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-International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Journals (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf" guide).
Accordingly, the authors should prepare articles in accordance with
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,
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.

Content Titles by Article Types
• Research Articles: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Materials and Method, (6) Results, (7) Discussion, (8) Conclusion and Recommendations, (9) Acknowledgment (Optionally), (10) Ethics Committee Approval, (11) Conflict of interest, (12) Author contribution, (13) Financial support and (14) References.
• Review Articles: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Subheadings, (6) Conclusion and Suggestions, (7) Acknowledgment (Optionally), (8) Conflict of interest, (9) Author contribution, (10) Financial support and (11) References.
• Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Articles: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Materials and Method, (6) Results, (7) Discussion, (8) Conclusion and Recommendations, (9) Acknowledgment (Optionally), (10) Conflict of interest, (11) Author contribution, (12) Financial support and (13) References.
• Case reports: (1) Title page, (2) Turkish abstract and keywords, (3) English abstract and keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Case reports, (6) Discussion, (7) Conclusion and Recommendations, (8) Acknowledgment (Optionally), (9) Conflict of interest, (10) Author contribution, (11) Financial support and (12) References.
• Letter to the editor: Articles in which an article published in the journal is discussed and commented on or a response is given to such a letter. It should be a maximum of 400 words. In letters to the editor, the name of the article referred to, the issue and date of publication should be stated, and the name, institution and address information of the person who wrote the letter should be given.

In-Text Writing Rules
• Texts, symbols and other special characters should be written using the "Times New Roman" font, 12 points, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins on the page edges and justified.
• Single line spacing should be used in abstracts, tables, figures and references.
• The article must be written in clear and understandable language in Turkish or English.
• All articles should be checked carefully for grammar and spelling.
• Italic, bold or underlined should not be displayed except in necessary cases (bacteria name, in vitro, ad libitum, etc.).
• The TAB key should not be used to separate paragraphs.
• In the paragraph tab, in the indents section, before and after space should be 6 pt (0.6 line).
• There should be no indentation at the beginning of paragraphs.
• Subheadings should be used in articles up to third degree.
• Main headings should be written in bold capital letters and aligned to the left, secondary headings should be written in bold and aligned to the left, with the first letter capitalized, and third-level headings should be written in bold with the first letter capitalized, and then the text should be continued by placing a colon.
• References should be numbered sequentially both within the text and at the end of the article and written in accordance with the "Vancouver" style. More than six authors should be cited as “et al.”

Symbols, Abbreviations and Units of Measurement
In Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Association's writing guide should be used. Turkish words should be used as much as possible instead of foreign words. Explanations of abbreviations should be given where they are first used, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. For International System of Units (SI) abbreviations of measurement units to be used in clinical and laboratory studies, http://jn.nutrition.org/content/120/1/20.full.pdf can be used.

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:
1. The full title of the manuscript as well as a short title of no more than 50 characters (Running title),
2. Name(s), academic degree(s), affiliation(s), email address(es) and ORCID number(s) of the author(s),
3. Name, address, telephone (including the mobile phone number), and email address of the corresponding author,
4. Grant information and detailed information on the other sources of support,
5. Acknowledgment of the individuals who contributed to the preparation of the manuscript but who do not fulfill the authorship criteria.
Important Note: If the work has been previously presented as a poster or verbally, this should be explained in a separate line on the cover page.

Abstract
1. 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.
2. In research articles, Turkish and English abstracts should be structured to include "Aim, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion" sections. There is no need for a structured summary in reviews and case reports.
3. In abstracts, as few abbreviations as possible should be used, non-standard or rare abbreviations should be avoided and not cited.
4. Turkish and English abstracts should reflect the entire article and should be compatible with each other in terms of content and language.
5. At the bottom of the summary page, minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords should be entered.
6. Keywords should be written in alphabetical order.
7. Turkish Science Terms list (https://www.bilimterimleri.com/) for Turkish keywords, American National Library of Medicine (NLM / https://www.nlm.nih.gov/) for English keywords The list of Medical Subject Headings (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH / https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/) should be used.

Introduction
In the introduction section, the status of the research topic should be carefully reviewed and important publications should be cited. Brief information about the subject under investigation should be given along with the current literature. Study results more than necessary should not be given. In the last part of this section, the main and secondary objectives of the research should be clearly stated.
Materials and Methods
In the materials and methods section, information on the type, population and sample of the research, data collection tools and methods used, and statistical analyses should be given in detail. References for known methods should be added. Subheadings such as the type, population and sample of the research, ethics committee approval, data collection tools and methods, statistical evaluation of data can be used in this section.
In research articles, information regarding ethics committee approval (ethics committee name, decision date and decision number) should be included in the method section and on the last page before the references. All research protocols involving human subjects must comply with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects updated in October 2013, which is available at https://www.wma.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DoH- Oct2013-JAMA.pdf). For experimental studies on human subjects, a statement should be added stating that volunteers have signed a written informed consent form containing a detailed explanation of the procedures applied in the research. In experimental animal studies, authors should state that the procedures comply with animal rights stated in the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals”, which is available at http://oacu.od.nih.gov/regs/guide/guide.pdf”. In research conducted on animals, it is mandatory to obtain permission from the "Local Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments". In case reports, information about the informed consent form signed by the participants should also be included in the method section. Regarding research conducted on humans or animals, a copy of the Interventional or Non-Interventional Ethics Committee/Commission approval must be sent to the journal.
In research articles, the subheading "Statistical Analysis of Data" should be included at the end of the materials and methods section. All the statistical methods used should be written concisely and clearly. The name and version number of the software used for statistical analysis should be given.
Results
Results presented should be supported by statistical data, appropriate tables, graphs and figures. Results should be explained without any comment, and the data presented in tables and figures should not be given in the main text.
Discussion
In the discussion section, the results of the study should be discussed in the broadest possible context together with the current literature, and the limitations of the study should be emphasized. New and important aspects of the study and conclusions regarding such aspects should be stated.
Conclusion and Recommendations
In this section, the results obtained from the study and related recommendations should be given.

Tables, Figures, Graphics and Images
1. Tables, figures, graphs and images should be added in their own place within the text.
2. The number of tables and/or figures (total) should be at most 6.
3. All tables and figures should be numbered sequentially according to the order of their appearance in the text. Make sure that each table is cited within the text.
4. Tables and figures should be single-spaced, and the title and content should be written in 9-point font.
5. Table and figure titles should be written with the first letter capitalized (e.g. Figure 2) and should not be abbreviated (e.g. Fig. 2).
6. Table and figure numbers should be written in bold color, and table and figure names should be written in normal color. (Example: Table 1. Distribution of individuals)
7. Table names should be written above the table, and figure names should be written below the figure.
8. As table borders, there should only be upper and lower borders and inner border lines where section separations are made. Vertical lines must not be used between columns. Only horizontal lines should be used above and below column headings and at the bottom of the table. (See the “Article Writing Template” at the bottom of the web page and on the Submit Article page)
9. Abbreviations and statistical analyzes in the table should be written clearly at the bottom of the table. Explanations of all abbreviations used in the table should be written in alphabetical order below the table. Abbreviations should be written in italics and 7 point font.
10. Figures and graphics (Photographs) should be saved in JPEG format as 600*600 dpi and sent via the system separately.

Acknowledgement (Optionally)
If thanks are to be given for reasons such as personal, technical and material assistance, it should be included in this section. The names of individuals who contributed to the study but do not meet the authorship criteria can be given. However, the approval of all individuals whose names are mentioned in the acknowledgments section must be obtained. The thank you letter must be added in Turkish and English.

Conflicts of interest
All affiliations with pharmaceutical firms, biomedical device manufacturers, and other service or product procurers (consultation, any other agreement, etc.) relevant to the subject matter of the study should be explicitly indicated on the title page if there is any direct or indirect commercial connection or financial support of the institution in the article. Also, if there is a conflict of interest between the authors, this should be indicated. Academic commitments, personal relationships, political, financial, or institutional connections are types of conflicts of interest that should be disclosed. Editors consider conflicts of interest between author(s), referees and other editors and ensure that studies complete the publication process independently and impartially. If there is no conflict of interest, "The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest." and “The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.” statements should be added.

Author contributions
For articles with more than one author, a declaration of the authors' contribution rate should be included.
Authorship contribution template for research articles with multiple authors:
Study design: SB, YG, HHT; Data collection: SB, MMA, YG; Data analysis: SA, MMA, CIA, ŞNK; Draft preparation: SA, CIA, ŞNK, HHT; Critical review for content: SA, SB, MMA, YG, CIA, ŞNK, HHT; Final approval of the version to be published: SA, SB, MMA, YG, CIA, ŞNK, HHT.
Authorship contribution template for review articles with multiple authors:
Study design: DM, CA; Literature review: CA; Draft preparation: DM; Critical review for content: DM, CA; Final approval of the version to be published: DM, CA.

Financial support
If there is financial support, the names of the funds or organizations supporting the study should be written. It is the authors' responsibility to declare this situation. In studies supported by research projects (BAP, BAKA, European Union, TUBITAK, etc.), the project name, number, and supporting institution/organization must be stated. If no financial support has been received, "The authors declare that they have not received any financial support." and “The authors declare that they received no financial support.” statements should be added.

References
1. References should be from recent years and written in accordance with the "Vancouver" style.
2. References should be numbered sequentially both within the text and at the end of the article.
3. References should be indicated in the text with Arabic numbers at the end of the sentence and in parentheses. (for example; …….they stated that there is no difference (35) or (3, 4) or (17-21)).
4. If the number of authors is 6 or less, the names of all authors should be written. If there are more than 6, the first 6 authors should be written and the others should be written as "et al." in Turkish sources. In English sources, “et al.” should be specified as .
5. For abbreviations of journal names, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals/ can be used.
Source writing examples are as follows:
Article
Aucoin M, Cooley K, Saunders PR, Carè J, Anheyer D, Medina DN, et al. The effect of Echinacea spp. on the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in humans: A rapid review. Adv Integr Med. 2020;7(4):203-217.
Book
Carlson BM. Human embryology and developmental biology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2009. 541 p.
Book Chapter
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. p. 205–56.
Scientific and Technical Reports
WHO Scientific Group on Nutritional Anaemias & World Health Organization. Nutritional anaemias: report of a WHO scientific group‎. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1968. 40 p. Report No.:405.
Computer program
Epi Info [computer program]. Version 6. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1994.
Electronic journals
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
CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996.
Internet address
Sullivan D. Major search engines and directories. SearchEngineWatch Web site. May 8, 2011. Available at: http://www.searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221. Accessed on July 13, 2012.
Congress Declaration
Brandes U., Wagner D. A Bayesian paradigm for dynamic graph layout. 11th International Symposium on Graph Drawing, 12-15 November 2003, New York, USA, 236-247.
Arın H, Yılmaz B, Akbulut G. Zencefilin gebelikte bulantı ve kusmayı önleme etkinliği. Uluslararası Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler Kongresi, 10-12 Mayıs 2017, Konya, Türkiye, 259-260.
Thesis
Evans PR. Motor and sensory function of the upper digestive tract in health and in irritable bowel syndrome [Ph.D Thesis]. Sydney, NSW: University of Sydney; 1998.

IMPORTANT NOTE: “Article Writing Template”. "Title Page Template" and “Copyright and Commitment Form” are at the bottom of the web page.