* Manuscript should be prepared and sent in accordance with the journal template. Manuscript template can be accessed from this link: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/sshs/page/9778 

2. Main Text
Main text, uploaded on manuscript evaluation system for referee evaluation, should start with the title of the manuscript, but must not include the names of author(s) and their address(es). All pages in each page of the manuscript should be numbered. The manuscript should be organized as following: Manuscript Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if necessary), Abbreviations and/or symbols (if necessary), References, Figures (pictures, drawings, graphs, maps etc.) and Tables. All manuscripts should be written in Cambria style with 9 pt. Figures and Tables should be given after references. Manuscript including reference list should not be exceed 20 pages. It is essential that authors prepare their articles in accordance with the established format and style of the journal. The paragraph should begin without indentation. Main headings (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion) in the manuscript should be numbered in the order, written with 9 pt and bold letters as just first letters of each word in the main headings should be written with capital letters. Subheadings should be written with 9 pt lower case as italic but not bold.

Abstract
The abstract should contain less than 250 words. Literature citations should be avoided in the abstract. Abstract should be written with Cambria style, 9 pt. Abstract should provide a summary of the research, including the; purpose, methods, results and conclusions. The abstract should be written as a single paragraph within the text, without any subheadings. Following the abstract, 5 keywords should be given in alphabetical order. The first letter of the keywords should be written in capital letters, each keyword should be separated with comma, not used in the title, but describing the study and useful for a literature search. Authors may wish to consider using MeSH keywords.

Öz
The Turkish abstract should contain less than 250 words. Literature citations should be avoided in the abstract. Abstract should be written with Cambria style, 9 pt. Abstract should provide a summary of the research, including the; purpose, methods, results and conclusions. The abstract should be written as a single paragraph within the text, without any subheadings. Following the abstract, 5 keywords should be given in alphabetical order. The first letter of the keywords should be written in capital letters, each keyword should be separated with comma, not used in the title, but describing the study and useful for a literature search. Authors may wish to consider using TBT (Türkiye Bilim Terimleri) keywords.

1. Introduction
This part should precisely represent the aim of the research, the hypothesis to be tested, and explain the general approach and objectives by giving related published literature.

2. Material and Methods

The materials and methods used in the study should be presented under this heading. This section should clearly, reproducibly, and scientifically describe the methods, materials, and research process used in the study. A clear description of the existing, new, or modified methods should be provided to allow others to replicate the study. If a previously published method is used, the relevant literature should be cited.
If subheadings are to be used, they should be numbered in conjunction with the main heading and written in italic (e.g., 2.1. Participants).

The statistical analysis methods used in the study, significance level, the name and version of the analysis software, and the sample size determination method should be clearly stated. In clinical studies, processes such as patient selection criteria, randomization, blinding (if applicable), and the method used to form the control group should be described in detail. The methodological design of the study (e.g., randomized controlled, double-blind, pre-test/post-test, etc.) should be appropriately defined.

For studies involving human subjects, it must be stated that written informed consent was obtained from participants. It should be clearly stated that the research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. In studies involving animals, international guidelines on the care and use of laboratory animals (such as those of the American Physiological Society and the Society for Neuroscience) must be followed.
If questionnaires, scales, or visual materials (photographs, graphics, etc.) belonging to others are used, it should be stated that written permission was obtained from the copyright holder. Compliance with copyright regulations for all types of intellectual and artistic works used must also be indicated.

Ethics committee approval is required in studies involving the following conditions:
1. All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative data collection methods such as questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, observation, experiments, or surveys,
2. Studies where humans or animals (including materials or data) are used for experimental or scientific purposes,
3. Clinical studies conducted on humans,
4. Studies conducted on animals,
5. Retrospective studies falling under the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law.

For such studies, ethics committee approval must be obtained from the relevant institution(s). The information regarding the ethics committee approval must be explicitly stated within the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript, but the name of the institution must not be included and should be anonymized. The ethics committee approval number and date should be clearly stated on the title page.

If the study uses data prior to 2020, if it has been produced from a master’s or doctoral thesis, or if it was submitted and accepted in the previous year but not yet published, retrospective ethics committee approval is not required. This situation should be explicitly stated in the relevant section of the study.

If the study is registered as a clinical trial, this information should be anonymously stated in the Materials and Methods section, while the detailed registration information should be included on the title page.

Manuscripts with a similarity index over 25% will be rejected. When uploading the manuscript to the system, the similarity report must also be uploaded by the author(s).

5. Conclusion

Obtained results should be presented as shortly and clearly by providing the reader scientific knowledge and practical contributions with a clear understanding of representative data obtained from the experiments. Duplicative words and sentences which are used in results and discussion sections or introduction should be avoided.

Acknowledgement
If necessary, a short acknowledgement for the help of all individuals or funding sources that have made a significant contribution during research and producing the manuscript should be expressed in this section.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors should include a Conflicts of Interest declaration in their manuscript. Conflicts of Interest are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on an author’s presentation of their work. They may include, but are not limited to, financial, professional, contractual or personal relationships or situations. Conflicts of Interest do not necessarily mean that an author’s work has been compromised. Authors should declare any real or perceived Conflicts of Interest in order to be transparent about the context of their work. If the manuscript has multiple authors, the author submitting the manuscript must include Conflicts of Interest declarations relevant to all contributing authors.
Example wording for your Conflicts of Interest declaration is as follows: “Conflicts of Interest: Author A is employed at company B. Author C owns shares in company D, is on the Board of company E and is a member of organisation F. Author G has received grants from company H.” If no Conflicts of Interest exist, your declaration should state “Conflicts of Interest: None”.

Funding Statement
Authors must include a Funding Statement in their manuscript. Within this statement please provide details of the sources of financial support for all authors, including grant numbers, for example: “Funding Statement: This work was supported by the Medical Research Council (grant number XXXXXXX)”.
Where no specific funding has been provided for research, you should include the following statement: “Funding Statement: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.”

Authorship
The Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences follows the recommendations of the ICMJE, as such a contributing author should be considered to have;
a) made a substantial contribution to the conception and design of the study; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data in the work;
b) made a substantial contribution to the drafting of the manuscript and/or critical revision for important intellectual content;
c) provided final approval of the submitted manuscript, and;
d) agreed 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.
Authors are responsible for determining authorship and as such SSHS will not enter authorship related discussions or arbitrate authorship disputes. All authors should collectively determine who is to be an author or acknowledged contributor. This authorship list must be finalised before submission of the manuscript to SSHS. There is no limit to the number of authors a manuscript may have as long as the above requirements are met in all cases.Individuals who meet some but not all of the criteria described above can be acknowledged as contributors at the end of the manuscript with their contribution specified.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted tools (such as language models, image generators, or data analysis software) is permitted only as a supportive aid during manuscript preparation.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors and do not meet authorship criteria. Authors are fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and ethical compliance of all content, including text, data, analyses, figures, and references generated or assisted by AI tools.
Authors must clearly disclose the use of AI tools in the manuscript, specifying the tool name and its purpose (e.g., language editing, data visualization).
The use of AI tools to generate or manipulate research data, images, or results in a misleading manner is considered unethical and may result in rejection or retraction, in accordance with publication ethics guidelines.

An example:
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the published article.

References
References should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition). All references cited in the text should also exist in the reference list (and vice versa). The reference list should be organized alphabetically by considering the authors’ surname. References in the text should be written according to the author-year concept and arranged for years (Yilmaz, 2010; Engelen et al., 2018; Rowland & Kuper, 2018). References from the same year but with different authors should be arranged alphabetically (Engelen et al., 2018; Rowland & Kuper, 2018). More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. Web references are recommended to be limited. Authors should not be cited unpublished results and personal communications unless it is necessary. Footnotes should be avoided. If necessary, they may be given shortly at the end of the page where their positions are indicated by asterisk in the text by separating a horizontal straight line. Examples;

Journal article with single author;
Lukose, A. (2011). Developing a practice model for Watson's Theory of Caring. Nurs Sci Q, 24(1), 27-30. doi: 10.1177/0894318410389073

Journal article with multiple authors;
Adams, R.N., Mosher, C.E., Cannady, R.S., Lucette, A., & Kim,Y. (2014). Caregiving experiences predict changes in spiritual well-being among family caregivers of cancer patients. Psychooncology, 23(10), 1178–84. doi: 10.1002/pon.3558

Book;
South, J., & Blass, B. (2001). The future of modern genomics (1st ed.). London: Blackwell.

Book chapter;
Cotter, V.T., & Foxwell, A.M. (2015). The meaning of hope in the dying. In: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (4th ed.) (pp. 10-21). Ferrell, B.R., Coyle, N., & Paice, J.A. (Eds.), New York: Oxford University Press.

Internet Document;
WHO. (2019). Palliative care. (cited: 2020, January 14) Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/health- topics/palliative-care

Reference to a conference paper;
Yilmaz, S., Kaya, C., Mehmet, D. Children health sciences in Romania Hospitals. IX. International Health Service Congress, 951-956, 10-13 September 2018, Romania.

Reference to a thesis;
Açıkgöz, S. (1984). The identification of viruses on Phaseolus vulgaris L. and their distribution and damages in Erzincan ve Erzurum regions. PhD Thesis. Ataturk University, Institute of Science, p.75, Erzurum, Turkey.

Figure(s) and Table(s)
All illustrations (graphics, photographs, electronic artworks etc.) and tables should be given after the references section in the text. The size of figures or tables should be maximum 16x20 cm for single column fitting, and the figure or table width should be maximum 8 cm for double column fitting. Figure files should be provided in high resolution. Color or grayscale photographs (halftones) are required to be in JPG format, at between 300 and 600 dpi. Vertical rules should be avoided in the tables. Each table and figure should be cited in the text, and they should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text (e.g. Table 1, Figure 1). Figure captions and table titles are required to be short and informative and also written with lower case. Figure captions, table titles and data presented in the tables and figures should be written with Cambria style in 9 pt font size. All symbols, abbreviations or any notes used in the tables should be explained below the table with a font size of 9 pt and marked with asterisk. Table titles should be placed over the tables, and figure captions should be given at the bottom of the figures. Figures should not be framed with a line. If any abbreviation used in the figure of table, meaning of this abbreviation should be given under the figure or table. Figure and table captions and also footnotes should not be ended with full stop. The point must be used as a decimal separator instead of comma in numerical values or means given in the tables and text.

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Ethical and Legal Considerations

The Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. Editorial processes are conducted in accordance with the principles and best practice guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Publication Policy

Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences is published three issues per year: April, August and December. The journal publishes original research articles in the field of health sciences. The language of the journal is English with Turkish abstract. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original and not be published anywhere (except research results presented and printed as abstract in the conference books) or not being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for the scientific content of the published manuscript.  Revisions in the manuscript or the order of authors are not allowed once a revised manuscript is accepted for publication. Each submitted manuscript is pre-reviewed by the journal’s editor(s) for its suitability for the Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences. The manuscript may be rejected before the peer review stage if it does not fit the scope of the journal. Also, the manuscript is sent back to author in case it is not well-written. Checking of manuscript by a native English speaker is recommended if it is written in English. If the manuscript is found to be suitable for peer review after the first evaluation made by the editorial office, it is sent to at least three reviewers. Manuscripts needing revision are electronically forwarded to the author(s). The author(s) should consider the reviewer's comments very carefully and explain each comment or criticisms one by one; they should also prepare a detailed explanation in case the author(s) do(es)n’t agree with the reviewer’s critics. The article is considered as a new submission, if it is not revised and returned to the editor within 30 days. The editor makes a final decision after consulted revisions and corrections made by author(s).