Archives of Current Medical Research

Manuscript Format 

Archives of Current Medical Research (ACMR) accepts submissions for following types of manuscripts: original article, case report, review, systematic review, meta-analysis and letter to the editor. There is no specific word or reference limit for each submission type.

All manuscripts will be submitted through the online submission system, submissions through postal service or by hand will not be accepted. Simple and clear presentation is preferred, please upload your manuscript in Microsoft Word format. The use of the journal's manuscript template is mandatory for submissions. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in delays in the review process.  📝 Title page.docx 📝 Main text.docx 

All text should be typewritten, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman of Calibri font with 1-inch margins all around and saved as one file. Figures, if present, should be uploaded separately, each figure as a separate file. In addition, all figures should be included at the end of the main manuscript file, as specified in the journal's manuscript template. Abbreviations must be defined the first time they are used in the text. The journal accepts manuscripts written in American English. Système International (SI) measurements should be used where needed. Generic names should be used when referring to drugs.

Please mention your potential conflict of interest in the Title page.

Please upload a blank page at "Response to reviewers" section while initial submission.

 

Title Page 

All manuscripts must include a separate title page submitted as an independent file. The journal's title page template must be used when preparing this document. All information requested in the title page template should be provided completely and accurately.

 

Abstract and Keywords

A structured abstract limited to 250 words should appear on a separate page with the following headings: Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions. A list of three to five keywords should appear under the abstract. Please use MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) while selecting keywords.

 

Manuscript

The use of the journal’s manuscript template for the main text is mandatory.

Please divide the manuscript into the following headings: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, References, Tables, Figure Legends.

All headings should be typed bold. Italics could also be used for subheadings when needed.

Do not insert page breaks except where required in the Author Instructions.

The manuscript should be typed double-spaced.

Tables should be created according to the APA Format using the Table function in Microsoft Word.

 

Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and must be cited in the text in sequence. Data given in tables should be commented on but not repeated in the text.

Tables should be presented on a separate page after the references, they should not be interspersed in the text.

Tables must be double-spaced and numbered in the same sequence they are cited in the text. A short descriptive title should be provided for each table. For tables adapted from other publications (permission and proof of permission needed), a credit line must be added as the first footnote beneath the table. This credit line should be a reference of the source, or other credit lines supplied by the copyright holder, such as: “Reprinted with permission from Calfee DR, Wispelwey B. Brain abscess. Semin Neurol 2000;20:357.” (“Data from . . .” or “Adapted from . . .” may also be used, where applicable.) Abbreviations used in all tables should be explained at the end of the table with footnotes.

 

Figures

Figures include all photographs, radiographs, images, drawings, bar charts, flow charts, graphs, and pathways. Figures must be cited sequentially in the text. Please number all figures sequentially with Arabic numerals in the order they are cited in the text. Figures must be of good quality and each figure should be submitted through the submission system as a separate file. Figures should be presented on a separate page after the tables, they should not be interspersed in the text. Figures must also be uploaded separately to the submission system. During upload, they must be provided in high-quality JPEG format with a resolution of 300 dpi.

 

References

The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Key the references (double-spaced) at the end of the manuscript. EndNote users can access a direct download of the updated ACMR Publications style at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/acmr/writing-rules 

References should follow the standards summarized in the NLM’s International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals: Sample References webpage and detailed in the NLM’s Citing Medicine, 2nd edition. These resources are regularly updated as new media develop, and currently include guidance for print documents; unpublished material; audio and visual media; material on CD-ROM, DVD, or disk; and material on the Internet.

Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, and they must be in the style used by the ICMJE/NLM. Unpublished observations and personal communications should not be used.

Use no more than 40 references unless necessary.

Please use journal names in their abbreviated form. Give the year, volume, number and page number after the journal name. Organize according to the example below.

References will strictly be controlled and the author may be asked to provide the full-text of any of the references.
All authors should be listed if an article has six or less authors; if an article has more than six authors, first six authors are listed and the rest is represented by “et al.”
Reference format and punctuation in the Text should be as in the following examples:
If the surname of the first author of the referenced article is given, “et al.” should be added after it, followed by its reference number within brackets: “e.g. Brown et al. (1)”
Give references in the text using Arabic numerals in brackets: e.g. “(1)”
If more than one references are required in the main manuscript, references should be stated in a superscript bracket with a comma at the end of the punctuation mark of the related sentence: e.g. (1,2,5)
If there are more than two consecutive references, the first and the last ones should be given with “-” mark between them: e.g. (1-3)
They should be organized according to the following forms:

Examples: 

Article in journal:
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-7.

Chapter in a book:

Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.

Conference proceedings:
Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumours V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference; 2001 Sep 13-15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.

Conference paper:
Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-91.

Scientific or technical report:
Issued by funding/sponsoring agency:
Yen GG (Oklahoma State University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stillwater, OK). Health monitoring on vibration signatures. Final report. Arlington (VA): Air Force Office of Scientific Research (US), Air Force Research Laboratory; 2002 Feb. Report No.: AFRLSRBLTR020123. Contract No.: F496209810049.
Issued by performing agency:
Russell ML, Goth-Goldstein R, Apte MG, Fisk WJ. Method for measuring the size distribution of airborne Rhinovirus. Berkeley (CA): Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division; 2002 Jan. Report No.: LBNL49574. Contract No.: DEAC0376SF00098. Sponsored by the Department of Energy.

Dissertation:

Borkowski MM. Infant sleep and feeding: a telephone survey of Hispanic Americans [dissertation]. Mount Pleasant (MI): Central Michigan University; 2002.

Reference from a website:

The name of the site, URL address, author names, accessing date should be given in detail.
Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC). Reflection paper on the necessity of initiatives to stimulate the conduct of clinical studies with herbal medicinal products in the paediatric population. 2009. Available at
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/ document_library/Scientific_guideline/2012/02/WC500123488.pdf 
Accessed September 20, 2020 
Please use the most recent and pertinent references while preparing your manuscripts. It is essential that all references are complete and thoroughly checked.
References must be listed in the National Library of Medicine reference style. Please arrange your reference list according to details in the link below:

For other reference styles please visit: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html

The references should be listed on a separate page in the manuscript file at the end of the manuscript. Reference manager software could be used for citing.

Please remove your reference DOI and Pubmed ID.

 

After Revision

After the revision decision, authors have 2 months to upload the revised manuscript to the system. The revised article should be prepared in the same format as the original article, but on the first page, it should contain the cover letter and the response to reviewers’ comments page, which should include responses to the reviewers’ comments. Also, the revised parts should be highlighted in the text.

 

After Acceptance

If a manuscript is accepted, the final version will be sent to the corresponding author before publication for a last control and possible corrections. Afterwards, the article will be published on the ACMR's website in the online first section and a DOI number will be provided. The articles published in the online first section is published in the ACMR issues in order.

Manuscript Types

Case Reports

Interesting and informative case reports presenting rare conditions, cases that represent challenges in the diagnosis and treatment, overlooked conditions in routine practice or case reports offering new therapies, involving information that have not yet been mentioned in textbooks can be published in the journal. Case reports are published in limited numbers. Case reports should contain the subheadings of Introduction, Case Report and Discussion.

 

Original Article

This type of article is considered the most important type of article since it provides brand new information to based on original research. The manuscript of original articles should be structured with Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion subheadings.
Conclusions should be supported with statistical analyses. Statistical analyses must be conducted in accordance with the international statistical reporting standards (Altman DG, Gore SM, Gardner MJ, Pocock SJ. Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. Bmj. 1983 Jul;286(6376):1489–93.). The statistical analyses should be presented under a separate subheading in the Materials and Methods section. Also, the statistical software used during the analysis must be specified.
Système International (SI) units of measurements should be used.

 

Systematic Review

Systematic reviews submitted by authors whom have extensive knowledge on a specific subject and a high volume of publications with a high citation potential in their scientific past are welcomed. These authors may even be invited by the journal to contribute in their area of expertise. Systematic reviews should describe, discuss, and evaluate the current level of knowledge on a topic and should provide guidance to future studies. The subheadings of this type of articles may be planned by the authors without any limitations.

 

Editorial

Editorials are brief critical commentary articles prepared by reviewers with expertise or high reputation in an area of research. Authors are selected and invited by the journal in order to publish such comments on any subject. Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures, Images, and other media are not accepted for this type of article.

 

Letter to the Editor

This type of manuscript aims to emphasize the important parts, criticize the overlooked aspects, or point out the lacking parts of a previously published article in the journal. Articles on various subjects within the scope of the journal that might attract the readers’ attention, especially educative cases, may be submitted as a “Letter to the Editor”. Comments on on of the the published manuscripts may also be submitted as a “Letter to the Editor”. Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures, Images, and other media will not be published for this type of article. The text should be unstructured, no headings or subheadings needed. The manuscript that is being commented on must be properly cited in the manuscript.
 

Research Ethics Policy

Purpose and Scope

Archives of Current Medical Research (ACMR) requires adherence to the highest ethical standards in all scientific studies involving human and/or animal subjects. This policy applies to original research articles, reviews, case reports, clinical trials, laboratory and animal studies, as well as database and retrospective investigations.

1. Ethics Committee Approval

1.1. All studies involving human participants must obtain approval from a duly authorized Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board (IRB). The name of the committee, approval date, and protocol/decision number must be clearly stated in the manuscript.
1.2. Retrospective chart reviews, surveys, and archival studies must provide ethics documentation when required by national or institutional regulations. 1.3. Clinical trials must be registered in a recognized clinical trial registry (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov or an equivalent registry). The registration number must be disclosed in the manuscript.

2. Informed Consent

2.1. Written informed consent must be obtained after providing participants with clear information regarding the study’s purpose, procedures, risks, and benefits.
2.2. For minors and individuals with impaired decision‑making capacity, consent must be obtained from a parent or legal guardian; assent from the minor should be sought when appropriate.
2.3. Case reports and identifiable images require explicit written permission from the patient or authorized representative.

3. Privacy and Data Protection

3.1. Participant confidentiality must be strictly protected. Identifiable information (e.g., names, facial images, ID numbers, unique clinical details) shall not be published without explicit informed consent.
3.2. Personal data must be processed in accordance with applicable regulations, including GDPR, KVKK, and other relevant legal frameworks.

4. Animal Research Welfare

4.1. Studies involving animals must obtain approval from the relevant Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee (HADYEK) or equivalent authority.
4.2. Research must follow ARRIVE guidelines and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
4.3. Appropriate methods must be used to minimize pain, distress, and discomfort, including proper anesthesia, analgesia, and humane endpoints.

5. Scientific Integrity and Research Conduct

5.1. Fabrication, falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, selective reporting, duplicate publication, and salami slicing are strictly prohibited.
5.2. Methods must be transparent and reproducible; underlying data should be made available upon reasonable request, within ethical and legal limits.

6. Reporting Standards

6.1. Authors are expected to follow internationally recognized reporting guidelines appropriate to the study design (e.g., CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, ARRIVE).
6.2. Methodology and results must be presented with sufficient detail to ensure replicability.

7. Conflicts of Interest and Funding Disclosure

7.1. All potential conflicts of interest (financial, professional, or personal) must be disclosed.
7.2. Funding sources, grant numbers, and the role of sponsors in study design, data analysis, and reporting must be explicitly stated.

8. Misconduct Reporting and Sanctions

8.1. Allegations of ethical misconduct will be investigated according to COPE guidelines and flowcharts.

8.2. Depending on the severity of the violation, actions may include rejection of the submission, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or notification of relevant institutions.

Publication Ethics Policy

Principles and Foundation

ACMR conducts all editorial and publication processes in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). This policy outlines the responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the journal’s governing body.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

1.1. Submissions must be original, not previously published, and not under review elsewhere.
1.2. Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions in line with ICMJE criteria; author contribution statements must be transparent.
1.3. All conflicts of interest and funding sources must be fully disclosed.
1.4. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all data presented; supporting data and materials should be available upon reasonable request.
1.5. Ethics approval, clinical trial registration numbers, and informed consent statements must be included in the manuscript when applicable.

2. Responsibilities of Editors

2.1. Editors make decisions based on the scientific merit of submissions and the relevance to the journal’s scope, independent of authors’ identity, affiliation, or personal attributes.
2.2. Manuscripts are handled with confidentiality; content is not shared with unauthorized individuals.
2.3. Editors must withdraw from handling submissions in which they have a conflict of interest.
2.4. Ethical concerns and misconduct allegations are investigated with rigor and in accordance with COPE best practices.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

3.1. Peer review is confidential; materials cannot be shared or used for personal research.
3.2. Reviews must be objective, constructive, and free from personal bias, focusing on methodological quality and scientific contribution.
3.3. Reviewers with conflicts of interest or insufficient expertise must decline the review invitation.

4. Plagiarism, Similarity, and Research Misconduct

4.1. All submissions undergo similarity screening using appropriate detection tools.
4.2. Plagiarism, data fabrication/falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, duplicate publication, and other forms of misconduct result in rejection or, if discovered post‑publication, retraction and institutional notification as necessary.

5. Corrections, Retractions, and Editorial Notices

5.1. Minor errors may be addressed through Errata or Corrigenda.
5.2. Serious ethical breaches or errors compromising scientific validity require Retraction.
5.3. An Expression of Concern may be issued when unresolved issues affect research reliability.

6. Transparency, Open Science, and Data Availability

6.1. Authors are encouraged to share data, code, and research materials, respecting ethical and legal constraints.
6.2. Clinical trial protocols, deviations, and analytic methods must be transparently reported.
6.3. Funding, sponsorship, and writing or editorial assistance must be disclosed.

7. Copyright and Licensing

7.1. Copyright transfer, open access conditions, and licensing terms (e.g., Creative Commons) are communicated clearly during the submission process. 7.2. Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions for third‑party materials and providing appropriate attribution.

8. Implementation and Updating of Policy

8.1. Interpretation and enforcement of these policies are the responsibility of the Editor‑in‑Chief and Editorial Board.
8.2. The journal periodically reviews and updates its policies; revisions are announced on the journal website.

Ethical Consideration

The editorial board of Archives of Current Medical Research (ACMR) adheres to the highest international standards in publication ethics. Our journal operates in accordance with the guidelines set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), the World Medical Association (WMA), and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). Authors are expected to comply with these standards.

For our journal, it is mandatory that research protocols receive approval from an ethics committee in line with relevant international agreements. Specifically, for medical research involving human subjects, adherence to the "WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects" (latest update: October 2013, Fortaleza, Brazil) is required. Similarly, studies involving animals must comply with the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" (8th edition, 2011). Manuscripts submitted without ethics committee approval will not be considered for evaluation.

Ethics committee approval must be provided for clinical or experimental studies involving humans or animals. This approval must be clearly indicated in the methods section and documented within the article. Along with information on ethical approval (name of the ethics committee, date, and number), statements about informed consent must also be included in the manuscript. Informed consent is especially required for specific types of work, such as case reports.

Adherence to ethical principles throughout every stage of research and publication is crucial for the reliability and integrity of science. ACMR is committed to taking all necessary measures against breaches of ethics, thereby contributing positively to the scientific community.

Peer Review Process

Review Process Steps:

Submission and Initial Screening:

Reviewer Assignment:

Evaluation and Feedback:

Decision and Notification:

Revision Process:

Ethical Principles:

Plagiarism

Guidelines for Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Academic Publications

-Using AI should not take away from the originality of the work that was submitted. Authors are responsible for the content they create and must make sure that AI-generated content is properly credited, following all applicable copyright laws and academic standards.

-AI can help with writing and editing, but authors must make sure that the AI-generated content is accurate, well-understood, and scientifically sound. Writers should carefully look for biases and mistakes in AI outputs.

-Authors should not depend only on AI tools to do their critical thinking, peer review, and academic work. It is important to uphold ethical standards to make sure that the work is real and has academic value.

-AI should make scholarly work more accessible and open to everyone. Authors should think about how AI can make their research easier to read and understand for a variety of audiences without lowering the quality of the content.

For more detail please visit WAME related webpage: https://wame.org/page3.php?id=106