Author’s may send their articles which are prepared in accordance with the below stated publishing and editorial principles, together with the “article presentation form” via e-mail to the provided addresses. Providing the permissions of the authors (the main author or the rightful publishing house) is obligatory for the translated texts and articles as well. The articles which are sent to their authors for further improvement and/or proofreading following the preliminary reviews and referee evaluations, should be edited accordingly and delivered back to the journal in one month at the latest. On the other hand, the articles which are found to be conflicting with this guideline, will be returned to their authors for further proofreading and will not be issued.
Publishing Principles
In the Journal of Medical Clinics Dergisinde; temel tıp bilimleri ve klinik branşlarda ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde katkı yapan araştırma, özgün çalışma, derleme, olgu bildirimleri ve buna yakın sağlık bilimlerdeki ilgili alanlarda, bilimsel çalışmalar kapsamında eserler kabul edilmekte ve yayınlanmaktadır. TFK Dergisi; Dergipark, Google Scholar, Türk Eğitim İndeksi, CEEAS, Türkiye Atıf Dizini ve Asos Index gibi uluslararası dizinlerde taranmaktadır.
Journal of Medical Clinics is a peer-reviewed journal published 3 times a year. Articles with original theoretical and/or experimental work and instructional explanation of fixed reference values are accepted.
Journal of Medical Clinics is authorized to accept or not to accept articles upon the evaluation of international experts.
General Rules
- The language of the articles is Turkish and English
- If there is an institution that supports the study, the last word of the article title should be placed on (*) and the information on the same page as the footnote should be given.
- Manuscripts should not exceed 12.000 words including bibliography and annexes.
- Articles should be organized according to the APA reference system. Please make sure that the references in the text are in the references
- The upper limit of the plagiarism rate determined by the editorial board for our journal is 20percent. The filtering options in the plagiarism detection program are set as follows: -Bibliography excluded - Quotes excluded - Limit match size to 5 words - Other filtering options in the program menu are not included in the reporting.
Author Responsibility
The authors are responsible for the compliance of the articles with scientific rules. All authors must have a direct academic or scientific contribution to the submitted manuscript.
The name designated as the author(s) must have the following characteristics:
(1) He/she should have taken part in the idea, planning, method, data collection, data analysis/interpretation, drafting, critical examination of the content, final approval and responsibility stages of the study in the article.
(2) Accept the final version of the manuscript.
If the publication contains a direct or indirect commercial connection or if there is an organization that provides material support to the study, the authors must indicate to the editor on the presentation page that they have no commercial relationship with the commercial product, drug, company, etc., or if any, what kind of relationship they have (consultant, other agreements). If a possible scientific error, ethical violation suspicion or allegation is encountered in the research submitted for review, the journal reserves the right to submit the given article to the investigation of the supporting organizations or other authorities. The journal accepts the responsibility for the proper follow-up of the problem but does not undertake the actual investigation or the authority to decide on errors.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the article should be used in internationally accepted forms, should be written clearly where they were first used, and their abbreviated form should be shown in parentheses. When using drug names, generic names of drugs are written with their Turkish pronunciation. Laboratory measurements should be reported in International System (US; Systéme International: SI) units.
Statistical evaluation
The authors are responsible for the compliance of the articles with the biostatistical rules. All retrospective, prospective, and experimental research papers should be evaluated biostatistically and indicated by appropriate plan, analysis, and reporting. In the articles, p values should be given clearly.
Writing Language
The publication language of the journal is Turkish and English, and Turkish articles are written in accordance with the Turkish Dictionary or Spelling Guide of the Turkish Language Institution (www.tdk.gov.tr).
It should be ensured that English articles and abstracts are professionally reviewed in terms of grammar rules, when necessary, before submitting them to the journal. In addition, spelling and grammar errors in the submitted articles are corrected by our proofreading committee without touching the content of the article. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with the rules of spelling and grammar.
Writing Types and Features to be Submitted to the Journal
The format of the articles is as follows:
The articles to be sent to the journal should consist of "Cover Page", "Main Text", "Plagiarism Report (should not exceed 20%.)", "Ethical Approval Letter", "Copyright Form" and "Annex" when necessary.
"Title", "Abstract", "Keywords", "Introduction", "Materials and Methods", "Findings", "Discussion", "Conclusion" and "Bibliography" sections must be included in original research articles based on scientific research. When necessary, the Findings and Discussion sections can be combined (Findings and Discussion).
1) Article Title: The article title should reflect the content of the text, the words should only be written in capital letters, 14 font size, Times new novel text format, centered and bold, and 2 lines of space should be placed after the title.
2) Turkish-English Abstract and Keywords: In works prepared in Turkish, first the Turkish title and abstract; then the English title and abstract of the article (Abstract) should be written. In the works prepared in English, there is no Turkish title and abstract obligation. The abstract of the article should be written in 10 pt, Times new novel writing format, clearly expressing the purpose, method and scope of the subject, with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 250 words.
The number of keywords directly related to the study should be written under one line of the Turkish and English abstracts, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5. Instead of the words in the title of the article, alternative words should be produced as much as possible and should be formed from the words that complete the title. Synonyms or similar words in the title can also be used as keywords. Keywords should be written in normal, lowercase letters (the first letter of the first keyword should be capitalized) and a comma should be placed between them.
3) Text: It should be written on A4 paper (210 x 297 mm), with page margins of 2.5 cm from the left, right, bottom and top, with 1.5 line spacing, in 12-point Microsoft Word in "Times new novel" text format. There should be no spaces at the beginning of the lines. The text must be aligned on both sides. An abbreviation can be made for the names specific to the study subject of the article, which are frequently repeated in the text and consist of many words. The name to be abbreviated should be clearly written where it is first used and its abbreviated form should be indicated in parentheses. For later uses, only the abbreviated version should be used. Abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible in the title and abstract sections. In the specification of fractional numbers, a comma should be used in the Turkish text and a period sign should be used in the English text as a decimal separator. When writing percentage signs, there should be no space between the numbers and the sign (Example: 25% for Turkish text, 25% for English text). In the general use of the text, a space should be placed before the parenthesis. All of the titles in the article should be written in bold letters with the headings on the left. Title and subtitles should be given without number. It should be as short as possible. In first level titles, the first letters of all words should be written in capital letters. Second and third level titles should only have the initial letter of the first word capitalized; third level titles should be italicized. The fourth level title should not be used. Latin names should be written in italics. The number of pages should not be less than 5 and more than 12 except for sources (The number of pages can be increased after the approval of the editorial board in large articles).
4) References and Footnotes: References should be given in the text by bracket numbering method at the end of the sentence and should be numbered and written in the References section.
5) Table and/or Figures: The number and title of the tables should be found, and they should be numbered by giving the number of rows separately. The table number should be written in bold, the table name should be written in normal and 10-point Times new novel font. There should not be a period at the end. All images that cannot be written in the printing character such as photographs, pictures, graphics, maps, diagrams, drawings etc. used in the text should be used with the name of the figure. Table and figure titles should be located at the top of the table and figure. The headings should be placed in a separate row below the table and figure number. The headings in the table should be flat and only the initial letter of the first word should be capitalized. Abbreviations used and necessary explanations should be given under the chart and figure. The font size in the tables should be at least 9 and at most 12. If any text is included in the figure, Times new novel font should be used with a font size between 9 and 12 points. If extra information is required to make the data in the figure more understandable, this information should be added under the figure. In tables and figures cited from another source (not produced from the work done), the source should be referenced at the end of the table and figure title; it should be included in the bibliography list. The tables and figures used in the article should be referenced in the text. When citing, table/figure numbers should be used instead of expressions such as "above/below" or "in the table/figure on page X", as in the example of "According to the data in Table /Figure 2...", taking into account the page changes and shifts that may occur during the string. In the citations given at the end of the sentence, the point should be placed after the citation parenthesis.
Cover Page
Cover page should contain the title of the article, the information of the authors (the authors should be written one under the other in order, the institution, e-mail address and ORCID number of each author should be specified below); the name and contact information of the author responsible for the correspondence should be specified separately. Master's and doctoral students must specify the university, institute and department they are studying at. The study should be indicated on this page if it has previously been presented as a paper at a congress or symposium or if it has been produced from the master's or doctoral thesis of one of the authors.
Authors' contributions
Conceptualization, supervision, writing, review, editing, original drafting. (Only the initials of the author's names and surnames will be written next to the relevant contributions in capital letters. For example; Conceptualization; EU, KL, Writing; KL, BH.) Then, the article "All authors have read and accepted the published version of the article." will be added.
Conceptualization, supervision, writing, review, editing, original draft preparation. (Only the initials of the authors’ names and surnames will be written in capital letters next to the relevant contributions. For example; Conceptualization; AB, KL, Writing; KL, BH.) It continued: “All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.” text will be added.
Article Types
- Research Articles
These articles are original research articles that have not been published before.
Research articles should include;
-Türkçe ve İngilizce başlık,
-Türkçe ve İngilizce 250 kelimeyi geçmeyecek şekilde özet
Türkçe özet
-Objective
-Gereç ve Yöntem
-Results
-Conclusion
-Anahtar Kelimeler
Türkçe Makale Metni
-Giriş
-Materials and Methods
-Results
-Discussion
-Conclusion
-Acknowledgments (If desired)
-Author’s Contribution
-Conflict of interest
-Etik Kurul Onayı (Hücre çalışmaları hariç)
-Kaynaklar
İngilizce özet
-Aim
-Materials and Methods
-Results
-Conclusion
-Keywords
İngilizce Makale Metni
-Introduction
-Materials and methods
-Results
-Discussion
-Conclusion
-Acknowledgments (If desired)
-Author’s Contribution
-Conflict of interest
-Ethical committee approval (Except for cell studies)
-References
- Case Reports
These are articles that indicate the scientific importance of one or more cases for clinical evaluation.
Case Reports;
– Turkish and English title,
– Turkish and English abstracts
- Turkish and English keywords
– Main text (should include Introduction, Case Report and Discussion sections)
– Resources (Up to 15 resources can be shown).
– It consists of table/figure/picture sections.
The summary of the case reports is not divided into sections but is limited to 250 words and the main text of the article is limited to 1500 words.
- Compilation
In the review articles containing new and up-to-date information about the field written for purposes such as defining a specific subject, outlining it, and emphasizing the gaps in the literature, the subject is detailed in main and subheadings after the "Introduction" section. The "Conclusion" section must be included in the review articles. The sources examined in the review articles should be predominantly from the last 5 years. In the review studies, "a good screening, an impartial evaluation, a certain analysis and synthesis" are required.
These are scientific articles sent directly or by invitation in the Journal of Medical Clinics. There is a "Guest Editor" system in the numbers prepared by the specialist associations and consisting of compilations.
Reviews:
-Turkish title
-Turkish abstract
-Turkish keywords
-English title
-English abstract
-English keywords
and the number of authors is limited to a maximum of five, the text file is limited to a maximum of 4000 words, and the number of sources is limited to 40.
- Letter to the Editor
The articles published in the journal in the last year contain a maximum of 500 words containing different opinions, experiences and questions of the readers and the number of sources is limited to 5. There are no title and summary sections. It should be stated to which article (number, date) it is dedicated and at the end, the name, institution and address of the author should be found. If the letter is answered, it is given by the editor or the author(s)of the article, again by publishing in the journal.
Resources
- At least 1 citation should be made from the articles in TFK journal. (At least one citation must be made from the articles in the TFK journal/Journal of Medical Clinics)
- All references should be listed in order.
- In the articles with more than four authors, "et al." must be used.
- Journal names should be abbreviated in the form used in Index Medicus.
Journal: Author A, Author B, Author C. Title of the article. Abbreviation of the journal name Year; Volume: Page (s).
Book: Author A, Author B, Author C. Chapter title. In: Editor A, Editor B, Editor C, eds. The title of the book. Which is the repression. Publishing place: Publishing House; Year. Pages).
Examples:
Journal Articles
Journal: Knyazev GG, Bocharov AV, Levin EA, Savostyanov AN, Slobodskoj-Plusnin JY. Anxiety and oscillatory responses to emotional facial expressions. Brain Res 2008 28;1227:174-88. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.108.
Books
Books sections: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management içinde. 2nd Ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-478.
Book: Eyre HJ, Lange DP, Morris LB. Informed decisions: the complete book of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. 2nd ed. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; c2002. p.768.
Web Sample
Hunzeker CM, Fangman W, Latkowski JM. Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides. Dermatology Online Journal. Available at:http://dermatology.cdlib.org/131/.
