Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation is the official journal of the Turkish Physiotherapy Association, and is published in Turkish and English, three times per year (April, August and December). The journal welcomes original articles, invited reviews, case presentations and letters to the editor that are relevant to the science or practice of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation stipulates that its published articles comply with the highest ethical and scientific standards, and are free from commercial concerns.
Submission guidelines of the journal are based on the document entitled “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals”, issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org).
The corresponding author is the one who carries out all correspondence of the paper from submission to publishing process. The corresponding author should submit the manuscript to the journal after completing the “Copyright Agreement Form” and “Conflict of Interest Form”. A cover letter, which is electronically signed, or the scanned version of the cover letter after being originally signed, should be submitted to the journal. The journal holds the rights for asking the originally signed cover letter, when required.
If the paper includes extracted statements, tables, figures, etc. from previously published journals or books, the authors should specify in the paper that they have obtained the written permission from the copyright owner and the authors of the related publications. The presentations of scientific meetings can be accepted, if they had been previously presented and/or published as an abstract, and if this statement is included in the title page.
The scientific content of the paper and its accordance with the ethical principles are under the responsibility of the author(s). The journal accepts papers which; have been approved by the relevant Ethical Committees; and are in accordance with ethical principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki. In case of involving “animals” in the study, the author(s) should state in the “Methods” section that they have; protected the rights of the animals in accordance with the principles of “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html); and obtained approval from the relevant Ethical Committees. The authors should state in their paper that they have obtained informed consent from the participants of the study, and also should be able to present informed consent forms, if required.
If submitted papers are in accordance with the formal principles of the journal, they are subjected to peer-review of at least two reviewers, as well as the Editor’s and Editor Assistants’, and are published after being revised by the authors, if required.
By the beginning of the scientific assessment process, the name(s) and order of author(s) that were specified in the Copyright Agreement Form will be based on. After this stage, no author name can be added to the paper, except the ones who have signatures in the Copyright Agreement Form, and no change of author(s) name(s) order can be made. In order to delete an author name, a written permission from all authors, including the justifications, should be obtained.
The authors, whose names were specified in the Copyright Agreement Form, should have had direct contribution to the paper submitted. Authorship requires all three of the following:
Instructions for Authors
Turkish dictionary of Turkish Language Institution should be considered in Turkish manuscripts. A linguistic specialist should edit the manuscripts and abstracts in English before being submitted to the journal. If the person who evaluated the manuscript in terms of English is not one of the authors of the manuscript, his/her name should be declared in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT section, at the end of the manuscript.
All text should be prepared by a PC compatible Microsoft Word program, double-spaced, with 2.5 cm margins on both sides of an A4 page, using 12-point type in ‘Times New Roman’ font. The pages should be numbered. Original research articles should not exceed 3000 words, reviews 5000 words, case reports 1000 words and letters to the Editor 500 words. The manuscript should be checked according to the Final Check List for Authors, before submitting to the Journal.
Title Page
The title of the manuscript should be brief but descriptive for the content and compatible with the purpose. Abbreviations should not be used in the title. Both Turkish and English titles should be written. In addition, a short title (not exceeding 40 characters) should be specified both in Turkish and English, in the title page. Full names, surnames, academic titles and institutions of the authors, full name and address of the clinic, department, institute, hospital or university which the study was conducted at should be declared, superscript numbers should be used for all authors. The communication information of the corresponding author should also be specified. The communication information should include; address, updated e-mail address, fax and GSM numbers. If the study was previously presented as oral or poster presentation, the date and place of presentation and publication information (if published), should be defined in this page. In addition, all sources and scope of funding should be declared in the title page, if exist.
Abstracts
Each manuscript should include both Turkish and English abstracts.
Turkish Abstract and Key Words:
The Turkish abstract should begin from a separate page and should not exceed 250 words. It should include the aim of the study, the method, major findings and results. The abstract must be divided into subheadings of ‘Purpose’, ‘Methods’, ‘Results’, and ‘Discussion’. The number of key words should not be less than 3 and more than 5. Key words should be selected from ‘Turkey Science Terms’ list (http://www.bilimterimleri.com). ‘Turkey Science Terms’ is a key word index that includes Turkish equivalents of the terms in MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). The out-of-list terms may be used for a new concept that has not taken place in MeSH, yet. Key words should be separate by semicolons. The following website -http://www.issn.org/2-22660-LTWA.php- may be useful for abbreviations in the text.
English Abstract and Key Words:
The English abstract should begin in a separate page and should not exceed 250 words. It must be divided into subheadings of ‘Purpose’, ‘Methods’, ‘Results’, and ‘Discussion’. The English abstract and key words should be exactly the same with the Turkish abstract and key words. Key words should be selected from “MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)” terms. The out-of-list terms may be used for a new concept that has not taken place in MeSH, yet. Key words should be separate by semicolons.
Sections of the Original Research Articles
The text includes ‘Introduction’, ‘Methods’, ‘Results’ and ‘Discussion’ sections. Abbreviations can be used for the expressions, which are repeated more than 5 times in the manuscript. Abbreviations should be in standard expressions.
Introduction
The introduction should contain the summary of the basic knowledge obtained from previous studies related to the study topic. The rationale and purpose of the study should be described briefly.
Methods
The clinical, technique or experimental methods used in the study should be specified clearly. Appropriate references should be given for the methods. ‘Statistical analysis’ should be described as a subheading. If it is used for the statistical analysis, name and version number of the statistical program must be identified. The methods of statistical analysis should be justified, and supported by references, if needed.
Results
The findings should be defined without interpretation. It should be avoided to duplicate data by presenting it both in the text and in a table, and the most important data should be emphasized.
Discussion
This section should not be the repetition of the statements of ‘Introduction’ and ‘Results’. The results of the study should be interpreted and the association with the results of previous studies should be provided. The limitations of the study should be provided as a subheading in this section. The limitations should be consistent with the study aim. The ‘Discussion’ section should also contain the contribution of the study to the literature. Details and repetition of the results provided in the Results section and in the tables should be avoided. Data not obtained from the study should not be discussed (Type III error).
Acknowledgement
An acknowledgement may be provided at the end of the manuscript, for persons and institutions contributed to the preparation of the article. The ‘Acknowledgements’ section should be in a separate page following the references.
References
The references should be presented right after the main text that consists of the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion sections of the article. The references should be numbered in their order of appearance in the text. The references should be shown in Arabic numbers in the text (example: …........ has been found (21).). If more than one reference is used, this should be in the form of (3,7,15–19). The “15–19” here covers the 5 references from reference 15 to reference 19. A comma should also be placed between the references and no spaces should be used before and after the comma (for example: 21,34,37). Journal names should be abbreviated as in Index Medicus. The use of "unpublished observations" and "personal conversations" and books (2-3 books can be used at most) as references should be avoided. All authors should be written if the number of authors is 6 or less in the standard journal. If the number of authors is more than 6, only 6 authors followed by "ve ark." for Turkish references, and "et al." for English references should be used. The authors, who use Endnote program, should use “VANCOUVER” style that was shown in Endnote program.
In Vancouver style referencing, the following information should be presented:
- Author(s) name(s)
- Article name
- Journal name (According to Medline abbreviations)
- Publication Year
- Journal volume
- Journal issue
- Page numbers (10-15, etc.)
Reference samples are as follows:
Article – Articles by authors
Brooks C, Siegler JC, Cheema BS, Marshall PW. No relationship between body mass index and changes in pain and disability after exercise rehabilitation for patients with mild to moderate chronic low back pain. Spine. 2013;38(25):2190-5.
Article – Articles by research groups or organizations
Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.
Journal Supplement
Geraud G, Spierings ELH, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42:Suppl 93-p9.
Book Chapter
Kılınç M, Atay Yılmaz S, Aksu Yıldırım S. İnme. In: Karaduman A, Aksu Yıldırım S, Tunca Yılmaz Ö, editors. İnme sonrası fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon. Ankara: Pelikan Kitapevi, 2013; p. 1-9.
Book
Murtagh J. John Murtagh’s General practice. 4th ed. Sydney: McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd; 2007.
Published Congress Presentation
Suttrup I, Hamacher C, Oelenberg S, Dziewas R, Warnecke T. Assessment of laryngeal movement during swallowing to detect dysphagia in parkinson’s disease. In: Reza S, editor. 2nd Congress of European Society for Swallowing Disorders; 2013 October 25-27; Barcelona: Dysphagia; 2013. p. 288-9.
Online Journal Article
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 3 p.]. Available from:http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm.
Online Book
Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [monograph on the Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from:http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/.
Web Site
American Medical Association [homepage on the Internet]. Chicago: The Association; c1995-2002 [updated 2001 Aug 23; cited 2002 Aug 12]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison; [about 2 screens]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html.
Tables, Figures and Graphics
Tables, each at separate pages, should be placed at the end of the manuscript as a Microsoft Word file. A short title should be written in each column. Table titles should be placed above, and footnotes should be given at the bottom of the tables. The explanations of all abbreviations should be written below the tables. Units of the data used in the table should be indicated in parentheses (for example: age (year), body weight (kg), etc.). Intervals should be indicated numerically (for example: VAS (0-10 cm)). Figures should be drawn or photographed professionally or must be submitted in photo-quality digital printing. Titles of the figures should be included below the figures. The photographs used in the manuscript should be clear. Photos, tables and figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been cited in the text. For images containing a human element, measures should be taken to hide the identity of the person; a written permission from the people, whose photo was used, should be sent to the journal with a presentation letter.
Manuscript Submission
Two copies of the manuscript as separate Microsoft Office Word files; one including the author names, and the other not including the author names, and both providing the same content, should be submitted to editor@turkjphysiotherrehabil.org address from the corresponding author’s actual e-mail address. For the copy including author names, title page should include author information. Information of all authors should be removed from the other copy, and the text should not include any information that might reveal the place where the study was conducted or the identity of the authors.
Peer Review Process
Manuscripts will be assessed according to the publication criteria of the journal. A tracking number will be given to each submitted manuscript and the related author will be notified via e-mail. If necessary, the corresponding author will be asked to make initial technical revisions, and then, the process of peer review will begin. Manuscripts will be subjected to a double-blind review process by reviewers who are experts in the related fields, and their reports will be send to the corresponding author.
Copyright
Copyrights of all published articles will be hold by the publisher: the Turkish Physiotherapy Association.
The journal is not responsible for the hitches related to manuscript submission.