Manuscript Submission Overview

Types of Publications

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine requires authors to report all relevant experimental controls and, where possible, to make full datasets available (please also see the guidelines on Supplementary Materials and references to unpublished data).

Manuscripts submitted to Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine must not have been published previously and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine adopts the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication” standards prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Authors are advised to follow the CONSORT guidelines for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, STARD for diagnostic/prognostic studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, ARRIVE for preclinical studies involving experimental animals, TREND for non-randomized behavioral and community health interventional studies, and CARE guidelines for case reports. These reporting guidelines are available on the EQUATOR Network and on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) “Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives” website.

The main article types and their requirements are listed below:

• Research Articles: These are original research manuscripts. The work should provide a substantial amount of new information. Full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. The structure should include a structured abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion(s) (if applicable), Acknowledgements (if applicable), and References. The abstract should be structured as follows: Objective(s), Methods, Results, and Conclusion(s). The length of the article should not exceed 3,750 words (250 words for the abstract and 3,500 words for the main text), excluding references, figures, and tables. Up to 45 references may be included.
• Case Reports: These should contain a non-structured abstract and three to five keywords in both Turkish and English, followed by Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, Conclusion(s) (if applicable), Acknowledgements (if applicable), and References. The total length should not exceed 1,650 words (150 words for the abstract and 1,500 words for the main text), excluding references, figures, and tables. Case reports should ideally be accompanied by relevant figures documenting the findings. Up to 20 references may be included. Informed consent must be obtained from the patient(s), and the Journal reserves the right to request the original signed consent forms.
• Review Articles: These manuscripts are considered only upon invitation by the Editorial Board. Reviews should critically assess the current state of knowledge in the field. A non-structured abstract in both Turkish and English is required. The total length should not exceed 5,250 words (250 words for the abstract and 5,000 words for the main text), excluding references, figures, and tables. Up to 100 references may be included.
• Letters to the Editor: Letters should be fewer than 750 words. No abstract is required. Three to five keywords in both Turkish and English should be provided. Up to 5 references may be included. If the letter discusses an article published in Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine, it should be submitted within 4 months of the publication of the original article. Letters to the Editor are also subject to peer review.
• Insights and Images: Submissions to this section should consist of high-quality clinical photographs, radiologic images, or surgical images that provide insight into the diagnosis, pathophysiology, or management of a clinical problem. The accompanying text should include a concise clinical vignette or description and a brief discussion highlighting the most relevant information, such as differential diagnosis, management, pathophysiology, or genetic basis. A non-structured abstract in both Turkish and English is required. The total length should not exceed 1,750 words (250 words for the abstract and 1,500 words for the main text), excluding references, figures, and tables. Up to 20 references may be included. Informed consent must be obtained from the patient(s), and the Journal reserves the right to request the original signed consent forms.

Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted through the online submission system.

The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript throughout the submission and peer review process. The submitting author must ensure that all eligible co-authors have been included in the author list and that all authors have read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript.

To submit a manuscript, authors must register and log in to the submission website. Co-authors may also view the manuscript details in the submission system if they register and log in using the e-mail address provided during submission.

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine follows a double-blind peer review process. This means that the identity of the authors remains anonymous to reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the authors to anonymize the manuscript and all associated materials. Author names, affiliations, and any potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and accompanying files, including figures and supplementary material. Authors should also avoid citing their own work in a way that could reveal their identity.

Although not mandatory, the Editorial Board welcomes reviewer suggestions from authors for experts in the relevant field. Authors may also request the exclusion of specific reviewers. The names of proposed and excluded reviewers should be entered in the submission system, not in the cover letter.

All manuscripts are evaluated by the Editorial Board for their relevance to the scope of the Journal and compliance with the author guidelines. Editors may reject the manuscript or return it to the author(s) for correction before sending it for peer review.

Revisions

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine is a double-blind journal, and manuscripts are sent to at least two expert reviewers in the relevant field. The Journal aims to inform the author(s) of the evaluation result within 6–8 weeks after submission. Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the Editor may request revisions.

Revisions should be completed within 30 days. If the revised version is not submitted within this period, the manuscript may be considered a new submission.

When a manuscript enters the revision stage, authors will be asked to format it according to the Journal guidelines. When submitting a revised version, the author must provide a detailed “Response to Reviewers” document explaining, point by point, how each reviewer comment has been addressed and where the relevant changes can be found in the manuscript. A clean copy of the revised main document must also be submitted. Authors are expected to reflect all changes made in the manuscript and its components in the response letter as well.

Revised manuscripts must be submitted within 30 days from the date of the decision letter. If additional time is needed, the submitting author(s) should request an extension before the initial 30-day period expires.

The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection is communicated to the author by the Editor. All authors are deemed to accept editorial corrections, provided that these do not alter the essential meaning of the text.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Research and Publication Ethics

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine publishes articles that comply with ethical and scientific standards. The Editorial Board screens all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism and duplicate publication. If an ethical issue is identified, the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are followed.

For clinical research, approval from the relevant Ethics Committee must be obtained in accordance with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. For studies involving experimental animals, the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals should be followed.

In the preparation of case reports, patient privacy must be protected. Identifying information, photographs, hospital registration numbers, and dates should not be used. Informed consent must be obtained for case reports.

Information on ethics committee approval and informed consent should be provided in the Methods section of the main text.

For experimental animal studies, procedures undertaken to minimize pain and discomfort should be clearly described in the text.

Copyright and Authorship

All local and international publication rights of manuscripts submitted to Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine are transferred to the Journal through the “DEHM Assignment Form” available under the Forms section of the website. A wet signature is not required; electronic signatures created through Adobe Acrobat are also accepted.

The contribution of each author must be clearly stated on the form. After submission, author names cannot be added or removed, nor can the order of authors be changed. The Journal’s policies in this regard are consistent with the rules of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Council of Science Editors (CSE).

A manuscript will not be published unless the authors confirm that the article is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration elsewhere in either print or electronic form. The DEHM Assignment Form must be signed and dated by all authors and submitted together with the manuscript.

If a manuscript contains previously published images or text, it is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission from the copyright holders. The author must provide the original written permission for all copyrighted material used in the manuscript.

Conflict of Interest

All authors and reviewers must disclose any conflict of interest, including financial, personal, political, or academic relationships that could potentially affect their judgment.

Financial Disclosure

General institutional support for an author’s time should be distinguished from direct funding of the work. The “DEHM Assignment Form” must be completed and uploaded by the corresponding author at the time of submission for disclosure purposes. An example of an appropriate funding statement is: “This study was funded by A; Dr. F’s time on the work was supported by B.”

Acknowledgement Permission

Authors should inform the Editor of all forms of support, including financial support, donations, or commercial relationships received from public or private institutions related to the research, and these should be stated in the Acknowledgements section.

Plagiarism

Authors are not permitted to use verbatim text from previously published papers or manuscripts submitted elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts may be checked for similarity using iThenticate or Turnitin. Depending on the extent of overlap, authors may be asked to rephrase copied text or present it as direct quotation with appropriate references. COPE flowcharts and guidelines are followed in cases of plagiarism.

Data Fabrication and Falsification

Falsification is the manipulation, omission, or alteration of research materials, data, or processes such that the research results are no longer accurately represented. Fabrication is the invention of data or results and reporting them as genuine. Both are serious forms of scientific misconduct and are strictly prohibited.

All articles must be based on original data. In cases involving fabricated or falsified data, COPE flowcharts and guidelines are followed.

Researchers performing randomized controlled trials or clinical studies are advised to retain their original data. The Journal reserves the right to request raw data even after publication.

Image Manipulation

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine encourages authors to submit original images. No specific feature within an image may be enhanced, obscured, moved, removed, or introduced. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable only if they are applied to the entire image and do not misrepresent any information present in the original image, including the background.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Manuscript Preparation

Accepted Formats

During the preliminary evaluation, manuscripts are checked for compliance with the Journal’s formatting and writing rules. Manuscripts that do not conform to spelling, referencing, or bibliography requirements may be returned to the authors for correction and resubmission.

Articles should be prepared in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes should be written in 9-point font with single line spacing.

Manuscript pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the abstract page.

Abbreviations should be standard and used only when necessary, with the full term provided at first mention. Abbreviations should be avoided in the title and abstract.

Footnotes should be indicated with numbers and placed at the bottom of the page.

Headings

• The main title of the article should be in uppercase letters and bold.
• Subheadings should be in bold, with only the first letter capitalized.
• Section headings should be in italics, with only the first letter capitalized.
• All headings should be left-justified and unnumbered.

Paragraphs should be consecutive and indented by one tab.

Short quotations should appear within double quotation marks in the text. Quotations of 40 words or more should be presented as indented block quotations. In all quotations, the font style and size of the main text should be used; block quotations should be single-spaced.

Single-digit numbers should be written out in words; larger numbers should be given as numerals.

Dates should be expressed numerically.

Explanatory notes in the text should be provided as footnotes rather than endnotes.

The Editorial Office reserves the right to edit submitted manuscripts to ensure conformity with the Journal’s style. In all cases, the authors remain responsible for the published content.

All submitted manuscripts must be spell-checked and grammar-checked. Manuscripts should be written in correct English. Either American or British English is acceptable, but the use of both varieties within the same manuscript is not permitted. If a manuscript under consideration contains major grammatical or spelling errors, the Editor may require the author(s) to obtain professional English language editing and provide a valid certificate.

Cover Letter

A cover letter must accompany all submissions. It may be used to emphasize the importance of the study and its contribution to the existing literature.

Any previous submission of the manuscript to Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine must be disclosed. If applicable, authors are strongly encouraged to provide the previous manuscript ID in the submission system to facilitate processing.

All cover letters must include the following statements:

1. We confirm that neither the manuscript nor any part of its content is currently under consideration for publication by another journal or has been published previously.
2. All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine.
3. In the event of acceptance, copyright will be transferred to Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine.

The names of proposed and excluded reviewers should be entered in the submission system, not in the cover letter.

Potential Reviewers

To facilitate a prompt and fair review process, authors are encouraged to enter the names, departments, institutions, and e-mail addresses of up to 5 potential reviewers in the Notes to Editor section. Institutional e-mail addresses should be used rather than personal accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail. Potential reviewers must have appropriate expertise, must not be from the authors’ institution(s), and must have no known conflict of interest. It is recommended that at least one of the suggested reviewers be from outside the country. The final choice of reviewers remains at the discretion of the Editors.

Title Page

A separate Title Page should be submitted and must include the following:

1. A concise and informative title of the article in Turkish and English
2. A running title of no more than 45 characters (including spaces) in Turkish and English
3. The name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s)
4. The complete mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author
5. The 16-digit ORCID of the author(s), if available
6. Any conflict of interest and sources of funding under the heading “Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding:”. If there are none, this should be explicitly stated.
7. All forms of support under the heading “Acknowledgements:”. If there are none, this should be explicitly stated.

Author Affiliation: All authors should list their current affiliation as well as the affiliation where most of the research was conducted. The affiliation where the majority of the work was performed or supported should preferably be listed as the primary affiliation. Accurate author names and affiliations are essential, as incorrect information may lead to improper attribution, incorrect citation, and problems related to promotion or funding. After publication, changes to an author’s address or affiliation may not be permitted.

Independent Researcher: If one or more authors are not currently affiliated with a university, institution, or company, and were not affiliated during the development of the manuscript, they should list themselves as an “Independent Researcher.”

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should be structured for Research Articles and should include the objective, methods, results, and conclusion(s). Case Reports, Review Articles, and Insights and Images should include a single-paragraph, non-structured abstract. Letters to the Editor do not require an abstract. All abstracts, whether structured or unstructured, must be provided in both Turkish and English. Abbreviations should preferably be avoided in the abstract. This page should be numbered as page 1.

Keywords are used for indexing purposes. Each article should include three to five keywords in both Turkish and English. English keywords should be selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

Introduction

The Introduction should provide a brief background to previous studies and identify possible gaps in the literature. The purpose of the study, its relevance in the literature, and the research question should be clearly stated.

Materials and Methods

The conduct of the research, methods used, and data collection techniques should be described in sufficient detail, including controls and inclusion/exclusion criteria, and may be divided into subsections when appropriate. Repetition of standard techniques should be avoided. The software used for statistical analyses and the exact analytical methods should be specified. Authors who used AI technologies in the conduct of the study should describe the relevant use in sufficient detail to allow replication, including the tool used, its version, and prompts where applicable.

Information regarding ethics committee approval and informed consent should be included in the Methods section of the main text.

Results

The results should be presented clearly on the basis of the authors’ own findings and supported by tables and figures where appropriate. The results should be organized according to importance.

Discussion

The Discussion should interpret the findings in light of the available literature. It should emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that arise from them. Possible mechanisms or explanations for the findings should be explored, as should the limitations, drawbacks, or shortcomings of the study and the implications of the findings for future research or clinical practice.

Conclusion(s)

The Conclusion(s) should state the main result(s) of the study and the recommendation(s) reached by the author(s). These should be derived directly from the present study and should not restate the results of other studies.

Tables and Figures

Tables, figures, and graphics must be cited in the order in which they appear in the text, using Arabic numerals (e.g., Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2).

Tables: Tables should be simple and should not duplicate information already presented in the text. They should be uploaded as a separate file. A descriptive title should be provided for each table, and the title should appear above the table. Abbreviations used in tables should be defined in footnotes, even if they are also defined in the main text. The font for table footnotes should be Times New Roman, size 10. Tables should be created using the “Insert Table” function of the word-processing software.

Figures: Figures and figure legends should be submitted separately from the main manuscript. Each figure should have its own legend and description. Figure legends should be typed on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. If there are figure subunits, they should not be merged into a single image. Subunits should be labeled as a, b, c, etc., but these labels should not appear on the figure itself. As with the rest of the submission, figures must be anonymized. Any information that may indicate the institution or the patient should be removed. Markings such as arrows and circles may be used to indicate relevant areas in pathology figures and radiographs.

Radiographic films, scans, and other diagnostic images, as well as photographs of pathological specimens or photomicrographs, should be submitted in high-resolution JPEG or TIFF format at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Line art (such as forest plots and graphs) should be submitted in TIFF or PNG format at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.

Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials such as movie clips and questionnaires may be submitted in any format; however, the use of common, non-proprietary formats is recommended whenever possible.

Acknowledgement

If there are technical, general, financial, or material contributions that do not justify authorship, they may be acknowledged at the end of the text before the References section. The use of AI for writing assistance should also be disclosed in the Acknowledgement section.

References

References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are cited in the main text and should follow Vancouver style. Alphabetical order is not required. References should be cited in parentheses at the end of the relevant sentence. There should be no inconsistency between the reference list and the citations in the text. The author(s) are responsible for the accuracy of all references. All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the text. Journal title abbreviations should follow Index Medicus. Journal titles not indexed in Index Medicus should be written in full.

For references with more than six authors, list the first six authors followed by “et al.”

The number of references should preferably not exceed 45 for research articles, 100 for reviews, 20 for case reports, and 5 for Letters to the Editor.

References should be formatted as in the examples below:

Journal Article: Pugazhennthi S, Khandelwai RL. Insulin-like effects of vanadate on hepatic glycogen metabolism in nondiabetic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes 1990;39:821-827.

Journal Article in Electronic Form: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 1995 Jan-Mar [cited 1996 Jun 5];1(1):[24 screens]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

Monograph in Electronic Form: CDI, clinical dermatology illustrated [monograph on CD-ROM]. Reeves JRT, Maibach H. CMEA Multimedia Group, producers. 2nd ed. Version 2.0. San Diego: CMEA; 1995.

Complete Book: Ravel R. Clinical Laboratory Medicine. 4th ed. Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers Inc; 1984. p. 265-281.

Turkish Book: Yazıcı O. İki uçlu duygudurum bozuklukları ve diğer duygudurum bozuklukları. In: Güleç C, Köroğlu E, editors. Psikiyatri Temel Kitabı I. Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği; 1997. p. 429-448.

Compilation Book: Elevitch FR, Hicks GP. Microprocessors and computers in the clinical laboratory. In: Tietz NW, editor. Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1987. p. 254-265.

Chapter in a Book: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-478.

If the Author Is an Organization: The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Clinical exercise testing. Safety and performance guidelines. Med J Aust 1996;164:228.

If No Author Is Specified: Cancer in South Africa (editorial). S Afr Med J 1994;84:115.

Web Page: http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm (Accessed June 26, 2010).

Note: AI-generated material may not be cited as a primary source.

Correction of Errata

The Journal may publish an erratum when a factual error in a published item has been documented.

Journal Archiving

To ensure long-term digital preservation, all articles published in Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine are archived by DergiPark within ULAKBİM Dergi Sistemleri (UDS), a digital repository for scholarly publications.

Article Withdrawal

Authors have the right to withdraw their manuscript while it is in new submission status. If the manuscript has progressed to later stages or has received at least one reviewer report, the author may request withdrawal subject to editorial approval. If the Editor does not respond to the withdrawal request within 15 days, the manuscript will be withdrawn automatically.

During the production process, authors may only submit a withdrawal request, and the 15-day period does not apply. A withdrawal request card is also available in the Editor panel for tracking such requests.

For further information, please contact the Editorial Office.

Contact Information of the Editorial Office

Developments and Experiments in Health and Medicine Editorial Office

Address: Mithatpaşa Cad. No: 1606, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Office, 35340 İnciraltı-Balçova / İzmir, Türkiye

Phone: +90 232 4122290

Publication Coordinator: Müjde UZHAN

E-mail: dehm@deu.edu.tr

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