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Author Guidelines

Instructions for authors

Only articles that have not been previously published elsewhere can be published in this journal. A submitted manuscript to the journal should not be under review in any other journals.

Articles in English or Russian are accepted. The Russian-language articles that have been found the best in opinion of the editorial board are translated into English and published on the journal’s website.

Articles formatted out of accordance with the above instructions are not accepted and not reviewed.

All articles submitted to the journal will be reviewed. Reviewers work with the article, strictly observing the author's right to non-disclosure of information contained in the article before releasing it to the press.

Articles shall be accepted by the editors for consideration only if they are accompanied by a cover letter from the institution, where the authors work, to be addressed to the editor-in-chief of the journal.

A sample cover letter is available here.

A sample referral letter is available here.

Articles should be sent in MS Word format by e-mail yulia_ch@remedium.ru or submitted through your personal account on the website of the Statsionarozameshchayushchie Tekhnologii: Ambulatornaya Khirurgiya journal www.a-surgeon.ru/jour with attached scanned copies of the cover letter and the first page of the article signed by all authors in * .pdf format. The article shall be signed by all authors or one of them, who assumes liability and affixes his/her signature with the note “agreed upon with all co-authors” (a cover latter and signatures of the authors can be sent either scanned or by fax). If an article is submitted through a personal account on the journal's website, a scanned copy of the cover letter is uploaded in the "download additional files" section with the heading "Cover letter". It is optional to fill in the rest of the specified data for the additional file.

At the beginning of the article, after the name and address of the institution(s), in which the authors work, the author with whom the editorial office will carry on correspondence shall be specified: surname, first name, patronymic, his email address, contact phone number or postal address.

Requirements for the design of the text of the article: Format - A4 sheet; font - Times New Roman; point size - 12; line spacing - 1.5; fields: upper and lower - 2.5 cm, left and right - 2.0 cm; format of the document when sending to the editors * .doc or * .docx. The author can ONLY highlight any words in the text by using italics or bold, but NOT the underline. All repeated spaces and extra line breaks should be removed from the text.

If a fast-track publication of research studies, including those conducted as part of the grants, in the closest thematic issue is required, the journal can accept an article on a fee-paying basis (Article Publishing Charge, 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. A request for a fast-track publication should be sent to the e-mail: yulia_ch@remedium.ru (Yu.Cherednichenko).

Structure of the article

Article title: The title should be simple, concise (up to 10 words), contain descriptive terms and expressions that clearly reveal the main content of the article. The title of the article does not allow the use of acronyms and abbreviations, as well as trade (commercial) names of drugs, dietary supplements, products, care products, medical equipment, diagnostic equipment, diagnostic tests, etc. The title is capitalized in lowercase letters and highlighted in bold. More information is available here: http://doi.org/10.24069/2542-0267-2018-1-2-80-85

Initials and surname of the author(s) indicating the profile of ORCID, e-mail. The author who contributed most to the study shall be listed first. Be sure to indicate the author for communication and his/her contact details (see below in examples of formation of articles).

The name of the institution(s), where the authors work, with the indication of the full name (with abbreviation expansion) and the address of the institution. Indicate each author’s affiliation with a lower-case superscript figure immediately after the author’s name and in front of the respective organisation name. 

An abstractof the original studies should be structured and include the following sections: rationale (background), purpose, materials and methods, results, conclusions (opinion). The abstract should be fully consistent with the content of the work. The abstract is an 

article-independent source of information. It can be published separately from the main text of the article, therefore it should be informative, able to induce a potential reader to read to the full text of the article, contain the main results and data from the article. Should not contain references to literary sources and abbreviations. The abstract should contain 150 to 200 words and describe the study and its results as fully as possible.

Key words. The author shall specify keywords (5 to 10) that contribute to indexing articles in the search engines. Keywords should complement the information provided in the title. When selecting keywords, the author should use terms and expressions that are repeatedly used in the text of the article. Variants of terms (for example, heart and cardiac), names of drugs, procedures, abbreviations of terms (for example, BP, CAD, etc.) can be used as the keywords.  Make sure that the search results obtained after keywords are entered in the search engine, match the topic of your article.

Information about conflict of interests. After the keywords, information on the conflict of interest (if any) or its absence is indicated. Authors should disclose potential and explicit conflicts of interest related to the manuscript. Any situation (financial relations, service or work at institutions having a financial or political interest in published materials, job duties, etc.) that could affect the author of the manuscript and lead to concealment, distortion or change interpretation of data can be considered a conflict of interests. The presence of a conflict of interest in one or more authors is not a reason for refusing to publish an article. The concealment of potential and obvious conflicts of interest in the authors revealed by the editors may cause a refusal to consider and publish the manuscript.

Metadata in English

Article title. The English title must be competent from the point of view of the English language, while its meaning should fully correspond to its title in Russian.

Author names. The author’s name shall be consistent with the name registered in the ORCID database ORCID or spelled in the same way as in the articles previously published in the foreign journals. Authors who publish their article for the first time should spell the name in accordance with the BGN transliteration standard or as written in the foreign passport.

Affiliation. It is necessary to indicate the official English name of the institution, as it is indicated on the official website of the organization and address in the English language.

Abstract. The English-language version of the article’s abstract should not be translation loan-words of the Russian-language abstract, but should correspond to the Russian-language version in terms and structure and be literate in terms of the English language.

Key words. Keywords in English shall match keywords in Russian, it is recommended to avoid prepositions.

The full text should have an IMRAD structure and contain the following sections: background (rationale), purpose and objectives, materials, and methods (patients and methods), results, discussion, conclusions (opinion).

The volume of the manuscript (excluding metadata as well as bibliography and figures) must be at least 3000 words and not exceed 6000 words. In the event that the article’s volume exceeding the established standards is justified in the author’s opinion, and cannot be reduced, the decision to publish shall be made by the editorial board upon the recommendation of the reviewer.

Units shall be provided in terms of the SI system; the use of nonconventional abbreviations is not allowed in the article; all abbreviations should be 

defined at the first mention, hereinafter only the abbreviation is used; uncommon and highly specialized terms should also be defined.

When describing drugs, the active substance (international non-proprietary name – INN), commercial name, manufacturer, country of manufacture should be indicated on first reference; all names and dosages should be carefully verified.

The description of the post-registration clinical trials of drugs, food products, biologically active additives, dietary food supplements and childcare products should include information on the registration and market authorization for these products by official licensing authorities (authorization number, authorization date).

Bibliographic references in the text of the article shall be arranged in square brackets in the order of citation by the author (not alphabetically!) in strict accordance with the list of references. The list of references shall include only research-related sources that are referenced in the text, the recommended volume of sources in the original articles and lectures is no more than 30, in reviews no more than 40 sources. In the event of a completely new study, which was not published earlier (which must be indicated in the rationale of the article), the number of literary sources is not regulated.

The journal uses Vancouver Style to cite bibliographic references.

Citing a journal article in accordance with this format means that: when citing a journal article, the surnames and initials of the authors are indicated  (if there are more than six, the first six authors et al are indicated; if there are only seven authors, all seven are indicated), the full title of the article, the full title of the journal (the name of the journal is written in italics), year, volume, number, pages (first and last); DOI identifier, if any. If the cited source does not have a DOI, but is located on the Internet, the URL of the source should be included in the description. The specified link should be verified. When citing a book publication (books, monographs, conference proceedings, etc.) - surnames and initials of authors or editors with parentheses (eds.), full name of the book, place, publisher and year of publication, page. No references to abstracts of dissertations, patient information leaflets are allowed.

It is necessary to include references to articles from Russian and foreign periodicals with obligatory indication of a DOI identifier or address of a home page of a periodical on the Internet, which provides access to full text sources or their metadata. If the source you are referencing is missing an author, such a source shall be cited in the form of a corresponding footnote in the text. The citation of textbooks, study guides, reference books, dictionaries, collections of articles, dissertations, conference abstracts, and other small-circulation periodicals are to be avoided if at all possible.

Example of bibliographic references

References to an article from a journal in Russian

1 Surname N. P. 2 Surname N.P. Title of the article. Title of the journal. Year;Volume(Number):00-00. doi: 10.13655/1.6.1234567.

Simonova O.I. Simple answers to difficult questions about mucolytics for children. Voprosy sovremennoy pediatrii. 2015;14(4):509-513. doi: 10.15690/vsp.v14.i4.1391.

Lokshina E.E., Zaytseva S.V., Zaytseva O.V. New possibilities of mucolytic therapy in children with acute respiratory diseases. Voprosy prakticheskoy pediatrii. 2011;6(1):67-72. Available at: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=16734977.

References to an article from a journal in the foreign language

Samuni Y., Goldstein S., Dean O., Berk M. The chemistry and biological activities of N-acetylcysteine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2013;1830:4117-4129. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23618697.

Chalumeau M., Duijvestijn Y.C.M. Acetylcysteine and carbocysteine for acute upper and lower respiratory tract infections in paediatric patients without chronic broncho-pulmonary disease. Cochr Database Syst Rev. 2013;(5):CD003124. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003124.pub4. 

References to monographs:

which have 1-3 authors and more:

1 Surname N.P. 2 Surname N.P. Book title. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; the year of publishing. Pages.

Goryunov S.V., Romashov D.V., Butivshchenko I.A.; Abramov I.S. (ed.) Purulent surgery: Atlas. M.: BINOM. Knowledge lab; 2004 Available at https://static-eu.insales.ru/files/1/3501/4541869/original/gnoinaja_hirurgija.pdf

Bagnenko S.F., Batkaev E.A., Beloborodov V.B., Bogdanets L.I., Voynovskiy E.A., Gel'fand B.R. et al. Surgical infections of skin and soft tissues: Russian national guidelines. 2nd ed. M.; 2015. Available at http://nasci.ru/?id=3392&download=1 

Indication of the editor or compiler:

1 Surname N. P., 2 Surname N.P., 3 Surname N.P. (ed.) Title. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; the year of publishing. Pages.

Kaprin A.D., Starinskiy V.V., Petrova G.V. (ed.). Malignant neoplasms in Russia in 2017 (morbidity and mortality). M.: Hertsen Moscow Research Institute of Oncology P.A. -- branch of FSBI NMRRC of the Ministry of Health of Russia; 2018. Available at http://www.oncology.ru/service/statistics/malignant_tumors/2017.pdf. 

Chapter from a monograph or collected book:

1 Surname N.P. Article/Chapter title. В: 2 Surname N.P. (ed.) Monograph/collected book title. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; the year of publishing. Pages.

Pallansch M.A., Oberste M.S., Whitton J.L. Enteroviruses: polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and newer enteroviruses. In: Knipe D.M., Howley P.M. (eds). Fields Virology. 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA; 2013. Vol .1, c. 490–530. 

Conference proceedings:

1 Surname N. P., 2 Surname N.P., 3 Surname N.P. Title. В: Surname N.P. (ed.) Conference title. City, date, year of the conference. City: Publisher; the year. P. 00-00.

Orekhova L.Yu., Kirsanov A.I., Gorbacheva I.A. Lipid peroxidation in patients with generalized periodontitis combined with chronic diseases of internal organs В: Sapronov N.S. (ed.) Actual problems of experimental and clinical pharmacology: Proceedings from the All-Russian Scientific Conference. St. Petersburg, June 2–5, 1999, St. Petersburg: Politekhnika; 1999. P. 197-198. 

References to Internet resources shall be indicated in the list of references strictly subject to availability of the authors of the published proceedings. If the proceedings have no authors, the reference shall be placed in the page-oriented footnote.

¹Artyushkin S.A. Circulatory disorders caused by chronic polypous rhinosinusitis: extended abstract of Dr. of Sci. (Med.): 14.03.03, 14.01.03. St Petersburg; 2010. Available at http://medical-diss.com/medicina/rasstroystva-krovoobrascheniya-vyzvannye-hronicheskim-polipoznym-rinosinusitom.

²Patient information leaflet for Vasobral Available at: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/GRLS.aspx?RegNumber=&MnnR=&lf=&TradeNmR=вазобрал&OwnerName=&MnfOrg=&MnfOrgCountry=&isfs=0&isND=-1&regtype=&pageSize=10&order=RegDate&orderType=desc&pageNum=1.

Note: it is necessary to provide a specific link from the site to the material mentioned in the article. The reference to the main page is not informative and does not offer an opportunity to verify the information. 

Bibliographic references shall be duplicated in the Latin alphabet in the section with the subtitle References according to the following rules:

Reference to an article from a Russian-language journal:

1. a) the author should use the English data from the original article - full names of the authors, English title of the article in Latin;
2. b) if there is no English-language metadata in the cited articles, the article title should be translated into English (paraphrase); the names of the authors should be transliterated;
3. c) Russian-language names of journals shall be transliterated with the exception for the journals that recommend the option of citing articles from a journal in the metadata of their issue and use a parallel English name in the journal (and in the ISDB) in the section For citation;
4. d) at the end of the bibliographic description with the translation of the article title, the language of the article shall be indicated (In Russ.);
5. e) if the article cited has DOI, it shall be indicated at the end of the description;
6. f) if the cited source does not have DOI, but is located on the Internet, it is advisable to include URL of its location in the description;

In a general way, the article reference structure looks like this:

Authors (transliteration). Translation of the article title into English. Title of the Russian source (transliteration) = Title in English. Year;Volume(Number):00-00. Indication of the language of the article (In Russ.) DOI (or URL)

In a general way, the monograph reference structure looks like this:

Authors (transliteration). Translation of the monograph title. Place of publication in English: A publishing house in English, if it is an organization, and transliteration, if a publishing house has its own name; Year. Number of pages.

1 Surname N. P. Translation of the monograph title. City: Izdatelstvo; 2000. Pages (In Russ.) 

Examples of providing sources in References

Bogolepova A.N. Sleep disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. Nevrologiya, neiropsikhiatriya, psikhosomatika = Neurology, neuropsychiatry, psychosomatics. 2018;10(1):74–77. (In Russ.) doi: 10.14412/2074-2711-2018-1-74-77.

Dedov I.I., Mel'nichenko G.A., Belaia Zh.E., Rozhinskaia L.Ia. Osteoporosis: from a rare symptom of endocrine diseases to the tacit epidemic of XX-XXI centuries. Problems of endocrinology. 2011;57(1):35–45. (In Russ.) Available at: https://www.mediasphera.ru/issues/problemy-endokrinologii/2011/1/030375-9660201116.

Barinov A.N., Rozhkov D.O. Diagnostics and treatment of nociplastic musculoskeletal pain. Meditsinsky Alfavit = Medical Alphabet. 2018;3(27):33–40. (In Russ.) Available at: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=36546545.

Dedov I.I., Shestakova M.V., Majorov A.Yu. (ed.). Standarts of specialized diabet care. 9^th ed. (revised). Moscow; 2019. (In Russ.) Available at: http://webmed.irkutsk.ru/doc/pdf/algosd.pdf.

Shi L., Chen S.J., Ma M.Y., Bao Y.P., Han Y., Wang Y.M., Shi J., Vitiello M.V., Lu L. Sleep disturbance increase the risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev. 2018;(40):4–16. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.010.

Ralston S.H., Fraser J. Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. Practitioner. 2015;259(1788):15–19. Available at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26882774.

Thiers H. Peau sensible. In: Thiers H. (ed.). Les Cosmétiques [Cosmetics]. 2^nd ed. Paris: Masson; 1986, pp. 266–268. 

If the article is submitted through a personal account on the journal's website, then you will need to enter the List of References and References in separate special fields of the submission form. Despite this, the bibliography and References are also included in the MS Word file with the text of the article. 

Artwork and illustrations. Artwork and illustrations in the form of tables and figures may be attached to the article. The editors may reduce the amount of artwork and illustrations in the article subject to agreement with the author. The author shall indicate the place of the illustration in the text of the article by making a reference to a table or figure. The artwork and illustrations shall be numbered in the order of mention and italicized (example: Figure 1, Figure 2, etc., Table 1, Table 2, etc.).

Tables should contain only the necessary data and represent generalized and statistically processed materials, be easily readable and understandable, have a title, units of measure for each indicator, the presence or absence of statistical significance of data differences should be indicated. Tables should be placed in the text of the article; they should have a numbered heading. These tables should correspond to the numbers in the text but should not duplicate the information presented in it. The author should make references to tables in the text. First, the number and name of the table are indicated, then the table itself. 

Figures should be sharp and contrast. The amount of graphic material is minimal (except for works, where this is justified by the nature of the study). Each figure should be placed in the text and accompanied by a numbered legend. The author should make references to figures in the text.

Images in the form of black-and-white or colour photographs (NOT graphs, charts, diagrams, drawings and other hand-drawn illustrations) are presented only in electronic form (individual files in * .pdf, * .tiff, * .jpeg, * .eps with resolution not less than 300 dpi, at least 92 mm wide). Image files should be given a title corresponding to the number of the picture in the text. The description of the file should include a legend that corresponds to the title of the photograph placed in the text. The titles of the figures and legends with all designations to them should be provided in an article. The titles of tables and figures should be translated into English. Authors should provide the informed consent of the patient or his legal representative to publish patient data, including a photograph of the patient, medical history, or family history.

Information about the author/authors shall be given at the end of the article as follows: surname, name, patronymic, academic degree, academic rank, position, full name of the institution with departmental affiliation; institution address; reference to the ORCID profile; e-mail. Information shall be provided in two languages.

Additional information (in Russian and English)

Information about authors’ contributions. For teams of authors, it is advisable to indicate the contribution of each author to the study and creation of the manuscript   the contribution of each author to the study and creation of the manuscript should be indicated. Options for participation may be the following: article concept; study concept and design; writing text; collection and processing of material; literature review; translation into English; material analysis; statistical processing; editing; approval of the final version of the article; and so on.

Acknowledgments. In an Acknowledgements section, authors may wish to include the names of persons or organisations and contributions of those.

Author rules updated: 05.11.2024

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1. Authors reserve the copyright to the work and grant the journal a license to publish the work  for the first time Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, which allows other persons to distribute this work with the obligatory preservation of references to the authors of the original work and the original publication in the journal.
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