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Aim and Scope
The purpose of the publication is to discuss the results of scientific achievements of Russian medicine on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad. Publication of reviews, lectures, articles by leading domestic and foreign experts in the field of clinical and basic medicine.
The scientific concept of the publication involves the publication of modern achievements in the field of surgery, internal diseases, and pathological physiology.
The journal publishes and discusses the achievements of scientists from Eastern Siberia and the Irkutsk region. In particular, the results of the work of scientific schools of Irkutsk State Medical University are presented.
Both domestic and foreign scientists and doctors are invited to publish in the journal.
Section Policies
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Peer Review Process
Updated: 10.05.2025
Review Policy
The policy was adopted by the editor-in-chief
MD A.V. Shcherbatykh
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal adheres to the COPE recommendations when working with manuscripts, reviewers, and when organizing the review process.
Review Type
All manuscripts submitted to the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal undergo mandatory double-blind review. This means that neither the author nor the reviewer knows each other's names and places of work, and all correspondence is conducted through the responsible secretary of the Baikal Medical Journal. Each manuscript is sent to at least two experts.
Review period
The review process at the Baikal Medical Journal takes on average 30 to 60 days. This period includes the time for the initial review of the manuscript, selection of reviewers, time for preparing the review, time for the author to revise the article and re-review, and involvement of additional experts.
Review process
The decision to select a reviewer for the Baikal Medical Journal is made by the editor.
Each article is sent to at least two experts. If different opinions are received about the manuscript, a third expert may be involved in the work.
The editor (responsible secretary) of the Baikal Medical Journal may convey one of the following decisions regarding the manuscript to the author:
Accept for publication. In this case, the manuscript will be included in one of the regular issues of the journal and will be transferred to the editor for further work. The author will be notified of the publication date.
Accept for publication after correcting the deficiencies noted by the reviewer. In this case, the author will be asked to make the changes indicated by the reviewer to the manuscript within a week. If the deficiencies are corrected or the author justifies his refusal to make the changes, the manuscript will be accepted for publication.
Accept for publication after the deficiencies noted by the reviewer are corrected and the manuscript is reviewed again. In this case, the author will be asked to make the changes indicated by the reviewer to the manuscript within two weeks. The manuscript will be sent for review again. Within 30 days, the author will receive a final decision on the fate of the manuscript.
Reject. In this case, the author will receive a reasoned refusal to publish the manuscript. A refusal to publish does not prohibit authors from sending manuscripts to the Baikal Medical Journal in the future, but if publication is refused due to serious violations on the part of the author, the editor-in-chief may decide to include the author in the blacklist. In this case, other articles by this author will not be considered.
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal provide for three rounds of peer review - this means that after the first decision to revise the article, the author has two attempts to make changes based on the reviewer's recommendation or a reasoned refusal. If, after the third round of review, the expert sends comments again, the editor of the journal will suggest that the author consider the possibility of publication in another journal, or re-submit the article for review with the changes made in six months.
If the author does not plan to revise the article, he must notify the editors of the journal about this. Work with the article will be terminated.
If the author has a conflict of interest with an expert who may potentially become a reviewer of the manuscript, he/she must notify the editor of the journal. The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal will select another reviewer if necessary.
During the review of the manuscript, a conflict may arise between the author and the reviewer. In such a case, the editor of the Baikal Medical Journal has the right to appoint a new reviewer for the manuscript and involve the editor-in-chief to resolve the dispute.
The Baikal Medical Journal may publish articles by the editor-in-chief, his/her deputy, executive secretary and members of the editorial board, however, there should be no abuse of office. Manuscripts of the journal's employees are sent for double-blind review only to external experts. Only external experts are involved in resolving contradictions and conflict situations. In the event of a conflict regarding the fate of the editor-in-chief's manuscript, the final decision on the possibility of publishing the article is made by the members of the editorial board. When publishing articles by members of the editorial board/council, the editor-in-chief and his deputy, the section “Conflict of Interest” indicates information about the authors’ affiliation with the journal.
“Baikal Medical Journal” does not exempt scientists from reviewing manuscripts, regardless of their status.
Copies of reviews are stored in the editorial office of “Baikal Medical Journal” for at least 5 years.
Reviewers
All incoming manuscripts are reviewed by external experts with experience in the relevant subject area and publications on the topic of the manuscript being reviewed over the past 3 years.
If the topic of the article is very narrow and/or the author declares a potential conflict of interest in reviewing by external experts, members of the editorial board and/or editorial council may be involved in the review.
Principles for selecting reviewers and actions of the journal editorial board to ensure high quality of expertise
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal regularly works to attract recognized experts in the field of surgery, pathological physiology and internal diseases to work on the journal, as well as to ensure timely rotation of reviewers.
Reviewers are invited to work with the journal on the recommendation of the editor-in-chief, his deputy, members of the editorial board/council, as well as the authors.
The editor-in-chief of the journal regularly monitors publications on the subject of the journal in the Scopus, Web of Science, and Russian Science Citation Index databases and sends invitations for collaboration to the authors of publications.
The first review of new reviewers is assessed according to the following algorithm:
- Did the reviewer comment on the importance of the issue raised in the study?
- Did the reviewer comment on the originality of the manuscript?
- Did the reviewer identify the strengths and weaknesses of the study (study design, data collection and analysis)?
- Did the reviewer provide useful comments on the language and structure of the article, tables, and figures?
- Were the reviewer's comments constructive?
- Did the reviewer present arguments using examples from the article to justify their comments?
- Did the reviewer comment on the author's interpretation of the results?
- The overall quality of the review.
Each item can be assigned from 1 to 5 points, where 1 is the minimum score and 5 is the maximum.
If the quality of the review does not satisfy the editors, cooperation with the reviewer is terminated.
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal have the right to evaluate an unlimited number of reviews of all experts involved in working with the journal using the presented algorithm.
Mechanism for attracting reviewers to work on the journal
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal consider reviewing to be one of the most important procedures when working with the journal and value the experience and time of the experts who are involved in reviewing.
Reviewers of the Baikal Medical Journal receive the right to priority publication.
The names of reviewers and their places of work are published on the website of the Baikal Medical Journal in the public domain without indicating which articles they reviewed.
Confidentiality
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal do not transfer personal data of reviewers and personal data of authors.
Each manuscript is considered a confidential document by the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal. The editors expect that reviewers will not disclose or discuss manuscripts to third parties without the editor's consent.
Reviewers may involve third parties in the review only with the editor's consent.
Reviewer's Responsibilities
By agreeing to review manuscripts for the Baikal Medical Journal, the reviewer agrees to follow the journal's policies in evaluating the manuscript, preparing the review, and in terms of reviewer behavior and compliance with ethical requirements.
The reviewer should strive to ensure the high quality of published materials in the Baikal Medical Journal, as does the editor, and therefore should review a manuscript only if he or she has sufficient experience in the field under review and enough time to carefully and comprehensively review the article.
The reviewer must inform the editor of a conflict of interest (personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political, or religious) if any. If any doubts arise, the situation should be discussed with the editor.
A reviewer must refuse to review if:
- is the supervisor or subordinate of the author of the manuscript, or is the holder of joint grants;
- does not plan to prepare a review, but only wants to familiarize himself with the text of the article;
- prepares his own article on a similar topic for publication;
- reviews an article on a similar topic.
The reviewer is obliged to inform the editor of his intention to review the article, and also to complete the work within the time period specified by the editor. If it is impossible to conduct a review for a number of reasons, it is advisable to recommend another expert to the editor.
The reviewer cannot use his status for personal purposes and impose links to his works on authors.
All materials received from the editor of the journal are strictly confidential. The reviewer should not transfer materials to third parties or involve other specialists in reviewing the manuscript without the consent of the editor of the Baikal Medical Journal.
Recommendations for reviewers
For the convenience of the reviewer, the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal suggest using a form for quick review - it reflects the questions, the answers to which the editor needs to make a decision on the article. The editors of the journal kindly ask the reviewer to pay more attention to the “Comments” section to help authors improve their current and future work.
The content and structure of the review
The recommendations of NEICON were used to create this section. The editors of the “Baikal Medical Journal” received permission from NEICON to use the methodological recommendations in the journal’s peer-review policy.
10 criteria by which the manuscript should be assessed:
- Originality;
- Logical rigor;
- Statistical rigor;
- Clarity and conciseness of writing style;
- Theoretical significance;
- Reliable results;
- Relevance to modern areas of research;
- Reproducibility of results;
- Literature coverage;
- Application of results.
In addition to the quick review form, the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal recommend that reviewers supplement the review with their comments (include the following sections):
Conflict of Interest - describes a real or potential conflict of interest related to the content of the manuscript or its authors that may lead to a biased conclusion.
Confidential Comments - this section is for comments that will not be shared with the authors. It includes the reviewer's final conclusion about the fate of the manuscript, the reviewer's suggestions, concerns regarding possible ethical violations, and recommendations and accompanying comments (for example, the reviewer may advise the editor to request additional information from the author). Proposed Decision - usually a brief conclusion about the fate of the manuscript (accept for publication, accept for publication with minor revision, accept for publication with major revision, reject, reject and invite the author to resubmit the article).
Comments for Authors
Introductory Part - this section describes the main conclusions of the article and its value to readers. Main Comments - this section describes the relevance to the aims and objectives of the journal, the level of credibility, and ethical conduct. Specific comments — the reviewer evaluates sections of the article (abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion) or comments on specific pages, paragraphs, or lines.
Recommendations to the author — the reviewer makes recommendations to the author for improving the quality of the manuscript and, possibly, future research.
Final comments — a brief summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript without any additional recommendations.
Manuscript Evaluation Criteria
Relevance to the Subject Area
Time should not be wasted reviewing an irrelevant manuscript, regardless of its quality. The first step is to determine whether the manuscript is relevant to the subject area of the journal and the interests of its audience.
Validity
Does the work meet all the necessary requirements in terms of study design, scientific methods, structure and content, and depth of analysis, does it comply with the principles of impartial scientific research, and are the results reproducible? Is the study sample selected appropriately? Is it analyzed in sufficient detail to allow the results to be generalized? Novelty
Did the study contribute anything new to the relevant subject area?
Ethics
Does the study meet the requirements for originality, has it been approved by the review board (if required), and is it unbiased in terms of conflicts of interest? Regardless of how great the supposed significance of the manuscript is, it cannot be accepted for publication in case of redundancy, plagiarism, or violation of the basic ethical principles of scientific research: legality, usefulness, and respect for people.
Evaluation of Manuscript Elements
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal suggest using the following questions to speed up the process of preparing an expert opinion and providing the editor and author with the most complete information about the article.
Title
Does the title accurately match the content of the manuscript? Will the title attract the attention of readers?
Abstract
Is the content of the manuscript presented in the abstract appropriately (is the abstract structured, does it describe the objectives, methods, results, and significance)?
Are there any discrepancies between the abstract and the sections of the manuscript? Can the abstract be understood without reading the manuscript?
Introduction
Is the introduction brief? Is the purpose of the study clearly defined and the problem stated? Does the author justify the relevance and significance of the study based on the literature review? If so, does this section meet the length requirements? Does the author provide definitions of terms that appear in the manuscript? If the manuscript is submitted to the Original Research section, does it contain a clearly stated hypothesis?
Literature Review
How comprehensive is the literature review?
Methods
Would another researcher be able to reproduce the study results using the proposed methods, or are the methods unclear?
Do the authors justify their choice of methods when describing the study (e.g., the choice of visualization methods, analytical tools, or statistical methods)?
If the authors state a hypothesis, have they developed methods that allow a reasonable test of the hypothesis?
How is the study design presented?
How does the data analysis help to achieve the stated purpose?
Results
Are the results clearly explained? Is the order of results presented in the order in which the methods are described? Are the results reasonable and expected, or unexpected? Are there any results that are not preceded by a proper description in the Methods section? How accurate is the presentation of the results?
Discussion
Is the discussion brief? If not, how can it be shortened?
If a hypothesis is stated, do the authors state whether it was supported or refuted? If a hypothesis is not supported, do the authors state whether the study question was answered? Are the authors’ conclusions consistent with the results obtained during the study? If unexpected results are obtained, do the authors adequately analyze them? What potential contribution does the study make to the field and to global science?
Conclusions
Do the authors highlight the limitations of the study? Are there any additional limitations that should be noted? What do the authors think about these limitations? What do the authors think about future research directions?
References
Does the references match the journal format? Are there any bibliographic errors in the references? Are the articles in the references referenced in the text of the article correctly? Are there important works that are not mentioned but should be noted? Are there more references in the article than necessary? Are the cited references up-to-date? Tables
If the article contains tables, do they accurately describe the results? Should one or more tables be added to the article? Are the data presented in tables appropriately processed and do they facilitate rather than complicate the understanding of the information?
Figures
Are tables and figures an appropriate choice for the task at hand? Could the results be illustrated in another way? Do the figures and graphs accurately depict important results? Do the figures and graphs need to be modified to present the results more accurately and clearly? Do the figure and graph legends allow the information to be understood without referring to the manuscript itself?
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Are the funding and conflicts of interest clearly stated?
Reviewer's Final Decision
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal suggest using the following justification for the reviewer's final decision.
Accept the article for publication
The reviewer understands that the article is ready for publication in its current form. The article is justified, ethical, significant for the scientific community and complements previously published work, the writing style is clear and concise.
Accept after minor revision
The article has non-critical comments that need to be corrected. These may include poor article style, lack of clarity of presentation, insufficiently developed article structure, errors in references, duplication of information in figures and tables and in the text of the article. After making changes and re-evaluation, the article can be accepted for publication.
Accept after significant revision and review of the article
The article has serious shortcomings and errors that affect the reliability of the results: problems with ethics, study design, gaps in the description of the research methods, poorly presented results or their incorrect interpretation, insufficiently complete description of the limitations of the study, contradictory (or refuted by the author's own statements) conclusions, lack of references to important studies, unclear tables and figures that require serious revision. After re-evaluation, the article may be accepted, rejected, or sent for additional review. This decision often requires collecting additional data from the author.
Reject
The work does not meet the aims and objectives of the journal, has one or more irreparable shortcomings, or serious ethical problems: consent for publication was not obtained when necessary, the research methods were unethical, the methodology is discredited or flawed (for example, a process that seriously affects the results is ignored). In this case, the author should not resubmit a revised document for review without a special request. The reviewer should provide detailed comments justifying their decision, as they can help the author significantly improve the work.
Reject and invite the author to resubmit the article for review
The topic or question posed by the research is interesting, but the author uses incorrect or insufficiently reliable methods, therefore, the data obtained are also unreliable. This decision is also possible in cases where the article requires many changes or when it is not possible to obtain the requested additional information from the author. Authors are invited to conduct the study again taking into account the recommended changes and submit new results for review.
Editing reviews
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal expect that reviews will be written in a friendly tone and in accordance with the rules of the Russian language. Personal attacks, insults to the author, and pointless criticism of any aspect of the research, language and style of the manuscript, etc. are prohibited.
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal try to pass reviews to the authors in their original form, but in some cases it may be necessary to change the text of the review without losing its meaning (for example, when combining comments from several experts on one issue or in the case of confidential comments in the section of the review intended for the author).
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal have the right to send the review to an expert for revision in the event of a large number of errors or an unacceptable tone of the review.
Thanks to the reviewers
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal thanks the experts who took part in the evaluation of articles in 2024:
Astakhova Tatyana Aleksandrovna - PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Pathology, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Scientific Center for Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases
Ayushinova Natalya Ilyinichna - MD, Professor, Department of Hospital Surgery, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Beloborodov Vladimir Anatolyevich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of General Surgery, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Irkutsk, Russian Federation) Federation)
Brinyuk Evgeniy Sergeevich – candidate of medical sciences, neurosurgeon, researcher at the spinal department of the Federal State Institution “National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery named after Ak. N.N. Burdenko» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Byvaltsev Vadim Anatolyevich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Irkutsk State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO IGMPU of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russian Federation), Chief Neurosurgeon of the Health Department «RZhD-Medicine», Head of the Neurosurgery Center of the Private Healthcare Institution «Clinical Hospital «RZhD-Medicine» in Irkutsk, Professor of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Neurosurgery of the State Budgetary Educational Institution of Further Professional Education Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education - Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Further Professional Education RMANPO of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Bykov Yuri Nikolaevich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Nervous Diseases of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Irkutsk State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Vinnik Yuri Semenovich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of General Surgery of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO KrSMU of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation)
Grigoriev Evgeny Georgievich - MD, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Hospital Surgery at the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation), Scientific Director of the FGBNU Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Dambaev Georgy Tsyrenovich - MD, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Buryatia, Head of the Department of Hospital Surgery with a Course in Cardiovascular Surgery at the FGBOU VO Siberian State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Zaitsev Dmitry Nikolaevich - MD, Associate Professor, Rector, Head of the Department of Faculty Therapy of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Chita State Medical Academy" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FSBEI VO ChSMA of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chita, Russian Federation)
Natalia Mikhailovna Kozlova - MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Faculty Therapy. Department of Faculty Therapy, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Komogortsev Igor Evgenievich, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Korytov Leonid Innokentievich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Histology, Embryology, Cytology, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Irkutsk State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Lakhman Oleg Leonidovich, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "East Siberian Institute of Medical and Ecological Research"
Vasily Vladimirovich Monastyrev - MD, PhD, Senior Researcher, NKO Traumatology, FGBNU INCHT
Galina Mikhailovna Orlova, academic degree - MD, academic title - professor, position - professor, Department of Hospital Therapy, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Irkutsk State Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Marina Mikhailovna Petrova - MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Outpatient Therapy and Family Medicine with a Postgraduate Education Course, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (FGBOU VO KrSMU of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation), (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation)
Protasov Konstantin Viktorovich - MD, Professor, Deputy Director for Science and Development of IgMAPO - branch of the FGBOU DPO RMANPE of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Seminsky Igor Zhanovich - MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Pathological Physiology and Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of the FGBOU VO Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Sergiyko Sergey Vladimirovich, MD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of General and Pediatric Surgery of the FGBOU VO SUSMUM of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Tishkov Nikolay Valerievich - MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher of the Scientific and Clinical Department of Traumatology of the FGBOU Irkutsk Center of Surgery and Traumatology
Cherdantsev Dmitry Vladimirovich, MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Hospital Surgery named after prof. A.M. Dykhno with a course on PO FGBOU VO KrasSMU named after prof. V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Sharafeddinov Khayder Khamzyarovich - MD, Head of the Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diet Therapy FGBUN "Federal Research Center of Nutrition and Biotechnology", Professor of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition FGBOU DPO RMANPO, Chief Specialist Nutritionist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District
Sholokhov Leonid Fedorovich - MD, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Physiology and Pathology of the Endocrine System FGBUN Scientific Center for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Shpakova Elena Aleksandrovna. PhD, Associate Professor. Position: Associate Professor of the Department of Dentistry, Maxillofacial Surgery and Otolaryngology, Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, branch of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
Mikhail Gennadievich Shurygin - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Scientific and Laboratory Department, Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
Irina Aleksandrovna Shurygina - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director for Research, Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology
Andrey Igorevich Yakubovich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Irkutsk State Medical University” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Publication Frequency
The copy-editing stage is designed to improve the style, clarity, grammar, word choice, and formatting of the article. This stage is the last chance for the author to make significant changes to the text, since at the next stage the changes will be limited only to eliminating typos and adjusting formatting. The file for literary editing is presented in Microsoft Word or .rtf format and can be easily edited in any editor that supports these formats. The set of instructions presented here suggests two possible approaches to literary editing. The first relies on Microsoft Word's document tracking feature and requires the copy editor, editor, and author to have access to the program. The second diagram is independent of the software used and is borrowed (with permission) from the Harvard Educational Review. The journal editor may modify these guidelines to make suggestions for improving the editorial process for that journal.
Literary editing schemes
- Track Revisions in Microsoft Word Enabling Revision Recording on the Review tab in Microsoft Word 2007 (selecting the Corrections menu item from the Tools menu in Microsoft Word 2003 and earlier) allows the literary editor to insert text (this text is highlighted in color) and delete (the text appears strikethrough and is highlighted in color or marked in the margin as deleted). The literary editor can also add questions about the text to the author or editor, inserting them as notes (displayed in square brackets). The edited version is then uploaded to the site and the editor is notified. The editor then reviews the text and notifies the author. The editor and author should keep the changes they agree with. If additional editing is needed, the editor and author can make changes to the original insertions or deletions, and can also make new insertions and deletions elsewhere in the text. Authors and editors must answer all questions directed to them by placing their responses in the same notes that appear in square brackets. After reviewing the text by the editor and the author, the literary editor will make a final pass through the text of the article, accepting changes and preparing the text for the typesetting and proofreading stage.
- Harvard Educational Review Instructions for Making Electronic Corrections to a Manuscript Please follow the following guidelines when making electronic corrections to a manuscript: Reacting to Proposed Changes. For each suggested fix that you agree with, remove the bold text. For each suggested correction that you do not agree with, type the original text again and highlight it in bold. Perform insertions and deletions. Indicate insertions of new text by making it bold. Replace deleted text with the phrase [deleted text] If you are deleting one sentence or more, please indicate it with a note, for example, [2 sentences deleted]. Answers to questions for the author. Leave all questions to the author in their original form, in bold. Don't delete them. To answer a question for the author, add a comment immediately after the question. Comments should be highlighted as follows: [Comment:] for example, [Comment: The technique is discussed in more detail as you suggested]. Adding comments. Use comments to explain structural changes in the text of the article or major corrections for example, [Comment: Moved previous paragraph from page 5 to page 7]. Note: When referring to page numbers, please use the numbers from the printed version of the manuscript that was sent to you. This is important because page numbers may change as the document is revised electronically.
Example of electronic corrections
Initial literary editing. The Journal's literary editor will edit the text, improving style, clarity, grammar, word choice and formatting of the article, and adding questions to the author as necessary. Once the initial editing is completed, the literary editor will upload the revised document to the journal's website and notify the author that the edited manuscript is available for review.
Author's literary editing. Before making significant changes to the structure or organization of a revised manuscript, authors should contact the editors working on the article. Authors must accept/reject changes made during the initial editing stage (if possible) and answer all questions to the author. Once revisions have been completed, authors should rename the file from AuthorNameQA.doc to AuthorNameQAR.doc (for example, from IvanovQA.docx to IvanovQAR.docx) and upload the corrected document through the journal's website as directed.
Open Access Policy
The Baikal Medical Journal publishes articles on internal medicine, pathological physiology and surgery.
When submitting an article to the editor, it is recommended to follow the following rules, drawn up taking into account the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, December 2018, developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
1. The Baikal Medical Journal accepts the following manuscripts:
Scientific literature reviews - have a narrower specialized focus than lectures, and an unstructured summary.
Original articles - based on the results of clinical and experimental studies. The conduct and description of all studies must be in full compliance with the CONSORT standards - http://www.consort-statement.org.
Clinical cases – an information message presenting a complex diagnostic problem and a description of its solution or a rare clinical case.
Methodological recommendations – as a type of educational and methodological publication that does not contain descriptive material, specific advice is given on organizing the educational process, an educational event or solving a particular clinical problem.
Lectures for students, residents and postgraduates – clinically focused reviews written by a generalist, including sections on internal medicine, pathological physiology and surgery, as well as on diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention.
Reviews and responses to publications – short messages containing a review of materials published in the journal.
Patents and inventions – a description of the security document certifying the exclusive right to an invention, authorship and priority of the invention.
Preprints are scientific manuscripts that authors post in the journal, usually before or in parallel with the publication of the main material of the scientific work for public discussion of the author's work.
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal asks you to carefully read the following instructions for preparing manuscripts.
Manuscript size
The manuscript size for an original research article and a case study should be at least 2,000 words (and no more than 3,000 words) excluding the list of references. Reviews and lectures should be at least 4,000 words (and no more than 6,000 words) excluding the list of references. Reviews and responses to publications should be approximately 1,000-1,500 words.
Submitting a manuscript
Manuscripts are submitted to the editors in electronic form in the Microsoft Word text editor:
1. via the electronic form on the journal's website.
In order to submit a manuscript via the electronic form on the website, you must register in the system. After registration, click the "Submit manuscript" button. Attach your manuscript and accompanying documents to the submission form that opens.
2. or by e-mail to editor@bmjour.ru.
To send by e-mail, you must send the manuscript and accompanying documents.
Accompanying documents in scanned form: cover letter and license agreement.
Articles must indicate that the study has been approved by the local ethics committee.
Manuscript formatting
Manuscript structure. The manuscript is formatted in Microsoft Word text editor (Times New Roman font 14 pt, line spacing "one and a half", margin sizes: left - 30 mm, right - 10 mm, top and bottom - each not less than 20 mm).
Russian-language description:
1 Last name (last names) of the author (authors), initials;
Article title;
Full names of institutions (according to the Charter), their full legal address;
Abstract
An abstract is a brief description of a scientific article in terms of its purpose, content, type, form and other features. An abstract performs the following functions: it makes it possible to establish the main content of a scientific article, determine its relevance and decide whether to refer to the full text of the article; it is used in information systems, including automated ones, for information retrieval. An abstract should not include references to sources and should not contain abbreviations and acronyms.
An abstract should include a description of the main topic, problem of the scientific article, the purpose of the work and its results. The abstract indicates what is new in this article, in comparison with others related in subject matter and purpose.
If the manuscript describes the results of original research, the abstract should be structured (justification, purpose, methods, results and conclusion). The abstract should be written in Russian (volume - from 150 to 250 words).
Rationale: A brief (1–2 sentences) description of the problem that directly motivated the study. The problem may be characterized by its scale, indirect effects, and/or remaining gaps in the field of knowledge.
Research Objective: A description of the purpose of the study, the research question that prompted the study.
Methods: Brief information about 1) the study design; 2) the subjects of the study; 3) the presence and characteristics of the medical intervention or the nature of the experiment; 4) the duration of the study; 5) the primary and endpoints of the study (corresponding to its objective); and 6) the methods for its evaluation.
Results: A brief description of the study participants or experimental animals (the number included in the study, those who completed it, the most significant characteristics of the formed groups) with an assessment of the outcomes of the study related to its objective. It is permissible to present the results of the study in subgroups formed, for example, taking into account gender, age, severity of the disease, etc. When analyzing multicriteria relationships (the simplest option is one dependent variable and several independent ones), the presentation of the results of the multivariate analysis is mandatory. The p value should be presented with an accuracy of up to three decimal places. If there are data on adverse events associated with medical intervention, their mention is mandatory.
Conclusion: a summary (1-2 sentences) of the results of the study related to its purpose. Excessive generalizations should be avoided and a balance should be maintained in assessing the positive and negative effects of the intervention.
The abstract of review papers or manuscripts with other content (a brief communication, a historical article, etc.) can be unstructured informative. In essence, it is similar to a structured abstract, but does not contain subheadings. An unstructured informative abstract should:
a) contain the main provisions set out in the review work;
b) briefly summarizes the initial data, purpose, methods, results, conclusions and scope of the results of the study, directions for future research, limitations;
c) reflect the author's view on the problem discussed in the manuscript, taking into account the analyzed material;
d) allow the reader to understand the uniqueness of this review (how this article differs from similar works).
Keywords
It is necessary to provide at least 3 and no more than 10 keywords that most fully reflect the essence of the presented work.
English-language description:
The author independently translates the following sections into English.
The author's (authors') last name (last names) and initials (the authors' full names must match their passport numbers or be transliterated using the website http://translit.net/ru/bgn.
The title of the article in English (Title). The title of the manuscript in English must fully (from a linguistic point of view) convey the meaning of the Russian-language title.
English-language names of institutions and their full legal address.
Structured abstract in English (Abstract). The abstract in English should not be identical to the Russian-language one; it is an independent source of information for English-speaking readers, and it should, if possible, provide a comprehensive idea of the research conducted. In terms of volume, it should be sufficient to create a complete idea of the essence of the manuscript for English-speaking readers (200-300 words);
The abstract should contain the following sections: Background; Aims; Materials and methods; Results; Conclusions.
Key words. be taken from the MeSH thesaurus (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh)
Full text of the article
Depending on the type of manuscript, the structure of the full text may vary.
For original research:
Justification
Describe the relevance of the problem that became the subject of the study, including its scale (prevalence, incidence, etc.), indirect effects (social, economic), and also identify resolved and unresolved aspects of the problem with the analysis of previously published data (Russian, foreign).
Each statement by the authors, with the exception of the most well-known ones, should be accompanied by references to sources of information. In this case, no more than 3 references should be used for each statement.
Research objective: describe the main (primary, main) goal of the study, the research question that required the study to be solved.
Methods
Research design. This section should provide an idea of the study plan (design); who and where was included in the study; the duration of the study; the expected medical intervention (if planning such); how the study results were assessed; how the study hypothesis was tested. For randomized studies, a detailed description of the randomization procedure is required.
Eligibility criteria. List and, if necessary, characterize (e.g., by specifying threshold values for quantitative characteristics) the preliminary (before the start of the study) criteria for inclusion, non-inclusion and exclusion from the study.
Conditions of the study. List the centers that took part in the study, indicating the locality and their departmental affiliation. Provide explanations regarding any specific factors (social, economic, cultural) that could affect the external generalizability of the study findings. In this section, do not indicate the names of the heads of the centers' departments; it is better to express gratitude for assistance in the study in the "Acknowledgements" section.
Duration of the study. Provide data on the planned duration of the inclusion period in the study; on the duration of the observation period with a description of all intermediate control points. Be sure to note if there was a shift in the planned time intervals during the study.
Description of the medical intervention. Describe the planned doses of drug interventions, their titration regimen, routes of administration, timing of the start and duration of drug use, conditions for stopping therapy. For surgical interventions, describe the features of preoperative preparation, the surgery itself, including pain relief, and postoperative patient care. Descriptions will require non-drug medical interventions, as well as the organizational measures being studied.
For an experimental study, an algorithm for conducting the experiment, the main stages, methods of pain relief, removing animals from the experiment, etc. will be required.
Study outcomes. Primary study outcome: indicate the indicator without which the study objective cannot be achieved. This may be a "hard" (cases of death, development of life-threatening diseases, severe complications) or "surrogate" endpoint (an indicator of the function of the body system, a biochemical parameter, an assessment of the quality of life). The primary outcome of the study of a medical intervention should be a characteristic of its safety, effectiveness, or economic acceptability. Additional study outcomes: indicate indicators that characterize additional expected results of the study, allowing, for example, to assess other effects or mechanisms of action of the medical intervention.
Subgroup analysis. List the criteria (e.g. gender, age, disease severity characteristics, etc.) used to form subgroups for which additional analysis of the study results was performed.
Methods of recording outcomes. Describe all methods and tools used to record the primary and secondary outcomes of the study.
Ethical review. Provide information on the results of the review of the study protocol by the ethics committee at any level: a) the official name of the ethics committee; b) citing its conclusion in this subsection; c) indicating the document number; d) the date of its signing;
Statistical analysis. Principles of sample size calculation: describe the procedure for calculating the sample size or provide another justification for the sample size (if any). In the absence of such justification, indicate that the sample size was not pre-calculated.
Methods of statistical data analysis: a) indicate the statistical software package used to analyze the study results (developer, country of origin); b) note the format for presenting quantitative data; c) describe the statistical criteria used in the data analysis.
Results
Subjects (participants) of the study. Provide a detailed description of the study sample, which should include: a) presentation of the study design; b) description of the baseline (recorded upon inclusion in the study) characteristics of the study participants. For retrospective studies, the objects of the study are data sources (medical records, databases, etc.).
Main results of the study. Describe the main outcome of the study and the related results of the statistical analysis of the data. Illustrative (tables, figures) presentation of data is welcome. However, duplication of data in the text is not allowed.
Additional results of the study. Describe additional outcomes of the study, the results of the assessment of effects in subgroups and (or) the mechanisms of the described effects. The analysis should be limited to only those subgroups that were listed in the subsection "Subgroup analysis".
Adverse events. Describe all adverse events that occurred during the study of the medical intervention. Any medical events (illnesses, injuries, unplanned surgeries, etc.) whose connection with the medical intervention (preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic or any other) cannot be excluded should be considered as undesirable. The absence of undesirable phenomena should also be noted.
Discussion
Discuss not only the strengths but also potential weaknesses, including systematic biases and limitations of the study.
Summary of the main result of the study. Provide a brief (no more than 3-5 sentences) description of the results of the study related to its main objective (without duplicating the text of the RESULTS section).
Discussion of the main result of the study. Provide an analytical text containing a discussion of the results related to the hypothesis (main objective) of the study. The discussion should be conducted in the context of previously known data, opinions and theories, as well as taking into account additional results of the present study, the results of the subgroup analysis. If necessary, resort to a discussion of the key mechanisms for implementing the effects of medical intervention.
Limitations of the study. Provide an analysis of factors that can significantly affect the conclusions of the study. Limitations can be attributed to each stage of the study, starting with its rationale, methods (conditions of the study, sample size, tools used to assess the effects) and ending with the interpretation of the results (effect size, applicability of the study results when the conditions of its use change, etc.).
Conclusion
Briefly (1–3 sentences) summarize the results of previously conducted studies (preferably based on systematic assessments presented in the DISCUSSION section) on the problem being analyzed; briefly (1–3 sentences) outline the key unresolved aspects of the identified problem; briefly (5–7 sentences) describe the results obtained with an explanation of their contribution to solving the problem. Provide a brief rationale for the clinical and/or scientific use of the research results. The conclusion should be presented as a single text, not as numbered conclusions. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are provided, and the main directions for further research in this area are determined.
Scientific review articles can be divided into subsections in accordance with the authors' intentions.
Main text. The main purpose of writing a review should be to analyze and discuss the accumulated material and present a new view of the author on previously described phenomena, rethinking and searching for new approaches to their interpretation, but not a simple listing of facts and a statement of the current state of the issue. Thus, the discussion is a mandatory part of the review manuscript (it can be allocated to a separate section or run systematically throughout the text).
The review manuscript must indicate all the sources of primary information used (full-text and abstract databases), and also describe in detail the search procedure: methodology, database names, filters and keywords, as well as all additional conditions for selecting primary sources.
The review manuscript must be structured into sections and also contain the necessary graphic material to facilitate the perception of the text.
Section 1. Text.
Section 2. Text.
Section 3. Text.
Conclusion. The conclusion must be presented as a complete text, not as numbered conclusions.
All terms and definitions must be scientifically reliable, their spelling (both Russian and Latin) must correspond to the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Medical Terms" (in 3 volumes edited by Academician B.V. Petrovsky).
Medicines must be listed only in their international non-proprietary names, which are used first, then, if necessary, several trade names of drugs registered in Russia are given (in accordance with the information retrieval system "KlifarGosreestr" [State Register of Medicines]).
It is desirable that the spelling of the registers corresponds to the Enzeme Classification standard.
The names of microorganisms must be verified in accordance with the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Medical Terms" (in 3 volumes edited by Academician B.V. Petrovsky) or the publication "Medical Microbiology" (edited by V.I. Petrovsky).
The manuscript may be accompanied by a dictionary of terms (unclear, capable of causing difficulties for readers when reading).
In addition to generally accepted abbreviations of units of change, physical, chemical and mathematical quantities and terms (for example, DNA), abbreviations of phrases that are often repeated in the text are allowed. All abbreviations are deciphered at the first mention in the text.
Doses of drugs, units of measurement and other numerical quantities must be indicated in the SI system.
Design of tables
Tables are placed in the text of the article.
All tables must have a numbered title and clearly marked columns that are convenient and understandable for reading. The data in the table must correspond to the numbers in the text, but must not duplicate the information presented in it. References to tables in the text are mandatory. Table headings are translated into English.
Design of figures and illustrations
Figures with captions (with translation into English) are placed in the text of the article.
The volume of graphic material should be minimal (except for works where it is justified by the nature of the research). Each figure should be accompanied by a numbered caption. References to figures in the text are mandatory.
Figures and tables should be compact.
Illustrations should be placed in the manuscript file as a fixed figure. It is unacceptable to apply any elements over the figure inserted in the manuscript file (arrows, captions) using MS WORD due to the high risk of losing them at the editing and layout stages.
Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, charts, drawings) drawn using MS Office should be contrasting and clear. Graphs and diagrams are provided as files in the formats of the programs in which they were built.
Figures are sent additionally as separate files. Raster images created in graphic editors are provided as *.png, *.jpg files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. At a resolution of 300 dpi, the width of the drawing in pixels must be at least 950 pixels for a drawing 8 cm wide, at least 1950 pixels for 16.5 cm, at least 2600 pixels for 22 cm. Raster images are provided in fragments (i.e. without numbers, inscriptions and arrows).
Vector images are provided in the format of the program in which they were created (Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator) or in *.eps format.
Raster images (photographs, screen shots and other non-drawn illustrations) must not only be inserted into the text of the manuscript, but also uploaded separately in a special section of the article submission form as files of the following formats (*.png, *.jpg, *.eps) (*.doc and *.docx – if the image has additional notes). Image files must be named according to the figure number in the text. The file description must include a separate caption in Russian and English, which must match the name of the photograph included in the text.
If the manuscript uses figures previously published in other publications (even if their elements are translated from a foreign language into Russian), the author must provide links to the source, otherwise it will be considered plagiarism.
Funding
The journal is financed by the founders.
Conflict of Interest
Indicate the presence of a so-called conflict of interest, i.e. conditions and facts that could affect the results of the study (for example, funding from interested parties and companies, their participation in discussing the results of the study, writing the manuscript, etc.). If there are none, use the following wording: "The authors of this article report that they have no conflict of interest."
Information about the conflict of interest is indicated on the title page of the article.
Acknowledgements
This provides an opportunity to express words of gratitude to those whose contribution to the study was insufficient to be recognized as co-authors, but at the same time is considered significant by the authors (consultations, technical assistance, translations, etc.). It is placed before the text of the article. If this section is present, it must be translated into English.
Information about acknowledgements is placed on the title page of the article in Russian and English
Reference lists
When formatting the list of references, authors should follow the Vancouver style.
The list of references should only include published materials.
Self-citation should be avoided, except in cases where it seems necessary (for example, if there are no other sources of information, or the present work was carried out on the basis of or in continuation of the cited studies). Self-citation should be limited to 10% of the total number of references.
In the list of references, each source should be placed on a new line under a serial number. All works are listed in the order of citation in the text.
The number of cited works: in original articles up to 40 sources are allowed, in lectures and reviews - up to 80 sources. It is desirable to cite modern sources published within the last 5 years.
In the text of the article, references to sources are given in square brackets in Arabic numerals.
It is mandatory to indicate the DOI (individual identification number) of each cited article (if any).
It is unacceptable to abbreviate the title of the article. The title of English-language journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the MedLine database catalog of titles (NLM Catalog). If the journal is not indexed in MedLine, its full title must be indicated. The titles of Russian journals cannot be abbreviated. If you are describing a Russian source in English, you must check whether the journal or publisher has an official translation of the title in English.
The authors create two lists, one of which includes sources in Russian, the second includes a translated version of the first list. The format of the list of references must meet the requirements of the Russian Science Citation Index and international databases. In this regard, in references to Russian-language sources, it is necessary to additionally indicate information for citation in Latin.
Information about the authors. First, all information about the authors in Russian, then all information in English. The section should contain the following information:
a) last name, first name, patronymic; academic degree, title and position; Please note that in English, the first name comes first, then the patronymic in the form of the first letter with a dot, and the last name.
b) the full postal address of the institution and email of each author;
c) mobile phone (only necessary for contacting one of the authors in case of the need to make edits to the article - not indicated in the journal).
d) ORCID of each author (You must fill out the profile so that your publications are displayed there, and not just an empty profile with a name)
e) information about the contribution of each author to the preparation of the article.
License Agreement
When submitting an article, authors fill out a license agreement, which must be signed by the corresponding author.
The signatures of all authors give the right to publish the manuscript in the journal and place information about the article in various electronic sources (e-library.ru; websites of agencies distributing printed materials). In addition, the signatures of the authors guarantee that the experimental and clinical studies were carried out in accordance with international ethical standards for scientific research. Articles will not be considered without this information.
If the manuscript is part of a dissertation, then it is necessary to indicate the estimated defense dates.
Articles are subject to scientific peer review, based on the results of which a decision is made on the advisability of publishing the work; rejected articles are not returned and are not re-considered. Parallel submission of articles to other journals or sending already published works to the journal is not allowed.
The editors have the right to scientific and literary editing of the article and / or returning the article to the author to correct the identified defects.
The date of receipt of the article by the journal is considered to be the day the editors receive the final version of the text.
No plagiarism in the text. The authors guarantee that the text of the manuscript submitted for consideration has not been previously published (either in full or in part), and is not under consideration or in the process of publication in another publication.
Copyright is specified in the License Agreement.
Cover letter
Sent on the organization's letterhead, signed by the head of the organization. The cover letter must contain information about the decision of the ethics committee of the sending organization. The presence of such a letter does not affect the decision to publish the article (if the author is unable to provide a cover letter).
If it is absolutely impossible to avoid the need to provide such a letter, we recommend that you indicate that the presence of such a letter does not affect the decision to publish the article
Publication of the article is free
The journal does not publish commissioned articles
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
All scientific articles submitted to the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal undergo mandatory double-blind peer review (the reviewer does not know the authors of the manuscript, the authors of the manuscript do not know the reviewers). Manuscripts are sent to two reviewers for evaluation.
Articles are reviewed by members of the editorial board and the editorial board, as well as by invited reviewers - leading experts in the relevant field of medicine in Russia and other countries. The decision to choose one or another reviewer for the examination of the article is made by the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, scientific editor, editorial manager. The review period is 4 weeks, but at the request of the reviewer, it can be extended.
Each reviewer has the right to refuse a review if there is a clear conflict of interest that affects the perception and interpretation of the manuscript materials. Based on the results of reviewing the manuscript, the reviewer makes recommendations on the future fate of the article (each decision of the reviewer is justified):
the article is recommended for publication in its present form;
the article is recommended for publication after the shortcomings noted by the reviewer are corrected;
the article needs additional review by another specialist;
the article cannot be published in the journal.
If the review contains recommendations for correcting and refining the article, the editors of the journal send the author the text of the review with a proposal to take them into account when preparing a new version of the article or to refute them with reason (partially or completely). Finalization of the article should not take more than 2 months from the date of sending an email to the authors about the need to make changes. The article modified by the author is re-sent for review.
In case of refusal of the authors to finalize the materials, they must notify the editors in writing or orally of their refusal to publish the article. If the authors do not return the revised version after 3 months from the date of sending the review, even in the absence of information from the authors with a refusal to finalize the article, the editors remove it from the register. In such situations, the authors are sent an appropriate notification of the removal of the manuscript from registration due to the expiration of the time allotted for revision.
If the author and reviewers have irresolvable contradictions regarding the manuscript, the editorial board has the right to send the manuscript for additional review. In conflict situations, the decision is made by the editor-in-chief at a meeting of the editorial board.
The decision to refuse to publish a manuscript is made at a meeting of the editorial board in accordance with the recommendations of the reviewers. An article not recommended by the decision of the editorial board for publication is not accepted for re-consideration. A notice of refusal to publish is sent to the author by e-mail.
After the editorial board of the journal makes a decision on the admission of the article for publication, the editorial board informs the author about this and indicates the terms of publication.
The presence of a positive review is not sufficient grounds for publishing an article. The final decision on publication is made by the editorial board. In conflict situations, the decision is made by the editor-in-chief.
The original reviews are kept in the editorial office of the journal for 5 years.
The editorial board of the journal sends copies of reviews to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation upon receipt of a corresponding request by the editorial office.
Publication ethics
Policy adopted by the Editor-in-Chief Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor A.V. Scherbatykh 10.05.2025
Authorship, authors' contributions, acknowledgements Authorship "Baikal Medical Journal" adheres to the following authorship criteria (developed and described in ICMJE guidelines):
1. significant contributions to the conceptualization or planning of a scientific work or the derivation, analysis or interpretation of that work;
2. drafting the manuscript or critically revising it to include valuable intellectual content;
3. final approval of the published version of the manuscript;
4. agreeing to accept responsibility for all aspects of the work and assuring that all questions relating to the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work can be properly investigated and resolved.
In addition to being responsible for the parts of the work that the author did himself/herself, he/she should have an idea of what specific components of the work the other co-authors are responsible for.
In addition, authors must be assured of the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. All persons designated as authors must meet all four criteria for an author, and all persons meeting these four criteria must be identified as authors.
Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.
Contribution of authors and non-authors The Acknowledgements section may mention people who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship, for example: who supported the study, acted as a mentor, assisted with data collection, coordinated the study, etc.
To correctly determine contributions, authors of the journal "Baikal Medical Journal" L may use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:
General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions
CRediT - Contributor Roles Taxonomy
Responsibility It is the responsibility of the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal to ensure that standards of authorship and authorial contribution are met.
The authors are obliged to provide transparent and correct information about the authors of the article and the persons who made significant contributions to the article.
If a manuscript is submitted to the "Baikal Medical Journal" by the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, member of the Editorial Board or Editorial Council, the manuscript is reviewed only by external experts.
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Statement of authorship The Editorial Board of "Baikal Medical Journal" requires authors to submit a statement of authorship signed by all co-authors along with the manuscript.
By signing the statement, the authors guarantee: each author signing the statement meets the criteria for authorship set forth in the Baikal Medical Journal Ethics Policy; all persons who participated in the work on the study but are not authors are listed in the Acknowledgements section; described the contribution of each author, this information will be published in the "Baikal Medical Journal"; the authors assume responsibility for the correctness of the information provided.
Upon receipt of the article, the editor checks the availability of information about the authors and all necessary documents. In the absence of a statement of authorship or lack of signatures of all authors, the article is not accepted for consideration.
Disputes In case of disputes about authorship, the work with the article is terminated regardless of what stage (consideration, review, editing or preparation for printing) it is at.
All co-authors are informed about the occurrence of an authorship dispute by e-mail.
The editor of "Baikal Medical Journal" has the right to specify the exact period during which the authors can provide clarification on the specified issues. After the expiration of this period, the article is withdrawn from publication with a corresponding explanation. In case the article was published in Online First mode, the explanations on withdrawal of the article from publication are placed in the public domain.
In case a dispute has arisen regarding a published article, the editor of the Baikal Medical Journal publishes a correction, refutation or withdrawal of the article, indicating the reason for making changes to the published document.
If it is necessary to add or exclude a co-author before or after publication, the editorial board of "Baikal Medical Journal" acts in accordance with COPE rules:
Changes in authorship. Adoption of extra author - before publication Changes in authorship: Removal of author - before publication
To prevent manipulation of co-authorship, the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal uses COPE flowcharts and draws attention to the following when working with an article: It is indicated that the study was funded by organizations whose authors are not on the general list. This requires a more thorough verification of the contribution of all authors and, if necessary, requesting necessary explanations from the responsible author. The list of authors includes scientists from another scientific field. This may indicate guest authorship. Mentioning a person in the Acknowledgements section without mentioning a specific contribution. A very long or very short list of authors, uncharacteristic of the scientific field or type of article. Incomplete description of authors' contributions: for example, no information on who prepared the draft version of the manuscript or processed the data. Checking with "Anti-Plagiarism" shows that there are borrowings from the thesis work, the author of which is not listed in the list of authors. Articles on similar topics have been published by other teams of authors. The list of authors suddenly changes at the stage of article publication without prior discussion with the journal's editorial board. The author has very many publications, although his position does not imply such publication activity (head of a department, director of an institute). The author responsible for correspondence cannot respond to reviewers' comments.
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal expects that organizations affiliated with the author will be willing to participate in the investigation of authorship disputes.
Complaints and appeals The Editorial Board of "Baikal Medical Journal" is attentive to complaints about the behavior of editors and reviewers, which may concern such issues as breach of confidentiality, undisclosed conflicts of interest, misuse of confidential information obtained during the review process. Authors may also disagree with decisions about expressing doubts about certain articles or complain about violations of editorial processes.
All grievances can be emailed toeditor@elpub.ru and will be handled as a general grievance. The grievance process does not take more than 7 days. The person who sent the complaint will be informed of the decision, as well as the measures to be taken and the timeframe for their implementation.
The editorial board relies on COPE's guideline in each of the following cases to address complaints:
handling post-publication criticism post-publication discussions and revisions Suspicion of post-publication peer review manipulation image manipulation in a published article fabrication of data in a published article
Conflict of interest
The section has been prepared on the basis of WAME recommendations
Conflicts of interest are conditions in which people have conflicting or competing interests that can influence editorial decision making as well as the interpretation of data in an article. Conflicts of interest can be potential or perceived, as well as actual conflicts of interest. Personal, political, financial, scientific, or religious factors may affect objectivity.
Conflicts of interest may encompass the following areas: Financial: this conflict arises when a participant in the publication process has received or expects to receive money (or other financial benefits such as patents or stock), gifts, or favors that may affect the work associated with a particular publication. Examples: payment for research, consulting and public speaking fees, etc. Personal relationships: this conflict arises in the case of personal relationships with family, friends, competitors, and former coworkers. Political and religious beliefs: adherence to one religion, political party may influence the outcome of an article analyzing these issues. Institutional affiliation: this conflict arises when someone involved in the publication process is directly affiliated with an organization that has an interest in the publication.
The editorial staff of "Baikal Medical Journal" may ask the authors additional questions or request additional information if necessary.
Conflict of interest may concern authors, reviewers and editors. The following policy provisions have been prepared based on ICMJE guidelines.
Responsibilities of authors in disclosing conflicts of interest
When authors submit a manuscript of any type or format, they are required to disclose all relationships and activities that may influence or be considered to influence their work.
The author must notify the editor of actual or potential conflicts of interest by including information about the conflict of interest in the appropriate section of the article.
If there is no conflict of interest, the author should also declare this. Example of wording: "The author declares that there is no conflict of interest".
Responsibilities of reviewers in disclosing conflicts of interest
Reviewers should inform the editors of any conflict of interest that may affect their opinion of the manuscript, and they should recuse themselves from reviewing if there are grounds for bias. Reviewers should not use information about a peer-reviewed paper for their own benefit before it is published.
Responsibilities of editors in disclosing conflicts of interest
Editors making final decisions on manuscripts should recuse themselves from editorial decisions when there is a conflict of interest or a relationship that could create potential conflicts related to the articles under consideration. Other editorial staff members involved in editorial decisions should inform the editors of their current interest (as they may influence editorial decisions), and recuse themselves from decisions where there is a conflict of interest. Editorial staff members should not use the information obtained during the work with manuscripts for personal purposes. Editors should regularly publish reports on potential conflicts of interest related to their own and the journal staff's activities. Guest editors should follow the same procedures.
Articles by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, members of the Editorial Board and the Editorial Council of the Baikal Medical Journal should clearly indicate the affiliation with the Baikal Medical Journal.
If an undisclosed conflict of interest is found in an unpublished article, the editorial board of Baikal Medical Journal acts in accordance with COPE guideline.
If an undisclosed conflict of interest is found in a published article, the editorial board of Baikal Medical Journal acts in accordance with COPE guideline.
Reuse and reproduction of data This section of the policy has been developed based on COPE's recommendations for
handling data.
Providing authors with access to the research data that substantiate the content of their publications is encouraged but not mandatory. Authors' consent to provide access to research data does not influence the decision to publish.
Definition of research data Research data includes any factual material recorded in any medium used in the process of obtaining research results, whether in digital or non-digital form. This includes tabular data, code, images, audio and video files, documents, maps, processed and/or rawdata. This policy applies to research data that may be required to support the validity of research findings reported in articles published by Baikal Medical Journal. Research data includes information obtained directly by the authors ("primary data") as well as data from other sources analyzed by the authors during the study ("secondary data").
Definition of exceptions This policy does not apply to research data that are not required to validate the results reported in published articles.
Non-public data may be shared in the following ways: posted in restricted research data repositories; pre-anonymized. The author may also make publicly available only the metadata of the research data and/or a description of how to access it upon request from other scientists.
Data storage The preferred way to share data is through the use of data repositories. If you need help choosing a repository to host your data, please refer to the list of repositories at: https://repositoryfinder.datacite.org/.
Data citation The Editorial Board of the Baikal Medical Journal welcomes access to research data under Creative Commons free licenses. The Editorial Board of the Baikal Medical Journal does not insist on the mandatory use of free licenses when the data are hosted in third-party repositories. The publisher of "Baikal Medical Journal" does not claim ownership rights to the research data provided by the author together with the article.
Letters with questions about compliance with this policy may be addressed to the executive secretary of the Baikal Medical Journal.
Ethical oversight The journal NAME JOURNAL shares COPE's view that publication ethics includes not only ensuring the integrity and reliability of published research, but also ethical behavior with respect to research subjects. This category includes vulnerable populations, laboratory animals, human subjects (in the case of relevant research), confidential data, and business/marketing practices.
Informed consent/consent to publication "The Baikal Medical Journal requires that informed consent/consent to publish be submitted for any study in which a person or group of persons can be identified. This consent form is also required when deceased persons are mentioned in the study. Consent must be obtained when publishing a clinical case, photographs, x-rays, etc.
Authors must submit a statement to the editorial office of the Baikal Medical Journal, in which they inform about obtaining informed consent from the patient or his/her representative. The published article will contain information about obtaining such consent.
Information that must be provided in the informed consent:
1. The patient's name and signature.
2. If the patient is unable to sign the consent himself/herself, it should be specified who is signing the consent and who the patient is.
3. If one person signs consent on behalf of a family or group of individuals, that person must confirm that all family members or group members have been informed.
4. It should be stated that the person or group has no legal, mental or physical impediment to consent to publication. If such reasons exist, they should be stated (minor children, low intellectual capacity, disability, death).
5. The person obtaining informed consent must have the authority to take that action.
6. It must be stated that even if all rules are followed, anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
7. It should be stated that the patient can withdraw consent at any time, but not after the article has been published.
8. The form should specify how the article will be distributed (print, online).
9. The form should indicate that the patient has seen the final version of the manuscript. If not, it should indicate that the patient or proxy consented to publication without seeing the final version of the article.
Vulnerable groups Vulnerable groups include (but are not limited to) those who are unable to protect their own interests: pregnant women, newborns, children, fetus in the womb, prisoners, people with disabilities, with delayed (impaired) intellectual health (development), economically disadvantaged, hospitalized patients in serious condition, etc.
Research in vulnerable populations should only be planned if these groups will benefit from it.
One of the concerns is that not all research participants, for objective reasons, can understand all the conditions of the research. If informed consent cannot be obtained from a direct participant in the research, this consent must be signed by their legal representative.
Particular care should be taken in research involving children.
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal supports COPE's statement on the
publication of research on vulnerable populations.
Authors of articles must obtain informed consent for publication and inform the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal.
Ethical conduct of research using animals
When conducting experimental research on animals, the authors must be sure to
include information on compliance with institutional and national standards for the use of laboratory animals.
In order to provide more accurate and correct information about studies involving animals, the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal recommends the use of ARRIVE standards. The use of these standards will improve the quality and reliability of published articles and allow other researchers to reproduce the results.
Research involving human subjects The Baikal Medical Journal relies on the World Medical Association Helsinki
Declaration of WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research
Involving Human Subjectssubjects() and seeks to ensure that ethical standards and data collection rules are adhered to for research involving human . Before conducting research, the researcher should familiarize themselves with the informed consent provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and conduct the research in strict accordance with the principles outlined below. When presenting the results of
experimental research on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the proceduresfollowed were in accordance with the ethical standards set out in the Declaration of Helsinki.
If the research was conducted without taking into account the principles of the Declaration, the authors should justify the chosen approach to conducting the research and ensure that the ethical committee of the organization where the research was conducted approved the chosen approach.
The participation as research subjects of persons capable of giving informed consent must be voluntary. Although consultation with relatives or social group leaders may be appropriate in some cases, no person capable of giving informed consent may be included in the research unless they have given their own voluntary consent.
In medical research involving persons capable of giving informed consent as research subjects, each potential subject must be given sufficient information about the aims, methods, sources of funding, any possible conflicts of interest, affiliation, expected benefits and potential risks, the inconvenience that may result from participation in the research, the conditions that apply after the end of the research, and any other relevant aspects of the research. Potential research subjects must be informed of their right to refuse to participate in the research or to withdraw their consent to participate at any time without any adverse consequences. Particular attention must be paid to the specific information needs of each potential subject and the methods used to provide the information.
After ensuring that the potential subject understands the information provided, the physician or other appropriately qualified person should obtain the subject's voluntary informed consent to participate in the research, preferably in writing. If consent cannot be given in writing, verbal consent must be properly executed and witnessed.
All subjects of medical research should be given the opportunity to be informed of the overall conclusions and results of the study.
In obtaining informed consent to participate in research, the physician should be particularly cautious in cases where the potential subject is in a position of dependence on the physician, or may consent under duress. In such cases, informed consent should be obtained by an appropriately qualified person who is fully independent of the relationship.
If a potential research subject is a person unable to give informed consent, the physician must obtain the informed consent of his or her legal representative. Such persons should not be included in research that is of no likely benefit to them unless the research is conducted to improve the delivery of health care to a group of people of which the potential subject is a member, cannot be replaced by research on persons capable of giving informed consent, and involves only minimal risks and inconvenience.
If a potential subject who has been found incapable of giving informed consent is nevertheless able to express his or her own views on participation in the research, the physician must seek his or her opinion in addition to the consent of his or her legal representative. The potential subject's non-consent must be taken into account.
Research involving subjects physically or mentally incapable of giving consent, such as unconscious patients, may be conducted only if the physical or mental condition preventing informed consent is an inherent characteristic of the group being studied. In such cases, the physician should seek informed consent from a legal representative. If such a representative is not available, and if patient inclusion cannot be delayed, the study may be conducted without informed consent, provided that specific reasons for including subjects in the study in a condition that precludes informed consent are specified in the study protocol and the study is approved by the ethics committee. At the earliest opportunity, consent mustbe obtained from the subject or his/her legal representative to continue participation in the study.
The physician must provide the patient with full information about which aspects of treatment are relevant to the research being conducted. A patient's refusal to participate in the trial or decision to withdraw from the trial should not affect their relationship with the physician.
In medical research involving biological materials or data that permit identification of the person from whom they were obtained, such as research on materials or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, the physician must obtain informed consent to receive, store and/or reuse such materials and data. There may be exceptions where it is not possible or appropriate to obtain consent for such research. In such cases, the research may be conducted only after review and approval by an ethics committee."
Handling sensitive data The right to privacy of individuals or organizations involved in the research is of paramount importance and should not be violated without their informed consent. The authors must take all necessary precautions to protect information about research participants. If necessary, the authors must take measures to minimize any potential physical and psychological harm to research participants.
Post-publication discussions and revisions to published articles In some cases, it may be necessary to make changes to an article that has already been published. The Editorial Board of the journal "Baikal Medical Journal" supports the practice of making changes to published material and, in the event of such a need, acts in accordance with the COPE guidelines.
Any necessary changes are accompanied by a notice after publication, which will always be linked to the original version of the article so that readers can be informed about all necessary changes. The Editorial Board of "Baikal Medical Journal" uses Expression of Doubt, Correction or Retraction of an article. The purpose of this practice is to ensure the integrity of scientific materials.
All corrections, expressions of doubt and reports of article withdrawal are in the public domain.
What should authors do when they find an error in their article?
Authors may discover a technical or semantic error after the article has been published. In such a case, authors should notify the Editorial Board of "Baikal Medical Journal" as soon as possible, especially in the case of errors that may affect the interpretation of the results or make the reliability of the information doubtful. The author responsible for correspondence is responsible for reaching an agreement in the author's team on further interaction with the Editorial Board.
If you feel that a published article needs to be modified, please contact us at editor@bmjour.ru Algorithm for making changes to an article
Correction
Corrections are made in the article if it is necessary to correct an error or to add missing information and it does not affect the integrity and scientific significance of the article.
Corrections may be made, for example, in the caption, information about research funding may be added, or information about conflicts of interest may be clarified.If such changes are made, a separate message about the correction is published. The general algorithm of actions is as follows: the correction is made to the original version of the article; the Crossmark record is updated; in the "Abstract" field of the original version of the article a description of the change made; a message about the correction is published, which contains information about the original version of the article, as well as references to it, authors' names and a description of the essence of the correction.
Reports on corrections of spelling errors, typos, other minor changes are not published separately. The site informs that corrections were made to the article (without detailing).
Article Review
The editorial board of "Baikal Medical Journal" decides to withdraw an article in the following cases:
when there is clear evidence that the results are unreliable for a number of reasons: there are serious errors in the calculations, the data have been fabricated, image manipulation has taken place; the article was plagiarized; the results have already been published earlier in other journals and the author did not justify the need for re-publication and did not warn the editor about it; the article contains materials and data that have not been authorized for use; copyright infringement or other serious legal issue (e.g., breach of confidentiality); research ethics have been compromised; the peer review process has been compromised; the author did not disclose a conflict of interest, which, in the opinion of the editor, could have influenced the decision of the reviewer or editor to publish the article.
The editorial board of the "Baikal Medical Journal" acts according to the following algorithm when it is necessary to retract an article: investigate and see if retraction is necessary; prepare a report on the retraction: include in the title the note "Retraction of the article" and the title of the article, describe the reason for the retraction, indicate on whose initiative it is carried out, provide a reference to the article being retracted; to publicize the retraction; replace the original version of the withdrawn article, noting in the pdf file that the article has been withdrawn; report the retraction to the databases; transfer the information about the article withdrawal to the database of retragged articles.
The editorial board of "Baikal Medical Journal" works with withdrawn articles
according to COPE regulations.Expression of doubt
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal reports an expression of doubt in the following case: Serious concerns have been raised about an article that has been published, but through investigation nothing has been proven or for some reason an investigation will not or cannot be completed for a long time. That being said, readers should be notified as soon as possible.
After the investigation is completed, the article may be amended or withdrawn.
Deleting an article
Articles from the Baikal Medical Journal are removed only in extreme cases when it is impossible to follow the protocol for making changes, withdrawing an article or expressing doubt.
An article may be removed in the following cases: if dissemination of the article could pose a serious risk; if the article contains content that violates the right to privacy of the research participant; if the article violates rights; if the article is subject to removal by court order.
If an article is deleted, all materials are removed from the journal's website, requests are sent to databases to remove the full text and post a message about the deletion of the article.
Updates and post-publication discussions of articles
Addendum of a published article
The author may need to supplement the article some time after its publication. In this case, the editorial board of "Baikal Medical Journal" can publish an addendum to the article.
Additions to the article are necessarily checked by the editors of the journal and can be sent for review.
When an addition is published, the file with the original version of the article is updated, and the current issue of the journal additionally contains a notification about the addition of the article, including information about the article, its authors, the essence of the changes made and a link to the article.
Comment on the published article
Comments are short pieces that may express an opinion or observation about a published article. Comments are sent to the reviewers and authors of the article so that they have an opportunity to prepare a response to the comment.
The authors' comment is also sent to the reviewer. The author of the comment will have an opportunity to reply to the authors again, after which correspondence between the author of the comment and the authors of the article can continue privately.
The decision to publish comments is made by the editor of the Baikal Medical Journal.
Commentary, replies and rejoinders are linked to the original version of the article to which they refer.
Responsibilities of the governing body of the journal: editorial board, editors, publisher, founder Principles of forming the editorial board The Editorial Board of "Baikal Medical Journal" is guided by COPE principles when forming the Editorial Board/Council.Potential editorial board/council members may be recommended to the Editor-in-Chief by current editorial board/council members, reviewers, and authors.
Editors wishing to participate with the journal as a member of the editorial board/council may send an application to the Editor-in-Chief.
All prospective editorial board/council members must agree to the following terms and conditions: A member of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" cannot be an editor who holds the same position in more than one other journal; A member of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" cannot be an editor who is simultaneously invited to work on a special issue for another journal; A member of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" cannot be an editor who is simultaneously the Editor-in-Chief of another journal; A member of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" cannot be an editor who is simultaneously responsible for making final decisions on publication of manuscripts in another journal; all potential editorial board/council members should be prepared to provide the Editorial Board of the Baikal Medical Journal with information on all potential and actual conflicts of interest (e.g., any activities in publishing scientific journals and books, membership in editorial boards/councils of other journals, and any conflicts of interest that may arise after their appointment).
Duties of an editorial board/council member: Publication of 1 article per year to support the journal; Review of incoming manuscripts according to their own profile and in the absence of external reviewers. Each member of the Editorial Board/Council receives no more than 2 manuscripts per year for review. Reviewing should be carried out in accordance with the approved Reviewing Policy of "Baikal Medical Journal". Selection of reviewers for incoming articles at the request of the executive secretary, control of the review process of incoming articles. Decisions on the possibility to publish the article after all rounds of reviewing. Decisions are passed to the Editor-in-Chief, who makes the final decision on the possibility of publication. Inviting authors and reviewers to collaborate with the journal.
A member of the Editorial Board/Council may be dismissed from his/her position for the following reasons: violation of publication ethics: concealment of conflicts of interest, information, use of status for personal purposes; failure to fulfill assigned duties during the year without a valid reason and without the approval of the Editor-in-Chief; at the request of a member of the editorial board/council.
Privileges of a member of the Editorial Board/Council articles by members of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" are considered on a priority basis; 1 article per year is translated into English at the expense of the editorial board of "Baikal Medical Journal"; members of the Editorial Board/Council of "Baikal Medical Journal" are exempted from payment for editorial services; a member of the editorial board/council may participate free of charge in events organized by Baikal Medical Journal and the founding organization; a member of the editorial board/council may act as a guest editor for a special issue of the Baikal Medical Journal; information about the member of the editorial board/council is placed on the website of "Baikal Medical Journal" with necessary links to profiles in databases, affiliations and other necessary data.
Potential candidates for the role of editorial board/council member are considered at regular editorial board/council meetings.
The final decision to include a potential candidate in the editorial board/council is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Editor's responsibility The editor of the scientific "Baikal Medical Journal" is personally and independently responsible for the decision to publish the article. The final decision on publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
The editor of "Baikal Medical Journal" is guided by the journal's policy when reviewing an article and deciding whether to publish it.
The editor may discuss the article and the reviewer's comments with other editors and reviewers, provided that these discussions are justified and legitimate without using the material discussed for personal purposes.
The Editor of the Baikal Medical Journal is obliged to evaluate the content of the manuscript regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship or political preferences of the authors.
The editor of the "Baikal Medical Journal" should ensure confidentiality and not disclose information about the manuscript to third parties (except for other editors of the journal, reviewers, publisher and founder) unnecessarily.
The editor of "Baikal Medical Journal" is obliged to inform the Editor-in-Chief about all conflict situations, as well as about the detection of critical errors or accusations of authors or reviewers in violation of publication ethics, received by the journal, in order to take the necessary actions in such cases: making changes, publication of refutations, withdrawal of the article, expression of doubts.
The Editor of Baikal Medical Journal participates in the investigation of any ethical violations regarding manuscripts under review and published articles, and makes every effort to resolve conflicts as soon as possible. If necessary, the Editor of "Baikal Medical Journal" interacts with the author's organization to conduct a more in-depth investigation.
Publisher's responsibility The publisher of "Baikal Medical Journal" is responsible for compliance with all current guidelines and requirements for maintaining the integrity of scientific materials published in the journal.
The publisher follows the policy of the Baikal Medical Journal regarding compensation for preparation and publication of manuscripts, as well as profit from printingadvertisements and reprints. The publisher of the Baikal Medical Journal does not allow potential profits from advertising and reprints to influence the editors' decision to publish a manuscript.
The publisher of "Baikal Medical Journal" does not interfere in editorial processes, but if necessary and at the request of the editors can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics, as well as send official requests on its behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishers.
The publisher of "Baikal Medical Journal" is obliged to implement industry standards in the work of the publishing house in order to improve the ethical component of the journal's work.
The publisher of the "Baikal Medical Journal" is obliged to provide comprehensive legal support to the editorial board of the journal if necessary.
Responsibility of the founder The founder of the "Baikal Medical Journal" adheres to the principle of editorial independence: the director of the founding organization and its staff do not interfere in the editorial process.
The founder of "Baikal Medical Journal" can recommend potential members of the editorial board/editorial board, reviewers and authors, but the final decision on the possibility of cooperation with them is made only by the Editor-in-Chief.
The Founder of the Baikal Medical Journal supports the need for geographic and gender diversity among editorial board/editorial board members, reviewers and authors.
The founder of the "Baikal Medical Journal" does not put financial and political gain above the quality of the journal. The editors of "Baikal Medical Journal" decide on the publication of manuscripts based on their quality and interest for the target audience of the journal.
The founder of "Baikal Medical Journal" does not interfere in editorial processes, but if necessary and at the request of the editors can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics and send official requests on its behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishers.
Founder
- Irkutsk State Medical University
- Irkutsk Scientific Center for Surgery and Traumatology
Author fees
Publication in the journal is free for authors.
The editors do not charge authors for the preparation, placement and printing of materials.
The journal is financed by the founders.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts cannot be used in personal research without the written consent of the Author.
Information or ideas obtained during the review and related to possible benefits must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
Reviewers should not participate in the review of manuscripts in the event of conflicts of interest due to competitive, joint and other interactions and relationships with any of the Authors, companies or other organizations associated with submitted work.
Plagiarism detection
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal may check the material using the Antiplagiat system when reviewing the article. In case of detection of multiple borrowings, the editorial board acts in accordance with the COPE rules.
The originality of a scientific article should be 90-95%
Lectures and scientific reviews 85-90%
Preprint and postprint Policy
Updated: 10.05.2025
Preprint and Postprint Policy
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal allow authors to post a manuscript as a preprint before it is submitted to the journal for review, as well as to independently archive their articles in subject and institutional repositories.
Preprints
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal encourage posting preprints of manuscripts on preprint servers. A preprint is defined by COPE as a scientific manuscript that authors post on an open platform (usually before or in parallel with the peer-review process in the journal).
Publishing a preprint is not considered a duplicate publication and does not affect the editor's decision to publish in the Baikal Medical Journal.
The author should notify the editors of the Baikal Medical Journal about the posted preprint at the time of submission of the manuscript for review and provide a link to the preprint with the DOI identifier and the terms of preprint distribution.
The author is responsible for updating the preprint record with a link to the published article. The link should include the DOI and the URL of the published version of the article on the journal website. The original text of the preprint should not be changed based on the comments of the reviewer and editor. The text of the preprint should not be replaced with the text of the published article.
The text of the preprint should not be deleted.
Manuscripts accepted for publication
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal allow independent archiving of manuscripts that have passed the peer-review stage and are accepted for publication.
To post this version of the manuscript, authors can use:
a personal website or blog;
an institutional repository;
a subject repository;
direct contact with faculty or students, sharing this version of the article for personal use.
In the text of the manuscript, the author should clarify its status and provide information about the planned publication.
For example: The article “Title of the article” has been peer-reviewed, accepted for publication, and will be published in No. 2021 3 of the Baikal Medical Journal.
After the publication of the final version of the manuscript, the author is responsible for updating the publication record with a link to the published article. The posted text should not be changed based on the comments of the reviewer and editor. The text of the posted version of the manuscript should not be replaced. The text of the posted version of the manuscript should not be deleted.
Final versions of manuscripts
The editors of the Baikal Medical Journal allow independent archiving of manuscripts that have passed the peer-review stage, have been accepted for publication, and have undergone editorial and publishing processing (proofread and typeset).
To post this version of the manuscript, authors can use:
a personal website or blog;
institutional repository;
subject repository;
direct contact with faculty or students by sharing this version of the article for personal use.
Once the final version of the manuscript has been published, it is the responsibility of the author to update the publication record with a reference to the published article. The posted text should not be changed based on reviewer and editor comments. No replacement of the text of the posted version of the manuscript should be made. No deletion of the text of the posted version of the manuscript should be made.
Articles previously posted by the author on personal or public websites not affiliated with other publishers will be considered.
Revenue Sources
The publication of the journal is financed by the funds of the founding organizations, by the publisher, and by the publication of advertising materials.
The journal's advertising policy
Use of artificial intelligence
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In connection with the widespread use of artificial intelligence-based programs, including in the preparation and writing of scientific articles, the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal considers it necessary to draw the attention of authors to the following provisions.
Chatbots such as ChatGPT (and similar ones) may under no circumstances be indicated as the author of an article or a person who contributed to the preparation of an article. Artificial intelligence-based programs and tools do not meet the authorship requirements, since they do not bear (and cannot bear) responsibility for the submitted work, cannot declare the presence or absence of a conflict of interest, and cannot manage copyright.
The use of chatbots or other artificial intelligence-based programs is not prohibited when preparing an article. In some cases, such programs can be useful for editing text, searching for additional sources of literature, collecting and analyzing data. However, it is important to keep in mind that chatbots often transmit false information to the user (literally “invent” non-existent facts and links to publications that never existed), so authors need to check the information received from chatbots.
If an artificial intelligence program was used when working with an article, this information must be indicated in the article. Always indicate the version of the program and the date of use.
Remember that the author alone is responsible for the final text of the article submitted for review to the Baikal Medical Journal, regardless of which artificial intelligence programs and to what extent they used.
The editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal uses the Antiplagiat module, which allows you to detect generated text.
The Baikal Medical Journal shares the position of the international publishing community regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of scientific articles, as set out in the following documents: Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts, Artificial intelligence (AI) in decision making
The Baikal Medical Journal uses the software “NeuroAssistant of a Scientific Publishing House” to work with manuscripts at all stages of work. The NeuroAssistant is offered to be used by authors to analyze articles, reviewers, and editors when preparing articles for publication.
“NeuroAssistant of a Scientific Publishing House” combines the following services:
Bibliographic reference recommendation service
Keyword recommendation service
Citation source search service
Article design quality assessment
The reviewer and editor of the Baikal Medical Journal receive a summary report on the author’s use of the NeuroAssistant services. The reviewer is obliged to assess the appropriateness of using the NeuroAssistant recommendations. The editor must indicate in the final version of the article that artificial intelligence-based services were used in preparing the article for publication.
Only a human can interpret the results of the NeuroAssistant services and decide on the appropriateness of the proposed corrections and additions.
The NeuroAssistant may not under any circumstances be indicated as the author of the article. The author, reviewer, and editor may, but are not obligated to, accept all corrections and additions proposed by the NeuroAssistant. The author, reviewer, and editor are responsible for the use of corrections and additions proposed by the NeuroAssistant.
Research Data Sharing Policy
Informed consent form
is intended to obtain permission from the patient to publish images and/or information about him/her in the scientific and practical journal "Baikal Medical Journal".
Full name of the patient
Degree of relationship/acquaintance with the patient (in cases where the form is signed by a legal representative)
Description of the photograph, image, text or other material (hereinafter referred to as the Material) about the patient (a copy of the Material should be attached to this form)
Preliminary title of the article in which the Material will be included
CONSENT
I, ___________________________________________________________________,
(Full name, in block letters)
give my consent to the publication of the Material about me/the patient in the scientific and practical journal "Baikal Medical Journal".
I confirm that I:
(please tick the appropriate boxes)
□ have seen a photograph, image, text or other material about me/the patient;
□ have read the article that will be sent to the Baikal Medical Journal;
□ have the legal right to sign this consent.
I am informed that:
1) The Material will be published without my name/the patient's name, and I understand that complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed. There is a possibility that someone or somewhere (for example, a person who cared for me/the patient, or a relative) may recognize me/the patient.
2) The Material may display or contain information about my illness/injury or the patient's illness/injury, as well as any prognoses, treatments or surgeries that I/the patient has had, is having or may have in the future.
3) The article is planned for publication in a journal distributed worldwide. Publications of the Baikal Medical Journal are intended for physicians, pharmacists, researchers and other health professionals, but may also be read by others, including scientists, students, journalists.
4) The article containing the Material may be included in a press release, a link to it may be given in social networks and (or) it may be used for advertising purposes. After publication, the article will be posted on the website of the Baikal Medical Journal and may also be available on other websites.
5) The text of the article will be edited for style, grammar and consistency before publication.
6) I/the patient will not receive any financial benefit from the publication of the article.
7) The article may also be used in whole or in part in other materials published by the Baikal Medical Journal and (or) other publications in Russia and abroad (including in Russian, translated into English, in print, in digital formats and in any other formats that may be used by the Baikal Medical Journal or other publications now and in the future).
8) I can revoke my consent at any time before the article is approved for publication by the editorial board of the Baikal Medical Journal.
9) This informed consent form will be stored by the Baikal Medical Journal in a secure place with confidentiality in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation for the required period.
Tick the appropriate boxes to confirm the following:
□ I agree to the storage of my contact information by the Baikal Medical Journal only for the purpose of contacting me in the future, if such a need arises.
Signature:
Full Name in Print:
Address:
E-mail Address:
Phone Number:
If signing on behalf of the patient, please state the reason the patient is unable to consent (e.g., patient is deceased, under 18 years of age, or has cognitive or intellectual impairment).
Date: _______________________
If you are signing on behalf of a family or other group, check the box to confirm the following:
□ All relevant family or group members have been notified.
Details of persons who were provided with necessary explanations and assistance in signing the form by the patient or the patient's legal representative:
(e.g., the author of the article or other person with authority to obtain consent)
Signature:
Full Name in block letters:
Position:
Institution:
Address:
E-mail address:
Phone number:
Date:
Principles of informed consent
Updated: 10.05.2025
Principles of Informed Consent
The Baikal Medical Journal adheres to the principles of the World Medical Association (WMA) policy statement — the Declaration of Helsinki (statement on ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects) and strives to ensure that ethical and data collection standards are met for research involving human subjects. Before beginning a study, researchers should familiarize themselves with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki on informed consent and conduct the study in strict accordance with these principles, as outlined below (Articles 25-32 of the Declaration of Helsinki are provided):
Participation of individuals capable of giving informed consent as subjects in medical research must be voluntary. Although it may be appropriate to consult with family members or community leaders, no individual capable of giving informed consent may be included in a scientific study unless he/she gives voluntary consent.
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 potential conflicts of interest, the institutional affiliation of the investigator, the anticipated benefits and potential risks of the study and the discomfort it may entail, the 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. Particular attention must be paid 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, a physician or other appropriately qualified person must obtain the potential subject's voluntary informed consent, preferably in writing. If consent cannot be expressed in writing, oral consent must be formally documented and witnessed.
All medical subjects must be given the opportunity to be informed of the general results and outcomes of the study.
In obtaining informed consent for participation in a research study, the physician must be particularly careful when the potential subject is in a dependent relationship with the physician or may consent under duress. In such situations, informed consent should be obtained by an appropriately qualified person who is entirely independent of that relationship.
In the case of a potential research subject who is not capable of giving informed consent, the physician should obtain informed consent from the legally authorized representative. These individuals should not be included in a research study that cannot possibly benefit them, unless it is designed to improve the health of the group represented by the potential subject; instead, the research cannot be conducted on individuals capable of giving informed consent and the research entails minimal risk and burden.
When a potential research subject who is considered incapable of giving informed consent can consent to a decision to participate in a study, the physician should obtain that consent in addition to that of the legally authorized representative. The potential subject's disagreement should be respected.
Research involving subjects who are physically or mentally incapable of giving consent, such as unconscious patients, may be carried out only if the physical or mental condition that prevents giving informed consent is a necessary characteristic of the research population. In such circumstances, the physician should obtain informed consent from a legally authorized representative. If no such representative is available and if the study cannot be delayed, the study may be continued without informed consent, provided that specific reasons for including subjects with a condition that makes them incapable of giving informed consent have been stated in the study protocol and in the study itself. approved by the research ethics committee. Consent to continue the study must be obtained as soon as possible from the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative.
The physician must fully inform the patient which aspects of his or her treatment are related to the research. The patient's refusal to participate in the research or the patient's decision to withdraw from the research must never adversely affect the patient-physician relationship.
For medical research involving identifiable human materials or data, such as research on materials or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, physicians must obtain informed consent for their collection, storage and/or reuse. There may be exceptions where obtaining consent for such research is impossible or impractical. In such situations, the research may only be conducted after review and approval by a research ethics committee.
Human rights
When reporting the results of experimental studies on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards prescribed in the Declaration of Helsinki. If the study was conducted without adherence to the principles of the Declaration, authors should justify the chosen research approach and ensure that the ethics committee of the institution where the study was conducted approved the chosen approach.
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