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Aim & Scope
Cerasus Journal of Medicine is an open access scientific journal, which aims to publish original contributions in many different scientific disciplines pertaining to all fields of medicine. It is the scientific publication of the Giresun Training and Research Hospital in Turkey, being published three times a year and it is internationally peer-reviewed. The publication languages of the journal is English.
Cerasus Journal Of Medicine is published electronically 3 times a year and accepts original English-language manuscripts in in all fields of medicine and related health sciences. The journal intended to publish original medical scientific papers regarding the priority based on the significance, and timeliness of the findings. However, since the audience of the Journal is not limited to any subspeciality in a wide variety of medical disciplines, the papers focusing on the technical details of a given medical subspeciality may not be evaluated for publication.
Author Guidelines
General Format
The manuscript should be typed in a Microsoft Word file, single-column format, double-spaced with 2.5 cm margins on each side, and 11-point type in Times New Roman font. All abbreviations in the text must be defined the first time they are used (both in the abstract and the main text), and the abbreviations should be displayed in parentheses after the definition. Abbreviations should be limited to those defined in the AMA Manual of Style, current edition. Authors should avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract and limit their use in the main text.
All submissions are screened by a similarity detection software (iThenticate by CrossCheck). If artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning or similar technologies has been used to write and/or edit the manuscript, the name and version of the AI tool, along with the AI-generated content included in the paper should be explained in the methods section. In addition, an acknowledgements section should be added which discloses that an AI tool has been used to create the manuscript and states that authors take full responsibility for the AI-generated content and both the technology used and the content generated by it is explained in methods section.
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 COPE guidelines. 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 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; AND
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or 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 has done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific 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 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 in the title page of the manuscript.
Cover letter: A cover letter must be provided with all manuscripts. This letter may be used to emphasize the importance of the study. The authors should briefly state the existing knowledge relevant to the study and the contributions their study make to the existing knowledge. The correspondent author should also include a statement in the cover letter declaring that he/she accepts to undertake all the responsibility for authorship during the submission and review stages of the manuscript.
Title page: A separate title page should be submitted with all manuscripts and should include the title of the manuscript, running title, name(s), affiliation(s), major degree(s) and the ORCID iD(s) of the author(s). The name, address, telephone (including the mobile phone number) and fax numbers and e-mail address of the corresponding author should be clearly listed. Grant information and other sources of support should also be included.
Abstract: All submissions (except for Letters to the Editor) should be accompanied by an abstract limited to 300 words. A structured abstract is only required with original articles and it should include the following subheadings: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS, CONCLUSION
1. Original Articles: Original prospective or retrospective studies of basic or clinical researches in areas relevant to Medicine.
The manuscript should contain English abstract, maximum of 300 words, and the structured abstract should contain the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Three to six words or determinative groups of words should be written as keywords below the abstract.
The text of articles reporting original research might contain up to 3500 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables) and should be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion sections. References should also be included so that their number does not exceed 40. Articles need subheadings within these sections to further organize their content.
2. Review Articles: The authors may be invited to write or should be expert in that subject of review article.
The manuscript should contain both Turkish and English abstracts, a maximum of 300 words, but a structured abstract is not required. The main text should include titles or related topics to further organize the content. The text of review articles might contain up to 5000 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables). Number of references should not exceed 60.
3. Case Reports: Brief descriptions of a previously undocumented disease process, a unique unreported manifestation or treatment of a known disease process, or unique unreported complications of treatment regimens.
The manuscript should contain both Turkish and English abstracts, a maximum of 150 words, but a structured abstract is not required. The main text should include titles or related topics to further organize the content. The manuscript could be of up to 2000 words (excluding references and abstract) and could be supported with up to 20 references.
4. Editorial: Special articles are written by editor or editorial board members. An abstract is not usually included in editorials.
5. Letter to the Editor: These are letters which include different views, experiments and questions of the readers about the manuscript and should preferably be related to articles previously published in the journal or views expressed in the journal. These should be short and decisive observations. They should not be preliminary observations that need a later paper for validation. The letter could have up to 1000 words and a maximum of 5 references.
6. Pictorial Essay: This is a continuing medical education exercise with the teaching message in the figures and their legends. Text should include a brief abstract; there may be as many as 30 figure parts. No new information is included. The value of the paper turns on the quality of the illustrations. Authors can submit dynamic images (e.g. video files) or include supplemental image files for online presentation that further illustrate the educational purpose of the essay. Maximums: Pages of text – 4 (1,500 words); References – 15; Figures – 15 or total of 30 images; No table
Table-1. Limitations for each manuscript type
Type of Manuscript | Word Limit | Abstract Word Limit | Reference limit | Table limit | Figure limit |
| Original Articles | 3500 | 300 | 40 | 6 | 6 |
| Review Articles | 5000 | 300 | 60 | 6 | 10 |
| Case Reports | 2000 | 150 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Letter to the Editor | 1000 | No abstract | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Pictorial Essay | 1500 | 100 | 20 | No Tables | 20 |
References
Authors are encouraged to cite primary literature rather than review articles in order to give credit to those who have performed the original work. Reference listings must be in accordance with ICMJE standards and numbered consecutively at the end of the manuscript in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. While citing publications, preference should be given to the latest, most up to date publications. If an ahead of print publication is being cited the DOI number should be provided. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the journal abbreviations in Index Medicus/ Medline/PubMed (for journal abbreviations consult the List of Journals indexed for MEDLINE, published annually by NLM).
The name of the journal should be written and a point should be placed at the end. If the authors' names are more than 6, the first 3 authors should be written and should be followed by "et al.". Page numbers should be written openly.
References must be numbered in square brackets within the article and listed in order of their first appearance in the text. The reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples:
Journal article: Korytina G, Kochetova O, Akhmadishina L, Viktorova E, Victorova T. Polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 genes in three ethnic groups from Russia. Balkan Med J. 2012;29:252-260.
Book: Tos M. Cartilage tympanoplasty. 1st ed. Stuttgart-New York: Georg Thieme Verlag; 2009.
Book chapter: Tos M, Stangerup SE. The relationship between secretory otitis and cholesteatoma. In: Tos M, Thomsen J, Peitersen E, editors. Cholesteatoma and mastoid surgery. Amsterdam: Kugler & Ghedini; 1989:325-330.
Article in electronic format: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (serial online) 1995 Jan-Mar (cited 1996 June 5): 1(1): (24 screens). Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626828/pdf/8903148.pdf.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Editorial policies and Peer Review Process
Cerasus Journal of Medicine is a peer review journal. The aim of the peer review policy is to maintain the objectivity, transparency, and quality of the Journal at the highest. The reviewer database (list) is frequently updated to meet the needs of the Journal.
Policies on Conflict of Interest, Human and Animal rights, and Informed Consent
Authors are expected to declare and sign all kinds of documents regarding their manuscript steps if required (like conflict of interest, human an animal rights, informed consent, etc). For all the studies both conducted on human beings and animals as well as drug researches, ethical committee approval should be taken and a signed copy of "Ethical Committee Approval" should be send to the journal. The manuscripts will not be published without a copy of the “ethical committee approval. Authors should obey the rules in "Helsinki Declaration", "Good Medical Practice Guidelines", and "Good Laboratories Practice Guidelines".
The role of journal editors in reviewing and approving material that is published
Technical Editor firstly checks if the manuscript is prepared according to the rules of the journal also if all the necessary documents are uploaded to the system (These are: A copy of Ethical Committee Approval for researches, "Contribution Form" signed by all authors, "Copyright Release Form" signed by all authors). And checks also if the manuscript fits to the scope of the journal. If all technical rules are met by the manuscript, the Editorial Process begins.
Copyright
The copyrights of the studies published in the Cerasus Journal of Medicine belong to their authors. The authors allow the intellectual study they sent to be published by the Cerasus Journal of Medicine under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
Price Policy
All expenses of the Cerasus Journal of Medicine are covered by the Giresun Training and Research Hospital.
Journal Boards
HONORARY EDITOR
Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases, Human Biophysics, Medical Physiology (Other)
CHIEF EDITOR
Internal Diseases
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Internal Diseases
Internal Diseases
EDITORIAL BOARD
Prof. Dr.
Metin AKGÜN
Department of Chest Diseases, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Faculty of Medicine
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Chest Diseases
Internal Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy Practise and Research, Intercultural Psychology, Political Psychology
Medical Infection Agents
Health Sciences Education and Development of Programs: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Orthopaedics, Health Sciences, Orthoptics
Health Sciences
Prof.
Hilmi Erdem SÜMBÜL
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences - Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Türkiye
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Internal Diseases
Cardiology
General Surgery
Internal Diseases
Prof. Dr.
Selçuk YAYLACI
SAKARYA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Toxicology, Cardiology, Internal Diseases, Nanotoxicology, Health and Safety
Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing
Dental Materials and Equipment, Endodontics, Dental Materials
Paediatrics
Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics (Other)
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Alperen AKSAKAL
Department of Chest Diseases, Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine
Chest Diseases
Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Internal Diseases, Nefroloji, Rheumatology and Arthritis
SECTION EDITOR (CARDIOLOGY)
Cardiology
SECTION EDITOR (GENERAL SURGERY)
Oncologic Surgery, Gastroenterology Surgery, General Surgery, Transplantation
SECTION EDITOR (ANESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION)
Anaesthesiology, Health Sciences
SECTION EDITOR (OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY)
Foetal Development and Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproduction, Reproductive Medicine (Other)
SECTION EDITOR (RADIOLOGY)
Radiology and Organ Imaging
SECTION EDITOR (BRAIN AND NEVRE SURGERY)
Neurogenetics, Brain and Nerve Surgery (Neurosurgery), Cancer Genetics
SECTION EDITOR (NEUROLOGY)
Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
SECTION EDITOR (INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Sinan ÇETİN
GİRESUN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLİNİK MİKROBİYOLOJİ ANABİLİM DALI
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Web
Infectious Diseases
SECTION EDITOR (EMERGENCY MEDICINE)
Emergency Medicine
SECTION EDITOR (PATHOLOGY)
Pathology
SECTION EDITOR (MICROBIOLOGY)
Bacteriology, Parasitology
SECTION EDITOR (PEDIATRY)
Pediatric Neurology
SECTION EDITOR (HEALTH SCIENCES)
Cell Development, Proliferation and Death, Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Medical Biochemistry - Inorganic Elements and Compounds
SECTION EDITOR (PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION)
Clinical Sciences (Other)
SECTION EDITOR (OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY)
Health Sciences
SECTION EDITOR (PSYCHIATRY)
Psychiatry
SECTION EDITOR (FAMILY MEDICINE)
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Neslişah GÜREL KÖKSAL
GIRESUN UNIVERSİTY, SCHOOL OF MEDİCINE,DEPARTMENT OF FAMİLY MEDİCİNE
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Public Health Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Preventative Health Care, Family Medicine, Primary Health Care, Medical Education, Aged Health Care
SECTION EDITOR (INTERNAL DISEASES)
Internal Diseases
SECTION EDITOR (OPTHALMOLOGY)
Vision Science, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Optical Technology
SECTION EDITOR (PHYSIOLOGY)
Medical Physiology
SECTION EDITOR (BIOCHEMISTRY)
Analytical Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Metabolic Medicine, Medical Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids, Medical Biochemistry - Proteins, Peptides and Proteomics
SECTION EDITOR (PUBLIC HEALTH)
Epidemiology (Other), Public Health, Preventative Health Care
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDITOR
Machine Vision , Internal Diseases
LANGUAGE EDITOR
Ad Writing
English As A Second Language, Cognitive Linguistics, Arts and Cultural Policy, Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
English As A Second Language, Language Studies (Other), Linguistics, Education, Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators, Other Fields of Education (Other)
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Oğuzhan ZENGİN
SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ANKARA ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Hüseyin Ali ÖZTÜRK
SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ADANA ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ
Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Internal Diseases
TECHNICAL EDITOR
ICU Nursing
INDEXING & ABSTRACTING & ARCHIVING
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