Writing Rules

Manuscript files should be prepared with Microsoft Office Word. The online submission system will direct authors during all stages of submission and provide necessary support for accelerating the submission process. A list of the files that should be supplied through the online submission system.
  1. Title Page
  2. Main Text
  3. Tables, Graphs and Figures
  4. Copyright Transfer Form
  5. Author Contribution Form
  6. ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest
1. Title Page
Information about the authors and their institutions should not be included in the main text, tables, figures and video documents. Since submitted manuscripts are evaluated by the reviewers through the online system, personal identification is excluded in the interests of unbiased interpretation. Thus, only information about the manuscript as specified below should be included on the title page. For each type of manuscript, it is mandatory to upload a title page as a separate Microsoft Word document through the online submission system. The title page should include the names of the authors with their latest academic degrees, and the name of the department and institution, city and country where the study was conducted. If the study was conducted in several institutions, the affiliation of each author must be specified with symbols. The correspondence address should contain the full name of the corresponding author, postal and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers. If the content of the manuscript has been presented before, the name, date and place of the meeting must be noted. Disclosure of conflict of interest, institutional and financial support, author contributions, acknowledgments, and ORCID iDs of the authors should be included on the title page..

2. Main Text
The manuscripts submitted to our journal are classified and evaluated according to the manuscript types stated below. During preliminary evaluation, the editors assess whether a manuscript’s format and sub-headings are prepared in accordance with the journal’s guidelines. Therefore, it is important that authors check the accuracy of the main text in terms of the following.

A. Manuscript Types
  • Original research
  • Editorial comment
  • Review
  • Case report
  • Letter to the editor
B. References
  • References should be numbered in the order in which they are cited within the main text.
  • Only manuscripts published or accepted for publication should be cited.
  • Recent publications related to the topic of the manuscript should be reviewed.
  • References that are inaccessible and not indexed in any database should not be cited.
  • The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with (Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 - [updated 2011 Sep 15; cited Year Month Day].

When there are six or fewer authors, all authors should be listed. If there are seven or more authors, the first three authors should be listed followed by “et al.” In the main text of the manuscript, references should be cited in superscript after punctuation.Both in-text citations and the references must be prepared according to the AMA Manual of style.The style and punctuation of the references should be formatted as in the following examples.

Journal: Muller C, Buttner HJ, Peterson J, Roskomun H. A randomized comparison of clopidogrel and aspirin versus ticlopidine and aspirin after placement of coronary artery stents. Circulation. 2000;101(6):590-593.

Book Chapter: Sherry S. Detection of thrombi. In: Strauss HE, Pitt B, James AE, eds. Cardiovascular Medicine. St Louis: Mosby; 1974:273-285.

Book with Single Author: Cohn PF. Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. 3rd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker; 1993.

Editor(s) as author: Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, eds. Mental Health Care for Elderly People. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.

Conference Paper: Bengisson S. Sothemin BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Rienhoff O, eds. MEDINFO 92. Paper presented at the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics; September 6-10 1992; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1992:1561-1565.

Scientific or Technical Report: Smith P. Golladay K. Payment for durable medical equipment billed during skilled nursing facility stays. Final report. Dallas (TX) Dept. of Health and Human Services (US). Office of Evaluation and Inspections: October 1994. Report No: HHSIGOE 169200860.

Thesis: Kaplan SI. Post-hospital Home Health Care: Elderly Access and Utilization. Dissertation. Washington University; 1995.

Manuscripts accepted for publication but not published yet: Leshner AI. Molecular Mechanisms of Cocaine Addiction. N Engl J Med. Forthcoming 1997.

Epub ahead of print articles: Aksu HU, Ertürk M, Gül M, Uslu N. Successful treatment of a patient with pulmonary embolism and biatrial thrombus. Anatolian J Cardiol. December 26, 2012. doi: 10.5152/akd.2013.062. [Epub ahead of print].

Manuscript published in electronic format: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (serial online). l995 Jan-Mar (cited 1996 June 5): 1(1): (24 screens). Available from: http:/ www.cdc.gov/ncidodlElD/cid.htm.

 

A. Manuscript Types

Original Research

  • Title
  • Highlights: Each submission should be accompanied by 3 to 5 “highlight points” which should emphasize the most striking results of the study and highlight the message that is intended to be conveyed to the readers. It should be limited to 70 words.
  • Structured Abstract: It should be structured with Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion subheadings and should be limited to 250 words.
  • Keywords: This section should contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six items in accordance with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms prepared by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and should be placed just below the abstract.
  • Main Text: It should consist of Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Limitations of the Study and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 5000 words excluding the references.
  • References: The reference list should be provided following the Main Text. Limiting the number of references to 50 is usually sufficient.
  • Tables, Figures and Images: They should be placed below the reference list and numbered according to their consecutive order in the main text.
Statistical Analysis: Statistical analysis should be conducted in accordance with the guidelines on reporting statistical data in medical journals [Altman DG, Gore SM, Gardner MJ, Pocock SJ. Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. Br Med J 1983: 7; 1489-93 and Lang T, Altman D. Basic statistical reporting for articles published in clinical medical journals: the SAMPL Guidelines. In: Smart P, Maisonneuve H, Polderman A (editors). Science Editors’ Handbook, European Association of Science Editors, 2013.]. The software used for statistical analysis must be described. Data must be expressed as mean ± standard deviation when parametric tests are used to compare continuous variables. For non-parametric tests, data must be expressed as median (minimum-maximum) or percentiles (25th and 75th percentiles). In advanced and complex statistical analyses, relative risk (RR), odds ratio (OR) and hazard ratio (HR) must be supported by confidence intervals and p values. The outcomes of statistical analyses and interpretation of the results must be in evidence-based scientific language (Editors of Heart Group journals. Statement on matching language to the type of evidence used in describing outcomes data. Anatolian J Cardiol 2012;12:709).

Editorial Comment

  • Authors are selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chief. This type of manuscript aims at providing a brief commentary on an article published in the journal by a researcher who is an authority in the relevant field or by the reviewer of the article.
  • Title
  • Main Text: It should not include subheadings and should be limited to 500 words.
  • References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited by 15.
  • Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures, Images and other visuals are not included in editorial comments.

Review

  • Reviews prepared by authors with extensive knowledge on a particular field, which has been reflected in international literature by a high number of publications and citations, are evaluated. The authors may be invited by the Editor-in-Chief. A review should be prepared in the format describing, discussing and evaluating the current level of knowledge or topic that is to be used in the clinical practice and it should guide further studies.
  • Title
  • Highlights: Each submission should be accompanied by 3 to 5 “highlight points” which should emphasize the most striking results of the study and highlight the message that is intended to be conveyed to the readers. It should be limited to 70 words.
  • Abstract: It should not include subheadings and should be limited to 250 words.
  • Keywords: This section should contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six items in accordance with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms prepared by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and should be provided just below the abstract.
  • Main Text: It should include Introduction, other subheadings and Conclusion sections and should be limited to 5000 words excluding the references.
  • References: The reference list should be placed just below the main text and the number of references should not exceed 50.
  • Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text.
NOTE: The originality of the visuals included in the reviews should be assured by submission of an accompanying letter by the authors. Appropriate citation should be done for the visuals adapted from previously published sources, in accordance with the original versions of the printed or electronic copies. The written permission obtained from the copyright holder (publisher, journal or authors) should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief’s Office.

Case Report

  • Since a limited number of case reports is published, only reports which are related to rare cases and conditions that constitute challenges in diagnosis and treatment, offer new methods or suggest knowledge not included in books, and are interesting and educational are accepted for publication.
  • Title
  • Main Text: It should include Introduction, Case Report, Discussion and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 700 words excluding the references.
  • References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to 10.
  • Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to two.
  • Abstract and Keywords are not included.

Letter to the Editor

  • Letters to the Editor aim to discuss the importance of a manuscript previously published in the journal. This type of manuscripts should also include a comment on the published manuscript. Moreover, articles on topics of interest to readers within the scope of the journal, especially on educational issues, can be published in the format of a Letter to the Editor.
  • Title
  • Main Text: It should not include subheadings and it should be limited to 500 words.
  • References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to five. The volume, year, issue, page numbers, authors’ names and title of the manuscript should be clearly stated, included in the list of references and cited within the text.
  • Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures and Images, and other visuals are not included.
  • For manuscripts submitted by Turkish authors or from Turkey, the Title should also be written in Turkish. For manuscripts submitted by foreign authors outside Turkey, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.

B. References

  • References should be numbered in the order in which they are cited within the main text.
  • Only manuscripts published or accepted for publication should be cited.
  • Recent publications related to the topic of the manuscript should be reviewed.
  • References that are inaccessible and not indexed in any database should not be cited.
  • The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with (Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 - [updated 2011 Sep 15; cited Year Month Day].

C. Special Terms and Conditions

  • For double-blinded peer-review process, the names of the corresponding author and other authors, their affiliations and any information on the study centres should not be included in any part of the submitted manuscripts and images, except the Title Page. This information should be added to the relevant section of the online submission system and included in the Title Page.
  • Pharmaceutical products should be written with their generic names and brand and company names, city and country should be specified for medical equipment and devices.

3. Tables, Graphs and Figures

  • Tables, Graphs, Figures and other visuals should be numbered in the order of their citation within the text and names of patients, doctors and institutions should not be disclosed.
  • Tables should be prepared in a Microsoft Office Word document using the command ‘Insert Table’ and inserted at the end of the references in the main text.
  • Tables should not be submitted in JPEG, TIFF or other visual formats. For microscopic images, the magnification ratio and staining technique used should be specified in addition to figure legends.
  • All visuals should have a high resolution (minimum 300 dpi).
  • The thickness of the lines in graphs should be sufficient to minimize loss of quality if size reduction is needed during the printing process. The width of the graphs should be 9 cm or 18 cm. Drawings should be performed by professionals. No grey colours should be used.
  • Abbreviations should be explained in alphabetical order at the bottom of the tables, graphs and figures
  • Roman numbers should be avoided in tables and figures within the text and their titles.
  • Decimal numbers used in text, tables and figures should be separated by commas in Turkish sections and by dots in English sections.
  • Tables should be easily understandable and should not repeat the data in the main text.
  • In addition to the pictures included in case reports, video and movie images are published on the journal’s website. These images should be prepared in MPEG format with a maximum size of 2 MB. They should be submitted to the journal with the manuscript documents. The names of patients, doctors, institutions and places should be omitted from all documents.