1. The language of the journal is Turkish and English. A Turkish "Abstract" and English "Abstract" should be given at the beginning of each publication.

2. A plain and understandable writing, language should be used in the text, scientific writing style should be adopted, unnecessary repetitions should be avoided and abbreviations should be defined in first using.

3. The "Copyright Transfer Agreement" must be signed by all authors and uploaded in the application. By signing this form, the authors hold the copyright of their work and acknowledge that if accepted for publication, the article will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License and will allow third parties.

4. The corresponding author is responsible for all correspondence.

5. The plagiarism report should also be uploaded. The similarity rate should not be more than 20%. There should not be more than 5% similarity from the same source.

6. Articles should include a statement that "Research and Publication Ethics" is complied with. In studies conducted on humans and animals directly or indirectly; It should be stated and documented that approval has been obtained from the relevant ethics committees. In case reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the submission. Necessary information about ethics committee applications can be accessed from the flow chart on ethical principles prepared by ULAKBİM TR Directory.

7. Article submission: Articles should be submitted from the DergiPark system.

8. ARTICLE TYPES

Original Research Paper: General format; title page, abstract and keywords (Turkish and English) are structured a text (Introduction, Material and Method, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion), sources, acknowledgments, tables and picture descriptions. The abstract cannot exceed 250 words.

Reviews: Reviews should be prepared for current, scientific subjects. Reviews should not exceed 3000 words, and review summaries should not exceed 250 words. There are no limitations for images, tables and resources. General format; The title page is structured as abstracts and keywords (in Turkish and English), text, references, thanks, tables and picture descriptions.

Case Report: Case reports should not exceed 2000 words and the abstract should not exceed 250 words. The informed consent form should be specified in the text. The general format is structured in the form of title page, abstract and keywords (in Turkish and English), text (introduction, case, discussion), references, thanks, tables and picture descriptions.

Letter to the Editor: We support letters that criticize printed articles objectively, constructively and educationally. If these letters are related to the articles published in the previous three months, they are evaluated. If appropriate, a copy is sent to the author of the article mentioned in the letter so that they can respond if they request it. More than five sources should not be used in the letters. These letters are published in one or two next issue 2 since the article is published. General format; title page, abstract and key words (in Turkish and English, but subtitles are not needed as in articles), text (should start as "Dear editor"), references, thank you, structured as a table or picture.

9. PREPARATION OF THE ARTICLE

Manuscripts should be written in "word for windows" program with two lines spacing and 12 point Times New Roman font. There must be 2.5 cm of space at the top, bottom and both sides of the page. All pages should be numbered sequentially. Abbreviations should not be used at the beginning of the title, abstract, table title, figure description and sentence. After the abbreviation is specified in the text section in parentheses, it can be used throughout the text. The article should not exceed 16 pages.

-Papers should be arranged in the following order (Title, Summary, Text, References, Tables and Figures), Tables and Figures should be printed on separate pages.

Title - Address page: Article name, English name of the article, author names (surname, full name), addresses responsible author, responsible author contact information (E-mail, telephone, full address) should be provided.

Main Text: Turkish and English title, Turkish and English abstract and continuation of the article (Introduction, Material and Method, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion).

Title: It should be short, clear, all capitals and suitable for writing. The article should have only Turkish and English titles. They should not have author names and addresses.

Abstract: Turkish articles should include Turkish and English abstracts. In English articles, a Turkish abstract is also required. The abstract should not exceed 250 words.

Keyword: 3-5 keywords should be given under the abstracts. Turkish key words "Turkey Science Terms (TBT)" What should be the appropriate (See. Http://www.bilimterimleri.co I).
English keywords should be given in accordance with "Medical Subject Headings (MESH)" (See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).

Main Text: It should consist of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, References.

Introduction: Too long general information and repetitions should be avoided. In the last part, the purpose or hypothesis must be stated.

Material and Method; study plan, applied analysis methods and statistical analysis should be included. Routinely applied and well-known methods should only be mentioned by citing the literature.

Results; Findings that are not included in the tables and figures should be included in the text, and for the findings in the tables and figures, reference should be made to the relevant tables and figures.

Discussion; The results obtained should be discussed with the current literature data available. In the last part of the discussion, the main conclusion of the article should be stated.

Sub-titles can be added to the Material and Method, Results and Discussion sections for easy understanding of the article. Abbreviations in the text should be followed by the pronunciation of the abbreviation after the reagent (eg for multiple sclerosis: MS, not MS).
SI (Systeme International) units should be used in manuscripts. There should not be a dot after the units (such as mg. / kg. ml.). All tables and figures should be cited in the text. The pages of the article should be numbered starting from the introduction page.

Before the references section, the following headings should be filled:

Acknowledgment: “Acknowledgements” should be given to the organization that financed the research or to the relevant persons for their various contributions, by specifying their institutions.ü

Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare whether or not there is a conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval: In studies that require ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included.

Author Contribution: Author contributions in the preparation of the study; The names of the authors (with initials) and the parts they contributed should be indicated.

10. REFERENCES

- In-text citation (https://www.endnote.com/style_download/apa-6th-sections/)

-Literature explanations in the text; should be arranged as (Collins, 2010), (Collins and Surabi, 2011), (Kayaalp et al., 2000) or Demir and Yıldız (2019) …… by giving the surname and date.

- If more than one source is to be cited, they should be separated by semicolons and sorted by year from oldest to newest.

-All the literature mentioned in the text, In the Reference section; Every literature given in the sources should be given in the text.

Single-authored works: Once the date is given, it is not written twice in the same paragraph. Ex: Vitamin supplementation in feeding programs............ (Yıldız, 2016), - Collins (2015) vitamin supplementation ............ in Collins' study…

Studies with two authors: When citing a study with two authors, the names of both authors are always given. Ex: The process starts with the official registration of hospitals ..... (Collins and Surabi, 2017) - In a study by Collins and Surabi (2015)...

Works with three or more authors; If a work with 3 or more authors is cited as a reference, only the surname of the first author is given and “et al.” is used in parentheses. 

- The article used in the references list;

This section should be created starting from a new page. The “Refernces” list should be arranged in alphabetical order using 1 line spacing and 12 points.
When writing the list of references, if the surnames are the same, the initials of the names are taken into account in the sources whose authors are known. In the sources belonging to the same author, the earliest published date is given first. However, if the same author has two works in the same year, the order is made in lowercase letters at the end of the date. - Collins A. (2004a). …… - Collins A. (2004b). …..

If the reference is an article with 1-5 authors; Author's Surname, Author's Initials (Year). Only the first letter of the first word of the article is capitalized, the rest is lowercase if not a proper noun. Journal title in italics and capitalization of the first letter of each word, Volume (Issue), Page Number Range. For example; Ozkan C, Karaca M. (2013). Treatment of ear scabies (Otodectes cynotis) in Van Cats with topical selamectin. Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 37(1), 269-272.

If the reference is an article with 6 or more authors; Author A (Surname, Initial), Author B, Author C, Author C, Author D, Author E et al. (The names of the first six authors are written, in articles with more names, the expression and friends are used after the six authors). Only the first letter of the first word of the article is capitalized, the rest is lowercase if not a proper noun. Journal title in italics and capitalization of the first letter of each word, Volume (Issue), Page Number Range. For example; Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer A, Schiding JK, et al. (2002). Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Research, 935(1), 40-46.

If the reference is an article in an e-journal; Author A (Surname, Initials) (Year). Article name. Name of the journal, doi: For example; Smith J.A. (2010). Citing advance online publication: A review. Journal of Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a45d7867

If the reference book is; Author A (Surname, Initials) (Year). Book Name. City, Publisher's name, (page range if applicable). For example; Saglam M, Aşti RN, Ozer A (2001). General Histology. Ankara, Sanal Printing.

Book with multiple editions; Author A (Surname, Initials) (Year). Book Name. Edition number, City: Name of publisher, (page range, if applicable). For example; Ozcan R (2003). Heart Diseases. 2nd Edition, Istanbul, Virtual Printing, 185-194.

Excerpt from the translated book: Author A (Surname, Initials) (Year). Book Name. (Translator's name). Edition number, City: Name of publisher, (page range, if applicable). For example; White DO, Fenner FJ (2000). Medical Virology. (Trans. MZ Doymaz). 2nd Edition, Istanbul, Nobel Publishing House.

Electronic version of the book: Author A (Year). Book Name. Access link. For example; Shotton A (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency [DX Reader version]. Retrieved from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp

Edited book; Author A (Ed.) (Year). Book Name. City, Publisher's name, page range. For example; Uzbek M (Ed.). (2005). Public Space. Istanbul, Hil.

If it is a chapter from the book: Author A (Surname, Initials) (Year). Book Name. Title of the book it is in, Edition number, City, Publisher's name, page range. For example; Emmerson IT (1989). Gout and renal disease. In: Massry SG, Glassock RJ (Editors). Textbook of Nephrology. 1st Edition, Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins , 756-760.

Publication in which the publisher and author are the institution; Institution name (Year). Book Name. City, page range. For example; Turkish Standards Institute (1984). Naming principles. Ankara.

If the reference web page is;

If the author and title are known; (Author's surname, year) in the text. In the source list; Author A (year). The title is written as the web address (Access Date:).

If the author and title are not clear;

For Turkish reference , it is written as (Anonymous, year) in the text. Anonymous (year) if the source is listed. Web address, (Access Date:) is written.

For the English source, it is written as (Anonymus, year) in the text. In the source list, Anonymous (year). Web address, (Access Date:) is written.

If more than one reference is used in this way, it should be listed as (Anonymous 1, Anonymous 2 ….). Non-commercial and official websites of governments, national and international scientific committees and organizations can be cited as a source by specifying the access date.

If the reference is the thesis: Author A (Year). Thesis title. Type of thesis, University, Institute, City. For example; Yellow E (2008). Culture, Identity and Politics: Interculturalism in Mardin. PhD Thesis, Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Ankara.

If the reference is a Paper in the Congress: Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year month). Name of the presentation, Name of the Scientific Meeting, City, country where the meeting took place. For example; Sampath C, Holbik M, Krenn L, Butterweck V (2015, 4-6 September). Anxiolytic effects of fractions obtained from Passiflora incarnata L. in the elevated plus-maze in mice. ILCA 2015 9th Annual Conference, Paris, France.

If the reference is in the congress book: Author's surname, Author's initials (Year, Month). The name of the presentation. (Book of Congress, page range). Name of Scientific Meeting, City, country where the meeting took place. For example; Göktepe N (2010, 24-25 May). Nurses' attitude towards productivity (Congress Book, 89]. 10. Hospital and Health Organizations Congress, Cyprus.

11. TABLES AND FIGURES

• The places where figures and tables are used in the text should be stated at the end of the relevant sentence.

• Pictures/photos must be colourful, contrast and clear enough to see details. In order to obtain clear printing, the figure, picture/photographs should be submitted separately to the journal as separate JPEG files (approximately 500x400 pixels, 8cm wide and 300 dpi scanned with a resolution).

• The abbreviations used should be stated in the explanation below the figures and tables.

• If previously printed figures and tables are used, written permission should be obtained and this permission should be stated in the explanation of figures and tables.

• Table titles should be written above the table, figure titles below the figure, with the first letters capitalized (Table 1 and Figure 1).

12. The prepress proof of the publication is sent to the corresponding author and is requested to be checked and returned to the journal within two (2) days.

13. Accepted and published articles can be accessed at (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/vansaglik).

14. The address (sagbil.dergi@yyu.edu.tr) can be used for all kinds of communication.