Information to referees

Thank you for your contribution to assessing the validity, quality and originality of articles to be published in your professional area of expertise, and protecting the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles.

Please complete your review result by the requested date, if you cannot do this, inform the editor as soon as possible. We also welcome you to recommend other professionals to help complete the review process.
In the reporting process of the review, first, briefly summarize what the article is and what the findings are. Number your comments. Give positive feedback first. If the manuscript does not have serious problems (such as incorrectly designed methods), please give the author concrete, detailed and constructive criticism for revision. Don't forget to give constructive criticism even if you suggest rejecting the article. This helps researchers improve their work and explains to the editor why you think the article should not be published. While evaluating the article, consider the information given below in order to contribute to the management of your evaluation process.

Title
• Does the title clearly describe the article and accurately reflect the purpose and findings of the article?

Abstract
• Is the purpose clear?
• Is it clear what was done, what the study found, and how it did it?

Contribution to the field
• Is the known information about the field and its contribution/originality to the field stated in the article?

Introduction
• Is there any known about this?
• Is the topic/problem being investigated clearly stated?
• Have the research questions and hypotheses been written?

Method
• Has the article been prepared in line with the relevant “Article Reporting Guideline”?

Results
• Is the data appropriately presented and clearly presented?
• Are tables and figures presented clearly?
• Is it clear what the result is statistically and practically?

Discussion
• Are the findings explained and correlated with the findings of other authors, and the significance of the findings for clinical practice?
• Has relevance to research questions/hypotheses and previous research been explained?
• Were the strengths and limitations of the study described to guide future research?

Conclusion and suggestions
• Are the results of the study and its contribution to the field emphasized?

References
• Have sufficient and up-to-date resources been used on the subject?

Price Policy
No fee is charged to the author(s) at any stage of the evaluation and publication process of the article. In addition, authors are not paid royalties for their articles. The published issue and the full texts of the articles in its content can be accessed free of charge.

Dear Akdeniz Nursing Journal Referees,

Akdeniz Nursing Journal has adopted the principle of publishing independently, impartially and in accordance with the principles of double-blind peer-review. In this context, it is very important that your referee evaluations are shared anonymously in order to ensure referee blinding. You can follow the steps below to remove your name from the comments section of the Word document.
Method 1:
Click the "Info" button in the "File" tab of the Word document. In the section that opens, click on the "Check for Issues" section to the left of the "Review Document" button and start the document review. When “Document Inspector” is opened, after pressing the “Inspect” button, press the “Close” button without taking any action. You can see that your name information is removed from the edited text and your edits are saved as "Author".
Method 2:
After saving the Word document, click the right mouse button and click the "Properties" button. Click the "Details" tab in the window that opens and delete your own information in the "Authors" and "Last Saved" sections.
Thank you for your valuable contributions and we wish you all the best in your study.