Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation

Journal of Exercise Therapy and rehabilitation (JETR) aims to contribute the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, sports and exercise, and other health disciplines including audiology, speech therapy, occupational therapy as well as exercise physiology, nutrition, and child development at national and international level by transforming the studies and researches into scientific publications.

Journal of Exercise Therapy and rehabilitation (JETR) publishes research and review articles together with case studies in the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, sports and exercise, and other health disciplines including audiology, speech therapy, occupational therapy as well as exercise physiology, nutrition, and child development in English and Turkish.

Journal of Exercise Therapy and rehabilitation (JETR) is published three times yearly, in April, August, and December. Articles published in the Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation (JETR) are freely available.

Journal of Exercise Therapy and rehabilitation (JETR) also publishes editorials, a letter to the editor section, abstracts from international and national congresses, panel meetings, conference, and symposia, and can function as an open discussion forum on significant issues of current interests.

JETR accepts both Turkish- and English-language manuscripts (original research papers, review articles (by invitation only), case reports, letters to the editor, and research letters) in the field of exercise and rehabilitation.
Language editing for Turkish-language manuscripts should be made in accordance with Güncel Türkçe Sözlük (Contemporary Turkish Dictionary), published by Türk Dil Kurumu (http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_gts). Manuscripts that are written in English should be reviewed by a colleague or a professional, who is fluent in English.

Note

All authors (corresponding author and co-authors) of the articles submitted to the journal must obtain an individual ORCID number from http://orcid.org and indicate this number on the title page of the article.

When submitting the manuscript, information for all authors should be added on the manuscript submission system (Dergipark).

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors 

JETR will consider manuscripts prepared according to the guidelines adopted by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, ICMJE ("Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals", available as a PDF from http://www.icmje.org) and Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE (https://publicationethics.org/). Authors are advised to read these guidelines.

Manuscript

Manuscripts should be prepared in “Microsoft Word” format and numbered in 12-point “Times New Roman”  font, and double-spaced with 2.5-cm margins on both left- and right-margins. 

The title of each section should be printed on top of the relevant page in the following order: “Title Page”, “Abstract in Turkish and English language”, “Text”, “References”, “Tables”, and “Figures”.
For original research papers, ethics committee approval must be obtained and its approval date and number must be stated within the manuscript.

When submitting your paper, use the name-surname of the corresponding author as the file-name.

Title Page

The title of the manuscript should reflect the topic/content of the study. Turkish and English titles should be given separately Acronyms should not be used in the title. 

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) for all authors, and the number of words in the summary and text (excluding abstract, tables, references) should be added to this page.

Each author’s full name, title, place of work (clinic, department, institute, hospital or university) with street address and e-mail address should be provided. Name(s) of the authors should be associated with the list of place(s) of work using superscript number(s) after each author and the corresponding number before the work of place.

Current street address, e-mail address, phone number(s) (both landline and mobile) of the corresponding author should be given here. If the study was already presented in any conference or its abstract was published elsewhere, it should be stated on the cover page. Names of funding organizations, if any, are also given in this section. All institution names should be indicated in English.

As in the following example, all authors’ contributions to the article (eg, concept / idea development, study design, project management, data collection / processing, data analysis / interpretation, literature search, providing subjects, providing of facilities / equipment, writing, critical review, other) should be specified separately on this page.

Eg: Buket Sarıoğlu: study design, writing

Ahmet Keskin: providing subjects, literature search, writing…

If human subject or animals were used, state the name of Institutional Review Board or Research Ethics Committee (State as well as in the Methods).

Abstract

Abstract should be provided in both Turkish and English. English-language abstract of the manuscript should have the English-language title. Abstracts should be less than 250 words each. Turkish abstract should include: “Amaç”, “Yöntem”, “Bulgular” and “Tartışma” headings, and English abstract should include: “Purpose”, “Methods”, “Results” and “Conclusion” headings. Case report abstracts should be submitted as a single paragraph with no headings. Acronyms should not be used in Abstracts, unless required. At least 3 and at most 5 key words should be provided. Key words should be in conformity with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html). At the same time, your chosen keywords should be included in the Science Terms of Turkey (http://www.bilimterimleri.com). Turkish and English abstracts and key words should correspond to each other.

Text

Text should include the following sections: “Introduction”, “Methods”, “Results”, and “Discussion”.

Excessive use of acronyms should be avoided. All acronyms must be spelled out at first mention with its acronym in parenthesis. All acronyms defined in Abstract must be spelled out again in the text with their acronyms in parenthesis. Acronyms must be uniformed throughout the text.

Introduction

Literature review regarding the subject of the study as well as its aim should be provided.

Methods

The research method used in the study should be presented as brief clear definitions with proper citations. Statistical analysis must be included in this section under a separate subheading.

Results

Results of the study should be presented in this section without comment. Data should be presented clearly, preferably via tables and/or figures. Excessive use of tables should be avoided.

Discussion

Main conclusions of the study should be presented and discussed in relation with recent literature. The literature cited in this section should directly be related with the findings of the study. Statistical findings presented in the Results section should not be repeated here. Limitations of the study must be presented under a separate subheading, named “Limitations” in this section.

Conclusion

This section should present, in a single paragraph, the clinical message of the study and/or contributions of the findings to the field.

Acknowledgment

Funding organizations and/or individuals who provided help for the study should be given here. This section should be brief.

Copyright Release and Conflict of Interest Forms

Both Copyright Release and Conflict of Interest Forms (both of which can be downloaded from “submit a manuscript” section of  www.jetr.org.tr website) must be signed and submitted as a JPEG file.

References

When it is desired to cite the name of the author in the text, the surname of the first author should be used together with the abbreviation "et al." For example, "Orhan et al. showed that this treatment technique was effective." References must be numbered in order of their first appearance in the text. Citations must be identified by superscripted Arabic numbers at the end of the sentence, following the period, e.g., lorem ipsum.¹⁶. Do not provide separate numbers for citations that appear together, e.g., use ^15-18, instead of ^15,16,17,18. Comma must be used between citation numbers without any space before and after. Do not include personal communications and unpublished data as references. Books are to be used as references only if deemed required, in which case its use as reference should be limited to 2-3 books per manuscript. All authors should be included in reference list unless there are 3 or more, in which case only the first 3 should be given, followed by “et al.”. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus (http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations/). Abbreviated title of our journal is “J Exerc Ther Rehabil”.

The number of references should not exceed 40 for original research, 15 for case reports and 100 for review articles.

Reference list should follow the conventions of the “Vancouver” reference style.

Author(s) name(s),

Article title,

Journal name (abbreviated according to Index Medicus),

The year of printing,

Journal volume number (do not give issue number),

Page range (Ex: 10-15)

Examples of reference writings are as follows:

Standard Article – Articles by authors

Mueller MJ, Tuttle LJ, Lemaster JW, et al. Weight-bearing versus nonweight-bearing exercise for persons with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013;94:829-838.

 Journal Supplement:

Arndt J, Clavert P, Mielcarek P, et al. Immediate passive motion versus immobilization after endoscopic supraspinatus tendon repair: a prospective randomized study. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2012;98:S131-138

Online Journal Article

If a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number is assigned for online published articles that are in print, the DOI number is appended to the end.
Skjerbaek A, Naesby M, Lützen K, et al. Endurance training is feasible in severely disabled patients with progressive multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2013;doi: 10.1177/1352458513505351.

Book

Powers SK, Howley ET. Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance. Boston: McGraw-Hill; 2009.

Book Chapter

Dean E, Butcher S. Mobilization and exercise: physiological basis for assessment, evaluation, and training. In: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: Evidence to Practice. Frownfelter D, Dean E, eds. 5th ed. St Louis: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:244-292.

Tables-Graphs-Figures-Images

Each table, graph, figure and image should be placed in a separate page after references. Tables should be arranged vertically in the text. Tables should be added in Word from the “Insert Table” button. The Mean and Standard Deviations (X±SD) should be given in the same coulmn. The percentages (n (%)) should be given in the same column. Decimal numbers should be given as 2 digits after the comma. All graphs, figures, and images are to be named as Figure and all tables as Table. All figures and tables must be indicated in the text with a brief title, and each of which should be numbered in the order of appearance. Titles should be typed clearly above the tables and under the figures. All acronyms-abbreviations and statistical methods used in Tables and Figures must be explained underneath. If they are previously published elsewhere, written permission to republish the material must be obtained and submitted with the manuscript. Figures must be submitted as individual JPEG files with a resolution of 600 dpi and a size of 9 x 13 cm. If the anonymity of patients cannot be preserved in photographs, patients’ or their legal representatives’ signed permission must be submitted. Otherwise, their names should not be used and/or their eyes and other identifiable features must be blacked out to preserve anonymity.

Review Articles

Review articles are considered on an invitation-only basis and reviewed by the Editorial Board.

Case Reports

Important and rare clinical experiences are to be submitted. Case reports include the following sections: Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor should include comments regarding the materials published in the “Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation” in the previous 6 months. They should not exceed 1000 words (or 750 words with 1 Table or Figure) and 5 references. Letters to the Editor are reviewed by the Editorial Board. Authors should contact the Editorial Office of JETR at before submitting the letter. If the Letter to the Editor includes a comment regarding a specific published material, it must be submitted within 6 months of the publication date, in which case the Letter may be forwarded to the author(s) of the publication for solicitation of their response.

Research Letters

Research letters include an early report of a research study involving clinically important data and findings. Text has no sections and includes no more than 1000 words, 1 Table or Figure and 10 references. Research Letters are reviewed by the Editorial Board. Authors should contact the Editorial Office of JETR at before submitting the letter.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

Authors
Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation (JETR), accepts articles prepared according to the guidelines prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, ICMJE (“Requirements for articles submitted to biomedical journals”, available as PDF at http://www.icmje.org) and COPE (https:/ /publicationethics.org/). Authors are recommended to read these rules.
The scientific content of the articles and their compliance with ethical rules are the responsibility of the author(s). Manuscripts that have received Ethics Committee approval and comply with the Declaration of Helsinki are accepted into the journal. If the "Animal" cases are used in the study, the author(s) state in the "Method" section of the article that they protect animal rights in their studies in line with the principles of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html) and must state that they have received approval from the ethics committees of their institutions.
For studies conducted with the "Human" cases, the author(s) must upload the relevant Ethics Committee approval document along with the article. For case reports, the Ethics Committee approval document must obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee uploaded to the system. When Ethics Committee approval is not required, the Ethics Committee exemption certificate obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee must be uploaded to the system together with the case report. Authors must indicate in the submitted article that written informed consent has been obtained from the individuals participating in the research and must document the consent forms when necessary.
In order for the evaluation process to begin, articles must be submitted with the Copyright Transfer Form signed by all authors.
Authors are responsible for disclosing all personal and financial relationships related to the study. It is necessary to clearly declare whether there is any conflict of interest related to the application and/or evaluation of the article.
The corresponding author bears responsibility for the final version of the article on behalf of all authors.

Reviewers
Reviewers are obliged to keep information regarding the manuscript confidential. Reviewers must notify journal boards in case of conflict of interest.

Editors
Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation (JETR) editors and field editors have fundamental ethical duties and responsibilities published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on the “COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" guides.
Editors are responsible for publishing every article published in the journal in accordance with the journal publication policies and international standards. Editors are responsible for implementing the "Blind Review and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, editors ensure that the evaluation process of each work is completed in a fair, impartial and timely manner.

PUBLICATION POLICY
Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation (JETR), research with case studies in English and Turkish in the fields of exercise physiology, nutrition and child development, as well as physiotherapy and rehabilitation, sport and exercise, and other health disciplines including audiology, speech therapy, occupational therapy. and publishes review articles. The Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation (JETR) is published three times a year, in April, August and December. The average article evaluation period is three months. No fee is charged during the article publication process.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS
The article evaluation process in JETR journal is carried out on the principle of double-blind reviewing process. Reviewers cannot contact the authors directly, evaluations and comments are transmitted through the journal management system. In this process, evaluation forms and reviewer comments on full texts are forwarded to the author(s) through the editor.

Article submission/process/publishing operation is free of charge.