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AIMS AND SCOPE
Pediatric Practice and Research Journal is published
quarterly for four issues. Its purpose is to publish high-quality original
clinical and experimental studies, case reports and letters to the editor.
Pediatric Practice and Research Journal provides
open access for academic publications. The journal provides free access to
the full texts of all articles immediately upon publication.
The Journal will not consider manuscripts any that
have been published elsewhere, or manuscripts that are being considered for
another publication, or are in press. Studies previously announced in the
congresses are accepted if this condition is stated. If any part of a
manuscript by the same author(s) contains any information that was previously
published, a reprint or a copy of the previous article should be submitted to
the Editorial Office with an explanation by the authors.
A technical review is performed to confirm that all of the required documentation has been submitted and to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the manuscript and supplementary files to assess suitability for the Journal. The manuscript will be returned to the Author in the event of any deficiency. Journal of Contemporary Medicine operates a blind review process. Contributions deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers in the field of study to assess the scientific quality of the paper. (You can see at the picture below) 
All manuscripts are reviewed by the Editor,
Associate Editor or a member of the Editorial Board. The Editor, Associate
Editor and the member of the Editorial Board have right not to publish or
send back to author(s) to be amended, edit or reject the manuscript. For
further review, the Associate Editor or Editorial Board member sends the
article to the refree(s). If necessary, author(s) may be invited to submit a
revised version of the manuscript. This invitation does not imply that the
manuscript will be accepted for publication. Revised manuscripts must be sent
to the Editorial Office within 21 days, otherwise they will be considered as
a new application. The corresponding author will be notified of the decision
to accept or reject the manuscript for publication.
Statements and suggestions published in manuscripts
are the authors’ responsibility and do not reflect the opinions of the Editor,
Associate Editors and the Editorial Board members.
The manuscript will not be returned to the authors
whether the article is accepted or not. Copyright fee is not paid for the
articles published in the journal. A copy of the journal will be sent to the corresponding
author.
Language of the Journal
The official languages of the Journal are Turkish
and English. The manuscripts that are written in Turkish have abstracts in
English, which makes the abstracts available to a broader audience.
Authorship Criteria
After accepted for publication, all the authors will
be asked to sign “Coyright
Transfer Form” which states the following: “ This work is
not under active consideration for publication, has not been accepted for
publication, nor has it been published, in full or in part (except in
abstract form). I confirm that the study has been approved by the ethics
committee. ” All authors should agree to the conditions outlined in the
form.
Pediatric Practice and Research Journal has agreed to use
the standards of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. The
author(s) should meet the criteria for authorship according to the
"Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals:
Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. It is available at www.icmje.org.
Ethical Responsibility
Patient anonymity should be preserved and all
studies on patients must include a statement that informed consent and approval
of ethical committee were obtained. Written permission from identifiable
patients appearing in photographs (as in case reports) must be obtained by
the author(s) and must be surface mailed or faxed to the Editorial Office.
Any experiments involving animals must include a
statement in the Materials and Methods section giving assurance that all
animals have received humane care in compliance with the Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html) and indicating approval by the
institutional ethical review board.
Note also that for publishing purposes, the Journal
requires acknowledgement of any potential conflicts of interest. This should
involve acknowledgement of grants and other sources of funds that support
reported research and a declaration of any relevant industrial links or
affiliations that the authors may have.
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPT
Manuscripts should be submitted online via https://dergipark.org.tr/journal/1108/submission/start
Original Articles should not exceed 3000 words and should be arranged
under the headings of Abstract (not more than 250 words), Introduction,
Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
Case Reports should not exceed 1000 words and 10 references, and
should be arranged as follows: Abstract, Introduction, Case Report,
Discussion and References. It may be accompanied by only one figure or table.
Letter to the Editor should not exceed 500 words.
Short relevant comments on medical and scientific issues, particularly
controversies, having no more than five references and one table or figure
are encouraged. Where letters refer to an earlier published paper, authors
will be offered right of reply.
Reviews are not accepted unless written on the invitation
of the Editorial Board. (Reviews should not exceed 3000 words)
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
All articles submitted to the Journal must comply
with the following instructions:
a) Submissions should be doubled-spaced and typed in
Arial 10 points.
b) All pages should be numbered consecutively in the
top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page.
c) The title page should not include the names and
institutions of the authors.
d) The manuscript should be presented in the
following order: Title page, Abstract (English, Turkish), Keywords (English,
Turkish), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion,
Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if present), References, Figure Legends, Tables
(each table, complete with title and foot-notes, on a separate page) and
Appendices (if present) presented each on a separate page.
Title
The title should be short, easy to understand and
must define the contents of the article.
Abstract
Abstract should be in both English and Turkish and
should consist “Aim, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion”. The
purpose of the study, the setting for the study, the subjects, the treatment
or intervention, principal outcomes measured, the type of statistical
analysis and the outcome of the study should be stated in this section (up to
250 words). Abstract should not include reference. No abstract is required
for the letters to the Editor.
Keywords
Not more than five keywords in order of importance
for indexing purposes should be supplied below the abstract and should be
selected from Index Medicus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), available
at www.nlm.nih.gov/meshhome.html.
Text
Authors should use subheadings to divide sections
regarding the type of the manuscript as described above. Statistical methods
used should be specified in the Materials and Methods section.
References
In the text, references should be cited using Arabic
numerals in parenthesis in the order in which they appear. If cited only in
tables or figure legends, they should be numbered according to the first
identification of the table or figure in the text. Names of the journals
should be abbreviated in the style used in Index Medicus. The names of all
authors should be cited when there are six or fewer; when seven or more, the
first three should be followed by et al. The issue and volume numbers
of the referenced journal should be added.
References should be listed in the following form:
Journal article
Teke Z, Kabay B, Aytekin FO et al. Pyrrolidine
dithiocarbamate prevents 60 minutes of warm mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion
injury in rats. Am J Surg 2007;194(6):255-62.
Supplement
Solca M. Acute pain management: Unmet needs and new advances in pain
management. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2002; 19(Suppl 25): 3-10.
Online article not yet published in an issue
Butterly SJ, Pillans P, Horn B, Miles R, Sturtevant
J. Off-label use of rituximab in a tertiary Queensland hospital. Intern Med J
doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01988.x
Book
Sample1: Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical
microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
Sample 2: Sümbüloğlu K, Akdağ B. Regresyon
Yöntemleri ve Korelasyon Analizi. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi: Ankara; 2007.
Chapter in a book
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome
alterations in human solid tumors. I n: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors.
The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93113.
Journal article on the Internet
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing
homes: The ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet]
2002 [cited 12 Aug 2002]; 102. Available from:
www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/wawatch.htm
Website
Cancer-pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer
Online Resources [updated 16 May 2002; cited 9 Jul 2002]. Available from:
www.cancer-pain.org
An organization as an author
The Intensive Care Society of Australia and New
Zealand. Mechanical ventilation strategy in ARDS: Guidelines. Int Care J Aust
1996;164:282-4.
Acknowledgements
The source of financial grants and the contribution of colleagues or
institutions should be acknowledged.
Tables
Tables should be complementary, but not duplicate information contained in
the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers, with a
descriptive, self-explanatory title above the table. All abbreviations should
be explained in a footnote. Footnotes should be designated by symbols in the
following order: *,†, ‡, §, ¶.
Figures
All illustrations (including line drawings and photographs) are classified as
figures. Figures must be added to the system as separate .jpg or .gif
files (approximately 500x400 pixels, 8 cm in width and at least 300 dpi
resolution). Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers and
should be cited in parenthesis in consecutive order in the text.
Figure Legends
Legends should be self-explanatory and positioned on
a separate page. The legend should incorporate definitions of any symbols
used and all abbreviations and units of measurements should be explained. A
letter should be provided stating copyright authorization if figures have
been reproduced from another source.
Measurements and Abbreviations
All measurements must be given in metric system (Système
International d'Unités, SI). Example: mg/kg, µg/kg, mL, mL/kg, mL/kg/h,
mL/kg/min, L/min, mmHg, etc. Statistics and measurements should always be
given in numerals, except where the number begins a sentence. When a number
does not refer to a unit of measurement, it is spelt out, except where the
number is greater than nine.
Abbreviations that are used should be defined in
parenthesis where the full word is first mentioned. Some common abbreviations
can be used, such as iv, im, po, and sc.
Drugs should be referred to by their generic names,
rather than brand names.
Editorial Correspondence
Prof. Dr. Resul YILMAZ
Selçuk Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Çocuk
Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Çocuk Yoğun BakımBilim Dalı.
42130 Selçuklu/Konya-TURKIYE
Tel: +90 332 2415000-44299
Pediatric Practice and Research
http://www.pprjournal.com
email: pedpracres@yandex.com
Checklist for Manuscripts
Review guide for authors and instructions for submitting manuscripts through
the electronic submission, website at http://www.pprjournal.com
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