Authors who wish to submit their manuscripts to the Turkish Journal of Health Sciences and Research must prepare and upload their submissions in accordance with the guidelines outlined below. Manuscripts that do not comply with these requirements will be returned to the authors without review. The journal uses the DergiPark system for manuscript submissions.

1. Publication Policies

The journal accepts manuscripts in both Turkish and English. Only submissions that are of sufficient scientific quality and are consistent with the aims and scope of the Turkish Journal of Health Sciences and Research (TJHSR) will be considered for review.

The journal is a peer-reviewed publication. Submitted manuscripts are evaluated by the Editorial Board and at least two independent reviewers. Manuscripts receiving positive evaluations from at least two reviewers are scheduled for publication upon approval by the Editorial Board, based on the completion date of the review process.

The scientific and legal responsibility of the published articles belongs to the author(s). In order to maintain the journal’s integrity and academic standards, all submissions are screened for similarity using the iThenticate plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 15% (excluding references, in-text citations, proper nouns, and institutional definitions) will not be accepted.

The journal adheres to a double-blind peer review process, in which both the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed. Editors may submit their own manuscripts; however, in such cases, the review process is managed by alternative editorial board members.

For original research articles, Ethics Committee approval must be stated within the manuscript and a copy must be uploaded during submission.

During submission, a Copyright Transfer Form, signed by all authors, must be uploaded to the system.

Authors are required to upload a plagiarism (similarity) report at the initial submission stage, with a maximum similarity rate of 15%.

2. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be prepared in one of the following formats: Word (DOC), RTF, or XLS. LaTeX files are also accepted. Figures must be in a format compatible with Windows systems, and images must be submitted in standard image formats.

2.1. Article Types and Word Limits
Original Research: 3000 words
Review Articles: 4000 words
Case Reports: 2000 words
Letters to the Editor: 500 words

Word count excludes abstract, references, tables, and figure captions.

2.2. Structure of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should consist of the following sections in order:

Title Page
Abstract
Main Text
References
2.2.1. Title Page

The title page must include both Turkish and English titles (12 pt, bold, capitalized initials, centered), as well as full author information including names, affiliations, email addresses, phone numbers, and ORCID IDs.

The title page must be uploaded separately from the main manuscript.

2.2.2. Abstract

The abstract should be between 100–300 words and structured as follows:

Aim
Method
Results
Conclusions
Keywords

Keywords must be between 3–5 terms.

Turkish keywords should comply with Türkiye Bilim Terimleri, and English keywords must be selected according to MeSH (Medical Subject Headings).

Both Turkish and English abstracts must be uploaded and included at the beginning of the manuscript.

2.2.3. Main Text

For research articles, the main text should be structured as:

Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

Review articles should include an introduction, relevant subheadings, and a conclusion.

Case reports should include:

Introduction
Case Presentation
Discussion
Conclusion

Acknowledgements may be included at the end of the manuscript to indicate financial support, funding, or technical assistance.

Author-identifying information must not be included in the main text.

2.2.4. References

References must be prepared according to the Vancouver citation style. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.

2.3. Headings
First-level headings: uppercase and bold
Second-level headings: capitalized initials and bold
Third-level headings: capitalized initials, bold and italic
Fourth-level headings: capitalized initials and italic

Paragraphs should begin with a 1.25 cm indentation. All headings should be left-aligned without indentation.

2.4. Tables, Figures, and Graphs

All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and include titles.

Table titles: above the table
Figure captions: below the figure

The total number of tables and figures should not exceed 8.

Figures must be submitted in JPEG format with 300 dpi resolution.

Each table/figure should be placed on a separate page after the references.

2.5. Font and Formatting
Main text: Times New Roman, 12 pt, double spacing
Abstract: Times New Roman, 11 pt, 1.5 spacing
Margins: at least 2.5 cm
2.6. Statistical Reporting

At the end of the Methods section, sample size calculation must be described under “Sample Size and Power”.

Details should include:

Primary variable
Statistical test
Effect size and how it was calculated

Statistical analysis section must include:

Software name, version, and license
Assumption tests (e.g., Shapiro-Wilk, Levene test)

Descriptive statistics must be reported as:

n (%)
Mean ± SD
Median (IQR) or Median (Q1–Q3)
Min–Max

Exact p-values must be reported (e.g., p = 0.042).

Do not use p < 0.05 format
Use p < 0.001 or p > 0.999 when appropriate
Report p-values with three decimal places