AIM & SCOPE

Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal (Formerly Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni) is an international, scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal is the official publication of the Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Training and Research Hospital, and it is published in March, June, September and December, four times a year. The publication language of the journal is English.

Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal aims to contribute to international literature by publishing high-quality manuscripts in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery. The journal’s target audience includes academics and expert physicians working in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery specialists.

Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal is currently indexed in TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index, EBSCO, GALE Cengage, Scilit, Google Scholar, and Open Ukranian Citation Index, EMBASE, American Chemical Society - CAS and Idealonline.

The editorial and publication processes of the journal are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), the World Medical Association (WMA) and the European Association of Science Editors (EASE). The journal is in conformity with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).

Processing and publication are free of charge with the journal. No fees are requested from the authors at any point throughout the evaluation and publication process. All manuscripts must be submitted via the online submission system, which is available at www.zeynepkamilmedj.com. The journal guidelines, technical information, and the required forms are available on the journal’s web page.

All expenses of the journal are covered by the Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Potential advertisers should contact the Editorial Office. Advertisement images are published only upon the Editor-in-Chief’s approval.

Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal, editors, editorial board, and/or publisher; the editors, editorial board, and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials.

Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online, free of charge at www.zeynepkamilmedj.com. Authors retain the copyright of their published work in the Zeynep Kamil Medical Journal. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License which permits third parties to share and adapt the content by giving the appropriate credit to the original work for noncommercial purposes.