Author Guidelines

General Principles

  1. Submissions to this journal must fall into one of the following categories:
    • Case reports and small case series
    • Clinical trials
    • Observational studies
    • Review articles
    • Meta-analyses
    • Biomarker studies
  2. Submitted manuscripts must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and must not have been published previously in any other journal.
  3. The corresponding author is solely responsible for the accuracy of the content and data presented in the manuscript, as well as for upholding the rights of all authors and contributors involved in the research.
  4. In the initial review process, submitted manuscripts are assessed by the editorial team, including the journal officer, a statistical expert, the relevant section head, and the editor-in-chief. This preliminary evaluation ensures compliance with the journal’s basic publication standards. Manuscripts are also screened for plagiarism. Only those that pass this initial screening will be forwarded for peer review. This procedure accelerates decision-making, provides prompt feedback to authors, and helps reduce the workload of peer reviewers. The journal reserves the right to accept, reject, or make editorial and linguistic modifications to any submitted manuscript.
  5. All submitted studies must be conducted in accordance with established ethical standards and declarations related to research ethics.
  6. The signature of the corresponding author on the submission form (Letter of Commitment) is mandatory and serves as confirmation on behalf of all authors at the time of submission.
  7. The order and number of authors listed at the time of submission will be maintained during publication. No changes to the authorship will be accepted thereafter.
  8. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the journal’s submission guidelines will not be considered for peer review.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Language:
The official language of the journal is English.

Formatting:
All parts of the manuscript—including the main text, references, tables, and figure legends—must be typed with double line spacing and 2.5 cm margins on all sides. The font must be Times New Roman, size 12.

Manuscript Length:
The maximum word count, including main text, tables, figures, and references, must not exceed:

  • 3,000 words for short original research articles
  • 6,000 words for full-length original research articles
  • 9,000 words for review articles
    Repetition of data across text and figures should be avoided.
  1. a) Title Page:
    The title must be concise, informative, and typed in bold. Full names of all authors must follow the title, with institutional affiliations indicated using superscript numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.). The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*).
    Author affiliations must be listed below the names and should include (if applicable): department, institute or faculty, university, city, and country.
    The corresponding author and the first author are required to provide ORCID iDs.
  2. b) Abstract:
    The abstract should be structured and include the following sections: Introduction, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. It must be between 150 to 250 words in length.

Keywords:
Four to seven keywords must be included at the end of the abstract, listed in order of importance and each starting with a capital letter.

  1. c) Introduction:
    The introduction should clearly state the purpose and the research question, supported by a brief review of recent relevant studies. No data or conclusions should be included in this section. Subheadings are not permitted. Emphasis should be placed on the novelty and necessity of the study or improvement over previous methods.

Abbreviations:
When using an abbreviation for the first time, the term should be written out in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Avoid using self-created abbreviations.

  1. d) Materials and Methods:
    This section must provide sufficient detail to allow the study to be replicated by another researcher. Previously published methods should be summarized with appropriate citations. Any modifications must be fully described.
    For clinical trials, the study population, sampling methods, data collection tools, intervention, ethical considerations, software used, and data analysis methods must be fully described.
    For review articles, the search strategy and databases consulted must be clearly detailed.
  2. e) Results:
    The results should be presented clearly and concisely. Data must not be repeated in text, tables, and figures. All tables and figures must be referred to and numbered consecutively in the text.
    All mean values in the text, figures, and tables must be accompanied by either standard deviation (SD ±) or standard error (SE ±).
  3. f) Discussion:
    This section should emphasize the significance of the findings rather than repeat the results. Extensive citations and excessive discussion of previous studies should be avoided.
  4. g) Conclusion:
    The main conclusion should be briefly summarized in 3 to 5 lines.
  5. h) Conflict of Interest:
    Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships with organizations that could potentially influence their work. The conflict of interest statement must be included as a separate section following the conclusion.
  6. i) References:
    Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. The journal follows the Vancouver referencing style. References must be numbered sequentially in the order they appear in the text, e.g., [1, 2]. For more than two consecutive references, use a hyphen, e.g., [1–3].
    Ensure that all references cited in the text are listed in the reference section and vice versa.

Referencing and Citation

All references and in-text citations must be managed using one of the following reference management software: EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero.

The following citation formats must be used for journal articles and books, respectively:

[1] Hull L, Levy L, Lai MC, Petrides KV, Baron-Cohen S, Allison C, Smith P, Mandy W. Is social camouflaging associated with anxiety and depression in autistic adults? Molecular Autism. 2021 Dec; 12:1–3.

[2] Schermerhorn Jr JR, Bachrach DG, Wright B. Management. John Wiley & Sons; 2020 Nov 16.

Authors must ensure that references are cited consistently and accurately throughout the manuscript.

Figures and Tables

The total number of figures and tables combined should not exceed six. Redundant presentation of results in both figures and tables is not acceptable. Figures and tables must be placed within the main manuscript file, close to the relevant text. They should not be uploaded at the end of the manuscript or as separate files. All graphical content (including charts and photographs) must be categorized as Figures.

Figure numbers and captions must be placed below the figures.
Captions should be concise and adequately describe the content. Text within the images should be kept to a minimum; however, all symbols and abbreviations must be clearly explained in the caption.
Ensure that figures are properly labeled (axes, scale bars, orientation) and of sufficient resolution for publication.

Tables must be self-explanatory, clearly structured, and serve as a complement to the text. Tables should be prepared from left to right using the table tool in Microsoft Word. Table numbers and titles must be placed above the tables.
Tables must be constructed using actual table rows and columns—do not use spacebars or tab keys to align content.

If any content in a table has been previously published, the original source must be cited.

Footnotes for figures and tables should use superscript lowercase letters or asterisks to indicate statistical significance and other relevant annotations.

Column headings should be brief, and measurement units should be specified in parentheses. All abbreviations must be defined in the footnotes.
Figures and tables, including their footnotes, must be understandable without reference to the main text.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

TUBITTUM Journal does not charge any article processing or submission fees. All stages of the review, editorial handling, and publication are completely free of charge. We are committed to supporting open-access publishing and ensuring that authors are not burdened with publication costs.

 

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