Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science

Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science is an international journal that publishes original clinical and scientific research. Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science, published by Ordu University, publishes basic innovations in health education, case reports, reviews, letters to the editor, case reports and research articles.

The aim of the journal is to contribute to the international literature with clinical and experimental research articles, case reports, reviews in the field of health sciences.

In all fields of general medicine, editorial comment/discussion, invited review, original research, case report, letters to the editor, and surgical technique studies in the basic and clinical sciences are evaluated for publishing.

The target audience of the journal is all scientists working in the field of health, graduate students and researchers in this field.

Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science is an open access, independent and impartial, international journal based on double-blind peer-reviewed principles.

The publication language of the journal is English. The journal is published every three months, in February, May, August and November, and four volumes are completed.

Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science - adheres to the standards of publication ethics in health science researches, Higher Education Council's Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers It also adopts the ethical publishing principles published by the Association (OASPA) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

No fee is charged from the authors for the evaluation and publication of the article.

The journal guidelines, technical information, and the required forms are available on the Journal’s web page.

Middle Blac Sea J Health Sci is can publish advertisement images in the journal’s website upon the approval of the Editor in Chief. Potential advertisers should contact the Editorial Office. Advertisers have no effect on the editorial decisions or advertising policies.

Disclaimer
Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the editors, editorial board, and/or publisher; the editors, editorial board, and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials

The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License which permits third parties to share and adapt the content for non-commercial purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work. 

AUTHOR GUİDELİNES

General Rules
Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science publishes experimental and observational research articles, clinical reviews, case reports and review articles on health science. Manuscripts must be submitted online at http://dergipark.gov.tr/login

All submissions must be accompanied by a signed statement of scientific contributions and responsibilities of all authors and a statement declaring the absence of conflict of interests.
Any institution, organization, pharmaceutical or medical company providing any financial or material support, in whole or in part, must be disclosed in a footnote. Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with ICMJE-Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (updated in December 2013 - http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf).
An approval of research protocols by an ethical committee in accordance with international agreements (Helsinki Declaration of 1975, revised 2002 - available at http://www.vma.net/e/policy/b3.htm, “Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals - www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html/) is required for experimental, clinical and drug studies. A form stating that the patients have been informed about the study and consents have been obtained from the patients is also required for experimental, clinical and drug studies. All submissions must be accompanied by a letter that states that all authors have approved the publication of the paper in the Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science.
Submission of the studies requiring ethical committee decision must be accompanied by a copy of the submission to the ethical committee.

SUBMISSION POLICY
Submission of a paper to Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science is understood to imply that it deals with original material not previously published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorships are reviewed on the assumption that all listed Authors concur with the submission and that a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all Authors. After acceptation of an article, it should not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the written consent of the Editors and Publisher.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the Author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
The layout and style should adhere strictly to the instructions. No revisions or updates will be incorporated after the article has been accepted and sent to the Publisher (unless approved by the Editors).

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
The Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science welcomes submitted manuscripts online at http://dergipark.gov.tr/login Manuscripts submitted online are received on the day of submission and quickly assigned to reviewers. Through individual Author Centers on this website, authors can view the status of their manuscripts as they progress through the review process. Notification of the disposition of each manuscript will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author on the day of decision.
To establish your account for online submission, go to http://dergipark.gov.tr/register/

Authors are encouraged to check for an existing account. If you are submitting for the first time, and you do not have an existing account, then you must create a new account. If you are unsure about whether or not you have an account, or have forgotten your password, enter your e-mail address into the Password Help section on the log-in page. If you do not have an account, click on the Create Account link on the top right of the log-in page. You then will be able to submit and monitor the progress of your manuscripts. Once you have logged in, you will be presented with the Main Menu and a link to your Author Centre. Submit your manuscript from the Author Centre. At the end of a successful submission and you will

receive an e-mail confirming that the manuscript has been received by the journal. If this does not happen, please send an e-mail to ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com
To submit your manuscript online, please prepare the text and illustrations according to the instructions listed below. You may enter and exit the manuscript submission process at the completion of each step. After submission of the manuscript, however, you will not be able to edit it.
Web submission is required- instructions are available for downloading on the website http://dergipark.gov.tr/mbsjohs

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT
A signed COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM by all authors of the manuscript should be sent during manuscript submission.
Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science
Editorial Office
Ordu University, Institute of Health Sciences
Cumhuriyet Campus
52200, Ordu, TURKEY
Tel: +90 (452) 226 52 14-5234
Fax: +90 (452) 226 52 28
E-mail: ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com
Authors should write their information exactly (Full address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address).

PREPARING ELECTRONIC MANUSCRIPTS
In the writing of words for the studies, "Oxford English Dictionary (https://www.oed.com)" should be taken as a reference. The symbols of the units used in the text should be given according to the http://www.bipm.org/en/si/

Author should submit manuscript in both ways as explain in below:
1- The text must be single-spaced, 12-point font (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
2- Files you need to add:
Title Page,
Full Text,
Tables,
Figures,
Images,
Copyright Form,
Similarity Report (Similarity should be at most 20%.).
Cover Letter
Ethics Committee Approval.
3- Please insert all attachments that are tables, figures and graphics into the text file in appropriate place.

When mentioning parasites, bacteria, virus and fungi in the main text and references, the genus and species names must be italicized, and the genus name must be written with an initial capital letter.
Abbreviations should be expanded at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Graphic files: Each figure should be a separate file.
All figure files must be submitted in sufficiently high resolution.

Electronic submission of articles via the Web
http://dergipark.gov.tr/mbsjohs

Full instructions for uploading data and files etc. are given on the website when submitting a manuscript. It is the responsibility of the Authors to create the proper files as instructed above for the electronically submitted manuscript. The editorial office cannot make conversions beyond the supported file types.

ORGANIZATION OF THE ARTICLE
Manuscripts should be prepared electronically using "Time News Roman" font, formatted according to A4 page size, single-spaced from beginning to end, 2.5 cm margins on all sides and 12-point font. Words should not be hyphenated to fit on a line. Pages should be numbered.

Title page: A separate title page should be submitted with all submissions and this page should include:
The title page should include full and short title English.
Meeting and congress presentations of the manuscript must be stated, if any.
Name(s), affiliations, highest academic degree(s) and ORCID ID’s of the author(s),
Example: Ulku Karaman1, Yeliz Kasko Arici2, Cemil Colak3
1 Institution of the first author, orcid no
2Second Author's Institution, orcid no
3Third Author's Institution, orcid no


Name, address, telephone (including the mobile phone number) and fax numbers, and email address of the corresponding author,

Ethics Committee Approval: Ethics committee approval was received for this study from ………. Clinical Research Ethics Committee of ……………… University.
Author Contributions: Concept - ………..; Design ………..; Supervision …………...; Data Collection and/or Processing - ………………...; Analysis and/or Interpretation - ………………; Writing - ……………………; Critical Review - ……………………………………
Acknowledgements:
Conflict of Interest:
Financial Disclosure:

In the article sent, the sections that should be below are listed.
1. Abstract, 2. Keywords, 3. Introduction, 4. Methods, 5. Results, 6. Discussion, 7. Conclusion, 8. References, Tables and Figures sections.
1. Abstract Page: The first page should include abstracts written English, and key words. The abstract of Original Articles should be structured with subheadings (Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion) (average 200-400 word).
2. Keywords: Keywords: Provide at least 3-6 keywords and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes. Key words in should follow the abstract. Please select keywords in Turkish Science Terms (http://www.bilimterimleri.com).
3. Introduction: The objectives of the research should be clearly stated in this section. Relevant background information and recent published studies should be described concisely, and be cited appropriately.
4. Methods: This section should contain all the details necessary to reproduce the experiments. Avoid re-describing methods already published; only relevant modifications should be included in the text. Experimental subjects when human subjects are used, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written consent of each subject.
When experimental animals are used, the methods section must clearly indicate that adequate measures were taken to minimize pain or discomfort.
5 Results: These sections should present the results and interpret them in a clear and concise manner. Results should usually be presented descriptively and be supplemented by figures.
6. Discussion: Extensive citations and discussion of published literature should be being used.
7. Conclusion: In this section, the results obtained from the article should be written.
8. Literature references:
Care should be taken to cite Turkey-based studies and journal of national during the granting of resources (www.atifdizini.com).
References should be listed according to the order of appearance in the text, and "in parentheses" should be indicated in the relevant places. References should be written according to the "Vancouver" system of the American National Library of Medicine (U.S. National Library of Medicine; http://www.nlm.nih.gov/). In the main text of the manuscript, references should be cited using Arabic numbers in parentheses.

Examples: Hypotension is one of the most common and critical problems in hemodialysis patients (1,2).

References
While citing publications, preference should be given to the latest, most up-to-date publications.
If an ahead-of-print publication is cited, the DOI number should be provided.
The accuracy of references is the responsibility of the author. The references should include only articles that are published or in press.
Unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications should be cited within the text only. Personal communications should be documented by a letter of permission.
All items in the list of references should be cited in the text and, conversely, all references cited in the text must be presented in the list.
The abbreviations of journal titles should conform to those adopted by the List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations, CIEPS/ISDS, Paris, 1985 (ISBN 2-904938-02-8).
Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the journal abbreviations in Index Medicus/ MEDLINE/PubMed.
For citation of references with one to six authors, the names of all authors should be included, and for the articles with more than six authors, “et al.” should be written after typing the six names. The surnames of authors should be written exactly, and the initials of their names should be indicated with capital letter without any punctuation mark.


Please use the following style for references:
Examples
Journal: Stephane A. Management of Congenital Cholesteatoma with Otoendoscopic Surgery: Case Report. J Med Sci 2010;30(2): 803-7.
Levine WC, Pope V, Bhoomkar A, Tambe P, Lewis JS, Zaidi AA, et al. Increase in endocervical CD4 lymphocytes among women with nonulcerative sexually transmitted diseases. J Infect Dis. 1998;177(1):167–174.
Chapter in Edited Book: Hornbeck P. Assay for antibody production. In: Colign JE. Kruisbeek AM, Marguiles DH, editors. Current Protocols in Immunology. New York: Greene Publishing Associates; 1991. p. 105-32.
Book with a Single Author: Fleiss JL. Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. Second Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1981. p. 105-32.
Editor(s) as Author: Balows A. Mousier WJ, Herramaflfl KL, editors. Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Fifth Edition. Washington DC: IRL Press. 1990. p. 105-32.
Conference Paper: Entrala E, Mascaro C. New structural findings in Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Eighth International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA VIII); October 10-14; Izmir-Turkey: 1994. p. 1250-75
Thesis: Erakinci G. Searching for antibodies against parasites in donors. Izmir: Ege University Health Sciences Institute. 1997.
Article in Electronic Format: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (serial online) l995 Jan-Mar (cited 1996 June 5): 1(1): (24 screens). Available from: URL: http:/ www.cdc.gov/ncidodlElD/cid.htm.

ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES
Illustrations:
The illustrations should be numbered in Arabic numerals according to the sequence of appearance in the text, where they are referred to as Figure. 1, Figure. 2, etc.
If illustrations (or other small parts) of articles or books already published elsewhere are used in papers submitted to MBSJHS, the written permission of the authors and publisher concerned must be included with the manuscript. The original source must be indicated in the legend of the illustration in these cases.
Like the rest of the submission, the figures too should be blind. Any information within the images that may indicate an individual or institution should be blinded. To prevent delays in the evaluation process, all submitted figures should be clear in resolution and large in size (minimum dimensions: 100 × 100 mm).

Tables: Tables should be so constructed together with their captions and legends.

Tables should be included in the main document, presented after the reference list, and they should be numbered consecutively in the order they are referred to within the main text. Tables of numerical data should each be typed (with one-spacing) and numbered in sequence in Arabic numerals (Table 1, 2, etc.). They are referred to in the text as Table 1, Table 2, etc. The title of each table should appear above it. A detailed description of its contents and footnotes should be given below the body of the table.

Revisions: Authors should mark the changes they made on the main text in color while submitting their article revision files. The responses to the referees should be specified in a separate Word file. Revised articles should be sent to the journal within one month following the decision letter. If the revised version of the article is not uploaded within the specified time, the revision option may be canceled. If the authors need additional time for revision, they are required to submit their extension requests to the journal before the end of one month.

PROOFS, OFFPRINTS, MISCELLANEOUS

Proofs
Proofs will be sent by e-mail, as a pdf. Only printer’s errors may be corrected; no change in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed at this stage. It should be kept in mind that proofreading is solely the authors’ responsibility. A form with queries from the copyeditor may accompany the proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required. Corrections to the proofs must be returned by e-mail within 48 hours after receipt. If the publisher receives no response from the authors after 3 days, it will be assumed that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published.

Page charges
The journal is free and does not require any publication fee from the authors.
The journal is only published online.
The similarity rate of the articles should be done through iThenticate and should be at most 20% excluding the "References" part.

The editorial board has the authority to make necessary revisions in the format of the manuscript (without making any revision in the context) that does not comply with the above-mentioned requirements.

TYPES OF ARTICLES
The studies submitted to the Journal are accepted in Original research, Short papers, Case report, Review articles, Letter to the Editor, Surgical Technique, Differential Diagnosis, Original images, what is your diagnosis? And Questions and Answers categories
a) Original research: Prospective, retrospective and all kinds of experimental studies
Structure
Title
Abstract should be structured with subheadings (Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion) (average 200-400 word)
Key words
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References (most 40)
Whole text should not exceed 4500 words except for resources and English summary.

b) Short papers: Prospective, retrospective and all kinds of experimental studies
Structure
Cover Letter
Title
Abstract should be structured with subheadings (Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion) (average 200-400 word)
Key Words
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References (most 20)
Whole text should not exceed 2700 words except for resources and English summary.

c) Case Report: They are rarely seen articles which differs in diagnosis and treatment. They should be supported by enough photographs and diagrams.
Structure
Title
Abstract (average 100-300 word)
Key words
Introduction
Case report
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References (most 20)
Whole text should not exceed 2200 words except for resources and English summary.

d) Review articles
Structure
Title
Abstract (average 200-400 word)
Key words
Introduction
The compilation text also including appropriate sub-headings,
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References (most 50)
Whole text should not exceed 6550 words except for resources and English summary.

e) Letter to the Editor
Title
Abstract
Key words
There is no need to open sub part in the letter text, it must be written as to include the main text and results.
Acknowledgements
References (most 15)
Whole text should not exceed 1200 words except for resources and English summary.

f) Surgical technique: Are the articles in which the surgical techniques are processed in details.
Structure
Title
Abstract (average 200-400 word)
Key words
Surgical technique
Conclusion
References (most 15)

g) Differential Diagnosis: Are the case reports which have current value. Includes reviews for similar diseases.
Structure
Cover Letter
Title
Abstract (average 100-150 word)
Key words
Topics related to the subject.
Conclusion
References (3-5 inter)

h) Original Images: Rarely seen annotated medical images and photographs in the literature.
Structure
300 words of text and original images about the subject
References (3-5 inter)

ı) What is Your Diagnosis? Are the articles prepared as in questions and answers about rarely seen diseases which differ in the diagnosis and treatment?
Structure
Topics related to the subject.
References (3-5 inter)

i) Questions and Answers: Are the texts written in form of questions and answers about scientific educative –instructive medical issues.

 Publication Ethics Statement

Submitted research is original, has not been published before and should not be in the evaluation process of another journal. Each article is double-blinded by one of the editors and at least two referees. Plagiarism, duplication, fraudulent authorship / denied authorship, research / data fabrication, article slicing, slicing publishing, copyright infringement and concealing conflict of interest are considered unethical behavior.
All articles that do not comply with ethical standards are removed from publication even if they are accepted. This situation is valid for articles containing possible irregularities and inconveniences detected after publication.

Research Ethics
• The authors are responsible for the compliance of the articles with the ethical rules.
• Ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki must be followed in human studies.
• Attention should be paid to ethical principles in designing, reviewing and conducting the research.
• The research team and the participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, the participation rules and, if any, the risks involved.
• Confidentiality of the information and answers given by the research participants should be ensured. Research should be designed in a way that preserves the autonomy and dignity of its participants.
• Participants in the research should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
• The research should be planned in a way that does not put the participants at risk.
• Be clear about research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be indicated.
• In experimental studies, written informed consent must be obtained from the participants who decide to participate in the research. The legal guardian's consent must be obtained for children, those under guardianship and those with confirmed mental illness.
• If the study is to be carried out in an institution or organization, the necessary approval should be obtained from this institution or organization.
• In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" was obtained from the participants and the ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.

Authors' Responsibility
The authors are responsible for the compliance of the articles with scientific and ethical rules. The author should provide assurance that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not being reviewed for publication elsewhere, in another language. Copyright laws and treaties in practice must be observed. Corresponding materials (eg tables, figures or large quotations) should be used with necessary permissions and acknowledgments. Work or sources of other authors, contributors should be appropriately used and cited in references.
All authors should have a direct contribution in academic and scientific terms in the submitted article, accordingly, the "author" is someone who contributes to the conceptualization and design of a published research, obtaining, analyzing or interpreting data, writing the article or reviewing it critically in terms of content. Other conditions for being an author are planning or executing and / or revising the work in the article.
Funding, data collection, or general supervision of the research group alone does not provide authorship rights. All individuals designated as authors must meet all the criteria listed, and any individual who meets the above criteria can be shown as an author. The name order of the authors should be a joint decision. All authors must indicate the author order signed on the Copyright Agreement Form.
All individuals who do not meet the sufficient criteria for authorship but contributed to the study should be listed in the "thank you" section. Examples of these are people who only provide technical support, help with writing or just provide general support, financial and material support.

All authors must declare financial relationships, conflicts of interest and competition of interest that have the potential to affect the results of the research or scientific evaluation. If a writer detects a significant error or inaccuracy in his published manuscript, he / she bears the responsibility to immediately contact and cooperate with the editor for correction or retraction of these inaccuracies.                                                              

Editor and Referee Responsibilities
The editor-in-chief evaluates the articles regardless of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, and political philosophy. It ensures that the articles submitted for publication go through a fair double-blind peer review. It guarantees that all information about the submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published. The editor-in-chief is responsible for the overall quality of the content and publication. It should publish an error page or make a correction when necessary.
Editor in Chief; It does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and referees. It has full authority to appoint a referee and is responsible for making the final decision on the articles to be published in the journal.
Reviewers should not have conflicts of interest with the authors and / or financial supporters of the research. They should reach an impartial judgment as a result of their evaluation. They must ensure that all information regarding submitted articles is kept confidential and report to the editor if they notice any copyright infringement or plagiarism on the part of the author. In cases where the subject of the article is not his area of ​​expertise or cannot return on time, the referee should inform the editor of this situation and state that he cannot be a referee.
Referees and editorial board members cannot discuss articles with other people. Care should be taken to keep the identity of the referees anonymous. In some cases, with the decision of the editor, the relevant referees' comments on the article may be sent to other referees who interpret the same article.

  PUBLICATION POLICY

Authors undertake that their publications are created in accordance with all universal ethical rules and research is accepted accordingly.

Authors are responsible for all statements in their work. Submitted studies should be prepared in line with the journal's writing rules. Studies that do not comply with the spelling rules are rejected or sent back to the authors for correction.

The journal has the right to make corrections in the accepted works without changing the content and meaning.

The journal accepts the research provided that it has not been published in another journal or publication.

All authors should indicate their relationships with individuals or organizations that may have conflicts of interest. Support received for the study, if any, should be stated in detail. Conflicts of interest should also be indicated on the title page.

In the management and publication processes of the journal, attention is paid to the publishing principles of "International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)" and "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)".

Evaluation process
-Only articles uploaded to the journal's system are evaluated. Studies sent via e-mail are not considered.
- All submitted studies go through pre-evaluation, language editor, statistical editor and referee evaluation processes. The evaluation process is carried out by the editor of the journal.

Pre-Evaluation Process
After the article is uploaded to the journal, the pre-evaluation process begins. At this stage, the editor examines the article in terms of content, form, purpose and scope of the journal. As a result of this thinning
• Decides that the work is not suitable for the journal and declines the work.
• Resend the work to the responsible author for corrections.
• The study sends to the language editor and can request a correction.
• The study is evaluated by sending it to a statistics advisor. After this evaluation, the author may ask for a correction.
• Can direct the article to the referees and initiate the referee evaluation process.

Referee Evaluation Process
All articles in the journal are double-blind peer-reviewed. In order to ensure the impartial evaluation process, each article is evaluated by at least two independent referees who are experts in their fields. If there is no consensus among the referees, the article is evaluated by the third referee. The editor in chief makes the final decision in the decision-making process of all articles.
Revision
Authors should mark the changes they made in the main text in color while submitting the article revision files. The responses to the referees should be specified in a separate Word file. Revised articles should be submitted to the journal within one month following the decision letter. If the revised version of the article is not uploaded within the specified time, the revision option can be canceled. If the authors need additional time for revision, they must submit their publication requests to the journal before the end of one month.
Articles accepted for publication are checked again for grammar, punctuation and format.
Accepted articles are edited in accordance with the journal's publication format and the final version is sent to the responsible author in pdf format before publication, and approval is obtained for publication. Authors should review the article and approve for publication. If the article requires any correction other than the publication format, the request for correction is notified to the editor at ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com. Requests for correction are evaluated by the editor and notified to the responsible author. Articles that are not approved by the corresponding author are not published.

Plagiarism
The similarity rate of the articles should be made over iThenticate and should be at most 20%, excluding the "References" section.
The journal is published online only.
The journal is free and does not require any publication fee from researchers.

The journal is published by Ordu University.
Journal contact
ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com

No fee is charged from the authors for the evaluation and publication of the article.