Polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 genes in three ethnic groups from Russia. Balkan Med J. 2012;29:252-60.
Citation from a book should be as follows;
Tos M. Cartilage tympanoplasty. 1st ed. Stuttgart-New York: Georg Thieme Verlag; 2009.
Citation from a book which has a single author and editor should be as follows;
Neinstein LS. The office visit, interview techniques, and recommendations to parents. In: Neinstein LS (ed). Adolescent Health Care. A practical guide. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams&Wilkins; 1996:46-60.
Citation from a book which has authors and editors more than one, should contain notably the author names of the chapter;
Schulz JE, Parran T Jr: Principles of identification and intervention. In: Principles of Addiction Medicine, Graham AW. Shultz TK (eds). American Society of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams&Wilkins; 1998:1-10.
If the editors are the authors of a chapter within the book;
Diener HC, Wilkinson M (editors). Drug-induced headache. In: Headache. First ed., New York: Springer-Verlag;1988:45-67.
For references from PhD thesis;
Kilic C. General Health Survey: A Study of Reliability and Validity. PhD Thesis, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatrics, Ankara; 1992.
For references from an internet site; name of the site, URL address, names of authors if present and date of access should be given in detail. (Access Date: September 11, 2023)
Giving DOI;
Joos S, Musselmann B, Szecsenyi J. Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Family Practice in Germany: Result of National Survey. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.22391/fppc.396057 OR https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27882020