Hippocrates Medical Journal

The journal of Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Faculty of Medicine has started its publication life in both Turkish and English publication languages. Our journal will be published three times a year. It will be published in December, April and August. No fee will be charged for the publication of the articles. All submitted materials will be evaluated by double-blind scientific referees.

The Hippocrates Journal of Medicine accepts articles in clinical, experimental research, review, review, case reports, interesting images, original surgical techniques, letters to the editor, and video articles in the fields of basic, internal and surgical medical sciences, biomedical technologies, strategic and complementary medicine, sport, sport-physiology training and exercise.

Writing Language:
The publication languages ​​of the journal are Turkish and English. English for articles written in Turkish and Turkish abstracts for articles written in English should be submitted.

Statement that the manuscript has not been sent for publication elsewhere: Each author must declare that the submitted manuscript has not been previously published in print or electronic media, partially or completely elsewhere, or has not yet been evaluated for publication. This includes symposiums, information transfers, books, articles by invitation, submissions in electronic format, and preliminary papers of all types, excluding abstracts of up to 250 words. All responsibilities (ethical, scientific, legal, etc.) of the articles published in the journal belong to the authors.

For research in all branches of science that requires ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval should be obtained, this approval should be stated and documented in the article.
In research that requires ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) can be found in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; In case reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the article. Authors should upload the ethics committee approval, which includes the list of authors and institutions, to the system during the submission of the manuscript for prospective studies conducted in humans or subjects.

Evaluation:
Articles are subject to a double-blind evaluation process. Pre-evaluation of each article is done by the Editorial Board. The articles to be reviewed for publication are first evaluated by the editor-in-chief. Articles that do not comply with the journal writing rules or are out of the scope of the journal are directly rejected. In addition , articles that do not comply with the requirements for the articles sent to the Biomedical journals specified at the http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf web address are also rejected. Articles are screened for plagiarism or duplication. In case of ethical problems in these matters, the Editorial Board acts according to the principles of the Editorial Ethics Committee (COPE).

At least two double-blind referees and a statistician are assigned to articles that pass this stage. Referees are selected from among independent experts who have publications in the relevant international literature and receive significant citations. Research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses are also reviewed by a biostatistician. Authors who submit articles to the journal accept that the editor can make changes on the article, provided that the main idea of ​​the article is preserved, including misleading statements and spelling errors. Articles submitted to the Hippocratic Journal of Medicine are subject to double-blind peer-reviewed review. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent referees who are experts in the field for an impartial evaluation process. Editorial Board, may send invitations to external and independent editors for the evaluation of articles submitted by the editors or the members of the Editorial Board of the journal. The Editor-in-Chief is the final decision-making authority on the publication of all articles.

Revisions:
At the submission stage of the revised article, the author should also send the "Response to the Referees" file containing answers to every issue stated by the referees. This file should contain the comments of the reviewers, followed by the responses of the authors and the modified line numbers and a detailed copy of the main article. The revision requested from the author should be made within 20 days and sent back to the journal. The revision option can be canceled for articles that are not submitted within this period. If the author(s) needs additional time, they must request it before the first 20 days. Accepted articles are checked for grammar, punctuation, and format. When the publication process of the article is completed, it is published online on the journal's website before the next printed issue. The PDF file of the accepted article is sent to the corresponding author and publication approval is received within two days. Latest status of submitted articles and other information about the journal. It can be accessed at https://ojs.bandirma.edu.tr/index.php/hipokrat-tip/ .

Acceptance to Broadcast:
Submitted articles are published with the approval of the Editorial Board. Manuscripts that are not accepted for publication and their appendices (photographs, tables, figures and floppy disks) are not returned unless otherwise stated.The form must be entered as signed. PDF Form

Transfer of publishing rights:
Authors of articles sent to the official journal of "Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Medicine" should transfer their copyright to " Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Medicine" . This transfer becomes binding with the acceptance of the article for publication. No part of the printed material can be used elsewhere without the written permission of Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Medicine .

Editorial and publication processes of the journal, International Medical Journals Editorial Board (ICMJE), World Medical Editors Association (WAME), Science Editors Council (CSE), Publication Ethics Board (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and National Information Standards organization ( It is carried out in accordance with NISO) guidelines. The journal complies with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Academic Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice). ORCID ID is requested from all authors during article submission. The ID can be obtained free of charge from http://orcid.org .

Conflict of interest:
Any financial and other support received from individuals or institutions should be reported to the Editorial Board and the International Board of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Possible Conflicts of Interest Form should be filled in and sent to the journal in order to disclose possible conflicts of interest. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the recommendations for the Execution, Reporting, Editing, and Publishing of Academic Articles in ICMJE Medical Journals (updated December 2014 - http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). The authors' CONSORT randomized trial studies guide, STROBE observational original research studies guide, STARD diagnostic accuracy study guide, PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis guides,

Publication ethics:
International agreements on experimental, clinical and investigational drug studies and some case reports (Helsinki Statement, 2013 revised Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals - https://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html/), study protocols must be approved by the Ethics Committee. If necessary, Ethics Committee reports or official documents may be requested from the authors. In the articles in which the experimental study results are reported, it should be stated that all patients were informed in detail about the treatments and informed consent was obtained from each patient. In animal studies, it should be clearly stated that the necessary precautions are taken to prevent the suffering of the subjects. Ethics Committee approval and Ethics Committee number confirming that consent was obtained from the patients should be stated in the Patients and Methods section of the article. It is the author's responsibility to protect and not disclose the personal information of patients. In case of using images that may reveal the identity of the patient,

Plagiarism:
Whether intentional or not, plagiarism is a serious violation. If the article is similar to another work without reference, it is considered plagiarism. If there is evidence of plagiarism before or after the article is accepted or published, the author is given an opportunity to disprove. If the discussions with the author are not satisfactory, the article is withdrawn and the article is not allowed to be republished within a period determined by the responsible Editor(s). The journal uses plagiarism scanning software to scan all articles before publication and verify the originality of the content.

Rules to be followed in article preparation
Articles and all figures, tables and photographs related to the article should be sent online via the internet.

Control List
For the convenience of the authors, the list below is presented to complete the deficiencies by checking the manuscript before it is sent to the journal for evaluation. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

General
Manuscripts should preferably be written using Microsoft Word. Articles should be written using 12 point Times New Roman characters. Manuscripts should be placed on one side of A4 (21x29.7 cm) white file paper, double-spaced throughout the entire article (including the title, Turkish and English abstracts, article, references, tables and subtitles) and with a three-centimeter margin from all sides of the page ( From the word processor's page layout settings).

Studies data collection completed before December 2010 will not be accepted.
All manuscripts (1) title page (without author and center/hospital names), (2) abstract, (3) article, (4) acknowledgment letter (if any), (5) funds and organizations supporting the study (when disclosure is required) , (6) references, (7) tables, and (8) subtitles. The title page should be numbered 1 and all pages including the subtitles page should be numbered sequentially from the top right corner.
The main text (plain text) uploaded to the system should not contain the author and the center name. The title page containing the names of the authors and centers should be uploaded to the system as a separate file.
Research and review articles should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages in total, they should be arranged as a title page, one page Turkish abstract, one page English abstract, 10 pages of articles (maximum 2250 words), maximum three pages of references and one page of figure captions. . Each of the tables should be prepared and sent on separate pages. Units should be written in accordance with the International System of Units (SI).
Case reports and surgical technical articles should not exceed eight pages (1000 words) in total, excluding the title page, Turkish and English abstracts and references. If tables or figures are used in the article, the article should be shortened to 1/2 page or 125 words per table or figure. Surgical technique articles should contain detailed visual explanations.
Letters to the editor and interesting image articles should be written with double line spacing, should not exceed two pages in total (maximum 500 words), and the number of references should be limited to four. Publishing tables and figures in letters to the editor may only be possible in exceptional cases. In the "interesting image" articles, one or two original and excellent quality images, together with brief information about the case and its treatment, should be presented in the form of a letter to the editor without a summary.
It should be preferred to include local literature among the sources to be used in Turkish and English texts. For this purpose, search engines such as the "National Citation Index" on the web page of the association and the journal can be used.
Review articles should be limited to 4000 words, editorial articles should be limited to 2500 words.
title page
A title that is as short as possible should be used. The title of the article should not exceed 95 characters (each letter and space counts as one character) in research and review articles, and 80 characters in case reports, letters and surgical technique articles. Abbreviations should not be used in the title. The title should be written in Turkish and English. A short title not exceeding 40 characters should be added just below the title.
Only the names and surnames of the authors who directly contributed to the study should be written clearly, and the number of authors should not exceed eight in research articles, five in case reports and surgical technique articles, and three in interesting images and letters to the editor. If more authors are available, the reason should be explained to the editor. Under the authors, the full name of the institution where the study was conducted and the city should be written. If more than one institution (maximum of two) participated in the study, the institution to which each author belongs should be stated (authors should not use titles anywhere in the manuscript, including the title page and article).
Funds and organizations supporting the study should be stated here, if the study is planned to be presented in any congress or has been presented before, the congress name, time (day-month-year) and place should be specified.
At the bottom of the title page, the name, surname, full address, postal code, telephone number (mobile phone number if desired), fax number and e-mail address of the author to be contacted should be written.
The title page must be uploaded to the system as a separate file.
summaries
Abstracts should not exceed 250 words in research articles. Titles should not be used in abstracts (the English of the title should be written on the Title page). It should consist of four parts: Turkish (Aim, Study plan, Findings, Conclusion) and English abstracts (Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion). Case reports, reviews, and surgical technique articles do not require these sections, and abstracts should not exceed 100 words. Turkish and English keywords (3-5 items) for the article should be taken from the MeSH index and should be given immediately after the abstracts. Abstracts are not required for letters to the editor, comments, Interesting Images, and editorials.
The use of abbreviations in abstracts should be avoided as much as possible. When it is absolutely necessary to use an abbreviation, it should be used in the first place after it is defined in parentheses.
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Writing; In the Introduction, ​Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion Introduction section, information that will explain the subject and the purpose of the study should be included. In the Methods section, the place, time and plan of the study should be explained. If there are subheadings to be included under this section, they should be respectively patient characteristics, surgical technique or experimental study method, data collection (collection), follow-up method, statistical method used (must be detailed). The data obtained in the Results section are given together with the statistical results. In the Discussion section, the results of the study are evaluated by comparing them with the literature. In the conclusion part, the final opinion of the study is summarized with a paragraph.
References, figures and tables should be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text.
Abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible.
All units of measurement in the text should be given in accordance with international metric standards.
For statistical analysis of the manuscript, the article named Guidelines for Data Reporting and Nomenclature (Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:260-1) can be used.
Footnotes should be given at the bottom of the page on which they are cited. For drugs, equipment and other company-named materials, the company name and location should be stated in parentheses in the article.
Acknowledgments should be placed at the end of the article, before references, including grants and financial support or technical assistance.
resources
The use of resources should be selective and resources directly related to the study should be included. Keeping the reference lists too wide apart from the collective and current review articles causes a waste of space. As a general rule, the number of references in research articles should be at most 25, in case reports and surgical technique articles, at most six, in reviews at most 85, and in letters to the editor at most four.
Information-exchanges in personal contacts, articles in preparation and other unpublished data should not be cited as sources.
References should be written on a separate page with double spacing and numbered according to the order they appear in the text.
While the year, volume, start and end pages are given in journal sources, only the year, start and end pages should be specified in book sources.
In addition, DOI address should be added to the end of journal references.
Bibliography Type: Turkish and English Vancover numeric system.
Vancouver Spelling Style Introduction:
Vancouver is a numbered reference style commonly used in medicine and science and consists of:

• References to someone else's work in the text are indicated using a number

• A sequentially numbered reference list at the end of the document providing full details of relevant in-text references.

It follows the guidelines set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors currently maintained by the US National Library of Medicine. Also known as Uniform Requirements for Articles submitted to Biomedical Journals.

This guide is modeled after Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers (2nd ed.). You may want to refer directly to this resource for additional information or examples.

Printing this manual: Please note that printing directly from the pages in this manual may change the citation formatting image. A printable document is available below. Note that this document is adapted from this online guide and does not include all information and examples. Please use it in conjunction with the more regularly updated online manual.

• Quick reference guide to the Vancouver citation and referencing style (PDF 959KB)

Reference list: General notes

Please check with your faculty for any specific reference or formatting needs.

• References are listed in numerical order and in the order in which they are cited in the text. The reference list is at the end of the article.

• Start your reference list on a new page and name it 'References'.

• The reference list should include all sources that you cite in the text and only. (However, do not include unpublished items such as correspondence.)

• Use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).

• Abbreviate journal titles in the style used in the NLM Catalogue.

• Check the reference details against the actual source - when you cite, you indicate that you have read a source.

• Be consistent with your reference style throughout the document.

Reference list example

References

1. O'Campo P, Dunn JR, editors. Rethinking social epidemiology: towards a science of change. Dordrecht: Springer; 2012. 348 p.

2. Schiraldi GR. Post-traumatic stress disorder resource book: a guide to recovery, recovery and growth [Internet]. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2000 [discarded 6 Nov 2019]. 446 p. Available at: http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0071393722&template=#toc doi: 10.1036/0737302658

3. Halpen-Felsher BL, Morrell HE. Prevention and reduction of tobacco use. In: Berlan ED, Bravender T, editors. Adolescent medicine today: a guide to caring for the adolescent patient [Internet]. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co.; 2012 [discarded 3 November 2019]. Chapter 18. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1142/97898114324496_0018

4. Stockhausen L, Turale S. An exploratory study of Australian nursing scholars and contemporary scholarship. J Nurs Scholarsh [Internet]. 2011 March [cited 2019 February];43(1):89-96. Available at: http://search.proquest.com/docview/858241255?accountid=12528

5. Kanneganti P, Harris JD, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Lattermann C, Flanigan DC. The effect of smoking on ligament and cartilage surgery in the knee: a systematic review. I'm J Sports Med [Internet]. 2012 Dec [attributed Feb 2019];40(12):2872-8. Available at: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/40/12/2872 doi: 10.1177/0363546512458223

6. Subbarao M. Difficult cases in carotid stenting [DVD]. Woodbury (CT): Cine-Med, Inc.; 2003. 1 DVD: audio, color, 4 3/4 inches.

7. Stem cells in the brain [television broadcast]. catalyst. Sydney: ABC; 2009 June 25.

Reference Supplements

Referencing your own attachments in your own text:

• Your appendix does not need to be cited. Simply mark in the body of your work, for example: (see Appendix A).

• If you have created your own appendix and provided references, number the references in the appendix sequentially with your written text and add them to your reference list.

Adds reference not written by you:

• If the appendix was not written by you, place the numbered citation at the end of the appendix along with the rest of the text and add the full reference to your reference list.

English Version Vancover
Vancouver style
Introduction: Vancouver is a numbered referencing style commonly used in medicine and science, and consists of:

Citations to someone else's work in the text, indicated by the use of a number

A sequentially numbered reference list at the end of the document providing full details of the corresponding in-text references.

It follows rules established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, now maintained by the US National Library of Medicine. It is also known as Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals.

This guide is modeled on Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd edition) . You may wish to consult this source directly for additional information or examples.

Printing this guide: Please note that printing directly from pages in this guide may alter the citation formatting display. A printable document is available below. Note that this document is adapted from this online guide and does not contain all information and examples. Please use it in conjunction with the online guide which is more regularly updated.

Quick reference guide to Vancouver citing & referencing style (PDF 959KB)

Reference list:

General notes Please check with your faculty for any specific referencing or formatting requirements

References are listed in numerical order, and in the same order in which they are cited in text. The reference list appears at the end of the paper.

Begin your reference list on a new page and title it 'References'.

The reference list should include all and only those references you have cited in the text. (However, do not include unpublished items such as correspondence.)

Use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).

Abbreviate journal titles in the style used in the NLM Catalog .

Check the reference details against the actual source - you are indicating that you have read a source when you cite it.

Be consistent with your referencing style across the document.

Example of a reference list

references

O'Campo P, Dunn JR, editors. Rethinking social epidemiology: towards a science of change. Dordrecht: Springer; 2012. 348 p.

Schiraldi GR. Post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: a guide to healing, recovery, and growth [Internet]. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2000 [cited 2019 Nov 6]. 446 p. Available from: http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0071393722&template=#toc doi: 10.1036/0737302658

Halpen-Felsher BL, Morrell HE. Preventing and reducing tobacco use. In: Berlan ED, Bravender T, editors. Adolescent medicine today: a guide to caring for the adolescent patient [Internet]. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co.; 2012 [cited 2019 Nov 3]. Chapter 18. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814324496_0018

Stockhausen L, Turale S. An explorative study of Australian nursing scholars and contemporary scholarship. J Nurs Scholarsh [Internet]. 2011 Mar [cited 2019 Feb 19];43(1):89-96. Available from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/858241255?accountid=12528

Kanneganti P, Harris JD, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Lattermann C, Flanigan DC. The effect of smoking on ligament and cartilage surgery in the knee: a systematic review. Am J Sports Med [Internet]. 2012 Dec [cited 2019 Feb 19];40(12):2872-8. Available from: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/40/12/2872 doi: 10.1177/0363546512458223

Subbarao M. Tough cases in carotid stenting [DVD]. Woodbury (CT): Cine-Med, Inc.; 2003. 1 DVD: sound, colour, 4 3/4 in.

Stem cells in the brain [television broadcast]. Catalyst. Sydney: ABC; 2009 Jun 25.

Referencing Appendices

Referencing your own appendices in your own text:

Your appendix does not need to be referenced. It is enough to signpost it in the body of your work, for example: (See Appendix A).

If you created your own appendix, and you've cited references, then number the references within the appendix consecutively in sequence with your written text and include them in your reference list.

Referencing appendices not written by you:

If the appendix was not written by you then place the numbered citation, in sequence with the rest of the text, at the end of the appendix and include the full reference in your reference list.

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Tables

Tables should be prepared on a separate word page, with two line spacing, and each table should have a number and a title. If abbreviations are included in the table, the explanation of these abbreviations should be placed under the table in the form of subtitles and in alphabetical order.
Written permission must be obtained from both the author and the printing house when using tables that have previously been published in print or electronically, and this should be sent by fax or mail to the journal editor. Transverse and longitudinal lines should not be used in the table, only straight lines should be drawn above and below.
Written permission must be obtained from both the author and the printing house when using tables that have previously been published in print or electronically, and this should be sent by fax or mail to the journal editor. Transverse and longitudinal lines should not be used in the table,
Tables should not be a repetition of the information in the text.
Figure Graphics Images and Captions

Subtitles should be written on a separate page with double spacing. They should be numbered according to their order in the text and if abbreviations are included in figures, graphics and pictures, the explanation of these abbreviations should be placed under the subtitles and in alphabetical order.
The magnification ratio and staining technique in microscopic pictures should be explained.
When using figures, graphics and images previously published in print or electronically, written permission should be obtained from both the author and the printing house, and this should be sent to the journal editor by fax or mail.
Written permission must be obtained when using images of persons whose faces are not concealed and appear recognizable.
Figures and Pictures

Pictures and figures are uploaded to the system via the internet as one or more separate digital image files, each of which can contain one or more pictures. For each image file, the figure number is used as the file name (for example, Figure 1A). All images must be submitted in .JPEG and .TIFF formats at 300 Dpi resolution. Powerpoint (.ppt) files can only be used for drawn graphics and a separate Powerpoint file should be prepared for each Powerpoint figure. For those who do not have experience with digital image files and formats, it is recommended to seek technical assistance.

For all kinds, figures and photographs previously published in print or electronic media, written permission from both the author and publisher (the owner of the copyright) must be obtained and sent to the editorial office of the journal by mail or fax.
Originals of Drawings: If the article is accepted for publication, but the submitted electronic images, drawings and picture files are not suitable for printing, the journal editorial may request that a complete set of the originals be sent. Requests and necessary instructions on this subject will be notified by the journal editor. When color printing is used, authors must submit a letter acknowledging their willingness to pay a reasonable price for printing.

Journal Principles
The Hippocratic Journal of Medicine asks the authors to comply with research and publication ethics. Compliance with national and international ethical guidelines and approval from relevant ethical committees are essential for research in humans or animals. Authors should upload the ethics committee approval, which includes the list of authors and institutions, to the system during the submission of the manuscript for prospective studies conducted in humans or subjects.


Ethics committee approval is also required for articles that do not include animal or human studies, such as retrospective studies, database analyses, but it is sufficient to indicate the ethics committee approval for such studies in the methodology section at the submission stage of the article. The editor may request the ethics committee reports from the corresponding author. The compliance of the articles with the ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.

Human research: The ethical principles followed by the researchers with the approval given by the ethics committee and the human research committee of the center where the study was conducted should be specified in the Patients and Methods section. In addition, a statement that informed consent was obtained from each participant should be included.

If a drug, product, hardware or software program is mentioned in the main article, the product information, including the name of the product, the manufacturer, city and country information, should be stated in parentheses in the format below. eg. Discovery ST PET/CT scanner (General Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA).

Experimental animal studies: In the Materials and Methods section, it should be stated that all animals were subjected to humane treatment in experimental studies in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Conflict of interest: HMJ Journal asks authors to disclose any existing business associations that may have the potential for a conflict of interest with respect to their article (for example, employment, direct payments, stock ownership, retention, consultation, patent license adjustments, or honor). All financial resources supporting the work should also be disclosed as footnotes.

Scientific responsibility statement:
Prior to the publication of an accepted article, each author must declare that he has participated in the research sufficiently to share responsibility for its content. This participation can be on the following topics;

Creating concepts and designs for experiments or collecting, analyzing or expressing data;

Drafting the manuscript or reviewing its scientific content

Approval of the final ready-to-print version of the article.

Statement that the article has not been sent for publication elsewhere:
"I declare that all or part of the material in this work has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. This includes symposia, information transfers, books, articles by invitation, excluding abstracts of up to 400 words, It includes submissions in electronic format and preliminary notices of any kind."

Sponsorship statement:
Authors should declare the roles of sponsors, if any, in the following areas;

Design of the study

Data collection, analysis and interpretation of results

Writing the report

INFORMATION TO AUTHORS

EDITORIAL PROCESS AND REFEREE EVALUATION

Editorial and publication processes and ethical rules of Bandırma Journal of Medical Sciences International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association It is shaped in accordance with the rules of international organizations such as the Science Editors (EASE), and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Our journal is in harmony with the principles of transparency and “best practices in academic publishing” (doaj.org/bestpractice).

Articles submitted to Bandırma Journal of Medical Sciences will go through a double-blind peer-review process. To ensure an unbiased review process, each submission will be reviewed by at least two external, independent reviewers who are experts in their fields. The editor is the final authority in the decision-making process for all submissions.

International agreements for experimental, clinical, experimental, clinical and drug studies and some case reports (World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki "Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, www.wma.net")) research protocols need to be approved as appropriate. If necessary, ethics committee reports or an equivalent official document will be requested from the authors. For articles on experimental research in humans, a statement should be included showing that written informed consent has been obtained from patients and volunteers, followed by a detailed description of the procedures they may undergo. In animal studies, the measures taken to prevent animal suffering and victimization should be clearly stated. Information about the consent of the patient, the name of the ethics committee and the approval number of the ethics committee should also be stated in the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript. It is the authors' responsibility to carefully protect the anonymity of patients. For photos that can reveal the identity of patients,

All submitted articles are scanned with a plagiarism scanning program.

In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct, such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data forgery / fabrication, the Editorial Board will follow and act in accordance with COPE guidelines.

Each individual listed as an author must meet the authorship criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Publication policies are based on “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations)” (2013, http://www.icmje.org/ ). ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:

Significant contributions to the concept or design of the study; or the collection, analysis or interpretation of data for study,
Drafting the work or critically revising important intellectual content,
Final approval of the version to be published,
Agree to be responsible for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions regarding the accuracy or completeness of any part of the work are properly investigated and resolved.
In addition to being responsible for parts of his work, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for certain other parts of the work. Additionally, authors must rely on the integrity of their co-authors' contributions.

All those designated as authors must meet all four criteria for authorship, and all those who meet all four criteria must be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be noted on the title page of the manuscript.

Bandırma Journal of Medical Sciences requires and encourages authors and individuals involved in the evaluation process of submitted articles to disclose any existing or potential conflicts of interest, including financial, advisory, and institutional, that may lead to potential bias or a conflict. Any financial grant or other support received from individuals or institutions for a work submitted must be disclosed to the Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board of the journal handles all appeals and complaints under the COPE guidelines. In such cases, authors should contact the editorship directly regarding their objections and complaints. When necessary, an ombudsperson may be appointed to resolve cases that cannot be resolved internally. The editor is the final authority in the decision-making process for all objections and complaints.

COPYRIGHT

Bandırma Journal of Medical Sciences allows articles to be shared in accordance with the Attribution-NonCommercial-Share with Same License 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. Accordingly, writers and readers; They may copy, reproduce and adapt the works from the material provided that they comply with the conditions of attribution appropriately, not using the material for commercial purposes and sharing the adapted ones under the same license.

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Editorial and publication processes of the journal, International Medical Journals Editorial Board (ICMJE), World Medical Editors Association (WAME), Science Editors Council (CSE), Publication Ethics Board (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and National Information Standards organization ( It is carried out in accordance with NISO) guidelines. The journal complies with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Academic Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice). ORCID ID is requested from all authors during article submission. The ID can be obtained free of charge from http://orcid.org .

Publication ethics:
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Plagiarism:
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