Izmir Kâtip Celebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal is the publication of Izmir Kâtip Celebi University Faculty of Health Sciences. It is published three times a year (January-May-September). It is a peer-reviewed journal that is published in Turkish and English. The journal publishes current studies in the form of original research, reviews, case reports, and scientific articles in the form of letters to the editor, editorial comments/discussions in the field of health sciences. User registration is required to submit and monitor the work via the Dergipark website ( https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ikcusbfd ).

Studies submitted to the journal for publication should not have been previously published in a journal or accepted for publication or evaluated. Studies presented at the congress or symposium should be indicated on the title page of the article. In Turkish articles, the integrity of the Turkish language should be preserved, and the English articles should be understandable and faultless. Submitted articles must be arranged according to the journal rules and ready for printing.
The responsibility of the ideas advocated in the articles belongs to the author. The copyright of the published articles belongs to the journal and can not be transferred, even partially, without the permission of the journal. The articles included in the evaluation are primarily examined by the editorial board in terms of scientific content and compliance with ethical standards. Similarity and plagiarism checks are made for the submitted articles. Articles found to be plagiarized are immediately rejected.

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal accepts the principle of compliance with the provisions and principles within the scope of Helsinki Declaration (2013 revision), Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (dated 29.08.2012, numbered 2012.18.946), Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html, Regulation on Working Procedures and Principles of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Animal Experiments Ethics Committees (dated February 15, 2014, numbered 28914), Ministry of Health Regulation on Clinical Research of Medicines and Biological Products (13.04.2013 date, 28617 number) in all studies involving "human" and/or "animal".
İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, Helsinki Declaration (2013 revision), Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (dated 29.08.2012, numbered 2012.18.946) in all studies involving "human" and/or "animal", Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, www.nap.edu / catalog / 5140.html, Regulation on the Working Procedures and Principles of Animal Experiments Ethics Committees of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs (dated 15 February 2014, 28914), accepts the principle of compliance with the provisions and principles within the scope of the Regulation on Clinical Research of Medicines and Biological Products (13.04.2013, number 28617).
In the presence of such researches, the authors must state in the "Materials and Methods, Ethical Aspects of the Researcher" sections of the article that they conducted the study in accordance with these principles and that the approval was obtained from the ethics committees of their institutions (name of the board, date and issue number).
The authors must state that they receive "Informed Consent" from their research participants in the "Materials and Methods, Ethical Aspects of the Research" sections of all studies involving the "Human" element. It should be noted that informed consent has been obtained from parents/first-degree responsible individuals on behalf of individuals who are not capable of making decisions (children, unconscious patients, etc.).

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION
An "author" is considered to be an independent intellectual contributor to a published work and must meet the following four criteria:
1. Make significant contributions to the conceptual or design stages of the study or to the collection/processing, analysis, or interpretation of data,
2. Make important intellectual / conceptual critical arrangements regarding the preparation of the study draft or the content.
3. Author must approve the work ready for publication,
4. Acknowledge responsibility for all of the work, ensuring that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work are properly investigated and resolved.
5. Names stated as authors must be of authorship; The names of those of this nature should be reported sequentially in the study. Click for the author contribution form ( https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20564).

AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITY-DISCLAIMER
If any financial (cash-in-kind) support has been provided to the submitted research, the authors should explain whether there is a relationship of interest with the institutions providing this support, if any (institution/organization, type of support) and should indicate at the bottom of the title page. No fee/compensation is paid for the articles published in the journal. The editorial board acknowledges that the author (s) undertake that they will not send their articles to another journal until the evaluation process is completed.
The authors are responsible for the compliance of the manuscript with rules such as ethical, scientific, and legal. "The Manuscript Copyright Transfer Form" in the manuscript tracking system must be filled in and signed by all authors and uploaded to the submission system. Click for “The Manuscript Copyright Transfer Form”.   https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20567

GENERAL RULES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

• Manuscript to be submitted to the journal should be prepared according to the spelling rules of the journal.
• The length of the manuscript should not exceed 6000 words except the title page, abstract, references, tables/figures/images.
• The manuscript should be written in Microsoft Word program, on A4 paper size, 2.5 cm margins from each side of the page, 1.5 line spacing, main text justified and without paragraph indentation in Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
• Numbering should be used in article titles. Main titles are "1., 2., .."; second-level subtitles “1.1., 1.2.,….”; third-level subtitles "1.1.1., 1.1.2.,…." should be numbered as. (Numbering should not be used in the Abstract, Additional Supplementary sections). A short title can be given to any subsection. Each title should be on a separate line. The first letters of the main titles (Introduction, Objective, Material and Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Contribution to the Field, References) should be written in capital, bold, and left-justified. The first letters of second and third-level subtitles should be written in capital, left-justified.
• Standard abbreviations should be used in the text and they should be written without abbreviation where they are mentioned first. In the abbreviations at the beginning of the paragraph, the full name of the abbreviations should be written.
•  If drug names are used in the text, the generic names of the drugs should be written in their original form.
• Units of measurement should be given in accordance with the metric system; for example, it should be written as "mg", without a dot. If it gets afformative, it should be separated with ('). Laboratory measurements should be reported in the US; Systéme International: SI.
• Statistical data such as Cronbach Alpha and p values should be three-valued, and for decimal numbers, "commas" should be used in Turkish texts and "dot" in English texts. (Sample writing style for Turkish texts: Cronbach alpha = 0,545, p = 0,002 and sample writing style for English texts: Cronbach alpha = 0.545, p = 0.002).
• Additional information such as scales and questionnaires used in the study can be added as a separate Word file.
• Full-text English articles that have been pre-checked are passed through a language check. In case of need, a certificate or document proving that it has passed the English language control is requested. 
• Optionally, the plagiarism report of the article can be uploaded to the system together with the article files. 

MANUSCRIPT SECTIONS

Title and Author Information Page

Title and author information page should be given on a single page, separate from the main text. In the upper right corner of the title page, the "running title" that introduces the article to the reader should be written with the first letter in capital and the others in lowercase (Xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx). The running title should be written in 9 font size, not exceeding 50 characters, excluding spaces. On the title page of the article, the Turkish title of the article should be written in capital, bold and left-justified. English title should be written in capital, bold, italic, and left-justified. The recommended article title length is 10-12 words. Abbreviations should not be used in the title. The page number should be given in 12 font sizes starting from 1 in the lower right corner of the page. The title of the article, authors' names, surnames (in capital letters), titles, institutions, ORCID numbers, contributions to the article, correspondence address of the author responsible for correspondence, telephone, and e-mail address, and fax number (if any) should be written. This information should only be given on the title page and not within the manuscript. If the manuscript has been presented as an abstract before, the congress and date of the paper, if any, the persons and organizations that support the study financially should be specified. Click for Title and Author Information Page Template File.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20560

Main Text File

• Research Article: The research article should consist of Turkish and English Abstract, Introduction, Objective, Material and Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Contribution to the Field, and References if any and Table / Figure / Picture. In studies requiring ethics committee and institutional permission, information about the permission (name of the board, date, and number) should be included in the subheadings of "Material and Method, Ethical Aspect of the Study".  Ethics committee approval must be uploaded to the journal park system during article submission. The research article should be organized according to the templates given in the link ( https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20562).
• Case Reports: These are articles that present and discuss the characteristics of one or more cases that have scientific features and importance from clinical evaluation, observation, or any other perspective. Case reports include Title Page, Turkish and English Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Case Report, Discussion, Conclusion, Contribution to the Field, Ethical Aspect, References, Table / Figure / Picture. Main text subheadings are arranged as required by the content of the text. Case reports can be supported by photographs and flow charts. Expressions stating that the necessary permissions have been obtained for the photos and flowcharts should be indicated. Statements stating that the informed consent form was signed should be included in the subheadings of "Materials and Methods, Ethical Aspects of the Study". Case consent form in case reports must be uploaded to the journal park system during article submission. The case report should be arranged according to the templates given in the link ( https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20563 ). 
• Systematic Review Article: The systematic review article should consist of Turkish and English Abstract, Introduction, Objective, Material and Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Contribution to the Field, and References if any and Table/Figure/Picture. The systematic review article should be organized according to the templates provided in the link (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/31739).
  
• Review Article: These are the articles in which original ideas that address important theoretical or practical problems related to their subject are produced and discussed. The main text of the review; It includes Turkish and English Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, Contribution to the Field, Resources, and Table / Figure / Picture sections; Main text sub-headings are arranged as required by the text content. The review article should be organized according to the templates given in the link ( https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20561 ).
  

Although the subtitles to be included in the main text file vary according to the article type, they should be structured in the format described below.

Turkish and English Abstract

Turkish and English abstracts should be included under the title of the abstract. Turkish abstract text should not be less than 150 words and more than 250 words for all article types. Turkish and English abstracts should be included in separate pages in the main text file. It is obligatory to include a 250-word  English abstract in articles whose language is English. Subtitles of the Abstract section in research articles; Objective, Material and Method, Results, and Conclusion should be structured with subtitles for Turkish and English. Abstracts should be written without structuring in reviews and case reports. There should be at least three and at most five keywords at the end of the abstracts.

Keywords should be written according to MESH-Medical Subject Headings (https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search). Except for the first keyword, the first letter of all other keywords should be written in lowercase, a comma should be used between the words and a period should be placed after the last word. In the summary text section, the first line of the paragraphs should be left-justified and not indented. The abstract should not include references and abbreviations. 

1. Introduction
1.1. Subheading (if any) (Second Level Heading)
1.1.1. Secondary Subheading (if any) (Third Level Heading)
"In this section, the basic information related to manuscript and rationale of the manuscript should briefly be mentioned by using subheadings when needed."
At the end of the introduction, the aim of the study and research questions or hypotheses should be written.

2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subheading (if any) (Second Level Heading)
2.1.1. Secondary Subheading (if any) (Third Level Heading)
“This section is used in research articles and case reports”
Using the subheadings in this section, the type of the research, place where the research was conducted, the population/sample of the research, data collection tools, measurements/ intervention/procedure (if the research is an experimental or quasi-experimental study), evaluation of the data and statements indicating compliance with research and publication ethics should be included. In studies requiring ethics committee and institutional permission, information about the permission (name of the ethics committee, date, and number) should be included. It should be stated that informed consent of participants was obtained. It should be stated that informed consent was obtained from parents/first-degree responsible individuals on behalf of individuals who are not capable of making decisions (children, unconscious patients, etc.).

3. Results/Case Report
3.1. Subheading (if any) (Second Level Heading)
3.1.1. Secondary Subheading (if any) (Third Level Heading)
This section is used for research articles and case reports. In this section, the findings of the study should be presented systematically in a way to answer the research questions or hypothesis by using subheadings if needed. If necessary, the text should be supported by using tables and figures. In the Results section, descriptive statistics (number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, etc.), the statistical tests used, test, and probability (p) values should be written clearly. Statistical data such as Cronbach Alpha and p values should be given by using three decimals, and "commas" should be used in Turkish texts and "points" should be used in English texts for expressing decimals. (sample for writing style for Turkish texts: Cronbach alfa= 0,545, p=0,002; and sample for writing style for English texts: Cronbach alfa= 0.545, p=0.002).

4. Discussion
4.1. Subheading (if any) (Second Level Heading)
4.1.1. Secondary Subheading (if any) (Third Level Heading)
This section is used for research articles and case reports. In this section, the findings of the study should be discussed together with the results of the relevant national and international studies by using subheadings if needed. This section should include a discussion of original findings, not a general review.

5. Conclusion and Recommendations
The research results should be summarized and recommendations should be made in line with the results obtained.

6. Contribution to the Field
The present/future contributions of the study to the relevant field should be stated.

Research Ethics
This section is used for research articles and case reports. In studies requiring ethics committee and institutional permission, information about the permission (name of the ethics committee, date, and number) should be included. It should be stated that informed consent of participants was obtained. It should be stated that informed consent was obtained from parents/first-degree responsible individuals on behalf of individuals who are not capable of making decisions (children, unconscious patients, etc.).

References
The reference list should include all the references cited in the text. The journal titles should be abbreviated in the style of NLM Catalog. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?Db=journals&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=currentlyindexed%5BAll%5D). 

Tables
The number of tables should be limited to five. If more than five tables are submitted, editor approval is required. The number and heading of the table should be written in italicized, bold, and using 10 points font, placed at the top of the table, leaning to the left, and the first letters of the words should be capitalized.
A dot should be used after the table number. Tables should not contain vertical lines. Each table should be referred to in the text. In the table, line spacing should be one-spaced, the font should be 10 points and center. Descriptions of the table should be written under the table by using 9 points-font with one-space line spacing. Each table should be referred to in the text. If the table is taken from another source, the source should be indicated as a footnote below the table. Tables should be uploaded to the system as a MS Word file following the references, each on a separate page. If there is a previously published table in the manuscript, the author should obtain written permission from the copyright owner and authors, and indicate the permission in the manuscript. 

Figures / Graphics and Images
The total number of figures/graphics and images should be limited to five. Editor approval is required if more than five figures/graphics and images are submitted. Each of the figures/graphics and images should be on separate pages with a number and title, and the title should be located under the figures/graphics. The name of the figure/graphic and image should be left-leaned, 10 points-font, and the first letters of the words should be written in capital, italic and bold. If the figure/graphic title is longer than one line, the second line should be aligned with the first line on the left and line spacing should one-spaced. The source should be indicated as a footnote under the tables, figures, and images for the materials taken from another source. Figures should be in digital format (jpg, png), be recorded in .tiff, and be at least 600 dpi resolution. Figures/graphics or images must be uploaded into the system as an MS Word file, each on a separate page. If there is a previously published figure/graphic and image in the manuscript, the author of the manuscript should obtain written permission from the copyright holder and authors and indicate the permission received in the manuscript.

Acknowledgment

The author(s), if they see it necessary, can write a short acknowledgment in a few sentences to people whose contributions do not meet the status of authorship, but were deserved to be mentioned. Herein, the contributions of the people who are acknowledged (for example, financial or equipment support, technical assistance) should clearly be stated (eg: "scientific consultancy", "draft revision", "data collection", "participation in the clinical trial"). Acknowledgments should appear on the title page and not in the main text.

REFERENCE WRITING STYLES
Citing within the Text
"National Library of Health (NLM) Reference Writing Style" is used for indicating the references. Each reference in the text should be numbered in the order as it appears in the manuscript, should be indicated at the end of the relevant sentence in round brackets and a period should be placed at the end of the parenthesis. If several resources are to be displayed at the same time, the resources are sorted from small to big, and separated by commas (1, 2, 5, 8).

Unpublished reports, abstracts, lecture notes, and personal opinions cannot be cited as references.

In consecutive references, the date order should be from old to new. In other words, a small number should be assigned to the old dated one.

If there are three or more consecutive references, it should be shown by putting "-" between the references (1-4 instead of 1, 2, 3, 4,).
Sample:
……… endothelins have been shown to be released in a variety of hypoxia and/or ischemia states (64–66).

If the author is cited, references should be given right after the author's name:
Sample:
......... Miller and Seals (47) and Harvey (24), reported that in 26% of children with unexplained bacterial infections .....

If a reference in another publication is cited and that reference is unavailable, only the cited publication is shown as the reference, and the unavailable reference is indicated by name:
Sample:
........ as Barman et al. (15) stated, Reis et al. reported that sympathoinhibitory neurons were in the caudal ventrolateral medulla.

When citing studies with two authors, the word "and" should be placed between the author's surnames:
Sample:
......... The method suggested by Goodman and Gilman (6) was used.

When a work with more than two authors is cited, it should be written as "and friends" or "et al." abbreviation should be used after the first author's surname:
Sample:
......... Merahi et al. (21) reported that similar results were obtained under different types of operations.

In figures and tables which are taken from another publication, the source should be cited in accordance with the procedure used in the text: After the source figure or table explanation, the names of the authors (reference number), the word "from" and the phrase "taken" are added as a sentence or only by giving the literature number of the relevant source. In the explanation of these figures and tables, a statement should be added that permission has been obtained from the original authors.
Sample:
Figure 4. EEG images of the sleep-wake periods (taken from Nosjean et al. (45))
Figure 4. EEG images of the sleep-wake periods (45)

Web pages should be indicated by giving a sequence number when citing, however, the addresses of the web pages used should be given in the references together with the access date (month, day, year). Since such documents are updated frequently, it is recommended to write the latest update date if it is certain. The web pages used should contain information from scientific publications, organizations supervised by scientific boards, and publications of state, university and public institutions. In this context, official websites of international and national scientific committees with proven reliability such as "WHO" and "TÜBİTAK", and preferably websites with ".gov", ".edu", ".org" should be used. Sites with commercial content or sites of private persons and organizations, along with magazine sites should not be used.
Sample:
The Spelling Guide of the Turkish Language Association can be accessed from the internet address (43).
According to the data on the Ministry of Health's website (8) accessed on 10 May 2007, cancer ranks second among diseases that cause death.

Reference Writing
The references are listed in the order in which they cited in the text. The references list should include all the references you cited in the text. Journal names should be abbreviated in the style used in the NLM Catalog (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?Db=journals&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=currentlyindexed%5BAll%5D).

Books

Printed Book

• Jenkins PF. Making sense of the chest x-ray: a hands-on guide. New York: Oxford University Press; 2005. 194 p
• Eyre HJ, Lange DP, Morris LB. Informed decisions: the complete book of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. 2nd ed. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; c2002. 768 p.
• Iverson C, Flanagin A, Fontanarosa PB, Glass RM, Glitman P, Lantz JC, Meyer HS, Smith JM, Winker MA, Young RK. American Medical Association manual of style. 9th ed. Baltimore (MD): Williams & Wilkins; c1998. 660 p.

Electronic Book

• Merlis M, Gould D, Mahato B. Rising out-of-pocket spending for medical care: a growing strain on family budgets [Internet]. New York: Commonwealth Fund; 2006 Feb [cited 2006 Oct 2]. 23 p. Available from: http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/Merlis_risingpoopspending_887.pdf 

Book with an Unknown Author 

• Advertising in the Western Cape. Cape Town: ABC Publishers; 1990. 150 

Reprinted Book

• Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002. 180p.
  

Book Chapter

• Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-9.
  

Journal Articles
Journal Article with 1-6 Authors (If there is no DOI number)

        All authors must be cited.

•  Salpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-7.

Journal Article with 1-6 Authors (If there is DOI number)
        All authors must be cited.

• Tüzün EH, Eker L, Aytar A, Daşkapan A, Bayramoğlu M. Acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Turkish version of WOMAC osteoarthritis index. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2005 Jan;13(1):28-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.10.010.
  

Journal Article with 7 or More Authors (If there is no DOI number)

         The first 6 authors should be indicated, and if the article is in Turkish  "ve ark.",  if the article is in English "et al." should be added at the end.

• Öztürk Y, Ceylan S, Okyar Baş A, Uçan A, Çakır A, Kaya ZI, et al. A retrospective analysis of all-cause mortality after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a single center. Clin Sci Nutr. 2023;5(3):106-10. 
  

Journal Article with 7 or More Authors (If there is DOI number)
       The first 6 authors should be indicated, and if the article is in Turkish "ve ark.", if the article is in English "et al." should be added at the end.

• Muscaritoli M, Arends J, Bachmann P, Baracos V, Barthelemy N, Bertz H, et al. ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical Nutrition in cancer. Clin Nutr. 2021 May;40(5):2898-2913. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.02.005.
  

Electronic In-press Articles

• Bar DZ, Atkatsh K, Tavarez U, Erdos MR, Gruenbaum Y, Collins FS. Biotinylation by antibody recognition-A novel method for proximity labeling. BioRxiv 069187 [Preprint]. 2016 [cited 2017 Jan 12]. Available from: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/069187v1
  

Theses
Printed Theses

•  Borkowski MM. Infant sleep and feeding: a telephone survey of Hispanic Americans [dissertation]. [Mount Pleasant]: Central Michigan University; 2002. 500p.
•  Overlock JA. The relationship between balance and fundamental motor skills in children five to nine years of age [master’s thesis]. [Corvallis]: Oregon State University; 2004. 111 p
• Gün F. Hemiplejik serebral palsili çocuklarda 'çocukların el becerileri değerlendirmesi (ÇEBD)' ve 'çocuk el beceri anketi'nin (ÇEBA)' türkçe'ye uyarlanması, geçerliliği ve güvenilirliği [master’s thesis]. [Ankara]: Hacettepe Universitesi; 2019. 95 p.

Electronic Theses

• Bianchi M. Multiscale fabrication of functional materials for regenerative medicine [dissertation on the internet]. Bologna (IT): University of Bologna; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 7]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22881-0
  

Electronic Report / Document

• Department of Health. Creutzfeldt Jakob disease: guidance for healthcare workers [homepage on the Internet]. c2003 [updated 2003 Mar 23; cited 2003 Nov 9]. Available from http://www.doh.gov.uk/pdfs/cjdguidance.pdf
• İzmir Halk Sağlığı Müdürlüğü. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yoğun Bakım Ünitelerinin Standartları. İzmir; 2007. Available from: http://www.ihsm.gov.tr/indir/mevzuat/genelgeler/G_13082007_1.pdf 
  Website
  
• eatright.org [Internet]. Chicago: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; 2016 [cited 2016 Dec 27]. Available from: https://www.eatright.org/. 
  

For more detailed information about NLM Writing Style;

• Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 - [updated 2015 Oct 2; cited Year Month Day]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine
  

For the writing of the manuscripts, programs as EndNote (https://endnote.com/), and Mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com/?interaction_required=true), etc. can be used. 

The publishing processes of the Journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Izmir Katip Çelebi University are carried out on the basis of current studies in the form of original research, review, case report, editorial comment/discussion, scientific articles in the form of letters to the editor, objectively evaluating, developing and sharing. It has been prepared in line with the guidelines and policies published by the "Publication Ethics Committee (Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (https://publicationethics.org/))".

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities

• İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal accepts the condition of complying with ethical rules and scientific standards and not considering commercial concerns in its articles.
• The publisher acknowledges that the decision-maker and the refereeing process in the journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Izmir Katip Çelebi University are the responsibility of the editor.
• The publisher provides open, electronic, and free access to the journal on the journal's website.

Responsibilities of Editor, Field Editors, and Assistant Editors

• The editorial board is responsible for the publication of the articles sent to Izmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal for publication and the subsequent processes.
• Editors and the editorial board should act impartially and in consideration of the public interest while making decisions regarding the journal and published articles.
• The editor and the editorial board should ensure that the articles are evaluated by expert reviewers. 
• It should be paid attention to whether there is a conflict of interest between the reviewers and the authors who are sent to evaluate the article.
  
• Editors and editorial boards should determine and implement journal policies such as blind review, evaluation process, ethical principles, and publication process. Information about the authors and reviewers should not be disclosed to either party.
• When the authors request information about the status of the article, information about the status of the article should be given without harming the blind review process.
• It should be checked that the submission and acceptance dates are published in the articles.
• Editors and the editorial board should pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in the articles and reject the article in the absence of ethics committee approval.

Author's Responsibilities

• İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal accepts the principle of compliance with the provisions and principles within the scope of Helsinki Declaration (2013 revision), Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (dated 29.08.2012, numbered 2012.18.946), Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html, Regulation on Working Procedures and Principles of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Animal Experiments Ethics Committees (dated February 15, 2014, numbered 28914), Ministry of Health Regulation on Clinical Research of Medicines and Biological Products (13.04.2013 date, 28617 number) in all studies involving "human" and/or "animal". In the presence of such researches, the authors must state in the "Materials and Methods, Ethical Aspects of the Researcher" sections of the article that they conducted the study in accordance with these principles and that the approval was obtained from the ethics committees of their institutions (name of the board, date and issue number).
• The authors must state that they receive "Informed Consent" from their research participants in the "Materials and Methods, Ethical Aspects of the Research" sections of all studies involving the "Human" element. It should be noted that informed consent has been obtained from parents/first-degree responsible individuals on behalf of individuals who are not capable of making decisions (children, unconscious patients, etc.).
• Only authors who contributed to the articles should be named (People who made significant contributions to the design, execution, implementation, data collection, or analysis/interpretation of the study; persons who contributed to the hypothesis and draft of the study and critically revised the intellectual content; saw the final version of the article, approved and people who have accepted to be published).
• After the article is sent to the journal for publication, none of the authors can be deleted from the list of authors without the written permission of all authors, and no names can be added as authors and the order of the authors can not be changed.
• The articles submitted by the author (s) to the Journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Izmir Katip Çelebi University should not have been published in another journal or sent to another journal at the same time. Abstracts presented in scientific meetings are accepted on the condition that they are stated in the article.
• Author (s) should refer to the sources they use during article writing in line with ethical principles.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Reviewers cannot communicate directly with the authors, article evaluation forms and requests for the correction of the text are forwarded to the author (s) through the editorial board and/or the editorial board through the dergipark management system.
• Reviewers who have conflicts of interest arising out of competition, cooperation, or other relationships or links with any of the authors, funders, or institutions of the article, or who have any connection with organizations that may benefit or suffer from the publication of the study, should not evaluate the article in question.
• Reviewers should evaluate the scientific aspects of the article without taking into account the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy, and pay attention to confidentiality when evaluating.
•  Evaluations should be honest, objective, and free of personal bias.
• Reviewers must keep the articles, related materials, and the information they contain strictly confidential. The information of the article should not be stored for personal use.
• Reviewers should convey their opinions about the articles they accept to be evaluated to the editors and editorial board within the given time.

Plagiarism and Unethical Behavior

Plagiarism, forgery or misleading data, repetition of publication, split publishing, and the inclusion of people who do not contribute to the research are unacceptable practices within the scope of ethical rules in İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal. Articles with a similarity rate of 20% (excluding references) of the articles submitted to the Journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Izmir Katip Çelebi University are taken into consideration. Articles exceeding this rate are examined in detail and, if necessary, returned to the authors for review or correction, and if plagiarism or unethical behaviors listed below are detected, their publication will be rejected.

• Specifying the persons who do not contribute to the study as authors.
• If the article is produced from the author's master / doctoral thesis or a project, it is not stated if it is presented anywhere.
• Slicing, that is, publishing more than one article from a single study.
• Conflicts of interest regarding submitted articles are not reported.
• Deciphering the double-blind arbitration process.

Publication Right: The articles, pictures, figures, and tables published in the Journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences of İzmir Katip Çelebi University cannot be partially or completely printed or reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Summarizing and citing can be made for scientific purposes (provided that the source is indicated). The authors are responsible for the articles, figures, and pictures published in the journal, and the companies for advertisements and advertisements.

Publisher: İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal is published electronically by İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Sciences. You can perform your transactions using your "username and password" at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ikcusbfd.