Exploring miRNA Associations Using a Biomarker Database: a Diabetic Retinopathy Sub-Analysis

WRITING RULES
Article Preparation

Language: English
The language of the magazine is English.

Article Types: Original
However, we advise authors to be as concise as possible for dissemination of the work.

Article Format: docx
Image Format: jpg, jpeg, png
Reference Style: Vancouver

Author Change: Processed only before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and must ensure the exact author list at the time of original submission.

Writing rules:
JOURNAL WRITING RULES SHOULD BE ADDED AS ARTICLES.
Articles submitted for evaluation for publication in the Hittite Journal of Science must be prepared according to the following rules:

1) The language of the article must be English. The text must be in single column format in Microsoft Word document format. You can download the Article Template and Copyright Notice Text from the relevant links.
2) The article title should be written in 12-point font and bold characters. The title should be concise and informative. Abbreviations and formulas should be avoided whenever possible.
3) Authors' names, ORCID information, institution names, RORID information, department names and e-mail addresses should be written. It should be clearly stated who will manage correspondence during and after the publication process. Make sure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the email address and postal address. Contact information should be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
4) Author change requests are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and must provide the exact author list at the time of original submission. If a change is requested, the Editor requests (a) the reason for the change in the author list from the responsible author and (b) a confirmation document from all authors stating that they accept the changes.
5) The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research and the important results of the study and should not exceed 250 words.
6) Graphic summary is optional. Authors must have designed the graphic abstract to attract the attention of the readership by using images that clearly represent the work described in the article. Graphic summaries should be sent as a separate file in the online application system. Preferred file types: TIFF, EPS, PDF files.
7) Keywords (5 to 7) related to the article should be specified.
8) Articles should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections 1.1 (later 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2 etc. It should be numbered as follows (the summary is not included in the section numbering). Short titles can be given to subsections. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
9) After the abstract, the article structure should be as follows:
Introduction: The aims of the study should be stated and sufficient background information should be given, avoiding a detailed literature review or a summary of the results.
Materials and Methods/Materials and Methods: Must provide information that will allow the reproduction of the study. Published methods should be cited with a reference, only relevant modifications should be described.
Theory/Calculation: It should not repeat the background information of the article discussed in the introduction, but should expand it and form the basis for further studies. The calculation section should focus on how to move from theoretical knowledge to practice.
Findings: Must be clear and concise.
Discussion: It should show the importance of the results of the study and not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is available. Extensive quotations and discussion of published literature should be avoided.
Conclusion: The main results of the study should be presented.
Acknowledgments: People who provided assistance during the research are listed here (language assistance, spelling assistance, etc.).

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest (if any, it should be stated).
Author Contributions: Author contributions should be stated according to the "Classification of Participant Roles" (CRediT) system. For detailed information, see: https://credit.niso.org/
References: Must be written in 10 point font size according to the Vancouver Citation System; should be aligned on both sides; It must be single line spaced.
Attachments: If there is more than one suffix, it should be stated as A, B, etc. Equations in the appendices should be numbered separately.

10) Tables should be numbered sequentially according to their occurrence in the text. Footnotes are placed below the table body and are indicated by superscript lowercase letters.

11) It should be ensured that figures use uniform text and sizing. Arial or Times New Roman fonts should be used in figures. Images should be numbered according to their order in the text and a logical naming convention should be used. Each figure must be uploaded to the system as a separate file in TIFF, JPEG, EPS or PDF file format (at least 300 dpi).
12) Make sure that every reference cited in the text is also included in the reference list (or vice versa). Sources cited in the abstract must be given in full.
13) It is the responsibility of the author to present the final version of the article, edited according to the writing rules, before the publication process; Articles are not published unless presented in the appropriate format.

Citation Style
Articles must be prepared according to the APA6 Citation System. In science, APA 6-footnote or in-text system, whichever is commonly used, may be preferred.
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Final Checklist
Final check of this list before the prepared article is uploaded to the journal system

Principles of Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on honesty on the part of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public confidence in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
• Does not cite sources incorrectly.
• They do not hide objections that they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and implement the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with ethical principles. Hitit Journal of Science adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics for Higher Education Institutions. Hitit Journal of Science has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). In addition, Türkiye undertakes to comply with the Decisions of the Editors' Workshop.
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice Principles in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)
• Türkiye Editors' Workshop Decisions (National Criteria)

Rebroadcast
Republication is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor sends such article back without reviewing it. After this, the editor may impose an embargo for a certain period of time on the author who attempts to re-publish, may announce this situation to the public in the journal in which the author has previously published (perhaps as a simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or may apply all of these measures together.

Simultaneous submission of the same study to more than one journal
Authors cannot submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. If the editor learns of possible simultaneous submission, he reserves the right to consult with the other editor(s) receiving the manuscript. In addition, the editor may return the article without reviewing it or reject it without taking the reviews into account, or may make this decision by discussing it with other relevant editor(s) and may decide not to accept article applications from authors for a certain period of time. They can also write to the authors' employers or implement all of these measures together.

Control to Prevent Plagiarism
It is presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, figures or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without attributing them to their owners in accordance with scientific rules.
Hitit Journal of Science scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The works submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using Turnitin & Ithenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The main criterion in the similarity rate is that the author complies with the rules of citation and quotation. Even though the similarity rate appears to be 1%, if citation and quotation are not made properly, plagiarism may still occur. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known by the author and applied carefully: ISNAD
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, publication by slicing, copyright infringement and hiding conflict of interest are considered unethical behavior. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles containing possible irregularities or improprieties detected after publication.

Forgery
Producing data that is not based on research, editing or changing the presented or published work based on unreal data, reporting or publishing them, and presenting a research that has not been done as if it has been done.
Falsifying research records and obtained data, presenting methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not taking into consideration data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, tampering with data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, using research results in line with the interests of the people and organizations receiving support. To distort or shape.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
Hittite Journal of Science requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or material regarding human participants that is not legally available to the public be subject to formal ethical review.
Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct
Hitit Journal of Science is a Successful Editorial of COPE