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Author Guidelines

1. Templates & Forms

  • Manuscript Template: Prepare your article using the official ASNJ Template.

2. Editorial & Peer Review Process

  • Initial Screening: Submissions are first assessed by an editor for fit with aims/scope and minimum quality. Manuscripts lacking proper structure (title, standalone abstract) may be rejected without review.
  • Peer Review: Suitable submissions undergo double-anonymous peer review.

3. Ethical Requirements & Permissions

  • Permissions: Authors must obtain permission for any third-party material (photos, documents, datasets).
  • Authorship: All listed authors must have consented.
  • Ethics Approval: Studies involving human/animal subjects must have appropriate ethics committee approval.
  • Competing Interests: All authors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could influence the work. If no competing interests exist, this must be explicitly stated (e.g., "The authors declare no competing interests"). The competing interest statement must be included in the manuscript and/or submitted as a supplementary file.

Submission Preparation Checklist

  1. The submission is original and not under consideration elsewhere (or explained in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The file is in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) format.
  3. Text is single-spaced, 11-point font, uses italics rather than underlining (except URLs); figures/tables placed within the text.
  4. Author names/affiliations removed from the manuscript (double-anonymous).
  5. References checked; URLs/DOIs provided where available.
  6. Permissions obtained; ethics approval received where necessary.
  7. Similarity rate is ≤ 20%.
  8. A Competing Interest (CI) statement has been uploaded as a supplementary file. If no competing interests exist, a statement to that effect has been provided.
  9. I confirm that copyright of this manuscript is retained by the author(s), that publication under CC BY 4.0 is accepted, and that BAUDER Press is granted a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and archive the work.

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6. Retention Period

Your personal data is retained for as long as necessary for the purposes of processing and in accordance with applicable legal retention obligations. Given the nature of academic publishing, author information associated with published articles (name, affiliation, ORCID, etc.) is retained indefinitely in the journal's archive to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record; this is based on the archival processing exception under Article 7 of the KVKK.

7. Data Subject Rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK (and, where applicable, Articles 15–22 of the GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Learn whether your personal data is being processed
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  • Request correction if your data has been processed incompletely or incorrectly
  • Request deletion or destruction of your data within the conditions set out in the KVKK
  • Request that correction, deletion, or destruction be notified to third parties to whom your data has been transferred
  • Object to a result that is to your detriment arising solely from automated analysis of your data
  • Request compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing

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Last updated: August 19th, 2026