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Author Guidelines

"Baikal Medical Journal" publishes articles on internal diseases, 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 “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (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.

The journal "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 CONSORT standards - http://www.consort-statement.org.

Clinical cases are informational messages 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 in which there is no descriptive material, specific advice is given on organizing the educational process, educational event, or solving a particular clinical problem.

Lectures for students, residents and graduate students - clinically oriented reviews performed 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 are short messages containing feedback on materials published in the journal.

Patents and inventions are a description of a security document certifying the exclusive right to an invention, authorship and priority of the invention.

A preprint is a scientific manuscript that authors post in a 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 journal “Baikal Medical Journal” asks you to carefully read the following instructions for preparing manuscripts.

Volume of the manuscript

The length of the manuscript for an original scientific article and a case study should be at least 2000 words (and no more than 3000 words) excluding the list of references. Reviews and lectures must be at least 4,000 words (and no more than 6,000 words) excluding references. Reviews and responses to publications should be approximately 1000 -1500 words.

Submitting a manuscript

Manuscripts are submitted to the editor in electronic form in the Microsoft Word text editor format:

1. through an electronic form on the journal’s website.

In order to submit a manuscript via an 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 email editor@bmjour.ru.

To send by email, 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.

Design of the manuscript text

Structure of the manuscript. The manuscript is formatted in the Microsoft Word text editor format (Times New Roman font 14 pt, line spacing “one and a half”, margin sizes: left - 30 mm, right - 10 mm, top and bottom - each at least 20 mm).

Russian-language description:

1. Last name(s) of the author(s), initials;

2. Article title;

3. Full names of institutions (according to the Charter), their full legal address;

4. Annotation

An abstract is a brief description of a scientific article in terms of its purpose, content, type, form and other features. The 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, including automated, systems for information retrieval. The abstract should not include references to sources and should not contain abbreviations or acronyms.

The abstract should include a description of the main topic, the problem of the scientific article, the goals of the work and its results. The abstract indicates what is new in this article in comparison with others related in topic and purpose.

If the manuscript describes the results of an original study, then the abstract should be structured (rationale, purpose, methods, results and conclusion). The abstract must be written in Russian (volume - from 150 to 250 words).

If the manuscript describes the results of an original study, then the abstract should be structured (rationale, purpose, methods, results and conclusion). The abstract must be written in Russian (volume - from 150 to 250 words).

Rationale: a brief (1-2 sentences) description of the problem that prompted the study. Characteristics of a problem may include its scale, knock-on effects, and/or persistent gaps in a given area of knowledge.

Purpose of the study: description of the purpose of the study, the research question, the solution of which required the study.

Methods: summary of 1) study design; 2) objects of research; 3) the presence and characteristics of the medical intervention or the nature of the experiment; 4) duration of the study; 5) the primary and end points of the study (corresponding to its purpose) and 6) methods for its evaluation.

Results: a brief description of the study participants or experimental animals (number of participants included in the study, those who completed the study, the most significant characteristics of the formed groups) with an assessment of the study outcomes related to its purpose. It is possible to present the results of the study in subgroups formed, for example, taking into account gender, age, severity of the disease, etc. When analyzing multi-criteria relationships (the simplest option is one dependent variable and several independent ones), the presentation of the results of multivariate analysis is mandatory. The p value must be presented to the third decimal place. If there is data on adverse events associated with medical intervention, their mention is mandatory.

Conclusion: A summary (1-2 sentences) of the findings of the study related to the purpose of the study. Overgeneralization should be avoided and a balance should be struck in assessing the positive and negative effects of an intervention.

Abstracts of review papers or manuscripts with other content (short communication, historical article, etc.) may be unstructured and 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 background data, purpose, methods, results, conclusions and scope of application of the results of his research, directions for future research, limitations;

c) reflect the author’s view of 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 submit at least 3 and no more than 10 keywords that most fully reflect the essence of the work being presented.

English description:

The author independently translates the following sections into English.

Last name(s) of the author(s) and initials (full name of the authors must correspond to the foreign passport or be transliterated using the website http://translit.net/ru/bgn.

Title of the article in English (Title). The title of the manuscript in English should fully (from the point of view of language) convey the meaning of the Russian title.

English names of institutions and their full legal address.

Structured abstract in English (Abstract). The abstract in English should not be identical to the Russian one; it is a stand-alone source of information for English-speaking readers and should, as far as possible, provide a comprehensive overview of the research carried out. In terms of volume, it should be sufficient to create a complete understanding of the essence of the manuscript for English-speaking readers (200–300 words);

The abstract must contain the following sections: Background; Aims; Materials and methods; Results; Conclusions.

Key words. should 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:

Rationale

Describe the relevance of the problem that has become the subject of the study, including its scale (prevalence, incidence, etc.), indirect effects (social, economic), as well as identify solved and unresolved aspects of the problem with an analysis of previously published data (Russian, foreign).

Each statement of the authors, with the exception of the most well-known ones, must be accompanied by links to sources of information. In this case, you should use no more than 3 links for each statement.

Purpose of the study: describe the main (primary, main) purpose of the study, the research question, the solution of which required the study.

Methods

Study design. The section should give an idea of what the research plan (design) was; who was included in the study and where; about the duration of the study; about the proposed medical intervention (when planning one); how the study results were assessed; how the research hypothesis was tested. For randomized trials, it is mandatory to provide a detailed description of the randomization procedure.

Eligibility criteria. List and, if necessary, characterize (for example, indicating threshold values for quantitative characteristics) previously (before the start of the study) criteria for inclusion, non-inclusion and exclusion from the study.

Conditions. Indicate the centers that took part in the study, indicating the locality and their departmental affiliation. Provide an explanation of any specific factors (social, economic, cultural) that may affect the external generalizability of the study's findings. In this paragraph, you should not indicate the names of the heads of departments of the centers; it is better to express gratitude for their assistance in the study in the “Acknowledgements” section.

Duration of the study. Provide data on the planned duration of the study inclusion period; about the duration of the observation period with a description of all intermediate control points. Be sure to note if during the study there was a shift in the planned time intervals.

Description of medical intervention. Describe the doses planned for the use of drug interventions, their titration mode, methods of administration, timing of initiation and duration of drug use, conditions for stopping therapy. For surgical interventions, describe the features of preoperative preparation, the operation itself, including pain management and postoperative management of patients. Descriptions will require medical interventions of a non-pharmacological nature, as well as the organizational measures being studied.

An experimental study will require an algorithm for conducting an experiment, the main stages, methods of pain relief, removal of animals from the experiment, etc.

Study results. The main outcome of the study: indicate the indicator, without assessing the values of which the goal of the study cannot be achieved. This can be a “hard” end point (cases of death, development of life-threatening diseases, severe complications) or a “surrogate” end point (an indicator of the function of a body system, a biochemical parameter, an assessment of quality of life). The primary outcome of a study of a medical intervention should be its safety, effectiveness, or cost-effectiveness. Additional study outcomes: indicate indicators that characterize additional expected results of the study, allowing, for example, to evaluate other effects or mechanisms of action of the medical intervention.

Subgroup analysis. List the criteria (for example, gender, age, characteristics of the severity of the disease, etc.) used to form subgroups in which additional analysis of the study results was carried out.

Methods for recording outcomes. Describe all methods and instruments used to record primary and secondary outcomes of the study.

Ethical review. Provide information on the results of the review of the research protocol by an ethical committee of any level: a) the official name of the ethical committee; b) by citing his 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 other justification for the sample size (if any). If there are no such reasons, indicate that the sample size was not previously calculated.

Methods of statistical data analysis: a) indicate the statistical software package that was used to analyze the research results (developer, country of origin); b) note the format for presenting quantitative data; c) describe the statistical tests used in data analysis.

Results

Objects (participants) of the study. Provide a detailed description of the study sample, which should include: a) a presentation of the research design; b) description of the initial (recorded upon inclusion in the study) characteristics of the study participants. For retrospective studies, the objects of study are data sources (medical records, databases, etc.).

Main results of the study. Describe the primary outcome of the study and the associated statistical data analysis results. Illustrative (tables, figures) presentation of data is encouraged. In this case, duplication of data in the text is not allowed.

Additional research results. Describe additional study outcomes, subgroup effects, and/or mechanisms of the reported effects. The analysis should be limited to only those subgroups listed in the Subgroup Analysis subsection.

Adverse events. Describe any adverse events that occurred during the medical intervention study. Any medical events (illnesses, injuries, unplanned surgical interventions, etc.) whose connection with the ongoing medical intervention (preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic or any other) cannot be excluded should be considered as undesirable. The absence of adverse events should also be noted.

Discussion

Discuss not only the strengths, but also possible disadvantages, including systematic biases and limitations of the study.

Summary of the main finding of the study. Provide a brief (no more than 3-5 sentences) description of the research results related to its main purpose (without duplicating the text of the RESULTS section).

Discussion of the main result of the study. Present an analytical text containing a discussion of the results related to the hypothesis (main goal) of the study. The discussion should be conducted in the context of previously known data, opinions and theories, as well as taking into account the additional results of this study, the results of the subgroup analysis. If necessary, you should resort to discussing the key mechanisms for realizing the effects of medical intervention.

Limitations of the study. Provide an analysis of factors that can significantly influence the conclusions of the study. Limitations can be attributed to each stage of the study, starting with its rationale, methods (conducting conditions, sample size, effects assessment tools used) and ending with the interpretation of the results (effect size, applicability of the study results when changing the conditions of its use, etc.).

Conclusion

Briefly (1–3 sentences) summarize the results of previously conducted research (preferably based on systematic assessments presented in the DISCUSSION section) on the problem being analyzed; briefly (1–3 sentences) state the key unresolved aspects of the identified problem; Briefly (5–7 sentences) describe the results obtained, explaining their contribution to solving the problem. Provide a brief rationale for the clinical and/or scientific use of the study results. The conclusion must be presented in the form of a solid text, and not numbered conclusions. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are given, and the main directions for further research in this area are determined.

Scientific review articles can be divided into subsections according to the intent of the authors.

Main text. The main purpose of writing a review should be to analyze and discuss the accumulated material and present the author’s new view on previously described phenomena, rethink and search for new approaches to their interpretation, but not simply list the facts and state the current state of the issue. Thus, discussion is an obligatory part of a review manuscript (it can be separated into a separate section or run systematically throughout the entire text).

The review manuscript must indicate all sources of primary information used (full-text and abstract databases), as well as 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 should 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 in the form of a solid text, and not 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 should be listed only in international nonproprietary 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 "ClifarGosreestr" [State Register of Medicines]).

It is desirable that the writing of registries conforms to the Enzeme Classification standard.

The name of microorganisms must be verified in accordance with the “Encyclopedic Dictionary of Medical Terms” (in 3 volumes edited by Academician B.V. Petrovsky) or according to the publication “Medical Microbiology” (edited by V.I. Petrovsky).

The manuscript may be accompanied by a dictionary of terms (unclear, which may cause difficulties for readers to read).

In addition to generally accepted abbreviations for 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 the first time they are mentioned in the text.

Drug doses, units of measurement and other numerical values must be indicated in the SI system.

Table design

Tables are located in the text of the article.

All tables must have a numbered title and clearly marked columns that are convenient and easy to read. These tables should correspond to the numbers in the text, but should not duplicate the information presented in it. References to tables in the text are required. Table headings are translated into English.

Design of drawings and illustrations

Figures with captions (with translation into English) for them are located in the text of the article.

The volume of graphic material should be minimal (except for works where this is justified by the nature of the research). Each drawing must be accompanied by a numbered caption. References to figures in the text are required.

Figures and tables should be kept compact.

Illustrations should be placed in the manuscript file as a fixed figure. It is unacceptable to apply any elements using MS WORD on top of a drawing inserted into the manuscript file (arrows, signatures) due to the high risk of their loss at the stages of editing and layout.

Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, diagrams, drawings) drawn using MS Office must be contrasting and clear. Graphs and diagrams are provided as files in the formats of the programs in which they are built.

Drawings are sent additionally as separate files. Raster images made in graphic editors are provided in the form of *.png, *.jpg files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. With a resolution of 300 dpi, the width of the picture in pixels must be at least 950 pixels for a picture with a width of 8 cm, 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 (photos, prints of monitor screens (screenshots) 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 form for submitting an article in the form of format files (*.png, *.jpg, *. eps) (*.doc and *.docx – if additional marks are applied to the image). Image files must be given a name corresponding to the figure number in the text. In the file description, you should separately provide a caption in Russian and English, which must correspond to the title of the photograph placed 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

Indicate the source(s) of funding for the research (if any - for example, grant, contract, scholarship), using, for example, the following: “The research was carried out with financial support (financial support) ...”. If there is no funding, leave this section blank. If this section exists, it must be translated into English.

Conflict of interests

Indicate the presence of a so-called conflict of interest, that is, conditions and facts that could affect the results of the study (for example, funding from interested individuals 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 no conflict of interest.”

Information about conflicts of interest is indicated on the title page of the article.

Acknowledgments

An opportunity is provided to express gratitude to those whose contribution to the research was not sufficient to be recognized as co-authors, but at the same time is considered significant by the authors (consultations, technical assistance, translations, etc.). Placed before the text of the article. If this section exists, it must be translated into English.

Information about acknowledgments is posted on the title page of the article in Russian and English.

Registration of reference lists

When preparing a list of references, authors should be guided by the Vancouver style.

The bibliography lists only published materials.

Self-citation should be avoided unless it appears necessary (for example, if there are no other sources of information, or the present work was carried out based on or in continuation of the cited research). Self-citation should be limited to 10% of the total number of references.

In the bibliography, each source should be placed on a new line under a serial number. All works are listed in order of citation in the text.

Number of cited works: up to 40 sources are allowed in original articles, up to 80 sources in lectures and reviews. It is advisable to cite contemporary 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 available).

It is unacceptable to shorten the title of the article. The names of English-language journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the catalog of titles in the MedLine database (NLM Catalog). If the journal is not indexed in MedLine, its full name must be indicated. The names of domestic journals cannot be abbreviated. If you are describing a Russian source in English, then you need to see if the journal or publishing house 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 design of the bibliography 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 citing in Latin.

Information about the authors. First, all information about the authors is indicated in Russian, followed by 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, then the last name.

b) the full postal address of the institution and e-mail of each author;

c) mobile phone (necessary only for contacting one of the authors in case of need to make changes to the article - not indicated in the journal).

d) ORCID of each author (You must fill out a 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 is indicated.

License agreement

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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 post information about the article in various electronic sources (e-library.ru; websites of agencies distributing printed materials). In addition, the signatures of the authors ensure that the experimental and clinical studies were performed in accordance with international ethical standards for scientific research. Without this information, articles will not be considered.

If the manuscript is part of a dissertation, then it is necessary to indicate the estimated duration of the defense.

Articles are subject to scientific review, based on the results of which a decision is made on the advisability of publishing the work; rejected articles are not returned or reconsidered. Parallel submission of articles to other journals or submission of already published works to the journal is not permitted.

The editors have the right to scientific and literary editing of the article and/or return the article to the author to correct identified defects.

The date of receipt of the article in the journal is considered 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 also not under consideration or in the process of publication in another publication.

Copyright is specified in the License Agreement.

Covering letter

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Sent on the organization's letterhead and signed by the head of the organization. The covering letter must contain information about the decision of the ethics committee of the referring organization. The presence of such a letter does not affect the decision to publish the article (if the author does not have the opportunity to submit a covering 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

Publishing an article is free

The journal does not publish commissioned articles.

Review rules

Submission Preparation Checklist

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

1. The manuscripts are accepted if has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

2. The materials should be prepared in a format OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or World Perfect.

3. Internet links are provided as a complete URL. 

4. Text should be typed with an interval of one and a half line spacing, font Times New Roman, 14 pt; to highlight the accents it is recommended to use italics rather than underlining (except Internet links). All images, graphics and tables are placed within the text according to the meaning of the particular part of text  (and not at the end of the document).

5. Text should follow the stylistic and bibliography requirements as stated in  Regulations  located in the Part "About Us." 

6. Please, remove the authors' names from the title of the article and other parts of the document to ensure the  anonymity of reviewing.

Copyright Notice

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

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

Privacy Statement

Declaration of confidentiality
Information about the authors (last name, first name, middle name, name of the affiliated organization, organization address, e-mail address, phone number for readers to contact the author), provided by them for publication in the journal, becomes available to an indefinite number of people, to which the authors give written consent by signing the relevant statement contained in the License Agreement, provided as part of the accompanying documents to the article to the editors (the Agreement form is posted on the website). The publication of this information is carried out in the interests of the authors for the purpose of full and correct accounting of publications and their citation by the relevant bibliographic organizations and ensuring the possibility of contacts between the authors and the scientific community.
Personal information provided by the authors to the journal in addition to the above information, including additional e-mail addresses and phone numbers, will be used exclusively for contacts with the authors in the process of preparing the article for publication. The editorial board undertakes not to transfer this personal information to third parties who may use it for other purposes.

Irkutsk State Medical University

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