Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences is a scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal is the official online-only publication of Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences, and it is published triannually in April, August and December. The publication language of the journal is Turkish and English.

The aim of the journal is to publish original research papers of the highest scientific and clinical value in the field of midwifery and health sciences. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences also publishes reviews, rare case report and letters to the editors.

The target audience of the journal includes midwives, nurses, academicians, clinical researchers, medical/health professionals, students, nursing professionals and related professional and academic bodies and institutions.

Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences is currently indexed in DOAJ and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI).

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

All expenses of the journal are covered by the Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences. 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 https://midwifery-ataunipress.org/EN. The journal guidelines, technical information, and the required forms are available on the journal’s web page.

Disclaimer
Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences, editors, editorial board, and/or publisher; the editors, editorial board, and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials.

Open Access Statement
Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration.  Journal’s archive is available online, free of charge at https://midwifery-ataunipress.org/EN. Authors retain the copyright of their published work in the Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 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 for non-commerical purposes by giving the apropriate credit to the original work.

From January 2022 onwards, content is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The journal’s back content was published under a traditional copyright license however the archive is available for free access.

Editor: Serap EJDER APAY
Address: Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences, Erzurum, Turkey
E-mail: [email protected]

Publisher: Atatürk University
Address: Atatürk University, Yakutiye, Erzurum, Turkey

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