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Author Guidelines

When submitting an article to the editorial office, follow the rules based on the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

1. General rules

* The journal publishes the results of research conducted in compliance with the norms of biomedical ethics and GCP (Good Clinical Practice) standards.

* When sending the manuscript for the first time, all the authors of the article must be indicated in the email. The responsible author will keep in touch with the editorial staff.

* To review a manuscript, each author's written consent to the processing and dissemination of personal data is required. Send the scanned consent as an additional file, and the paper version to the address: 142204, Russia, office 1188, recipient, MedINK Publishing House LLC. [Link to the personal data processing consent form]

* Articles that have already been published or are being considered for publication in another journal are not accepted.

* All articles are reviewed. The editorial board reserves the right to edit articles submitted for publication.

2. Registration of information about the article and the authors

The first page of the article file should contain:

• the title of the article;
• initials and surnames of all authors;
• the place of work of each of the authors (full address of the institution with an index);
• the email address of the author responsible for communication with the editorial board and readers (after the publication of the article).

Design example:

Comprehensive treatment of patients with metastatic rectal cancer

I.I. Ivanov1, S.P. Petrov2

1 Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; 24 Kashirskoe Shosse, Moscow, 115478, Russia;

2FGBU "National Medical Research Center of Radiology" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Russia, 125284 Moscow, 2nd Botkinsky passage, 3

Contacts: Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov i.ivanov@gmail.com

The last page should contain:

1) information about the author responsible for communication with the editorial board:

• last name, first name, patronymic in full;
• Current position;
• academic degree, academic title;
• personal international identifier ORCID (for more information: http://orcid.org /);
• personal identifier in the RSCI (for more information: http://elibrary.ru/projects/science_index/author_tutorial.asp );
• Contact phone number.

2) information about each of the other authors of the article:

• last name, first name, patronymic in full;
• Current position;
• academic degree, academic title;
• ORCID (if available);
• Email address.

3. Text formatting

Articles are accepted in DOC, DOCX, and RTF formats. Font – Times New Roman, size 14, line spacing 1.5. All pages must be numbered.

Italics should be used in the text, not underscores (with the exception of Internet addresses).

4. The volume of the article (excluding illustrations and references)

The original article should have no more than 12 pages (a larger volume is allowed individually, by decision of the editorial board). The description of clinical cases should not exceed 8 pages. Literature review – no more than 20 pages. Short messages and letters to the editor – 3 pages.

5. Summary

All types of articles should be accompanied by a summary in Russian and English (if possible). The summary should briefly repeat the structure of the article, regardless of its subject matter. For original articles, the summary should be structured (introduction, purpose of the study, materials and methods, results, conclusions). The length of the resume is no more than 2500 characters, including spaces. The summary should not contain references to literature sources and illustrative material.

After the summary, keywords in Russian and English (if possible) are indicated in the number from 3 to 10.

6. The structure of the article

The original article should contain the following sections:

• Introduction;
• Materials and methods;
• Results;
• Discussion;
• Conclusion (conclusions);
• Acknowledgements (optional section).

Due to the indexing of the Journal in the Scopus database, systematic literature reviews prepared taking into account the recommendations of the PRISMA group (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses – Preferred elements for presenting the results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses) are accepted for publication. http://www.prisma-statement.org /), which should contain the following sections:

– THE PURPOSE of the study

– METHODS

criteria for inclusion of research

information sources

– RESULTS

flowchart

description of relevant research

summary of research results

– DISCUSSION

Additional materials can be downloaded here.

In addition, in accordance with the Scopus and PubMed rules, the article must contain:

• information about the contributions of all authors (see section 6.2.1 below);
• information about conflicts of interest (see section 6.2.2);
• information about research funding (see section 6.2.3);
• information about the approval of the research protocol by the bioethics committee (for original studies) (see section 6.2.4);
• an indication of the informed consent of patients (for articles with original studies and reviews of clinical cases) (see section 6.2.4);
• information on the observance of animal rights (for articles with original research using laboratory animals) (see section 6.2.4).

The above data should be provided after the list of references.

6.1 Sections of the original article

Introduction. A brief overview of the issue, the reason for the need for research, and its purpose.

Materials and methods. A detailed description of all aspects of the study design: criteria for the inclusion and exclusion of patients, the main and additional parameters to be evaluated, research methods, equipment used, methods and principles of grouping, methods of statistical analysis. The described research methods should ensure that the results can be reproduced. When listing the equipment used, the manufacturer and the country are indicated in parentheses.; When listing medicines and chemicals used in the course of work, their international nonproprietary (generally accepted) names, doses, and routes of administration are indicated.

If the conducted research requires it, indicate by which decision of the ethics committee it was approved (quote its conclusion, indicating the document number, date of its signing and the official name of the ethics committee), the fact that the subjects signed informed consent or the fact that the rules of bioethics (the rights of laboratory animals) were observed.

Results. They should be presented in a logical sequence and reflect the data of the study described above without references to literary sources. The results are presented clearly, in the form of short descriptions with references to graphs, tables and figures. It is preferable to start the section with a graph showing the selection of patients for analysis ("patient flow chart") in order to explain the formation of the study group.

Discussion. Identification of new and important aspects based on the results of the conducted research, analysis of possible mechanisms or interpretation of the results obtained, comparison of their own results with the data of other researchers. It is possible to include sound recommendations for clinical practice and the application of the data obtained in upcoming studies. The section should end with a statement of the strengths and weaknesses of the research conducted in comparison with existing analogues. It is necessary to avoid repeating the information from the "Introduction" section and listing the data in detail from the "Results" section.

Conclusion. It should be short and concise (no more than 1 paragraph). Summarizing the work done and the authors' hypothesis about the significance of the data obtained in the context of pathogenesis, treatment, diagnosis; prospects for using the data obtained.

6.2 Ethical issues and additional attributes of the article

6.2.1 Authorship and contributions of the authors

According to the ICMJE recommendations, only those persons who have made significant contributions to the concept and design of research or to the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, actively participated in the preparation of the text of the article or made fundamental changes, participated in the final approval of the version of the article that is being published, and agree to assume responsibility have the right to be called an author. for the content of the article.

The first in the list of authors should be the head of the research team who was most involved in carrying out the work and preparing the manuscript. He should also be responsible for communication with the editorial board and readers (after the publication of the article). When approving the final version of the article for publication, he must make sure that the co-authors have seen and approved it.

Solely securing funding, providing laboratory materials and tools, technical editing of the manuscript, scientific advice, or general leadership of the research team do not justify inclusion in the author's group.

All members of the research team who do not meet the criteria of authorship, but who have assisted in carrying out the work and writing the article, should be listed with their consent in the "Acknowledgements" section indicating their participation. For example:

Thanks:

The authors would like to thank A.A. Ivanov, MD, for scientific advice and corrections during the writing process, and V.V. Petrov, Chief Physician of the State Clinical Hospital No. 1, for administrative support of the research.

 6.2.2 Conflict of interest

The existence of a conflict of interest for all authors should be indicated in all articles. A conflict of interest implies the existence of any connections and/or personal interests that could potentially affect the results, interpretation of the data obtained, and their objective perception, in particular financial relations and cooperation with any organizations (for example, receiving royalties, educational grants, participation in expert councils, membership, labor relations, consulting work, owning a privately owned store, or other interests) or a non-financial interest (for example, personal or professional relationships, acquaintances, etc.), related to the issues and/or materials discussed in the article.

If there is no conflict of interest, the following should be indicated at the end of the article:

Conflict of interest. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

6.2.3 Research funding

It is necessary to indicate whether the work has received financial support, and if there is funding, its source (grant, company support, etc.). For example:

Financing. The study was conducted without sponsorship.

Or:

Financing. The study was conducted with the support of Phizer.

Financing. The work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation (grant No. 14 50 00-069).

6.2.4 Compliance with patients' rights and bioethical rules

For an original study, it is necessary to indicate whether its protocol corresponded to ethical principles and by which decision of the ethics committee the study was approved (indicating the document number, date of its signing and the official name of the committee).

Patients have the right to maintain confidentiality, which cannot be disclosed without their consent. Personally identifiable information, including the names and initials of patients, hospital numbers, and medical records, should not be published in the form of written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless it is of great scientific value or unless the patient (or his parent/guardian) provides written consent for publication. In this case, the authors should inform the patients whether there is a possibility that the material identifying them will be available online after publication. To publish the results of the original work, the authors must provide the editorial board with the written informed consent of the patient(s) to disseminate the information and report this in the article, placing the following indication after the list of references:

Respect for patients' rights and rules of bioethics

The study protocol was approved by the Committee on Biomedical Ethics <...>.

All patients signed an informed consent to participate in the study.

If children's patients were included in the study:

Respect for patients' rights and rules of bioethics

The study protocol was approved by the Committee on Biomedical Ethics <...>.

The parents of the patients signed an informed consent for the children to participate in the study.

If the article includes a review of a clinical case:

Respect for patients' rights. The patient(s) have signed an informed consent to the publication of their data.

If the patient is under 18 years of age:

Respect for patients' rights. The patient's parents have signed an informed consent to the publication of his (their) data.

When using laboratory animals in research, it is necessary to indicate whether the research protocol corresponded to the norms of biomedical research involving animals:

Compliance with the rules of bioethics

The study protocol was approved by the Committee on Biomedical Ethics <name of the institution of the first author>.

The study was carried out in accordance with the ethical standards of animal treatment adopted by the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrates Used for Research and Other Scientific Purposes.

7. Units of measurement and abbreviations

Units of measurement are given in the International System of Units (SI). If the study was conducted on devices that give indicators in other units, it is necessary to transfer them to the SI system with an indication of the conversion factor or a computer program in the "Materials and Methods" section.

Abbreviations of words are not allowed, except for the generally accepted ones. All abbreviations in the text of the article should be fully deciphered at the first mention (for example, neuromuscular diseases (NMB)).

The names of genes are written in italics, the names of proteins are written in regular font.

8. Illustrative material

The illustrative materials are photographs, drawings, diagrams, graphs, diagrams, tables. The files of the illustrative material should allow reproducing high-quality images in the electronic and printed versions of the magazine. If the illustrative material has previously been published in other publications, the author must provide the editorial office with the copyright holder's permission to publish this image in another journal, otherwise it will be considered plagiarism and will not be accepted for publication.

The number of illustrations should correspond to the amount of information provided, redundancy of illustrations may lead to the return of the article to the authors for revision for reduction.

The illustrative material must be presented as separate files and must be accompanied by links in appropriate places throughout the text of the article. References are given in parentheses: (Fig. 1), (Table 1).

Photos are accepted in TIFF and JPG formats with a resolution of at least 300 dpi (dots per inch). If the photo is small (for example, 3 × 4 cm), choose a resolution of 1200 dpi when scanning. The eyes of the patients in the photographs should be covered with a black rectangle, in case of its absence, the author must provide the editorial office with the written permission of the patient to publish his photo.

Drawings, graphs, diagrams, and diagrams are accepted in editable formats and must be executed using Microsoft Office Excel or Office Word. If it is impossible to present in these formats, please contact the editorial office.

All figures, graphs, diagrams, and diagrams must be numbered and provided with captions in Russian and English. All inscriptions on drawings, graphs, diagrams, diagrams must also be translated into English. The fragments of the drawing are indicated by lowercase letters of the Russian alphabet – "a", "b", etc. All abbreviations, symbols in the form of curves, letters, numbers, etc. used in the drawing must be deciphered in the caption.

Tables should be clear, have a name and an ordinal number. Graph headings should correspond to their content. The data in tables should not repeat the data in figures and text, and vice versa. All abbreviations are described in the table's footnotes. It is necessary to indicate the statistical method used for the analysis and the corresponding confidence value (p). All information contained in the table, including its name and note (if any), must be translated into English. If the tables are larger than an A4 sheet, they are presented in a separate DOC, DOCX, or RTF file.

9. The list of references

The article should be accompanied by a list of cited literature, arranged as follows:

• The list of references is given in the order of citation. All sources should be numbered, and their numbering should strictly correspond to the numbering in the text of the article.;
• for each source, the names and initials of the authors must be indicated (if there are more than 4 authors, the first 3 authors are indicated, followed by "et al." in Russian or "et al." in English);

- when referring to articles from journals, you must also specify the title of the article, the title of the journal, the year, volume, issue number, pages, PMID (the unique code of the article in PubMed) and DOI (if available). You can find out the DOI index on the website http://search.crossref.org or on the article page in PubMed;

- when referring to monographs, it is also necessary to indicate the full title of the book, the place of publication, the name of the publisher, the year of publication, and the number of pages.;

- when referring to the abstracts of dissertations, it is also necessary to indicate the full title of the work, whether it is a doctoral or PhD thesis, the year, place of publication, and the number of pages.;

- when referring to data obtained from the Internet, it is necessary to specify the full email address of the cited source.;

• all references to literature sources are printed in Arabic numerals in square brackets (for example, [5]);
• In accordance with the requirements of international databases, links to Russian-language sources must additionally include information for citation in Latin. For example: Potemin S.N., Kazantseva M.V., Elizbaryan I.S. and others. Epidemiology of colorectal cancer in the Krasnodar region. Modern oncology 2012;4:53-5. [Potemin S.N., Kazantseva M.V., Elizbaryan I.S. et al. Colorectal cancer epidemiology in the Krasnodar region. Sovremennaya onkologiya = Current Oncology 2012;4:53–5. (In Russ.)].

The reference should be to the original sources and not to cite the one review where they are mentioned. References to unpublished works, as well as to data obtained from unofficial Internet sources, are not allowed.

The desired number of cited papers is no more than 20-25 sources in original articles, and no more than 60 in literature reviews.

Link design examples:

The article in the magazine

Piradov M.A., Suponeva N.A. Autoimmune diseases of the nervous system: the state of the problem and prospects. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences 2015;70(2):183-7. DOI: 10.15690/vramn.v70i2.1311.

Capodivento G., Visigalli D., Garnero M. et al. Sphingomyelin as a myelin biomarker in CSF of acquired demyelinating neuropathies. Sci Rep 2017;7(1):7831. PMID: 28798317. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08314-1.

The monograph

Levin O.S. Polyneuropathies. Moscow: MIA, 2015. 469 p.

Fujimoto J.G., Brezinski M.E. Optical coherence tomography imaging. In: Biomedical photonics handbook. Ed. by T. Vodinh. New York: CRC Press, 2003. Pp. 22–24.

Online resource

Kecherukov A.I., Aliev F.S., Baradulin A.L. and others. Comparative evaluation of ligature and compression anastomoses of the colon. Available by: http://www.proctolog.ru/articles/articles_01_32.htm .

Abstract of the dissertation

Naumenko A.A. Modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of rare forms of ectopic pregnancy. Abstract of the dissertation ... Candidate of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 2012. 27 p.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. This article has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for review and publication in another journal (or an explanation is given in the Comments for the editor).

2. The file of the submitted article is presented in the format of an OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect document.

3. Full Internet addresses (URLs) for links are provided where possible.

4. The text is typed with a 1.5 line spacing; a font size of 14 points is used; italics are used instead of underscores (with the exception of Internet addresses); all illustrations, graphs and tables are located in the appropriate places in the text, and not at the end of the document.

5. The text meets the stylistic and bibliographic requirements described in the Authors' Guide located on the "About the Journal" page.

6. If you submit an article to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, then the requirements of the document Ensuring blind review are met.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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