Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English
Article Types: Original article, review, case report, letter to the editor
Article Format: Microsoft Word Docx
Image Format: JPG
Citation Style: APA 6
Author Change: Only processed before the manuscript is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Writing Guidelines:
• The manuscript should not exceed 3500 words (excluding abstract, abstract, footnotes, tables, figures, legends, and references).
• The arrangement of the manuscript elements should be as follows:
1. Turkish Title
2. Abstract (should not exceed 250 words)
3. Keywords (minimum 3, maximum 5)
4. English Title
5. Abstract (should not exceed 300 words)
6. Keywords (minimum 3, maximum 5)
7. Body Text
8. Conclusion
9. Sources
• The text should be written in Microsoft Office Word programme. Page size should be A4 size.
• Margins should be left 3 cm from each edge.
• All headings in the article should be capitalised and 11-point font size.
• Author information should never be written in the text.
• There must be "Introduction and Conclusion" sections in the body text.
• The article should be justified, in "Gentium Plus" font, 10.5 point size, 1.15 line spacing.
• Abstract and references should be written in 9 font size and 1.0 line spacing.
• It is recommended that the prepared manuscripts should not exceed 3500 words for research articles, 5000 words for review articles, 1000 words for letters to the editor and 2500 words for case reports.
• For articles written in a foreign language, Turkish title, abstract (max 250 words), keywords should be written in addition to the English title, abstract (max 250 words), keywords.
• Footnotes should be written in "Gentium Plus" font in 8-point font size; aligned on both sides; single-spaced. Spacing should be set as 0 pt from top and bottom. Footnote style should be in accordance with APA 6 Citation System.
• For Turkish articles, the Turkish dictionary of the Turkish Language Association or http://tdkterim.gov.tr/bts/ address should be taken as basis.
• Technical terms, symbols and abbreviations should be defined the first time they are used in the article.
• Latin expressions such as the names of bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal species and anatomical terms should be italicised.
• For abbreviations used internationally, the "Rules of Scientific Writing" (Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994) can be consulted.
• All figures, graphs, photographs and tables should be transferred to the relevant electronic media and included in the main text. Figures, graphs and photographs should be in JPG or TIFF format.
• Acknowledgements for individual or institutional financial support provided for the research should be included in a separate section at the end of the article.
• Studies to be uploaded to the system should consist of sections with the following headings:

1. Cover page

2. Article (Full text) file

3. Letter to the editor (Cover Letter)

4. Copyright Notice Text (Download)

5. Plagiarism Report

A- Cover Page
It contains the following information:
1. Type of article submitted: Research article, review, case report, case report, letter to the editor.
2. Title of the article: It should be short, comprehensive and clear. The English title should be placed below the Turkish title. The title should be written in lower case and each word should start with a capital letter. The title should not exceed 12 words.
3. The cover page should be justified, 12 font size, 1.5 line spacing, Times New Roman.
4. Information about the authors: The institutions and cities where they work should be indicated and the full contact address of the corresponding author (correspondence address, telephone, fax, e-mail address) should be included.
5. ORCID: ORCID information of the authors should be indicated.
6. Financial support: Any financial support used in the study should be indicated.
7. Conflict of interest and other declarations: Authors' "Declaration of Contribution" "Statement of Support and Acknowledgement", if any and "Conflict Statement" should be included.
8. The publication status of the study in a scientific event (abstract, oral/poster) such as congress, symposium, etc., whether it is produced from the thesis, and project support, if any, should be specified.
9. Published full text papers are not accepted.

B- Article (Full Text) File
Original article
• This section includes multidisciplinary studies of basic or clinical research in the health sciences. These studies may include randomised controlled trials, observational studies, descriptive studies, diagnostic accuracy studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and experimental animal trials.
• Word Count: 3500 words (excluding abstract, references, tables and figure legends)
• Abstract: It should be 250 words structured in structured headings (aim, material-methods, findings, conclusion, keywords).
• Number of References: Maximum 35 references.
• Tables, Figures and Graphics: Total number should not exceed 4.

The text of the article should include the following format:
• Abstract (in Turkish and English, the number of keywords should be at least 3 and at most 5): The keywords selected in this section should be in accordance with Index Medicus "Medical Subject Headings". Turkish keywords in scientific articles should be selected from "Turkish Science Terms" and authors should make use of http://www.bilimterimleri.com and http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/ MBrowser.html.
• Introduction
• Method
• Findings
• Discussion
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Sources
• Tables, Figures and Graphics

Compilation:
• Word Count: 5000 words (excluding abstract, references, tables and figure legends) and should not exceed 10 pages.
• Abstract: It should be 250 words structured in structured headings (aim, material-methods, findings, conclusion, keywords).
• Number of References: It should be maximum 40.

The review text should include the following format:
• Abstract (in Turkish and English, the number of keywords should be at least 3 and at most 5): The keywords selected in this section should be in accordance with Index Medicus "Medical Subject Headings". Turkish keywords in scientific articles should be selected from "Turkish Scientific Terms" and authors should make use of http://www.bilimterimleri.com  and http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/  MBrowser.html.
• Introduction
• Topic-specific sub-headings (left justified, bold, initial letters of words should be capitalised)
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Sources

Case Presentation:
• This section should consist of brief descriptions of clinical cases or complications that are rarely encountered and have educational value.
• Abstract: 250 words.
• Abstract Subheadings: Introduction, Case Presentation(s), Conclusion
• Main Text Subheadings: Introduction, Case Report(s), Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements
• Word Count: 2500 (excluding abstract, references, tables and figure legends)
• Number of Sources: Maximum 15.
• Tables and Graphs: Total number should not exceed three.

Letter to the Editor:
• This section contains the author's opinion, comments and suggestions on any field.
• No abstract is required.
• No subheading is required.
• Word count: 1000 (excluding references)
• Number of Sources: Maximum 10.
• Tables and Figures: Total number should not exceed two.

Tables and Graphics
• Tables and graphs should be placed on a separate page after the references.
• Data presented in tables/graphs should not be included in the whole text.
• Tables/graphics should be numbered consecutively. Table/graphic numbering should be in bold.
• Each table/graph should be cited in the text.
• The number and title of each table should be written above the table. The number and title of the graphs should be given below the graph.
• Table and Figure captions and references, if any, should be written in Gentium Plus font in 8-point size, aligned on both sides, and single-spaced. Spacing should be set as 6 pt from the bottom and 0 pt from the top for Table and Figure captions; 6 pt from the top and bottom for Table and

Figure references.
• Tables should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), and spacing should be set as 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page margins should be left aligned.
Figures:
• Figures should be placed on separate pages after the tables section.
• The information in the figure should not be repeated in its entirety, but the figures should be referred to in the text (Figure 1; Figure 2).
• An explanation or title should be added under the figures. Figure numbering should be in bold.
• Images should be saved in JPEG format.
• Photographs and figures should be sent at a resolution of at least 300 dots.
• Scanned or photocopied graphs and diagrams are not accepted.

References
• It should start on the page after the conclusion.
• For each source, the first line should be indented from the left, and the following lines should be indented 1.25 cm from the left. Spaces for each reference should be 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom.
• References should be written in "Gentium Plus" font, 9 point size, aligned on both sides and single-spaced.
• If more than one work of an author in the same year is cited in the bibliography, each work should be lettered with its year (e.g. WHO, 2021a, WHO, 2021b).
• References should be limited to publications within the last 5 years as much as possible.

Source Notation Style
Articles should be prepared according to APA 6 Citation System. https://apastyle.apa.org/ 

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