I-TIPS FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

        Submission checklist 

Title page should include necessary information (LOOK AT THE TİTLE PAGE TEMPLATE) and submit as a seperate file.

Abstract of your manuscript must be in both TURKISH and ENGLISH. It should contain at most 250 words.

The manuscript file should include  abstract, keywords, main text, references, tables and figures, and should be sent in a single word file (LOOK AT THE TEMPLATE)

All authors must have read and approved the most recent version of the manuscript.

Manuscript references  should be written in PUBMED  style, give to PMID (if not doi), and should be indicated in the text as [..].

Number of references must be up to 25 in research articles and 10 in case reports.

In case report-brief literature review and/or Case series (> 3 cases) up to 15 and in Review up to 50 cases.

However, if you use the Endnote program, you are writing long journal names. PUBMED style journal names are abbreviated. Please give the short name of the journal if the source is Endnote when the program output is received. We do not recommend using Endnote when writing references.

Care should be taken to cited from the Acta Medica Alanya and other national journal in the study from Turkey originated   (www.atifdizini.com )  (https://www.trdizin.gov.tr) 

This copyright form must be fill and signed by all authors. Than it from your browser and upload it online submission system. 

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Acta Medica Alanya supports the use of authors' ORCID ID in accordance with the recommendations of TUBITAK-Ulakbim and other international institutions and journals. It is recommended that article authors should include in their articles "ORCID" ID which also has international validity. https://orcid.org 

MAİN REQUİREMENTS FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS:

Dear Author(s),

1- To accelerate the editorial process, we would like to ask you to upload the entire manuscript without any author names (affiliations) and acknowledgments (if any) placed within the text (Blinded Manuscript). ((It should only be uploaded in a single word file in the format of title, abstract, main text, references, tables, figures)

2- Furthermore, please upload a separate file (Title Page), containing the title, all author names (in correct order), affiliations, ORCID numbers, email’s, and also e-mail address, ORCID no, affiliation address, telephone number, of the corresponding author, and acknowledgments (if any).

3- Ethical approval number

4- The copyright form

5- The data of the article and/or the last follow-up date should not have been produced from the study older than 10 years.

ARTICLES THAT DO NOT MEET THESE TERMS WILL NOT BE TAKEN TO EVALUATION PROCESS.

REQUİRED DOCUMENTS AT DURİNG AND AFTER ACCEPTANCE PHASE:

1-Corrected and checked final version of the article

2-Revision letter

3-Similarity analysis report

4-PDF galley proof file 

II-ABOUT PUBLICATION LANGUAGE AND NUMBER OF AUTHORS

        The Language

• It has been published in Turkish and English for three years between 2017-2019. The journal will be published only in English as of 2020-1st issue. 
• if Editor deems it appropriate, it is submitted by authors whose mother tongue is Turkish, some original research articles which are thought to contribute to our journal and literature,  the evaluation process can be done in Turkish, but will be asked to finalize an English translation of the acceptance stage.

        Authos numbers

• For research articles, the maximum number of authors should be six. However, up to 9 authors can be accepted by the editorial publishing board provided that the reasons and contributions of authorship are stated in multidisciplinary and multicenter studies.
• In case series and / or multidisciplinary case presentations, the editorial board may accept up to 6 authors, provided that their reasons and authorship are stated. 

    III-EVALUATION PROCESS

• Acta Medica Alanya has adopted the double blind peer-review process for the articles. Articles which are considered appropriate by the editorial publishing Board and Editor are delivered to relevant reviewers whose names are kept anonymous. The editor is authorized to identify reviewers. Editor and the Publishing Board decides by considering the reviewers reports and mentioned many factors.
• Pre-check: 5-7 days, Peer-review processes (including revisions): 60-90 days, Article publication (post-acceptance): 60-90 days

    The Double-Blind Peer Review Process

1.     Submission of Paper: The corresponding author submits the paper via Dergipark online system to Acta Medica Alanya  Cilck to Manuscript submission videos.

2.     Editorial Office Assessment: Editorial Office checks the manuscript composition and arrangement against the journal’s Author Guidelines to make sure it includes the required sections and stylizations. Also, the manuscript will be considered for suitability to the journal.

3.     Appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief: The Editor-in-Chief assigns submission to Section Editor to see through the editorial process. Section Editor checks that the paper is appropriate for the journal and is sufficiently original and interesting. If not, the paper may be rejected without being reviewed any further.

4.     Invitation to Reviewers: The Section Editor sends invitations to individuals he or she believes would be appropriate reviewers. As responses are received, further invitations are issued, if necessary, until the required number of acceptances is obtained – commonly this is 2.

5.     Response to Invitations: Potential reviewers consider the invitation as anonymous against their own expertise, conflicts of interest and availability. They then accept or decline. If possible, when declining, they might also suggest alternative reviewers.

6.     Review is Conducted: The review shall send to Editor the evaluation form, which shall include the criticism and recommendations after the article has been evaluated (within a maximum of 15 days). If the reviewer wants to re-evaluate manuscript after the major or minor revisions, suggestions and criticisms should be submitted to the authors to be corrected and the revised revisions should be requested. This process continues until accepts or rejects the request for the manuscript.

7.     Journal Evaluates the Reviews: The Section Editor considers all the returned reviews before making an overall decision. If the reviews differ widely, the editor may invite an additional reviewer so as to get an extra opinion before making a decision.

8.     The Decision is Communicated: The Section Editor sends a decision email to the author including any relevant reviewer comments as anonymous.

9.     Next Steps: If accepted, the paper is sent to language Editor. If the article is rejected or sent back for either major or minor revision, the Section Editor should include constructive comments from the reviewers to help the author improve the article. At this point, reviewers should also be sent an email or letter letting them know the outcome of their review. If the paper was sent back for revision, the reviewers should expect to receive a new version, unless they have opted out of further participation. However, where only minor changes were requested this follow-up review might be done by the Section Editor. After these;

• Copyedit submission
• Layout 
• Corrections 
• Publishing the submissions on the web page as early print
• Creating issues
• Organize Table of Contents
• Publishing the issue on the web page and printing hardcopy
  
  

 IV- PRIORITY OF REVIEW OF THE MANUSCRİPT

Manuscript of authors who cited to other journals forthe acticle in Acta Medica Alanya*

Manuscript which fits precisely with the write and submit rules of Acta Medica Alanya*

Manuscript of authors who have acted as reviewer at least 3 times for Acta Medica Alanya *

the evaluation process will be completed first. 

V- TEMPLATE AND FORMS:

Click to reach Title Page template

Click to reach Article Template

Click to reach Revision template

Click to reach COPYRIGHT FORM