1. GENERAL INFORMATION
- It is required that the studies submitted to publish not be published anywhere before or under the revision of any journal for publication.
- If there are any quoted writings, tables, pictures etc. in the article, the writer of the article must get the permission of the owner and the writer of the right of publication and cite that in the article.
- Writings which were presented in the scientific meetings are evaluated on the condition that it is proclaimed.
In Turkish articles, Turkish dictionary of Turkish Language Association or http://www.tdk.org.tr its web address and also Turkish Medical Association’s’ glossary related to their own field must be used as base.
- The way how sample width is stated, how sampling is done and which biostatistical methods and principles are used in data analysis must be given under the title of “Statistical Analysis” at the end of the “MATERIALS AND METHODS”.
2. SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITY
• All the writers must directly contribute academically-scientifically in the scientific writing which is submitted.
• The writer who is in touch with the journal is responsible for the last version of the writing in the name of all the writers.
3. ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Compliance with The Principles of Helsinki Declaration must be required in all the studies including “human” factor. In this kind of studies, writers are supposed to state in the “MATERIALS AND METHODS” part that they did the study in compliance with the principles and have taken the informed consent of the ethical councils and the other people participating the study.

• If “Animal” factor is used in the study, writers are supposed to state in the “MATERIALS AND METHODS” part that they have protected the animal right according to the principles of Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and they have taken ethics committee approval.

• In case reports, patient’s informed consent must be taken regardless of the patient’s identity.
• If there is a direct/indirect commercial connection or an institution sponsoring in the article, writers must state that they have no commercial relationship with the commercial product, medicine, company etc. and if any, what kind of a relationship they have (consultant, other agreements).
• If it is necessary that “ethics committee approval” be taken, writers must declare that they have taken the ethics committee approval in the “Materials and Methods” part.
4. RIGHT OF PUBLICATION/COPYRIGHT
• Our journal belongs to copyrights of all the writings accepted to publish in our journal. Writers are responsible for the ideas and suggestions in their writings.
• For each article, writers must fill in “JOURNAL OF KASTAMONU UNİVERSİTY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCİENCES JOURNAL FORM OF COPYRIGHT TRANSFER” and submit the journal with the article.
5. TYPES OF WRITING
• The publishing language in Turkish and English.
• The types of the writing to submit the journals must be in the categories below and be prepared in the defined patterns.
a) Original Research: Prospective, retrospective and all kinds of experimental studies.
The Pattern
• Abstract (About 200-250 words, Turkish and English)
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Findings
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement
• References
b) Review: It must be written by the direct or invitee writers. It can be prepared according to the latest medical literature for every kind of medical subject. Published materials related to the subject must be preferred.
The Pattern
• Abstract (About 200-250 words, Turkish and English)
• Headings related to the subject
• References
c) Case report: They are articles seen rarely and differing in diagnose and therapy. They must be supported by enough photos and/or schemas.
The Pattern
• Abstract (About 100-150 words, Turkish and English)
• Introduction
• Case Report
• Discussion
• References

PREPARING THE PAPER:

1. Microsoft Word ® is the preferred file type.
2. Texts must be leaned on both sides aligned and have 1  line spacing, 12-point font size and “Times New Roman” font style. The required margins are 2,5 cm above, left, right and below. Page number must be added to upper right corner of all pages.
3. Authors must state that the paper is not submitted for publication elsewhere and what is the category of the paper in the editorial board page. If there are support from other people and organizations, it should be stated with explaining what their relation to the authors is.
4. Cover page must include paper’s heading (Turkish and English), authors’ names, academic titles and affiliated institutions, also corresponding author should be stated with an address, relevant phone and fax numbers, and an email address. For the conference papers which have been previously presented; conference title, date and place must be stated.
5. Turkish papers must include abstract and extended abstract  in English. Abstract should not exceed 250 words. Extended abstracts should at least 500 words for research articles, 300 words for reviews and 250 words for case reports.

KEYWORDS:
Careful selection of keywords will make researchers to find a published paper. While selecting keywords, their representation, number and relation to standardized terminology should be considered as it is very important for a paper to be referred and to promote science.
a) At least 2 words, in Turkish and English
b) There must be semicolons (;) between keywords.
c) Keywords in English must be written according to “Medical Subject Headings (MESH)”. For the selection of keywords, related words under the subjects can be decided from the following link. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
d) Keywords in Turkish must be written according to Turkish Science Terminology (Türkiye Bilim Terimleri) (http://www.bilimterimleri.com).
• ABBREVIATIONS:
For the first reference to a term, the term should be used in full with the abbreviation included in brackets. For the remainder of the text the abbreviation should be used. “Scientific style and format: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers” can be used for international use of abbreviations.
• FIGURES, PICTURES, TABLES AND GRAPHICS:
1. Quality and contrast of Figures/Pictures/Photographs must be fine enough for the details. (.tif, .png, .jpg or .gif as a file format and approximately 500x400 pixels, 8 cm width and 300 dpi resolution), they must be uploaded to the system in a separate file while submitting the paper.
2. In-text citation of figures, pictures, tables and graphics statements as (Table 1), (Figure 1) must be used in related sentences.
3. All tables with headings must be placed in a new page after references.
4. Headings of tables must be above the table, first letters capitalized (e.g. Table 1). If there are abbreviations or symbols in the table, they must be explained under it in 8 points.
5. Under headings of Figures/Pictures/Photographs must be in a new page after the page for tables written in an order and including explanation of abbreviations in brackets.
6. Figures, pictures, tables and graphics which have been published before must have written permission that will be stated in brackets in the explanation of figures, pictures, tables and graphics.

• ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Any conflict of interest, financial support, donation and other editorial support (English/Turkish evaluation) or technical support must be stated at the end of the paper.
• Other citations in text must be written with double-quote. There should not be double-quote in double-quote.
• A citation from a journal or a book must be used with double-quote in the paper with its heading.
• Technical term must be italic for the first time, then normal writing style must be used.
• Abbreviations must be in brackets for the first time, then normal writing style must be used.
• Citation from a website which does not have page number must include paragraph number. For example: (Dursun, 2009, Parag. 10).