POLICIES
Open Access Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in
Psychiatry] is an open access journal which means that all content is freely
available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are
allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the
full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose,
without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in
accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Licensing Policy
All content published in the journal is licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Non Derivative (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License which
allows third parties to use the published version of content without making any modifications for non-commercial purposes as long
as they give credit to the original work. This license permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any platform, provided that the article is properly cited, the usage is noncommercial, and no modifications or adaptations are made.promoting the
dissemination and use of the research published in the journal.
All published content is available online, free of charge at http://psikguncel.org/.
When using previously published content, including figures, tables, or any
other material in both print and electronic formats, authors must obtain
permission from the copyright holder. Legal, financial and criminal
liabilities in this regard belong to the author(s).
Copyright Policy
A Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship form should be
submitted with all manuscripts. By signing this form, authors agree that the
article, if accepted for publication by the Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
[Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will be licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Non Derivative 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) which
permits third parties to share the publisher version of the content for non-commercial
purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work.
The authors agree to transfer the commercial rights of the
article to the journal Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current
Approaches in Psychiatry] if the article is accepted for publication.
The authors are allowed to use and reuse their articles under the same license CC-BY-NC-ND as third-parties.
When using previously published content, including figures, tables, or any
other material in both print and electronic formats, authors must obtain
permission from the copyright holder. Legal, financial and criminal
liabilities in this regard belong to the author(s).
Self-Archiving Policy
Authors retain the right to self-archive their
published work on their institutional
or personal websites, as well as in open access repositories, after
publication. It is expected that authors appropriately acknowledge the
original publication and include the DOI number when sharing their articles.
Additionally, authors are requested to provide a link from the deposited
version to the URL of the publisher's website. This requirement is intended
to safeguard the integrity and authenticity of the scientific record, with
the online published version on the publisher's website clearly identified
as the definitive version of record.
Publication Fee Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] is
published by the Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar. All expenses of the
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] are
covered by the journal.
Authors are not required to pay any fees during the
submission, peer review and
publication process.
Advertising Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] does
not accept digital advertisements on
its original website.
Peer Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will go
through a double anonymized peer-review process where both authors and
reviewers are anonymous to each other. Each submission will be reviewed by
at least two external, independent peer reviewers who are experts in their
fields in order to ensure an unbiased evaluation process.
Submissions will first go through a technical evaluation process during
which the editorial office will ensure that the manuscript was
prepared and submitted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines.
Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned
to the submitting authors with technical correction requests.
Submissions that conform to the journal’s guidelines will be assigned to the
Editor in Chief who will assess each submission’s suitability to the journal
in terms of scope and quality. Submissions that are not suitable for the
journal can be rejected at this stage.
For papers that are suitable for the journal, the Editor in Chief will work
with Associate Editors who will recruit reviewers for the manuscript. Once
assigned, Associate Editors can decide to reject a manuscript, continue with
the peer review process, or request revisions before further peer-review.
Associate editors will submit their recommendations that are based on
reports submitted by the reviewers to the Editor in Chief. Revised
manuscripts will be reassessed by the Associate Editors who will aim to work
with the original reviewers to make a new recommendation.
The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process
for all submissions. There will be no correspondence about the otucome of
manuscript once a final decision is extended to author.
In the event of delays, authors will be informed of the reason for the delay
and given the opportunity to withdraw their manuscript.
Once the peer-review process is completed, the authors will receive
anonymous peer-review reports along with the editorial decision on their
manuscript. Peer-review reports will not be posted publicly in any medium.
The submitted material is considered confidential and must not be used in
any way until after its publication. If it is suspected that a reviewer has
appropriated an author’s ideas or data, the Editorial Board will handle the
matter in accordance with the relevant COPE’s
guideline.
Authors can recommend peer-reviewers during submission. The handling editor
is the sole authority to decide whether or not recommended peer-reviewers
will be invited to evaluate the manuscript.
Peer reviewers are required to adhere to the principles of COPE's
Ethical Guidelines for Peer-reviewers and these guidelines
provide a framework for reviewers to follow in order to ensure the integrity
and fairness of the peer review process. The Editorial Board follows COPE’s
relevant flowchart to minimize peer review manipulation. If
there is suspicion of peer review manipulation after publication, the
Editorial Board will follow the appropriate
flowchart of COPE.
Potential peer reviewers should inform the Editor of any possible conflicts
of interest before accepting an invitation to review a manuscript. Informing
the editor of any potential conflicts of interest allows them to make an
informed decision about whether or not to invite the potential reviewer to
participate in the review process. It also helps to ensure the integrity and
transparency of the review process.
Communications between Editors and peer reviewers contain confidential
information that should not be shared with third parties.
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] will recruit external editors to
handle peer review processes of manuscripts submitted by members of the
editorial board.
If an article's peer review is an exception to the journal’s usual policy,
the type of the review it received will be displayed on the article to
ensure the transparency and accountability of the review process.
The peer review process is expected to be completed within 2 to 12 weeks.
Revisions
Submitting authors of manuscripts that require a “minor revision” or a
“major revision” will receive the decision letter from the Editor in Chief.
The decision letter will include the comments of the reviewers and
editors along with a deadline to submit the revised and updated version of
the manuscript.
When submitting a revised version of a paper, authors must submit a detailed
“Response to the reviewers” that states point by point how each issue raised
by the reviewers has been covered and where it can be found (each reviewer’s
comment, followed by the author’s reply and line numbers where the changes
have been made) as well as an annotated copy of the main document.
Revised manuscripts must be submitted within the time frame specified in the
decision letter. If the revised version of the manuscript is not submitted
within the allocated time, the revision option may be canceled. If the
submitting author(s) believe that additional time is required, they should
request an extension before the initial period is over.
Publication Ethics (General- For Authors)
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] aims to adhere to the guidelines and
core practices set forth by several organizations, including the Committee
on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, the Principles
of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint
statement by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, WAME),
and Recommendations
for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in
Medical Journals by ICMJE.
These guidelines and recommendations are designed to promote transparency,
integrity, and best practices in scholarly publishing. By adhering to these
standards, the journal aims to ensure that the research it publishes is of
high quality and meets the ethical standards of the scientific community.
Medical research involving human subjects including research on identifiable
human material and data should follow the WMA
Declaration of Helsinki amended in 2013 to provide guidance
on issues such as obtaining informed consent from participants, protecting
their privacy and confidentiality, and avoiding harm to study participants.
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] also adheres to the WAME’s Recommendations
on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals. These
recommendations provide guidance on how to handle conflicts of interest, how
to deal with suspected research misconduct, and how to ensure the integrity
and transparency of the peer review process. By following these
recommendations, the journal helps to ensure that the research it publishes
meets the highest ethical standards.
Authors are advised to use EASE
Ethics Checklist for Authors to ensure that their
manuscripts comply with ethical standards and practices.
All research articles involving human subjects, medical records, or human tissues
must be reviewed and approved by a reviewer board, such as an institutional
review board (IRB) or ethics committee, before it is conducted. The name of
the ethics committee that reviewed and approved the research, as well as the
ethics committee approval number and date, should be included in the Methods
section of the manuscript when it is submitted for publication.
Additionally, the journal require authors to provide a copy of the
ethics committee approval as part of the manuscript submission process. This
is to ensure that the research has been properly reviewed and approved, and
to allow the journal to verify that the research meets the ethical standards
required for publication.
If a
research study is exempted from the ethics committee approval (studies on
cell line), the authors must
present a statement from the ethics committee explaining the reason for the
exemption. This is to ensure that the research was reviewed by an ethics
committee and that the decision to exempt the study was made in accordance
with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
If a manuscript is submitted to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry]
without ethics committee approval, the journal will review the manuscript
according to the COPE’s
Research, Audit and Service Evaluations guideline. This guideline
provides guidance on how to handle manuscripts that do not have ethics
committee approval, and allows the journal to assess the risks and potential
ethical concerns associated with publishing the research.
If the journal determines that the lack of ethics committee approval is a
significant concern, the manuscript may be rejected after editorial review.
This is to ensure that the journal maintains high ethical standards and only
publishes research that has been properly reviewed and approved by an ethics
committee.
For manuscripts concerning research involving human subjects, it is required
to include a statement indicating that written informed consent was obtained
from all participants.Informed consent should be documented in writing, and
a copy of the informed consent form should be retained by the researchers
for future reference.
In the case of research involving children under the age of 18, the parent
or guardian of the child must provide informed consent on behalf of the
child. This is because children are considered to be a vulnerable population
and may not have the capacity to fully understand the risks and benefits of
participating in research.
If the manuscript reports the findings of a survey or interviews, the author
must confirm that the participants gave their informed consent to
participate in the study and for their personal details to be recorded if
that is the case. If quotations or other attributable statements are
included, these must be deidentified, or the manuscript must state that the
person agreed to be named in the manuscript.
Information on informed consent should be provided in the Methods section of
the manuscript, along with any other relevant details about how the research
was conducted.
It is the responsibility of the authors to protect the anonymity of study
participants, and to ensure that the research is conducted in a way that
respects their privacy and confidentiality. This is especially important for
photographs that may reveal the identity of patients, as the publication of
such photographs without proper consent could potentially violate the rights
of the individuals depicted.
To protect the anonymity of patients in photographs, the authors should
obtain signed releases from the patients or their legal representatives.
These releases should indicate that the patients have given their consent
for the publication of the photographs, and should specify any restrictions
or conditions on the use of the photographs. Information on the publication
approval for photographs should be provided in the Methods section of the
manuscript.
For studies involving animals, it is required to obtain approval of research
protocols from an ethics committee. The ethics committee should review the
research protocols to ensure that they are in compliance with relevant
guidelines and regulations, such as the Guide
for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th edition, 2011) and
the International
Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (2012).
These guidelines provide detailed information on how to conduct research
involving animals in an ethical and humane manner, and are widely recognized
as the standard for such research.
Authors should provide detailed information on the ethical treatment of
animals in their manuscript, including the measures taken to prevent pain
and suffering. They can use the ARRIVE checklist,
which is designed to help authors provide this information in a clear and
comprehensive manner.
In addition to the ethical treatment of animals, authors should also provide
information on the measures taken to prevent pain and suffering. This is to
ensure that the research is conducted in a humane manner, and to allow
readers to verify that the research meets the relevant ethical standards.
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (Detailed)
The publication of an article in a peer reviewed journal is an essential model for our journal "Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar-Current Approaches in Psychiatry". It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. Our ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
Editors
Publication decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.
The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Fair play
An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
The journal requires authors and individuals taking part in evaluation process of a manuscript to disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest that could unduly influence (or be reasonably seen to do so) one’s responsibilities in the process. The types of competing interests that should be declared include financial ties, academic commitments, personal relationships, institutional affiliations. To disclose potential conflicts of interest, the ICMJE Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form should be filled in and submitted by all contributing authors. Cases of a potential conflict of interest of the editors, authors, or reviewers are resolved by the journal’s Editorial Board within the scope of COPE Conflict of Interest Flowcharts and ICMJE Conflict of Interest guidelines. Besides conflict of interest, all financial support received to carry out research must be declared while submitting the paper. The role of the funder in the research must also be declared.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Plagiarism and Ethical Misconduct
Whether intentional or not, plagiarism is a serious violation. Plagiarism is the copying of ideas, text, data and other creative work (e.g. tables, figures and graphs) and presenting it as original research without proper citation. We define plagiarism as a case in which a paper reproduces another work with at least 25% similarity and without citation. If evidence of plagiarism is found before/after acceptance or after publication of the paper, the author will be offered a chance for rebuttal. If the arguments are not found to be satisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted and the author sanctioned from publishing papers for a period to be determined by the responsible Editor(s).
The journal check each submission for plagiarism at least two times (during the evaluation process and after acceptance) with dedicated software at www.ithenticate.com, to prevent such unethical practices.
All submissions are screened by a similarity detection software (Crossref
Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate) multiple times during the
peer-review and/or production processes.
When you are discussing others' (or your own) previous work, make sure that
you cite the material correctly in every instance.
Authors are strongly recommended to avoid any form of plagiarism and ethical
misconduct that are exemplified below.
• Citation
manipulation: The practice of manipulating the number of citations
received by an author, journal, or other publication through various means,
such as self-citation, excessive citation of articles from the same journal,
or the inclusion of honorary citations or citation stacking.
• Self-
plagiarism (text-recycling): The practice of using overlapping
sections or sentences from the author's previous publications without
properly citing them. This is considered to be a form of plagiarism, as it
involves using someone else's work (in this case, the author's own work)
without proper attribution.
• Salami
slicing: The practice of using the same data from a research study
in several different articles. This is considered to be unethical, as it
involves reporting the same hypotheses, population, and methods of a study
in multiple papers.
• Data
fabrication: The addition of data that never occurred during the
gathering of data or experiments. This is considered to be a form of
research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading
information as if it were real data.
• Data
Manipulation/Falsification: The practice of manipulating research
data with the intention of giving a false impression. This can include
manipulating images, removing outliers or "inconvenient" results, changing
data points, and other forms of manipulation. This is also considered to be
a form of research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading
information as if it were real data.
In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct such as plagiarism,
citation manipulation, or data falsification/fabrication, the Editorial
Board will follow the appropriate COPE
flowcharts to ensure that the allegations or suspicions are
handled in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner.
Authorship
All individuals listed as an author should meet the authorship criteria
recommended by the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that
authorship is based on the following four criteria:
1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the
acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work.
2. Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual
content.
3. Final approval of the version to be published.
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that
questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are
appropriately investigated and resolved.
In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work they have done,
authors should also be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for
specific other parts of the work to ensure that the contributions of all
authors are accurately and appropriately acknowledged. Authors may use CRediT (Contributor
Roles Taxonomy) to provide information about individual contributions at the
time of submission. It is expected that all authors agreed upon their
individual contributions as shared by the corresponding author. The authors’
contribution statement will be published with the final article and should
accurately reflect contributions to the work.
Furthermore, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the
contributions of their co-authors. This means that they should trust that
their co-authors have conducted the research in an ethical and responsible
manner, and that the data and results presented in the manuscript are
accurate and reliable.
Individuals who do not meet all four of the authorship criteria should not
be included as authors on the manuscript. However, they can still be
acknowledged on the title page of the manuscript for their contributions to
the research in order to recognize the contributions of these individuals
and to provide transparency about who was involved in the research.
If the editorial board suspects a case of ghost, honorary or gift
authorship, the submission will be suspended and the relevant
COPE flowchart and COPE
Policy on authorship and contributorship will be followed.
Change of Authorship
Any requests for changes to authorship, such as the removal or addition of
authors, or changes in the order of authors, should be submitted to the
editorial office with a letter stating the reasons for the change. The
letter must be signed by all authors, including any who have been removed.
The journal’s Editorial Board will handle all requests for changes to
authorship in a consistent and transparent manner, following the relevant COPE
flowchart guidelines. These procedures are in place to protect the
integrity of the research and the reputation of all involved authors.
Declaration of Interests
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] requires the ICMJE
Disclosure Form to be filled in and submitted by all
contributing authors of each manuscript in order to be informed about
potential conflicts of interest of authors.
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] also requires and encourages
individuals involved in the peer review process of submitted manuscripts to
disclose any existing or potential competing interests that might lead to
potential bias.
The Editorial Board will handle cases of potential competing interests of
editors, authors, or reviewers within the scope of relevant COPE flowcharts
and ICMJE recommendations.
The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manuscript Preparation
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] follows the guidelines outlined by
the Committee
on Publication Ethics (COPE) with regards to the
utilization of AI and AI-assisted technology in manuscript preparation.
Authorship encompasses a range of tasks that can only be performed by
humans, and authors are accountable for ensuring the article's originality
and possessing the requisite qualifications for authorship. While AI can be
employed for language corrections during the article writing process (and
this should be explicitly stated in the article), it cannot be included as
an author, as it is essential to maintain the originality and quality of the
article.
Financial Disclosure
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] requires authors to disclose any
financial support they received to conduct their research. This information
should be included in the funding statement, which should be provided when
the manuscript is submitted to the journal.
The funding statement should include the name of any granting agencies, the
grant numbers, and a description of each funder's role in the research. If
the funder had no role in the research, this should be stated in the funding
statement as well. This information is important for readers to understand
the potential biases and conflicts of interest that may exist in the
research.
Post-Publication Correction Requests and Retractions
All post-publication correction requests are subject to editorial review.
The editorial board will review the request and determine whether the
correction is necessary and appropriate. The decision to publish a
correction will be based on the nature of the error, its potential impact on
the article, and the availability of supporting evidence. The editorial
board may also consult with the authors, reviewers, and other experts as
needed to make its decision. If the correction request is approved, the
article will be corrected in the journal's archive.
The Editorial Board reviews cases following journal policies, ICMJE and COPE guidelines.
If misconduct allegations are made by whistleblowers directly, the Editorial
Board will follow the relevant COPE’s
flowchart. The journal will act in accordance with the COPE's
flowchart on how to respond to whistleblowers when concerns
are raised about a published article on a social media site.
In some cases, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve claims that cannot
be resolved internally.
To investigate potential ethical misconduct, the editorial board may share
information with other editors-in-chief to conduct investigations more
efficiently and effectively. If communication with the editor-in-chief is
necessary, the editorial board will follow the relevant COPE's
recommendations.
If necessary, the journal may also contact institutions to inform them of
suspected misconduct by researchers and provide evidence to support these
concerns, following COPE
guidelines in the process.
In the event of ethical misconduct concerns, the editors will investigate
the case according to COPE
guidelines. If the investigation verifies the concern, the editors may
issue a retraction notice. The retraction notice will be published in the
journal and the article's record will be updated to reflect the retraction.
The article will remain in the archives of the journal, but it will be
clearly marked as retracted. The article's record will also be updated in
the relevant indexes to reflect the retraction.
Withdrawal Requests
Withdrawal requests for an article are reviewed by the editorial board of
the journal. To request the withdrawal of an article, the authors must send
a letter signed by all authors stating their request and the reasons for
withdrawal to the journal editor. The editorial board will then review the
request and make a decision based on the reasons provided by the authors. If
the request is approved, the article will be withdrawn from the journal and
the authors will be notified of the decision. It is important to note that
authors should not submit their work to another journal for evaluation until
the withdrawal request has been approved. This is to avoid any potential
conflicts of interest or duplication of publication.
Appeals and Complaint
The editorial board of the journal is responsible for addressing appeals and
complaints in accordance with the guidelines
and recommendations of the COPE. If an author has an appeal or
complaint, they should contact the editorial office directly to discuss
their concerns. The editorial board will review the case and make a decision
based on COPE
guidelines.
The editor-in-chief has the final authority in the decision-making process
for all appeals and complaints. It is
important to note that the journal follows a fair and transparent process
for handling appeals and complaints, with the goal of preserving the
integrity of the scientific record.
Preprint Policy
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar [Current Approaches in Psychiatry] does not consider preprints as prior
publication, which means that authors are allowed to present and discuss
their findings on a non-commercial preprint server before submitting their
work to the journal.
However, authors must provide the journal with the preprint server
deposition of their article, along with its DOI, during the initial
submission process.
If the article is accepted and published in the journal, it is the
responsibility of the authors to update the archived preprint and link it to
the published version of the article. This helps to ensure that readers can
easily access the most up-to-date and accurate information.
Permission Policy
The journal's content is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- Non Derivative 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Under this license, users are allowed to share, adapt, reproduce and
distribute the journal's published content for non-commercial purposes
without making any modifications, provided that
they give appropriate credit to the original author and the journal.
The commercial use of the journal's content requires permission from the
The Journal Office, which may be subject
to fees or restrictions.
Data Sharing Policy
As of June 1, 2024, a data sharing statement is required for the
registration of clinical trials. Authors are required to provide a data
sharing statement for articles that report the results of a clinical trial.
The data sharing statement should indicate the items below according to the ICMJE
data sharing policy:
• Whether individual deidentified participant data will be shared
• What data in particular will be made available
• Whether additional, related documents will also be provided
• When the data will become accessible and for how long it will remain
available
• The criteria for accessing the data, including who will have access, the
purpose of the analysis, and the mechanism for obtaining the data
Authors are recommended to check the ICMJE data sharing examples at
http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-issues/clinical-trial-registration.html
While submitting a clinical trial to Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
[Current Approaches in Psychiatry],
• Authors are required to make registration to a publicly accessible
registry according to ICMJE recommendations and the instructions above.
• The name of the registry and the registration number should be provided in
the Title Page during the initial submission.
• Data sharing statement should also be stated in the Title Page even if the
authors do not plan to share it.
Clinical trial and data sharing policy of the journal will be valid for the
articles submitted from June 2024.
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