AUTHOR GUIDELINES AND PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES

Farabi Medical Journal (Farabi Med J) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal primarily publishing original clinical and experimental research articles in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and health sciences. Review articles are considered only upon invitation by the Editor or Editorial Board. Unsolicited review articles, case reports, editorials, and similar manuscript types are not accepted.

Publication Model and Language

Farabi Medical Journal adopts a Continuous Publication model. Accepted articles are published online immediately after completion of the editorial process.

The journal accepts manuscripts only in English. Abstracts are published in both English and Turkish. For authors who do not speak Turkish, translation support for the Turkish abstract is provided by the Editorial Office.

All submitted manuscripts are evaluated for grammar, spelling, and language quality throughout the editorial process. Authors are therefore strongly encouraged to have their manuscripts reviewed by a language expert prior to submission.

The journal follows the recommendations and principles established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in its writing, editorial, and publication processes.

All submissions are first evaluated by the Editorial Office for language quality, technical compliance, and adherence to the journal’s guidelines. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s requirements may be rejected with justification or returned to the corresponding author for technical correction before peer review.

Manuscripts that pass the technical review are evaluated scientifically by at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant field, in accordance with the double-blind peer-review principle. The number of reviewers may be increased when deemed necessary. The final decision for all submissions rests with the Editor.

1. Article Types

Farabi Medical Journal primarily accepts the following manuscript type:

• Original Research Article

In addition:

• Review Articles are accepted by invitation only.

The journal does not accept unsolicited review articles, case reports, editorials, or similar manuscript types unless otherwise determined by the Editorial Board.

2. Submission Documents

The following documents must be uploaded separately during submission:

I. Cover Letter and Title Page

The Title Page must include full author information and ORCID iDs.

II. Main Text File

The full manuscript must be uploaded in Microsoft Word format and must be anonymous, with no author names, affiliations, or other identifying information included in the main text.

III. Copyright Transfer and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

The scientific and legal responsibility of published articles belongs to the author(s). The author(s) agree to transfer publication rights regarding the manuscript to Farabi Medical Journal. The Copyright Transfer and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system.

IV. Article Similarity Report

In accordance with publication ethics principles, all submitted manuscripts are subject to similarity screening. For this purpose, a similarity report obtained through intihal.net is requested. When the full-text file is uploaded during the third step of submission, the manuscript is directed to the intihal.net system. Since report preparation may take time, the author(s) are informed by e-mail when the process is completed. After review of the similarity report, the submission process may be completed or, if necessary, repeated from the relevant stage. If multiple files are uploaded and multiple reports are generated, all reports are forwarded to the Editor. The Editor may also use other screening tools, such as iThenticate or Turnitin, when deemed necessary.

If figures, tables, graphs, photographs, or other visual materials reproduced from previously published work are included in the manuscript, the author(s) are responsible for obtaining written permission from the copyright holder in accordance with national and international copyright and publication ethics rules. Alternatively, such materials should be recreated by the author(s) or cited without direct reproduction.

V. Author Information

The complete information of all authors, including ORCID iDs, must be entered into the submission system. Submissions with missing documents and/or incomplete author information may be excluded from evaluation.

3. Ethics Committee Approval

For all studies requiring ethics committee approval, such approval is mandatory.

The name of the ethics committee, approval date, and approval number must be stated clearly in the Methods section of the manuscript.

For studies involving human participants, authors must state that the study was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments, as well as the relevant regulations of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health.

When written informed consent is required, this must be clearly stated in the manuscript.

4. Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted through the journal’s online system are first reviewed by the Editorial Board in terms of scientific quality, ethical compliance, and adherence to the journal’s writing guidelines.

The initial editorial evaluation is generally completed within approximately two (2) weeks.

Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation are then sent to at least two expert reviewers in the relevant field. The peer-review process is expected to be completed within a maximum of one and a half (1.5) months.

If revision is requested, the revised manuscript must be submitted through the journal system within one (1) month.

Accepted manuscripts are published according to the date of acceptance.📄 Farabi_Editorial_Flowchart_EN_v1.pdf 

5. Article Template and General Formatting Requirements

All manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s article template and submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

Manuscripts must be prepared using:

• Times New Roman
• 11-point font
• 1.5 line spacing
• 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides

6. Formatting Guidelines

All submissions must comply with the formatting requirements below.

6.1. Title Page

The Title Page must be prepared in Microsoft Word format in accordance with the sample Title Page template available on the journal’s website and uploaded separately to the submission system.

The Title Page must include the following:

• Type of article (Original Research Article or Invited Review Article, where applicable)
• Title of the manuscript in Turkish
• Title of the manuscript in English
• Full name(s) of the author(s) in publication order
• Institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s) (Institution, Department/Division, City, Country)
• Telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es) of the author(s)
• Name, institutional address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author
• ORCID iDs of all authors, in order
• Name of the funding organization, if applicable

The title of the manuscript must be written in bold, centered, and with initial capital letters.

For studies previously presented at a scientific meeting, the name, place, and date of the meeting must be stated.

Turkish and English running titles must not exceed 50 characters, including spaces.

It must be clearly stated whether any author has a conflict of interest.

6.2. Main Text

The main text must be prepared in Microsoft Word format according to the journal’s article template and uploaded anonymously.

The following rules apply to the main text:

1. The manuscript must not contain any information identifying the author(s) or their institution(s).
2. All headings in the manuscript must be written in bold.
3. Main section headings must be written in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
4. First-level subsection headings must be written with Each Main Word Capitalized.
5. Second-level subsection headings must be written with only the first word capitalized.
6. Paragraphs must not be indented.
7. No space should be left between a heading and the following text; however, one blank line should be left between the preceding paragraph and the next heading.
8. Original research articles must include structured Turkish Özet and English Abstract sections.
9. Abstracts must include the following components: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion; however, these headings should not be written explicitly.
10. The abstract must not exceed 250 words.
11. The abstract must not contain references, tables, figures, citations, or undefined abbreviations.
12. 3 to 5 keywords must be provided below the abstract.
13. A period (.) must be used as the decimal separator in both Turkish and English texts.
14. The percentage sign (%) should precede the number in Turkish and follow the number in English.

INTRODUCTION

The Introduction should clearly define the research problem, rationale, and objective, supported by relevant literature.

METHODS

The Methods section should provide sufficient detail to allow replication. Statistical methods must be clearly described. For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the committee name, approval number, and approval date must be stated in the manuscript.

RESULTS

Results should be presented clearly and, where appropriate, supported by tables, figures, or graphs.

DISCUSSION

The Discussion should interpret the findings in the context of the current literature, emphasizing similarities and differences. Repetition of Results should be avoided.

CONCLUSION

The Conclusion should summarize the implications of the findings, their contribution to the field, and any relevant recommendations.

Acknowledgments, if included, should be brief.

If the study was supported by a project or derived from a thesis, this must be clearly stated.

All abbreviations used in the manuscript must be defined at first mention, with the abbreviation given in parentheses immediately thereafter.

When referring to a drug, product, device, or software, the product name, manufacturer, city, and country must be provided in parentheses.

7. Original Research Article

Original Research Articles must not exceed 5,000 words, excluding abstracts and references.

They must contain the following sections, in order:

• Title (Turkish and English)
• Abstract / Özet (Turkish and English)
• Keywords (Turkish and English)
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments / Financial Support (if any)
• References (maximum 50)
• Tables and Figures (maximum 8)

8. Invited Review Article

Review Articles are considered only by invitation of the Editor or Editorial Board.

Authors invited to submit a review article should prepare the manuscript in accordance with the journal’s general formatting rules and any additional instructions provided by the Editorial Office.

9. Tables and Figures

All tables must be cited in the main text in numerical order and indicated in parentheses at the end of the relevant sentence.

Table titles and table footnotes must be placed at the end of the main text.

Tables should be formatted with a horizontal line above and below the title, and at the bottom of the table.

Explanations of all symbols and abbreviations used in tables must be provided below the table.

At initial submission, figures, graphics, and photographs should be embedded in the main manuscript file (Word document).

Figure titles must be listed at the end of the reference section in the main text.

Explanations of all symbols and abbreviations used in figures must be provided below the figure.

If the manuscript is accepted, the Editorial Office may request that figures, graphics, and photographs be submitted additionally as separate high-resolution files.

Accepted file formats for separate figure files include: .jpg, .jpeg, .tiff, .png, and .doc.

Photographs and scanned images must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, minimum dimensions of 1280 × 960 pixels, and must be saved in .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .tiff format.

For any patient photograph or other identifiable image, written informed consent must be obtained from the patient and/or their legal representative. Patient anonymity must be strictly preserved.

10. Citations and References

Farabi Medical Journal uses APA Style (7th edition) for both in-text citations and the reference list.

10.1. In-Text Citations

In-text citations must follow the author–date system.

Examples:

• One author: (Acar, 2021)
• Two authors: (Acar & Balcı, 2021)
• Three or more authors: (Acar et al., 2021)
• Narrative citation: Acar et al. (2021) reported that...
• Multiple sources: (Acar et al., 2021; Balcı & Demir, 2020)
• Direct quotation: (Acar, 2021, p. 15)

If the same author has more than one publication in the same year, these should be cited as 2021a, 2021b, etc.

10.2. Reference List

References must be listed at the end of the manuscript under the heading REFERENCES and arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the first author.

The following APA principles apply:

• References must be listed alphabetically, not in order of citation.
• Journal titles must be written in full, not abbreviated.
• Article and chapter titles must be written in sentence case.
• Book and journal titles must be written in italics where appropriate.
• If available, DOIs should be provided in URL format.
• References should be presented in the original language of the source.

In APA 7th edition:

• If a work has up to 20 authors, all authors should be listed.
• If a work has 21 or more authors, list the first 19 authors, followed by an ellipsis (...), and then the final author.

10.3. Reference Examples

Journal Article

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page range. DOI

Example:
Bozkuş, T. N., Değer, O., & Yaşar, A. (2021). Chemical characterization of water and ethanolic extracts of Turkish propolis by HPLC-DAD and GC-MS. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, 44(1–2), 77–86.

Website

Author/Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title of the webpage/document. Website Name. URL

Example:
World Health Organization. (2004, March). Equitable access to essential medicines: A framework for collective action. World Health Organization. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_EDM_2004.4.pdf

Book

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (Edition if applicable). Publisher.

Example:
Harmening, D. (2012). Modern blood banking & transfusion practices (6th ed.). F.A. Davis Company.

Book Chapter

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (Edition, pp. xx–xx). Publisher.

Example:
Meltzer, H., & Lowy, M. (Year). Neuroendocrine function in psychiatric disorders. In P. Berger & H. Brodie (Eds.), American handbook of psychiatry (2nd ed., pp. xx–xx). Basic Books.

Conference Presentation

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the presentation [Conference presentation]. Name of Conference, City, Country.

Example:
Diamond, M. (2005, September 26). Lymphatic system [Conference presentation]. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.

Thesis / Dissertation

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis [Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation, Institution Name].

Example:
Fenster, S. D. (2000). Cloning and characterization of Piccolo, a novel component of the presynaptic cytoskeletal matrix [Doctoral dissertation, University of Alabama].

11. Final Notes

Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s formatting, ethical, technical, and reference style requirements may be returned to the authors for correction or rejected before peer review.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is prepared in accordance with these guidelines before submission.