Journal of Anatolian Medical Research is the offİcial publication of Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital and is published electronically three times a year in April, August and December. The written language of the journal is Turkish and English, its abbreviated name is “JAMER”.

Original research articles, case reports, reviews containing up-to-date information reflected in the evidence-based medical literature, letters to the editor and articles on medical education on all subjects related to experimental and clinical medicine are within the scope of the journal. Journal of Anatolian Medical Research is an open access, a periodical that publishes independently, without prejudice and within the framework of double-blind refereeing principles. All content of the journal, related forms and full text files of articles can be accessed free of charge at kayserieah.dergipark.org.tr/jamer or Dergipark.

Journal of Anatolian Medical Research (JAMER) is a free access, fully electronic, timely and scientific journal of Kayseri City Education and Research Hospital that published three times a year, in Turkish or English. Its purpose is to publish original, peer-reviewed, up-to-date basic research and clinical reports on all fields of medicine and related health sciences. It gives high priority to articles describing the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and the evaluation of new techniques and methods. JAMER publishes: Original Articles; Case Reports, Commentaries; Review Articles; Editorials; Letters to the Editor and Correspondence.

Research Articles

Present new and important basic and clinical information, extend existing studies, or provide a new approach to a traditional subject. Consists of; Title, Authors, their addresses, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Ethical Considerations, Conflict of Interest, Financial Disclosure, Author Contributions, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends, Figures (up to 5), and Tables (up to 5). For research articles, main text should not exceed 5.000 words and number of references should not exceed 40.

Case Reports

Provide case studies of interest, new ideas, and techniques. A case presentation consists of Title, Authors, their addresses, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Conclusion, Ethical Considerations, Conflict of Interest, Financial Disclosure, Author Contributions, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends, Figures, and Tables. For case reports, main text should not exceed 1.500 words (3 figure and/or 3 table) and number of references should not exceed 20.

Review Articles

The Editorial Board invites an author who has previous published papers on a specific area to write a review article. A reviewarticle consists of Title, Authors, their addresses, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Main Sections under headings written in bold and sentence case, Subsections (if any) under headings written in italic and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, Conclusion, Ethical Considerations, Conflict of Interest, Financial Disclosure, Author Contributions, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends, Figures, and Tables. For the review articles, main text should not exceed 5,000 words. There is no limitation for number of references.

Letters to the Editor

Letters are published at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Letters should be brief and directly related to the published article on which it comments. Letters must be limited to 500 words of text, one table, and no more than 5 references.

Commentaries

A commentary consists of Title, Authors, their addresses, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion, Ethical Considerations, Conflict of Interest, Financial Disclosure, Author Contributions, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends, Figures, and Tables. Manuscripts should be limited to 2000 words of text.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
The manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, as established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).
Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc format and should be prepared according to the aforementioned word and reference limits, as well as other related guidelines.

The manuscript should be prepared in accordance with The Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).

Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc format, and should be prepared according to the above mentioned word and reference limitations and other related information.

Language

Manuscripts should be written in clear and concise English or Turkish.

Title Page

The title page must be submitted as a separate file. The title page should contain: (i) the title of the article in Turkish and English, which should be concise but informative, (ii) running title should be written (iii) in the full names of each author, (iv) the institutional affiliation or name of the department (s), (v) the full postal and e-mail address, and telephone numbers of the corresponding author. Do not use abbreviations, commercial names or trademarks in article titles.

Abstract

All articles will have both Turkish and English abstract. The abstract should state the purpose of the study, main findings and the principal conclusions in not more than 250 words with separate headings of Aim, Material and Methods, Results and Conclusion. Abstracts of Case studies and reviews should be unstructured and not more than 200 words. Foreign author(s) need not submit an abstract in Turkish, as the Editorial board will provide it for them.

Keywords

Authors must include on the title page of their manuscripts 3 to 5 key words from U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Key words in Turkish should be given according to Turkey Science Terms (TBT) (https://www.bilimterimleri.com/). The words must be separated by commas.

Main Text

The names of the authors and their affiliations should not be stated in the file containing main text. Also remove all other information that may identify the authors of the study to the reviewers. Text should be prepared with MS Word documents. All text should be written with Times New Roman font type at 12 font size and double spaced. The text of the article should be divided into sections with the headings Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion.

(i) The Introduction should state the purpose of the article and summarize the rationale for the study. Give only strictly pertinent references and limit this section approximately to one page.

(ii) The Materials and Methods should describe the selection of the observational or experimental subjects clearly. Give references to established methods including statistics. When reporting experiments on human subjects indicate whether the procedures were followed in accordance with the ethical standards. Infomation about Approval of Ethics Committee should be given in this section. Give details on randomization. Manuscipts reporting the results of randomized trials should prepare according to the CONSORT flow diagram showing the progress of patients throughout the trial (http://www.consort-statement.org/).

Statistical methods should be explained in detail in the Materials and Methods.
(iii) Results must be concise and presented in a logical sequence within the text, tables, and figures or illustrations. Data should not be repeated both in the text and in the tables or figures/illustrations.
Figures and images should be submitted as separate files in Tagged Image File Format (.tiff) or Joint Photographic Experts Group Format (.jpeg). The resolution of the figures should be at least 600 dpi. Text, tables, and figures should not be saved as MS PowerPoint files. Figure legends should provide sufficient information to be understood independently of the main text. If a figure has been previously published, the original source must be cited. Symbols in the figures should be clearly visible at the specified sizes, and the font size of any characters should be between 8 and 10 points. In graphs, the labels for both the abscissa and ordinate axes should be provided along with their respective units.
 

Since the journal is published electronically, color photographs are accepted. Tables should be submitted as separate Microsoft Word documents, not as images. Tables must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals in the order they appear in the text. Each table should have a brief, explanatory title above it, along with the table number. Explanations should be placed below the table as footnotes. Each column in the table should have a clear, descriptive heading.
(iv) The discussion section emphasizes the new and important aspects of the study and presents your conclusions. Relate your observations to other relevant studies. The length of the discussion should be proportional to the other sections.
(v) The conclusion section should highlight the importance of the article by emphasizing its contribution to the existing literature.
 

Disclosure:

Authors should disclose any financial support or relationships that may present a conflict of interest in this section, if applicable.

Ethical Considerations and Informed Consent: Informed consent from the patients in the case reports must be obtained either in person or through their legal guardian. A printed copy of the consent should be retained is available on the journal’s website.
Conflict of Interest: Any support or relationship that may create a conflict of interest must be disclosed.
Financial disclosure: Information about the person, institution, or organization providing financial support should be included.
Author Contributions:
Acknowledgments: Mention any contributors, institutions, or organizations involved.


REFERENCES
Vancouver referencing style should be used for all references.

References should be cited numbered in the order of mention in the text and given in parentheses at the end of the sentence.

In the main text of the manuscript, references should be cited using Arabic numbers in parentheses, like this: (1), (2).

A study by Karademir et al. (3),

Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the journal abbreviations in Index Medicus/ MEDLINE/PubMed. Abbreviations are not used for journals not in the Index Medicus. There should be no mismatch between the reference list and the order in the text. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. When there are six or fewer authors, all authors should be listed. If there are seven or more authors, the first six authors should be listed followed by “et al.”

The reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples:

Journal Article Format:
Author(s)– Family name and initials. Title of article. Abbreviated journal title. Publication year; volume(issue): first page number- last page number.

Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-46.

Optional: If a journal carries continuous pagination throughout a volume (as many medical journals do), omit the month and issue number.

Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-287.

Issue with supplement:
Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect 1994; (102 Suppl 1):275–282.

Books:
(i) Personal Author(s);

Author(s) – Family name and initials (no spaces between initials). Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.

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

(ii) Editor(s), compiler(s) as author;

Dionne RA, Phero JC, Becker DE, editors. Management of pain and anxiety in the dental office. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2002.

(iii) Author(s) and editor(s);

Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed. Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Education Services; 2001.

(iv) Chapter in a book;

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. 93-113.

(v) Organization(s) as author

American Occupational Therapy Association, Ad Hoc Committee on Occupational Therapy Manpower. Occupational therapy manpower: a plan for progress. Rockville (MD): The Association; 1985 Apr. 84 p.

Dictionary and similar references:
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 29th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2000. Filamin; p. 675.

Dissertation:
Borkowski MM. Infant sleep and feeding: a telephone survey of Hispanic Americans [dissertation]. Mount Pleasant (MI): Central Michigan University; 2002.

Conference Paper
Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza’s computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-191.

Conference Proceedings
Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumours V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference; 2001 Sep 13–15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.

Internet:
Cancer-Pain.org [Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2000-01 [updated 2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.

For other types of resources, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.

Ethical Principles:
Journal of Anatolian Medical Research (JAMER) publishes articles that adhere to ethical and scientific standards. The ethical, scientific, and legal responsibilities for the articles published in the journal rest with the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or the editorial board members.

The editorial and publication processes of the journal are organized in accordance with the guidelines established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). These processes are conducted in alignment with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scientific Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).

Ethics Committee approval must be obtained for all prospective and, if necessary, retrospective studies, including those conducted with experimental animals. The date of receipt (day-month-year) and the approval number from the Ethics Committee must be stated in the and Methods section of the article. In all articles where patient privacy must be protected due to ethical and legal regulations, patient-identifying information and photographs cannot be published without the written informed consent of the patient (or legal guardian). Therefore, the statement “A written consent document was obtained from the patient (or legal guardian) regarding the publication of medical data” should be included in the “Materials and Methods” section (or at the end of the Introduction section in articles that do not have a Materials and Methods section). For studies conducted on animals, committee approval indicating compliance with international ethical standards must be obtained from the relevant animal ethics committee. Additionally, actions taken to prevent pain, suffering, and discomfort to animals should be clearly outlined in the article.

Journal of Anatolian Medical Research (JAMER) expects authors, readers, researchers, referees, and editors to adhere to the principles of Research and Publication Ethics throughout the publication process. In the studies and scientific articles submitted, it is essential to observe the standard, general, and specific ethical rules and responsibilities outlined below, in accordance with the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the open access guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). It is important to emphasize that the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki must be followed throughout the study. If deemed necessary, the ethics committee report for the article may be requested from the author.

Separate ethics committee approval must be obtained for research conducted on humans and animals, as well as for clinical and experimental studies that require an ethics committee decision. This approval must be clearly stated and documented in the article.

In studies that require ethics committee approval, information regarding the permission (including the board name, date, and approval number) must be included in the Materials and Methods section, as well as on the first and last pages of the article. In case reports, it is essential to include information indicating that the informed consent or assent form was signed.

Copyright regulations must be adhered to for the use of intellectual and artistic works.

Publication Malpractice Statement
JAMER is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles.
Especially, the journal is following the Code of Conduct as defined by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). In addition, JAMER manages the publication process in accordance with TR Index Ethical Principles. The ethics include the editor following certain rules on relations with readers, authors, and reviewers as well as procedures for handling complaints. Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher.

Ethical Rules:

I. Against Scientific Research and Publication Ethics

a) Plagiarism: The act of presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, figures, or works of others as one’s own—either partially or completely—without proper citation in accordance with established scientific ethical standards.

b) Forgery: The act of producing data that is not based on legitimate research; altering or modifying presented or published work using false data; reporting or publishing such information; and presenting research that has not been conducted as if it has been completed.

c) Distortion: This includes falsifying research records and data; presenting methods, devices, and materials that were not utilized in the research as if they were; failing to evaluate data that does not align with the research hypothesis; manipulating data or results to conform to relevant theories or assumptions; and altering or fabricating research results to align with the interests of individuals or organizations providing support.

d) Duplicate Publication: Presenting multiple works that contain the same research results as separate submissions in evaluations for associate professorship exams and academic promotions.

e) Slicing: Presenting research results inappropriately by dividing them into fragments and presenting these fragments as separate works. This practice can undermine the integrity of the research, particularly in the context of exam evaluations, academic incentives, and promotions, as it often involves publishing multiple articles without proper citation of one another.

f) Unfair Authorship: This includes adding individuals who have not made any active contributions to the list of authors; excluding those who have made significant contributions; unjustly altering the order of authorship; removing the names of contributors during publication or in subsequent editions; and using personal influence to include one’s name as an author despite a lack of active involvement.

g) Other Types of Ethical Violations: Failing to clearly state the individuals, institutions, or organizations that supported the research and their contributions in published works; not adhering to ethical guidelines in research involving humans and animals; disregarding patient rights in publications; sharing information from a manuscript assigned for review with others prior to publication; misusing resources, facilities, and equipment designated for scientific research for purposes other than those intended; and making baseless, unfounded, and intentional accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8). 
 

II. Other Responsibilities 
 

1. Authors' Responsibilities
- All data presented in the article must be verified as authentic and original.

- It is mandatory to report any instances of plagiarism, errors, suspicious situations, or suggested corrections identified during the preliminary or referee evaluation. If these are not reported, a consistent explanation must be provided.

- The references for the article or research must be thoroughly prepared and comply with our journal's writing guidelines.

- Plagiarism and the use of fabricated data must be strictly avoided.

- The research must not be published in more than one journal.

2. Responsibilities of Referees

Our journal administration is committed to effectively managing and enhancing the peer review process in accordance with ethical publishing standards. Stakeholders and readers are encouraged to report any instances of plagiarism, duplicate publication, inaccuracies, suspicious content, or other concerns regarding the reviews published in JAMER to kayserieah.dergi@saglik.gov.tr. The information received will be communicated to the appropriate parties, and the outcomes will be monitored. This process depends on referees adhering to the following principles:

- Evaluations should be conducted impartially.

- There must be no conflict of interest between reviewers and the stakeholders of the article under review.

- Any omissions related to other articles, works, sources, references, rules, or similar deficiencies should be clearly indicated.

- Articles are evaluated through a double-blind peer review system, and the identities of the referees must remain confidential.
 

3. Responsibilities of Editors 

-Editors have the responsibility and authority to accept or reject articles. They must exercise this responsibility and authority judiciously and in a timely manner.

-Editors should avoid any conflicts of interest when deciding whether to accept or reject articles. They should accept articles that are original and make a meaningful contribution to their field. --Editors must reject incomplete or erroneous research that does not comply with the journal's policies, publication rules, and standards, without being influenced in any way. They should permit the withdrawal of incorrect, incomplete, or problematic articles either before or after the referee report, or allow them to be published following necessary corrections.

-Editors ensure that articles are evaluated by at least two referees according to the double-blind peer review system, maintaining the confidentiality of the referees.

-Additionally, editors verify whether articles are plagiarized and ensure they contain original, unpublished research by using the "Turnitin" plagiarism detection program. 

4. Plagiarism Policy
Every manuscript submitted to our journal is screened using the Turnitin plagiarism detection software. Editors, reviewers, and authors are expected to adhere to international publication ethics and comply with the established writing guidelines for articles.

Experimental Research Ethics Guidelines
In experimental research, it is essential to clearly acknowledge the individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided support in any research publications. This practice ensures compliance with ethical standards in studies involving humans and animals, as well as respect for patient rights, in accordance with the Experimental Research Ethics Rules. Our journal upholds the fundamental principle of avoiding harm to ecological balance or animal health in experiments related to experimental research. Researchers must obtain the necessary ethical permissions from the appropriate official institutions for studies conducted within this framework and include these permissions in the relevant file when submitting their articles to our journal. The author bears full responsibility in this regard.

Acknowledgment of Authorship and Transfer of Copyright Agreement
During the submission of the article, authors must complete and submit the Authorship and Transfer of Copyright Agreement, which clearly outlines the scientific contributions and responsibilities of all authors listed in the publication, as well as discloses any potential conflicts of interest.

Evaluation of the Article
Articles are accepted for publication exclusively in this journal and only in electronic format, with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere—whether in whole or in part, in different wording or identical wording. Furthermore, submissions must not be under simultaneous review by another publisher and should not be submitted to another journal unless they have been rejected by this journal.

Peer Review
Referees will conduct the evaluation, editing, and revision processes entirely online. They will use a unique username and password to access the system via the following URL:
[kayserieah.dergipark.gov.tr/jamer]

A published article is the responsibility of the journal. All processes related to editing, revision, acceptance, and rejection will be conducted entirely online by the editor(s) and/or referees through the website kayserieah.dergipark.gov.tr/jamer. All proofreading, subsequent corrections, and typesetting must be completed online by the author and submitted to the editor within the specified timeframe.
 

Retraction Policy
The papers published in the JAMER will consider retracting in the publication if: 1) They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either because of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error), 2) the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication), 3) it constitutes plagiarism, 4) it reports unethical research
The mechanism of retraction follows the Retraction Guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing.
 

If you encounter any problems, please do not hesitate to contact kayserieah.dergi@saglik.gov.tr.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turkan Ikizceli
Health Sciences University, Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Department of Radiology, Istanbul/TURKEY
E-mail: turkan.ikizceli@sbu.edu.tr