Bitlis Eren University Journal of Health Sciences

The Bitlis Eren University Journal of Health Sciences aims to closely follow studies in the field of health sciences and to contribute to the scientific world with original and high-quality research.

The main objective of the Bitlis Eren University Journal of Health Sciences is to conduct research in the fields of medical sciences (basic medical sciences, clinical practice, midwifery, treatment and dietetics, physiotherapy and compliance, health records management, health management, speech and therapy, audiology, occupational therapy, occupational health and safety, disaster and emergency management, social work, child development, gerontology, sports sciences and other health sciences).

Page layout should have margins of 2.5 cm on the right, left, bottom, and top.

Paragraph spacing should be 6 nk before and after, and line spacing should be set to Minimum.

Principles to Consider Within the Text

Title: The title should be consistent with the content of the article and best express it. It should be in bold, 14-point Times New Roman font, with each word capitalized.

Abstract: At the beginning of the article, there should be a Turkish-English abstract that briefly and concisely expresses the subject, consisting of at least 150 and at most 300 words. References, figures, and table numbers should not be mentioned in the abstract. It should be written in Times New Roman font, 10 point.

Keywords: Below the abstract, keywords consisting of at least 3 and at most 5 words must be provided. Each keyword should be capitalized and separated by commas.

Main Text: The main text should be written in Times New Roman font, 11 point size.

Section Headings: Main, subheadings, and sub-headings may be used in the article, provided they are consistent with the content. All words in these headings should be capitalized.

Footnotes: These should be written in Times New Roman font, 9 point size.

Figures, tables, maps, and photographs: Figures, tables, maps, and photographs should not extend beyond the writing area; if necessary, each should be on a separate page. Figures and tables should be numbered and titled in both Turkish and English according to their content. Numbers and titles should be placed below figures and above tables, with only the first letter of each word capitalized, in 10 point font. Times New Roman font, 10 point, should also be used for the content of tables and figures.

In-text citation should be done using numbers (1,2).

Journal Publication Policy

Articles submitted to our journal are sent to at least two reviewers whose names are kept confidential.

There are no fees charged before or after the publication of articles submitted to the journal.

Articles that are accepted as a result of the peer review process are placed in line for publication in the first issue.

Our journal is published two times a year, in March and September. The evaluation process for submissions received during these months begins after the first issue is published. 

The preliminary review and peer review process for articles submitted to our journal takes approximately 7-10 days. Once the peer review process begins, reviewers have 15 days to accept the invitation and 30 days to review the article. Because reviewer evaluation processes can vary, we cannot guarantee when an article will be published. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that articles that successfully pass the peer review process and are accepted will be published in the next issue after submission.

Copyright of manuscripts submitted to our journal must be transferred to our journal. 

Ethical Principles

Ethical guidelines that the editor must follow:

1) The editor should ensure that submitted articles are evaluated solely on the quality of the work and peer review, without regard to the authors' religion, language, race, ethnicity, political views, or gender.

2) The editor should reject the article in case of ethical violations.

3) The editor keeps the information regarding submitted manuscripts confidential and should not share this information with anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and editorial board.

4) The editor should ensure that the peer review process is conducted using double-blind peer review.

5) The editor should not use the information presented in the article for their own research.

6) The editor has full responsibility for rejecting, accepting, or requesting changes to articles submitted to the journal.



Ethical guidelines that writers must follow:

1) Authors must declare that the submitted work is original and has not been previously published.

2) Authors must declare that their work is not currently under review in another journal.

3) All authors named in the study must have contributed to the experimental design and implementation or to the analysis and interpretation of the data in the study.

4) Authors should provide access to the datasets used in the article if deemed necessary.

5) Authors are required to inform the editorial board if they notice a significant error in their published articles.

6) Authors must submit ethical committee approval to the journal for studies requiring it. If ethical committee approval is required for the research, information regarding the ethical committee approval (name of the ethics committee, approval document number and date) should be stated in the article.






Ethical rules that referees must follow:

1) Referees should only agree to referee cases in areas where they believe they have sufficient expertise.

2) Referees should agree to review only those submissions that they believe they can evaluate in a timely and adequate manner.

3) Reviewers must respect the confidentiality of the peer review and must not disclose any information about the study beyond what has been published, either during or after the review process.

4) Referees must not use information obtained during the refereeing process for their own or others' advantage.

5) Reviewers should report plagiarism or other ethical violations to the journal's editorial board.

6) Referees should not officiate in situations where there may be a conflict of interest.

7) Referees should be objective and constructive in their evaluations, and should not make personal opinions.



In accordance with ethical guidelines, the following research projects require Ethics Committee approval for consideration in the journal:

- Any type of research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants through techniques such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, observation, experiments, and discussions.

- The use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,

- Clinical trials conducted on humans,

- Research conducted on animals,

- Retrospective studies in accordance with the personal data protection law.