Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Fatih Altun, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Oktay Özkan, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Derviş Karaboğa, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Soylak, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. M. Kemal Apalak, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Enise Ayyıldız, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Uğur Şahin, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Erasmo Carrera, Politecnico di Torino
Prof. Dr. Alfonso Pagani, Politecnico di Torino
Prof. Dr. Buket Okutan Baba, İzmir Katip Çelebi University
Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir Bilişik, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Karakuzu, Dokuz Eylül University
Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Yıldız, Uludağ University
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Erklığ, Gaziantep University
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Serdar Önseş, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Evren Mutlugün, Abdullah Gül University
Prof. Dr. Afşin Alper Cerit, Erciyes University
Prof. Dr. Serkan Toros, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University
Prof. Dr. Burak Bal, Abdullah Gül University
Prof. Dr. Hasan Gedikli, Karadeniz Technical University
Ethics and Compliance Requirements
✯ For all studies that require ethics committee approval, such approval must be obtained, clearly stated within the manuscript, and properly documented.
✯ In research requiring ethics approval, detailed information—the name of the ethics committee, approval date, and approval number—must be included in the Methods section, and additionally on either the first or last page of the manuscript. For case reports, the manuscript must include a statement confirming that written informed consent was obtained from the participant(s).
✯ The journal’s website must include a clear statement confirming that all manuscripts comply with Research and Publication Ethics.
✯ Ethical responsibilities and guidelines for authors, reviewers, and editors must be presented under separate headings on the journal’s website.
✯ Ethical principles must be explicitly stated in the journal and/or on the journal website, with reference to national and international standards. For instance, scientific manuscripts submitted to the journal should follow the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) International Standards for Editors and Authors.
✯ Compliance with relevant copyright regulations is mandatory for all intellectual and artistic works used within the manuscript.