December 13, 2024
e-ISSN 2148-0532

Preparation of Manuscript

Manuscripts can only be submitted through the journal’s online manuscript submission and evaluation system, available at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/endouroloji Manuscripts submitted via any other medium will not be evaluated.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal will first go through a technical evaluation process where the editorial office staff will ensure that the manuscript has been prepared and submitted following the journal’s guidelines.

Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned to the submitting author with technical correction requests.

Corrections may be done without changing the main text.

The editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the aforementioned requirements.

Authors are required to submit the following:

• Author Contribution&Copyright Transfer Form,

• Informed Consent Form

• ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form

• Title Page (including Title of Manuscript, Running title, author (s) ‘s name, title, and institution, corresponding author’s contact information, Name of the organization supporting the research)

• Main document (All articles should have an abstract before the main text).

• Figures (Jpeg format)

• Tables (max 6 tables)

Preparation of the Main Document

The articles should be written double-spaced in 12 pt, Times New Roman character and at least 2.5 cm from all edges of each page. The main text should not contain any information about the authors’ names and affiliations.

Publication Types;

Type of ArticleAbstractText (Word)ReferencesTable&Figures
Original Article25040003010
Review Article250500010010
Case Reports30020002010

Original articles should have a structured abstract. (Objective, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusion).

For case reports, the structured abstract is not used. Limit the abstract to 300 words.

References, tables, and citations should not be used in an abstract.

Authors must include relevant keywords (3-5) on the line following the end of the abstract.

The Turkish title, abstracts, and Turkish keywords are not required for the international authors. The editorial office will provide these. 

All acronyms and abbreviations used in the manuscript should be defined first, both in the abstract and in the main text. The abbreviation should be provided in parentheses following the definition.

When a drug, product, hardware, or software program is mentioned within the main text, product information, including the name of the product, the producer of the product, and city and the country of the company (including the state if in the USA), should be provided in parentheses.

For keywords, please see Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand.

All references, tables, and figures should be referred to within the main text, and they should be numbered consecutively in the order they are referred to within the main text. The symbols used must be nomenclature used standards.

Original Research Articles should be maximum of 4000 words and include subheadings below;

• Title (both in Turkish and English)

• Abstract (both in Turkish and English)

• Keywords (both in Turkish and English)

• Introduction

• Material and Methods

• Results

• Discussion

• Conclusions

• Figures and Tables Legend (if necessary)

• References

Case Reports should be maximum of 2000 words and include subheadings below;

• Title (both in Turkish and English)

• Abstract (both in Turkish and English)

• Keywords (both in Turkish and English)

• Introduction

• Case Presentation

• Discussion and Conclusion

• Figures and Tables Legend (if necessary)

• References

Literature Reviews should be maximum of 5000 words and include subheadings below;

• Title (both in Turkish and English)

• Abstract (both in Turkish and English)

• Keywords (both in Turkish and English)

• Main text

• Conclusion

• Figures and Tables Legend (if necessary)

• References

Letters to the editor should be maximum of 1000 words and should include subheadings below;

• Title 

• Keywords

• Main text

• Figures and Tables Legend (if necessary)

• References

 

Preparation of the Figures and Tables

  • The submission system should submit figures, graphics, and photographs as separate files (in JPEG/PNG format). 
  • The files should not be embedded in a Word document or the main document. 
  • When there are figure subunits, the subunits should not be merged to form a single image. Each subunit should be submitted separately through the submission system.
  • Arabic numbers should number images to indicate figure subunits. 
  • The minimum resolution of each submitted figure should be 300 DPI. 
  • Figure legends should be listed at the end of the main document.
  • Information or illustrations must not permit the identification of patients, and written informed consent for publication must be sought for any photograph.
  • Tables should be embedded in the main document or submitted as separate files, but if tables are submitted separately, please note where it is suitable in the main text.
  • Tables are limited to six tables. All tables should be numbered consecutively in the order they are used to within the main text.
  • Tables legends should be listed at the end of the main document. 

References

The references used in the article must be written in parenthesis at the end of the sentences.

References should be numbered in the order they appear in the text and placed at the end of the article.

References must contain surnames and initials of all authors, article title, name of the journal, the year, and the fırst and last page numbers.

Articles with 6 or more authors ‘et al.’ are mixed with the first 5 authors.

Abbreviations should be according to Index Medicus.

Authors must add the DOI (Digital object identifier) at the end of each reference.

For Examples;

Article in journal: 1. Tasci A, Tugcu V, Ozbay B, Mutlu B, Cicekler O. Stone formation in prostatic urethra after potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser ablation of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Endourol 2009;23:1879-81. https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2008.0596

For Books: 1.Günalp İ: Modern Üroloji. Ankara: Yargıçoğlu matbaası, 1975. Chapters in books: Anderson JL, Muhlestein JB. Extra corporeal ureteric stenting during laparoscopic pyeloplasty. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2003. p. 288-307

For website; Gaudin S. How moon landing changed technology history [Internet]. Computerworld UK. 2009 [cited 15 June 2014]. Available from: http://www.computerworlduk.com/in-depth/it-business/2387/how-moon-landing-changed-technology-history/

For conference proceeding; Proceedings of the Symposium on Robotics, Mechatronics and Animatronics in the Creative and Entertainment Industries and Arts. SSAISB 2005 Convention. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK; 2005. 

For Thesis; Ercan S. Venöz yetmezlikli hastalarda kalf kası egzersizlerinin venöz fonksiyona ve kas gücüne etkisi. Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine Sports Medicine Department Thesis. Isparta: Suleyman Demirel University. 2016. 

Manuscript Reject

Rejection: The manuscripts which are not accepted to be published are rejected with explanations.

Manuscript Retraction: For other reasons, authors may withdraw their manuscript from the journal with a written declaration.

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

If the manuscript is accepted, the acceptance letter is sent within two weeks, the last version of the manuscript is sent to the author for the last corresponding. The journal owner and the editorial board are authorized to decide which volume of the accepted article will be printed.

Authors may publish their articles on their personal or corporate websites by linking them to the appropriate cite and library rules.

Should you wish to request a change of author (name, author addition), we kindly ask that you submit this to the Editorial Board (publisher/journal address) with a letter signed by all authors before the evaluation process is completed. Unfortunately, we are unable to make any author changes after the article has been assigned to the issue and published.