The Journal of Breast Health accepts .research articles., .case reports., .reviews. and .technical reports. on the condition that they have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. All articles undergo evaluation by the editors for style and by at least two independent referees scientifically. The language of scientific papers can be either Turkish or English.
Preparation of Manuscripts
All articles should include the following parts:
The title should express the content of the article clearly.
Names and affiliations of the authors should not be stated in the main document. This information will be added in the submission process. All authors are expected to have contributed to the article. All authors will be identified by their initials and last names. At least one author should take the responsibility for all parts of the manuscript that influence the main conclusion. The first author will be held .responsible for conclusions. unless otherwise stated. All authors should sign a COPYRIGHT FORM and send it to the postal address of the journal for acceptance of the manuscript.
Abstract: All manuscripts in Turkish or English should include a Turkish .and. English abstract containing no less than 100 and no more than 250 words. The English summary should also include the title of the article in English. Summaries must include the aim, basic methods and applications, results, statistical significance and conclusions. Please write the research abstracts in the systematic format presented below. Case report, review and technical article abstracts can be submitted in plain format.
The text of research articles should be divided into .Introduction., .Materials and Methods., .Results., .Discussion and Conclusions. and .References.. Case reports, reviews and technical reports can be divided into parts as appropriate.
Introduction: The aim of the article should be clearly stated and briefly justified.
Materials and Methods: Please state the selection criteria of the study group and objects clearly. Methods used in the research should include reproducible detailed definitions. References must be given for specific and known methods and the reason for the selection of a specific method and its limitations must be explained. Generic names, doses and administration routes for all drugs and chemical agents must be indicated. The statistical methods used should be clearly stated and should be reproducible by others. Sampling methods and treatment complications should be defined; numbers as well as percentages should be given and the software used for statistical analysis should be included. At the time of submission, you are expected to present the ethical committee approval for experimental research in humans. Please do not use items displaying identities such as names, initials, and protocol numbers of patients and hospital names, particularly in the legends of photographs.
Results: The results of the research must be presented in the text, in tables or figures in a reasonable sequential manner. Results presented in tables and figures should not be repeated in the text; only the major findings can be underscored.
Discussion and Conclusions: Only novel and significant conclusions drawn from the data obtained in the study should be discussed. Conclusions must be associated with the aims. Please avoid stating conclusions unsupported by the study data or presenting imprecise results.
References: References cited in the text, tables and figures must be identified with arabic numbers placed in parenthesis (1,2,3..). Please number references in order of appearance. References should include the names of all authors; abbreviations such as .et.al.. or .ve ark.. should not be used. The Index Medicus abbreviation of the journal title must be used. Accepted but unpublished references can be cited by adding the expression of (in print) at the end of the reference. Online resources are welcome in case they are scientific manuscripts. Accuracy of references is the responsibility of the authors.
References included in Pubmed indexes should be identified by adding the Pubmed number at the end of the reference so that the abstract of the relevant source can be accessible. PubMed internet search will give this number. Entering the names of the first three authors is usually sufficient to search for a reference; if you cannot achieve a result with such a search, you may enter the full title of the reference. You must add the Pubmed number indicated as PMID=xxxxxxx under the abstract, in parenthesis at the end of the reference.
Samples
Article
Little FB, Koufman JA, Kohut RI, Marshall RB. Effect of gastric acid on the pathogenesis of subglottic stenosis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1985; 94:516-519. (PMID: 4051410)
Chapter of a Book
Shires GT, Thal ER, Jones RC, Shires GT III, Perry MO. Trauma. In: Schwartz SI, ed. Principles of Surgery, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994:175-224.
Book
Kellman RM, Marentette LJ. Atlas of Craniomaxillofacial Fixation. New York: Raven Press, 1995.
Internet Resources
Shahinian HK, Suh RH, Jarrahy R. Combined infratemporal fossa and transfacial approach to excising massive tumors. Online ENT-Ear, Nose & Throat Journal Archives 1999.
Tables: Tables should be identified with Arabic numbers (1,2,3,.) in the order mentioned in the text. Please include a legend for each table. Tables must also include information indicating statistical significance such as standard deviation, standard error of means and p-value. The tables should be mentioned in the text.
Photographs, Illustrations and Graphics: Photographs, illustrations and graphics to be submitted electronically should be no more than 800 pixels wide, 600 pixels long, at least 200 pixels wide and 150 pixels long. Photographs should be sent in the highest quality JPEG format with a minimum compression factor, and illustrations with a fixed color tint should be sent in the GIF format. Editors may decide to minimize photographs and illustrations or change their resolution as required by the page format.
Video clips: Video images should be in the MPEG format, 240 pixels wide and 172 pixels high.
Measures: All measures must be expressed in metric units.
Abbreviations and Symbols: Please use only the accepted standard abbreviations and avoid using abbreviations in the title and abstract. Abbreviations should be defined in the text where they are first mentioned.
Acknowledgements: Authors may write a short note of acknowledgment to persons or institutions, which have contributed to the preparation of the manuscript, made methodological contributions, supplied materials or given financial support.
Ethics: Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental studies on human subjects must include a statement that informed consent was obtained after the nature of the procedure(s) had been fully explained. Manuscripts describing investigations in animals must clearly indicate the steps taken to eliminate pain and suffering. Authors are advised to comply with internationally accepted guidelines, stating such compliance in their manuscripts and to include the approval by the local institutional human research committee.
