Bağcılar Medical Bulletin is the periodical scientific publication of Health Sciences University, Istanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital. It is an international, peer-reviewed, English and open access scientific journal published 4 times a year (March, June, September, December), and aims to disseminate knowledge in all fields of medicine on the international scientific platform. For this aim, original clinical and experimental studies in every field of medicine, interesting case reports and literature reviews made by expert authors are evaluated for publication.

The publication language of the Bağcılar Medical Bulletin is English for full text and Turkish and English for abstracts.

The editorial and publication process of the Bağcılar Medical Bulletin 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.

Bagcilar Medical Bulletin is indexed in TR DİZİN (TÜBİTAK/ULAKBİM), EBSCO (Central & Eastern European Academic Source), Gale, Embase, Türk Medline, Turkey Citation Index, ProQuest, J-Gate, DOAJ and ScopeMed.

English Title: Bagcilar Medical Bulletin

Turkish Title: Bağcılar Tıp Bülteni

Official Abbreviation: Bagcilar Med Bull

E-ISSN: 2547-9431

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