Important Notice: Sosyal Bilimler ve Sağlık Bülteni currently accepts submissions only in Turkish.

 

The types of articles accepted by Sosyal Bilimler ve Sağlık Bülteni are listed below.

Original Article: An original article presents findings derived from primary data of an original research or conceptual/theoretical discussion. Research articles and theoretical articles are evaluated as original articles. ^[1]

Review Article: Review articles aim to determine what has been presented so far on a topic, reveal trends and patterns in a field, create new theoretical frameworks, and identify gaps or new research agendas that require further investigation in the field. Reviews, also known as literature reviews, can be prepared in the form of systematic, semi-systematic, integrative literature reviews, and meta-analyses. Systematic and semi-systematic reviews organize, clarify, summarize, and/or compare studies within their scope related to the research problem. Meta-analysis is a type of systematic literature review aimed at comparing and summarizing existing data in the literature using statistical techniques. Integrative reviews differ from others by not addressing all publications within their scope but covering a selected portion of the existing literature to create new theoretical models and aim to integrate perspectives.

Work Review: Work reviews are brief, critical, and impartial evaluations of works such as books, films, and plays that are thought to attract readers' interest. Their purpose is to provide information and opinions about the works, keeping researchers informed about new literature in the field.

Perspective (Essay): Perspective essays are short (minimum 1500, maximum 2000 words) editorial-format essays written from a personal viewpoint, with a critical perspective on concepts or ideas, presenting viewpoints, ideas, thoughts, or experiences on topics deemed important for those working in the field.

Portrait / In Memoriam: These are articles written about individuals who have made significant contributions to the field and are not subject to peer review but depend on the editor's opinion for publication.

Discussion (Letter to the Editor): These are short (up to 300 words) articles aimed at presenting comments, opinions, and questions related to previously published articles in the journal. Authors whose work has been responded to with a discussion article may write a reply. This discussion concludes with an article called a closure, written by the editor(s).

Commentary (Opinion): Commentary articles are short pieces that include observations, comments, and suggestions on a particular topic.

Field Note / Impression: These are short articles written to share information about field studies related to public health and social sciences.

Research Note: Research notes address current or neglected topics in a specific research area, define research priorities, or share unexpected or unexplained observations encountered during the research process.

Review: Reviews are original articles prepared on topics within the journal's scope and address the subject systematically and consistently.

Scientific Report: These are short summaries of research findings, not as long as a research article.

Panel / Speech / Interview: These are texts composed of the transcripts of speeches or interviews conducted in completed panels or various events.

Proceedings: These are texts composed of the transcripts of papers presented at scientific meetings such as congresses and conferences.

Announcement: These are articles containing information about any topic that the journal wishes to announce to its readers.

Report: These are articles containing observations and evaluations related to various events.

Story / Poem: These are short prose pieces that narrate real or imagined events in an engaging manner.

Visual Contents: These include non-written contents such as photographs, drawings, and cartoons.

Original articles, review articles, work reviews, perspective (essay), portrait/in memoriam, commentary (opinion), field note/impression, research note, review, scientific report, panel/speech/interview, proceedings, and report types of articles must include a Turkish and English abstract and keywords limited to 250 words.

The word limit is 300 for discussions and announcements, 2000 for other short articles (work review, perspective (essay), portrait/in memoriam, commentary (opinion), field note/impression, research note, and scientific report), 3000 for quantitative research articles, 5000 for reviews and review articles, and 10000 for qualitative or mixed research articles, theoretical articles, reports, panel/speech/interview, proceedings, and story/poem types of articles.

 

Article Type	Word Limit	Abstract
Original Article	3000 / 10000	Required
Review Article	5000	Required
Work Review	2000	Required
Perspective (Essay)	2000	Required
Portrait / In Memoriam	2000	Required
Discussion (Letter to Editor)	300	Not Required
Commentary (Opinion)	2000	Required
Field Note / Impression	2000	Required
Research Note	2000	Required
Review	5000	Required
Scientific Report	2000	Required
Panel / Speech / Interview	10000	Required
Proceedings	10000	Required
Announcement	300	Not Required
Report	10000	Required
Story / Poem	10000	Not Required
Visual Contents	300	Not Required

 

[1] Research Article: Research articles are based on primary (original) data obtained through the scientific research process and must include sections on introduction, methods, findings, and conclusions. Research articles can use data from studies conducted with quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. The word limit is 3000 for quantitative research articles and 10000 for qualitative or mixed research articles.