Articles should be prepared in accordance with the ICMJE -Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication for Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (updated in December 2019 - http://www.icmje.org/icmjerecommendations.pdf ). Authors should prepare articles in accordance with CONSORT for randomized controlled trials. STROBE guidelines should be used for original research studies, PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analysis, ARRIVE guide for experimental animal studies and CARE checklist for case series. English articles and English abstracts should be evaluated by a language expert before being submitted to the journal. Editors or field editors may request a certificate of proofreading for English articles or English abstracts if they deem necessary.
Original Article: Consists of research that provides basic or clinical information on a current and important topic, expands and advances previous studies, or brings a new approach to a classic topic. Original articles should not exceed 4000 words and the number of references should not exceed 40.
Case Report: Describes interesting facts, new ideas and techniques. Figures, tables and references should be at least sufficient to explain and support the text. The word count should not exceed 2000 and the number of references should not exceed 20.
Editorial Comment: The Editorial Board may invite an author who is an expert in education and clinical practice to write an informative article or comment on a specific topic. The word count should not exceed 1000 and the number of references should not exceed 10.
Invited Review/Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are prepared directly, while invited reviews are prepared by invited authors. It should be prepared in a way that includes current literature on any subject related to physiotherapy and rehabilitation science and clinical applications. It is especially preferred that the authors have published publications on that subject. The word count should not exceed 6000, and the number of references should not exceed 100.
Letter to the Editor: Published with the approval of the Editorial Board. If the letter is a commentary on an article published in the journal, the article to which it is dedicated (number, date) should be indicated as the source. The response to the letter is given by the editor or the author(s) of the article, again by publication in the journal. The word count in letters is limited to 500 and the number of references is limited to five.
Articles sent for publication in the journal;
• The writing page should be A4 size, written with PC compatible Microsoft Word program.
• “Times New Roman” font should be used, 12 point size and all sections of the article should be 1.5 line spacing.
• At least 2.5 cm space should be left on each side of the page.
• Pages (in the lower right corner) and lines should be numbered.
• The main headings of the article (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References) should be written in capital letters and in bold.
• Subheadings should be written in capital letters and in bold.
• A dot (.) should be used in numerical values given in the text. In these numerical values, two more digits of the number should be given after the dot, except for the p and r values (Example: 13.31); p and r values should be written with three digits after the dot.
• Abbreviations are given in parentheses at the first occurrence of the word and that abbreviation is used throughout the text. For internationally used abbreviations, the source 'Scientific Writing Rules' can be consulted.
Title Page
The title of the article should be short but descriptive in content and compatible with the purpose. Abbreviations should not be used in the title. The title should be written in all capital letters and bold. The word count of the article (excluding the title page, references, tables, and figures) should be written. The full names, surnames (in capital letters) and academic titles of all authors, the institution they work for, contact information, Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) numbers, and the full name and address of the institution or institutions where the study was conducted should be stated. Upper numbering should be used for each author. The contact information of the corresponding author should be provided separately. The title page should include the contact information, address, current e-mail address, and work phone number of each author.
Abstract
Each article must include an abstract.
Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should start on a separate page and should not exceed 250 words. Periods (.) should be used for decimal numbers in the abstract. The abstract should be divided into subheadings of “Purpose”, “Methods”, “Results” and “Conclusion”. Keywords should be selected from “MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)” terms. Off-list words can be used for a new concept that is not yet on the MeSH list. Each keyword should start with a capital letter; they should be separated by a comma and written in alphabetical order.
Sections of a Research Article
Articles include “Introduction,” “Methods,” “Results,” and “Discussion.” Standard abbreviations can be used for expressions that occur more than five times in the text. The explanation of the abbreviation should be stated at the first occurrence in the text.
Introduction
Should include a summary of the basic information obtained from previous publications on the subject of the study. The necessity and purpose of the study should be briefly stated.
Method
The clinical, technical or experimental methods in the study should be clearly stated. Appropriate sources for the method should be given. In this section, the authors must state that they conducted their studies on humans in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, that they received approval from the relevant ethics committee (the name of the ethics committee, date and protocol number should be written) and that informed consent was obtained from the participants. The method section should include the subheading “Statistical analysis”. If an animal element was used in the study, the authors must state that they protected animal rights in accordance with the principles of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html) and that they received approval from the relevant ethics committee. A statement that publication approval was obtained for photographs that could reveal the identity of the participants should be included in this section. If any statistical program was used for statistical analysis, the name of the software program used, version number, location, date and company information should be written. Information on statistical analysis methods and sample size calculation should be presented with justifications and supported with sources when necessary.
Results
Results should not include any comments that are not based on numerical data. Data presented in tables should not be repeated in the text, and the most important results should be emphasized.
Discussion
The discussion should begin with information on the most important results obtained in the study. The results obtained from the study should be interpreted and compared with the results of previous studies and related. The limitations of the study and its contribution to the literature and clinical practice should be stated in the discussion. The findings in the “Results” section and tables should not be repeated in detail in the discussion section. Data not obtained in the study should not be discussed.
The following headings should be added with their explanations after the discussion section:
• Supporting Organization: If there are supporting organizations, they should be stated.
• Conflict of Interest: If there is a conflict of interest, they should be stated.
• Author Contributions: Authors' contributions to the article should be stated. Contributions should be grouped under the titles of idea/concept, design, supervision/advisory, resources and funding, materials, data collection and/or processing, analysis and/or interpretation, literature review, article writing, critical review.
• Explanations: If the article has been previously presented as an abstract and/or a report, information about the scientific meeting at which it was presented, the place and date of presentation, and if published, the publication where it was published should be stated in the “Explanations” section.
• Acknowledgements: Information about individuals and/or organizations who do not meet the criteria for authorship but provided support during the research (reading, writing the article, technical support, language and statistical support, etc.) should be stated in the “Acknowledgements” section as briefly and concisely as possible.
References
References should be placed immediately after the main text of the article. References should be numbered in the order of their occurrence in the text, at the end of the sentence (before the period), with Arabic numerals, and enclosed in parentheses [Example: ....... has been found to occur (21).]. Care should be taken not to exceed 40 sources and not to exceed 25% of the total number of sources using sources older than 10 years. Unless necessary, books, web pages, unpublished observations and personal interviews should be avoided as sources. If there is more than one source cited, a comma should be placed between the sources and no space should be left before or after the comma. Examples include (3,7,15–19); where “15–19” covers the five publications from source 15 to source 19. When a reference needs to be given by name in the main text, if the article is written in English, “Author name et al.” (Example: Jones et al.); if the article is written in Turkish, “Author name et al.” (Example: Yılmaztürk et al.) Journal names should be presented in abbreviated form according to Index Medicus. In an article published in a standard journal, if the number of authors is 6 or less, the names of all authors should be written. If the number of authors is more than 6, the first 6 authors should be written, and other authors should be indicated as “et al.” for Turkish articles and “et al.” for English articles. Authors who will use programs such as Endnote and Mendeley should use the “VANCOUVER” style found in the programs. The information that must be included in a reference given in Vancouver style is stated below: - Author(s) name(s), - Article title, - Journal name (abbreviated according to Index Medicus), - Publication year, - Journal volume and issue, - Page range (Example: 12-9).
Reference writing examples are as follows:
• Articles; Holden MA, Metcalf B, Lawford BJ, Hinman RS, Boyd M, Button K, et al. Recommendations for the delivery of therapeutic exercise for people with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. An international consensus study from the OARSI Rehabilitation Discussion Group. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2023;31(3):386-96.
• Studies published in the journal supplement (Congress Proceedings); Ortiz LA, Cros PCA, Velez RGJ, Rocio D. Analysis of a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease. EULAR 2024 Congress, June 12-15, 2024, Viyana. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024; 83(Suppl 1):1183-184.
• Book; Houglum PA. Therapeutic Exercise for Musculuskeletal Injuries. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 2005.
• Book section; Blanpied PR, Nawoczenski DA. Biomechanical Principles. In: Neumann DA.
Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System:Foundations for Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Missouri: Mosby &Elsevier; 2010: p. 77-113.
• Web page; JamesLindAlliancePrioritySettingPartnership.2020.RevisionKneeReplacementTop10 Priorities.Availableat:https://www.jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-setting-partnerships/Revision-knee-replacement/revision-knee-replacementtop-10-priorities.htm.AccessedFebruary24,2023.
Tables
Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word file format, each on a separate page, at the end of the article and numbered in the order they appear in the main text. The total number of tables and figures should be a maximum of 8. A short title should be written for each column heading in tables. The first letter of each word in the columns of tables should be capitalized. The table number and title should be located at the top of the table; the table number should be written in bold and separated from the table title with a period (.) (Example: Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants). Vertical lines should not be used in tables; there should be horizontal lines only before and after the first line and at the end of the table. P values in the table should be indicated with *, **. Notes and explanations of abbreviations used in the table should be written at the bottom of the table. In writing the explanation of abbreviations, the abbreviation should be written first, and the open form of the abbreviation should be written after a colon (:). Abbreviations should be separated from each other with a comma. The units of the variables used in the table should be stated in parentheses. Units covering a certain range should be expressed numerically with the range slice. In decimal numbers given in the table, a dot (.) must be used. In decimal numbers given in the tables, two digits must be written after the dot (Example: 54.78). Values other than average, percentage and median values (p, r, etc.) must be written as three digits after the dot.
Figures
Figure titles should appear on a separate page after the tables. Figures should be uploaded as a separate file in high quality JPEG, TIFF, PNG format. Photographs used in the article should be clear. Photographs and figures should be numbered in the order they appear in the text. In photographs containing human elements, authors must obtain written permission from the person and take precautions to conceal their identity. The permission text should be sent to the journal together with the article. Information on publication approval should be provided in the first paragraph of the “METHOD” section.
Article Submission Format
Articles will be uploaded in Microsoft Office Word file format in two copies, both with and without author names, after registering as a user to the DergiPark (https://dergipark.org.tr/cprr) system. In the Word file without author names, all institutions mentioned (including the institution from which the ethics committee approval was obtained) must be closed with an “X”.
Article Review Process: The journal's publication process is in accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Journal Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Manuscripts submitted to the journal will first be evaluated by the technical editor in terms of the manuscript's compliance with the journal's guidelines. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's guidelines will be sent back to the author with requests for technical corrections. Manuscripts will be evaluated by at least two external referees who are experts in the relevant field and referee reports will be reported to the corresponding author. In articles requiring revision, the author must respond to the referee's comments one-on-one and upload a revised version of the article. This process is repeated until the editorial board approves the article.
The author can follow the evaluation process of the article on the DergiPark (http://dergipark.org.tr/cprr) system.

An approval of research protocols by Ethics Committee in accordance with international agreements (World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki “Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects”, amended in October 2013, www.wma.net) is required for experimental, clinical studies and case reports.
Ethical principles and publication Policy
Ethics committee approval must be obtained for research conducted in all disciplines that requires ethics committee approval, and the “committee name, date, and issue number” of this approval should be stated and documented in the method section of the article and on the last page before the references section.