Writing Rules

The article text file should be prepared in the form of an OpenOffice or Microsoft Office Word document file.
Page margins should be: Top: 2.5 cm, Bottom: 2.5 cm, Left: 2.5 cm and Right: 2.5 cm.
Text: It should be written in 12 font size and with "Times New Roman" character using 1.5 line spacing. There should be a break of one character after commas and dots. Pages should be numbered.
Indentation in the paragraphs should start 1.25 cm inside, no additional blank lines should be left between paragraphs.
The sections of the article (introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion) should be separated with a blank line.
The word count should not exceed 3000 words for original research articles, 5000 words for reviews, 1000 words for case reports and 500 words for letters to the editor.


Title Page
The title of the article should be short, but the content should be descriptive and compatible with the purpose. Abbreviations should not be used in the title. The title of the article should be written in Turkish and English. Turkish and English titles should be written in capital letters in bold. The word number of the article (except the title page, references, tables, figures) should be written. All authors' full names, surnames (to be written in capital letters), academic titles, institution, communication information, Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) numbers, full name and address of the clinic, department, institute, hospital or university where the study was conducted should be indicated and top numbering should be used for each author. Communication information of the corresponding author should be stated separately. It should include each author's contact information, address, current e-mail address and business phone number.



Turkish Abstract and Key Words
Each article should contain Turkish and English abstracts. The Turkish abstract should start on a separate page and should not exceed 250 words. The abstract section should include the purpose of the study, the method applied, the most important findings and the result. The abstract should be divided into "Purpose", "Materials and Methods", "Result", "Conclusion" subheadings. The p value should be specified in the "Results" section. Abbreviations can be used in repetitive words. Abbreviations and symbols should be written where they are first mentioned in the text, first their expansions and then abbreviated in parentheses, like the World Health Organization (WHO).

Keywords should not be less than 3 and more than 5. Key words should be selected from the list of "Turkey Science Terms" (https://www.bilimterimleri.com/). Turkey Science Terms, is a key word for the directory where the Turkish equivalent of the term MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Unlisted words can be used for a new concept that has not yet been included in the MeSH list. Each keyword must start with a capital letter; They should be separated by commas and written in alphabetical order.



English Abstract and Key Words
The English abstract should start on a separate page and should not exceed 250 words. A dot (.) should be used in decimal numbers in English abstracts. The English summary should be divided into "Purpose", "Materials and Methods", "Result", "Conclusion" subheadings. The English abstract and keywords should be exactly the same as the Turkish abstract and keywords. Keywords should be selected from "MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)" terms. Unlisted words can be used for a new concept that has not yet been included in the MeSH list. Each keyword must start with a capital letter; they should be separated by commas and written in alphabetical order. If the article is in English, Turkish keywords will be listed according to the alphabetical order of English keywords.



Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should be numbered according to the order of appearance in the text and placed in the appropriate place in the text.
The title of the table and the text within the table should be written in 11 pt., explanations under the table should be written in 10 pt. of Times New Roman font and lowercase letters.
The resolution of the figure or pictures should be 300 dpi.


Sections of Research Paper
The article text consists of "Introduction", "Materials and Methods", "Results" and "Discussion" sections. In the text, standard abbreviations should be used for expressions that are repeated more than 5 times when necessary.

Introduction: In the introduction part, the literature on which the study is based should be briefly summarized. The purpose (s) of the study should be clearly stated in the last paragraph.

Materials and Methods: The selection and characteristics of the participants in the study, the nature of the study, the methods used and data analysis should be clearly stated. Subheadings can be arranged according to the nature of the work. Ethics committee approval should be obtained separately for research in all disciplines and for clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals that require an ethical committee decision. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the board, date and number) should be included in the method section and also on the last page of the article. In case reports, the information that the informed consent form was signed should be included in the article.

Results: Findings obtained as a result of the study should be expressed clearly. If necessary, the findings can be supported with tables, graphics, figures or drawings.

Discussion and Conclusion: The findings obtained should be evaluated in the light of the relevant literature. The limitations of the study should also be given in this section. The conclusions obtained as a result of the study and the contribution of the study to the literature and / or the clinic should be briefly summarized and written as a conclusion paragraph.

The following titles should be added with their explanations after the discussion part;

Thank; The persons, institutions or organizations that directly contributed to the study, if any, should be specified in this section.
Financial Support; If there are supporting organizations, it should be specified.
Permissions; Ethics committee permission and required institutional permissions should be specified.
Conflict of Interest; If there is, it should be specified.
Author Contributions; Contributions of the authors to the article should be indicated.
Descriptions; If the article was previously presented in the form of a summary and / or a paper, the information about the scientific meeting where it was presented, the place of presentation, date and, if published, the publication organ must be specified.


References
References section should start on a separate page.
Vancouver style should be used when creating the references.
It should be written in Times New Roman font, 10 font size, aligned on both sides, one line spacing, and numbered.
All references mentioned in the text should be included in the "References" list.
If there are references to more than one work at the end of the sentence, the publications should be given in numerical order (such as 1,5,7 or 1-4).


-Bibliography should start from a separate page.
* All references mentioned in the text should be included in the "Bibliography" list.
* A blank line should be left between references. It should be written in Times New Roman font, 10 font size, aligned on both sides, one line spacing, and numbered.
* References should be indicated in the text with numbers in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Sample; Myocardial infarction is not a primary event and always develops as a result of ischemia (1). Myocardial ischemia occurs when the oxygen requirement of the myocardium increases or its supply decreases (2). If the ischemia lasts long enough to cause irreversible damage to myocytes, myocardial infarction develops (3).
* If there is a reference to more than one work at the end of the sentence, the publications should be given in numerical order (such as 1,5,7 or 1-4).
Sample; … As the blood passes through the capillary vessels, a continuous exchange takes place between the plasma part of the blood and the interstitial fluid that fills the intercellular space (3-5). Capillary vessel walls are permeable to many molecules other than protein molecules that are too large to pass through capillaries in the blood plasma (6,8-11).

Printed book:
Author's Surname The first letter of the name. Title of the book. Third edition. Editor's Name and Surname. Place of publication: Publisher; year of release.
Sample
Guyton AC, Hall JE. Medical physiology. 12. Edition. Ed: Berrak Ç. Yeğen. Istanbul: Nobel medical bookstores; 2011.

Electronic book:
Author's Surname The first letter of the name. Title of the book [electronic resource]. Edition number. Editor's Name and Surname. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of release.
Sample
Fong H. Alternative treatment for cancer [electronic resource]. Ed: Ping-Chung Leung. New Jarsey: World scientific; 2007.

Book without author (dictionary, encyclopedia and.):
Title of the book. (Edition number) Place of publication: Publisher; Year of release.
Sample
The Australian Oxford dictionary. (3. baskı) Melbourne: Oxford University press; 1999.

Chapter in a book:
Author's Surname The first letter of the name. The title of the book. In: Editor's Last Name First letter of his/her name, editor. Name of the chapter. Edition number. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of release. Page number.
Sample
Beizer JL, Timiras ML. Pharmacology and drug management in the elderly. In: Timiras PS, editor. Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC press; 1994. p279-84.

Article:
Author (s) Surname First letter of the name. Title of the article. Journal Name. Release date; Volume (Issue): page numbers.
* For works with more than 6 authors, "et al" statement should be used for those after the 6th author.
Sample
Günal A, Pekçetin S, Demirtürk F, Şenol H, Håkansson C, Wagman P. Validity and reliability of the Turkish occupational balance questionnaire (Obq11-T). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2020;27(7):493-499.
*Mumcuoglu I, Kurt SG, Aydın D, Ekici F, Kasap Z, Aygün H et al. The effect of varying doses of intravenous paracetamol on the electrical activity of the brain in penicillin-induced status epilepticus in rats. Epilepsi. 2015;21(1):13-19.

Congress / Symposium Papers:
Author (s) Surname First letter of the name. Name of the paper. Name of the Congress / Symposium. Date; Location; Page number.
Sample
Aras M, Seçgin Y. The effect of quality of work life on devotion to work-the case of public/private banks. ICPESS (International Congress on Politic, Economic and Social Studies). 2017; International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; p69.

Thesis:
Author's Surname The first letter of the name. Name of the thesis [Master/Doctoral thesis]. Place of Publication: University; Year of publication.
Sample
Esin K. The relationship between serum vitamin D levels and some hormone, biochemical findings and nutritional status in obese and normal weight children [Doctoral thesis]. Ankara: Gazi University Institute of Health Sciences; 2016.

Web Site:
If the author of the page is known:
Surname of the person who created the page, the first letter of their name. The name of the web page is [Internet]. Publication date [last updated; date of access]. Access address: http: // ...
If the page of scientific organizations:
Name of the scientific organization. The name of the web page is [Internet]. Publication date [last update date; date of access]. Access address: http: // ...
Sample
Beckerman J. Congestive heart failure and heart disease [Internet]. 2020 [last updated August 2020; Accessed on 20 April 2021]. Access address: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide-heart-failure
Sample
American Cancer Society. Complementary and alternative methods and cancer [Internet]. 2015 [last updated March 2015; Accessed on April 15, 2021]. Access address: https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/complementary-and-alternative-medicine/complementary-and-alternative-methods-and-cancer.html