Open Access Statement
Akdeniz Nursing Journal is an open access scientific journal. In the Akdeniz Nursing Journal, it is not necessary to subscribe to the articles and the archive of the journal and can be accessed free of charge at www.akdenizhemsirelikdergisi.org

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.

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

The Akdeniz Journal of Nursing asks the authors to comply with research and publication ethics. The scientific responsibility of all articles sent to the journal belongs to the authors. The order of names in the submitted articles should be a joint decision. All authors must meet the criteria for authorship listed below in the guideline for "Executing, Reporting, Editing and Publishing Scientific Studies in Medical Journals" by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors- (ICMJE).
All authors;
• The content/design of the study; or have made a significant contribution to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data for the study and to take all responsibility for this study,
• Have prepared articles or made critical reviews of important intellectual content,
• Viewing and approving the final version of the articles,
• They must accept and approve of being responsible for all aspects of the work.
People who do not meet these criteria but contributed to the study can be listed in the "Acknowledgements" section.
The corresponding author is deemed to have accepted the order of the authors on behalf of all authors by completing and signing the "Author Responsibility and Copyright Transfer Form". In addition, authors must make a signed statement that the publication is an original article, has not been published anywhere before, and will not attempt to publish it anywhere else during the review process.

Ethical principles in research on humans and animals
Compliance with national and international ethical guidelines and approval from the relevant ethical committees are essential for research in humans or animals.
The journal accepts the principle of compliance with the principles stated in the WMA “Helsinki Declaration”, “Good Clinical Practice Guide” and “Good Laboratory Practice Guide” and the related regulations of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health for all studies where a “Human” factor is included. In studies conducted on humans, it is obligatory to obtain permission from the "Clinical Research Ethics Committee" and send the relevant document to the journal. The authors must state that they have obtained the signed "Informed Consent" document from the relevant ethics committee and the participants of the study in the Method section of the article. Regardless of whether the patient's identity is revealed in case reports, and "Informed consent" document should be obtained from the patients or, if necessary, from their legal representative, and should be expressed in writing under the title of the case report of the article. 
It is obligatory to obtain permission from the "Experimental Animals Ethics Committee" and to send a copy of the relevant document to the journal in research conducted on animals. In the Method section of the research, it is stated that all animals were subjected to humane treatment in experimental studies in accordance with the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" (Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html) and the Experimental Animals it should be stated that the Ethics Committee approval report has been received. In animal studies, it should be clearly stated what is done to avoid pain, suffering, and discomfort. If a copy of the Ethics Committee approval is not sent to the journal, the article will not be published.

Permissions
Akdeniz Nursing Journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Non-Derivative 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND) International License. This license permits re-users to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format only in an unadapted form, for non-commercial purposes only, and only as long as attribution is made to the owner.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors should declare any conflict of interest (if any) regarding their article. If the article has an indirect or direct commercial connection (such as employment, direct payments, stock ownership, firm consultancy, patent license adjustments, or service fee) or an institution that provides financial support for the study, the authors; used commercial product, drug, company, etc. and, if any, what kind of a relationship he has with the editor, on the submission page and also before the references section of the article, under the heading "Conflict of Interest" http://icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/.

Authoring contribution
In multi-author articles, authors' contributions to research (idea creation, study design, experimental applications, statistics, writing of the article, etc.) should be explained and signed, and presented to the editor (within the scope of the copyright transfer form). Authorship contribution information must be reported in the article before the references section.

Financial Support
Financial support, donations, and all other activities (statistical analysis, English/Turkish evaluation) and/or technical help should be clearly stated if present before the references part of the article. The authors should also declare the roles of the sponsors of the study, if any, in the following areas: (1) Design of the study, (2) Data collection, analysis, and the interpretation of the results, (3) Writing of the report, (4) Deciding to send the article for publication.

Plagiarism

All articles sent to the Journal go through the iThenticate or Turnitin software and a similarity report is obtained before being accepted to the evaluation process. Articles with a similarity rate of more than 20% are considered to represent plagiarism and are rejected. The editorial board of the Akdeniz Nursing Journal acts in accordance with COPE's rules in case of allegations and suspicions of theft, citation manipulation, and data forgery related to the studies submitted to the Journal.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The aim is to have all stakeholders (authors, editors, and reviewers) who put forward a scientific study to contribute to the appropriate advancement of science. Compliance with the scientific ethical principles is important in scientific studies prepared in accordance with this goal. These principles have been adopted by us and their adoption has also been proposed by various stakeholders, some of which are presented below.
The editorial and publication processes of the Journal have been developed according to the directives of the 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) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The Journal has adopted the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org./bestpractice).

Ethical Responsibilities of the Authors

Authors who submit articles to Akdeniz Nursing Journal accept the ethical responsibilities listed below.
• To ensure the accuracy of data related to the study, to keep regular records of the research, and to be able to provide access to this data upon a possible request.
• Make sure that the article submitted is not published or accepted elsewhere.
• If the content presented matches any other content published or submitted elsewhere, to acknowledge this match and provide a reference.
If necessary, to provide to the editor a copy of any other study that may have similar content related to the work.
• To obtain permission to reproduce or use any content from other sources, and to provide references.
• Refer to it in a complete and accurate way and/or quoting
• To accept the changes and corrections to be made by the editor in advance, provided that no changes are made to the scientific content.
• If there are previously published quotations, tables, pictures, etc. in the article, obtain written permission from the responsible author and authors of the article, as well as from the relevant copyright holder, to indicate this in the article.
• In the case of using a scale in research articles, obtaining permissions from the authors who adapted the scale into Turkish (validity and reliability) and stating it in the article
• For all studies involving human or animal subjects, to ensure compliance with national and international laws and guidelines and indicate that the necessary approvals have been obtained, and respect the subject's privacy.
• To specify the relevant ethics committee approvals and research details in the “Methods” section of the study.
• Not being able to contact the section editor and referees directly during the evaluation and after the evaluation is completed, not to request information.
• In case of any conflict of interest, or when an ethical violation related to the article or in case you notice an error or error related to the article is detected, to share this with the editor and publisher and to publish a statement of error, addendum, or notice of compensation, or to withdraw the work if deemed necessary.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editors

The editors of Akdeniz Nursing Journal accept the following ethical responsibilities.
• To apply the policies of blind refereeing and evaluation process in the journal publication policies
• To act in a balanced, objective, and fair manner when performing the duties without discrimination regarding the gender, religious or political beliefs, or the ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.
• To evaluate the work submitted to the Journal according to its content and not act favorably towards any author.
• To take the necessary measures to prevent possible conflicts of interest and evaluate any existing relevant declarations.
• To treat sponsored work or any work on special subjects in the same way as other work.
• To apply the necessary procedures while adhering to the policies and rules of the Journal in case of a complaint related to an ethical violation.
• To provide the authors an opportunity to respond to a received complaint, and not to refrain from enforcing the necessary sanctions no matter who owns the work.
• Strive to meet the information needs of readers and writers
• To refuse received work if it does not meet the purpose and scope of the Journal.

Ethical Responsibilities of Section Editors

Sections editors of Akdeniz Nursing Journal accept the following ethical responsibilities.
• Articles sent to the journal in accordance with the blind peer review system, subtracting the names of the authors (institutions) from the text of the article and sending it to the appropriate referees for the subject area of the article
• Ensuring the confidentiality of referee information in the blind refereeing process and not informing the authors about which referees the manuscript was sent to.
• To provide the necessary information and support for the evaluation process to be carried out in an impartial, scientific and objective manner.
• Appointing another referee instead of the referee who does not evaluate the submitted article within the given time.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Referees

Akdeniz Nursing Journal referees accept the following ethical responsibilities.
• To objectively review the article in a timely manner to contribute to the editor's decision-making process and to agree to evaluate only the work related to the field of specialization.
• To make the assessment objectively and only in relation to the content of the study.
• To evaluate the work without regard to religious, political, and economic interests.
• To make recommendations that will help improve the quality of the article to be published and to carefully evaluate the work.
• To communicate any comments to the author with a constructive and polite style.
• To protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the editor and the author, to destroy in accordance with the privacy principle after the evaluation process the work that has been evaluated, to notify the editor and not evaluate the work if there is anything preventing blind arbitration.
• To be aware of possible conflicts of interest (financial, corporate, collaborative, or other relationships between the authors) and warn the editor to withdraw assistance for this article if necessary.

Disclaimer
The information, ideas and opinions in the articles published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s), not the views of Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, editors, editorial board and/or publisher; The editors, editorial board and publisher do not accept any responsibility or liability for such materials.