The Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that has published six issues (January, March, May, July, September, and November) per year periodically and is indexed in international indices. The journal's expenses were covered by resources and donations. Owing to the increasing publication costs with the increase in the number of articles, the article processing fee will be requested from the authors, regardless of rejection or acceptance, who submit articles to evaluate the articles as soon as possible and to provide better consultancy and editing services. The article submission fee, which is not subject to the condition of acceptance or rejection, is requested after the compliance of the article with the journal scope is checked.

Manuscript submission/evaluation fee: Article submission payment for original, review and case report articles is 300 USD (US Dollars) or 8000 TL (Turkish Liras).

Fast-track process: Editorial preliminary review, domain check, blind review by at least two reviewers and editorial decision will be finalized within a maximum of 30 business days. The cost of this transaction is twice the Manuscript submission/evaluation fee.

Choosing the fast track/evaluation process does not increase the chances of the article being accepted. If the article is rejected as a result of the reviewer evaluation, no refund will be made.

Use of the Submission Fee in the Journal: Taxes are given for the fee arrangement in return for the fees deposited in the journal. These fees are used to develop journals. Professional secretarial, typesetting, design, layout, and English language support services are provided. In addition, sometimes a fee is paid for scanning in the indexes, and revenues are used for this fee.

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Eligibility of Submission - Submission Fee or Rejection(Please pay after reading the text below)

After the article submission process was completed,
We will evaluate whether your article complies with the journal's writing rules and has minimum proficiency in terms of content.
• If the article is appropriate; you will be notified by e-mail that your position is available and you will be directed to pay the article submission fee,
• If the article is inappropriate, a rejection letter is sent by e-mail without requesting a submission fee.

Author Information About the Predatory (Looting/Shabby) Journal
A. https://www.uak.gov.tr/Documents/docentlik/2023/2023-mart-donemi/2023M_SikcaSorulanSorularveCevaplari_24022023.pdf
45. Question: Which journals cannot be used in Associate Professorship Application Requirements (declaration)?
Answer: The decision numbered 2021.18.643 about Predatory (Looting/Shabby) journals taken at the session of the General Assembly of Higher Education dated December 30, 2021, and numbered 2021.18, is as follows:
* Journals not considered predatory (looting/shabby)
o Journals classified as Q1, Q2, Q3 in WEB of Science (with or without charge for editorial and/or printing processes),
o Journals in the Q4 class on WEB of Science that do not charge for editorial processing charge and/or article processing charges,
o National/international journals that are included in the Q4 class on the WEB of Science and charge a fee for editorial and/or printing processes, but are the publication organ of a branch association, university, institute, or scientific institution, where only members of the relevant science field can become members and have been published/published since before 2010 and work as subscribers,
* Predatory (Looting/Shabby) journals: Q4 journals that do not meet the above criteria

According to the decision of the General Assembly of Higher Education dated December 30, 2021, articles published in predatory (looting/shabby) journals, the characteristics of which are specified, are added to the list of resumes and works regardless of the date of publication but cannot be used in the declaration.

C. http://portal.dpu.edu.tr/orhan.elmaci/makale_oku/165/yagmaci-dergi-beall-predatory-listesi-ve-tubitak-turkiye-adresli-uluslararasi-bilimsel-yayinlari-tesvik-ubyt-programi-dergi-listesi

D. https://beallslist.net/

For the reasons listed above and in accordance with the Interuniversity Board (UAK) criteria, this journal is not a predatory (looting/shabby) journal and can never be considered a predatory (looting/shabby) journal.

Status of articles according to Ulakbim TR Index and International Indexes and the score the author will receive (Interuniversity Board (UAK) Equivalency)
Article published in Ulakbim TR Index journal [10 POINTS], and
Article published in other (excluding 1a, b, c) international indexed journal (1d) [5 POINTS]

Note: This journal is not WOS indexed, and therefore, is not classified as Q.

You can download Council of Higher Education (CoHG) [Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK)] Criteria) decisions about predatory/questionable journals and the author's clarification text and journal charge policy from your browser. https://www.uak.gov.tr/Documents/docentlik/2024/2024-mart-donemi/2024M_SikcaSorulanSorularveCevaplari_08032024.pdf

Submission Fees: 8,000.00 TRY