Preparation of Manuscript
All elements of the manuscript (tables, figures and references) should be printed as double-spaced and the pages should be numbered. The names of authors and institutions should not be written on the abstract and main text.
Abstracts; Abstracts should summarize the contents of the article in 300 words or less. The abstract should be structured in the following format: Objective, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion. Three to six key words should be provided at the end of the abstract. Kkey words should be proper to "Medical Subject Headings" (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html). There is no need for structuring of the abstract in the case reports and reviews.
Main Text; The text of the original articles should be divided into following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. Case reports should include the subheadings of Introduction, Case report and Discussion. References; References must be directly related to the subject and must be limited with last years as far as possible. References should be numbered consecutively in the order of appearance in the text. All references used should be presented as a list at the end of main text. Unpublished results or personal communications should not be cited, but it can be written in the text. The style and punctuation of the references should follow the formats outlined below:
Examples of references:
Articles in Journals:
Ozkan I, Karaman C, Cullu E, Tureli C, Sendur F, Alparslan B. Osteoporoz degerlendirilmesinde Singh indeksi. Artroplasti-Artroskopik Cerrahi 1999; 1: 33-5.
Chapter of a book:
Burns DA. Diseases caused by arthropods and other noxious animals. In: Champion RH, Burton JL, Ebling FJG, editors. Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed. Blackwell Scientific Pub, Oxford, 1992: 1281-6.
Complete books:
Ergun N, Baltaci G. Spor yaralanmalarında fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon prensipleri. 1.Baskı: Ofset Fotomat, Ankara, 1997: 133-54.
Thesis:
Can G. Psoriazisde sulfasalazin tedavisi. Uzmanlık tezi, Ankara: S.B. Ankara Hastanesi, Dermatoloji Bolumu, 1993.
Online publications and URL addresses
Wilson AT. Environmental pollution and breast cancer. http://www.who.int/en/29.05.2002.
Milan AM, Sugars RV, Embery G, Waddington RJ. Modulation of collagen fibrillogenesis by dentinal proteoglycans. Calcif Tissue Int, DOI: 10.1007/s00223-004-0033-0, November 4, 2004.
By giving the date of internet access, the official web pages of government and noncommercial organizations as well as national and international scientific institutions could be showed as reference.
Tables. After references, each table should be typed clearly on a separate page. They should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and shoul have a short descriptive title. When needed, explanations providing penetrability should be given as footnotes below.
Figures. Diagrams and illustrations should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and each should be cited in the text. Figures should be in JPEG format and 300 pixel resolution. Colored figures will be published as black & white. It is required in patient pictures that details giving any informations of patient ID should be hided and should have the prior approval of the patients. In microscopy pictures, the the dying technique and enlargement ratio should be noted. All figure legends should be written on a separate page.
The accepted manuscripts are sent to corresponding author before the publication to make the wanted corrections. In this regard, only spelling and punctuation mistakes should be corrected and any change(s) or addition(s) should not be done in the content.
