Ethics
JOINIHP is based on the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines for authors, reviewers and editors. The author(s) are responsible for reading the “Ethical Principles and Publication Policy”. The corresponding author is responsible for the final version of the manuscript on behalf of all authors. The scientific, ethical and legal responsibility for the manuscript lies with the author(s) (http://www.icmje.org/about-icmje/faqs/conflict-of-interest-disclosure-forms/). It is assumed that the manuscripts submitted to JOINIHP are in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki Principles (https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/), the Guidelines for the Use and Care of Laboratory Animals (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf), and that institutional, ethical and legal permissions have been obtained.
General Information
Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices (JOINIHP) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research that contributes to the advancement of health sciences.
The journal is published three times a year, with issues released in March, August, and December. Manuscripts are accepted in Turkish or English.
To ensure academic integrity, the overall similarity index of submitted manuscripts, excluding the reference list, must not exceed 20%.
All manuscript submissions must be completed through the journal’s online “Submit Article” system. Submissions sent via e-mail are not accepted.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s author guidelines or that lack essential components such as an abstract, references, or other required sections will not be considered for peer review. In exceptional circumstances, the Editorial Board reserves the right to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.
For all research involving human participants or animals, including clinical and experimental studies, Ethics Committee approval is mandatory and must be documented at the time of submission.
JOINIHP is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scientific quality, publication ethics, and transparency throughout the editorial and peer-review process.
The full-text file should not contain information about the authors. The report showing the similarity rate should be uploaded together with the article by the author(s) of the article.
Articles should be submitted electronically as MS Word files. In the template, the page layout, font and point size to be used in the article are defined in detail and applied. Figures, graphics, pictures, formulas, and tables should be original, produced in a clear, ready for printing from the computer, and should be referred to the text. The Journal Editor and Editorial Board are not responsible for transferring them to electronic media.
Instructions for Authors
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices (JOINIHP) are subject to an initial editorial screening to ensure compliance with the journal's submission and formatting requirements. Manuscripts that do not conform to these guidelines will be returned to the authors for revision before they can proceed to the peer-review process.
1. Title Page
The Title Page must be uploaded as a separate file from the main manuscript.
The Title Page should include:
- Full title of the manuscript
- Full names of all authors
- Institutional affiliations of all authors
- ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) for each author
- Corresponding author's full contact information
- Author declarations
- Human and Animal Studies statement (where applicable)
Authors are required to use the official JOINIHP Title Page Template (available in both Turkish and English).
The manuscript must be submitted by the corresponding author, who is also responsible for adding all co-authors to the DergiPark submission system. Every author must have an individual ORCID iD, which must be provided on the Title Page.
2. Main Manuscript
The main manuscript file should not contain any information that could identify the authors.
The manuscript should include the following sections in order:
- Title
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
Authors are encouraged to prepare their manuscripts using the official JOINIHP Full Manuscript Template, available in both Turkish and English.
3. Abstract
The Abstract should:
- Not exceed 300 words.
- Be written in 10-point font with single line spacing.
- Be presented as one continuous paragraph.
- Clearly summarize the objective, methodology, main findings, and conclusions of the study.
- Be self-contained and free of citations.
- Avoid the use of subheadings, bullet points, tables, figures, or references.
- Minimize abbreviations; if essential, they should be defined at their first appearance in the abstract.
For manuscripts written in Turkish, the Turkish and English abstracts must be fully consistent in content.
4. Keywords
Authors should provide 3–5 keywords immediately after the abstract.
Keywords should:
- Be separated by commas.
- Accurately represent the content of the manuscript.
- Be suitable for indexing purposes.
- Use sentence case (capitalize only the first letter of the first keyword unless proper nouns are used).
5. Manuscript Format
Original research articles should be organized under the following main headings:
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Formatting requirements:
- Main headings: 12-point, numbered.
- Subheadings: 11-point.
- Main text: Times New Roman, 11-point, 1.15 line spacing, and fully justified.
- All manuscripts must follow the APA 7th Edition style for citations and references.
6. Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should be placed within the text as close as possible to their first citation.
- Table titles should appear above the tables.
- Figure captions should appear below the figures.
- Captions should be written in 10-point font.
- Table titles should be italicized.
- All abbreviations used in tables and figures must be explained in footnotes beneath the relevant item.
If previously published tables, figures, photographs, or graphics are reproduced or adapted, authors must obtain the necessary copyright permissions, acknowledge the original source appropriately, and indicate this in the caption.
7. References
References should be prepared according to the following requirements:
- 10-point font
- Fully justified
- 6-point spacing between each reference
Authors are responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of all references.
Only scholarly and reliable sources should be cited, including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, conference proceedings, theses, patents, and official institutional websites with permanent archival policies. Grey literature, including unauthenticated websites, news portals, social media content, blogs, and Wikipedia, should not be used as references.
Authors are encouraged to include a sufficient number of recent references, particularly those published within the last two years whenever appropriate.
Every reference listed must be cited in the text, and every in-text citation must appear in the reference list. References that are not cited within the manuscript should not be included.
All references must be prepared in accordance with the APA Publication Manual (7th Edition).
APA 7 Reference Examples
Journal Article
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
Book
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Website
Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horrormovies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
Government Website
National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml
Thesis
Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Publication No. 10169573) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.