The following types of
contributions are welcomed:
A) Original Research: Papers reporting original research
findings in a relevant area. The text of the article should include the
following format: Abstract (up to 250 words); keywords (maximum 5); Main text
should be limited with 4000 words, except tables, figures and references.
Maximum number of references is 40.
We recommend authors to
adhere to the following reporting guidelines for respective type of the
article.
Observational
non-experimental studies (cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies):
·
The STROBE (STrengthening
the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology- https://www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=available-checklists )
statement.
·
Reporting
randomized controlled trials: The CONSORT (Consolidated
Standards of Reporting Trials- http://www.consort-statement.org/ )
statement.
·
Randomized
controlled trials of herbal interventions: The elaborated CONSORT statement (Annals
of Internal Medicine 2006;144:364–367).
·
Meta-analyses
of randomized controlled trials: The Cochrane Collaboration guidelines ( https://training.cochrane.org/handbook )
·
Meta-analysis
of observational studies in epidemiology: The MOOSE (Meta-analysis of
Observational Studies in Epidemiology) statement (JAMA 2000;283:2008–2012).
·
Systematic
reviews and meta analysis: PRISMA (Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(11):777-784.)
The abstract should
be structured under the following headings: Objective; Methods; Results;
Conclusion. The word limit is 250 words. Add up to five key words to the bottom
of the abstract page. Use terms from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list
of Index Medicus when possible.
The main
text should be divided into the following sections: Introduction, Methods,
Results, Discussion. Structure and content of these sections can be found in
the Uniform
Requirements for Manuscripts. Relevant ethical issues should be
discussed in the manuscript and necessary permissions and authorizations should
be declared.
B) Systematic
Reviews and Meta-Analysis:
The systematic review may or may not include a meta-analysis or statistical
summary of the individual study results. The text body of systematic reviews
will be structured in Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion and should
not exceed 5000 words (without reference list and tables/figures), with up to
60 references. Abstract should not exceed of 250 words. In the Introduction
section, research question needs to be stated; the rationale and the aim of the
review is explained. The method section will describe how and where the studies
have been selected for inclusion in the review. Methodological appraisal of the
included articles should be performed. The discussion should address the
international relevance of the findings for public health.
C)
Review
The main purpose of a
review articles is to provide a synthesis of the resources in the literature
for current area of public health research. Review articles should provide
a comprehensive summary of research on a certain research question, and a
perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. Review articles
written after invitation from the editors of the TJPH. The text body of reviews
will be structured in Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion and should
not exceed 4000 words. Abstract should not exceed of 250 words. Provide a brief
summary of the review question addressed and rationale for the review in the
introduction section. Maximum reference number is 60.
D)
Short Report: Short reports are
useful for the preliminary/brief of research findings. Short reports should
have the same format as original articles, but not exceed 2500 words, and
contain a maximum of two tables/figures. The maximum number of references is
10. Abstract should not exceed of 250 words.
E)
Letter: Reactions relating
to previously published articles/documents in Turk J Public Health or to
nationally and internationally relevant issues concerning public health. Text
format is free, abstract is not required.
F)
Commentaries: Present the
author’s viewpoint on the interpretation, analysis, or methods used in a
particular study. Text format is free, abstract is not required. Maximum word
count is 1200 with a maximum of 5 references.
G)
Notes (from the field): Highlighting
practice based programs, initiatives of widespread interest, experiences to
share with the public health community (maximum 1500 words). Text format is
free. Abstract is required and should not exceed of 250 words. Maximum
reference number is 5.
H)
Reports: Current documents
on relevant issues concerning public health. Text format is free with a maximum
of 4000 words. Abstract is required and should not exceed of 250 words. Maximum
reference number is 50.
I)
Technical Brief-Methodology: Papers reporting innovative, interesting and practical
recommendations regarding both quantitative and qualitative research methods in
Public Health science (questionnaire development, question writing, increasing the
response rate, sampling, presentation of study results etc.). These articles
present a new experimental method, test or procedure Abstract should not
exceed of 250 words. Maximum word count is 2000 with maximum of 10 references.
Contact to the editors for
other types of manuscript that is not indicated above.
Submissions will be
considered on the understanding that they comprise original, unpublished
material and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. A cover
letter to this effect should be enclosed with each submission, signed by all
authors of the paper. Official languages of the journal are Turkish and
English. Submissions undergo a two-tiered review process. The Editor in Chief
and Editorial Board screens them for overall quality and interest initially.
Papers accepted for formal review will be sent anonymously to at least two
independent referees.
Authorship
We adhere to the criteria of the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors (JAMA. 1997; 277:927-934). For manuscripts
with two or more authors, each author must qualify by having participated
actively and sufficiently in the study that is being carried out and reported
on. The inclusion of each author in the authorship list of a manuscript is
based only;
a. On substantial contributions to (1) concepts
and design, or analysis and interpretation of data and (2) drafting
the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content;and; b. On final
approval by each author of the submitted version of the manuscript.
Conditions “a” (1 and 2)
and “b” must both be met. Others contributing to the work should be
recognized separately in an Acknowledgement. In the covering letter that
accompanies the submitted manuscripts, it must be confirmed that all authors
fulfilled both conditions.
Manuscript Preparation
General: Submission should be made online through “User
Home” / “Author”. Text should written double spaced 12 point font in plain format.
Following four documents should be uploaded in separate pages:
1. Cover letter: All authors must sign the letter, with one
named correspondent (give postal and e-mail addresses and telephone numbers).
Disclose all possible conflicts of interest (e.g. funding sources for
consultancies of studies of products). A brief indication of the importance of
the paper to the field of public health is helpful. You may suggest up to 4
knowledgeable reviewers (include postal and e-mail addresses and telephone
numbers).
2. First title page includes:
1. The title of the
manuscript,
2. A short running head
up to 40 characters,
3. Full names, degrees
and institutional affiliations of all authors, postal and e-mail addresses, ORCID numbers of all authors, telephone numbers for correspondence
4. Word count for the
main text (without abstract, references and tables),
5. Number of tables
and figures.
3. Main Text: The main text should not include the names,
affiliations of the authors. It should start with the full title of manuscript
and should be prepared according to the type of manuscript. All tables and figures
should be shown as embedded into the main text.
Figures: All figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams, charts) should be
clear, easily legible, and should be included within the main text. Legends
should contain sufficient detail to permit figure interpretation without
reference to the text. Units should be indicated in the figures and the title
should be placed under the figure. All line graphs and their respective data
points should accompany charts so that they can be replicated on the journal's
computers.
Tables: Tables must be concise, as simple as possible
and should be included in the main text. The title of each table should clearly
indicate the nature of the contents and should be placed above the table.
Sufficient detail should be included in the table footnote to facilitate
interpretation.
Contribution of all authors should be explained, Example: Öztürk A: (Surname and the initials of other names):Study desing
References: Cite references in numerical order and as
superscripts in the main text. List all authors when there are six or fewer;
when there are seven or more, list only the first three and add “et al".
Use Index Medicus (abridged) abbreviations for journal names. Do not reference
papers that are "submitted"; these can be mentioned in the body of
the text. Cite personal communications in text only, giving source, date, and
type (if e-mail, provide sender's address). References should follow the style
described by the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
The following are sample styles
Journal article
Speedling EJ, Rose DN. Building an effective
doctor-patient relationship: From patient satisfaction to patient participation.
Soc Sci Med 1985;21(2):115-120.
Book
UNICEF. State of the World's Children. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Chapter in a book
Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and
stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: Pathophysiology,
Diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-478.
Online book or web site
Garrow A, Winhouse G. Anoxic brain injury:
assessment and prognosis. In: Up To Date Cardiovascular Medicine [online].
Available at: www.UpToDateInc.com/card. Accessed February 22, 2000.
Acknowledgements Prepare acknowledgments on a separate page.
Upon acceptance, you will be asked to certify that you have listed all persons
who have contributed substantially to the work but who do not fulfill
authorship criteria and that you have obtained permission for listing them.
Also required is disclosure of all financial and material support. You must
report if approval by an institutional review board was taken.
4. Copyright form: Copyright form must be signed by all authors and sent as an
attachment of this submission. Download Copyright Form.
Conflict of interest
Responsible authors must declare conflicts of
interests and disputes. Monetary and any kind of contributions, supports and
funds received for the study that is the subject of the submitted article
should be specified (including explanations of how and at which stage of the
trial it has been obtained). It should be declared if any support has not been
received either.
The handling editors and referees must also
notify the editor in chief in the case of conflicts of interest that could
affect their decision. All such notifications must be made written.
Authorship of editors
The peer review process is confidential to all
parties in Turk J Public Health. Editors in chief are not allowed to
submit their papers except editorials because the anonymity cannot be
ensured for evaluation process. Section editors, on the other hand, can apply
to TJPH for the publication of their manuscripts. The manuscripts of the
section editors are subjected to anonymous peer review like the other authors'
papers. Chief Editors and the section editors are required to notify the
management of the Journal if there has been any conflicts of interest between
them. Managers cannot make suggestions and/or pressure to the editors about the
manuscripts submitted to the Turk J Public Health. Manuscripts should submitted for consideration only after consent is
given in writing by all contributing authors. The list of authors should
include all those, who can claim authorship in accordance with the authorship
policies of ICMJE and COPE.
Ethics Committee Approval and Consents
Studies with the participation of human
subjects should state both the ethical approval and the type of consent that
was received in the methods section of MS. If ethical approval has not been
obtained, that should also be explained.
Turk J Public Health does not accept any MS
that has already been submitted to another journal for evaluation and/or
articles previously published. Therefore, the authors must declare that the MS
has not been submitted concomitantly to any other journal in the cover letter.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are
required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following
items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these
guidelines.
1. The manuscript has not been previously
published, or still should not be sent to another journal for consideration (an
explanation has been provided in Information for Authors).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft
Word document file format.
3. The text is double-spaced; uses a
12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL
addresses);
4. All illustrations, figures, and tables
should have relevant titles;
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and
bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, of the Journal.
6. Copyright form must be signed by all
authors and sent as an attachment of this submission. Download Copyright Form.
7. Main document should not include names
and affiliations of the authors.
8. A title page which includes the names, affiliations, e-mails and ORCID numbers of all authors and the corresponding author's name, e-mail, contact address
should be provided.
9. Cover letter, title page, main text and copyright form
submitted in separate files.
Feedbacks: The complaints about the journal are sent to the principal contact of the journal via e-mail. All complaints are examined carefully by journal management and complaints are answered within reasonable amount of time.
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