| General Information For information regarding article submission to the Kybele Medical Journal, as well as the journal’s peer-review process, publication policies and ethical standards, please refer to the Journal Policies page. Detailed information about the journal’s scope and aims is available on the About Us page. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s formatting and submission requirements will be returned to the authors for revision prior to the initiation of the peer-review process. To avoid unnecessary delays, authors are strongly advised to carefully review the submission guidelines and prepare their manuscripts accordingly. All submissions must be prepared in accordance with the ICMJE Recommendations (updated January 2026) for the conduct, reporting, editing and publication of scholarly work in medical journals. Authors are also encouraged to consult the EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators to ensure clarity, accuracy and readability prior to submission. Depending on the study design, manuscripts should comply with the relevant international reporting guidelines, including CONSORT, SPIRIT, STROBE, STARD, PRISMA, PRISMA-P, ARRIVE, TREND, STREGA and SRQR, as well as the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, where applicable. Manuscripts may only be submitted through the journal’s online submission and peer-review system. Submissions sent via email will not be considered for review. Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively by the authors; submissions made by third parties are not permitted. Submission Policy Manuscripts submitted for evaluation must be original and must not have been previously published or presented, in whole or in part, in any electronic or printed medium. If a manuscript has been previously presented at a scientific meeting or conference, the authors must clearly state the name, date and location of the event. Submissions to the Kybele Medical Journal that do not include such a declaration will be considered as not having been submitted or published elsewhere. For manuscripts with multiple authors, submission implies that all listed authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript. Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, it may not be published in the same or a substantially similar form elsewhere without the prior written permission of the editors and the publisher. When quotations, figures, or tables from copyrighted materials are used, written permission must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Such permissions must be documented and appropriately cited within the manuscript. A cover letter must accompany each submission and should include the manuscript title, manuscript type and the name and full contact information of the corresponding author. The corresponding author should briefly describe the manuscript’s contribution to the existing literature. Any potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed in accordance with the ICMJE Conflict of Interest Form. An example of a cover letter is available on the journal’s website. Submission Procedure The Kybele Medical Journal accepts manuscript submissions exclusively through its online submission system at https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/journal/index.php/kymj. Authors may track the status of their submissions directly through the journal’s website. Decisions regarding manuscript evaluation are communicated to the corresponding author via the online system and by email. All authors must register with the journal prior to submission and upload their manuscripts through the designated online submission platform. Upon successful completion of the submission process, an automated confirmation email will be sent to the corresponding author. If no confirmation email is received, authors are advised to contact the editorial office at editor@kybelemedicaljournal.org. During the submission process, authors may upload revised versions of their manuscripts as required. Once the submission has been formally completed, no further revisions can be made unless specifically requested by the editorial office. All submissions must be made through the online submission system. Instructions for authors can be found at https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/author-guidelines/ . Copyright Agreement This form is a declaration stating the scientific contributions and responsibilities of all authors and is accessible (https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/forms/). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on four fundamental criteria. These are listed below. 1. The author makes a meaningful contribution to the conceptualisation or design of the work, or takes an active role in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data. 2. The author prepares the draft of the work or critically reviews it for important intellectual content. 3. The author approves the final version to be published. 4. The author accepts responsibility for ensuring that any questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are properly investigated and resolved. Contributors who do not meet all of the specified criteria are not listed as authors, but are acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. In addition to the article files, authors should include the following with their initial submission: Copyright Agreement, Financial Disclosure and Acknowledgement Permission, ICMJE Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (to be completed by all authors upon initial submission), Title Page Form and Data-sharing Statement Form will be completed and submitted. If the article is accepted, the corresponding author must complete and sign the Creative Commons License agreement form and send it to the publisher. Checklist To complete the submission, the corresponding author must have uploaded the following files. Title page Cover letter Ethical approval documents/patient consent form/document stating that ethics committee approval is not required Data Availability Form A statement indicating that the article has not been previously reviewed or submitted anywhere Plagiarism report (iThenticate): The similarity rate should not exceed 25%. Conflict of interest Copyright form Manuscript Tables/Figures Consent form for case presentations Submitting Articles to the Kybele Medical Journal The categories of article types are explained below. Original Articles Original articles are studies that contain a significant degree of novelty and present original research findings. In this regard, Kybele Medical Journal accepts randomized controlled trials, observational studies (cohort, case-control and cross-sectional), descriptive studies, diagnostic accuracy studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. It also accepts non-randomized behavioral and public health intervention studies, experimental animal studies and other clinical or experimental studies. Abstract; It should be between 200 and 500 words and consist of the following headings: Introduction, Objective, Study Design (case control study, cross-sectional study, cohort study, randomized controlled trial, diagnostic accuracy study, meta-analysis and systematic review, animal experimentation, non-randomized study in behavioral sciences and public health, etc.), Methods, Results and Conclusion. Manuscript; The structure should include the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Figure Legends. The main text, excluding the abstract, references, tables and figure legends, should not exceed 5,000 words. A maximum of 55 references may be used. Ethics committee approval is mandatory for all studies except in vitro studies. Brief Reports Brief reports are short scientific studies that have undergone peer review and cover topics such as small case series, trials with negative results, preliminary findings, or subjects not intended for publication in full-text article format. The main text should be no longer than 2000 words, should not exceed 20 references and should contain no more than 3 visual elements (tables or figures). The abstract should be no more than 250 words and structured with subheadings for the aim, methods, findings and conclusions. Ethical approval is required for all short reports. Invited Review Article These are studies prepared by inviting authors based on their knowledge, experience and scientific publications in the relevant field, comprehensively addressing specific topics in medicine. All invited reviews are subject to peer review prior to the acceptance process. The main text should not exceed 6,000 words and the abstract should not exceed 500 words, excluding references, tables and figure captions. A review article should have a maximum of 7 authors. Furthermore, the number of references should not exceed 140. Consensus Reports It covers guidance documents or position statements prepared by international organizations that focus on current issues of broad public interest. The editors prioritize timely submissions that contribute to clinical practice and reflect the consensus view of multiple international scientific societies. An editorial pre-assessment is conducted prior to submission. These reports should not exceed 9,000 words; the abstract should be 500 words and references should be no more than 300. Case Reports These are brief descriptions of a previously undocumented disease process, a unique and unreported manifestation or treatment of a known disease process, or unique and unreported complications of treatment regimens. Case reports should contain enough images and figures. Case reports must be accompanied by ‘Informed Consent Form’, regardless of whether the patients’ identities are disclosed or not. The ‘Informed Consent Form’ can be accessed at https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Informed-Consent-Form.pdf. The case report should be between 100-200 words in length, with a maximum of 15 references, a maximum of 6 images and two tables. Clinical Images The Kybele Medical Journal publishes educational, original, noteworthy and high-quality clinical images accompanied by brief descriptions. The main text (excluding references) should not exceed 700 words. Figure captions should not exceed 100 words. A maximum of 5 authors may participate in these studies. In addition, they may contain a maximum of 10 references and 1 figure and/or table. All information that could identify the patient or institution, including the date, must be removed from the images. The ‘Informed Consent Form’ can be accessed at https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Informed-Consent-Form.pdf. No abstract is required for clinical images. The text should be organized under the subheadings Case and References. Patient consent is mandatory. Letter to the Editor These are articles that address important, controversial, or overlooked aspects of a paper previously published in the journal. Letters regarding the referenced paper should be no more than 700 words, excluding references. No abstract is required for these articles. There should be no more than 4 authors. In addition, they may contain a maximum of 10 references and 1 figure and/or table. An online response may be requested from the authors of the relevant article. Responses must be submitted online. Scientific Letters These are informative articles summarizing the process of a research project and the findings obtained. They should include the basic characteristics of the methods used and the main elements of the research. The text should be completed with findings-based conclusions and suggestions for future work. Scientific letters referring to a journal article should be no more than 1300 words, excluding references. No abstract is required. A scientific letter should have a maximum of 5 authors, 15 references and 1 figure and/or table. Editorial Comments Editorial comments are short evaluation articles written by the article’s referee or an expert in the field regarding an article published in the journal. While most comments are invited by the Editor-in-Chief, unsolicited comments are also considered. They should contain no more than 1,300 words, 15 references and 1 figure or table, excluding references. No abstract is required for this type of article. Health Policies The journal encourages the submission of articles focusing on health policies in the form of original research or review articles. These studies should aim to increase readers’ knowledge and awareness of the effects of health policies on patients, healthcare institutions or society. The main text should not exceed 3,000 words, excluding the abstract, references, tables and figure captions. A maximum of 50 references and 4 tables and/or figures may be used. Other Editorials, editorial comments, book reviews, reports on publication and research ethics to be published in the Kybele Medical Journal are prepared by the editorial board upon invitation. |
Table: Required restrictions for each research paper
| Article Type | Main Text Word Limit | Abstract | Reference | Author |
| Original article | 50001 | 5004 | 55 | No limit |
| Brief reports | 20001 | 250 | 20 | No limit |
| Invited review article | 60001 | 500 | 140 | 76 |
| Consensus reports | 9000 | 500 | 300 | None |
| Case reports | 20001 | 200 | 15 | No limit |
| Clinical images | 7002 | None | 10 | 56 |
| Letter to editor | 7003 | None | 10 | 46 |
| Scientific letters | 1300 | None | 15 | 56 |
| Editorial comments | 1300 | None | 15 | 46 |
| Health policy | 30001 | 500 | 50 | None |
| 1 Excluding the abstract, references, tables and figure captions 2 Figure captions should be included. 3 References should not be included. 4 It should be structured with the following subheadings: Introduction, Objectives, Study Design, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. 5 It should be structured with the following subheadings: Introduction and Results. 6 If there is a reasonable explanation, the Editorial Board may agree not to limit the number of authors. |
| The Editorial Board may make exceptions to the rules if deemed necessary. Kybele Medical Journal Clinical Trials and Reporting Guidelines require that all prospective clinical trials be registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (www.clinicaltrials.gov) and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP: http://www.who.int/ictrp/network/primary/en/index.html). In doing so, it adopts the ICMJE’s clinical trial registration policy (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-issues/clinical-trial-registration.html#two). In particular, phase 3 clinical trials are expected to be registered on the platforms before patient enrolment begins. The name of the registration organization and registration number, along with funding source information, should be provided at the end of the abstract. Authors should also refer to the following guidelines when preparing their manuscripts. For further information on reporting guidelines for health research, authors are advised to consult the EQUATOR Network website (http://www.equator-network.org/). Data sharing: See the publication policy. Gender/Gender Identity Statement: See the publication policy. Preprint: See the publication policy. PREPARATION of MANUSCRIPT The article should be set in the ‘Times New Roman’ font, formatted for A4 paper size. Line spacing should be single, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides and a 12-point font size. Words should not be hyphenated at the end of a line. Pages should be numbered. Title Page It must be downloaded as a separate file (https://www.kybelemedicaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Title-Page-Form.docx), completed and uploaded. This page should contain the following information. The full title of the article and a short title (header information), The author(s)’ name(s), affiliated institution(s), academic degree(s) and ORCID ID numbers, Detailed information if support was received for the study. The institution, date and number of the ethics committee approval, The name, address, telephone number (including mobile phone number) and email address of the corresponding author, Contributions of the authors, Acknowledgements to individuals who contributed to the preparation of the article but do not meet the criteria for authorship. ORCID-ID When creating an account for correspondence, each author must provide their Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) number. Authors who do not have an ORCID number should visit https://orcid.org/ to obtain one. Main Text The main text sent for evaluation should contain the following headings: a) Title b) Abstract: Original articles should include a Structured Abstract (Introduction, Objectives, Study Design, Methods, Results and Conclusions). Information regarding abstracts in other studies is provided in the table. c) Keywords: At the end of the abstract, there should be a minimum of three and a maximum of six keywords for subject indexing. The words should be separated by semicolons (;). Keywords should be listed in full without using abbreviations. It is recommended that keywords be selected from the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings database (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html ). d) Introduction: General information about the research presented should be provided. The rationale and purpose of the research should be included in this section. e) Materials and Methods: This section of the study should include the necessary information regarding the ethics committee. Furthermore, all procedures carried out for the experiments and production should be described in detail. If statistical analysis has been applied, it should be included in this section. To support the reliability of the results, statistical analysis is often required. These analyses should be conducted in accordance with internationally accepted statistical reporting standards. Details regarding statistical analyses should be presented under a separate subheading. Furthermore, the statistical software used in the analyses should be clearly stated. When reporting statistical findings in research articles, care should be taken to present the data in a clear, understandable and consistent manner. p values, confidence intervals (CI) and other statistical indicators should be expressed in accordance with relevant guidelines and appropriate rounding rules. In general, p values should be given to two decimal places. However, if the first two digits are zero, three decimal places should be used (e.g., p = .002 should be reported instead of p < .01). Similarly, p values close to the commonly used .05 threshold for statistical significance may be shown to three decimal places (e.g., p = .053). p values below .001 should be indicated as p < .001 without specifying the exact number. All measurement units must be organized in accordance with the International System of Units (SI). f) Results: The results obtained in this section should be presented clearly and concisely. Data should be supported by figures and tables. g) Discussion: The results obtained using literature data are compared and discussed. h) Conclusion: The findings drawn from this section and recommendations made in this regard are included. ı) Tables: Tables should be included in the main text. Tables should be single-spaced. They should be written in 10-point font. They should be presented after the list of references. In addition, each table should be referenced in the main text and numbered in the order of reference, with an explanatory title. The title of the table should be written at the top. Abbreviations used in the table should be defined as footnotes below the table, even if they have been used in the main text. Tables should be created using the Insert Table function. The data in the table should support the main text. Tables should not be added as images. An example for the table format is provided below. |
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| i) Figures and Figure Descriptions: If there are figures in the article, they should be in JPEG format and sent separately. Figures should not be embedded in the main text. If a figure has sub-components, each sub-component should be sent separately and labelled with descriptions. To support the descriptions, thick or thin arrows, arrowheads, stars, asterisks and similar symbols may be used on the images. Furthermore, any information in the images that could reveal the identity of individuals or institutions must be removed. Each figure must have a resolution of at least 300 DPI; images must be clear, sharp and easily legible. Figure captions should be provided collectively at the end of the main text. References to figures should be made within the text and figures should be numbered sequentially in the order in which they first appear in the text. j) Abbreviations: All abbreviations used in the article must be defined both in the abstract section and in the main text upon their first use. This definition should be provided in parentheses after the word and used consistently throughout the article. k) Product identification: If any drugs, chemicals, devices or programmes were used in the study, their product name, code, manufacturer and, if applicable, company details should be provided in parentheses. m) References: Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references used in the article. When citing, it is recommended to prioritise recent articles. It is important to use effective and authoritative publications on the subject. References should be formatted according to the Vancouver style (https://library.viu.ca/citing/vancouver ). In-text citations are displayed as superscripts after the note at the end of the sentence, in the order they appear in the text, in accordance with ICMJE standards. Example: Geographical distribution of parasites depends on a number of factors such as climatic factors, environmental-ecological conditions, socioeconomic level, infrastructure and socioeconomic status or the educational level of the population.1 If multiple sources need to be referenced within the text, the numbers are separated by commas (without spaces) or the range is indicated by separating the first and last numbers with a hyphen. Example: Geographical distribution of parasites depends on a number of factors such as climatic factors, environmental-ecological conditions, socioeconomic level, infrastructure and socioeconomic status or the educational level of the population.1,2 Example: Geographical distribution of parasites depends on a number of factors such as climatic factors, environmental-ecological conditions, socioeconomic level, infrastructure and socioeconomic status or the educational level of the population.2-5 The rules to be followed for the reference list at the end of the article are given below. If reference is made to a pre-print publication, the DOI number must be provided. Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the journal abbreviations used in Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed. If a published table, figure, etc. is used, reference should be made to the relevant material in the bibliography. References should be written in the format provided in the examples. The following points should be noted when citing sources. Journal articles Author(s), Article title, Journal title abbreviation, Publication date, Volume and issue number, Location (Page number). DOI: If the number of authors mentioned in the article is between 1 and 4, all of them are listed. If there are more than four, the first three authors are listed, followed by et al. Examples: Cascardi M, Langhinrichsen J, Vivian D. Marital aggression:impact, injury, and health correlates for husbandsand wives. Arch Intern Med 1992;152:1178–84. doi: 10.1001/archinte.152.6.1178 Marks MA, Chaturvedi AK, Kelsey K, et al Association of marijuana smoking with oropharyngeal and oral tongue cancers: pooled analysis from the INHANCE Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jan;23(1):160-71. Books • The entire book written or compiled by the same author(s) Author(s). Title of the book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date. Example: Malamed SF. Handbook of local anesthesia. 7th. ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2020;520-525 • In books with editors Forrest JL, Miller SA. Evidence-based decision making. In: Bowen DM, Pieren JA, editors. Darby and Walsh dental hygiene theory and practice. 5th ed. Maryland Heights: Elsevier; 2020. p. 25-33. • Full text of the paper in the conference proceedings Yar TM, Karaman U. Laboratory Methods in Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal System. The 3rd International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress, Proceedings Book May 22-24,2025. Ordu, Türkiye, p.193-194 Website Marchildon GP, DiMatteo L. Health care cost drivers: the facts [Internet]. Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2011 Oct [cited 2015 Jan 15]. Available from: https://secure.cihi.ca/free_products/health_care_cost_drivers_the_facts_en.pdf Newspapers Yar TM, Karaman U. Laboratory Methods in Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal System Türkiye, 01 Nisan 2026. CD-ROM Reference Oxford English Dictionary [CD-ROM]. 8th edition. New York: Oxford University Press; 2026. Accepted Articles Yar TM, Karaman U. Laboratory Methods in Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal System Türkiye, KYMJ, 2026 April 12. DOI: 10.5165/dir.2026.16323. (preprint electronic publication) Thesis: Karaman U. The epidemiology of microsporidians in human (Malatya sample). Doctoral thesis, Inonu University, Malatya, 2007. Revisions Authors must respond separately to each reviewer’s comments by indicating the changes made in the revised article. The revised version of the article must be submitted to the journal within 15 days. Otherwise, the article will be rejected. If authors consider the time given for revision to be insufficient, they must inform the journal of their reasons before the deadline expires. Final version All accepted manuscripts are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Following acceptance, manuscripts undergo copyediting and language editing to ensure linguistic accuracy and consistency. Upon completion of these processes, the publication workflow is finalized. Before inclusion in the scheduled issue, the accepted manuscript is published online on the journal’s website as an early online version (preprint). A PDF proof of the manuscript is then sent to the corresponding author for final approval prior to publication in the planned issue. The corresponding author is requested to review and approve the proof within two days. This stage allows authors to identify and correct any typographical or minor errors and to make final adjustments that do not affect the layout or scientific content of the manuscript. Publication Fee Policy The Kybele Medical Journal does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC). There are no fees for manuscript submission, peer review, editorial processing, or publication. All articles are published free of charge. Editor- in- Chief: Prof. Dr. Ülkü KARAMAN Department of Parasitology, Ordu University, School of Medicine, Ordu, Türkiye ulkukaraman44@hotmail.com Editorial Office: Kotyora Family Medicine Health Management and Education Association Address: Şarkiye Neighborhood, Kazım Karabekir Street, No: 36/1, Altınordu/ORDU, 52100. Telephone: +90 (452) 214 21 71 Fax: +90 (452) 214 24 85 e-mail: editor@kybelemedicaljournal.org |