Author Guidelines
The journal "Russian journal of hematology and transfusiology" publishes original and basic research, lectures, reviews and clinical observations concerning various sections of hematology, hemostasiology and transfusion: physiology and pathophysiology of hematopoiesis, myelopoiesis, immunohematology, conditions and diseases caused by impaired function and platelet count, congenital and acquired disorders of coagulation and fibrinolysis, thrombosis, thrombophilia, therapy with anticoagulants and disaggregants, oncohematology, transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells, gene therapy, experimental biology and experimental therapy, epidemiological studies on diseases of the blood system, intensive therapy of critical conditions arising from diseases of the blood system, issues of production transfusion, namely the production and testing of blood components, their clinical use in various diseases and other problems.
The journal is addressed to hematologists, transfusiologists, blood service workers, laboratory technicians, therapists, surgeons, pediatricians, anesthesiologists, resuscitators, as well as physiologists, pathophysiologists, pathologists, immunologists, biologists and professionals in related specialties.
During the initial verification of an article performed after it is received by the journal’s editors, the editorial board evaluates whether the article complies with the design rules set out in the instructions for the authors on the subject of the journal, whether it has scientific value and can be sent for review. Articles that do not comply with the design rules and subject matter of the journal and have no scientific value are returned to the authors without further review.
Not accepted for publication work, previously published or sent to other publications. The editors reserve the right to check articles for plagiarism. Plagiarism is recognized as an article where the similarity with the published work is more than 20%. The editors reserve the right to reject without review articles that do not correspond to the profile of the journal or are written in violation of the rules.
Articles that have passed a preliminary assessment by the editors are subject to "blind" review. The manuscript, which received negative reviews from two independent reviewers, is rejected by the decision of the editorial board.
The article, which needs to be improved, is sent to the authors with the comments of the reviewer and the scientific editor. Authors should take into account all comments made in the process of reviewing and editing the article, answer each of the comments and indicate the place in the manuscript where the changes were made. In case of disagreement with the reviewer or editor, the author must briefly and clearly justify his position. Changes made by the author in the manuscript must be made to the electronic version of the text, highlighted in color, and returned to the editor. After revision, the article is re-reviewed, and the editorial board makes a decision about the possibility or impossibility of its publication.
Authors are required to remove from the photographs and manuscripts personal information about the patient, by which it can be identified. If this is not possible, the materials provided must be accompanied by the patient's written consent to the publication of these materials.
Copyright
The fact of submission of the article and accompanying files (hereinafter referred to as the Work) for publication in the journal is the author, as well as all authors of this Work, if it is co-authored, agree with the fact that the editorial board of the Journal of Russian Hematology and Transfusiology provides an exceptional and the perpetual right to use the Work free of charge on the territory of Russia and foreign countries within the following limits and scope:
- publication of the Work in paper and / or electronic format;
- production of reprints Works;
- posting of the Work on the Internet in both open and paid access;
- sending of metadata of the Work or full texts to various indexing databases and depositories;
- reproduction of the Work, that is, the production of one or more copies of the Work or its part in any material form, including in the form of sound or video recording (recording of the Work on electronic media is also considered to be playback);
- distribution of the Work by selling or otherwise alienating its original or copies;
- public display of the Work, that is, any demonstration of the original or copy of the Work directly or on the screen with the help of technical means, as well as the demonstration of individual frames of the audiovisual Work without observing their sequence directly or with the help of technical means in a place open for free visiting or in place where there is a significant number of persons, regardless of whether the Work is perceived in the place where it is displayed or in another place;
- import or export of the Work or its parts for any lawful purposes, both on a paid and free of charge basis for distribution;
- translation or other processing of the Work;
- bringing the Work to the public in such a way that any person can access it from any place and at any time of their choice;
- placement of the Work or its parts in various collections of similar works;
- granting the rights provided for in this article, in full or in part to third individuals and legal entities both on a paid and free of charge basis.
Submission of articles to the editors
The article can be written in Russian and / or English. The editors reserve the right to abbreviate and edit submitted articles. Date of receipt of the article is the time of receipt of the final version of the article.
At the end of each article should be signed by all authors of the article, who thereby confirm their participation and agreement with the material presented in the article. If the article is sent by e-mail, a scanned version should be sent, which shows the signatures of all authors.
Manuscripts and supporting documents can be submitted to the editor in one of the following ways:
- by e-mail at o.levchenko@htjournal.ru. The text of the article is submitted in Word format, and the accompanying documents, including the page signed by all authors of the article, should be scanned and attached to the letter;
- by regular mail, with the printed version of the article, the original accompanying documents and the full version of the article on electronic media. Articles submitted without electronic media will not be considered.
Each article should have a title page containing the following information:
- title of the article in Russian and English;
- the surname and initials of the authors in Russian and English;
- the full name of the institution in which each of the authors works, indicating the departmental affiliation of the institution, in Russian and English. If there are several authors, each surname and corresponding institution is given a digital index. If all authors of the article work in the same institution, it is not necessary to specify the place of work of each author separately. If the author has several places of work, each is indicated by a separate numerical index;
- surname, full name and patronymic of each of the authors, indicating the position and e-mail address, contact phone number;
- ORCID account of each of the authors.
The journal publishes the following types of work.
Original articles
Articles highlighting the results of their own original research. The size of original articles should not exceed 5000 words (only the text of the article, without a title page, list of references, tables and captions under the figures) and include more than 5 illustrations and 5 tables. In the original articles allowed up to 40 references.
The original article should consist of the following sections.
Summary in Russian and English. The summary is no more than 300 words. The summary should state only the essential facts of the work, without common words. The summary of the original article is divided into the following sections:
- introduction, which formulated the purpose of the work;
- Materials and methods;
- results;
- conclusion.
Keywords in Russian and English, reflecting the main topic of the article.
Results - this section briefly describes the results of your own research. It is unacceptable to provide in this section data from other studies or comparisons with them - for this there is a section "Discussion". Data can be presented in the form of tables, graphs, figures. Data presented in tables or figures should not be duplicated in the text.
Discussion - this section explains the results obtained, compares its own data and data of other authors, explains the identified phenomena. The section should not discuss its own data that is not presented in the "Results" section.
Conclusion. The article should end with a short conclusion (several lines), in which the authors present the main results of the work.
Bibliography
Conflict of interest. Authors agree to report any existing or potential conflicts of interest. Conflict of interests can be considered any situation affecting the author of the article, which can lead to a distortion of the data or change their interpretation. The presence of a conflict of interest in one or several authors is not a reason for refusing to publish an article, however, concealing potential and obvious conflicts of interest on the part of the authors may be the reason for refusing to publish the manuscript.
Source of financing. If financial support was provided for research or preparation of an article, you must indicate its source; if not, its absence shall be indicated.
Gratitude. If the authors were assisted in the performance of work or writing an article, while those who provided it were not included in the list of authors of the article, in the “Thanks” section they can be thanked with an indication of their contribution to the work.
Literature Reviews
Authors should designate an article as a literature review. The summary of review articles should not exceed 200 words; the purpose of the review should be formulated in it. The size of literature reviews should not exceed 7,000 words and contain more than 60 references.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor are short messages containing significant scientific facts (preliminary results of pilot studies, multicenter studies, etc.). The size of the letter to the editor should not exceed 700 words, 1 drawing and 1 table are allowed.
Clinical observations
Reports of interest, as well as rare clinical observations, cases. The size of the clinical observation should not exceed 5000 words, up to 3 figures, 3 tables are allowed. A summary of clinical observation should not exceed 200 words; the purpose of the observation should be formulated.
Formatting publication text
The text of the article is submitted in Word format, font Times New Roman, size 14; Line spacing is one and a half fields 2 cm.) The function of automatic page numbering is used.
All abbreviations must be decoded at the first mention. It is not allowed to use the full name after the introduction of the abbreviation. It is advisable to enter abbreviations only for frequently repeated phrases. A large number of abbreviations makes it difficult to read the article.
Physical quantities are recommended to be given in the international SI system. The use of values that are not generally accepted in the SI system is not allowed, for example, instead of “platelet count 200,000 per μL” should be 200 109 / l, etc.
In decimal fractions, a comma is used as a separator in the Russian version of the article, in English - a period.
The names of microorganisms are written in italics.
The names and symbols of genes are typed in italics, and the names of their products - with a capital letter in plain type. For example: genes fos, c-myc, ATM; Fos, c-Myc, ATM proteins.
Mathematical formulas and equations are typed in the editors of MS Word or MathType. The equations are located in the center of the line.
Tables are published in Russian and English. Tables in the text of the article are placed at their first mention. Do not use the “text wrapping” option. The tables are provided with thematic headings in Russian and English languages and are numbered in Arabic numerals in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. The name of the table is indicated above, above the table. The numbers in the tables should correspond to the numbers in the text. All columns in tables should have headings. Abbreviation of words in the tables is not allowed. All abbreviations should be spelled out in the footnotes to the table.
All graphics and drawings are called drawings. Titles and captions for pictures and photographs are grouped together and are indicated at the end of the text of the article in Russian and English. Each figure must have a caption and decrypt all abbreviations. In the captions to the graphs indicate the designation on the axes of the abscissas and ordinates, units of measurement; explanations are given for each curve. Captions for photomicrographs indicate coloration and magnification. Each image is served in a separate file. Links to the figures are placed in the text of the article, and their location is indicated in the left margin of the text. Both black and white and color drawings in good resolution are accepted
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Correction of errors and recalling of articles
If errors are found in the text that affect its perception but do not distort the stated results of the study, they can be corrected by replacing the pdf file of the article and pointing out the error in the article file and on the article page on the journal’s website.
If an error is found in the text that distorts the results of the research, or if plagiarism or misconduct is detected on the part of the author(s) that relates to the falsification and / or fabrication of data, the article can be withdrawn. Initiator of article reviews can include editorial staff, authors, organisations or private individuals.
A withdrawn article will be marked with the sign “Article withdrawn” and the article page will include information on the reason for recalling the article. Information about the recall of the articles will be sent to the databases in which the journal is indexed.
