Editorial Policies
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The Ulutas Medical Journal follows the COPE Core Practices and the ICMJE Recommendations.
Editorial independence: Editorial decisions are based solely on the scientific quality, originality and relevance of the work, and are not influenced by the authors' nationality, institution, payment status or any commercial interest.
Responsibility: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for all content published in the journal. The editorial board advises on journal policy and serves as handling editors and reviewers.
Authorship: Authorship must meet the four ICMJE criteria. Contributors who do not meet these criteria are listed in the Acknowledgements. Changes to the author list after submission require written agreement from all authors.
Reporting guidelines and registration: Authors are encouraged to follow the relevant EQUATOR reporting guidelines (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, STARD, CARE). Clinical trials must be registered in a public registry before enrolment of the first participant.
Data availability: Authors must include a data availability statement.
Complaints: Complaints about the journal's processes can be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at editor-in-chief@ulutasmedicaljournal.com and are answered within 15 working days.