Writing Rules

Journal of Public Health Nursing is an open access double-blinded international scientific journal. Journal of Public Health Nursing is the official journal of the Public Health Nursing Association. The journal is published three issues a year, in April, August, and December. The journal publishes  Turkish and English articles. The journal includes scientific research, review, case report, and letter to the editor related to the fields of Public Health Nursing.
The aim of the journal is to contribute to the Public Health Nursing Literature and the field of practice by publishing original articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor prepared in accordance with ethical rules.
The evaluation of the articles is completed in 6 months on average. Accepted articles are published in an average of 12 months. 
Journal of Public Health Nursing is indexed in Turkey Citation Index (www.atifdizini.com)

Open Access
Journal of Public Health Nursing is an open access journal. All published content is available online, free of charge at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jphn
As of 2022, the content published in the journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License, which allows third parties to use the content for non-commercial purposes as long as the original work is cited. Published content can be copied, adapted, distributed, and reused for non-commercial purposes, and only so long as attribution is given to the content published.
The content published before April 2022 are licensed under traditional copyright, but the entire archive is freely accessible online.

Audience
The target audience of the Journal of Public Health Nursing is national and international healthcare professionals, academics, and students working in all disciplines in the field of Public Health/Public Health Nursing and Nursing.

Peer-Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are first evaluated technically in terms of compliance with the journal’s guidelines of the manuscript by the editorial office. Submissions not complying with the journal guidelines are returned to the submitting author with technical correction requests.
Manuscripts that pass the technical evaluation process are subject to a double-blind peer-review process. At least two external independent referees who are experts in the field review manuscripts. The editor-in-chief determines the final decision on the Manuscripts. Anonymity must be maintained throughout the article (except for the title page and cover letter). No part of the manuscript should include the names of the authors and information about the institution of their work.

Copyright Agreement

Journal of Public Health Nursing requires authors to submit a signed version of the Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form during the initial submission process.

By signing this form, authors agree that the article, if accepted for publication by the Journal of Public Health Nursing will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permission to copy, adapt, distribute and reuse by third parties for non-commercial purposes, as long as only the published content is cited.

The authors retain all patent and other proprietary rights to the article, including copyright, and grant the Journal of Public Health Nursing the non-exclusive right to publish the work.

Authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder when using previously published content, including figures, tables, or any other material in both print and electronic formats. Legal, financial and criminal liabilities belong to the author(s).

Plagiarism
The submitted manuscript must not have been previously published in another electronic or printed journal, book, or other anywhere.
Authors must check for the percentage of non-original material using anti-plagiarism software (eg. iThenticate, intihal.net ). Only submissions with <20% similarity can proceed to the technical control and peer review stages.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)–Assisted Technology in Manuscript Preparation
Journal of Public Health Nursing follows the recommendations (Updated January 2024) outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) with regards to the utilization of AI and AI-assisted technology in manuscript preparation. AI and AI-assisted technologies cannot be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the manuscript. Therefore, authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Humans are responsible for any submitted material that included the use of AI-assisted technologies. If authors have used AI and AI-supported technologies (such as Large Language Models, chatbots or image creators) in the preparation of the submitted manuscript, they should explain how they used this in both the cover letter and the submitted work in the appropriate section(s).

Ethical Principles

Journal of Public Health Nursing is a journal in which original studies are evaluated and published in line with scientific methods and ethical principles. Scientific ethical principles have an important place in the publication policy of our journal, and all parties participating (author, editor, reviewer, publisher, and reader) must comply with ethical principles as per our publication policy. The ethical principles applied by our journal for editors, reviewers, and authors have been established by taking into account the guidelines prepared by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Please follow this link for details: Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Authorship
Journal of Public health nursing approves ICMJE criteria for Authorship. The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria:
1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Contributors who meet fewer than all 4 of the above criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors, but they should be acknowledged.

Sources of Funding
The name of the funding organization and the grant number should be given on the Title Page under the heading ‘Source of Funding’. If there was no funding, the following wording should be used: “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

Conflict of Interest
Authors must make, disclosing any possible conflict of interest on the title page, under a sub-heading, Conflict of Interest. If the authors do not have any conflict of interest, include the following statement: “No conflict of interest has been declared by the author(s).”  
Table 1. Limitations for manuscript types
Type of Manuscript
Word Limit
Reference Limit
Table Limit
Figure Limit
Original Article
Main text 5000, abstract 250 words
4042
Review Article
Main text 6000, abstract 250 words
5542
Case Report
Main text 1500, abstract 200 words
1523
Letter to the Editor
Main text 1000 words
5NoneNone


Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals Updated May 2022. For details Click this https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf


Manuscript Formatting Requirements
Program
Manuscripts must be in a Microsoft Word document.
Page size
A4 size
Page margins
Normal Margin (top, bottom, right, and left margins: 2.5 cm)
Line spacing
1.5
Font
Times New Roman and 12-point
Alignment
left-aligned; without left indent
Statistical analyses 
If p values are less than .001 it should be reported as p < .001; less than .01 it should be reported as p < .01; less than .05 it should be reported as p < .05 in the text
the actual p values should be expressed (p = .04) in the tables
Decimal separator
It should be using a point (.) not a comma (,) as a decimal separator.
Acronyms and abbreviations
All acronyms and abbreviations used in the manuscript should be defined at first use in the main text. The abbreviation should be provided in parentheses following the first-time use of the definition.
Abstract
The abstract of Research Articles should be structured with subheadings (Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion). The abstract of case reports and review articles should not be structured. No abstract is needed for a letter to the editor. Please check Table 1 for word count specifications.


Keywords                                                                                                                         
Each submission must be accompanied by a minimum of three to a maximum of five keywords for subject indexing at the end of the abstract. The keywords should be listed in full without abbreviations. The keywords should be selected from the National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings database (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
Heading style 
First-level Headings (Section headings) (eg. ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, REFERENCES) should be written in bold, capital letters.
Second-level Headings: The second headings should be written in bold letters; the first letter of each word of the subheading should be capitalized.
Third-level Headings: The third headings should be written in bold and italics; the first letter of each word of the heading should be capitalized. 
Language
Ensure that your work is written in correct Turkish or English before submission. 
Reporting guidelines

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following guidelines.

* STROBE for observational study (http://strobe-statement.org)

* CONSORT for randomized trials (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort/)

* PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (http://prisma-statement.org/)

* TREND for nonrandomized controlled trials (https://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/index.html)

* COREQ for Qualitative study (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/coreq/)

* SPIRIT for Study Protocols (http://www.spirit-statement.org/publications-downloads/) 

Consult the Equator Network for reporting guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/) for a wide variety of study types.

References

References should be written in APA 7 style (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples)

Reference Examples

1. Journal Article
In the references list:
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
In text:
Parenthetical citation: ……………(Grady et al., 2019)
Narrative citation: Grady et al. (2019)……

2. Whole authored book
In the references list:
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
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/
In text:
Parenthetical citations: (Jackson, 2019; Sapolsky, 2017; Svendsen & Løber, 2020)
Narrative citations: Jackson (2019), Sapolsky (2017), and Svendsen and Løber (2020)

3. Chapter in an edited book
In the references list:
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.
Thestrup, K. (2010). To transform, to communicate, to play—The experimenting community in action. In E. Hygum & P. M. Pedersen (Eds.), Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/?id=192
In text:
Parenthetical citations: (Aron et al., 2019; Dillard, 2020; Thestrup, 2010)
Narrative citations: Aron et al. (2019), Dillard (2020), and Thestrup (2010)

4. Report by a Government Agency References
In the references list:
National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf
In text:
Parenthetical citation: (National Cancer Institute, 2019)
Narrative citation: National Cancer Institute (2019)

5. Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis References
In the references list:
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.
In text:
Parenthetical citation: (Harris, 2014)
Narrative citation: Harris (2014)

6. Conference proceedings published in a journal.
In the references list:
Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116
In text:
Parenthetical citation: (Duckworth et al., 2019)
Narrative citation: Duckworth et al. (2019)

7. Webpage on a website with a government agency group author
In the references list:
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
In text:
Parenthetical citation: (National Institute of Mental Health, 2018)
Narrative citation: National Institute of Mental Health (2018)

Visit this link for additional examples: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

Tables
Tables should be on separate pages after the Reference list. Tables must be in editable Microsoft Word documents by using the “insert table” function. Tables should be numbered separately e.g., Table 1, Table 2, and a caption for each should be provided. Table titles should be written as capitalizing the first letter of the first word and leaving all other letters in lowercase. Tables should be referred to within the main text. Only horizontal lines should be used, one above and one below the column headings and one at the table foot. All abbreviations must be defined in a footnote.
Figures 
Figures should be on separate pages after the Reference list. Figures should be numbered separately e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, and a caption for each should be provided. The figure's title should be written as capitalizing the first letter of the first word and leaving all other letters in lowercase. Figures should be referred to within the main text.


Manuscript Components
File
Description
Cover Letter
A separate “Cover Letter” file should be submitted
Title Page
A separate “Title Page” file should be submitted. Please follow this link for a template
Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form
Journal of Public Health Nursing requires corresponding authors to submit a signed and scanned version of the Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form during the initial submission process.
Similarity Report
A similarity report should be uploaded to the system.
Ethics Committee Approval Document
An ethics committee approval document should be obtained for studies on humans and animals. The ethics committee approval document should be uploaded to the system.
Blinded Main Text
The blinded main text should not include any mention of the authors or their institutions throughout the text, as this could potentially compromise the double-blinded review process.
Blinded main text includes the following:
Original article: The main text of original articles should be structured in the sequence of title, abstract (Objective; Methods; Results; Conclusion; Keywords), introduction, methods (Study Design, Research Questions/Hypotheses, Variables, Settings, Population of the Study, Data Collection, Ethical Consideration, Data Analysis), results, discussion, conclusion, references, and tables/ figures.
Review: The main text of Review articles should be structured as follows: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, the aim of the review, body of the article structured by headings and subheadings, and conclusion.
Case Report: The main text of the case report should be structured as follows: Abstract, introduction, case presentation, discussion, and conclusion.
Letters to the Editor: The text should be unstructured.


Submission

All the manuscripts should be submitted through the https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jphn system. 








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