AUTHOR GUIDELINES

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PUBLISHING ARTICLES

  • Originality of the study (current research, unpublished in other national/ international volumes);
  • Choosing a relevant topic for the selected field (Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, etc.);
  • Selection of relevant literature for research;
  • Clear definition of research objectives;
  • Use of appropriate research methods;
  • Use of valid data;
  • Relevant conclusions derived from the obtained results
  • Research limits;
  • Prospects for future research.

SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE:

Abstracts submission : March 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Validation of abstracts: July 31, 2025 – August 30, 2026
Submission of full papers: August 31, 2025 – September 1, 2026 
Extented validation: September 25, 2025
Publishing papers : Web of Science (ISI) – will be indexed

AUTHOR’S GUIDE

 

  1. ARTICLE TITLE – Relevant to the study, concise, avoiding the use of abbreviations and formulas. Capitalization will be used.
  2. NAME OF THE AUTHOR(S) – Once an article has been submitted to the Editorial Board, no changes to authorship (including the addition of an author, the removal of an author, or any modification to the order of authors) shall be permitted without the prior approval of the Editorial Board. Any such request must be formally justified in writing by the corresponding author. In addition, all co-authors must individually provide written confirmation of their agreement to the proposed modification.
  3. INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION – The institutional affiliation of the author(s), as well as the email address of each author, shall be clearly provided. In the case of multi-author submissions, one author must be designated as the corresponding author.
  4. ABSTRACT – It shall be concise and clearly state the research objective(s), as well as the relevance of the topic under investigation.
  5. KEYWORDS – No more than 6 keywords.
  6. FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS – It shall be prepared in A4 format, using Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing and 20 mm margins. The text shall be justified. All figures included in the manuscript shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their appearance. The length of the paper should not exceed 12 pages.
  7. REFERENCES – All bibliographic references cited within the text shall be included in the bibliography, and all entries listed in the bibliography shall be cited within the text.

Reference Examples:

  • Strunk W Jr, White EB. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York, NY: Longman; 2000
  • Example of reference to a chapter published in a book volume: Mettam GR, Adams LB.
  • How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, eds. Introduction to the Electronic Age. New York, NY: E-Publishing Inc; 2009:281–304.
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