Rules for the article review and
STATEMENT
for the Institute of the peer-review
of the scientific journal 
‘Bulletin of the Smolensk State Medical Academy’

(approved at the editorial Board meeting at the December 15th, 2011)

General regulations

  1. For peer review manuscripts in the editorial creates a review process that includes the members of the Editorial Board, Editorial Board, leading experts on the profile of the journal. The list of reviewers is included in the review process, approved by the chief editor.
  2. This provision specifies the procedure for the review of manuscripts submitted to the editorial Board of the journal "Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy".
  3. Provision about the review process of the scientific journal "Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy" is considered at the meeting of the editorial Board and approved by the chief editor of the scientific journal "Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy".
  4. The purpose of reviewing incoming manuscripts - improving the quality of published scientific articles and, as a consequence, the promotion of relevant scientific research by assessing materials by highly qualified experts on the profile provided works.

The procedure of review of the manuscripts submitted to the editorial Board of the journal ‘Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy’.

  1. All the manuscripts (the paper), submitted to the editorial Board of the journal ‘Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy’, will pass through the review process.
  2.  Executive Secretary notifies the author in 7 days period after receiving the article.
  3. The reviewer is selected by the responsible Secretary of the journal from among the members of the editorial Board, editorial Board (in consultation with the chief editor of the magazine) or the leading experts on the profile of this work.
  4.  The form of review articles:
    4.1. a peer review by the editors of the scientific journal "Bulletin of the Academy in accordance with clause 1.1. here of in the form provided in Appendix No. 1;
    4.2. third-part peer review (the author submits external review, duly certified, to the manuscript; the editor reserves the right to conduct additional peer review);
  5. The review deadline in each case is determined by the Executive Secretary with a view to create conditions for the most rapid publication of articles.
  6. The review addresses the following questions:
    6.1. does the content of the articles stated in the title,
    6.2. how art meets modern advances in medicine,
    6.3. availability of the article to readers, for whom it is intended, from the point of view of language, style, structure, clarity of tables, charts, figures and formulas,
    6.4. it appropriate to publish an article based on a previously issued on the subject of literature,
    6.5. what exactly are the positive aspects and shortcomings of the article, corrections and additions should be made by the author,
    6.7. The reviewer makes a conclusion about the possibility of publication: "recommended", "recommended with amendments introduced by the reviewer deficiencies" or "not recommended".
    6.8. Reviews are certified in the manner prescribed in the institution where the reviewer works.
    6.9. At the meeting of the editorial Board approves the issue of acceptance of articles for publication based on the results of the review (the authors of the articles are informed of the decision not later than 3 weeks from the date of notification of the author that the manuscript was received – p. 2.2.)
    6.10. If a reviewer has commented on the work, requiring the participation of the author to address, it is sent to the authors for correction. The deadline for correcting the author of the article in accordance with the reviewers ' comments is set more than 1 month.
    6.11. Fixed the article is sent for re-review. The reviewer makes a conclusion about the possibility of its publication.
    6.12. Assuming the author of all comments the reviewers may not be sent for re-review and a decision on publication is taken at the meeting of the editorial Board.
    6.13. The review is confidential. In case of rejection of the article for publication, the editorial Board sends the author a reasoned refusal.
    6.14. The editorial Board has the right to scientific and literary editing of the article
    6.15. The article which is denied for publication by the reviewer, will be re-reviewed. The negative review will be send to the author by e-mail, fax or regular mail. The review is provided if requested in writing by the Department of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the Ministry of education and science of Russia, VAK.
    6.16. The positive review is not sufficient condition for the publication of the article. The final decision on publication is made by the editorial Board.
    6.17. The original papers are kept in the editorial office of the scientific-practical journal 'Bulletin of the Smolensk state medical Academy' for the 5 years period.
    6.18. Graduate students will not be charged for publish scientific articles .
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