Anatolian Current Medical Journal (ACMJ) is a refereed, open access and periodical publication. The articles published according to the journal’s writing rules are accepted through the DergiPark system. All numbers are available at our web address and Dergipark web page https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/acmj/archive for free. Our purpose is to provide high-quality scientific articles for diseases’ diagnosis and treatment having appropriate innovations internationally. It is a scientific medical journal published four times (January, April, July, October) a year. The articles coming as a refereed journal are primarily evaluated in terms of common rules conformity with the standard requirements defined by the Committee of International Medical Journal Editors accessing www.icmje.org in biomedical articles. You can access all of the articles published in our journal electronically, read and download from https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/acmj website. Our goal is to make sure that your colleagues send the decision and publishing process of publications that we send to you in the shortest possible time. We would like to emphasize that we are always open to suggestions and constructive criticisms to raise the quality of our publication, and that we will show the necessary sensitivity to the statements in this regard. The
Anatolian Current Medical Journal (ACMJ) is a scientific, internationally refereed journal that publishes retrospective/prospective clinical and laboratory studies, interesting case presentations, invited collections, editorial letters, original images, short reports and surgical technical articles about every branch of medicine. The language of the journal is only English. The articles submitted should also have English Title, Abstract, Keywords, and in the articles sent in English. Sent for evaluation to be published or published articles in another journal or not written in accordance with the journal’s rules are not accepted for evaluation. You can access all of the articles published in our journal electronically, read and download from our website: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/acmj
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ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PUBLICATION POLICY
The protocol for clinical research articles must be approved by the Ethics Committee. In all studies conducted on humans, the “Material and Method” section was approved by the relevant committee or the Helsinki Declaration of Principles (https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/). It should be stated in the text that all persons included in the study signed the Informed Consent Form. The articles submitted to the Anatolian Current Medical Journal (ACMJ) will be deemed to have been conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of Principles, and have received ethical and legal permissions and will not be held responsible. If “Animal” was used in the study, the authors stated in the Material and Method section of the article that they protect animal rights in accordance with the principles of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html), and that they have received approval from the ethics committees of their institutions. it is difficult. In case reports Informed Consent a should be obtained from patients regardless of the identity of the patient. If the article includes the institution (directly or indirectly) providing financial support for the commercial connection or work, the authors; the commercial product used, the drug, the company has no commercial relationship with, or if there is any relationship (consultant, other agreements, etc.), the editor must inform the presentation page. If the Ethics Committee Approval is required in the article; the received document should be sent with the article. The article should be passed by the authors for the academic plagiarism prevention program. It is the authors’s responsibility to ensure that the article complies with the ethical rules.
The editorial and the publication processes of ACMJ are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The journal conforms to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).
All manuscript submissions should be scanned for plagiarism research and then uploaded to the journal system. In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct, e.g., plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, the Editorial Board will follow and act in accordance with the COPE guidelines. See Guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Each individual listed as an author should fulfill the authorship criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE- www.icmje.org). The ICMJE recommends that authorship should be based on the following 4 criteria: (1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; (2) Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; (3) Final approval of the version to be published; (4) Agreement to be accountable of all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or the integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work he/she had done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for the specific other parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors.
All those designated as authors should meet all of the four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged and thanked on the title page of the article. If the editorial board suspects that someone who does not meet the authorship requirements has been added as a writer, the article will be rejected without further investigation.
ACMJ requires and encourages the authors and the individuals who involved in the evaluation process of submitted manuscripts to disclose any existing or potential conflicts of interests, including financial, consultant, and institutional, that might lead to the potential bias or a conflict of interest. Any financial grants or other supports received for the submitted study from individuals or institutions should be disclosed to the Editorial Board. To disclose a potential conflict of interest, the ICMJE Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form should be filled in and submitted by all of the contributing authors. Cases of the potential conflict of interest of the editors, authors, or reviewers are being resolved by the journal’s Editorial Board within the scope of COPE and ICMJE guidelines.
The Editorial Board of the journal handles all of the appeal and complaint cases within the scope of COPE guidelines. In such cases, authors should get in direct contact with the editorial office to regard their appeals and complaints. When needed, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve cases that cannot be resolved internally. The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all of the appeals and complaints. When submitting a manuscript to the ACMJ, authors should accept to assign the copyright of their manuscript to the ACMJ. If authors rejected for publication, the copyright of the manuscript will be assigned back to the authors. When using previously published content including figures, tables, or any other material in both of the print and electronic formats, authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder. Legal, financial and criminal liabilities in this regard belong to the author(s).
Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the ACMJ reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the editors, the editorial board, or the publisher; the editors, the editorial board, and the publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials. The final responsibility in regard to the published content rests with the authors.
Acceptable similarity rates: Up to 5% for one-to-one similarity, Maximum 20% for total similarity.
Click to there the author clarification text about the raider/questionable journals (Council of Higher Education (CoHG) / Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) Criteria).
For more detail information, see Journal Charge Policy: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/acmj/price-policy
Anatolian Current Medical Journal a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, which is published 4 issues per year periodically and is indexed in international indexes. The journal's expenses have been covered by its own resources and donations so far. In order to (regardless of rejection or acceptance) evaluate the articles as soon as possible and to provide better consultancy and editing services, the article processing fee is requested from the authors who submit articles. This fee is in order to evaluate the articles as soon as possible and to provide better consultancy and editing services, regardless of rejection or acceptance. This article submission fee, which is not subject to the condition of acceptance or rejection, is requested after the compliance of the article to the journal scope is checked.
Article submission payment; Article submission payment for original articles are 180 USD (US Dollars) or 3000 TL (Turkish Liras), and also review and case report articles submission payment 90 USD (US Dollars) or 1500 TL (Turkish Liras).
Fast-track process: All following processes; evaluation for editorial pre-review, prerequisites check, blind review at least by two reviewers, editorial decision (If there is a third referee evaluation process, the process may take longer); will be concluded within 30 working days (working days: monday to friday).
Fast-track process for original articles are 5000 TL (Turkish Liras) or 300 USD (US Dollars), and also review and case report articles submission payment 2500 TL (Turkish Liras) or 150 USD (US Dollars)
Being a fast-track does not increase the chance of article acceptance. If the article is rejected as a result of the referee evaluation, the fee is not refunded.
Where are the revenues used: Invoices are issued for the fees deposited in our journal and taxes are given. These revenues are used to improve the journals. Professional secretariat, typesetting, design, layout, English language support services are provided. In addition,
revenues are used to apply for indexes.
No fee will be taken for invited reviews, technical report, short communication, and letter to the editor articles.
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More detailed information is below.
Eligibility of Submission - Submission Fee or Rejection
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After your article submission process is over;
It will be evaluated whether your article complies with the journal's writing rules and whether it is at minimum proficiency in terms of content.
• If the article is appropriate; you will be notified by e-mail that your position is available and you will be directed to pay the article submission fee,
• If the article is not appropriate; Rejection letter will be sent by e-mail without requesting submission fee.
Author Information About the Predatory (Looting/Shabby) Journal
A. http://www.uak.gov.tr/duyuru/2019E_S%C4%B1kcaSorulanQuestionsveAnswers%C4%B1_141019.pdf
Question 44: Which journals cannot be used in the Associate Professorship Submission Conditions (Declaration)?
Answer: In accordance with the decision taken at the General Assembly of the Council of Higher Education dated 07.03.2019, to be valid for the articles published after 07.03.2019; Journals that demand a fee or additional fee from the author for publication after the acceptance of the article (Loot/Shabby Journals) cannot be used in the associate professorship submission conditions (declaration) since this relationship contains a conflict of interest. However, it should be added to the CV and the list of works.
In this context, the following journals can be used for associate professorship submission requirements (declaration):
a. Journals that receive a fee during the article submission -without the acceptance/rejection condition,
b. Journals that charge a fee to make the relevant article open access, although it works on a subscription basis,
c. Journals that do not charge any fee from the authors during the article printing process.
B. Although the journal in which the article declared in the submission was published formally complies with the above-mentioned "journals that cannot be used in the declaration", candidates claiming that the relevant journal should not be considered within this scope can declare the relevant article by stating their justification.
C. http://portal.dpu.edu.tr/orhan.elmaci/makale_oku/165/yagmaci-dergi-beall-predatory-listesi-ve-tubitak-turkiye-adresli-uluslararasi-bilimsel-yayinlari-tesvik-ubyt-program-journal-list
D. https://beallslist.net/
Article Submission Fee: 2000 TL (120 USD)
TR DİZİN ULAKBİM and International Indexes (1b)
Interuniversity Board (UAK) Equivalency: Article published in Ulakbim TR Index journal [10 POINTS], and Article published in other (excuding 1a, b, c) international indexed journal (1d) [5 POINTS]
Note: Our journal is not WOS indexed and therefore is not classified as Q.
You can download Council of Higher Education (CoHG) [Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK)] Criteria) decisions about predatory/questionable journals and the author's clarification text and journal charge policy from your browser. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/3449/file/4924/show
Journal Indexes and Platforms:
TR Dizin ULAKBİM, Google Scholar, Crossref, Worldcat (OCLC), DRJI, EuroPub, OpenAIRE, Turkiye Citation Index, Turk Medline, ROAD, ICI World of Journal's, Index Copernicus, ASOS Index, General Impact Factor, Scilit.The indexes of the journal's are;
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TR Dizin Ulakbim, Crossref (DOI), Google Scholar, EuroPub, Directory of Research Journal İndexing (DRJI), Worldcat (OCLC), OpenAIRE, ASOS Index, ROAD, Turkiye Citation Index, ICI World of Journal's, Index Copernicus, Turk Medline, General Impact Factor, Scilit
EBSCO, DOAJ, OAJI is under evaluation.
Journal articles are evaluated as "Double-Blind Peer Review"