Current Approaches in Psychiatry

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar / Current Approaches in Psychiatry is an online peer reviewed bilingual journal aiming to publish updated current review articles on all aspects of psychiatry and related sciences (i.e behavioral sciences, psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, neurosciences, psychiatric nursing) in Turkish or English. The journal accepts articles on not only current subjects but also on classical subjects to become an educational source for all psychiatric residents, specialists and related professionals. 

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar / Current Approaches in Psychiatry is an online peer reviewed bilingual journal aiming to publish updated current review articles on all aspects of psychiatry and related sciences (i.e behavioral sciences, psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, neurosciences, psychiatric nursing) in Turkish or English. The journal accepts articles on not only current subjects but also on classical subjects to become an educational source for all psychiatric residents, specialists and related professionals. Journal also publishes a special issue which includes only research papers in every volume. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY publishes review articles relevant to psychiatry and related sciences (i.e behavioral sciences, psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, neurosciences, psychiatric nursing) both in Turkish and in English. Journal also publishes one research only special issue every year. The journal accepts articles on not only current subjects but also on classical subjects to become an educational source for all psychiatric residents, specialists and related professionals.

The editorial and publication processes of the journal are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar- Current Approaches in Psychiatry has adopted the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).

The journal is currently published quarterly (four issues on March, June, September, December) comprising one volume per year. The submitted manuscripts will become freely available to all readers in pdf format in its web site (www.psikguncel.org) as soon as they have been accepted after peer review. Accepted articles will immediately appear as a part of the journal issue belonging to that publication period. In addition to standard issues which are composed of only review articles, journal publishes a special issue which includes only research papers.

PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY , the Publisher, and the Editors assume no responsibility for the statements in the articles; authors carry the scientific and legal responsibilties of their own articles. The manuscript which is submitted to the journal must not contain previously published material or material under consideration for publication elsewhere. Accepted manuscripts become the property of PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY and may not be republished.

The journal does not charge any article processing or submission fees to authors.

Manuscript Evaluation

As a first step, manuscripts received are evaluated with regards to the instructions to authors. The approved articles are delivered to Editorial Board. The Editorial Board evaluates the context of articles and sends them to at least two reviewera in related fields. A final review and a subsequent decision relative to publication will then be made by the editor of PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY . The articles which are accepted by the Editorial Board, come in the list of publication and the authors of these articles are informed.The final decision in the review process of all articles is at the discretion of Editor in Chief.

This journal uses double-blind peer review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity.

All manuscripts submitted are checked for plagiarism with Ithenticate software to ensure the originality, and to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts .

Online Submission Correspondence

Articles should be prepared in accordance with ICMJE-Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. Randomized studies should comply with CONSORT, observational studies should comply with STROBE, studies with diagnostic value should comply with STARD, systematic reviews and meta-analyses should comply with PRISMA, animal experiments should comply with ARRIVE, and non-randomized behavioral and public health studies should comply with TREND guidelines.

Manuscripts should be submitted through Dergipark online submission system. For assistance, please contact us at editor.cap@gmail if necessary. Authors are required to upload the Transfer of Publication Rights Form, Author Contribution Form and ICMJE Potential Conflicts of Interest Form (this form must be completed by all authors) to the online manuscript submission system at the time of initial submission.

For further correspondence and inquiries, please contact us at editor.cap@gmail.com

Manuscript Language

Manuscripts can be submitted in Turkish or English. Turkish articles should be written in proper Turkish. Turkish articles should be based on the Turkish dictionary of the Turkish Language Association. English articles and English abstracts should be evaluated by a language expert before submission to the journal. If the person who evaluated the article in English is not one of the authors, the name of this person should be mentioned in the Acknowledgement section at the end of the article. Spelling and grammatical errors in the submitted manuscripts have the right to be corrected by our editorial board without compromising the essence of the article.

All manuscripts written either in Turkish or English are welcomed for evaluation. However, if the manuscript is accepted, authors of Turkish manuscripts are requested to send English (or Turkish) version of final accepted manuscripts. For manuscripts from authors of other nations, all Turkish translation services will be provided by journal at no additional cost.

The journal will publish accepted articles both in Turkish and in English in its official websites (psikguncel.org, cappsy.org). The articles will be available only in English in Dergipark mirror site.

Declaration that the article has not been published elsewhere

Each author must declare that the submitted manuscript, in whole or in part, in print or digital form, has not been previously published elsewhere or is not currently under consideration for publication. This includes symposia, information exchanges, books, invited articles, submissions in electronic format and preliminary papers of any kind, except for abstracts of up to 400 words. If the article contains quotations from previously published articles, the author of the article must obtain written consent from the copyright holder and authors and indicate this in the article. The consent document must be sent to the editorial office together with the article. Studies that have been previously presented orally or as a poster in congresses should be indicated on the title page of the article with the date, name and place of the congress.

Acceptance for Publication

Accepted submissions are queued for publication with the approval of the Editorial Board and published online as soon as possible.

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted through Dergipark online submission system.

These instructions are based in part on recommendations in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal [Ann. Intern. Med. 1997; 126:36-47]. Variations from guidelines in this publication reflect the individual style of PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY.

The authors should: Submit an electronic version of text (as a MS WORD document),unlabeled and labeled images (as JPEG files). Prepare a copyright transfer form signed by all authors.

Unless otherwise specified, written communication will be carried on with the first author, at all. The intention of having the disposed paper to be published in our Journal as well as the preferred section (research, review, case reports or letter to the editor) should clearly be indicated in the paper.

Each section of the paper should start from a new page with the below given order of sections:

1. Title page, 2. Abstract, 3.Body text, 4.References and 5. Tables and Figures

While the article is submitted online, name and academic title of the authors; postal address, e-mail address, ORCID numbers, phone & fax numbers of the correspondent author and personal acknowledgements should be registered in Dergipark online article system.

However, the cover page that consists author name and affiliations should not be included in the word document of submitted article.

Organize the manuscript as follows:

Title page,
Abstract (for review articles)
No structuring needed
Abstract (for original articles in special issue)
Objective
Method
Results
Conclusion
Body text ( for review articles)
Introduction,
Main review text block,
Conclusion,
Body text (for original articles in special issue)
Introduction
Material and Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgments,
References,
Figure legends, and Tables.
Keep acronyms and abbreviations to a minimum.When an abbreviation is used, define it at first mention and follow with the abbreviation in parentheses.

Categories of Submission

Review Articles

The author(s) is free to design the paper. There is no limitation in the page number in this category. References, figures, and legends follow the guidelines described below.

The Abstract section is needed.

Title Page.

On the title page, include full names of authors, academic or professional affiliations, ORCIDs and complete address with phone, GSM and e-mail address of the corresponding author and disclosure of any commercial or financial involvement. .

Abstract.

The abstract should be provide both in English and in Turkish and should include maximum 300 words. It should describe the essential aspects of the paper. No references should be cited. No abbreviations should be included. Unstructured format should be applied in abstract of reviews.

Three to five keywords should be given underneath the “abstract” and they must be in accordance with National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subjects Subheadings (MeSH). Turkish keywords should be given in accordance with the Turkish Science Terms (TBT) (http://www.bilimterimleri.com).

Introduction.

Include brief background information on the subject. The gain and aim of this review article to the literature may be described as a last sentence.

Main Review Text Block.

This section should be divided into subsections ito facilitate reading the paper. If tables and graphic material will ease the understanding of the review, include them. In appropriate place, cite figures and graphs.

Conclusion.

In a separate section, summarize the major points of the review.

Acknowledgments.

Acknowledgments should appear on a separate page.

References in the text

1. There is no limit on the number of references.

2. Each Section must begin on a separate page.

3. References should be clarified in the text with the name of the author and publication year. There should not be a comma between the name and date.

a. If there are more than two authors, they will be expressed as "(the name of the first author) et al.", but if there are two authors, both of them will be written.

Examples:

In a study on this subject (Crow 1983)........,

Crow and Syder (1981) reported that ..........,

........ related studies (Synder et al. 1982)........,

....... in one study (Crow and Synder 1981)...........

Williams (2003) also confirmed...

b. If one author published multiple manuscripts in the same year, they should be clarified as (Freud 1915a), (Freud 1915b).

c. If there are more than one references in a certain point, they will be expressed in the same paranthesis seperated from each other with commas in a chronological timeline.

Examples:

(Crow 1981, Synder 1987) (Williams 1983, Synder et al. 1990)

4. References should be seperately presented at the end of the text in an alphabetical list.

5. Surname(s) and initial(s) of name(s) of the author(s) will be written without commas or dots.



Style and punctuation of references

1. The spelling and punctuation of the references should be in accordance with the specified examples.

2. At the end of the text, the references should be given as a separate list in alphabetical order according to the initials of the first author's surname.

3. The full surname(s) and initial letter(s) of the author(s) should be indicated without a period or comma.

4. If there are more than six authors in a reference, the phrase "et al." should appear after the sixth author. After these, the publication date of the source should be given in parentheses.

5. Journal names should be abbreviated as they appear in the NLM Catalog according to Pub Med. The full name of journals that are not abbreviated in this catalog should be written without abbreviation.

6. If the source is an article, the date should be followed by the full name of the article, the name of the journal in which it was published (abbreviations in the NLM catalog should be used), volume number (if the volume number is not specified, the issue number in parentheses) and page numbers. If the pages of the journal are numbered regularly throughout a volume, the issue number should not be written. If the numbering starts from the beginning of each issue, then the issue number should be written in parentheses after the volume number.

Journal article.

Tunc O, Yucel B, Macit E, Gunal A, Gozubuyuk A, Gul H et al. (2008) Protective efficiacy of taurine against pulmonary edema progression: experimental study. J Cardiothorac Surg, 28:57-59.

Journal article in supplement

Yucel MB (1999) The cost of schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry, 49(Suppl 2):S85-S89.

Presentations in congress

Ekici G, Altuntas B, Goz H, Caylak H, Sapmaz E, Isik H et al. (2009) Bronkoselin eslik ettigi bronkosel olgusu. V. Turk Gogus Cerrahisi Kongresi, 14-17 Mayis 2009 Kusadasi,Turkiye. Congress Presentation Book pp.93-98.

Presentation in a congress book

Lone FS, Bengtsson M (1982) Enforcement of data protection and security in medical informatics. In MEDINFO92. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Medical Informatics (Eds KC Lun, PM Degoulet):1561-1565. Sep 16-20 1982, Geneva, Switzerland. North-Holland.

Book.

Noback CR, Demarest RJ (1975) The Human Nervous System, 2nd Ed. New York, McGraw-Hill.

For the Translated Book:

Moreno JJ (2001) Acting the Music Within Us: Music Therapy and Psychodrama (Translation Ed. İ Doğaner). Izmir, Atadost Matbaacılık.

Chapter in an Edited book.

Phillips MK, Gain P (1985) Hypertension and stroke. In Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Management, 2nd ed (Eds JH Laragh, BM Brenner):495-498. London, Ran Press.

Dissertations, Thesis

Savas MN (2005) Preoperatif kemoterapi ve Beta Glukan brons anastomozuna etkisi (Masters thesis). Konya, Selcuk University.

URL (Web Page).

Stern M (2000) Radial nerve entrapment. http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic549.htm (Accessed 11.12.2005).

Format: Author, if available. Title of page as listed on the site. Address of page (date accessed).

IAn article in electronic format with an article number;

Mary KS (1985) Factors in the emergence of infectious disease. Emerg Infect Dis, 1:e23456.

Tables.

1. Each table should be given on a separate page. Tables, one for every page, should be included in the file to which the manuscript is submitted.

2. Each table has a short, descriptive title.

3. Tables are numbered in the order cited in the text.

4. Abbreviations are defined as footnotes at the bottom of each table.

5. Tables should not duplicate data given in the text or figures.

Figures and Legends.

1. The complete sets of original figures must be submitted.

2. Legends should be in the present tense (e.g., Illustration shows ...).

3. Subjects' names must not appear on the figures.

4. Labels should contrast well with the background.

5. Images should be uniform in size and magnification.

6. Illustrations should be free of all identifying information relative to the subject and institution.

7. Line drawings should be professional in quality.

8. Written permission for use of all previously published illustrations must be included with submission, and the source should be referenced in the legends.

9. Written permission from any person recognizable in a photo is required.

10. Legends must be double spaced, and figures are numbered in the order cited in the text.

11. Submit color prints only if color is essential in understanding the material presented. Label all pertinent findings.

Research articles (For special issues)

Research articles report substantial and original scientific results within the journal scope. Research articles comprised of abstract, keywords, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, references and table/figures. The abstract and body text must be structured as explained above. Ethics committee approval and informed consent must be obtained and indicated in research articles.

Title Page

On the title page, include full names of authors, academic or professional affiliations, ORCIDs and complete address with phone, GSM and e-mail address of the corresponding author and disclosure of any commercial or financial involvement.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstract must consist of 300 words and must be structured. Iit should include information about objective, method, results and conclusion of manuscript. “Objective” must explain the main/primary aim of the paper. “Method” must provide data sources, framework of the study, patients/subjects, visits/assessments and primary measures. “Results” must be structured so as to present direct clinical practices and interpret the results. “Conclusion” must provide the conclusions derived from the study.

Three to five keywords should be given underneath the “abstract” and they must be in accordance with National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subjects Subheadings (MeSH).

For abstracts are most distinct parts of an article and take place on the electronic databases, author should be sure that abstract represents the content of the article accurately.

Sections in Body Text

The importance and history of the subject as well as the published studies, hypotheses and the objective of the study should be mentioned in the “Introduction”.

Data sources, hypothesis of the study, patients/subjects, scales, visits/assessments and primary measures, process steps and statistical methods should take place in the “Method” section.

The complete statistics of primary observations should visually be given in appropriately designed tables, graphics and figures, in the “Results” section.

In the “Discussion” section, findings of the study as well as supporting and non-supporting (established hypothesis) observations and results should thoroughly be investigated; compared to the observations and results given in the literature and differences should be explained, if any. Interpretations should be summarized in the last paragraph.

A separate Conclusion section which provides suggestions for future studies along with a brief summary of text should be created.

Acknowledgements

Individuals who do not meet all the criteria of authorship or who make contributions in some other aspects must be listed in the “Acknowledgements” section.

References

This section is the same as the one described in Review type manuscripts

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor may be used to describe in an extremely brief manner either an observation of interest to our readers, an opinion relative to the PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY, or constructive observations or criticisms of published material. Letters should be no more than two pages and should be submitted with a brief title. A maximum of four references may be included. Letters are published at the discretion of the journal and are subject to editing.

Case Reports

The journal does not publish case reports.

Open Access Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Licensing Policy

All content published in the journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Non Derivative (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License which allows third parties to use the published version of content without making any modifications for non-commercial purposes as long as they give credit to the original work. This license permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any platform, provided that the article is properly cited, the usage is noncommercial, and no modifications or adaptations are made.promoting the dissemination and use of the research published in the journal.

All published content is available online, free of charge at http://psikguncel.org/.

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

Copyright Policy
A Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship form should be submitted with all manuscripts. By signing this form, authors agree that the article, if accepted for publication by the Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Non Derivative 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) which permits third parties to share the publisher version of the content for non-commercial purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work.

The authors agree to transfer commercial rights of the article to the journal Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] if the article is accepted for publication. The authors are allowed to use and reuse their articles under the same license CC-BY-NC-ND as third-parties.

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

Self-Archiving Policy
Authors retain the right to self-archive their published work on their institutional or personal websites, as well as in open access repositories, after publication. It is expected that authors appropriately acknowledge the original publication and include the DOI number when sharing their articles. Additionally, authors are requested to provide a link from the deposited version to the URL of the publisher's website. This requirement is intended to safeguard the integrity and authenticity of the scientific record, with the online published version on the publisher's website clearly identified as the definitive version of record.

Publication Fee Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] is published by the Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar. All expenses of the Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] are covered by the journal.

Authors are not required to pay any fees during the submission, peer review and publication process.

Advertising Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] does not accept digital advertisements on its original website.

Peer Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will go through a double anonymized peer-review process where both authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two external, independent peer reviewers who are experts in their fields in order to ensure an unbiased evaluation process.

Submissions will first go through a technical evaluation process during which the editorial office will ensure that the manuscript was prepared and submitted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines. Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned to the submitting authors with technical correction requests.

Submissions that conform to the journal’s guidelines will be assigned to the Editor in Chief who will assess each submission’s suitability to the journal in terms of scope and quality. Submissions that are not suitable for the journal can be rejected at this stage.

For papers that are suitable for the journal, the Editor in Chief will work with Associate Editors who will recruit reviewers for the manuscript. Once assigned, Associate Editors can decide to reject a manuscript, continue with the peer review process, or request revisions before further peer-review.

Associate editors will submit their recommendations that are based on reports submitted by the reviewers to the Editor in Chief. Revised manuscripts will be reassessed by the Associate Editors who will aim to work with the original reviewers to make a new recommendation.

The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all submissions. There will be no correspondence about the otucome of manuscript once a final decision is extended to author.

In the event of delays, authors will be informed of the reason for the delay and given the opportunity to withdraw their manuscript.

Once the peer-review process is completed, the authors will receive anonymous peer-review reports along with the editorial decision on their manuscript. Peer-review reports will not be posted publicly in any medium. The submitted material is considered confidential and must not be used in any way until after its publication. If it is suspected that a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data, the Editorial Board will handle the matter in accordance with the relevant COPE’s guideline.

Authors can recommend peer-reviewers during submission. The handling editor is the sole authority to decide whether or not recommended peer-reviewers will be invited to evaluate the manuscript.

Peer reviewers are required to adhere to the principles of COPE's Ethical Guidelines for Peer-reviewers and these guidelines provide a framework for reviewers to follow in order to ensure the integrity and fairness of the peer review process. The Editorial Board follows COPE’s relevant flowchart to minimize peer review manipulation. If there is suspicion of peer review manipulation after publication, the Editorial Board will follow the appropriate flowchart of COPE.

Potential peer reviewers should inform the Editor of any possible conflicts of interest before accepting an invitation to review a manuscript. Informing the editor of any potential conflicts of interest allows them to make an informed decision about whether or not to invite the potential reviewer to participate in the review process. It also helps to ensure the integrity and transparency of the review process.

Communications between Editors and peer reviewers contain confidential information that should not be shared with third parties.

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will recruit external editors to handle peer review processes of manuscripts submitted by members of the editorial board.

If an article's peer review is an exception to the journal’s usual policy, the type of the review it received will be displayed on the article to ensure the transparency and accountability of the review process.

The peer review process is expected to be completed within 2 to 12 weeks.

Revisions
Submitting authors of manuscripts that require a “minor revision” or a “major revision” will receive the decision letter from the Editor in Chief. The decision letter will include the comments of the reviewers and editors along with a deadline to submit the revised and updated version of the manuscript.

When submitting a revised version of a paper, authors must submit a detailed “Response to the reviewers” that states point by point how each issue raised by the reviewers has been covered and where it can be found (each reviewer’s comment, followed by the author’s reply and line numbers where the changes have been made) as well as an annotated copy of the main document.

Revised manuscripts must be submitted within the time frame specified in the decision letter. If the revised version of the manuscript is not submitted within the allocated time, the revision option may be canceled. If the submitting author(s) believe that additional time is required, they should request an extension before the initial period is over.

Publication Ethics (General- For Authors)
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] aims to adhere to the guidelines and core practices set forth by several organizations, including the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, WAME), and Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals by ICMJE. These guidelines and recommendations are designed to promote transparency, integrity, and best practices in scholarly publishing. By adhering to these standards, the journal aims to ensure that the research it publishes is of high quality and meets the ethical standards of the scientific community.

Medical research involving human subjects including research on identifiable human material and data should follow the WMA Declaration of Helsinki amended in 2013 to provide guidance on issues such as obtaining informed consent from participants, protecting their privacy and confidentiality, and avoiding harm to study participants.

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] also adheres to the WAME’s Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals. These recommendations provide guidance on how to handle conflicts of interest, how to deal with suspected research misconduct, and how to ensure the integrity and transparency of the peer review process. By following these recommendations, the journal helps to ensure that the research it publishes meets the highest ethical standards.

Authors are advised to use EASE Ethics Checklist for Authors to ensure that their manuscripts comply with ethical standards and practices.

All research articles involving human subjects, medical records, or human tissues must be reviewed and approved by a reviewer board, such as an institutional review board (IRB) or ethics committee, before it is conducted. The name of the ethics committee that reviewed and approved the research, as well as the ethics committee approval number and date, should be included in the Methods section of the manuscript when it is submitted for publication. Additionally, the journal require authors to provide a copy of the ethics committee approval as part of the manuscript submission process. This is to ensure that the research has been properly reviewed and approved, and to allow the journal to verify that the research meets the ethical standards required for publication.

If a research study is exempted from the ethics committee approval (studies on cell line), the authors must present a statement from the ethics committee explaining the reason for the exemption. This is to ensure that the research was reviewed by an ethics committee and that the decision to exempt the study was made in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.

If a manuscript is submitted to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] without ethics committee approval, the journal will review the manuscript according to the COPE’s Research, Audit and Service Evaluations guideline. This guideline provides guidance on how to handle manuscripts that do not have ethics committee approval, and allows the journal to assess the risks and potential ethical concerns associated with publishing the research.

If the journal determines that the lack of ethics committee approval is a significant concern, the manuscript may be rejected after editorial review. This is to ensure that the journal maintains high ethical standards and only publishes research that has been properly reviewed and approved by an ethics committee.

For manuscripts concerning research involving human subjects, it is required to include a statement indicating that written informed consent was obtained from all participants.Informed consent should be documented in writing, and a copy of the informed consent form should be retained by the researchers for future reference.

In the case of research involving children under the age of 18, the parent or guardian of the child must provide informed consent on behalf of the child. This is because children are considered to be a vulnerable population and may not have the capacity to fully understand the risks and benefits of participating in research.

If the manuscript reports the findings of a survey or interviews, the author must confirm that the participants gave their informed consent to participate in the study and for their personal details to be recorded if that is the case. If quotations or other attributable statements are included, these must be deidentified, or the manuscript must state that the person agreed to be named in the manuscript.

Information on informed consent should be provided in the Methods section of the manuscript, along with any other relevant details about how the research was conducted.

It is the responsibility of the authors to protect the anonymity of study participants, and to ensure that the research is conducted in a way that respects their privacy and confidentiality. This is especially important for photographs that may reveal the identity of patients, as the publication of such photographs without proper consent could potentially violate the rights of the individuals depicted.

To protect the anonymity of patients in photographs, the authors should obtain signed releases from the patients or their legal representatives. These releases should indicate that the patients have given their consent for the publication of the photographs, and should specify any restrictions or conditions on the use of the photographs. Information on the publication approval for photographs should be provided in the Methods section of the manuscript.

For studies involving animals, it is required to obtain approval of research protocols from an ethics committee. The ethics committee should review the research protocols to ensure that they are in compliance with relevant guidelines and regulations, such as the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th edition, 2011) and the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (2012). These guidelines provide detailed information on how to conduct research involving animals in an ethical and humane manner, and are widely recognized as the standard for such research.

Authors should provide detailed information on the ethical treatment of animals in their manuscript, including the measures taken to prevent pain and suffering. They can use the ARRIVE checklist, which is designed to help authors provide this information in a clear and comprehensive manner.

In addition to the ethical treatment of animals, authors should also provide information on the measures taken to prevent pain and suffering. This is to ensure that the research is conducted in a humane manner, and to allow readers to verify that the research meets the relevant ethical standards.

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (Detailed)

The publication of an article in a peer reviewed journal is an essential model for our journal "Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar-Current Approaches in Psychiatry". It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. Our ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Editors

Publication decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.

The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

The journal requires authors and individuals taking part in evaluation process of a manuscript to disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest that could unduly influence (or be reasonably seen to do so) one’s responsibilities in the process. The types of competing interests that should be declared include financial ties, academic commitments, personal relationships, institutional affiliations. To disclose potential conflicts of interest, the ICMJE Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form should be filled in and submitted by all contributing authors. Cases of a potential conflict of interest of the editors, authors, or reviewers are resolved by the journal’s Editorial Board within the scope of COPE Conflict of Interest Flowcharts and ICMJE Conflict of Interest guidelines. Besides conflict of interest, all financial support received to carry out research must be declared while submitting the paper. The role of the funder in the research must also be declared.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.


Plagiarism and Ethical Misconduct

Whether intentional or not, plagiarism is a serious violation. Plagiarism is the copying of ideas, text, data and other creative work (e.g. tables, figures and graphs) and presenting it as original research without proper citation. We define plagiarism as a case in which a paper reproduces another work with at least 25% similarity and without citation. If evidence of plagiarism is found before/after acceptance or after publication of the paper, the author will be offered a chance for rebuttal. If the arguments are not found to be satisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted and the author sanctioned from publishing papers for a period to be determined by the responsible Editor(s).

The journal check each submission for plagiarism at least two times (during the evaluation process and after acceptance) with dedicated software at www.ithenticate.com, to prevent such unethical practices.

All submissions are screened by a similarity detection software (Crossref Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate) multiple times during the peer-review and/or production processes.

When you are discussing others' (or your own) previous work, make sure that you cite the material correctly in every instance.

Authors are strongly recommended to avoid any form of plagiarism and ethical misconduct that are exemplified below.

• Citation manipulation: The practice of manipulating the number of citations received by an author, journal, or other publication through various means, such as self-citation, excessive citation of articles from the same journal, or the inclusion of honorary citations or citation stacking.
• Self- plagiarism (text-recycling): The practice of using overlapping sections or sentences from the author's previous publications without properly citing them. This is considered to be a form of plagiarism, as it involves using someone else's work (in this case, the author's own work) without proper attribution.
• Salami slicing: The practice of using the same data from a research study in several different articles. This is considered to be unethical, as it involves reporting the same hypotheses, population, and methods of a study in multiple papers.
• Data fabrication: The addition of data that never occurred during the gathering of data or experiments. This is considered to be a form of research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading information as if it were real data.
• Data Manipulation/Falsification: The practice of manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This can include manipulating images, removing outliers or "inconvenient" results, changing data points, and other forms of manipulation. This is also considered to be a form of research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading information as if it were real data.

In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, or data falsification/fabrication, the Editorial Board will follow the appropriate COPE flowcharts to ensure that the allegations or suspicions are handled in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner.

Authorship

All individuals listed as an author should meet the authorship criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship is 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.
2. Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content.
3. Final approval of the version to be published.
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.

In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work they have done, authors should also be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work to ensure that the contributions of all authors are accurately and appropriately acknowledged. Authors may use CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to provide information about individual contributions at the time of submission. It is expected that all authors agreed upon their individual contributions as shared by the corresponding author. The authors’ contribution statement will be published with the final article and should accurately reflect contributions to the work.

Furthermore, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. This means that they should trust that their co-authors have conducted the research in an ethical and responsible manner, and that the data and results presented in the manuscript are accurate and reliable.

Individuals who do not meet all four of the authorship criteria should not be included as authors on the manuscript. However, they can still be acknowledged on the title page of the manuscript for their contributions to the research in order to recognize the contributions of these individuals and to provide transparency about who was involved in the research.

If the editorial board suspects a case of ghost, honorary or gift authorship, the submission will be suspended and the relevant COPE flowchart and COPE Policy on authorship and contributorship will be followed.

Change of Authorship

Any requests for changes to authorship, such as the removal or addition of authors, or changes in the order of authors, should be submitted to the editorial office with a letter stating the reasons for the change. The letter must be signed by all authors, including any who have been removed.

The journal’s Editorial Board will handle all requests for changes to authorship in a consistent and transparent manner, following the relevant COPE flowchart guidelines. These procedures are in place to protect the integrity of the research and the reputation of all involved authors.

Declaration of Interests
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] requires the ICMJE Disclosure Form to be filled in and submitted by all contributing authors of each manuscript in order to be informed about potential conflicts of interest of authors.

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] also requires and encourages individuals involved in the peer review process of submitted manuscripts to disclose any existing or potential competing interests that might lead to potential bias.

The Editorial Board will handle cases of potential competing interests of editors, authors, or reviewers within the scope of relevant COPE flowcharts and ICMJE recommendations.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manuscript Preparation
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] follows the guidelines outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) with regards to the utilization of AI and AI-assisted technology in manuscript preparation. Authorship encompasses a range of tasks that can only be performed by humans, and authors are accountable for ensuring the article's originality and possessing the requisite qualifications for authorship. While AI can be employed for language corrections during the article writing process (and this should be explicitly stated in the article), it cannot be included as an author, as it is essential to maintain the originality and quality of the article.

Financial Disclosure
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] requires authors to disclose any financial support they received to conduct their research. This information should be included in the funding statement, which should be provided when the manuscript is submitted to the journal.

The funding statement should include the name of any granting agencies, the grant numbers, and a description of each funder's role in the research. If the funder had no role in the research, this should be stated in the funding statement as well. This information is important for readers to understand the potential biases and conflicts of interest that may exist in the research.

Post-Publication Correction Requests and Retractions
All post-publication correction requests are subject to editorial review. The editorial board will review the request and determine whether the correction is necessary and appropriate. The decision to publish a correction will be based on the nature of the error, its potential impact on the article, and the availability of supporting evidence. The editorial board may also consult with the authors, reviewers, and other experts as needed to make its decision. If the correction request is approved, the article will be corrected in the journal's archive.

The Editorial Board reviews cases following journal policies, ICMJE and COPE guidelines.

If misconduct allegations are made by whistleblowers directly, the Editorial Board will follow the relevant COPE’s flowchart. The journal will act in accordance with the COPE's flowchart on how to respond to whistleblowers when concerns are raised about a published article on a social media site.

In some cases, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve claims that cannot be resolved internally.

To investigate potential ethical misconduct, the editorial board may share information with other editors-in-chief to conduct investigations more efficiently and effectively. If communication with the editor-in-chief is necessary, the editorial board will follow the relevant COPE's recommendations.

If necessary, the journal may also contact institutions to inform them of suspected misconduct by researchers and provide evidence to support these concerns, following COPE guidelines in the process.

In the event of ethical misconduct concerns, the editors will investigate the case according to COPE guidelines. If the investigation verifies the concern, the editors may issue a retraction notice. The retraction notice will be published in the journal and the article's record will be updated to reflect the retraction. The article will remain in the archives of the journal, but it will be clearly marked as retracted. The article's record will also be updated in the relevant indexes to reflect the retraction.

Withdrawal Requests
Withdrawal requests for an article are reviewed by the editorial board of the journal. To request the withdrawal of an article, the authors must send a letter signed by all authors stating their request and the reasons for withdrawal to the journal editor. The editorial board will then review the request and make a decision based on the reasons provided by the authors. If the request is approved, the article will be withdrawn from the journal and the authors will be notified of the decision. It is important to note that authors should not submit their work to another journal for evaluation until the withdrawal request has been approved. This is to avoid any potential conflicts of interest or duplication of publication.

Appeals and Complaint
The editorial board of the journal is responsible for addressing appeals and complaints in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations of the COPE. If an author has an appeal or complaint, they should contact the editorial office directly to discuss their concerns. The editorial board will review the case and make a decision based on COPE guidelines.

The editor-in-chief has the final authority in the decision-making process for all appeals and complaints. It is important to note that the journal follows a fair and transparent process for handling appeals and complaints, with the goal of preserving the integrity of the scientific record.

Preprint Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] does not consider preprints as prior publication, which means that authors are allowed to present and discuss their findings on a non-commercial preprint server before submitting their work to the journal.

However, authors must provide the journal with the preprint server deposition of their article, along with its DOI, during the initial submission process.

If the article is accepted and published in the journal, it is the responsibility of the authors to update the archived preprint and link it to the published version of the article. This helps to ensure that readers can easily access the most up-to-date and accurate information.

Permission Policy
The journal's content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- Non Derivative 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Under this license, users are allowed to share, adapt, reproduce and distribute the journal's published content for non-commercial purposes without making any modifications, provided that they give appropriate credit to the original author and the journal.

The commercial use of the journal's content requires permission from the The Journal Office, which may be subject to fees or restrictions.

Data Sharing Policy
As of January 1, 2025, a data sharing statement is required for the registration of clinical trials. Authors are required to provide a data sharing statement for articles that report the results of a clinical trial. The data sharing statement should indicate the items below according to the ICMJE data sharing policy:

• Whether individual deidentified participant data will be shared
• What data in particular will be made available
• Whether additional, related documents will also be provided
• When the data will become accessible and for how long it will remain available
• The criteria for accessing the data, including who will have access, the purpose of the analysis, and the mechanism for obtaining the data

Authors are recommended to check the ICMJE data sharing examples at
http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-issues/clinical-trial-registration.html

While submitting a clinical trial to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry],

• Authors are required to make registration to a publicly accessible registry according to ICMJE recommendations and the instructions above.
• The name of the registry and the registration number should be provided in the Title Page during the initial submission.
• Data sharing statement should also be stated in the Title Page even if the authors do not plan to share it.

Clinical trial and data sharing policy of the journal will be valid for the articles submitted from January 2025.

Disclaimer
The statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the views of the editors, editorial board, and/or publisher. The editors, editorial board, and publisher are not responsible for the content of the manuscripts and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that their work is accurate and well-researched, and the views expressed in their manuscripts are their own. The editors, editorial board, and publisher simply provide a platform for the authors to share their work with the scientific community.

The journal does not charge any article processing or submission fees to authors.