March 28, 2024
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Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Instructions for authors are shaped on the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) ( http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/ ) 

The Editorial Board Members of the Journal accept to follow ‘Editorial Policy’ of the ‘Council of Science Editors’ https://cse.memberclicks.net/2-1-editor-roles-and-responsibilities ) and the guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) ( https://publicationethics.org/files/General_Approach_To_Publication_Ethics_For_Editorial_Office.pdf ) the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for dealing with scientific misconduct, such as falsification of data, plagiarism, improprieties of authorship, violation of generally accepted research practices and redundant publication and duplicate publication. 

Originality, high scientific quality, and citation potential are the most important criteria for a manuscript to be accepted for publication. Manuscripts submitted for evaluation should not have been previously presented or already published in an electronic or printed medium. Manuscripts presented in a meeting should be submitted with detailed information on the organization, including the name, date, and location of the organization.

An approval of research protocols by the Ethics Committee following international agreements World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/  ) is required for experimental, clinical, and drug studies and some case reports. If required, an equivalent official document will be requested from the authors. 

In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about permission (name, date, and number of the board) should be included in the method section and on the article’s first/last page.

If there is any concern or dispute over the stıdies, we will follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts to solve them.https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20English%20flowcharts_9Nov2016.pdf