Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 7/22/24

Year: 2024

Research Articles

Research Article

1. Development of Zinc-loaded Hydrogel Infused with Aloe barbadensis Mucilage for Wound Healing

Ibilola Cardoso-daodu , Emmanuel Agbarakwe , Margaret Ilomuanya , Chukwuemeka Azubuike , Boladale Silva

Page : 1-15

Research Article

2. Screening Cholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Selected Amines

Açelya Mavideniz , Tugba Ercetin , Aybike Yektaoglu , Zahra Nobavar , Jale Yuzugulen , Emine Dilek Özyılmaz , Hayrettin Ozan Gülcan

Page : 16-19

Research Article

3. Antibacterial Potency of Ibuprofen and Its Interaction with Ciprofloxacin Against Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria

Ertuğrul Özbil , Sultan Öğmen Seven , Açelya Mavideniz , Mehmet İlktaç

Page : 20-24

Research Article

4. In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Naproxen and its Combination with Ciprofloxacin

Sultan Öğmen Seven , Ertuğrul Özbil , Açelya Mavideniz , Mehmet İlktaç

Page : 25-30

Review

Review

5. Antimicrobial Activity of Pimpinella – an Overview

Mehmet İlktaç , Zeynep Pelin Kutlu , Yankı Çelebi , Gülden Çelik

Page : 31-39
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Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Ozan GÜLCAN DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dekanı Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Ozan Gülcan 1999 yılında Hacetepe Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesini ve 2001 yılında Gazi Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Farmasötik Kimya Yüksek Lisans programını başarı ile tamamladıktan sonra 2004 yılında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Iowa Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Medicinal ve Doğal ürünler bölümü Doktora programına kaydolmuştur. 2008 yılında bu programdan mezun olup bilim doktoru ünvanını kazandıktan sonra Nobel İlaç Arge merkezinde Arge bölüm yöneticisi olarak çalışmaya başlamıştır. 2013 yılına kadar ilaç sanayinde ilaç ham maddesi sentezi ve orjinal ilaç tasarım ve aktivite tayin direktörlüğü görevlerinde bulunmuştur. 2013 yılında Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi’nde çalışmaya başlayan Dr. Gülcan 2017 yılında Farmasötik Kimya alanında Doçent ve 2022 yılında da Prof. ünvanını almıştır. Halen Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Farmasötik Kimya öğretim üyeliği ile Fakülte dekanlığı görevlerini sürdürmektedir.

Kariyeri boyunca 60’ın üzerinde uluslararası orjinal araştırma makalesi hazırlamış, çok sayıda uluslararası kitap bölümü yazarlığı yapmıştır. 10’nun üzerinde Doktora öğrencisine tez danışmanlığı yapmış ve ulusal ve uluslararası pek çok buluşa imza atarak bu buluşların patentlerini almıştır. Çok sayıda bilimsel ödül sahibi olan Prof. Gülcan, mesleki ve bilimsel pek çok derneğin üyeliğini yapmaktadır.

Kariyerinin son 15 yılını Alzheimer Hastalığı başta olmak üzere nörodejeneratif hastalıklarının tedavisi üzerine bilimsel çalışmalar yaparak geçirmiştir. 2022 Yulından itibaren Yeditepe Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Farmasötik Kimya Doktora programında da görev almaktadır. Aynı zamanda Khazar Üniveritesi Engineered Biomaterial Research Center üyesidir.
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Other), Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Asst. Prof. Emine Dilek ÖZYILMAZ DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Pharmaceutical Delivery Technologies, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Jale YUZUGULEN EASTERN MEDITARRANEAN UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Basic Pharmacology
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet İLKTAÇ DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Microbiology (Other), Virology, Parasitology

EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EMUJPharmSci), which is an open access peer-reviewed journal, publishes original research, short reports and review articles. The contributions to the journal must be written in English. The journal has been published regularly three times a year since 2018.

The journal covers the research on all aspects of Pharmacy presented as original articles, short reports and reviews. In our journal, publications are the recent studies on the basis of Pharmaceutical Sciences including, Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmacology and also other topics related with the pharmaceutical area.

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EMUJPharmSci) covers the research on all aspects of Pharmacy presented as original articles, short reports and reviews.
EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is published three times (March, August, December) in a year. It is an open access and peer-reviewed journal. 
  • Contributions to EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences must be in English.
  •  All manuscripts are subject to editorial review.
  • The manuscripts should not be previously published or accepted for publication and should not be submitted or under simultaneous consideration for publication elsewhere. 
  • The manuscripts are published in the order of final acceptance after review and revision. 
  • If the manuscript is returned to authors for revision and the revised manuscript is not received by the editor within 2 months it will be treated as a new article. 
  • If the manuscript is accepted and the proof is returned to the authors, corrected proofs should be sent to the editor within 5 days.
Original articles: These are limited to 15 typewritten pages in addition to supplementary materials (schemes, tables, figures, etc.).
Short papers: Short papers are limited to 5 typewritten pages and maximum of 2 supplementary materials (schemes, tables, figures).
Reviews: They are limited to 20 pages in addition to supplementary materials (schemes, tables, figures, etc.).
  • The original manuscript must be arranged as follows: Title page (including the title, authors and correspondence address), abstract, key words, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, acknowledgements and references. 
  • The reviews must be arranged as follows: Title page (including the title, authors and correspondence address), abstract, introduction, discussion, acknowledgements and references.

    1. General Format
a) All manuscripts can only be submitted electronically via DergiPark.
b) Manuscripts should be 1,5 lines spaced and justified.
c) Use 2.5 cm margins, Times New Roman and format for A4 paper.
d) Number all pages, starting with the title page.
e) Spell out all acronyms in full at first use.
f) Make sub-headings if necessary. 
g) Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI).

    2. Before main text
        A. Title page
a) The first page of the manuscript is a title page containing the following information:
b) The manuscript’s full title (Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 13). The title must be concise and informative. 
c) All authors’ full names (Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 11).
d) The affiliation of the author(s) should be linked by superscript numbers, and listed beneath the title.
e) Corresponding author (Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 10). E-mail, telephone and fax number (with country and area code) of the corresponding author should be provided. 
f) Ethical approval should be attached for manuscripts involving studies with human/laboratory animals participants.
     
       B. Abstract
a) The abstract appears on its own page. 
b) The abstract should be written in Times New Roman and font size 11. 
c) The maximum length of the abstract is 200 words.
d) The abstract should contain the objectives, methods, results and conclusions.
e) 3- 6 key words must be provided in alphabetical order (Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 10). Separate the keywords with colon.

    3. Main text
        A. Introduction
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12)
State the objectives of the work and provide a brief background of the literature related with the topic. The novelty and the aim of the study should be clearly stated.

        B. Materials and Methods
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12)
a) Give a brief and clear description of the materials and methods used. Subtitles can be given as appropriate. 
b) For plant materials, herbarium name (or acronym), number, name and surname of the person who identified the plant materials should be indicated in this part of the manuscript.
c) Statistical analysis must be provided when necessary. 

        C. Results / Discussion
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12)
A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Results should be concise. 
Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work. 
Discussion should not repeat the results. 
The main conclusions of the study should be presented.

        D. Acknowledgement
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 10)
Supporting institutions or individuals should be briefly acknowledged just before the reference list.

        E. References
            i. Citation in text
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12)
  • Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). 
  • Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list. 
  • References in the text should be cited as: the author(s) surname and the publication date.
    Examples:
(Sahin, 2000) – one author
(Sahin and Kosar, 2000) – Two authors 
(Sahin et al., 2000) – more than two authors 
(Celik and Ozhatay 2000 a, b) – More than one paper in the same year by the same author (s) 
(Ozhatay and Avci, 2000; Ozhatay et al., 2001; Ozhatay, 2005) – listed by the earliest year first for multiple citations.

            ii. Reference style
(Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 10)
  • The list of references should be single-spaced. 
  • List the references in alphabetical order under section of “references”.
  • For references up to 5 authors, write the names of all authors.
  • For references more than 5 authors, write the names of the first 5 and add et. al.
  • The title of journal should be abbreviated in italics according to the style used in the National Library of Medicine’s Journals in NCBI Databases.
  • Volume numbers should be indicated in bold letters.
            iii. Examples
Reference to a journal publication:
Ozhatay N, Kultur S, Gurdal B (2017). Check-list of additional taxa to the supplement flora of Turkey VIII. Istanbul J Pharm 47(1): 31-46.
Reference to a book:
Strunk W Jr, White EB (1979). The Elements of Style. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Macmillan.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Bonati A (1988). Industry and conservation of medicinal plants. In Akerele O, Heywood V, Synge H (eds). The Conservation Medicinal Plants p.141-148 Cambridge University Press UK. 
Electronic resources: 
World Nuclear Association (WNA) (2014). Radioisotopes in Medicine, http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/ Accessed 13.10.2014.

    4. After main text 
Figures / Tables captions
  •  Use figures and tables when information cannot easily be stated or summarized in the manuscript itself.
  • All the figures and tables must be referred to in the main body of the text.
  • Tables and Figures should be numbered consequently in the order of appearance within the text, referred as “Table 1” and “Figure 1”.
  • Descriptive titles should be given at the top of the tables and at the bottom of the figures.
  • Figures should be prepared with the highest resolution and should be provided as a separate page following references.


Submission checklist
Check the following submission list before submit your manuscript:
  • Full E-mail address, full postal address, telephone and fax number of the corresponding author.
  • All necessary files have been uploaded.
  • References are in the correct format for this journal.
  • All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text.
  • All figure captions.
  • All tables (including title, description, footnotes).
  • For any further information please e-mail: 
                            emuj.pharmsci@emu.edu.tr

EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EMUJPharmSci), which is an open access peer-reviewed journal, publishes original research and review articles. The contributions to the journal must be written in English. The journal has been published regularly thrice a year since 2019.

The journal covers the research on all aspects of Pharmacy presented as original articles, short reports and reviews. In our journal, publications are the recent studies on the basis of Pharmaceutical Sciences including, Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmacology and also other topics related with the pharmaceutical area.

All manuscripts are subject to peer review and if required, ethics committee reports or an equivalent official document will be requested from the authors. For the manuscripts concerning studies on humans, a statement will be requested from the authors that shows the informed consent of patients which informs the volunteers with a detailed explanation of the procedures that they may undergo. Additionally, an official approval must be obtained, if the study is to be carried out in any institution or organization.

All submissions will be screened by a similarity detection software (iThenticate) during the peer-review. Authors must cite the materials correctly for each discussion of previous works of others or own.

In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct, the Editorial Board will follow and act in the accordance with the journal guidelines.

All expenses of the journal are covered by the Eastern Mediterranean University. Processing and publication are free of charge with the journal. There is no article processing charges or submission fees for any submitted or accepted articles.

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