About the Journal
Journal of Journal of Turkish Nurses Association is the official publication organ of Turkish Nurses Association. The journal is published three times a year (April, August, December) as a national and international, periodical and open access publication in Turkish and English. Articles published in the journal are freely accessible to researchers and readers via https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/thdd.
Original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, literature reviews, case reports, letters to the editor, professional and educational articles are published in the Journal of Turkish Nurses Association. The scope of publication of the journal includes scientific studies in the fields of research, practice, education and management of nursing and health sciences.
Article Acceptance
Manuscript submission to the journal can be submitted through the Journal Park online manuscript submission system, https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/3264/submission/step/manuscript/new, and the evaluation proceeds through this system. Articles submitted outside this system are not evaluated. The article submission system guides authors through the steps in the article submission phase. More information can be found at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/page/egitim-dokumanlari.
The articles to be uploaded to the system should be prepared according to the Journal Writing Rules and the mandatory files in the Article Submission Files section (Title Page, Transfer of Publication Rights Form, Ethical Declaration Form, Letter of Application, Originality Report Information) should be uploaded. Manuscripts must be uploaded to the system as a Word document. The file name uploaded by the author must be the same as the file name in the system (title page, full text, etc.).
Transfer of Publication Rights Form: Starting from the evaluation of the manuscripts, the authors assign all kinds of copyrights within the framework of national and international laws to the journal. For this purpose, the Transfer of Publication Rights Form signed by all authors must be uploaded to the system at the stage of entering the articles into the system. Click here for the Transfer of Publication Rights Form.
Articles submitted to the journal must not have been previously presented or published in any other electronic or printed medium. Studies presented at scientific meetings such as congresses and symposiums should be specified in the Letter of Application. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with the laws and ethical rules and that the information is accurate. The financial and legal responsibility of the text, tables, figures, pictures and all kinds of content used in the articles that may be subject to national and international copyrights belongs to the authors. No fee is paid to the authors for the published articles.
The compliance of the submitted articles with the journal's spelling rules and the similarity rate are first checked by the Editorial Board, and the articles that are not prepared in accordance with the journal's spelling rules are sent back to the responsible author with technical correction requests. If the similarity rate is above 20%, the article is sent back to the responsible author.
Important Note: It is required not to use expressions that will reveal the identity of the authors in the article file or in the article file name. In the full text, the identity of the authors, authorship contribution, acknowledgements and institutional information should be blinded as XX.

GENERAL WRITING RULES

A word file containing spelling rules has been prepared for the authors. The article should be prepared on this template. Click here to download the template.
Spelling Rules
1. The text should be written in 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, justified on both sides, and headings and paragraph entries justified to the left. The text should be placed on an A4 size page with 2.5 cm margins on each side.
2. Research articles should be maximum 5000 words including abstract, figures, tables and references, review articles should be maximum 3000 words, case reports should be 2000 words.
3. The main headings of the article (INTRODUCTION/INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS/RESULTS, DISCUSSION/DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, REFERENCES) should be written in upper case, bold and left justified.
4. Subheadings should be capitalised, bold and left justified.
5. All headings should be written without numbering.
6. Abbreviations used in the article should be written clearly the first time they are used, and the abbreviated form should be shown in parentheses.
7. Abbreviations should not be used in the title or abstract. Abbreviations should be used where the related words are first used in the text and the number of abbreviations should be as few as possible.
8. Numerical data between 1-9 in the text should be indicated in writing, 10 and above should be indicated with numbers, and sentences should not start with numbers. In addition, classifications used in the text such as first, second and third should also be indicated in writing.
9. At the end of the sentence, no space should be left before the period and the sentence should be started with a space after the period.
10. There should be no space before the comma and there should be a single stroke space between the words in the sentence.
11. When separating decimal numbers, ‘period’ should be used, not ‘comma’.
12. The percentage sign should be written before the number in Turkish articles and after the number in English articles, and there should be no space between the % sign and the numbers. For example, for Turkish; 49.5%, for English; 49.5%.
13. Where ( ), ‘ ’ and / signs are used, they should be written without spaces before and after the sentence/phrase.
14. Various statistics; for example, analysis of variance values (F, t, z), correlation (R, r) and other statistical indicators should be italicised when reported.
15. Generic names of drugs should be used. Trade names such as brand names should not be used.
PREPARATION OF THE ARTICLE
Articles submitted for publication in the Journal of the Turkish Nurses Association should be prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the International Council of Editors (ICMJE-Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals/ Updated in2024. https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf
For all manuscript submissions, authors are required to comply with the relevant EQUATOR (www.equator-network.org/home/) research reporting checklist, indicate the checklist used in the manuscript abstract and methods section, and attach it as an ‘additional file’. For each item in the checklist, the page number of the article in which this aspect of the guideline is addressed should be indicated.
Checklists according to article types
Article type Checklist Access address
Randomised controlled trial CONSORT http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort/
Non-Randomised controlled trial TREND http://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis PRISMA http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma/
Observation study STROBE https://www.strobe-statement.org/checklists/
Qualitative study COREQ http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/coreq
Case study CARE https://www.care-statement.org/checklist
Diagnostically valuable study STARD http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/
Cover letter
The application letter must be uploaded to the system as a separate Microsoft Word file. The system is defined as a cover letter file. In the application letter; information on whether the article has been previously published in a scientific journal, book, etc. or whether it is in the application process, information on author conflict of interest and whether financial support has been received, and contact information of the responsible author (affiliated organisation, postal address, e-mail address and telephone number) should be included. In the Application Letter, it should be stated if the article was presented at a scientific meeting such as a congress or conference.
Title Page
The title page should be uploaded to the system as a separate Microsoft Word file. On the title page; Turkish and English titles of the article, Turkish and English short titles (maximum 40 characters with spaces) should be written. After the title of the article, the name-surname, title, institution and ORCID information of the authors, name-surname and contact information of the corresponding author should be included. At the end of the title page; Conflict of Interest Statement, Institutional and Financial Support Statement, Author Contributions, Ethics Committee Permission (Board name, date and number), Acknowledgements should be included.
Each author must have contributed sufficiently to the study. Author contributions should be based on significant contributions to the following topics: Study design, Data collection, Data analysis, Manuscript preparation, Final approval of the manuscript. The manuscript should be accompanied by a statement of authorship identifying the specific contribution of each author. For example: (Author's initials) designed the study. (Author's initials) collected the data. (Author's initials) analysed the data. (Author's initials) drafted the manuscript. All authors approved the preparation of the manuscript.
SECTIONS OF THE ARTICLE
Article (Main Text): The main text should include the Turkish and English abstract of the article and the main text.
Research articles are reported studies that have completed the scientific research process. Research articles should be maximum 5000 words including abstract, figures, tables and references. The article should consist of Abstract/Abstract, Abstract Explanation, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Limitations of the Study, Acknowledgement (if any) and References.
Review articles; These are studies in which discussions and opinions of the author / authors are put forward on current and need-oriented issues in the field of nursing, using national and international literature. The article should be maximum 3000 words excluding references. The article should consist of Abstract/Abstract, Abstract Explanation, Introduction, Development (Subheadings can be specified), Conclusion, References sections.
Case reports; These are studies that include cases involving important clinical experiences in the field. It should be maximum 2000 words. The article should consist of Abstract/Abstract, Abstract Description, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion and References sections.
Letter to the Editor: These are articles that contain opinions, contributions and questions about the articles published in the journal and do not have title and abstract sections. It should be maximum 500 words. In letters to the editor, the name of the article cited, the number and date of publication should be indicated, and the name, institution and address of the person writing the letter should be given.
Abstract Page and Keywords
The abstract page should consist of 150-200 words in Turkish and English. In research articles, the abstract should include the sections of aim, material and methods, results and conclusion, and in reviews and case reports, the abstract should be prepared without sections. Letters to the editor should not include an abstract.
At the end of the Turkish and English abstracts, at least 3 and at most 5 keywords should be written in Turkish and English. Turkish keywords should be given in accordance with ‘Turkish Science Terms’ (http://www.bilimterimleri.com) and English keywords should be given in accordance with ‘Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)’ (www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html). Keywords should be given in alphabetical order in both languages.
Summary Statement
For all article submissions, authors should prepare and attach an ‘Abstract Description’ after the abstract and before the main text. The system is defined as an attachment file. This section should be prepared under three headings. A summary statement with a maximum of 3 short bullet points under each of the three headings should be included.
1. What is known about this topic (such as key points and knowledge gaps in the field)?
2. Conclusions of this paper (research findings/important new information)
3. Contributions of this paper (how the findings can be used for policy/education/research/practice)
Introduction: In the article, the definition of the problem related to the subject examined in the article, the literature on the subject, the results of the studies conducted on this subject, the purpose of the research and the research question / hypothesis should be included.
Methodology: It should include the details of the method of the study. It should be structured with subheadings such as ‘Type of Research, Research Population and Sample, Data Collection Tools and Application, Analysis of Data, Ethical Aspects of the Research, Limitations of the Research’. In researches requiring ethics committee permission, compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki should be stated, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, and information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included on one of the first/last pages of the article.
Results: The findings obtained in this section should be presented clearly, briefly and without comment. Descriptive statistics, statistical tests used, test and probability (p) values should be included and (p) values should be written as 3 values and test values as 2 values.
Discussion: In this section, the findings should be explained and related to the findings of other authors and the importance of the findings for clinical practice should be defined. Research findings should be discussed in the light of the literature and interpreted by the author.
Conclusion: The results obtained from the research should be summarised and their contribution to practice should be explained and recommendations based on the results of the research should be made.
Tables
Tables should be attached to the main file, presented after the list of references, and numbered according to their order of occurrence in the main text. Tables should have a descriptive title (the first letters of all words of the table title should be capitalised) and the abbreviations used in the table should be defined under the table. Tables should be organised in an easy-to-read Microsoft Office Word file. Maximum 4 (four) tables should be given in the articles. Where it is recommended to show the tables in the text, a note should be written in bold as ‘Table... To be placed’ in bold. The data presented in the tables should not be a repetition of the data presented in the main text; they should support the data in the main text.
The source must be indicated under the tables/figures/graphics taken from other sources. Statistical tests used, abbreviations and related explanations should be written in 8-point font size by placing (*) sign under the table/figure/graphic.
Figures, Graphics, Pictures, Photographs and Captions
Figures, graphics, pictures, photographs should be uploaded to the system as separate files in TIFF or JPEG format. Images should not be presented in a Word file document or in the main document. When there are images divided into sub-units, the sub-units should not be given in a single image. Each sub-unit should be uploaded to the system as a separate file. Images should not be labelled to identify subunits (a, b, c, etc.). Thick and thin arrows, arrowheads, stars, asterisks and similar signs can be used to support the captions in the images. As with the rest of the article, the pictures should be blind. For this reason, personal and institutional information in the images should also be blinded. The minimum resolution of the images should be 300DPI. All submitted images should be clear in resolution and large in size (minimum dimensions 100x100 mm) to avoid problems in the evaluation process. Image captions should appear at the end of the main text.
When products such as devices, software, medicines, etc. are mentioned in the main text, product information including the name of the product, manufacturer, city and country of manufacture should be given in parentheses; ‘DiscoverySt PET/CT scanner (General Electric, Milwaukee, WI, USA)’.
CITING REFERENCES IN THE TEXT
Vancouver style should be used in writing references (https://library.vcc.ca/media/vcc-library/content-assets/documents/VancouverStyleGuide_ACM_2018.pdf). References should be numbered according to the order of occurrence in the text. If more than one source is used, a comma should be placed between the sources. If more than two references are used consecutively, the first and last reference numbers should be indicated and a ‘hyphen (-)’ sign should be placed between them (e.g. 3-7). Source numbers should be indicated as superscript. Only published or accepted for publication studies should be included in the reference list. Journal names should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus.
In references with six or fewer authors, all names should be written; when the number of authors exceeds six, the names of the first six authors, followed by ‘et al.’ in Turkish references and ‘et al.’ in English references should be added.
In the references of articles written in English, English translations of Turkish references should be given in parentheses.
The spelling and punctuation of the references should be in accordance with the examples below.
Scientific Journal Article
Author A (surname initials), Author B, Author C, Author C, Author C, Author C, Author D, Author D, Author E, et al. (the names of the first six authors are written, in articles with more names, the term ‘and colleagues’ is used after six authors) Article title (first letter uppercase, other letters lowercase). Journal name (abbreviation if available; abbreviations of journal names can be found either in Medline, CAplus Core Journal Coverage list or Pubmed Journals Database). Year of publication; volume (number): page numbers. doi number (if available):
Example
Wang QQ, Zhao J, Huo XR, Wu L, Yang LF, Li JY, Wang J. Effects of a home care mobile app on the outcomes of discharged patients with a stoma: A randomised controlled trial. J Clin Nurs. 2018 Oct;27(19-20):3592-3602. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14515.
A foreign language article in press
Author A, Author B, Author C, Author Ç, Author D, Author E, et al. Article title. Journal name. Year of publication in print. doi number (if available).
Example
Kashanian M, Faghankhani M, Hadizadeh H, Salehi MM, Roshan MY, Pour ME, et al. Psychosocial and biological paternal role in pregnancy outcomes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020;33(2):243-52. doi:10.1080/14767058.2018.1488167.
Book.
Author A, Author B, Author C, Author Ç, Author D, Author E et al. Book title:subtitle.Number of editions (for the ones after the 1st). Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication.
Example
Pears R, Shields G. Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. Palgrave study skills. 10th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave; 2016.
A chapter in an edited book
Author A, Author B. Section name. Editor A, Editor(s). Book title. Number of editions (for those after the 1st). Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. p. page range.
Example
Rowlands TE, Haine LS. Acute limb ischaemia. In: Donnelly R, London NJM, editors. ABC of arterial and venous disease. 2nd ed. West Sussex: Blackwell Publishing; 2009. p. 123-140.
A chapter in an unedited book
Author A, Author B. Book title. Number of editions (for the ones after the 1st). Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Section number, Section name; p. page range.
Example.
Speroff L, Fritz MA. Clinical gynaecologic endocrinology and infertility. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2005. Chapter 29, Endometriosis; p.1103-33.
A chapter in a translated book
Author A, Author B. (Book title-English). Book Title-Turkish. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Section Number, Section name; p. page range.
Example
Hofling CK, Leininger MM. [Basic Psychiatric Concepts in Nursing]. Basic psychiatric concepts in nursing (Kumral A, Translation Editor). Istanbul: Vehbi Koç Foundation Publications; 1960. (Original work published 1961). (in Turkish).
Proceedings - Published
Author A. Paper Title. Editor A, Editor(s). Meeting name; Meeting date; Meeting place. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. p. Page number.
Example
Bengtsson S, Solheim BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Reinhoff O, editors. MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics. 1992 Sep 6-10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North Holland; 1992. p. 1561-5.
Proceedings - Unpublished
Speaker A. Paper Name [Paper]. Meeting name; Meeting date; Meeting place.
Example
Bowden FJ, Fairley CK. Endemic STDs in the Northern Territory: estimations of effective rates of partner exchange. Paper presented at: The Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian College of Physicians; 1996 Jun 24-25; Darwin, Australia.
Patent
Name of the inventor. Invention name, Country patent no. Place of publication; Publisher, Year of publication.
Example
Pagedas AC, inventor; Ancel Surgical R&D Inc, assignee. Flexible endoscopic grasping and cutting device and positioning tool assembly. United States patent US 20020103498. 2002 Aug 1.
Tez
Author A. Title of the thesis [Master's/PhD/Proficiency in Art thesis]. Place: University name; Year of publication.
Example
Pahl KM. Preventing anxiety and promoting social and emotional strength in early childhood: an investigation of risk factors [dissertation on the Internet]. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland; 2009 [cited 2017 Nov 22]. Available from: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:178027
Internet Resources
Author, A. (if available), Subject title [Internet]. Year of publication [Access Date]. Access address:
Example
Cancer-Pain.org [Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2000-01 [updated 2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.
Internet resources should include reports of recognised institutions, etc., and Internet resources that are not scientific in nature should not be used). Since the addresses on the Internet may change over time, it is obligatory to give the date and address of access when writing the references.
Report
Author, A or Organisation name (if applicable). Report name, Place of publication: Organisation publishing/preparing; Year of publication. Number of pages (if applicable). Report number (if applicable).
Example
A guide for women with early breast cancer. Sydney: National Breast Cancer; 2003.
Official Publications
Publication Organisation. Publication Name. Country: Publisher; Year.
Example
American Nurses' Association. Statement on psychiatric mental health nursing practice and standards of psychiatric-mentalhealth clinical practice. Washington: American Nurses' Publishing; 1994.