Journal of PAN Sciences

The Journal of Pan Health Sciences is a national journal published by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University. This peer-reviewed journal aims to publish articles on nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, nursing, occupational health and safety, and health management. The language of publication is Turkish and English.

The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, literature reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor that cover current information and developments in the fields of nutrition and dietetics, physical therapy and rehabilitation, nursing, occupational health and safety, and health management.

The journal is published quarterly (January, May, September) and each three issues constitute one volume.

Publication Types

a) Original Research:

Figures, tables, and graphs must have a resolution of at least 600 dpi, while photographs and images must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

Abstracts prepared in Turkish and English should be between 200 and 350 words.

At least 3 and no more than 6 keywords should be specified in both languages.

b) Review:

May contain a maximum of 6 figures, tables, photographs, images, or graphs.

Abstracts in Turkish and English should be between 200 and 350 words.

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords must be provided in both languages.

c) Case Presentation:

The Turkish and English abstracts must be between 200 and 350 words.

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords must be provided in both languages.

The main text must not exceed 2000 words.

d) Letter to the Editor:

It should contain comments on current issues in the fields of nutrition and dietetics, physical therapy and rehabilitation, nursing, occupational health and safety, and health management.

The letter should not exceed 500 words.

The number of authors in letters to the editor is limited to 3; there is no restriction on the number of authors in other types of articles.

Rules to Follow
PAN HEALTH SCIENCES

Writing Rules

Title Page

The title page should be prepared as a separate file and uploaded to the system. It should include the full Turkish title and the abbreviated title of the article. The title page should include the article type, author and author information; authors’ first and last names, academic titles, institutions and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, ORCID numbers, and the name of the institution supporting the study, if any. In addition, funding sources, ethical statement, conflict of interest statement, authorship contribution statement, responsible author information, acknowledgements (if any), and whether the submitted article has been presented at any conference should be included.

Abstract

The abstract should concisely include the purpose of the study, the methods used, the salient findings, and the contribution to the literature. The abstract should be 200-350 words long. The abstract should include the purpose, materials and methods, findings, discussion, conclusions, and keywords in that order. English abstracts are required for Turkish articles, but Turkish abstracts are not required for English articles.

Keywords

Keywords should be selected from words that reflect the study. At least 3 (three) and at most 5 (five) words should be specified; words should be separated by commas (,) and the last word should be followed by a period (.). Turkish keywords must comply with the ‘Turkey Science Terms’ and English keywords must comply with the “Index Medicus: Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) standards.

Language

Both English and Turkish articles are accepted, but the texts must comply with the standard grammar and spelling rules of the language in which they are written (English or Turkish) and use appropriate punctuation marks.

Types of Articles

The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, literature reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor covering current information and developments in the fields of nutrition and dietetics, physical therapy and rehabilitation, nursing, occupational health and safety, and health management.

Article Preparation

Main Text
Articles should be prepared in 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment, and 2.5 cm margins on all sides. Page numbers should be placed at the bottom centre of each page, starting from the first page of the article. There should be no indentation at the beginning of paragraphs. There should be a blank line before and after each paragraph.

The main text should consist of the following sections: introduction, objectives, materials and methods, findings, discussion, conclusions and recommendations, references, acknowledgements (if any), and tables, figures/graphs/images. The article text must be prepared using a word processing package (saved as .doc or .docx).

Introduction: This section presents the research problem, summarises previous studies related to this problem, and indicates the current importance of the research and its purpose.

Materials and Methods: This section should include the type and design of the research, its location and time, the population and sample, data collection tools, the data collection process, ethical approval, and the statistical analysis of the data. This section should provide information on the methods used in the research, how the data was collected, and the characteristics of the sample participants.

Findings: This section should present the results of the analysis of the collected data. The findings of the research or statistical data that need to be emphasised should be presented in tables or graphs, and this information should not be repeated in the text. Sources should not be cited in the findings.

Discussion: The interpretation of the findings is done in the discussion section. The discussion section should begin with a sentence related to the main findings of the study. This sentence should include information on how the hypotheses were confirmed or not confirmed. Similarities or contrasts between the findings of the study and those in the literature should be noted; at the end of the discussion, the limitations, strengths, and contributions of the study to the literature should be presented together. Based on the findings of the study, the types of theoretical and practical conclusions that can be drawn and how similar studies can be improved should be discussed, and recommendations for future studies should be presented.

Conclusions and Recommendations: The main findings of the study should be briefly stated in line with the purpose of the study. This section should not be a repetition of the findings. The conclusions reached based on the research findings should be stated, and their contribution to the literature, practice and/or society should be explained separately. Necessary recommendations should be made based on the findings obtained. Authors should avoid comments and recommendations related to general benefits that do not include the data they have obtained.

Acknowledgements: Authors may write a few sentences of acknowledgement to individuals who have contributed to the paper but do not qualify for authorship, if they deem it necessary.

Tables

Headings in tables should be bold and left-aligned (without indentation), for example: ‘Table 1. Organisational Culture in Healthcare Institutions’.

The font size in tables should be 10 points, left-aligned, and prepared using the Times New Roman font throughout. Only the first letter of each word in the title should be capitalised, and the title should be placed above the table number. The APA 7 writing style should be used in tables. Tables should be referenced in the text by indicating the table number, and they should be interpreted after the table is completed. Tables should be placed where they are used in the text or on the following page. Relevant notes and sources can be indicated below the table after the phrases ‘Note:’ or ‘Source:’. The number of tables in the article should not exceed 7.

Figures
The title within the figure should be bold, and the description of the figure should be short and left-aligned (without indentation) below the figure, for example, ‘Figure 1. Organisational Culture in Healthcare Institutions,’ but all symbols and abbreviations used should be explained.

Figures should be of appropriate size, in JPEG or TIFF format, and at least 300 dpi resolution in electronic format. Files with very low resolution or disproportionately large files relative to the content should not be submitted.

Photographs may be in colour or grayscale. Photographs and all figures (graphs, maps, etc.) should be in a clear format. Graphs should be pasted in an editable format and should not be converted to image format. If necessary, the original copies of the figures will be requested from the author(s) in separate files after the evaluation process is completed. The Times New Roman font, 10 point, should be used in the graphs within the figures.

References
The reference format should comply with APA 7 standards.

In-text Citation

All references in the main text are indicated using the in-text footnote system. The author’s or authors’ surname and publication date are indicated in parentheses at the appropriate place in the text. If the same sources are referenced again in the text, the same method is used; abbreviations such as a.g.e. and a.g.m. should not be used. Example: (Timur, 2024)
If the name of the cited author appears in the text, the author’s surname and publication date are indicated in parentheses. Example: Reşat Kasaba views the Empire’s participation in the capitalist world economy in the mid-18th century as a result of this (Kasaba, 2025).
If the source cited has two authors, both authors’ surnames should be used. Example: (Postman and Powers, 2016)
If there are more than two authors, the abbreviation ‘et al.’ should be used after the first author’s surname. Example: (Keyman et al., 2015)
If there are multiple sources cited, the citations should be separated by semicolons. Example: (Brummet, 2013; Heinzelman, 2014; Kargılı, 2024).
Formatting the Bibliography

The bibliography should only include sources referenced in the text and should be arranged alphabetically by author’s surname.
If an author has multiple works in the bibliography, they should be arranged in chronological order from oldest to newest. For works published in the same year, the letters a, b, c, etc. should be used, and these should also be used in the references within the text.

Book Example:

Mayer, R. E. (2014). Multimedia instruction. J. M. Spector, M. D. Merrill, J. Elen, ve M. J. Bishop (Ed.), Handbook of research on educational communications and technology içinde (4. baskı, ss. 385–399). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3185-5_31

Journal Article Example:

Joseph, D. (2024). The practice of design-based research: Uncovering the interplay between design, research, and the real-world context. Educational Psychologist, 39(4), 235–242. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep3904_5

Chen, W., ve Reeves, T. C. (2020). Twelve tips for conducting educational design research in medical education. Medical Teacher, 42(9), 980–986. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2019.1657231

The Journal of Pan Health Sciences aims to publish original and scientifically contributing studies. All editorial and peer review processes for articles submitted to the journal are conducted through an online article tracking system. First, articles are evaluated by the secretariat for compliance with writing rules, deficiencies, and content integrity. In addition, the Turnitin programme is used to detect plagiarism, and the results are reported to the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief reviews the article in terms of methodology, content, and format and rejects studies that do not comply with the journal’s publication policies or have low scientific contribution without sending them to the peer review process.

For articles accepted for peer review, a field editor is assigned by the editor-in-chief. Field editors are determined based on criteria such as the quality of the work, not being affiliated with the same institution as one of the authors, and workload. After reviewing the article, the field editor informs the editor-in-chief of its suitability for publication. Articles that are found to be suitable are sent to at least two reviewers for evaluation, and this process is completed within a maximum of 21 days. Impartiality is a fundamental priority in the selection of reviewers; reviewers must not work at the same institution as the authors or have collaborated with them recently. If a conflict of interest is identified, the reviewer is replaced. Reviewers are expected to be experts in the relevant field and have a sufficient scientific publication history.
Following the review, referees propose decisions such as acceptance, minor revision, major revision, requires rewriting, or rejection. The field editor considers the referee reports and their own evaluation before submitting their final recommendation to the chief editor. The final decision is made by the chief editor, and an article may be rejected despite positive referee opinions if fundamental flaws are present. The Journal of Pan Health Sciences publishes only studies that provide original contributions to scientific knowledge and does not include methodological flaws or repetitive studies. The primary priority is that submitted articles provide original contributions to the scientific literature.

Submission

Only online submissions are accepted. During the submission process, a cover page clearly stating the names and addresses of all authors and an author information form must be submitted. Additionally, sections indicating that the manuscript has been approved by all authors, has not been previously published anywhere, and that publication rights will be transferred to the journal must be completed during the submission process.

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