Publisher
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is published by Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy Ankara/Turkey.

Scope
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy publish recent studies on Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Social Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Radiopharmacy, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology and also topics related with the pharmaceutical area.

Period
Quarterly (March, June, September and December)
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is a peer-reviewed academic journal which is published four times a year.

Review of Articles
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy accepts paper submission from researchers .
Articles submitted to Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy are first reviewed by the Editors in terms of the journal's publishing principles and scope.
Those found unsuitable are returned to their authors for revision.
Submissions found suitable are referred to two referees working in relevant fields. The names of the referees are kept confidential and referee reports are archived by dergipark. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the article may be forwarded to a third referee for further assessment or alternatively, the Editor may make a final decision based on the nature of the refrees' reports.
The authors are responsible for revising their articles in line with the criticism and suggestions made by the referees and the Editor. If they disagree with any issues, they may make an objection by providing clearly-stated reasons.

Language of Publication
The language of Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is English.

Plagiarism Policy
All articles are checked by technical editor by means of a program (Ithenticate) in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.

Only Exclude Bibliography in settings and Exclude resources less than: 5 Words “Exclude sources that are less than: 5 words” settings should be used.
Studies with more than 30% similarity in the entire study as a result of the screening are not included in the preliminary evaluation.
The preliminary evaluation process of the articles that pass this examination is completed.

All responsibility for ethical violations belongs to the authors.

Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle to make the research freely available to the public that supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND)

Archiving
Each issue is archived by dergipark in https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/hujpharm web adress. Since we are indexed in Scopus, it includes the articles in its system.

Processing Charges
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy does not charge any article submission, processing charges, and printing charge from the authors.

Preparation and Submissions
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online, via submission page of HUJPHARM: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/hujpharm.

Submissions to Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy should be original articles evaluating previous studies in the field and should produce new and worthwhile ideas and perspectives

The manuscript should be submitted to the deripark system as two seperate files.

Manuscript should include Title, Abstract, Key Words, Main Text, Acknowledgements, Conflict of interest Statement, Contribution of Researchers, References. Figures and Tables must be presented where they are mentioned in the text.
Title page should include title of the manuscript, full names and the addresses of all authors, in addition, e-mail address and telephone number of the corresponding author must be provided with the title page only. Orcid numbers of all authors should be provided in the title page. Sumissions without orcid numbers will not be accepted for peer review.

Sections ranging from the Introduction to the Conclusions should be numbered with Arabic numerals such as 1, 2, etc. Subheadings should also be numbered with Arabic numerals such as 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, etc. Subheadings above 3rd degree are not allowed.
Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Results and discussion should be clear and concise.
In terms of ethical approval; the board name, date and protocol number of the approval of ethical commission must be given in two sections as “Material and Method” and “Conclusion”.

Revised manuscripts should be returned as follows:
• A revised text file with all alterations are clearly highlighted and visible should be submitted.
• Use either (1) the track change mode in Microsoft Word or (2) highligt the areas containing the required alterations.
• Responses to reviewer’s comments file (Word) must be submitted seperetaly summarizing how you have deal with each of the reviewers’ remarks.
• The file(s) with the changes visible on screen should be submitted to the online procedure. Upon acceptance of the manuscript the final uploaded version will be taken as the basis for copyediting and the subsequent production process.
Non-compliance with Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy manuscript formatting requirements will result in the manuscript being returned to the corresponding author for reformatting or rejection.
An article to be published in Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy should not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere.

Publication Policy:
Publication process at Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of manuscripts.
Double blind peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.

It is obligatory to comply with Research and Publication Ethics in articles.

According to the decisions taken by the relevant boards of TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR DİZİN, from the authors of the articles other than the type of compilation to be applied for publication in all journals indexed in TR DİZİN and under evaluation;
• Indication and documentation of the ethics committee approval (The board name, date and protocol number of the approval of ethical commission must be given in “Material and Method”) and method section of the candidate article for research that requires data collection through methods such as scales, surveys, interviews, and observations,
• The information that the informed consent/consent form was signed,
• The proofs of attention to ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining permission from others for the use of scales, questionnaires, documents) are presented,
• Research and publication ethics are compliance should be indicated in the articles.
The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

1. Publication and authorship:
· List of references, financial support;
· No plagiarism, no fraudulent data;
· Forbidden to publish same research in more than one journal.

2. Author’s responsibilities:
· Authors obliged to participate in peer review process;
· All authors have significantly contributed to the research;
· Statement that all data in article are real and authentic;
· All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.

3. Peer review / responsibility for the reviewers:
· Judgments should be objective;
· Reviewers should have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders;
· Reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not yet cited;
· Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.

4. Editorial responsibilities:
· Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article;
· Editors should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept;
· Only accept a paper when reasonably certain;
· When errors are found, promote publication of correction or retraction;
· Preserve anonymity of reviewers.
· No plagiarism, no fraudulent data.

5. Publishing ethics issues
· Monitoring/safeguarding publishing ethics by editorial board;
· Guidelines for retracting articles;
· Maintain the integrity of the academic record;
· Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;
· Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Duties of the Publisher
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is committed to ensure that commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors. Finally, we are working closely with other publishers and industry associations to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions–and are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.

Plagiarism Detection
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy uses single-blind review fulfilled by at least two reviewers. In addition, all articles are checked by means of a program (Ithenticate) in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.

The peer review process is at the heart of the success of scientific publishing. As part of our commitment to the protection and enhancement of the peer review process, Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all aspects of publishing ethics, especially in cases of (suspected) duplicate submission or plagiarism.

When a reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a paper published in Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy or have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), he/she should make a complaint by e-mail to: ayseguleren@yahoo.com (primary contact)
Complaints are carefully considered as they provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.