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ODU Medical Journal is an international journal and publishes clinical and scientific original research. ODU Medical Journal, published by Ordu University, publishes research articles, case reports and reviews that include fundamental innovations in health education.
The aim of the journal is to contribute to the international literature with clinical and experimental research articles, case reports and reviews in the field of health sciences.
The target audience of the journal is all scientists working in the field of health and graduate students and researchers in this field.

ODU Medical Journal is an open access and independent international journal based on impartial double-blind peer-review principles. The publication languages of the journal are English. The journal is published every four months in April, August and December and a volume is completed in three issues.
ODU Medical Journal adheres to the standards in publication ethics in research in health science and also adopts the ethical publishing principles published by Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive of the Council of Higher Education, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
The authors are not charged for the evaluation and publication of the article.

General Rules
ODU Medical Journal is an open access and independent international journal based on impartial double-blind peer-review principles. The publication languages of the journal are English and Turkish. The journal is published every four months in July, November and March and a volume is completed in three issues.
ODU Medical Journal adheres to the standards in publication ethics in research in health science and also adopts the ethical publishing principles published by Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive of the Council of Higher Education, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
The authors are not charged for the evaluation and publication of the article.

SUBMISSION POLICIES 
Submission of a paper to ODU Medical Journal indicates that it deals with previously unpublished original material and is not intended for publication elsewhere. Articles submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed with the assumption that all listed authors agree with the submission and a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all authors. Once a manuscript has been accepted, it should not be published elsewhere in the same form or in another language without the written consent of the editors and publisher.
If citations from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright holders and cite the references(s) in the article.
The layout and style of the article must strictly follow the instructions. No revisions or updates will be included once the manuscript has been accepted and submitted to the publisher (unless approved by the editors).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 
The articles sent online at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/odutip are reviewed in ODU Medical Journal. Manuscripts submitted online are quickly assigned to referees. Authors can view the status of their articles as they progress through the review process via individual author centers on this website. Editing notification of each article will be sent to the relevant author by e-mail on the day of decision.
You can create your account for online submission by going to https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/login. If this is your first time for submission and you don't have an existing account, you'll need to create a new one. If you are unsure whether you have an account or have forgotten your password, enter your email address in the password assistance section on the login page. If you do not have an account, click the create account link in the upper right corner of the login page. Then, you will be able to submit and monitor the progress of your articles. After logging in, you will be presented with a link to the main menu and your author center. You can submit your manuscript from the author center. At the end of a successful submission, you will receive an e-mail confirming that the article has reached the journal. If this does not happen, please send an email to ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com.
To submit your manuscript online, please prepare the text and images according to the instructions listed below. At the end of each step, you can enter and exit the manuscript submission process. However, after you submit the manuscript, you cannot edit it.
Web submission is required and the instructions are available at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/odutip/writing-rules.

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT
A signed COPYRIGHT PUBLICATION FORM must be sent by all authors during manuscript submission.
ODU Medical Journal
Editorial Office
Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University
Cumhuriyet Campus
52200, Ordu, TURKEY
Phone: +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 and ORCID number).

PREPARATION OF THE ARTICLE
The corresponding author should submit the manuscript as described below:
• Files you need to add:
1. Title page
2. Full text
3. Tables
4. Figures/Graphics
5. Copyright Form
6. Similarity report (Similarity should be at most 20%.)
7. Cover letter
8. Ethics committee approval/consent in case reports
• When parasites, bacteria, viruses and fungi are mentioned in the main text and references, genus and species names should be written in italics and genus names should be written in capital letters.
• Abbreviations should be expanded when first mentioned and used consistently thereafter.
• Graphic files: Each figure should be a separate file.
• All figure files must be presented in sufficiently high resolution.

It is the responsibility of the authors to create the appropriate files for the electronically submitted manuscripts as stated above. The editorial office cannot convert 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, mono-spaced throughout, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides and 12 point font. Words should not be hyphenated to fit on one line. Pages should be numbered.
A. Title page: The title page should be separate and prepared as follows.
The title page should be in Turkish and English, and the full and short title should be written.
If it has been presented in congress and symposium, it should be stated.
The names of the author(s), their affiliations and ORCID numbers should be stated.
Example: Ülkü Karaman1, Yeliz Kaşko Arıcı2, Cemil Çolak3
1-First author's institution, mail, ORCID no.
2-Second author's institution, e-mail, ORCID no.
3-Third author's institution, e-mail, ORCID no.
Corresponding author's name, address, telephone (including mobile phone number) and fax numbers and e-mail address.
Ethics Committee Approval: Ethics committee approval for this study was obtained from ………… University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ethical committee date and no:…..)
Author Contributions: Concept - ……… ..; Design ……… ..; Audit ………… ...; Data Collection and/or Processing - ……………… ...; Analysis and/or Interpretation - ………………; Source Search……………; Spelling……………………; Critical Review …………………………

Acknowledgement:

Conflict of interest:

Financial support:

B. What should be in the main text
1. Abstract, 2. Keywords, 3. Introduction, 4. Methods, 5. Results, 6. Discussion, 7. Conclusion, 8. References, 9. Tables and Figures.
1. Abstract: The first page should include Turkish and English abstracts and keywords. Abstracts of Original Articles should be structured with subtitles (Objective, methods, results and conclusion) (200-400 words on average).
2. Keywords: Enter at least 3-6 keywords and avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes. Key words should be written under Turkish and English abstracts. Turkish keywords should be written from http://www.bilimterimleri.com and English keywords should be written from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html.
3. Introduction: General information about the research, and the rationale and objectives of the research should be clearly stated in this section.
4. Methods: This section should contain all the details necessary to reproduce the experiments.
When using experimental animals, the methods section should clearly state that adequate precautions have been taken to minimize pain or discomfort.
5. Results: These section should present the results and interpret them clearly and concisely. Results should generally be presented descriptively and supported by figures.
6. Discussion: It should be discussed with the findings obtained using the published literature.
7. Conclusion: In this section, the conclusions obtained from the manuscript and recommendations should be written.
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8. Literature references:
While citing the references, attention should be paid to cite studies originating from Turkey and the national journals (www.atifdizini.com ).
References should be listed in the text in order of occurrence and should be indicated "in parentheses" where relevant.
References should be written according to the "Vancouver" system of the American National Library of Medicine (US National Library of Medicine; http://www.nlm.nih.gov/).
Examples: Hypotension is one of the most common and critical problems in hemodialysis patients (1, 2).

References
When citing publications, the latest and most up-to-date publications should be preferred.
All references cited in the text should be listed at the end of the article in alphabetical order by the first author followed by the year of publication.
If reference is made to a prepress publication, DOI number must be given.
The accuracy of the sources is the responsibility of the author. References should include only print or press articles.
Unpublished data, submitted articles or personal communications should be cited in the text only. Personal interviews must be documented with a letter of consent.
All items in the list of references should be cited in the text and conversely, all references in the text should be presented in the list.
Journal title abbreviations should conform to the abbreviations adopted by the Series Title Abbreviations List, 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 citations with one to six authors, the names of all authors should be written. For articles with more than six authors, “et al.” should be written after six names are written. The surnames of the authors should be written in full and the initials of their names should be capitalized without any punctuation marks.

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 of an 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.
A single-authored book: Fleiss JL. Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. Second Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1981. p. 105-32.
An editorial book: Balows A. Mousier WJ, Herramaflfl KL, editors. Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Fifth Edition. Washington DC: IRL Press. 1990. p. 105-32.
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.
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.

FIGURES AND TABLES
Figures:
Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals according to the order of occurrence in the text; for example: Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Note and explanation should be written where the graphic or figure should be in the manuscript and it should be sent as a separate file in JPG format.
If figures (or other small parts) of articles or books already published elsewhere are used in the articles submitted to the ODU Medical Journal, the written permission of the relevant authors and the relevant publisher should be attached to the article. In these cases, the original source should be mentioned in the figure description.
The article should not contain any information that may indicate a person or institution. All submitted figures must have a clear resolution and large size (minimum dimensions: 100 × 100 mm) to avoid delays in the evaluation process.

Tables: Tables should be created with titles and explanations.
Tables should appear in the main document, follow the references, and be numbered in the order in which they are cited in the main text. Each of the numeric data tables should be typed (single-spaced) and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals (Tables 1, 2, etc.); for example: Table 1, Table 2, etc. in the text. 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.
Corrections: Authors should mark the changes they made in the main text in color when submitting the 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. If the revised version of the article is not uploaded within the specified time, the revision option may be canceled. If authors need additional time for revision, they should submit their publication requests to the journal before the end of one month.

FINAL STATEMENT OF THE ARTICLE BEFORE PUBLICATION AND OTHER NOTES TO CONSIDER

Final version of the manuscript before publication
The final version of the manuscript will be sent as pdf by e-mail before publication. Only the printer's errors can be corrected. At this stage, no changes or additions will be allowed to the edited manuscripts. It should be noted that editing is solely the responsibility of the authors. A form with questions from the copy editor can be attached to the proofs. Please answer all questions and make any necessary corrections or additions. Corrections in reviews must be returned by email within 48 hours of receipt. If the publisher does not receive any response from the authors after 3 days, it will be assumed that there are no errors to be corrected and the manuscipt will be published.
Page rates
The journal is free and does not charge any publication fee from the authors.
The journal is published online only.
The similarity rate control of the articles should be made on iThenticate and should be at most 20%, excluding the "References" section.

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

TYPES OF ARTICLESStudies submitted to the journal are accepted as Original research, Short paper and Case report, 

a) Research articles: Prospective, retrospective and all kinds of experimental studies
Structure
Title
Abstract should be structured (Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion) (200-400 words)
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References (up to 40)
Except for the references and the English abstract, the full text should not exceed 4500 words.

b) Case Report: These are articles that differ in diagnosis and treatment, which are rarely seen. They should be supported by adequate photographs and diagrams.
Structure
Title
Abstract (average 100-300 words)
Keywords
Introduction
Case report
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References (up to 20)
Except for the references and the English abstract, the full text should not exceed 2200 words.

c) Rewiev
Structure
Title
Abstract (average 200-400 words)
Keywords
Introduction
The review also includes subtitles suitable for the text.
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References (up to 50)
Except for the references and the English abstract, the full text should not exceed 6550 words.

PUBLICATION POLICY
The 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 accordance with the writing rules of the journal. Studies that do not comply with the spelling rules are rejected or sent back to the authors for correction.
The journal reserves the right to make language corrections in accepted studies 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 must state their affiliation with persons or organizations that may have a conflict of interest. If there is support received for the study, it should be stated in detail. Conflicts of interest should also be stated on the title page.
In the management and publication processes of the journal, the publication principles of the "International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)" and "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)" are taken into consideration.

Evaluation process
-Only manuscripts uploaded to the journal's system are evaluated. Studies sent via e-mail will not be evaluated.
-All submitted works go through pre-evaluation, language editing, statistics editing and referee evaluation processes. The evaluation process is carried out by the editor of the journal.
Preliminary Evaluation Process
After the manuscript is uploaded to the journal, the pre-evaluation process begins. At this stage, the editor examines the manuscript in terms of content, form, suitability for the aim and scope of the journal. As a result of this review, the editor
• may decide that the study is not suitable for the journal and reject the study.
• may resend the work to the responsible author for corrections.
• may send it to the language editor and can request correction.
• may evaluate by sending it to the statistical consultant. After this evaluation, the editor may request corrections from the author.
• may refer the article to the referees and initiates the referee evaluation process.

Peer Review Process
All articles in the journal are subject to double-blind peer review. To ensure the objective evaluation process, each article is evaluated by at least two independent referees who are experts in their fields. In cases where there is no consensus among the referees, the article is evaluated by the third referee. In the decision-making processes of all articles, the editor-in-chief makes the final decision.

Revision
Authors should mark the changes they made in the main text in color when submitting the 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. If the revised version of the article is not uploaded within the specified time, the revision option may be canceled. If authors need additional time for revision, they should submit their publication requests to the journal before the end of one month.
The manuscripts accepted for publication are checked again for grammar, punctuation and format.
Accepted manuscripts are arranged in accordance with the publication format of the journal, and the final version is sent to the responsible author in pdf format before publication and approval is received for publication. Authors should review their article and give approval for publication. If any correction is required in the article other than the publication format, the correction request is notified to the editor at ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com. Correction requests are evaluated by the editor and reported to the responsible author. Articles that are not approved by the corresponding author will not be published.

Plagiarism
The similarity rate control of the articles should be made on iThenticate and should be at most 20%, excluding the "References" section.
The journal is published online only.
The journal is free of charge and no publication fee is requested from the researchers.

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

Publication Ethics Statement
ODU Medical Journal adheres to the standards in publication ethics in research in health science and also adopts the ethical publishing principles published by Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive of the Council of Higher Education, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). The address for the principles expressed under the title of Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing is given below.
https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing
Submitted studies must be original, unpublished, and not in the evaluation process of another journal. Each article is double-blindly evaluated by one of the editors and at least two referees. Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, publishing by slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors.
All articles that do not comply with ethical standards are removed from the publication even if accepted. This also applies to articles with possible irregularities and inconsistencies detected after publication.

Research Ethics
• Compliance of the articles with ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.
• The ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki must be complied with in studies on humans.
• Consideration should be given to ethical principles in the design, review and conduct of research.
• The research team and participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, the rules of participation and the risks, if any.
• Confidentiality of the information and answers given by the research participants should be ensured. Research should be designed in such a way as to preserve the autonomy and prestige of its participants.
• Those who will participate 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.
• Research should be clear and unambiguous about its independence. If there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated.
• In experimental studies, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to participate in the research. The consents of the legal guardians of children, ones under guardianship and those with a confirmed mental illness must be obtained.
• If the study will be carried out in an institution or organization, the necessary approval must be obtained from this institution or organization.
• In studies with human, it should be stated in the “methods” section that “informed consent” was obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.

Authors Responsibility
Compliance of the articles with scientific and ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors. The author must provide assurance that the article is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and in another language. Applicable copyright laws and agreements must be observed. Copyrighted material (for example, tables, figures, or large quotations) should be used with appropriate permission and acknowledgements. The work of other authors, contributors, or references should be used appropriately and cited in references.
All authors must have a direct academic and scientific contribution to the submitted manuscript. So, “author” is someone who contributes to the conceptualization and design of a published research, the obtaining, analysis or interpretation of data, writing the article or critically reviewing it in terms of content. Other conditions for being an author are planning or executing and/or revising the work on the manuscript.
Funding, data collection, or overall supervision of the research group alone does not confer authorship. All individuals listed as authors must meet all the criteria listed, and any individual who meets the above criteria may be listed as an author. The order of the authors’ names should be a joint decision. All authors must indicate the author rank on the Copyright Agreement Form signed.
All individuals who did not meet the criteria for authorship but contributed to the study should be listed in the "acknowledgments" section. Examples of these are people who only provide technical support, help with writing, just provide general support, and 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 an author detects a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her published article, it is the responsibility to immediately contact and cooperate with the editor for correction or retraction of these inaccuracies.

Editor and Reviewer Responsibilities
The editor-in-chief evaluates articles regardless of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious beliefs, and political philosophy. S/he ensures that the articles submitted for publication undergo a fair double-blind peer-review. S/he guarantees that all information regarding the submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published. The editor-in-chief is responsible for the content and the overall quality of the publication. If necessary, it should publish an error page or make corrections.
The editor-in-chief 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 research, the authors and/or the financial supporters of the research. They should reach an impartial judgment as a result of their assessment. They should ensure that all information regarding the submitted manuscripts is kept confidential and should report any copyright infringement and plagiarism on the part of the author to the editor. The referee should notify the editor of this situation and state that s/he cannot be a referee in cases where the subject of the article is not his area of expertise or s/he cannot return on time.
Reviewers and editorial board members cannot discuss articles with other people. Attention should be taken to keep the identity of the referees confidential. In some cases, with the decision of the editor, the comments of the relevant referees for the manuscript can be sent to other referees who comment on the same manuscript.

The authors are not charged for the evaluation and publication of the article.