MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
-The manuscript will be considered only on the understanding that it is not currently being submitted to other journals.
-Submission of an article implies that the results described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.
-Authors are obliged to follow remarks and comments of the reviewers, as well as to follow Instructions for preparing manuscripts and technical remarks and corrections of the Editorial Board.
-The corresponding author should send the Author's Checklist, fulfilled and signed.
-Papers will be published in English, and authors are obliged to submit papers free of typing errors (please use Spell Checking).
-Editorial Board has the right to make small lector corrections and to shorten the text of the paper, which would not influence the author's ideas and presentation. After the computer layout of the paper, the authors will obtain text as a .pdf file for approval.
-The manuscripts, not exceeding 15 pages (for review papers maximum 20 pages), including figures and tables, excluding reference list, should be submitted in electronic form only in MS Word (.doc file) or LaTex format (.tex file).
-Please read all of the following manuscript preparation instructions carefully and in their entirety. The manuscript must be in good scientific English; this is the author's responsibility.
-All authors must have read and approved the most recent version of the manuscript.
-Manuscripts can only be submitted through the International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
-Manuscripts submitted via any other medium will not be processed.
-Manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Health Services, Research and Policy will first go through a technical evaluation process where the editorial office staff will ensure that the manuscript has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines.
-Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned to the submitting author with technical correction requests.
-The journal management requires that all authors register to ORCID at http://orcid.org/register and get a free ORCID ID.
-All submissions are screened by similarity detection software. We are using the iThenticate plagiarism solution and our maximum allowed score, for the document in which the Materials and Methods and References sections truncated, is 20%. Higher scores are not allowed and the author will be given the plagiarism report and the manuscript will be returned to the authors.
-You may download the Manuscript Template (Sample) here.
MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE
Font
Manuscripts must be prepared as a Microsoft Word file.
Word document, Times New Roman, 11 points, exact line space.
Page margins are 2.5 for all sides.
Length
The maximum length for articles is 20 pages.
Articles over 20 pages in length can only be considered on an exceptional basis.
Title
A concise title of the paper.
Use bold 11-point Times Roman font.
Use uppercase for the title.
Make the title is centered.
Name(s) and surname(s) of author(s)
Use centered, bold, italic, 11-point Times Roman font.
Affiliation(s) of author(s)
Use 10-point Times Roman font.
E-mail address of the corresponding author
Use 10-point Times Roman font.
ORCID(s) of author(s)
Use 10-point Times Roman font.
The journal management requires that all authors register to ORCID at
and get a free ORCID ID.
Abstract
Each article must include an abstract, of up to 250-300 words, that highlights the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions.
The abstract body is typed in Times New Roman, italic, 11 pt.
Keywords
Maximum 5 characteristic words explaining the subject of the paper (avoid, for example “of”, “and” ...) - separated by commas and typed Word Style in Times New Roman, italic, 11 pt.
Subheadings
Use bold, lowercase, 11 Times New Roman font for headings.
Introduction
This should define the problem and, if possible, the frame of existing knowledge.
Materials and Methods
Materials and methods should be clearly presented.
Results and Discussion
Results should be clear and concise and give the significance of the results of the work. Data must not be repeated in figures and tables.
The discussion should interpret the results in reference to the problem outlined in the introduction and of related observations by the author/s or others.
Conclusion
A conclusion should be added if results and discussion are combined.
Tables and Figures
Numerated figures and tables, have to be implemented in the text, and obviously behind the paragraph in which they have been mentioned. Tables should have a short descriptive title.
The unit of measurement used in a table should be stated.
Tables should be numbered consecutively.
Figures should be prepared in GIF, TIFF, JPEG, or PowerPoint.
Tables and Figures should be appropriately cited in the manuscript.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of financial support, advice or other kinds of assistance should be given at the end of the text under the heading "Acknowledgements". The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
Ethical statement:
Ethics Committee approval number and date is required if the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, or if it involves the use of animal or human subjects. This information should be highlighted both in the Methods section and at the end of the article.
Conflict of interest:
The authors must notify any conflicts of interest.
Authors’ Contributions:
All authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research. The level of their contribution also must be defined at the end of the article.
Ethics Committee approval number and date is required if the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, or if it involves the use of animal or human subjects. This information should be highlighted both in the Methods section and at the end of the article.
Conflict of interest:
The authors must notify any conflicts of interest.
Authors’ Contributions:
All authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research. The level of their contribution also must be defined at the end of the article.
References
Use IEEE style for references. For a summary of the IEEE references style, you can download the document from here.
References should be numbered in brackets in the order of appearance in the text, e.g. [1], [3, 4], [7-11], etc. The full references should be listed at the end of the paper (left alignment) in numerical order of citation in the text.
Data in references should be given in the following forms
-For Journals
Surname, N.N., Surname, N.N., “The full title of the article”, Journal Name, volume and issue, first and last page, year. DOI number.
Kentli, F., Yilmaz, M., “Mathematical modeling of two-axis photovoltaic system with improved efficiency”, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 4(2), 40-43, 2015. Doi:
– For Books
Gumz, W., Gas Producers and Blast Furnaces, John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, 2008.
– For Chapters
Sinak, Y., Models and Projections of Energy Use in the Soviet Union, in International Energy Economics (Ed. T. Steiner), Chapman and Hall, London, pp. 1-53, 1998.
– For Proceedings (Transactions, Book of abstracts, Proceedings on CD, etc.)
Gabrielsson, J., “Extract-Air Window: a Key to Better Heat Economy in Buildings”, Proceeding of 10th World Energy Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, Vol. 1, 1997, pp. 21-28
– For Thesis
Rowe, V. M., Some Secondary Flow Problems in Fluid Dynamics, Ph. D. thesis, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, 1966
– For Reports
Tsuji, Y., Shen, N. Y., Numerical Simulation of Gas-Solid Flows: I – Particle-to-Wall Collision, Report No. 62, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 1989
– For literature or data on websites and documents without authors
International Engineering, Science and Education Group, http://www.inesegconferences.org
