Preparation of Manuscript

Articles should be formatted as A4 paper with 12 pt (Times New Roman) and double-spaced. Row numbers must be added in the text. Original articles should not exceed 5000, review articles 3000, case reports 2000 and letters to the editor should not exceed 500 words. The article should include objective, material and method, results and conclusion. Case reports should also include a structured abstract [objective, case report(s), and conclusion]. Letters to the editor should give the name of the referred article, the number and the date of the journal, the name of the writer of the letter with complete affiliations, and the address. The authors of the published manuscripts do not paid.

Scientific Responsibility

Authors are responsible for their manuscript's conformity to ethical rules. The manuscripts without ethical committee approval will not be published. Authors should obey the rules in the “Helsinki Declaration”, and “Good Medical Practice Guidelines’’ and must declare ‘’Informed Consent Form’’ is signed by all the participants of the study and can present them if needed.

Title Page

The title page should contain the article title, authors’ names, complete affiliations, e-mail adress, ORCID ID, and address for manuscript correspondence including e-mail address, ORCID ID, telephone and fax numbers. If the article was presented at a scientific meeting, authors should provide a complete statement including date and place of the meeting.

Abstract and Key Words

Original articles should contain Turkish and English abstracts. For foreign authors, Turkish abstract and key words will be written by the editorial board. Abstracts must be no longer than 200 words. Abstract should include purpose, material and method, results and conclusion in original articles. Review articles and case reports should also include a structured abstract without titles. Letter’s to editor should not include abstract.

The authors should list three to five key words or phrases. Turkish keywords should be selected from Terms of Sciences of Turkey (http://www.bilimterimleri.com); English keywords should be selected from ‘’Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)’’ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html) and ‘’BISAC Subject Headings’’ (http://www. Bisg.org/ what-we-do-20-73-bisac-subject-headings-2012 edition.php). Turkish keywords should be translated to conform with the corresponding MeSH keywords. Keywords must be separated by (;).

Main Headings

The "introduction" heading should not be used in the manuscript. The main headings should be Material and Method, Results, and Discussion. If it is needed the acknowledgements are placed at the end of the article, before the references.

References

The author is responsible for the accuracy of the references. The list of references at the end of the paper should be given according to alphabetical order and using the abbreviations for the journal name, if the jounal does not have abbrevation use the full name. Examples of the references are given below:

- Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P., & Kelly, M. L. (2008). Visual deficits in developmental dyslexia: relationships between non-linguistic visual tasks and their contribution to components of reading. Dyslexia, 14(2), 95-115.

- Van Uffelen, J. G., Wong, J., Chau, J. Y., van der Ploeg, H. P.,Riphagen, I., Gilson, N. D., et al. (2010). Occupationalsitting and health risks: a systematic review. Am JPrev Med, 39(4), 379-388.

- Johnson, J. A. (1986). Wellness and occupational therapy. Am J Occup Ther,40, 753-58.

- Rigby, L., & Wilson I. (2017). Occupational therapy interventions for someone experiencing severe and enduring mental ilness. In  C. Long, J. Cronin-Davis., & D. Cotterill (Eds.), Occupational Therapy Evidence in Practice for Mental Health, (Second Edition, pp.109-139). UK: WILEY Blackwell.

-Plonsky, M. (2004). Psychology with style: A hypertext writing guide (Version 5). Retrieved from the Web January 10, 2004. http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

-U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (1971). Alcohol and Health. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Tables, Figures and Illustrations

Tables, figures and illustrations should be typed in order of mention in the text on a seperate page following the referances. Tables, figures and illustrations should include a short descriptive title. Illustrations should be given JPEG.