Current Perspectives on Health Sciences

Current Perspectives on Health Sciences Research is a publication of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University.

The purpose of the journal is to publish original articles, review articles, case reports, letters to the editor, short communications and commentaries on all aspects of health sciences.

Our journal covers scientific studies in all areas related to health sciences such as nursing, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, midwifery, child development, emergency aid and disaster management, gerontology, health management, medicine, veterinary, dentistry, and science.

Writing Rules

Articles submitted for publication in this journal should be arranged according to the Current Perspectives on Health Sciences Writing Rules prepared on the basis of the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf" guide. Accordingly, the authors should prepare articles in accordance with

the CONSORT (https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/CONSORT-2010-Checklist.pdf) guidelines for randomized research studies,
STROBE guidelines (https://www.strobestatement.org/ fileadmin/ Strobe/ uploads/ checklists/ STROBE_checklist_v4_combined.pdf) for observational original research studies,
STARD guidelines https://www.equator-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STARD-2015-checklist.pdf) for studies on diagnostic accuracy,
PRISMA guidelines (http://prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA%202009%20checklist.pdf or BLACK guidelines (file:///C:/Users/g%C3%B6zde/Downloads/modified_downsandblack.pdf) for systematic reviews and meta-analysis,
ARRIVE guidelines (https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/sites/ default/files/documents/ Guidelines/NC3Rs %20ARRIVE%20Guidelines%20Checklist%20%28fillable%29.pdf) for experimental animal studies, and
TREND guidelines (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?type= supplementary&id= info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0152697.s002) for non-randomized public behavior.

Cover Letter:
The cover letter should include a description of whether the article has been published in any language, including the abstract, and whether the article is being evaluated elsewhere for publication.

Title page:
A separate title page should be submitted with all submissions and this page should include:

The full title of the manuscript as well as a short title of no more than 50 characters,
Name(s), affiliations, and academic degree(s) of the author(s),
Grant information and detailed information on the other sources of support,
Name, address, telephone (including the mobile phone number), and email address of the corresponding author,
Acknowledgment of the individuals who contributed to the preparation of the manuscript but who do not fulfill the authorship criteria.

Manuscripts should be written in A4 paper size (210 x 297 mm), 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm space on page edges, in one column and justified.
“Times New Roman” font should be used for texts, symbols and other special characters.
“Times New Roman” font and 12 font size should be used for texts, symbols and other special characters.
Individuals and Methods / Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion sections should be written with related subtitles. Subheadings should be used up to the third degree. Main titles should be written in bold and left aligned with capital letters, second title should be written in bold and left aligned with the first letter in capital, and third headings should be written in bold with the first letter in capital, and then the text should be continued by putting a colon.
TAB key should not be used for paragraph separation.
Descriptions of the abbreviations should be given where they were first used, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. International Units System (SI) abbreviations (http://jn.nutrition.org/content/120/1/20.full.pdf) can be used for measurement units to be used in clinical and laboratory studies.
Up to 15 pages (excluding title page, abstracts, references, tables and figure descriptions) for research articles and reviews, up to 8 pages (including title page, titles, abstracts, references, tables and figure descriptions) and letters to the editor It should be prepared with a maximum of 2 pages (including resources).
References should belong to recent years, the number of sources should be maximum 40 sources for research articles and 50 articles for reviews, maximum 20 sources for case reports and 10 sources for letters to the editor.
Number of tables should be maximum 6 and number of figures should be maximum 6.
All articles should be carefully checked in terms of English grammar and spelling rules.
The English abstract should be carefully checked in terms of grammar and spelling.
The final version of the article should be carefully checked by all authors, especially for spelling and formatting errors.
For communication, the author's mobile phone, e-mail address, detailed correspondence address and the institutions where all authors work should be written clearly.
Structured Abstract
After the title page, Turkish and English abstracts should be written on separate pages. Turkish and English abstracts should contain minimum 100 words and maximum 300 words. In abstracts, as few abbreviations as possible should be used, non-standard or rare abbreviations should be avoided and not cited. Turkish and English abstracts should reflect the entire article and should be compatible with each other in terms of content and language.
At the bottom of the summary page, minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords should be entered. Turkish keywords for Turkey Science Terms list, American National Library of Medicine for keywords in English (National Library of Medicine, NLM) Medical Subject Headings (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH) exploited the list.

Research Articles: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Individuals and method / Material and method, (6) Results, (7 It should be prepared as discussion, (8) Conflict of interest, (9) Resources and optionally (10) Acknowledgment, (11) Financial support and (12) Author contribution.

Review Articles: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction and (5) Conclusion and Suggestions titles can be composed of different subtitles.

Case reports: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstracts and keywords, (3) English abstracts and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Case reports and (6) Discussion titles.

The Reference Styles for Different Types of Publications

Journal Article
I. Rautava S, Lu L, Nanthakumar NN, et al. TGF-β2 induces maturation of immature human intestinal epithelial cells and inhibits inflammatory cytokine responses induced via the NF-κB pathway. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012;54:630-8.

Book Chapter
2. Todd VR. Visual information analysis: frame of reference for visual perception. In: Kramer P, Hinojosa J, eds. Frames of Reference for Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999:205–56.

Book
3. Ming S-C, Goldman H. Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1998.

Software
4. Epi Info [computer program]. Version 6. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1994.

Online journals
5. Friedman SA. Preeclampsia: a review of the role of prostaglandins. Obstet Gynecol [serial online] January 1988;71: 22-37. Available from: BRS Information Technologies, McLean, VA. Accessed December 15, 1990.

Database
6. CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996.

World Wide Web
7. Sullivan D. Major search engines and directories. SearchEngineWatch Web site. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221. Published May 8, 2011. Accessed July 13, 2012.

Thesis
8. Altınok M. Eating attitudes, emotional eating, metacognitions of mindful eating and orthorexia (Master's Thesis). Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Postgraduate Education Institute, Department of Psychology, 2020.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Manuscripts submitted to the journal for evaluation should not have been published in an electronic or printed medium. Manuscripts that have been presented in a meeting (symposium, congress, panel, seminar etc.) should be submitted with detailed information on the organization, including the name, date, and location of the organization. In researches conducted on humans or animals, a copy of the Interventional or Non-Interventional Ethics Committee/Commission's approval must be sent to the journal. In studies supported by research projects (BAP, BAKA, European Union, TUBITAK, etc.), the project name, number and supporting institution/organization should be specified in the text.

All research protocols with humans must conform to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, acces: https://www.wma.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DoH-Oct2013-JAMA.pdf) amended in October 2013. For researches on experimental research on humans, a statement should be added stating that patients and volunteers have signed a written informed consent form containing a detailed description of the procedures.

In experimental animal studies, the authors should indicate that the procedures followed were in accordance with animal rights as per the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals http://oacu.od.nih.gov/regs/guide/guide.pdf.” In animal studies, it is obligatory to obtain permission from the "Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee" and send a copy of the relevant document to the journal.

All applications are scanned via similarity detection software (iThenticate by CrossCheck). The similarity rate of the article should be below 20%.

In case of alleged or suspected research misuse, such as plagiarism, attribution manipulation, and data falsification / fabrication, the Editorial Board acts in accordance with COPE guidelines.