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Year: 2025


Note: The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​application for our journal was accepted on March 29, 2022.

"International Archives of Medical Research" (IAMR) is a peer-reviewed academic online journal that started publication in April 2011. International Archives of Medical Research is an open access, peer-reviewed, electronic-only journal.

The journal aims to attract the attention of modern and future general practitioners, medical practitioners and services, and to publish articles of general interest on developments in treatment practices and new treatments.

Frequency: Three times a year (December, April, August)
Year of first issue: 2011
Language: English

The IAMR is a peer-reviewed journal, and publishes original papers and commentaries which have relevance to medical and allied sciences:

  1. "Original articles" in all aspects of medical research.
  2. "Reviews” of recent developments in medical research.
  3. "Short Communications" giving a brief but complete account of the piece of work.
  4. "Letters to the Editor" giving brief remarks, comments upon material previously or simultaneously published in the Journal, prepublication notes and outlines of work in-progress.
  5. "Case-report" giving a full account of interesting or report cases.
  6. "Summaries of International, Regional or National Meetings" in relevant subjects.
  7. "Supplements" giving the proceedings of such meetings.
  8. "Announcements" of International, Regional or National meetings and other relevant events.

Ethical and Editorial Standards

The IAMR is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.


Click here for a sample title page.

Click here for a sample research article.

Click here for a sample case report and short communication

(Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi has been utilized for the preparation of the manuscript and title page template.)

Click here for a sample Statement for Conflict.

Click here for a sample Copyright Notice.


To submit your paper and copyright form, you can send them to drvakpolat[at]gmail.com
If you have any difficulties, or you have any queries, please contact with Managing Editor via e-mail veysiakpolat[at]iamronline.net
Instructions for Authors


  1. The IAMR publishes original scientific research, case reports, reviews, letters, editorials and book reviews.
  2. Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed on the assumption that all listed authors concur with the submission and that a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities in the laboratories where the work was carried out (*).
  3. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  4. Manuscript files must be prepared in Word format. Figures/Images should be embedded in the Manuscript file or sent as external files in TIFF, GIF, JPG, BMP, Postscript, or EPS format.
  5. The IAMR is in compliance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals created by International Committee for Medical Editors (ICMJE)
Preparation of Manuscript (You may use Paper Template )


  1. The Title page should contain the article title, authors' names and academic or professional affiliations, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers). Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:

    (1) Abstract should not exceed 200 words in research papers, 300 words in reviews, and 100 words in short reports and technical notes. The abstracts should be divided into the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion,
    (2) Three to five keywords
    (3) Introduction,
    (4) Materials and Methods,
    (5) Results,
    (6) Discussion and
    (7) References.
  2. Introduction. State why the investigation was carried out, note any relevant published work, and delineate the objective of the investigation.
  3. Methods. New methods or significant improvements of methods or changes in old methods must be described. Details regarding animal housing conditions should be given. All clinical studies must contain:
    1. a statement that all experimental protocols have been approved by the Ethical Committee of the Institution prior to the commencement of the studies,
    2. a statement that all participants gave informed consent.
  4. Results. Duplication between the text of this section and material presented in tables and figures should be avoided. Tabular presentation of masses of negative data must be avoided and replaced with a statement in the text whenever possible. The results must be presented clearly, concisely and without comment.
  5. Discussion. This section must relate the significance of the work to existing knowledge in the field and indicate the importance of the contribution of this study.
  6. References. The style of references is that of the Index Medicus. List all authors when there are six or fewer, when there are seven or more list the first three, then add "et al.". Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. Please note the following examples:

    1. Çetinel Ş, Özveri ES, Bozkurt A, Haklar G, Şan T, Yeğen BÇ. The effect of sex steroids on the aortic endothelium of rats with thermal injury. Marmara Med J 2003; 16:97-102.
    2. Walker M, Hull A. Preterm labor and birth. In: Taeusch HW, Ballard RA, eds. Avery's Diseases of the Newborn. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1998: 144.153.
    3. Lawton J, Ahmad N, Hallowell N, Hanna L, Douglas M. Perceptions and experiences of taking oral hypoglycaemic agents among people of Pakistani and Indian origin qualitative study. BMJ, doi:10.1136/bmj.38460.642789.EO (published 9 May 2005)
    4. WONCA Ad Hoc Task Force on Tobacco Cessation. globalfamilydoctor.com
  7. Figures. Diagrams and illustrations should be given Arabic numerals. All figure legends should be grouped and written on a separate page. Each Figure should be in one of the following preferred formats: Tiff, JPEG, PDF, and EPS.
  8. Tables. Tables should be numbered consecutively with Roman numerals in order of appearance in the text. Write each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title directly above and with essential footnotes below.
  9. Units will be in general accordance with the International System (SI) as adopted by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
  10. Role of the Funding Source. All sources of funding should be declared as an acknowledgment at the end of the text.
  11. Conflict of Interest: All authors are required to disclose all potential conflicts of interests, including financial interests and relationships and affiliations ( other than those listed in the title page of the manuscript) relevant to the subject of the manuscript. Also editors, all participants in the peer-review and publication process must disclose all relationships that could be viewed as potential conflicts of interests.(**)
  12. Authorship: The IAMR asks the corresponding author to attest that the authors:
    1. had access to all the study data
    2. took responsibility for the accuracy of the analysis
    3. had the authority over manuscript preparation and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
  13. All manuscripts are examined by the editorial board and refereed critically by two or more reviewers, at least one from another institution. The editor reserves the right to reject or to return the manuscript to the author(s) for additional changes.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy PDF file can be found here.

International Archives of Medical Research (IAMR)
Journal Publication Policies

The ethical rules and publication policies published here should be read carefully by all components (Editor, Referee, Author) who contribute to the publication process of an article.

The following institutions were used to determine the ethical principles that all components of the journal's publication process must comply with:
BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative)
ICMJE (International Committee Of Medical Journal Editors)
CC (Creative Commons)
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Education and Science Journal Publication Policies
YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
International Archives of Medical Research journal has been publishing studies in the field of health sciences under the management of the editorial board since 2011.
The publisher accepts that the editor is the decision maker in the article publication process and the management of the peer review process.
The publisher provides open, electronic and free access to the journal on the journal's website.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors, Assistant Editors and Field Editors
The editor acts in a balanced, objective and fair manner while performing his/her duties, and manages the process without discrimination based on the gender, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origins of the authors.
To evaluate the studies sent to the journal and reject the studies that do not comply with the aim and scope of the journal.
To not show any privilege to any author in publishing the studies sent to the journal and to make decisions only according to the content of the publication.
To ensure that the articles sent to the referees are arranged in accordance with the blind peer review principle.
To take the necessary measures and obtain the necessary declarations from the authors to prevent possible conflicts of interest.
In case of a complaint that constitutes an ethical violation, to implement the necessary procedures in line with the journal's policies and procedures. Not to evaluate the complaint unilaterally and to grant the authors who have complaints the right to defend themselves. Not to refrain from applying the necessary sanctions if an ethical violation is detected as a result of the evaluation.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
To accept only articles related to the field of expertise and to review the article objectively and in a timely manner in order to contribute to the editor's decision-making process.
To evaluate the article objectively and only on the content of the study. To evaluate the study impartially without considering religious, political and economic interests.
To complete the evaluations within the periods determined by the journal after accepting the article.
To not evaluate the study if there is a situation in the article that violates the blind review principle and to inform the editor about this situation.
To review the articles meticulously and to provide guidance that will help increase the quality of the study.
To evaluate the evaluation in accordance with academic etiquette, in a constructive manner and by avoiding personal comments.
To protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the editor and the author and to preserve the study in a way that it will not be passed on to third parties after the evaluation process.
When they understand that there is a potential conflict of interest-community of interest (financial, institutional, collaborative or other relationships between the author and the author), to stop evaluating the article and warn the editors.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
To ensure that the articles they submit to the journal are original.
To ensure that the article they submit for publication in the journal has not been published or accepted elsewhere.
To ensure that the data related to the study is accurate, to keep their records related to their research in order and to provide access to these data upon a possible request. (Authors are obliged to keep the data related to a published article for 5 years.)
To provide appropriate references in accordance with ethical principles for authors, online pages, personal interviews, etc. used in the articles.
If the content presented matches a published or presented content in any field, to accept this conflict and to quote, to provide a copy of any work that may have similar content to the editor, if necessary, to obtain permission to reproduce or use any content from other sources, to show references.
To work in accordance with national and international laws and guidelines (WMA Declaration of Helsinki, NIH Policy on the Use of Laboratory Animals, EU Directive on the Use of Animals) for all studies involving human or animal subjects, to obtain and approve the necessary approvals. To indicate whether the study requires the approval of the relevant ethics committee and the research details in the “Materials and Methods” section of the study.

In case of any conflict of interest, to share an ethical violation with the editor and publisher when detected regarding the article, to publish an error statement, addendum, compensation statement or to withdraw the study when deemed necessary.

Notification of a Situation that Does Not Comply with Ethical Principles to the Editor
The ethical principles published in the IAMR Journal impose various responsibilities on editors, referees and authors. In case of an unethical situation regarding articles published or in the process of publication, the situation that violates the ethical principles of the journal must be reported to https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/1445/contact/ by e-mail.

Issues to be Considered in the Journal Publication Policy:

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a subject that our journal focuses on meticulously. If plagiarism is detected in an article, it is considered a serious ethical violation and a crime, regardless of whether the plagiarism is intentional or not.
The journal's editorial board evaluates allegations of plagiarism, citation manipulation and data fraud, etc. regarding studies submitted to the journal within the framework of COPE rules.

Copyright transfer
Authors who will submit a study to our journal must fill out the "Copyright Transfer and Conflict of Interest Declaration Form" document. All authors mentioned in the article must sign the form they filled out with a wet signature. The signed form should be scanned and sent to the journal by e-mail during the initial application, and later by post if needed.
Studies sent to our journal for publication must be original studies that have not been published anywhere else or are not under evaluation in any journal. A written statement is obtained from the author stating that the work has not been sent or published anywhere, and the author is held responsible in case of any problems.

When authors submit their work to our journal for evaluation, they must transfer all copyrights to their work. This transfer becomes binding with the acceptance of the article for publication, and after this process, no part of the published material can be used elsewhere without the permission of the publisher.

Authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder when using previously published content, including supporting images, tables or any other content in printed or electronic format. The authors bear all legal, financial and criminal responsibilities in this regard.

All publication processes of the journal are carried out in accordance with the guidelines published by the following organizations.
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when a personal or institutional benefit is gained economically in any study. For this reason, the scientific nature of a study and the reliability of the processes are directly related to the objective handling of conflicts of interest at all stages from the initiation of the scientific study to its publication.

All components of the journal and authors have responsibilities in preventing conflicts of interest. In order to prevent conflicts of interest, editors and reviewers should not have any personal, professional or financial ties with the subjects they will decide on and the author. All components involved in the evaluation and publication process of a study should inform the editorial board about possible conflicts of interest so that the articles can be evaluated within the framework of ethical principles and an independent process can be carried out.

International Archives of Medical Research (IAMR) is an "Open Access" journal and does not charge authors any fees for article submission, evaluation, publication and delivery.

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