Volume: 21 Issue: 65

The World of Medical Education (Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası); related to the field of medical education; It is a scientific journal that publishes cross-sectional, retrospective, prospective or experimental investigations, collections, educational program introductions, editorial comments/discussions, editorial letters, scientific letters, book evaluations.

The World of Medical Education (Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles in relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate education and continuing professional development.

Writing Rules

Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası; related to the field of medical education; It is a scientific journal that publishes cross-sectional, retrospective, prospective or experimental investigations, collections, educational program introductions, editorial comments/discussions, editorial letters, scientific letters, book evaluations.
Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası; the articles it publishes are of the highest ethical and scientific standards in relation to the subject and are not concerned with commercial concerns. The articles submitted for publication must have not been previously published elsewhere or sent for publication. If the article has previously published citations, tables, pictures, etc. if any, author (s), owner of the right of publication and authors to obtain written permission and specify it in the article. Previously presented work in congresses is accepted provided this condition is stated. If the article (s) contains some of the topics in a previously published article, this should be noted and a copy of the previous article should be sent along with the new article.
Documents submitted for publication in the journal are reviewed by the pre-review Editor and at least two reviewers if they conform to the formal guidelines. If reviewers contradict the decision, a third reviewer is appointed. The editor has the authority to post, return to the author to edit, refuse to publish or refuse to publish the articles that do not meet the publication conditions.
After the article is sent to the reviewer evaluation, the author name cannot be added and the author order cannot be changed except the authors whose signature is on the print rights transfer form. In order to remove any of the article authors from the article, all written authors of the article must have their written and written permission and must be notified to the Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası.
The author is informed that the article has been accepted or rejected. Where necessary, corrections may be required by the author. These corrections must be completed and sent to the journal within 20 days at the latest. Otherwise, the text should be resubmitted as a new application. Requesting correction from he author does not mean that the article will be published. The editor has the authority to reject articles that do not fit the conditions of publication without offering them to the reviewers. The ethical, scientific and legal responsibility of the articles published in the journal belongs to the author and does not reflect the views of the Association for the Development of Medical Education, editors and the editorial board. Whether or not the publication of the manuscript in the journal is accepted or not, the manuscript material is not returned to the authors. No fee is requested from the authors for the article published in the journal. Author signs a non-exclusive publishing contract with the Tip Egitimi Dunyasi and it means that the author grants the publishing rights to the Tip Eğitimi Dunyasi in accordance with the Creative Commons licenses (CC BY-NC).
Publication Rules
Scientific Responsibility
All authors should be scientifically significant contributors directly to the article submitted. The person (s) specified as the author must have all of the following characteristics *
1. The authors must have significant contributions to the design, planning and, data collection process or to the interpretation of them.
2. Write the article draft or have critical contributions to its content.
3. Accept the final version of the article.
Plagiarism checker report should be uploaed in the system.
The authors are responsible for the suitability of the articles to scientific rules. * http://www.icmje.org/ethical_1author.html
Ethical Responsibility
The World of Medical Education accepts the principle of conformity to the Principles of Helsinki Declaration (http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/index.html) in all studies in which the "Human" is involved. In the presence of such studies, the authors must state that they are working in accordance with these principles in the article and method section of the article and that they are "informed consent" from the ethical committees of the institutions and the people who have participated in the study. If there is an institution that provides financial support for the direct or indirect commercial connection or work in the article, it is necessary to report that there is no commercial relationship with the material, product, drug, firm ... used and if there is any relation (consultancy etc.) on the page of the editorial presentation. If it is necessary to obtain the "Ethics Committee Approval", the received document should be sent with the article. The authors are responsible for the compliance of the articles by the ethical rules. In the course of the evaluation of the article, if the editor (s) or the consultants need it, it may be requested from the authors to submit the research data on the article and / or the ethics committee approval document.
Statistical Evaluation
All research articles should be evaluated statistically and indicated by appropriate plan, analysis, and reporting. The p values should be given clearly in the papers (p <0.000, p = 0.037, p = 0.506 etc.). When reporting the results of statistical tests, please follow the APA format (https://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/apastats.html). Research articles should be evaluated by the biostatistics specialist before being submitted to the journal and the name of the expert should be included in the article's authorship or should be stated in the acknowledgment section. The authors are responsible for the suitability of the statistical rules.
Evaluation Based on Language
The writing language of the journal is Turkish and English. Written in Turkish with English abstracts. The Turkish language dictionary of the Turkish Language Association (www.tdk.gov.tr) should be taken as basis during the preparation of the article.
English articles and English abstracts must be evaluated by a language expert or a native English speaker prior to submission. If the consultant who evaluates the article in English is not one of the authors, the name should be indicated in the acknowledgment section. Spelling and grammatical errors in sent articles can be corrected in the Editor (s) control without touching the contents of the article, or they can be requested from the correction writers. The authors are responsible for the suitability of the articles for writing and linguistic rules.
Publication Support Statement
The letters sent to Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası to be published must include the names of any institutions and/or persons who provide direct or indirect business links and/or financial support (monetary and/or material) to the work (if any) drug, firm, etc.) and their commercial relationships should be explained in the "Publication Support Declaration Document".
Publishing and Privacy Statement
The ownership of the Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası belongs to the Tıp Eğitimini Geliştirme Derneği (Association for Development of Medical Education) and it governs by Editorial team.
The authors of the articles published in Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası retain the copyright of their publications. Authors grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its original authors and citation details are identified. The author signs a non-exclusive publishing contract with the Tip Egitimi Dunyasi and it means that the author grants the publishing rights to the Tip Eğitimi Dunyasi in accordance with the Creative Commons licenses (CC BY-NC).
Open Access Statement
Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası is loyal to open access for academic work. Tip Egitimi Dunyasi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License. All the articles published in this journal are freely available without charge to the reader or his/her institution. Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the article, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher of Tip Egitimi Dunyasi or the Author(s).
The types of manuscripts to be published in Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası include:
Original Research:
Cross-sectional, prospective, retrospective and all kinds of experimental studies. These articles should be prepared in the following structure.
- Title: The title should include the title of the work in Turkish and English, the names of the authors, the institutions they work with, the name of the responsible author, the institution, the correspondence address, telephone, fax and e-mail address. The title of the article should be brief, easy to understand and should be descriptive of the content of the article.
- Abstract: Must contain at least 300, maximum 500 words in English and should include sections of background, methods, results, conclusions, and finally in the title of Medical Subject Headings (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh) at least 3, at most 5 keywords should be added. The title, abstract, and key-words in Turkish and English should be compatible with each other.
- Background
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Thank
- (if any) Financial Support
- Resources
Review and Educational/training program introductions:
It will also cover the current literature on topics related to medical education and programs. These manuscripts should be prepared in the following structure.
- Title: The title should include the title of Turkish and English, the names of the authors, the institutions they work with, the name, institution, correspondence address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address of the responsible author.
- Summary: It should be prepared in Turkish with minimum 300, maximum 500 words.
- Structured Abstract: It should be prepared in English with minimum 300, maximum 500 words. Turkish and English titles and abstracts should be compatible with each other.
- Titles related to the topic
- Thanks/Ackmowldgements (if present)
- Financial Support (if present)
- Resources
Editorial Commentary / Discussion:
The original published research articles should be evaluated by an expert of the researcher other than the authors of the research. The relevant article is finally published.
Letter of Editors:
Articles written in the last one year consist of a maximum of 500 words including the opinions, experiences, and questions of the readers related to the articles published in the magazine. These articles should be added up to five sources without the title and summary sections and, the article should be prepared to specify the name, institution, and address of the author. The response to the letter is given by the editor (s) or by the author (s) of the article and, it is published in the TED journal.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.
In addition, as a journal that follows the ICMJE’s Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, it is expected of authors, reviewers and editors that they follow the best-practice guidelines on ethical behavior contained therein.
Duties of Editors
Fair play and editorial independence
Editors evaluate submitted manuscripts exclusively based on their academic merit (importance, originality, study’s validity, clarity) and its relevance to the journal’s scope, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy or institutional affiliation. Decisions to edit and publish are not determined by the policies of governments or any other agencies outside of the journal itself. The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the entire editorial content of the journal and the timing of publication of that content.
Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff will 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
Editors and editorial board members will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purposes without the authors’ explicit written consent. Privileged information or ideas obtained by editors as a result of handling the manuscript will be kept confidential and not used for their personal advantage. Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the papers; instead, they will ask another member of the editorial board to handle the manuscript.
Publication decisions
The editors ensure that all submitted manuscripts being considered for publication to undergo peer-review by at least two reviewers who are experts in the field. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published, based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the reviewers’ comments, and such legal requirements as are currently in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Involvement and cooperation in investigations
Editors (in conjunction with the publisher and/or society) will take responsive measures when ethical concerns are raised about a submitted manuscript or published paper. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior will be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication. Editors will follow the COPE Flowcharts when dealing with cases of suspected misconduct. If on an investigation, the ethical concern is well-founded, a correction, retraction, expression of concern or other note as may be relevant, will be published in the journal.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with authors, may assist authors in improving their manuscripts. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific endeavor. AP-SMART shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to the scientific process have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.
Promptness
Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should immediately notify the editors and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review are confidential documents and must be treated as such; they must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor-in-Chief (who would only do so under exceptional and specific circumstances). This also applies to invited reviewers who decline the review invitation.
Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively and observations formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate.
Acknowledgment of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that is an observation, derivation or argument that has been reported in previous publications should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also notify the editors of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Any invited referee who has conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work described therein should immediately notify the editors to declare their conflicts of interest and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.
Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for the reviewer’s personal advantage. This also applies to invited reviewers who decline the review invitation.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and the results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Review articles should be accurate, objective and comprehensive, while editorial ‘opinion’ or perspective pieces should be clearly identified as such. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least ten years after publication (preferably via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do not preclude their release.
Originality and plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written and submit only entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work reported in the manuscript should also be cited. Plagiarism takes many forms, from “passing off” another’s paper as the author’s own, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism, in all its forms, constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, duplicate, redundant or concurrent submission/publication
Papers describing the same research should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Hence, authors should not submit for consideration a manuscript that has already been published in another journal. Submission of a manuscript concurrently to more than one journal is unethical publishing behavior and unacceptable.
The publication of some kinds of articles (such as clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided that certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.
Authorship of the manuscript
Only persons who meet these authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content: (i) made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, or analysis/interpretation of the study; and (ii) drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for valuable intellectual content; and (iii) have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication. All persons who made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (such as technical help, writing and editing assistance, general support) but who do not meet the criteria for authorship must not be listed as an author, but should be acknowledged in the “Acknowledgements” section after their written permission to be named as been obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list and verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Authors should—at the earliest stage possible (generally by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and including a statement in the manuscript)—disclose any conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include financial ones such as honoraria, educational grants or other funding, participation in speakers’ bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest, and paid expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements, as well as non-financial ones such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the work should be disclosed (including the grant number or other reference number, if any).
Acknowledgment of sources
Authors should ensure that they have properly acknowledged the work of others, and should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately (from a conversation, correspondence or discussion with third parties) must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source.
Hazards and human or animal subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animals or human participants, the authors should ensure that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them; the manuscript should contain a statement to this effect. Authors should also include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human participants. The privacy rights of human participants must always be observed.
Peer review
Authors are obliged to participate in the peer-review process and cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors’ requests for raw data, clarifications, and proof of ethics approval, patient consents and copyright permissions. In the case of the first decision of “revisions necessary”, authors should respond to the reviewers’ comments systematically, point by point, and in a timely manner, revising and re-submitting their manuscript to the journal by the deadline given.
Fundamental errors in published works
When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their own published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal’s editors or the publisher and cooperate with them to either correct the paper in the form of an erratum or to retract the paper. If the editors or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, then it is the authors’ obligation to promptly correct or retract the paper or provide evidence to the journal editors of the correctness of the paper.

Copyright Policy
The authors transferred copyrights of the published articles to the journal the World of Medical Education as stated in the publication rights transfer agreement.
The World of Medical Education (Tıp eğitimi Dünyası) is open access journal — all the manuscripts published in this journal are freely available online for anyone. There are no subscription or submission charges. This journal operate under the Creative Commons Attribution license in International Version 4 (CC BY-NC 4.0). This allows for the reproduction of articles free of charge with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with The World of Medical Education journal accept these as the terms of publication.

Open Access Statement
The World of Medical Education (Tıp eğitimi Dünyası) is open access journal. All the articles published in this journal are freely available without charge to the reader or his/her institution. Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the article, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher of Tıp Egitimi Dunyası or the Author(s). This journal operate under the Creative Commons Attribution license in International Version 4 (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). This allows for the reproduction of articles free of charge with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with The World of Medical Education journal accept these as the terms of publication.