PUBLICATION POLICY
Şırnak University Journal of Health Sciences is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal that publishes original studies with high scientific value and in compliance with the principles of academic ethics in the field of health sciences.
Publication Principles
- Şırnak University Journal of Health Sciences publishes original research articles, review articles, case reports, and letters to the editor in the field of health sciences.
- The journal is published electronically with two issues per year.
- All manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Manuscripts submitted to the journal must comply with the rules of scientific publication ethics. Plagiarism, fabrication, data manipulation, and ethical violations are not accepted.
- All manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review system. The identities of reviewers and authors are kept mutually confidential.
- All submitted manuscripts are first subject to a preliminary evaluation by the Editor. Manuscripts found suitable are assigned to the Section Editor and evaluated by at least two independent reviewers.
- The final decision regarding the acceptance of manuscripts for publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief.
- The journal may request revisions to manuscripts whenever deemed necessary in order to improve their scientific quality.
Open Access Policy
Şırnak University Journal of Health Sciences is an open-access journal. All articles published in the journal are freely accessible, downloadable, readable, and shareable.
The journal supports the free dissemination of knowledge and encourages scientific information to reach a wide audience.
Article Processing Charges
Submission, peer review, and publication in Şırnak University Journal of Health Sciences are completely free of charge. No submission, evaluation, or publication fees are requested from authors.
Publication Ethics
The journal adopts international standards on publication ethics and acts in accordance with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Editors, reviewers, and authors are responsible for adhering to the principles of scientific ethics.
Copyright Policy
Authors retain the copyright of their published works and grant permission for their work to be published in the journal.
Published articles may be used provided that proper citation is given.
Archiving Policy
All articles published in the journal are archived electronically to ensure long-term access.
Permanent access to the articles is provided through the DergiPark infrastructure.