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Author Guidelines

Rules for authors are based on Unique requirements to manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals and developed by International Committee of medical journals editors. 

“Clinical Nephrology” journal publishes the articles (free-of-charge) on kidney and urinary tract  diseases and on different aspects of nephrology and internal diseases.

Progressive and original articles, short reports, practice remarks, lectures and overviews are published in the journal. All provided materials are reviewed and discussed by editorial board.

Common rules

Scientific manuscript must be provided in 2 copies, standard font 14, 1.5 interval, one sided, white paper format A4 (210 x 295 mm),  fields 2.5 from each side of text. 

Manuscript must include:

  1. Front page;
  2. Resume;
  3. Key words and colon title;
  4. Introduction;
  5. Materials and methods;
  6. Results;
  7. Discussion;
  8. Tables;
  9. Picture captions;
  10. Illustrations;
  11. Bibliography;
  12. Pagination is obligatory

All materials are also provided on electronic media.

The manuscript must contain official assignment of the scientific base. Consent and signature of research adviser authenticated by seal of the institution must be on 1 page. signatures of all authors on the last page state the permission for publishing.

Front page must contain:

  1. Article heading which is short and informative;
  2. Surname and initials, place of work and positions of all authors;
  3. Full title of scientific base and division (department, laboratory) where the study has been performed.
  4. Surname, Name and patronymic name, full address, Email, telephone and fax number of the author responsible for contacts with editors office.
  5. Colon title (short article heading) for placement in upper part of the page in the journal.

Resume is printed out on single page and must be structured:

  1. Objective;
  2. Materials and methods;
  3. Results;
  4. Conclusion.

Resume must include totally 200-250 words. Key words are also placed on this page (3 to 10 words) that ease indexing the article in data retrieval systems.

Text. Original article, commonly, must not exceed 8-10 typewritten pages, short reports and practice notes – 3-4 pages. Lectures and overviews must not exceed 12-15 pages.

Original article must be presented in following structure:

Introduction. Objectives and goals of the study are formulated in introduction, a short description of the problem is provided with link to most important publications.

Materials and methods. Quantity and quality characteristics of patient or observed subjects are provided, all methods used in scientific work are stated including statistic methods. When equipement or new drugs are mentioned, please, indicated the name and country of manufacturer.

Results. Results must be given in logical way in text, tables and pictures. All data in tables and pictures must not be duplicated in text excluding only the most important. Data in tables must not be duplicated in pictures. Captions to pictures and detail description with the relevant numeration are to be presented on separate page. Value of dimensions must comply with International si-system. The place in manuscript for picture or a table is marked with the square on the field with relevant number inside.

Discussion.  New and the most important aspects of the study result have to be pointed out and compared with the results of other authors. Data presented in “introduction” and ”results” must not be repeated. Discussion may include validated recomendations and short conclusion.

Table. Each table is printed out on sepatrate page with double interval  and is indicated with numerical order which correlates with its first reference.  Each column  has short heading (abbreviations are acceptible).  All descpictions including abbreviations are placed in footnotes. Statistic methods used for  data variability and statistical significance presentation must be mentioned.

Captions to illustrations.  Captions to illustrations are printed out on separate page, double interval, with Arabic numeral in accordance with numbers of pictures. Caption to each picture contains of its title and “legend” (description of picture parts, symbols, arrows or other details). Captions to microphotos must include the zoom rate.

Ilustrations (pictures, diagrams, photographs) are provided in 2 copies (photographs on glazed paper). On the other side of the picture the name of the author (only the first one) must be written with soft pencil, its number and the upper part. Pictures must not be overloaded with notes.

Bibliography (list of references) is printed out on separate page/ pages with double interval, each reference on new line with its numerical order. All references are listed in order of citations (references to them in text) but not in alphabetical order of authors.  If the author is mentioned in text the initials also must be presented (surnames of foreign authors are used in original transcription).  In text bibliographical references are demonstrated in square brackets and Arabic numeral. Ph.D, thesis are not recommended for inclusion due to complicated access.

List of references order:

  1. Author(s) of book or article;
  2. The title of book or article;
  3. Publisher's imprint.

All authors are stated (surnames and initials) if the writing committee is less than 4 persons, in other cases first three authors are stated and “et.al.”  is added.  Sometimes editors and compiler act as authors and after their names in brackets “ed.” Is added.

In bibliographical description to a book (after its title) the city of publishing is indicated, after colon – publishing house name, after semicolon – the year of publishing. When the reference is to a chapter of the book, at first the authors and the chapter are indicated, after point with capital letter “in” and the names of author/authors or the editor, after the heading of the book and publisher's imprint.

In bibliographical description to an article from a journal (after its title) the shortened title of the journal and the year if publishing is indicated (no signs of punctuation), after semicolon  -number of Russian Journal (for foreign journals the number of volume and in brackets the number of journal), after colon the first and last pages (with dash).

The editorial board has the right to reduce and edit the articles.

The articles published earlier or provided to other journal should not be sent.

Articles that do not comply with the requirements are returned without review.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

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

  • Эта статья не была раньше опубликована, а также не представлена для рассмотрения и публикации в другом журнале (иначе объясните это в Примечаниях для Редактора).

  • Отправляемый файл рукописи имеет формат Microsoft Word или RTF - *.doc, *.docx, *.rtf.

  • Интернет-ссылки представлены в виде полных URL.

  • Текст набран с одинарым межстрочным интервалом, шрифт Times New Roman, 12 pt; для выделения используется курсив, а не подчеркивание (кроме интернет-ссылок); все иллюстрации, графики и таблицы расположены в тексте там, где требуется по смыслу (а не в конце документа).

  • Текст соответствует стилистическим и библиографческим требованиями Руководства для Авторов, расположенном в разделе "О нас".

  • Были удалены имена авторов из заголовка статьи и выполнены другие требования документа Обеспечение Анонимности при Рецензировании.

 

Copyright Notice

ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal editors) recommends authorship to be based on the following 4 criteria:

  1. Significant contribution to the study concept and design, or the acquisition and analysis of data, or their interpretation
  2. Writing the first version of the article or substantial revision of its important intellectual content
  3. Final approval of the publication version

4. Consent to be responsible for all aspects of the work and ensure appropriate consideration and resolution of issues related to the accuracy and integrity of all parts of the work. In addition to responsibility for the part of the work that was done by the author, the author should be able to indicate co-author who is responsible for the other parts of the work. Furthermore, authors should be assured of the good faith contribution of their co-authors. All persons designated as authors must meet all four criteria for authorship, and all persons who meet the criteria for authorship must be listed in the list of authors.

Persons who do not meet all four criteria for authorship should be listed in the “Acknowledgements” section. These criteria for authorship are designed to ensure that the status of authorship is given to those who are trustworthy and can take responsibility for the published work. These criteria should not serve as a means of excluding colleagues who meet the remaining criteria, by depriving them of the ability to meet criteria 2 or 3. Therefore, all persons meeting the first criterion should be able to participate in the processing, writing of the first version of the manuscript and its final approval for publication. The persons conducting the work are responsible for identifying those who meet these criteria and, ideally, should do it during the planning of the work, and, as the work proceeds, make the necessary changes. Authors, but not the magazine in which the work is submitted, should jointly establish that all persons listed in the list of authors meet all four criteria. The magazine editors’ tasks do not include determining who meets or does not meet the requirements for authorship, or the resolution of conflicts related to authorship. If it is not possible to reach an agreement on who can be qualified as an author, the study site(s), but not the magazine editor, should be asked for resolution of the disputed issue. If authors are asked to remove or add an author after submitting or publishing a manuscript, magazine editors should receive appropriate explanations and a signed statement of consent from all the authors listed for the requested change, as well as from the author whose name should be removed or added. The corresponding author is primarily responsible for communicating with the magazine in the process of submitting, reviewing and publishing the manuscript, and he usually ensures that all administrative requirements of the magazine are met correctly, for example, specifying the authors' details, obtaining approval from the ethics committee and clinical registration documents, and collecting forms and conflict of interest statements. However, these responsibilities may also be assigned to one or more of the other co-authors. The corresponding author must be available throughout the process of submitting and reviewing the manuscript in order to promptly answer editorial questions, as well as after publication, to respond to criticism of the work and provide any data and additional information upon editorial request if there are any questions about the article after its publication. Although the corresponding author is primarily responsible for correspondence with the magazine, ICMJE recommends editors to send copies of all correspondence to all the authors listed. If the study is conducted by a large group, ideally, this group should decide who will be the author before starting work and confirm this decision before submitting the manuscript to the magazine. All members of the group included in the list of authors must meet all four criteria for authorship, including the approval of the final version of the manuscript, accept public responsibility for this work and have complete confidence in the accuracy and integrity of the work of the other members of the group of authors. They must also personally complete the conflict of interest forms. Some large groups of authors denote authorship by the name of the group, with or without indication of individuals. When submitting a manuscript on behalf of a group of authors, the corresponding author must indicate the name of the group, if any, and clearly identify the members of the group who can be entrusted with the reliance and responsibility for this work as authors. If the byline of article indicates who is directly responsible for the manuscript, and MEDLINE will list all authors indicted in byline. If the byline contains the group name, MEDLINE will list the individual members of the group who are authors, as well as participants, who are sometimes called as non-authors contributors, if available the note to the byline that clearly indicates that the list of individual participants is given in article elsewhere, and which of these participants is the author or another contributor.

Other participants of the work who do not meet all 4 criteria of authorship mentioned above should not be indicated as authors, but they should be thanked. Examples of activities that alone (without any other contribution to the work) cannot be considered a sufficient basis for authorship include fundraising, general management of a research group or general administrative support, writing assistance, technical editing, linguistic editing, and proofreading. Individuals whose contribution does not qualify as authorship can be thanked individually or collectively as a group under one heading (for example, “Clinical Researchers” or “Research Participants”), and their specific contribution should be indicated (for example, “participated as a scientific consultant ","critically evaluated the study plan", "collected data", "included patients in the study and participated in their treatment", "participated in the writing or technical editing of the manuscript"). Since the inclusion in the “Acknowledgements” section may imply confirmation of the data and the conclusion of the study by persons who will be thanked, editors are encouraged to ask the corresponding author to obtain written permission to be mentioned in “Acknowledgements” from all persons who will be thanked.

 

Privacy Statement

Authors and Reviewers

Manuscripts should be reviewed with due respect for authors' confidentiality. In submitting their manuscripts for review, authors entrust editors with the results of their scientific work and creative effort, on which their reputation and career may depend. Authors' rights may be violated by disclosure of the confidential details of the review of their manuscript.In addition, the editor should respect reviewer rights to confidentiality. It may need to be breached only in order to prevent fraud and deception.

Editors must not disclose information about manuscripts (including their receipt, content, status in the reviewing process, criticism by reviewers, or outcome of the reviewing process) to anyone other than the authors and reviewers. This includes requests to use the materials for legal proceedings.

Editors should notify their reviewers that manuscripts sent for review are confidential communications and the private property of the authors. Therefore, reviewers and members of the editorial staff must respect the authors' rights by not publicly discussing the authors' work before the manuscript is published. Reviewers must be prohibited from making copies of the manuscript and sharing it with any other party, except with the permission of the editor.

Reviewer comments should not be published or otherwise made public without permission of reviewer, authors and the editor. 

The Journal policy is to blind authors to reviewer identity. If reviewer comments sent to authors are not signed, the reviewer identity must not be revealed to authors or anyone else without the reviewers’ expressed written permission.

Peer reviewers’ comments should not be published without permission of the reviewer and authors. At the same time, reviewers’ comments should be sent to other persons reviewing the same manuscript, which helps reviewers learn from the review process. Reviewers also may be notified of the editor's decision to accept or reject a manuscript.

Patients and Study Participants

Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patients’ names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication.

Informed consent for this purpose requires that a patient who is identifiable be shown the manuscript to be published. Authors should disclose to these patients whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication.

Patient consent should be written and archived with the Journal, the authors, or both, as dictated by local regulations or laws. Applicable laws vary from locale to locale, and Journals should establish their own policies with legal guidance.

In order to better protect patient identity, written consent of patients can be archived by the authors. In this case, the authors should provide the Journal with a written statement that attests that they have received and archived written patient consent.

Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. Complete anonymity is difficult to achieve, however, and informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance that alterations do not distort scientific meaning and editors should so note. The requirement for informed consent should be included in the Journal’s instructions for authors. When informed consent has been obtained it should be indicated in the published article.

 

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