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| Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences GUIDE FOR AUTHORS Instructions for Authors Description Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (ISSN: 2636-834X) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open-access scientific journal published by the Turkish Association for Psychopharmacology since 2011. The journal covers a broad spectrum of psychiatry and neurology—including bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, stroke, neuromotor disorders, dementia, and related conditions—and also publishes contributions in psychopharmacology, biological psychiatry, behavioral sciences, adolescent psychiatry, and neurological sciences. Its primary readership includes academic researchers, clinical practitioners, and allied professionals engaged in experimental, basic, and clinical medical science. The journal employs a fully online submission, review, and tracking system. Each manuscript undergoes rigorous peer review by at least two independent experts, with final editorial decision ensuring quality, integrity, and scientific relevance. General Policies
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences considers for publication papers in the following categories:
Article Submission Submit your article through the system on the website. Required files for article submission: 1- A Word file of the article prepared in accordance with the editorial guidelines (No information about the authors should be included. This file will be sent to the reviewers in accordance with the double-blind review policy.) 2- The "Title Page" must be completely filled out and uploaded to the system. 3- Copyright Agreement and Author Acknowledgement Form 4- A similarity report must be uploaded to the system. Language
The publication language of the journal is English. Manuscript Organization and Format All correspondence will be sent to the first-named author unless otherwise specified. In addition, a copyright transfer that has to be signed by all authors should be submitted. Authors will be notified of the receipt of their paper and the number assigned to it. The number should be included in all further correspondence.
Title and Authors The title of the manuscript must be written in Calibri, 20 pt, bold, left aligned, and the first letter of each word must be capitalized. Author names should be written in Maiandra GD, 10 pt, listed in sequence and separated by commas, with each name linked to its institutional affiliation using superscript numbers. ORCID iD icons must be placed next to each author’s name, and the corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk. Institutional affiliations must be written below the author line in order of superscripts, using Calibri 9 pt, and must include the institution name, faculty or department, city, country, and the ROR ID. The line spacing must be single (1.0), the text must be left aligned, and both ORCID and ROR IDs must be provided as active hyperlinks. Abstract and Key WordsThe abstract should be written in Tahoma, 8-point font size, with single (1.0) line spacing. The text must be fully justified, and no indentation should be applied at the beginning of paragraphs. The Vancouver writing style must be used. The abstract must not exceed 500 words. There should be at least three keywords, and the keywords must be written in alphabetical order. In the keywords, the first letter of each word must be capitalized. Clearly state the aim of the study.
Introduction
This section should contain a clear statement of the general and specific objectives as well as the hypotheses that the work is designed to test. It should also give a brief account of the reported literature. The last sentence should clearly state the primary and secondary purposes of the article. Only the actual references related to the issues have to be indicated, and data or findings related to the current study must not be included in this section. The section title should be written in Calibri 14-point font. Section text should be written in Calibri 11-point font.
Methods This section should contain explicit, concise descriptions of all procedures, materials, and methods used in the investigation to enable the reader to judge their accuracy, reproducibility, etc. This section should include the known findings at the beginning of the study, and the findings during the study must be reported in the results section.
The selection and description of the participants The election, source of population, inclusion, and exclusion criteria of the people who participate in experimental or clinical studies must be clearly defined in this section. The particular study sample must be explained by the authors (i.e., why the study is performed in a definite age, race, or sex population, etc.)
Technical information The methods, apparatus (the manufacturer's name and address in parentheses), and procedures in sufficient detail must be defined to allow others to reproduce the results. References to established methods, including statistical methods (see below), must be given, and brief descriptions for methods that have been published but are not well-known must be provided; new or substantially modified methods must be described, the reasons for using them must be given, and their limitations of the methods must be evaluated. All drugs and chemicals used, including generic name(s), dose(s), and route(s) of administration, must be identified. Authors submitting review manuscripts should include a section describing the methods used for locating, selecting, extracting, and synthesizing data. These methods should also be summarized in the abstract.
Statistics The statistical methods must be described with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data to verify the reported results. If possible, findings should be quantified and presented with appropriate indicators of measurement error or uncertainty (such as confidence intervals). Relying solely on statistical hypothesis testing, such as P values, which fail to convey important information about effect size, must be avoided. References for the design of the study and statistical methods should be to standard works when possible (with pages stated). Define statistical terms, abbreviations, and most symbols. The computer software used must be specified.
Results The results should be presented in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations, giving the main or most important findings first. All the data in the tables or illustrations should not be repeated in the text; only the most important observations must be emphasized or summarized. Extra or supplementary materials and technical details can be placed in an appendix, where they will be accessible but will not interrupt the flow of the text, or they can be published solely in the electronic version of the journal. When data are summarized in the Results section, numeric results should be given not only as derivatives (for example, percentages) but also as the absolute numbers from which the derivatives were calculated, and the statistical methods used to analyze them should be specified. Restrict tables and figures to those needed to explain the argument of the paper and to assess supporting data. Graphs should be used as an alternative to tables with many entries; data should not be duplicated in graphs and tables.
Discussion The findings of the study, the findings and results which support or do not support the hypothesis of the study, should be discussed, results should be compared and contrasted with findings of other studies in the literature, and the different findings from other studies should be explained. The new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them should be emphasized. The data or other information given in the Introduction or the Results section should not be repeated in detail. For experimental studies, it is useful to begin the discussion by summarizing briefly the main findings, then exploring possible mechanisms or explanations for these findings, comparing and contrasting the results with other relevant studies, stating the limitations of the study, and exploring the implications of the findings for future research and clinical practice. The conclusions should be linked with the goals of the study, but unqualified statements and conclusions not adequately supported by the data should be avoided. New hypotheses should be stated when warranted, but should be labeled clearly as such.
Tables, Graphics, and Illustrations Tables, graphics, and illustrations should be numbered in Arabic numerals in the text. The places of the illustrations should be signed in the text.
Tables
Legends for Illustrations (Figures)
Units of Measurement Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be reported in metric units (meter, kilogram, or liter) or their decimal multiples. Temperatures should be in degrees Celsius, and blood pressures should be in millimeters of mercury. Authors must consult the Information for Authors of the particular journal and should report laboratory information in both local and International System of Units (SI). Drug concentrations may be reported in either SI or mass units, but the alternative should be provided in parentheses where appropriate.
Case Reports and Word Limitation Original papers and reviews have no specific word limitation. A case report must be strictly limited to 1000 words, excluding the abstract, and have minimal figures, tables, and references. Letters to the Editor (maximum of 500 words, including references; no tables or figures) will be considered if they include the notation "for publication." A letter must be signed by all of its authors. Letters critical of an article published in the journal must be received within 12 weeks. Article information form Article information from the text should be written after the text, before the references, in italics and Calibri 9-point font. All forms of support, including individual technical support or material support, must be acknowledged in the author's footnote before references. Reference Style and Format
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Submission to Journal All new manuscripts must be submitted through the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences online manuscript submission and peer review system. •The findings of previous same studies should be informed and should be cited. The copies of previous same studies should be sent with manuscripts that might help to the editor in the decision process. •The knowledge of "all authors have read and accepted the study in its form, all authors meet the criteria for being in authorship" should be stated. •All helpful things for editorial ship should be stated: The comments of previous editor/reviewers and the response of authors should be added if the manuscript has been sent to another journal for consideration, previously. The editor requested this information to accelerate the publication process. Ensure that the following items are present: •The category of the manuscript •Acknowledgement of "the paper is not under consideration for publication in another journal" •Copyright transfer form •Permission of previous published material if used in the present manuscript •Acknowledgement of the study "in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of in 2000. •Statement that informed consent was obtained after the procedure(s) had been fully explained. •Indicating whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed as in "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals".
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