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Aim and Scope
The “Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology” is the official publication of the Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA). The information on RGA’s objectives, structure and activities is on the website www.gastro.ru.
Russian Scientific Liver Society (RSLS), Russian Association of Colorectal Surgeons (RACS) and Scientific society for the study of human microbiome are the partners of the «Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology».
The aim of the “Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology” is to provide readers with relevant and verifiable information about gastroenterology, hepatology, coloproctology and related fields of medicine and basic science. Our content is aimed not only at specialists, but also at general practitioners, family physicians and pediatricians. The literature reviews, original research, and clinical cases represent the newest advances in the field of gastroenterology and the state of practical management of the gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic diseases.
The aim of the “Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology” is to provide doctors with an objective source of information for continuing postgraduate professional education including the partnership with the Russian National College of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (www.gastrohep.ru).
According to the indication of the Russian Ministry of Health the journal provides a wide community of medical professionals with Clinical Guidelines created by the Russian Gastroenterological Association.
The “Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology” is intended for Russian-speaking medical professionals in Russian Federation, the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and worldwide. We translate in English not only abstracts of the Russian language publications, but also tables` content and figure legends. The journal is open for English language manuscripts and we see our task in extension of English content for making the journal more attractive for international medical audience.
Section Policies
Open Submissions Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Publication Frequency
6 issues per year
Open Access Policy
"Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology" is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication.
Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.
For more information please read BOAI statement.
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
1. All manuscripts submitted to the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology are subject to a mandatory review. An unilateral anonymous ("blind") peer review method is used in the journal, this implies that the authors are not aware of the reviewers` names, do not come in direct contact with the reviewers and receive messages signed by Executive Editor.
2. Manuscript review is carried out by recognized professionals in the field of submitted manuscripts, who have publications on the relevant topic in the last three years. Reviewers include members of the editorial board and invited recognized professionals in the respective field of medicine. Decision to appoint a reviewer is made by the editor-in-chief, his deputies, the editorial manager, or the editorial board at its meeting. Each manuscript is sent for review to at least 2 reviewers.
3. We aim to limit the review process to 4 weeks, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request and the need for extra reviews.
4. The editorial board is committed to eliminate any conflict of interest, which is an unconditional ground for dismissing a reviewer from a review process (see also “Responsibilities in Peer-Review Process ” in “Publication Ethics”).
5. Reviewers assess manuscripts based on thematic relevance and meeting the audience interest. For example, literature review should have a clearly stated objective, original viewpoint on the topic under review, novelty of references, absence of cross-references (all references should be provided to the original publication rather than a publication citing the original), thematic relevance of references. Original research articles should have well-founded results acquired with correct statistical methods, full analysis of research results, adequate discussion and grounded conclusions relevant to research results. Reviewers are fully committed to expose any plagiarism.
6. As a result of the manuscript review, reviewer provides motivated recommendations for the Editorial Board:
- to accept as it had been submitted;
- to accept it after revision of issues noted by the reviewer;
- further reviewing by another specialist is needed;
- to reject the manuscript.
7. In case of recommendations to revise the manuscript, the editorial staff would suggest the author to implement the corrections. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the revised manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
8. Positive reviewer`s decision is not a sufficient ground for publication. The final decision to accept a manuscript is made by the editorial board under the direction of the editor-in-chief.
9. Decision to reject the manuscript is made by the editorial board in accordance with recommendations of reviewers. A manuscript that was rejected cannot be submitted again. A motivated refusal to publish the manuscript is sent to the author by e-mail.
10. Manuscript reviews are treated as confidential internal documentation, available only to the editorial board members and provided to the authors on their e-mail. The authors are responsible for choosing a correct corresponding author and correspondence address.
11. The editorial staff informs the authors about the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing and about the preliminary date of publication.
12. Reviews and statements of the editorial board to the authors are kept on file in the editorial office for 5 years.Indexation
Articles in "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" are indexed by several systems:
- Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
- Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.
Publishing Ethics
The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org, and requirements for peer-reviewed medical journals ((http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf), elaborated by the "Elsevier" Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications)
1. Introduction
1.1. The publication in a peer reviewed learned journal, serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for society-owned or sponsored journal: "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology"
1.2.Publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.
1.3. Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programmes record «the minutes of science» and we recognise our responsibilities as the keeper of those «minutes» in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.
2. Duties of Editors
2.1.Publication decision – The Editor of a learned "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.
2.2.Fair play – An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
2.3.Confidentiality – The editor and any editorial staff of "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
2.4.Disclosure and Conflicts of interest
2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.
2.5.Vigilance over published record – An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher (and/or society) to promote the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.
2.6.Involvement and cooperation in investigations – An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies.
3. Duties of Reviewers
3.1.Contribution to Editorial Decisions – Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.
3.2.Promptness – Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" and excuse himself from the review process.
3.3.Confidentiality – Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.
3.4.Standard and objectivity – Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
3.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
3.6.Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
3.6.1.Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
3.6.2. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
4. Duties of Authors
4.1.Reporting standards
4.1.1. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
4.1.2. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.
4.2.Data Access and Retention – Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
4.3.Originality and Plagiarism
4.3.1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
4.3.2. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
4.4.Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
4.4.1. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
4.4.2. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.
4.4.3. Publication of some kinds of articles (eg, clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication. Further detail on acceptable forms of secondary publication can be found at www.icmje.org.
4.5.Acknowledgement of Sources – Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.
4.6.Authorship of the Paper
4.6.1. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
4.6.2. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
4.7.Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
4.7.1. If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
4.7.2. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) have approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
4.8. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
4.8.1. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
4.8.2. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
4.9. Fundamental errors in published works – When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor of "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" journal and cooperate with Publisher to retract or correct the paper, If the editor or the publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper.
5. Duties of the Publisher (and if relevant, Society)
5.1. Publisher should adopt policies and procedures that support editors, reviewers and authors of "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" in performing their ethical duties under these ethics guidelines. The publisher should ensure that the potential for advertising or reprint revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
5.2. The publisher should support "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" journal editors in the review of complaints raised concerning ethical issues and help communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors.
5.3. Publisher should develop codes of practice and inculcate industry standards for best practice on ethical matters, errors and retractions.
5.4. Publisher should provide specialised legal review and counsel if necessary.
The section is prepared according to the files (http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf) of Elsevier publisher (https://www.elsevier.com/) and files (http://publicationethics.org/resources) from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/).
Author fees
Publication in "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" is free of charge for all the authors.
The journal doesn't have any Arcticle processing charges.
The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Plagiarism detection
"Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" use native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Preprint and postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology", authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites.
As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in "Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Coloproctology" we suggest that the link to the article on journal's website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.
Glossary (by SHERPA)
Online first policy
Editors of the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology are pleased to offer academic authors an opportunity to post their articles online prior to such articles being published in the printed issue of the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology. Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) can be used to cite and link to Online first articles. Any final changes are allowed to be made to the final version of the article to be published in the printed issue of the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology.
All the articles posted on the Online first platform have been reviewed and accepted for publication in the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology in the form in which they are posted.
As soon as the article posted in Online first is published in the printed issue of the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology and thus is assigned with reference data, including the year of publication, issue number, pages, permalink, it can now be accessed only through the archive of the Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology, but not through Online first platform.
Online first is the final version of the article accepted for publication, which cannot be changed during publication or withdrawn. The Online first article differs from the traditional print version in that it has no fixed pages or number of the issue. For Online first articles to be cited correctly, DOI must be obtained.
If errors are found in the Online first article that must be corrected, the author shall send a request for changes to be introduced into the text of the article, with a comment on required changes to be added to the information about the article.
Advantages of Online first articles:
- access to the latest research results;
- reduced publication times (articles become available for citing before the journal issue is printed).
How to cite Online first articles:
When citing an Online first article, you must specify the author’s name, the title of the article, the name of the journal, the year of publication, DOI, and access date.
An example of a citation using a DOI is the following:
Ivanon I.I. Article name. Russian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Coloproctology. 2020. https://doi.org/10.22416/1382-4376-2020-30-1-7-13. Accessed: April, 17, 2020.
