·  The papers submitted to KAREN should not already been published or been submitted to another journal.

·  Authors should adhere to ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)'s international standards for editors and authors.

·  Compliance with the principles of scientific research and publication ethics is evaluated within the framework of the provisions of Article 4 of the Inter-University Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 9 of Regulations of the TUBITAK Committee on Research and Publication Ethics and Article 6 of the Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive.

·  Ethical committee approval should be obtained for studies on clinical and experimental human and animals requiring “Ethics Committee Decision” and this approval should be stated and documented in the paper.