Author’s may send their articles which are prepared in accordance with the below stated publishing and editorial principles, together with the “article presentation form” via e-mail to the provided addresses. Providing the permissions of the authors (the main author or the rightful publishing house) is obligatory for the translated texts and articles as well. The articles which are sent to their authors for further improvement and/or proofreading following the preliminary reviews and referee evaluations, should be edited accordingly and delivered back to the journal in one month at the latest. On the other hand, the articles which are found to be conflicting with this guideline, will be returned to their authors for further proofreading and will not be issued.
General Rules
Title Page: A separate title page should be uploaded to the system with all articles. Title page should include:
-Makalenin İngilizce ve Türkçe tam başlığını ve 50 karakteri geçmeyen İngilizce ve Türkçe kısa başlığını içermelidir (Başlıklarda kısaltma kullanılmaması önerilmektedir).
-Finansal kaynak, Çıkar Çatışması ve Teşekkür başlıkları Title Page sayfasında yazılmalıdır.
– Author Information: ORCID IDs, affiliated institution and e-mail address information of all authors should be specified.
- The phone number and address information of the corresponding author should also be specified.
–Conflict of interest: Böyle bir durum söz konusu değilse; ‘Bu makale yazarlarından hiçbirinin makalede bahsi geçen konu veya malzemeyle ilgili herhangi bir ilişkisi, bağlantısı veya parasal çıkar durumu söz konusu değildir’. Aksi takdirde çıkar/ilişki durumu beyan edilmelidir. Örnek: ‘A adlı yazar X şirketinde hisse sahibidir, B adlı yazar, makalede bahsi geçen malzemenin üreticisine rakip Y şirketinden, son 2 yıl içerisinde, danışmanlık ücreti almıştır’ vb.
-Yüklenen her dosya; dosya türü ile eşleşen dosya isimleri ile yüklenmelidir. (Örn: Seçilen dosya türü Abstract – Yüklenen dosya adı: Abstract).
Summary/Abstract Section
– Özet/Abstract Bölümü Türkçe ve İngilizce kısa başlıklar ve ana başlıkları içermelidir.
– Özet/Abstract bölümü, ana metin dosyasının içerisinde sisteme yüklenmelidir.
- The article should contain Turkish abstract and English abstract sections. In addition, the article should have both Turkish and English titles.
- The number of words for English and Turkish abstracts should be 250 words at most.
- Keywords should be in alphabetical order and their number should be between 3-5. Keyword selection should be based on Medical Subject Headings (MESH; www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html ) and Turkish Science Terms (TBT; http://www.bilimterimleri.com ).
Language of the Article: English and Turkish.
Font: Times New Roman; Ana Metin 11 punto, Referanslar 10 punto, Resim açıklamaları 8 punto , Tablolarda: Üst Satır 10 punto, alt içerik 9 punto, tablo ismi 8 punto olacak şekilde yazılmalıdır. Satır Aralığı 1.15 olmalıdır.
Page structure: There should be 2.5 cm margins from all sides in the text writing area.
Line Numbering: Except for the Summary/Abstract section, the line number of all lines of the text should be specified.
Abbreviations: In the first place of the word in the text, the abbreviation should be given in parentheses and the abbreviation should be used in the rest of the text.
Figures and Paintings: All figures and paintings must be uploaded as a separate file. In original research, the number of tables and figures should not exceed 8 in total.
-Tüm Tabloların açıklamaları tablo üzerinde, resimlerin açıklamaları ise resimlerin altında yazılmalıdır.
-Tabloların formu çizgisiz, ana başlıklar sütün başında veriler ise satırda olacak şekilde dikey olarak yönlendirilmeli, sadece ana başlıklar ile veriler arasında satır çizgisi bulunmalıdır. İlgili örneklere geçmiş sayılarımızdan ulaşabilirsiniz.
-Tablolar üzerinde değişiklik yapılabilecek şekilde tablo halinde yüklenmeli, JPEG veya resim şeklinde yüklenmemelidir.
-Tam Metin içerisine yerleştirilmiş tablo, figür ve resimler ayrı bir dosya olarak da sisteme yüklenmelidir.
Representation of references in the text: It should be placed after the punctuation mark at the end of the sentence as Superscript.
Bibliography Format: Must be in Vancouver style.
For the Article: Author surname, initials, title of the article, abbreviation of the journal name, year, volume, issue, page, DOI.
Example: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis: the PRISMA statement. Ann Intern Med 2009;151(4):264-9, W64.
For the Book: Editor, book title, edition number, publisher, year.
Example: Arens AA. Auditing in Australia : an integrated approach. 5th ed. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia; 2002.
Book Chapter: Author names, book title, edition number, publishing house, publication year, chapter number and title, Page number.
Example: Thomas, G. Medicinal Chemistry. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley; 2007. Chapter 8.2, The chemical nature of the binding of ligands to receptors; p.252-54.
Thesis: Author's name, Thesis title, City, Institution, Year.
Example: Evans PR. Motor and sensory function of the upper digestive tract in health and in irritable bowel syndrome [Ph.D Thesis]. Sydney, NSW: University of Sydney; 1998.
Original studies presented at scientific meetings are evaluated, provided that they are stated.
TYPES OF ARTICLES
1) Original Research Article: Clinical and experimental studies are evaluated in this category.
Summary Section; It should include the headings of “Purpose”, “Materials and Methods”, “Results”, “Conclusion” and “Keywords”.
Abstract Section; It should include “Objectives”, “Materials and Methods”, “Results”, “Conclusion” and “Keywords” headings.
Turkish article; It should include “Introduction”, “Material and Methods”, “Results”, “Discussion”, “Conclusion” and “Keywords” headings.
English article; It should include “Introduction”, “Materials and Methods”, “Results”, “Discussion” “Conclusion” and “Keywords” headings.
Pictures and Picture Captions: Pictures, graphics and photographs (in TIFF or JPEG format) must be uploaded to the system as separate files. Images must have a minimum resolution of 300DPI. All submitted images must have a clear resolution and a large size (minimum dimensions 100x100 mm) to avoid disruptions in the evaluation process. Explanations should be added under figures, pictures, tables and graphics.
Table: Tables must be loaded in editable table format. It is recommended not to use vertical lines in the table.
Similarity Report: Similarity report should be uploaded as a separate file. The similarity should be at most 15%.
Ethics Committee Document: Ethics committee approval documents must be uploaded in original research articles. For studies that do not require ethics committee approval, it should be stated why an ethics committee is not required.
Patient Consent Form: The patient's voluntary consent form must be uploaded for case reports.
Conflict of Interest Form: Aydın Dental Journal; requests and encourages authors and individuals involved in the evaluation process of submitted articles to declare any existing or potential conflicts of interest, including financial, institutional and other relationships that may lead to potential conflicts of interest or bias. Any financial support or other support received from an individual or institution for a study should be declared to the Editorial Board and the Conflict of Interest Form on the journal website should be signed by all authors in order to declare potential conflicts of interest. Cases of potential conflicts of interest with editors, authors, and reviewers are resolved by the journal's Editorial Board under the COPE and ICMJE guidelines.
Ethics Committee Permission: For research articles, the ethics committee permission file should be uploaded and the ethics number and institution should be included in the Materials and Methods section.
Informed Consent Form: In case reports, the patient's/signed informed consent form should be uploaded and the statement that the patient's consent was obtained should be included in the Materials and Methods section.
