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- » Author fees
- » Regulation on Conflict of Interest
- » Borrowings and plagiarism
- » Preprint and postprint Policy
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- » Principles on informed consent
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Aim and Scope
The aim of the “Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)” Journal is to contribute to the postgraduate education of physicians by providing scientific and practical information on surgical and conservative treatment with therapeutic approaches of various surgical diseases in the outpatient settings and to improve the scientific and practical skills of outpatient surgeons.
The journal publishes original articles on the latest advances in ambulatory surgery, scientific research results, results of national and international clinical studies, reviews, lectures, case reports and case studies for general surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, proctologists, urologists, anaesthetists and other doctors working in polyclinics, ambulatory care centres and ambulatory surgery centres.
The journal has a special topical section devoted to various legal aspects of the doctor-patient relationship.
The journal receives articles from all medical institutions of the Russian Federation and neighbouring countries, as well as materials prepared by Western partners. The journal is open for cooperation both with Russian specialists and specialists from near (CIS) and far abroad countries, including countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia.
Each issue of the magazine is timed to coincide with a thematic event.
The editorial board accepts articles in English and Russian. Articles that come to the Editorial Board in English are translated into Russian. Accepted articles are published in the journal in Russian, and the original (English-language) version of the article is posted on the journal website. The best Russian-language articles according to the editorial board are translated into English and published on the journal website.
Section Policies
Open Submissions
Peer ReviewedPublication Frequency
2 issues per year
Magazine schedule by subject in 2025:
“Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)” No. 1
"Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)” No. 2
Note. Due to the fact that each issue is timed to coincide with a thematic event, the release schedule may change.
Open Access Policy
"Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication.
Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.
For more information please read BOAI statement.
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
1. General provisions
1.1 All manuscripts submitted to the journal are sent for one-sided blind review (the reviewer knows the names of the authors of the manuscript, the authors of the manuscript do not know the names of the reviewers).
1.2 Both members of the Editorial Board of the journal and external reviewers with the degree of candidate or doctor of sciences, having sufficient experience of scientific work in the field of science stated in the article, are involved in reviewing. All reviewers are familiar with the requirements of the journal editors to the published materials and have been published on the subject of the article under review during the last 3 years. The decision on the choice of one or another reviewer for the expert evaluation of the article is made by the editor-in-chief, head-editor and responsible for the issue. The review period is from 2 to 4 weeks, but at the request of the reviewer it can be extended.
1.3 Specialists working in the same research institution where the research work was carried out are not involved in reviewing.
1.4 The reviewers are informed that the manuscripts sent to them belong to the information that is not subject to disclosure.
1.5 Each reviewer has the right to refuse the review in case of an obvious conflict of interests that affects the perception and interpretation of the manuscript materials.
1.6 If the review contains recommendations for correction and modification of the article, the editorial board of the journal sends the author of the article the text of the review with a suggestion to take them into account in the preparation of a new version of the article or to refute them (partially or fully). Finalization of the article should not take more than 2 months from the date of sending an electronic message to the author about the need to make changes. The article improved by the author is repeatedly sent for review.
1.7 If the authors refuse to finalize the materials, they must notify the editorial board in written or oral form of their refusal to publish the article. If the authors do not return the finalized version after 2 months from the date of sending the review, even in the absence of information from the authors with the refusal to finalize the article, the editorial office removes it from the register. In such situations, the authors are sent a corresponding notice of the removal of the manuscript from the registration in connection with the expiration of the period of time allotted for revision.
2. Review procedure
2.1 All the articles received by the Editorial Board are registered, after which they are reviewed by the head editor or editor-in-chief, who decide to send the manuscript to the members of the Editorial Board.
2.2 Members of the Editorial Board have the right to review the manuscript themselves, or to give their suggestions on sending the article to an external reviewer (reviewers) - a specialist on the subject of the article under review.
2.3 After approval by the editor-in-chief of the reviewer's candidacy, the executive secretary, in agreement with the reviewer, sends him the text of the article by e-mail.
2.4 The text of the review is submitted to the editorial board in paper form with personal signature or electronically from the reviewer's postal address. The content of the review is considered by the editorial board, which takes one of the decisions:
- to accept the article for publication without corrections;
- send the article for additional review;
- return the article to the author for correction of the reviewer's remarks;
- reject the article.
2.5 The authors of the articles are obliged to get acquainted with the reviews, for which purpose the responsible secretary of the editorial office sends the text of the review and the cover letter, as well as the text of the article with the comments of the editor, requiring improvement, in print form or by e-mail to the author(s).
2.6 In case of disagreement with the conclusions of the reviewer, the author may send a reasoned response to his comments to the journal. The decision on further review of the article is made by the head editor or editor-in-chief.
2.7 If the authors agree with the reviewer's comments, they have the right to amend the article and submit it again. In this case, the review procedure is repeated.
2.8 In case of minor comments requiring only editorial changes and with the consent of the authors, a decision may be made to accept the article for publication.
3. Review structure
3.1 The review may be written in any form, but it must reflect:
- relevance of the issues considered in the article;
- correspondence of the presented results to the declared subject of the article;
- compliance with the accepted standard of registration of article references;
- scientific contribution of authors: presence and significance of new scientific results presented in the article, received personally by the author (group of authors);
- validity of conclusions;
- presence of a clear and understandable rubrication;
- correctness of terminology, clarity of presentation, language style;
- completeness and clarity of the presented graphic material;
3.2 The review should end with a recommendation:
- about the possibility of publishing the article without changes;
- about the possibility of publishing the article taking into account the corrections made by the author (without repeated review or with repeated review);
- on the refusal to publish the article to the authors.
3.3 The decision on the expediency of publication after the review is made by the editorial board. An article not recommended for publication by the Editorial Board is not accepted for reconsideration. The notification of refusal to publish is sent to the author by e-mail. After the Editorial Board of the Journal makes a decision on the acceptance of the article for publication, the Editorial Board informs the author about it and indicates the dates of publication.
3.4 All reviews are kept in the editorial office for five years.
Policy updated: 06/18/2020
Indexation
Articles in “Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)” are indexed by several systems:
Publishing Ethics
The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT), Guidelines for what a Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement should adhere to (PEMS) Code of Conduct guidelines available a, and requirements for peer-reviewed medical journals, elaborated by the Elsevier Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications)
Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org and requirements for peer-reviewed medical journals (http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf), elaborated by the Elsevier Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications)
1. Introduction
1.1. The publication in a peer reviewed learned journal, serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for society-owned or sponsored journal: "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)"
1.2. Publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.
1.3. Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programs record «the minutes of science» and we recognize our responsibilities as the keeper of those «minutes» in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.
2. Duties of Editors
2.1. Publication decision – The Editor of a learned “Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)” is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.
2.2. Fair play – An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
2.3. Confidentiality – The editor and any editorial staff of "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
2.4. Disclosure and Conflicts of interest
2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.
2.5. Vigilance over published record – An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher (and/or society) to promote the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.
2.6.Involvement and cooperation in investigations – An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies.
3. Duties of Reviewers
3.1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions – Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.
3.2. Promptness – Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor of "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" and excuse himself from the review process.
3.3. Confidentiality – Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.
3.4. Standard and objectivity – Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
3.5. Acknowledgement of Sources – Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
3.6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
3.6.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
3.6.2. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
4. Duties of Authors
4.1. Reporting standards
4.1.1. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
4.1.2. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.
4.2. Data Access and Retention – Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
4.3. Originality and Plagiarism
4.3.1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
4.3.2. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
4.4. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
4.4.1. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
4.4.2. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.
4.4.3. Publication of some kinds of articles (eg, clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication. Further detail on acceptable forms of secondary publication can be found at www.icmje.org.
4.5. Acknowledgement of Sources – Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.
4.6. Authorship of the Paper
4.6.1. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
4.6.2. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
4.7. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
4.7.1. If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
4.7.2. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) have approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
4.8. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
4.8.1. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
4.8.2. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
4.9. Fundamental errors in published works – When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor of "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" journal and cooperate with Publisher to retract or correct the paper, If the editor or the publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper.
5. Duties of the Publisher (and if relevant, Society)
5.1. Publisher should adopt policies and procedures that support editors, reviewers and authors of "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" in performing their ethical duties under these ethics guidelines. The publisher should ensure that the potential for advertising or reprint revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
5.2. The publisher should support "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" journal editors in the review of complaints raised concerning ethical issues and help communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors.
5.3. Publisher should develop codes of practice and inculcate industry standards for best practice on ethical matters, errors and retractions.
5.4. Publisher should provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.
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Author fees
Publication in "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" is free of charge for all the authors.
The journal doesn't have any Arcticle processing charges.
This journal provides authors with an option to publish their scientific papers free of charge. The editorial staff does not charge the authors for preparation, placement and printing of materials. In certain circumstances if a fast-track publication of research studies, including those conducted as part of the grants, in the closest thematic issue is required, an article can be accepted on a fee-paying basis (APC), but ONLY after getting positive peer reviews and approval of the editorial board and editor-in-chief. The cost of fast-trek publication is 55,000 rubles.
Regulation on Conflict of Interest
The author is obliged to notify the editor of a real or potential conflict of interest (conflict of interest is the condition under which the conflicting or competing interests that may affect the editorial decision arise) by including information about the conflict of interest in the relevant section of the article.
Reviewers do not participate in the review of manuscripts in case of conflicts of interest due to competitive, joint and other interactions and relations with any of the authors, companies or other organizations related to the presented work.
If there is no conflict of interest, the author should also report it. Example wording: "The author states that there is no conflict of interest".
Borrowings and plagiarism
The Editorial Board of the journal "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" during the consideration of the article makes the verification of the material using the system of Antiplagiarism. In case of multiple borrowings, the editorial board acts in accordance with COPE rules.
Permissible volume of borrowings (including self-quotations), drawn up in accordance with the established rules (with reference to the original source) - no more than 30% of the total volume of the article. The requirement does not apply to reviews. Such materials are considered by the editorial board on an individual basis.
In case of acknowledgement of suspicions on plagiarism or detection of the techniques, allowing to hide its presence, articles are not accepted for the further consideration. The authors are sent a refusal of consideration due to suspicion of plagiarism.
Preprint and postprint Policy
During the article submission process, the author needs to confirm that the article has not been published or accepted for publication in another scientific journal. When referring to an article published in "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)", the publisher asks for its DOI identifier.
Articles previously posted by authors on personal or public sites other than those of other publishers are accepted for consideration.
CrossMark
CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative from Crossref, provides a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of an article or other published content. By applying the CrossMark logo, journal “Ambulatornaya Khirurgiya” is committing to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.
Clicking the CrossMark logo on a document will tell you its current status and may also give you additional publication-record information about the document.
Advertising policy
The text is based on Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals WAME and the Federal Law No. 38-FZ. of 13.03.2006 “On Advertising”
The "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" Journal is a mass medium registered by the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Mass Communications, Communications and Cultural Heritage Protection (Certificate of Registration of PM No. ФCС77-30814 of 26 December 2007)
The journal specializes in publishing articles and materials of scientific and practical nature for physicians of various specializations, heads of medical institutions, staff of medical universities, students.
The target audience of the journal is medical and pharmaceutical professionals and therefore the promotional material published in "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" Journal is focused on medical/pharmaceutical practice, specialised medical/pharmaceutical education.
In order to finance the publication activities, advertising material is published in the magazine on a paid basis and reprints of articles published in the magazine are produced in accordance with the rules set out in this Advertising Policy.
The basic principles of advertising policy:
1. The publication of advertising material in the Journal is subject to the requirements of this Policy.
2.Decisions of the editors of the Journal regarding advertising materials do not depend on the cost of placing the relevant material or the cost of printing a reprint.
3. The roles of editor and advertising manager in the journal are separated.
4. Advertisers and sponsors do not influence the editor's decisions, regardless of the terms and conditions of advertising material or other agreements.
5. Reprints of articles are published according to the “as is” principle, i.e. as they were initially published in the Journal. No additions or changes to the text of articles are allowed when a reprint is published.
6. Supplementary issues shall be published solely at the decision of the Editor in accordance with the principles of the editorial policy and the objectives of the Journal. Advertisers and sponsors have no influence on the content of the corresponding supplementary issue.
7. All advertising materials must comply with the requirements of Russian legislation and the Federal Law No. 38-FZ . of 13.03.2006 “On Advertising”.
8. The aggregate volume of advertising materials published in the Journal shall not exceed 40% of the total volume of the Journal. The calculation of the aggregate volume of advertising material published in the relevant issue of the Journal shall be made by the Advertising Manager.
9. The publication of advertising material does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the editorial board or by the editorial board of the product, company or service being advertised.
10. The Journal has the right to refuse to post any material of an advertising nature for any reason.
11. The decision to publish advertising material is made with the participation of the editorial board of the magazine.
12. No advertising material may be placed within any article.
13. Advertising content placed in the Journal should be visually distinct from editorial and other materials so that the difference between them is obvious.
14. The advertisers are fully responsible for all information in promotional material published in the Journal and for its accuracy.
General requirements for advertising material published in the "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" Journal:
1. All advertising materials must unambiguously identify the advertiser and the advertised product, work or service.
2. Advertising in the Journal shall be fair and truthful. No unfair or inaccurate advertising shall be allowed as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 5 of the Federal Law No. 38-FZ. of 13.03.2006 “On Advertising”
3. Advertising must not:
a. induce to commit illegal actions;
b. form a negative attitude towards those who do not use the advertised goods or condemn such persons.
4. It is not allowed in advertising:
a. to use foreign words and expressions which could lead to distortion of information;
b. an indication that the object of advertising is endorsed by state or local authorities or their officials;
c. an indication that the advertised product is produced using human embryonic tissue;
d. use of swear words, obscene and offensive images, comparisons and expressions, including with regard to gender, race, nationality, profession, social category, age, language of a person and citizen, official state symbols (flags, coats of arms, anthems), religious symbols, cultural heritage sites (historical and cultural monuments) of the people of Russian Federation and other countries as well as cultural heritage sites included in the World Heritage List.
5. advertising that omits part of the essential information about the advertised product, its conditions of purchase or use, if this distorts the meaning of the information and misleads the consumer of the advertisement is not allowed.
6. placement of the advertisement text must be accompanied by the notation “advertisement” or the notation “sponsored”
Requirements for advertising material published in the “Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" Journal relating to the characteristics of the object of advertising:
1. Advertising of medicinal products should include the full name of each active ingredient.
2. Advertising of medicinal products, medical services and medical devices shall not:
a. address minors;
b. create an idea of advantages of the advertised object by referring to the fact of conducting research required for state registration of the advertised object;
c. contain statements or suggestions that the consumer of the advertisement has a disease or health disorder;
d. give a healthy person the impression of a need to use the advertised object (except for advertisements for medicines used for prevention of diseases);
e. give the impression that it is unnecessary to seek medical advice;
f. ensure that the advertised object has a positive effect, is safe, effective and free of side effects
g. represent the advertised object as a dietary supplement or food supplement or other non-medicinal product
h. state that the safety and/or effectiveness of the advertised item is guaranteed by its natural origin
3. Advertising shall not disclose the properties and characteristics, including methods of use and application, of medicinal products and medical devices only within the limits of indications contained in officially approved instructions for use and application of such objects of advertising.
4. Advertising of dietary supplements and food supplements shall not
a. give an impression that they are medications and (or) have therapeutic properties;
b. include reference to specific cases of curing people or improving their state as a result of taking such supplements;
c. contain an expression of gratitude by individuals in connection with the use of such supplements;
d. induce a disinclination from a healthy diet;
e. give an impression of the benefits of such supplements by referring to the fact that studies have been conducted that are required for state registration of such supplements, and using the results of other studies as an explicit recommendation for the use of such supplements.
5. Advertising of biologically active supplements must in each case be accompanied with a warning to the effect that the object of advertising is not a medication. In this advertisement, the warning must be allocated not less than ten percent of the advertising space.
6. Advertisements for baby food products must not present them as full-fledged substitutes for breast milk and must contain a statement about the benefits of artificial feeding of children. Advertisements for products intended for use as substitutes for breast milk and products included in a child's diet during the first year of life must contain information on the age limitations of such products and a warning about the need for specialist advice.
Principles on informed consent
The "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" Journal relies on the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects) and aims to enforce ethical and data collection rules for research that involves human subjects. Before commencing research, the researcher should read the informed consent provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and conduct the research in strict accordance with the principles set out below (see Declaration of Helsinki 25-32):
25. Participation by individuals capable of giving informed consent as subjects in medical research must be voluntary. Although it may be appropriate to consult family members or community leaders, no individual capable of giving informed consent may be enrolled in a research study unless he or she freely agrees.
26. In medical research involving human subjects capable of giving informed consent, each potential subject must be adequately informed of the aims, methods, sources of funding, any possible conflicts of interest, institutional affiliations of the researcher, the anticipated benefits and potential risks of the study and the discomfort it may entail, post-study provisions and any other relevant aspects of the study. The potential subject must be informed of the right to refuse to participate in the study or to withdraw consent to participate at any time without reprisal. Special attention should be given to the specific information needs of individual potential subjects as well as to the methods used to deliver the information.
After ensuring that the potential subject has understood the information, the physician or another appropriately qualified individual must then seek the potential subject’s freely-given informed consent, preferably in writing. If the consent cannot be expressed in writing, the non-written consent must be formally documented and witnessed.
All medical research subjects should be given the option of being informed about the general outcome and results of the study.
27. When seeking informed consent for participation in a research study the physician must be particularly cautious if the potential subject is in a dependent relationship with the physician or may consent under duress. In such situations the informed consent must be sought by an appropriately qualified individual who is completely independent of this relationship.
28. For a potential research subject who is incapable of giving informed consent, the physician must seek informed consent from the legally authorised representative. These individuals must not be included in a research study that has no likelihood of benefit for them unless it is intended to promote the health of the group represented by the potential subject, the research cannot instead be performed with persons capable of providing informed consent, and the research entails only minimal risk and minimal burden.
29. When a potential research subject who is deemed incapable of giving informed consent is able to give assent to decisions about participation in research, the physician must seek that assent in addition to the consent of the legally authorised representative. The potential subject’s dissent should be respected.
30. Research involving subjects who are physically or mentally incapable of giving consent, for example, unconscious patients, may be done only if the physical or mental condition that prevents giving informed consent is a necessary characteristic of the research group. In such circumstances the physician must seek informed consent from the legally authorised representative. If no such representative is available and if the research cannot be delayed, the study may proceed without informed consent provided that the specific reasons for involving subjects with a condition that renders them unable to give informed consent have been stated in the research protocol and the study has been approved by a research ethics committee. Consent to remain in the research must be obtained as soon as possible from the subject or a legally authorised representative.
31. The physician must fully inform the patient which aspects of their care are related to the research. The refusal of a patient to participate in a study or the patient’s decision to withdraw from the study must never adversely affect the patient-physician relationship.
32. For medical research using identifiable human material or data, such as research on material or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, physicians must seek informed consent for its collection, storage and/or reuse. There may be exceptional situations where consent would be impossible or impracticable to obtain for such research. In such situations the research may be done only after consideration and approval of a research ethics committee.
Human Rights Policy
When presenting the results of experimental research involving human subjects, the authors should indicate whether the procedures performed adhered to the ethical standards prescribed in the Declaration of Helsinki. If the study was conducted without adherence to the principles of the Declaration, the authors should justify the chosen approach to the study and guarantee that the ethics committee of the organisation in which the study was conducted approved the chosen approach.
Subscription
The printed version of the "Ambulatory Surgery (Russia)" journal can be subscribed to:
1. In the editorial office of the journal
Cost of subscription for 2024:
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The cost of the annual set for 2024 is 1,320 roubles. 00 kop.
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Article retraction policy
Retraction of an article from publication is a mechanism for correcting published information and alerting readers that the publication contains serious flaws or erroneous data that cannot be trusted. The reason for retracting an article may be duplicate publication, plagiarism detected, serious errors in research and other irregularities.
According to the rules of the Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers (ASEP) Ethics Council for Scientific Publications, the grounds for retracting an article are:
• the discovery of inappropriate borrowing (plagiarism) in a publication;
• duplication of an article in several publications;
• detection of falsification or fabrication in the work (e.g. falsification of experimental data);
• discovery of serious errors in the work (e.g., incorrect interpretation of the results), which casts doubt on its scientific value;
• inaccurate authorship (persons who do not meet the criteria for authorship are included)
• there is a concealed conflict of interest (and other violations of publication ethics);
• the article has not undergone a peer review procedure.
The main purpose of retraction is to correct published information and ensure its integrity, not to punish authors who have committed violations.
The retraction of an article is carried out on the official request of the journal editorial board or the author. At retraction the article remains in the journal, but in the information about the article, in the file, in the databases it is indicated that the article is retracted.
Procedure for retracting articles
1. If the author/author team finds it necessary to retract the article, they shall apply to the editorial board with a reasoned explanation of their decision. If the editorial board does not respond to such a request, the author/author team shall appeal to the Ethics Council for Scientific Publications. If the editorial board responds to the authors and agrees to the retraction, it will then proceed with the retraction of the text on its own.
2. If the editorial board decides to retract the text on the basis of its expertise or information received, the responsible editor shall inform the authors/author team of the decision. The author (lead author in case of collective authorship) will be informed of the wording justifying the retraction of the article.
3. If the author/author team ignores the request of the editorial board, the editor-in-chief or deputy editor-in-chief shall seek assistance from the ASEP Ethics Council for Scientific Publications.
4. Having made a decision to retract the article, the editorial board shall indicate the reason for retraction (in case plagiarism is detected - with an indication of the sources of borrowing), as well as the date of retraction. The article and the description of the article remain on the website of the journal as part of the corresponding issue of the journal, but the electronic version of the text is labeled RETRACTED and the date of retraction, the same mark is put in the table of contents of the issue.
5. The ASEP Ethics Council for Scientific Publications, scientific information databases (NEB, CyberLeninka), as well as all online libraries and databases in which the journal is indexed, shall be provided with the report, indicating the date of the meeting of the editorial board, composition of the meeting, results of the examination, the reasoned decision and the completed form:
1. Author's name and title of the article.
2. Name of the publication from which the text is being withdrawn.
3. Initiator of the withdrawal of the article.
4. The reason for withdrawing the article and the date of the decision.
5. Reference to the page on the publication's website where the information on the retraction has been given.
6. The output data of the article and DOI (if present).
7. Topics (social sciences; agriculture, etc.)
8. Date of policy update.
