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The authors agree to transfer the copyright to the Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital when the article is accepted for publication.

The Medical Journal of Bakırköy is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online and free of charge at bakirkoymedj.org. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License.

The copyright covers the exclusive and unlimited rights to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form); it also covers translation rights for all languages and countries.

After receiving and accept decision for publication, submissions must be accompanied by the “Copyright Transfer Statement. The form is available for download on the journal’s manuscript submission and ealuation site. The copyright transfer form should be signed by all contributing authors and a scanned version of the wet signed document should be submitted.