The journal's publication languages are Turkish and English. Articles in Turkish include English abstracts. During article preparation, authors may refer to the Turkish Language Association (www.tdk.gov.tr) for Turkish words and Turkish Medical Terminology (www.tipterimleri.com) for technical terms.

Authorship Criteria

After an article is accepted for publication, all authors are required to sign the "Copyright Transfer Form":
"We, the undersigned authors, guarantee that the submitted article is original; has not been submitted to another journal for publication; has not been published previously; and if any part has been published before, all necessary permissions have been obtained for its publication in the aforementioned journal and sent to the Editorial Office of Ege Journal of Medical Sciences along with the original copyright transfer form."

Ege Journal of Medical Sciences adheres to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' (ICMJE) "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication" standards. The "Information for Authors" content has been prepared using this version. Related information can be found at www.icmje.org.

Ethical Responsibility
Ege Journal of Medical Sciences publishes articles that comply with ethical and scientific standards. Compliance with ethical rules is the authors' responsibility. For all prospective studies, ethics committee approval must be obtained from the institution where the study was conducted and stated in the article. In case reports, patient confidentiality must be protected according to ethical and legal rules. Identifying information and photographs cannot be published without the patient's (or legal guardian's) written informed consent. The statement "Written informed consent was obtained from the patient (or legal guardian) for publication of medical data" must be included in the article text.

Ege Journal of Medical Sciences reminds authors that studies involving experimental animals must comply with generally accepted ethical rules. Ethics Committee Approval must be uploaded to the system with the article.

Authors must declare any commercial relationships or financial support from institutions on a separate page to the Editor. The absence of such relationships should also be stated separately.

Article Types
Articles should be submitted electronically at https://dergipark.org.tr/egetbd.

Original articles should not exceed 3000 words and should include the following sections: "Abstract (not exceeding 250 words), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References."

Case Reports should be organized as "Abstract, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, References." They are limited to 1000 words and 15 references. Only one table or figure is allowed.

Letters to the Editor concerning published texts or professional topics should not exceed 500 words and may include five references and one table or figure. Response rights are given to letters related to previously published texts in the journal.

Review articles are only accepted upon invitation by the Editorial Board.

Article Preparation
Click here to download the blank "Article Title Page" file for articles to be published in the journal.

The following rules must be followed for articles to be published in the journal:

Two main text files must be uploaded:

1. Title page file for the article (as shown in the example on the right)

o Article title
o Short title (English short title if the article is in English)
o Authors' names and surnames, listed side by side separated by commas (in the desired publication order) with numbers or superscripts indicating each author's institutional affiliation
o In the following paragraph, list authors' departments, institutions, parent organizations (if any), city/district/country information, and ORCID numbers
o Below, corresponding author: Name Surname, Title, Address, phone, email address

2. Full text without author names (details described below):

a) The text should be double-spaced, in Calibri 11-point font.
b) Pages should be numbered consecutively starting from the title page, in the upper right corner.
c) The title page of the Word file uploaded to the online article system should not contain author names or institutional information.
d) The article should include the following sections, each starting on a new page:
o Turkish and English Title
o Turkish Abstract; the abstract should consist of the following components:

PURPOSE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Keywords: Keywords should be separated by commas

o English Abstract; the abstract should consist of:
OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Keywords: keywords, must, be, separated, with, comma
o INTRODUCTION
o MATERIALS AND METHODS
o RESULTS
o DISCUSSION
o CONCLUSION
o ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (if any)
o REFERENCES
o Figures, images, graphics
o Tables (with titles and captions)
o Appendices (if any)

Article Title
Should be short, easily understandable, and descriptive of the article's content.

Abstracts
Should be written in both Turkish (Abstract) and English, consisting of four sections: Purpose, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion, not exceeding 250 words. The research purpose, procedures, observational and analytical methods, main findings, and primary conclusions should be stated. References should not be used in abstracts. Letters to the Editor do not require abstracts.

Keywords
At the end of Turkish and English abstracts, under the headings "Keywords," there should be a maximum of five keywords that capture the main topics of the scientific article, written according to Index Medicus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Keywords should preferably be selected from Turkey's Scientific Terms (www.bilimterimleri.com).
Text
The main text should consist of sections as described above according to article type. Applied statistical methods should be stated in the Materials and Methods section.

References
References should be numbered in order of appearance in the text, in parentheses immediately after the relevant word or before the period at the end of the sentence. In the text, tables, and figure captions, references are indicated with Arabic numbers in parentheses. References used only in tables or figure captions should be numbered according to their first appearance in the text. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus style. Abbreviated author and journal names should not include periods. For references with six or fewer authors, all authors should be listed; for seven or more authors, list the first three followed by "et al." or "ve ark." The journal's volume and issue numbers must be included.
References should be written in their original language and formatted as in the following examples:

Journal articles:
Kim CH, Cheon JS, Choi WY, Son KM. The efficacy of mobile application use on recall of surgical risks in nasal bone fracture reduction surgery. Arch Craniofac Surg. 2018; 19: 41-47.
Online articles not yet in print:
Kurita GP, Højsted J, Sjøgren P. Tapering off long-term opioid therapy in chronic non-cancer pain patients: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Pain. 2018 May 13. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1241.

Books:
Bilgehan H. Clinical Microbiology. 2nd ed. İzmir: Bilgehan Press; 1986:137-40.

Book chapters:
McEwen WK, Goodner IK. Secretion of tears and blinking. In: Davson H (ed). The Eye. Vol. 3, 2nd ed. New York: Academic Press; 1969:34-78.

Internet articles:
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: The ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet] 2002 [cited 12 Aug 2002]. Available from: www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/wawatch.htm

Websites:
Cancer-pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources [updated 16 May 2002; cited 9 July 2002]. Available from: www.cancer-pain.org

Acknowledgments
Financial sources, contributing institutions, organizations, and individuals should be stated in this section if applicable.

Tables
Tables should complement the text and not repeat information in the text. They should be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance, with a brief explanatory title above the table. Abbreviations in tables should be explained immediately below the table. Footnotes should use these symbols in order: *, †, ‡, §, ¶.

Figures
All figures, images, graphs, and photographs should be called "Figures" and uploaded as separate .jpg or .gif files (approximately 500x400 pixels, 8 cm wide, and at least 300 dpi resolution). Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance and referenced in parentheses in the text.

Figure Captions
Figure captions should start on separate pages, double-spaced, with corresponding Arabic numerals. Symbols, arrows, or letters marking specific parts of figures should be explained in the caption. For previously published figures, permission must be obtained and documented.

Measurements and Abbreviations
All measurements should be in the metric system (International System of Units, SI). Examples: mg/kg, µg/kg, mL, mL/kg, mL/kg/h, mL/kg/min, L/min, mmHg, etc. Measurements and statistical data should be expressed in numerals unless they begin a sentence. Numbers less than ten without units should be spelled out.
Abbreviations in the text should be explained in parentheses when first used. Some commonly used abbreviations may be written as: iv, im, po, and sc.
Generic names should be used for drugs.