Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal (Mev Med Sci) is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal. The journal aims to publish articles in the field of medical science quickly and regularly. Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal publishes editorial articles that contribute to medical science and academic studies, original experimental and clinical research articles, medical history research, compilations, case reports, letters to the editor, and articles on current medical issues.
This journal prioritizes publishing scientific studies conducted by students of the Faculty of Medicine, specialist students (research assistants, assistant doctors), and academicians.
It is published in three issues every year in April, August, September, and December. The publication languages are Turkish and English. Free access to full-text articles can be obtained from www. Mevlanamedsci.org.
Publication Policy
The publication policy and all processes of the journal follow the rules of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The editorial and publication processes of Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal are carried out by the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice). The Editorial Board will act by COPE rules against allegations and suspicions of plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data fraud regarding studies submitted to our journal.
Articles must not have been published anywhere before and must not have been sent to another journal for publication (except for oral presentations and poster presentations published in connection with scientific meetings, provided that they are not published in full text, with the condition of notification). The plagiarism program (iThendicate) is used in the Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal. Articles with similarities exceeding the academic citation limit and articles that have not been prepared by the publication rules will not be evaluated.
Ethics committee approval is required for the compliance of research protocols of experimental, clinical, and drug studies and case reports with international agreements (World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki “Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects,” amended in October 2013, www.wma.net) and documentation of this approval will constitute the basis for the publication of the articles. Patient consent, the name of the ethics committee, and ethics committee approval information must also be stated in the Materials and Methods section of the article.
All responsibilities (ethical, scientific, legal, etc.) of the articles published in the journal belong to the authors. The Editorial Board has the discretion to decide whether or not to review articles that are not prepared by the writing rules. All publishing rights of articles accepted for publication belong to the journal. This right is determined by a specially prepared publishing rights transfer form with the signatures of all authors. A Copyright Transfer Form signed by the responsible author must be sent to the journal through the article acceptance system. A separate form must be submitted for each article. Articles sent without a Copyright Transfer Form will not be accepted. Authors must confirm that they will not give their works to another journal, will not publish the original or in another language, or will not allow a third party to use the article without the written permission of Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal. In the event of rejection of the article, all copyrights are deemed to have been returned to the authors.
It must be declared that there is no financial conflict of interest at any stage of the study, including data collection, experimental phase, writing, and language editing. Commercial sponsorship, if any, must be declared in the study. Mevlana Journal of Medical Sciences requests and encourages authors and individuals involved in the evaluation process of submitted articles to declare any current or potential conflicts of interest, including financial, institutional, and other relationships that could lead to a potential conflict of interest or bias.
It is the responsibility of authors to carefully maintain patient anonymity. If a patient can be identified from a photograph or other photographs or any accompanying text, these should be covered. Identifiable images should be anonymized. In cases where patient identification is available, a patient consent form should be obtained and added to the system. In cases where the patient is not identified in any way, consent is not required. In articles related to experimental research involving humans; a statement indicating that written, informed consent was obtained should be included following a detailed description of the procedures that patients and volunteers may undergo.
The Editorial Board of the journal processes objection and complaint cases within the scope of COPE guidelines. Authors can directly contact the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board for objections and complaints. When necessary, a neutral representative is appointed for issues that the Editorial Board cannot resolve on its own. The Editor-in-Chief will make the final decision in the decision-making process for objections and complaints. The publisher and editor are always ready to publish corrections, explanations, retractions, and apologies when necessary.
Authorship
Everyone listed as an author in the studies submitted to Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal must meet the authorship requirements recommended by the ICMJE (www.icmje.org). The ICMJE recommends that authors meet the following 4 conditions:
1. Make a significant contribution to the concept/design of the study; or to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data for the study;
2-Prepared the draft of the article or made critical reviews of important intellectual content;
3- To have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript before publication;
4- To agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work to ensure that questions regarding the validity and accuracy of any part of the work have been appropriately investigated and resolved.
Each person listed as an author must meet the four conditions of authorship, and each person who meets these four conditions must be identified as an author. All persons designated as authors must qualify for authorship, and all who qualify must be listed. Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged on the title page of the article. Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group do not, in themselves, justify authorship. One or more authors must assume responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to the published article.
In multicenter studies, authorship is attributed to a group. All members of the group named as authors must fully meet the above criteria for authorship. Group members who do not meet these criteria should be listed in their approvals along with their approvals. Financial and material support should also be acknowledged.
All statements and opinions made in articles published in Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal reflect the views of the author(s). All responsibility for advertisements belongs to the advertisers.
Authors who submit articles to the journal are deemed to have read and accepted these statements.
All content is the responsibility of the authors. All financial and legal responsibilities related to the copyrights of the presented tables, figures, and other visual materials, which are protected by national and international laws, belong to the authors. Authors are responsible for any legal action against the journal regarding their articles.
To clarify scientific contributions and responsibilities and conflict of interest (COI) issues related to the article, all sections of the Author Contribution Form must be completed by the relevant author, and the ICMJE Declaration Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest must be completed online by all authors. Both forms must be included in the article at the time of original submission.
Author names will be published as listed in the Copyright Transfer Form. In order to protect all parties involved, there will be no changes in membership or name changes at a later date.
Correction and Retraction Requests
Articles published by Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal are the final version. Therefore, correction requests after publication are evaluated by the Editorial Board according to COPE guidelines.
Author names, affiliations, article titles, abstracts, keywords, incorrect information, and spelling errors in digital object identifiers (DOI) can be corrected with an “erratum”.
Retraction requests are also subject to the approval of the Editorial Board.
Article Evaluation Process
The aim is to evaluate and publish articles sent to the journal quickly. All articles are subject to a double-blind peer review process. Articles will be reviewed by two impartial reviewers for content, originality, importance in the field, appropriateness of statistical analysis, and conclusions. In case of discrepancies between the reviewers, the article can be sent to a third or fourth reviewer. The final decision regarding the acceptance of submitted articles belongs to the Editor-in-Chief.
Comments and evaluations reported by the referees and evaluated as useful for the authors are sent to the authors. Instructions, objections, and requests made by the referees must be strictly followed. In the revised version of the article, the authors must clearly and explicitly state every step taken by the referees' requests. The author's explanatory notes must be listed in numbered order according to the referees' evaluation. In addition, the necessary changes must be made in the article indicated (by coloring), and the forms containing the revised article and the responses given to the referees' suggestions must be meticulously uploaded from www.mevlanamedsci.org.
Submission of Articles
Authors must upload the Publication Rights Transfer Form to the system. All correspondence will be sent to the responsible author. An e-mail address must be provided for all other correspondence of the relevant responsible author. Authors are informed that their articles have been received with the number provided. The notified article number must be used in all correspondence.
It is hereby declared to the authors that; as a result of the initial evaluation of the editorial office, the article may be returned due to the content of the article for the benefit of the reader. This rapid rejection process allows the author to publish his/her article elsewhere.
Submitting an article to Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal means that all authors have read and accepted the journal's publication policies and publication ethics. Article submission and all other related procedures will be online at www.mevlanamedsci.org.
Preparation of Articles
Authors are required to read the following rules before submitting their materials and upload their articles to the system by these rules:
General writing style: All articles should be written using a standard A4 size word file with 2.5 cm wide margins on all sides, and references, pictures, figures, or tables should be numbered according to the order they appear in the text. The text should be written in Times New Roman font, with a 12-point font, left-aligned and without syllabic line breaks, using double space. Care should be taken to leave a single space between words and after sentence periods. The left indent for a paragraph should be set by clicking the tab key once. The International System of Units (SI) should be used for measurement units. All pages of the article must be numbered at the end of the page. All text must comply with Turkish spelling rules and must comply with punctuation marks.
All articles; Cover page, Cover letter, article file, Figures and Pictures, Copyright Transfer Form, and if necessary, patient consent form must be uploaded as separate files. References, figures, tables, and pictures.
About the article sections
1-Cover Page: The full title of the article in Turkish and English and a short title in Turkish not exceeding 50 characters, the names and surnames of all authors, their ORCID numbers, institutions, the name of the responsible author, business or mobile phone number, e-mail and correspondence address must be clearly stated (In English articles uploaded by authors whose native language is not Turkish, the requirement to add a Turkish title is optional).
If the article has been previously presented as a paper, the place and date of the paper must be stated. Information about the authors and their institutions must not be included in the main text (including the material and method section), tables, figures, and video documents, except for the title page. Details of any grants or other sources of support, and a section to thank individuals who contributed to the preparation of the article but do not meet the authorship criteria must also be added to the cover page.
2-Main article file; 1. Title, 2. Turkish abstract and keywords, 3. English abstract and keywords, 4. Main article section, 5. References, 6. Tables and their explanations, 7. Images and figures with their explanations, 8. Subtitles, should be arranged as follows:
Title:
The long title of the article in the language of the article should be included at the beginning of the Word file.
Abstract:
All articles, except for Letters to the Editor, should include both Turkish and English abstracts (A Turkish abstract is optional for English articles uploaded by authors whose native language is not Turkish). Abstracts of original research articles should include the subheadings Aim, Methods, Findings, and Conclusion. Abstracts should not include source, figure, or table numbers. The data in Table 1 should be taken into account for the number of words and features.
Keywords:
At least three to a maximum of six keywords should be reported at the end of the abstracts. Keywords should be listed in full without abbreviations and separated from each other using commas or semicolons. Keywords should be by the “Medical Subject Headings (MESH)” (See: www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
Abbreviations:
Abbreviations should not be used in abstracts and titles. Abbreviations to be used in the article should be nationally or internationally accepted, if possible, and should be defined in the text when first used and written in parentheses. That abbreviation should then be used throughout the text. For commonly accepted abbreviations and usage, please see “Scientific Style and Format”. (https://www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Home.html). The main text When a trademarked drug, product, hardware, or software program is included in the main text, the product information, the name of the product, the manufacturer of the product, and the company and country of headquarters should be given in parentheses in the following format: “Discovery St PET/CT scanner (General Electric, Milwaukee, WI, USA).
Main text of the article:
Introduction: Specific information that will explain the subject and the purpose of the study is included.
Methods: The place and time of the study, the planning of the study, and the elements and methods used should be reported. Data collection, patient and individual characteristics, characteristics of the experimental study, and statistical methods should be explained in detail. The participants in the study and all methods used to conduct the study should be explained in detail. The new or modified methods should be explained in detail and the source should be indicated. The doses, concentrations, routes of administration, and duration of drugs and chemical agents should be specified. A brief report of all statistical methods used to summarize the obtained data and test the proposed hypothesis should be presented under a subheading, including the p-value criteria determined for statistically significant differences. The statistical evaluation performed should be explained in detail. Standard statistical methods should be used as much as possible. If rarely used or new statistical methods are used, relevant references should be indicated. If necessary, more detailed explanations about unusual, complex, or new statistical methods should be provided in separate files for readers as online supplementary data.
Results: The obtained data should be given in detail with their statistical results. The findings should be supported with figures and tables. Care should be taken not to repeat the information provided in figures and tables in the text unless necessary.
Discussion: The results of the study should be evaluated by comparing them with literature data and supported by local and/or international sources. Irrelevant or unnecessary general information should not be added, and should be appropriate to the purpose of the article and of sufficient length.
References:
References should be written on a separate page. References should be indicated by the Vancouver system. Accordingly, reference numbers should be given in ( ) without a period at the end of the sentence, and the period should be placed later. If the author names are used in a sentence, the reference should be given in ( ) after the first occurrence of the name. If more than one reference number is given, “,” should be placed between them, and if more than two consecutive reference numbers are given, “‐” should be placed between them [e.g. (1,2), (1‐ 3), etc.]. References should be numbered and listed according to the order of use in the text. The author is responsible for the accuracy of the citation. References should be fully compatible with the original spelling, accent, punctuation, etc. All references in the text should be indicated. There should be no duplicate writing in the reference list. Reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples:
Research Article: Kocakuşak A, Yücel AF, Arıkan S. Retrospective analysis of routine abdominal exploration method in penetrating stab wounds to the abdomen. Van Medical Journal 2006;13(3):90-6.
Vikse BE, Aasard K, Bostad L, et al. Clinical prognostic factors in biopsy-proven benign nephrosclerosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003;18:517-23.
Books by Single Authors: Danovitch GM. Handbook of Kidney Transplantation. Boston: Little, Brown and Company (Inc.), 1996: 323-8.
Book Chapter: Soysal Z, Albek E, Eke M. Fetus rights. Soysal Z, Çakalır C, ed. Forensic Medicine, Volume III, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Publications, Istanbul, 1999:1635-50.
Davison AM, Cameron JS, Grünfeld JP, et al. Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology. In: Williams G, ed. Mesengiocapillary glomerulonephritis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998: 591- 613.
Journal article published online ahead of print:
Doğan GM, Sığırcı A, Akyay A, Uğuralp S, Güvenç MN. A Rare Malignancy in an Adolescent: Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor. Turkiye Klinikleri J Case Rep. 10.5336/caserep.2020-77722. Published online: 31 December 2020.
Cai L, Yeh BM, Westphalen AC, Roberts JP, Wang ZJ. Adult living donor liver imaging.DiagnIntervRadiol. 2016 Feb 24. doi: 10.5152/dir.2016.15323. [Epub ahead of print].
Meeting Reports: Bengisson S. Sothemin BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy, and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Rienhoff O, editors. MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics; 1992 Sept 6-10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1992. pp.1561-5.
Scientific or Technical Report: Cusick M, Chew EY, Hoogwerf B, Agrón E, Wu L, Lindley A, et al. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Research Group. Risk factors for renal replacement therapy in the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS), Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Kidney Int: 2004. Report No: 26.
Thesis: Kaplan SI. Post-hospital home health care: elderly access and utilization (dissertation). St Louis (MO): Washington Univ; 1995.
Web page and Social Media tools: Author. Title. Access link: URL. Date and year of access
Tables and their explanations: Tables should be included in the main article text, presented after the reference list, and should be on a separate page. They should be numbered according to the order in the main text. An explanatory title should be placed above each table. Abbreviations used in the table should be defined with footnotes below the table (even if defined in the main text). Tables should be clearly arranged for easy reading. Data presented in tables should not be a repetition of data presented in the main text but should support the main text.
3-Figures and Images: Figures, graphics, and images should be uploaded as separate files (TIFF or JPEG format) through the article submission system and should also be shown in the main text after the tables on a separate page. Images that are not uploaded separately to the system and are only included in the article will not be accepted. Figures and images must be named and numbered, and should be specified in the text by paying attention to the order. Explanations should also be added under the images, figures, and graphics to be added to the main text. Figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi) and be clear. If abbreviations are used under figures and figures, the abbreviations must be stated below the caption in alphabetical order. The magnification ratio and technique must be explained in microscopic figures. The editorial board may make any changes it deems necessary without changing the essence of the text. When figures have subunits, the subunits can be combined to form a single image. Figures should be marked to show the subunits and explanations (a, b, c, etc.) for each should be written. Thick and thin arrows, arrowheads, stars, asterisks, and similar symbols can be used to support figures. Figures, like the content of the article, must be blind. Possible information in figures that could identify an individual or institution must be anonymized.
When sharing patient photos, care should be taken not to identify the patient personally, and images that are sufficient to identify the disease should be shared. For sharing photos that reveal the patient's identity, a consent form that allows the patient's photo to be shared is required.
Table 1. Limitations by article type
| Article type |
Word limit |
Abstract limit |
Source limit |
Table limit |
Figure limit |
| Research Article |
3500 |
300 |
50 |
6 |
6 |
| Review |
5000 |
300 |
80 |
6 |
10 |
| Case Report |
1500 |
200 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
| Letter to the Editor |
1000 |
No abstract |
8 |
No table |
No figure |
Article Types
Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal publishes article types briefly explained below:
Research Articles: The most important article type that provides new results based on original research. The main text of original articles should be structured with the subheadings Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. Please see Table 1 for word count and features.
Statistical analysis is usually required to support the results. Statistical analyses should be performed by international statistical reporting standards (Altman DG, Gore SM, Gardner MJ, Pocock SJ. Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. Br Med J 1983:7;1489–93). Information about statistical analyses should be provided with a separate subheading in the Materials and Methods section and the statistical software used throughout the process should be specified. Units should be prepared by the International System of Units (SI).
Limitations, drawbacks, and deficiencies of the article should be stated in the Discussion section before the conclusion paragraph.
Medical History Research Articles: Covers research in the field of medical history. Turkish/English abstract, Keywords should be included. The main text of the articles should be structured with the subheadings Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References. References should be added in the text, as () and at the end of sentences in accordance with the journal rules and the bibliography should be written at the very end of the main text in accordance with the journal rules.
Review Articles: These should be articles that scan a sufficient number of scientific articles, summarize the subject at the level of today's knowledge and technology, evaluate it, and compare and interpret the findings. All developments in basic and applied science fields, as well as techniques and applications in recent scientific studies, are evaluated. This journal will accept reviews prepared by authors who have extensive knowledge about a specific field and have a high scientific background and high citation potential. The method of accepting articles from these authors may also be by invitation. The main text should include the Introduction, Clinical and Research Results, and Conclusion sections. Please see Table 1 for word count and features.
Case Reports: Educational case reports on rare cases or conditions that pose difficulties in diagnosis and treatment, offer new treatments, or reveal information not included in the literature are accepted for publication in our journal. The case report should include the subheadings Introduction, Case Report, and Discussions. Interesting and unusual images are an advantage in the evaluation process. If the patient's identity is revealed in patient-identifying images, the patient's consent for sharing the image must be obtained. Please see Table 1 for word count and specifications.
Letters to the Editor: This type of article discusses important parts, overlooked aspects, or missing parts of a previously published article. Articles on topics that may attract the attention of the journal, especially educational topics, can be submitted as Letters to the Editor. Readers can also submit their comments on published articles as Letters to the Editor. Abstracts, Keywords and Tables, Figures, Images, and other media should not be included. The text should not contain subheadings. Please see Table 1 for word count and specifications.
Disclaimer
Mevlana Medical Sciences Journal is an independent and quarterly scientific journal. It is printed free of charge. The opinions expressed in the journal may not reflect the sponsoring pharmaceutical companies' published literature. Mentioning a company in the magazine is not a reason for an offer or solicitation.
Evaluation After the Reviewer Report
Authors should itemize the issues requested to be corrected in the reviewer report write them as a response in the response section allocated to them and upload them as an additional file from www.mevlanamedsci.org
They should also make the necessary changes in the article and resubmit them online by specifying them in the article (by coloring).
Final Check
1. The copyright transfer and issues to be notified about the authors form has been filled out and signed as required,
2. The required number of words has not been exceeded in the abstract article and case report
3. A sufficient number of keywords have been added,
4. The title has been written in Turkish and English,
5. The references have been written by the rules,
6. All abbreviations in tables, pictures, and figures must be explained.
Online Uploading Steps
On the https://www.mevlanamedsci.org page;
1. Article type *
2. Turkish and English title *
3. Short title *
4. Turkish and English abstract *
5. Turkish and English keywords *
6. Required sections to be uploaded (cover letter, word article file, cover page, copyright form, and additional files (images, figures, and tables) should be completed in 5 steps.
Journal Owner
Necmettin Erbakan University
Editor-in-Chief
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Giray Sönmez
Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine
Department of Urology, Konya
E-mail:
editor@mevlanamedsci.org
Editor-in-Chief Assistant
İlkay Kurt
E-mail:
ilkaykurt@mevlanamedsci.org
