Abstract Rules

GENERAL RULES ABOUT SUBMISSIONS

All Submission presentations must be made using the Online Submission presentation System on the congress web page. Submissions sent by e-mail or mail/cargo will not be evaluated.
Submissions presented at the congress will be published in the e-Congress Book with ISBN.
In order for the accepted Submission to be included in the Congress Book, the Submission must be presented at the congress and at least one of the authors of the Submission must register for the congress.
Submissions can be submitted in Turkish or English. Both Turkish and English Submissions should be carefully prepared in terms of grammar, clarity and spelling. Submissions that are problematic in this regard or in which the suggested corrections are not made will not be accepted.
The submitted Submissions must be compatible with the “Congress Topics” on the Congress web page. The Editor who makes the first review after the application may recommend a REJECTION decision for Submissions that are not compatible with the “Congress Topics”. The Submissions recommended for rejection are decided by the Board of Editors.
After the Submissions uploaded to the system are evaluated by the relevant Editor, they will be evaluated by the referees in the Scientific Committee as double-blind review.
It will be decided whether the submitted Submissions will be accepted or not as a result of the referee evaluation. Each Submission will be evaluated by at least 2 reviewers. In case of incompatible evaluation reports, additional referees may be appointed; the final decision is made by the Editor.
The evaluation process can be monitored by the person registered in the Submission Presentation system through the Submission system on the congress web page. In addition, when the Submission is uploaded to the system, when re-editing is requested, when the Submission is accepted or rejected for presentation at the congress, notifications will be sent to the owner of the Submission by e-mail. Therefore, it is recommended to check the e-mail and spam e-mails from time to time.
Accepted Submissions will be presented in two ways at the Congress: oral presentation and poster presentation. The presentation type of the accepted Submission (oral/poster) is determined by the Editorial Board with the recommendation of the reviewers. After the referee evaluation, the responsible author will be notified by e-mail whether the Submission has been accepted or not, and if accepted, the type of presentation (Oral / Poster).
Ethics Committee approval must be obtained for original research Submissions on humans or animals. The Ethics Committee approval status of the study, the Ethics Committee from which approval was obtained, and the date and number of the Ethics Committee approval should be specified. Ethics Committee approval document may be requested by the editor when necessary. In studies that do not require Ethics Committee approval, this situation should be explained with justifications (such as studies in which publicly available data are evaluated).
It should be stated whether any financial support has been received and whether there is a conflict of interest.
If the Submission has been accepted for publication in a scientific journal or prepared from a published article, the title of the article should be specified during the application.
If the study subject to the Submission has been previously presented at another congress, the title of the Submission presented should be indicated during the application.
Submissions sponsored or funded by organizations that harm health such as tobacco or arms industry will not be accepted.

SUBMISSION TYPES

The following 4 types of Submissions can be sent to the congress:

Orginal Researches

They are quantitative or qualitative researches related to the congress topics. Orginal research Submissions can be either ABSTRACT or FULL TEXT. No changes can be made to the abstract/full text after the first upload of the Submission to the notification system. If the Submission is accepted, the version in the notification system will be printed in the Congress e-book (abstract or full text).

The Field: Practices and Experiences

These are Submissions that describe experiences related to new or research practices carried out in the field and / or make critical evaluations and discussions on existing practices, related to Public Health. FULL TEXT is mandatory.

Policy Assessment

These are Submissions that address a specific policy in the field of public health, evaluate the current situation based on the literature, and address the relevant recommendations and research needs. FULL TEXT is mandatory.

Evaluations on the Main Theme of the Congress (Health in the Shadow of War and Violence)

These are Submissions that address the issues of war and violence in terms of public health, evaluate the current situation based on the relevant literature, and address recommendations and research needs. FULL TEXT is mandatory.

ORGINAL RESEARCH TYPE SUBMISSIONS WRITING RULES

ORGINAL RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Submissions on quantitative research methods should be at least 1500 and at most 4000 characters (without spaces).
Submissions on studies conducted with qualitative research methods should be at least 1500 and at most 6250 characters (without spaces).
The text of the Submission should not contain pictures, tables, graphics.
Authors should be registered in the system according to the name order in the Submission.
Submissions should consist of the following sections and each section should meet the specified criteria:
- Title: It should be written in lower case letters except the first letter, reflect the content and method of the study, and should not exceed 100 characters with spaces.
- Introduction and Objective: Brief information about the subject of the study should be given, and the importance and purpose of the study should be clearly stated.
- Materials and Methods: The type, place, time, population, sample size and sampling method, ethics committee approval status, supporting organization and financing, if any, data collection method, variables, statistical tests used in data analysis should be specified.
- Findings: The findings of the study should be presented clearly and concisely.
- Conclusion: The important results of the study, its contribution to existing knowledge, and implications and recommendations based on this should be included.
- Keywords: Minimum 3, maximum 5 words.

ORGINAL RESEARCH FULL TEXT SUBMISSION

Submissions should be at least 6250 and at most 25 000 characters (without spaces) excluding references.
Authors should be registered in the system in the order of their names in the Submission.
Submissions should consist of the following sections and each section should meet the specified criteria:
- Title: It should be written in lower case letters except the first letter, reflect the content and method of the study, and should not exceed 100 characters with spaces.
- Introduction and Objective: Brief information about the subject of the study should be given, and the importance and purpose of the study should be clearly stated.
- Materials and Methods: The type, place, time, population, sample size and sampling method, ethics committee approval status, supporting organization and financing, if any, dependent and independent variables, data collection method, variables, statistical tests used in data analysis should be specified.
- Findings: The findings of the study should be presented clearly and concisely. Pictures, tables and graphs can be included, provided that they do not exceed 5 in total.
- Discussion: In line with the current literature, the important findings of the study and possible sources of bias and limitations in the study should be discussed.
- Conclusion: Important results of the study, its contribution to existing knowledge, and conclusions and recommendations based on this should be included.
- References: Turkish Journal of Public Health referencing rules (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tjph) should be used for citation and bibliography in the text. Full-text Submissions that do not comply with the spelling rules will not be included in the Congress book, only the abstract sections will be printed.
- Keywords: Minimum 3, maximum 5 words

WRITING RULES FOR SUBMISSIONS OTHER THAN ORGINAL RESEARCH

The Field: Practices and Experiences
Policy Assessment
Evaluations on the Main Theme of the Congress (Health in the Shadow of War and Violence)

Submissions prepared in these three types;

Must be FULL TEXT.
Minimum 12 500, maximum 25 000 characters (without spaces).
References should be written. Turkish Journal of Public Health referencing rules (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tjph) should be used for citation and bibliography in the text. Full text Submissions that do not comply with the spelling rules will not be included in the Congress Book.