Instructions for Authors
As of February 1, 2025, the Anatolian Journal of Cardiology will request an article processing charge (APC) for newly submitted manuscripts accepted for publication. The APC will be set at USD 600 + 20% VAT for research articles, review articles, and meta-analyses, and USD 300 + 20% VAT for case reports.
APCs finance the publishing services offered by the journal, such as managing peer reviews, handling administrative expenses, producing articles in PDF and other formats, distributing articles to different platforms, and other publishing-related activities.
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology is published in accordance with the principles of independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer review.
It publishes original research related to clinical, experimental and basic sciences on cardiology, editorial comments, reviews covering current issues, educational
articles, scientific letters, case reports, letters to the editor, original images, articles on history of medicine and publication ethics, diagnostic puzzles, and
interviews deemed appropriate for the purposes and scope of the journal.
The journal evaluates only the manuscripts submitted through its online submission system on the web site https://ajc.manuscriptmanager.net/. Manuscripts sent by other means will not be accepted.
The primary conditions for the acceptance of manuscripts for publication are originality, scientific value and citation potential.
The journal evaluates only the manuscripts submitted through its online submission system on the web site https://ajc.manuscriptmanager.net/. Manuscripts sent by other means will not be accepted.
The primary conditions for the acceptance of manuscripts for publication are originality, scientific value and citation potential.
Statements
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology welcomes the submission of manuscripts that have been previously deposited on a recognized non-commercial preprint
Authors are required to disclose the details of the preprint during the initial submission process. This includes providing the journal with the deposition information, such as the name of the preprint server and the DOI or any other unique identifier associated with the preprint.
Once the article is accepted and published in the journal, authors are responsible for updating the preprint record to include a link to the final published version. This ensures proper citation and access to the most reliable and peer-reviewed version of the research.
This policy reflects the journal's commitment to promoting transparency, accessibility, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)–Assisted Technology
At submission, the journal should require authors to disclose whether they used artificial intelligence (AI)– assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in the production of submitted work. Authors who use such technology should describe, in both the cover letter and the submitted work, how they used it. Use of AI for writing assistance should be reported in the acknowledgment section. Authors who used AI technology to conduct the study should describe its use in the methods section in sufficient detail to enable replication to the approach, including the tool used, version, and prompts where applicable. Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors because they cannot be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, and these responsibilities are required for authorship. Therefore, humans are responsible for any submitted material that included the use of AI-assisted technologies. Authors should carefully review and edit the result because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased. Authors should not list AI and AIassisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authors should be able to assert that there is no plagiarism in their paper, including in text and images produced by the AI. Humans must ensure there is appropriate attribution of all quoted material, including full citations.
- All statements and opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology reflect the views of the author(s). All liability for the advertisements rests with the appropriate organization(s). The Turkish Society of Cardiology, the Editor-in-Chief and KARE Publishing do not accept any responsibility for articles and advertisements.
- The manuscripts submitted to the journal, except abstracts, presentations, reviews and parts of theses, should not have been accepted and published previously elsewhere in electronic or printed format. Manuscripts evaluated and rejected by other journals must mention any previous submissions and supply reviewer’s reports. This will help to accelerate the evaluation process. If the submitted manuscript has been previously presented at a meeting, the name, date, city and country must be specified.
- The author(s) retain the copyright of the article and give the journal the first publication right. Author(s) publishing with the journal their work licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0) and grant the Publisher non-exclusive commercial right to publish the work. CC BY-NC 4.0 license permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This license applies to all articles published in the journal starting from 2022 and covers all current and future publications.
- All contents are the authors’ responsibility. All financial liability and legal responsibility associated with the copyright of submitted tables, figures and other visual materials protected by national and international laws rest with the authors. The authors take responsibility for any legal proceedings issued against the journal.
- Rejected manuscripts will not be returned.
- To clarify scientific contributions and responsibilities and any conflict of interest issues relevant to the manuscript, all parts of the ‘Authors' Contribution’ form must be completed by the corresponding author and the‘ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest’must be completed online by all authors. Both forms should be included in the manuscript at the time of original submission.
The journal is an open access journal and all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Except for commercial purposes, users are allowed to read, download, copy, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. The open access articles in the journal are licensed under the terms of The open access articles in the journal are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license applies to all articles published in the journal starting from 2022 and covers all current and future publications.
Guidelines- The manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with ICMJE-Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (updated in May 2022 -https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/).
- The presentation of the manuscripts must be in accordance with international guidelines. CONSORT should be used for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, STARD for diagnostic studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, ARRIVE for animal studies, and TREND for non-randomized behavior and public health studies.
- All manuscripts will be vetted by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office for possible plagiarism and duplication. Sanctions will be imposed in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and with the principles of the HEART Group when non-ethical issues arise. The authors must obtain the permission of the copyright holder for non-original tables, figures, graphs, images and other visuals.
- The authors should acknowledge and provide detailed information on any contributions in kind and financial support given by any foundations, institutions and firms.
- An ethics committee report prepared in conformity with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki (amended in October 2024) - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is required to be submitted with experimental and clinical studies, drug trial studies and some case reports. Authors may be asked by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office for an ethics committee report or similar in other circumstances also. Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental studies must explain in detail all procedures which volunteer subjects and patients have undergone and a statement indicating that consent for the study has been obtained from all subjects should be included in the text. Animal studies should clearly specify how pain or discomfort has been relieved.
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology welcomes the submission of manuscripts that have been previously deposited on a recognized non-commercial preprint
Authors are required to disclose the details of the preprint during the initial submission process. This includes providing the journal with the deposition information, such as the name of the preprint server and the DOI or any other unique identifier associated with the preprint.
Once the article is accepted and published in the journal, authors are responsible for updating the preprint record to include a link to the final published version. This ensures proper citation and access to the most reliable and peer-reviewed version of the research.
This policy reflects the journal's commitment to promoting transparency, accessibility, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)–Assisted Technology
At submission, the journal should require authors to disclose whether they used artificial intelligence (AI)– assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in the production of submitted work. Authors who use such technology should describe, in both the cover letter and the submitted work, how they used it. Use of AI for writing assistance should be reported in the acknowledgment section. Authors who used AI technology to conduct the study should describe its use in the methods section in sufficient detail to enable replication to the approach, including the tool used, version, and prompts where applicable. Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors because they cannot be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, and these responsibilities are required for authorship. Therefore, humans are responsible for any submitted material that included the use of AI-assisted technologies. Authors should carefully review and edit the result because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased. Authors should not list AI and AIassisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authors should be able to assert that there is no plagiarism in their paper, including in text and images produced by the AI. Humans must ensure there is appropriate attribution of all quoted material, including full citations.
Manuscript files should be prepared with Microsoft Office Word. The online submission system will direct authors during all stages of submission and provide
necessary support for accelerating the submission process. A list of the files that should be supplied through the online submission system is provided below.
Information about the authors and their institutions should not be included in the main text, tables, figures and video documents. Since submitted manuscripts are evaluated by the reviewers through the online system, personal identification is excluded in the interests of unbiased interpretation. Thus, only information about the manuscript as specified below should be included on the title page. For each type of manuscript, it is mandatory to upload a title page as a separate Microsoft Word document through the online submission system. The title page should include the names of the authors with their latest academic degrees, and the name of the department and institution, city and country where the study was conducted. If the study was conducted in several institutions, the affiliation of each author must be specified with symbols. The correspondence address should contain the full name of the corresponding author, postal and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers. If the content of the manuscript has been presented before, the name, date and place of the meeting must be noted. Disclosure of conflict of interest, institutional and financial support, author contributions, acknowledgments, and ORCID iDs of the authors should be included on the title page..
2. Main Text
The manuscripts submitted to our journal are classified and evaluated according to the manuscript types stated below. During preliminary evaluation, the editors assess whether a manuscript’s format and sub-headings are prepared in accordance with the journal’s guidelines. Therefore, it is important that authors check the accuracy of the main text in terms of the following.
A. Manuscript Types
C. Special Terms and Conditions
A. Manuscript Types
- Title Page
- Main Text
- Tables, Graphs and Figures
- Copyright Transfer Form
- Author Contribution Form
- ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest
Information about the authors and their institutions should not be included in the main text, tables, figures and video documents. Since submitted manuscripts are evaluated by the reviewers through the online system, personal identification is excluded in the interests of unbiased interpretation. Thus, only information about the manuscript as specified below should be included on the title page. For each type of manuscript, it is mandatory to upload a title page as a separate Microsoft Word document through the online submission system. The title page should include the names of the authors with their latest academic degrees, and the name of the department and institution, city and country where the study was conducted. If the study was conducted in several institutions, the affiliation of each author must be specified with symbols. The correspondence address should contain the full name of the corresponding author, postal and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers. If the content of the manuscript has been presented before, the name, date and place of the meeting must be noted. Disclosure of conflict of interest, institutional and financial support, author contributions, acknowledgments, and ORCID iDs of the authors should be included on the title page..
2. Main Text
The manuscripts submitted to our journal are classified and evaluated according to the manuscript types stated below. During preliminary evaluation, the editors assess whether a manuscript’s format and sub-headings are prepared in accordance with the journal’s guidelines. Therefore, it is important that authors check the accuracy of the main text in terms of the following.
A. Manuscript Types
- Original investigation
- Editorial comment
- Review
- Education
- Scientific letter
- Case report
- Original image
- Letter to the editor
- Publication ethics
- Scientific puzzle
- Miscellaneous articles
- References should be numbered in the order in which they are cited within the main text.
- Only manuscripts published or accepted for publication should be cited.
- Recent publications related to the topic of the manuscript should be reviewed.
- References that are inaccessible and not indexed in any database should not be cited.
- The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with (Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 - [updated 2011 Sep 15; cited Year Month Day].
When there are six or fewer authors, all authors should be listed. If there are seven or more authors, the first three authors should be listed followed by “et al.” In the main text of the manuscript, references should be cited in superscript after punctuation.Both in-text citations and the references must be prepared according to the AMA Manual of style.The style and punctuation of the references should be formatted as in the following examples.
Journal: Muller C, Buttner HJ, Peterson J, Roskomun H. A randomized comparison of clopidogrel and aspirin versus ticlopidine and aspirin after placement of coronary artery stents. Circulation. 2000;101(6):590-593.
Book Chapter: Sherry S. Detection of thrombi. In: Strauss HE, Pitt B, James AE, eds. Cardiovascular Medicine. St Louis: Mosby; 1974:273-285.
Book with Single Author: Cohn PF. Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. 3rd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker; 1993.
Editor(s) as author: Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, eds. Mental Health Care for Elderly People. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
Conference Paper: Bengisson S. Sothemin BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Rienhoff O, eds. MEDINFO 92. Paper presented at the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics; September 6-10 1992; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1992:1561-1565.
Scientific or Technical Report: Smith P. Golladay K. Payment for durable medical equipment billed during skilled nursing facility stays. Final report. Dallas (TX) Dept. of Health and Human Services (US). Office of Evaluation and Inspections: October 1994. Report No: HHSIGOE 169200860.
Thesis: Kaplan SI. Post-hospital Home Health Care: Elderly Access and Utilization. Dissertation. Washington University; 1995.
Manuscripts accepted for publication but not published yet: Leshner AI. Molecular Mechanisms of Cocaine Addiction. N Engl J Med. Forthcoming 1997.
Epub ahead of print articles: Aksu HU, Ertürk M, Gül M, Uslu N. Successful treatment of a patient with pulmonary embolism and biatrial thrombus. Anatolian J Cardiol. December 26, 2012. doi: 10.5152/akd.2013.062. [Epub ahead of print].
Manuscript published in electronic format: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (serial online). l995 Jan-Mar (cited 1996 June 5): 1(1): (24 screens). Available from: http:/ www.cdc.gov/ncidodlElD/cid.htm.
C. Special Terms and Conditions
A. Manuscript Types
- Original Research
- Title
- Highlights: Each submission should be accompanied by 3 to 5 “highlight points” which should emphasize the most striking results of the study and highlight the message that is intended to be conveyed to the readers. It should be limited to 70 words.
- Structured Abstract: It should be structured with Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion subheadings and should be limited to 250 words.
- Keywords: This section should contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six items in accordance with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms prepared by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and should be placed just below the abstract.
- Main Text: It should consist of Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Limitations of the Study and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 5000 words excluding the references.
- References: The reference list should be provided following the Main Text. Limiting the number of references to 50 is usually sufficient.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be placed below the reference list and numbered according to their consecutive order in the main text.
- Title, Structured Abstract and Keywords should also be provided in Turkish for manuscripts submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye. However, translations of these sections for manuscripts submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye will be the responsibility of the publisher.
- Editorial Comment
- Authors are selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chief. This type of manuscript aims at providing a brief commentary on an article published in the journal by a researcher who is an authority in the relevant field or by the reviewer of the article.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not include subheadings and should be limited to 500 words.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited by 15.
- Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures, Images and other visuals are not included in editorial comments.
- The title should also be provided in Turkish for works submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye. The title of the manuscripts submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye will be translated into Turkish by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office.
- Review
- Reviews prepared by authors with extensive knowledge on a particular field, which has been reflected in international literature by a high number of publications and citations, are evaluated. The authors may be invited by the Editor-in-Chief. A review should be prepared in the format describing, discussing and evaluating the current level of knowledge or topic that is to be used in the clinical practice and it should guide further studies.
- Title
- Highlights: Each submission should be accompanied by 3 to 5 “highlight points” which should emphasize the most striking results of the study and highlight the message that is intended to be conveyed to the readers. It should be limited to 70 words.
- Abstract: It should not include subheadings and should be limited to 250 words.
- Keywords: This section should contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six items in accordance with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms prepared by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and should be provided just below the abstract.
- Main Text: It should include Introduction, other subheadings and Conclusion sections and should be limited to 5000 words excluding the references.
- References: The reference list should be placed just below the main text and the number of references should not exceed 50.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text.
- For reviews submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, Title, Abstract and Keywords should also be provided in Turkish. For reviews submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, translations of these sections will be the responsibility of the publisher.
- Education
- Knowledge confirmed by the results of recent research studies, involved in education at academic level and used in clinical practices should be presented in detail in this type of manuscript.
- Title
- Abstract: It should not include subheadings and it should be limited to 250 words.
- Keywords: This section should contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six items in accordance with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms prepared by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and should be provided just below the abstract.
- Main Text: It should include Introduction, other subheadings and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 5000 words excluding the references.
- References: The reference list should be provided just below the main text and the number of references should be limited to 50.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the main text.
- For educational articles submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, Title, Abstract and Keywords should also be provided in Turkish. For articles submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of these sections will be carried out by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office.
- Scientific Letter
- Manuscripts which announce a new scientific invention, are clinically significant, and are in the form of a preliminary report are accepted for publication as scientific letters.
- Title
- Main Text: It should include Introduction, other subheadings and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 900 words excluding the references.
- References: The reference list should be provided just below the main text and the number of references should be limited to 10.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided below the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to two.
- Abstract and Keywords should not be included.
- For scientific letters submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be provided in Turkish. For letters submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of these sections will be carried out by Editor-in-Chief’s Office.
- Case Report
- Since a limited number of case reports is published, only reports which are related to rare cases and conditions that constitute challenges in diagnosis and treatment, offer new methods or suggest knowledge not included in books, and are interesting and educational are accepted for publication.
- Title
- Main Text: It should include Introduction, Case Report, Discussion and Conclusion sections and should not exceed 700 words excluding the references.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to 10.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to two.
- Abstract and Keywords are not included.
- For case reports submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be provided in Turkish. For case reports submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of these sections will be carried out by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office.
NOTE 1: Case reports that include video images have a better chance of publication.
- Original Image
- Impressive and rare images that reflect significant findings based on clinical science, shed light on fundamental mechanisms of diseases, emphasize abnormalities or introduce new treatment methods are accepted for publication.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not include subheadings and it should be limited to 250 words.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be provided after the main text according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to two.
- Abstract, Keywords and References are not included.
- For original images submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be written in Turkish. For images submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.
NOTE 1: Those manuscripts with video images have a better chance of publication.
NOTE 2: Manuscripts prepared in accordance with original image criteria are published only as an e-page at the journal’s website http://www.anatoljcardiol.com.
- Letter to the Editor
- Letters to the Editor aim to discuss the importance of a manuscript previously published in the journal. This type of manuscripts should also include a comment on the published manuscript. Moreover, articles on topics of interest to readers within the scope of the journal, especially on educational issues, can be published in the format of a Letter to the Editor.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not include subheadings and it should be limited to 500 words.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to five. The volume, year, issue, page numbers, authors’ names and title of the manuscript should be clearly stated, included in the list of references and cited within the text.
- Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Figures and Images, and other visuals are not included.
- For manuscripts submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be written in Turkish. For manuscripts submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.
- Publication Ethics
- These articles include current information on research and publication ethics and also cases of ethical violation.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not exceed 900 words.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to 10.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be placed after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and limited to two.
- Abstract and Keywords are not included.
- For articles submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be written in Turkish. For articles submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.
- Scientific Puzzle
- Images obtained directly or on operation, visuals revealed through EKG and/or imaging methods, and macroscopic-microscopic anatomical, pathological findings of attention-grabbing and rare cases can be published. Unlike original images, the diagnosis and outcome of the case and image are hidden at the beginning in diagnostic puzzles. Four multiple-choice questions are prepared. In the following pages of the journal, the correct answer in terms of precise diagnosis and outcome is given with an explanation and didactic images and then discussed. The Editor-in-Chief will convert suitable images into the format of a diagnostic puzzle with the authors' permission.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not exceed 500 words.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and be limited to a maximum of three.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be placed after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to five.
- Abstract and Keywords should not be included.
- For diagnostic puzzles submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be provided in Turkish. For diagnostic puzzles submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.
- Miscellaneous
- This type of manuscript covers important events and obituaries.
- Title
- Main Text: It should not exceed 1000 words.
- References: The reference list should follow the main text and the number of references should be limited to 10.
- Tables, Figures and Images: They should be placed after the reference list according to their order of appearance in the text and should be limited to five.
- Abstract and Keywords should not be included.
- For manuscripts submitted by Turkish authors or from Türkiye, the Title should also be provided in Turkish. For manuscripts submitted by foreign authors outside Türkiye, the translation of this section into Turkish will be carried out by the publisher.
B. References
- References should be numbered in the order in which they are cited within the main text.
- Only manuscripts published or accepted for publication should be cited.
- Recent publications related to the topic of the manuscript should be reviewed.
- References that are inaccessible and not indexed in any database should not be cited.
- The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with (Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 - [updated 2011 Sep 15; cited Year Month Day].
C. Special Terms and Conditions
- For double-blinded peer-review process, the names of the corresponding author and other authors, their affiliations and any information on the study centres should not be included in any part of the submitted manuscripts and images, except the Title Page. This information should be added to the relevant section of the online submission system and included in the Title Page.
- Pharmaceutical products should be written with their generic names and brand and company names, city and country should be specified for medical equipment and devices.
3. Tables, Graphs and Figures
- Tables, Graphs, Figures and other visuals should be numbered in the order of their citation within the text and names of patients, doctors and institutions should not be disclosed.
- Tables should be prepared in a Microsoft Office Word document using the command ‘Insert Table’ and inserted at the end of the references in the main text.
- Tables should not be submitted in JPEG, TIFF or other visual formats. For microscopic images, the magnification ratio and staining technique used should be specified in addition to figure legends.
- All visuals should have a high resolution (minimum 300 dpi).
- The thickness of the lines in graphs should be sufficient to minimize loss of quality if size reduction is needed during the printing process. The width of the graphs should be 9 cm or 18 cm. Drawings should be performed by professionals. No grey colours should be used.
- Abbreviations should be explained in alphabetical order at the bottom of the tables, graphs and figures
- Roman numbers should be avoided in tables and figures within the text and their titles.
- Decimal numbers used in text, tables and figures should be separated by commas in Turkish sections and by dots in English sections.
- Tables should be easily understandable and should not repeat the data in the main text.
- In addition to the pictures included in case reports and original images, video and movie images are published on the journal’s website. These images should be prepared in MPEG format with a maximum size of 2 MB. They should be submitted to the journal with the manuscript documents. The names of patients, doctors, institutions and places should be omitted from all documents.
NOTE: All visuals in the manuscripts are printed in black and white without charge. If color printing is required, Turkish authors must pay 300 TL, while foreign authors must pay 300 USD. For payment methods, please contact the Editor-in-Chief’s Office of the Anatolian Journal of Cardiology.
- The main text submitted to the journal must be in English. Manuscripts written in other languages are not accepted. Citation potential is higher for manuscripts in English.
- The Editor-in-Chief’s Office checks the conformity of the manuscript with the journal’s general guidelines before sending it to associate editors and reviewers. Any manuscripts not prepared in accordance with the journal’s guidelines will be returned for revision. The evaluation period is limited to 21 days. If revision is requested, authors should submit their revised manuscripts within 24 days. Manuscripts and revisions should be submitted through the online manuscript submission system at the website https://ajc.manuscriptmanager.net/. Manuscripts sent by e-mail will not be accepted.
- Manuscripts are evaluated in accordance with the principles of double-blinded peer review. Of the submitted manuscripts, those considered to be suitable are subjected to preliminary evaluation by the Editor-in-Chief’s assistants in terms of style, format, etc. and by the Editor-in-Chief in terms of their content. Manuscripts considered to be scientifically adequate are assigned to four reviewers. These reviewers are independent experts and members of the editorial board who have published internationally on the topic of the manuscript. Research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are also evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief’s statistician counsellors in addition to peer review. When needed, the manuscripts are scanned by the Editor-in-Chief’s Office using the iThenticate program for determination of plagiarism and non-ethical situations. Also, all manuscripts are reviewed and edited for compliance with the rules of English grammar. All contributing authors of a manuscript accepted for publication are deemed to have accepted the right of editors to make corrections provided that no fundamental change is made to the basic meaning of the original text. Manuscripts not accorded priority for publication by the Editor-in-Chief, Editor, Associate Editors and Referees are rejected.
- Reviewers who seek assistance from a trainee or colleague in the performance of a review should acknowledge these individuals' contributions in the written comments submitted to the editor. Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript, which may prohibit the uploading of the manuscript to software or other AI technologies where confidentiality cannot be assured. Reviewers must request permission from the journal prior to using AI technology to facilitate their review.
- The retraction requests of the manuscripts close to the final decision in evaluation process, without any reasonable explanation (not contrary to the Publication Ethics) is considered in the scope of rejection decision. Manuscripts that are not revised and resubmitted within the specified time and fail to notify the journal accordingly will be rejected.
- Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, addition to the author list, removal from the author list and order change cannot be effected.
- Manuscripts accepted for publication are prepared as ‘Epub ahead of print articles’ and published with an assigned DOI on the journal website http://www.anatoljcardiol.com.
- Information on the latest status of manuscripts submitted for evaluation and other information about the journal are available on the website http://www.anatoljcardiol.com. Contact details for the Editor-in-Chief’s Office and the publisher are given below.
Owner : Turkish Society of Cardiology
Address : Çobançeşme Sanayi Cad., No:11, Nish İstanbul, A Blok, No:47-48, 34196, Yenibosna, Bahçelievler, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
Phone : +90 (212) 221 17 30 / +90 0212 221 17 38
E-mail : [email protected]
Editor-in-Chief : Prof. Dr. Çetin Erol
Address : Çobançeşme Sanayi Cad., No: 11, Nish İstanbul, A Blok, No: 47-48, 34196, Yenibosna, Bahçelievler, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
Phone : +90 (535) 461 41 62
Fax : +90 (212) 221 17 54
E-mail : [email protected]
Publisher : Kare Publisher
Address : Göztepe Mah. Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Caddesi No: 200/A D:2 Çemenzar - Kadıköy, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
Phone : +90 (212) 217 17 00
Fax : +90 (212) 217 22 92
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Web page: www.karepb.com