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- » Author fees
- » Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
- » Borrowing and Plagiarism
- » Article Retraction
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Aim and Scope
The aims of the journal are to inform specialists on developments in neurosurgery and to promote higher treatment effectiveness in patients with disorders of the spinal cord and the brain.
The main objectives of the journal are coverage of new techniques in neurosurgery, neurology, radiation and functional diagnostics; advancement of the level of professionalism of neurosurgeons; provision of a publication for the authors to present their results. Additionally, the journal announces Russian and international scientific and practical conferences on neurosurgery, neurocritical care, master classes and other educational events, as well as new guidelines and monographs.
The journal publishes results of experimental and clinical studies, literature reviews, clinical guidelines, clinical cases, announcements of future conferences and educational cycles, as well as historical essays on neurosurgery and prominent representatives of the profession.
The target audience of the journal are neurosurgeons, spine surgeons, neurologists, neuroanesthesiologists, diagnostic radiologists, endovascular surgeons, radiologists, neuro-oncologists, PhD students in the corresponding fields, medical students.
Section Policies
Open Submissions
Open SubmissionsPublication Frequency
4 issues per year
Delayed Open Access
The contents of this journal will be available in an open access format 0 month(s) after an issue is published.
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya»). This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer.
All article undergo review process by two independent reviewers, who are the acknowledged experts in the field of the main topic of reviewed article. These reviewers also have publications according to article main topic.
While reviewing the article the reviewers pay the special attention to the following criteria: topic actuality, modernity of study design, scientific novelty and practical relevance of obtained data.
The reviewers may be in correspondence with the authors for improving of article and errors and defects correction, article structure changes and clarifying of material, methods and results.
All reviewed articles are discussed during the editorial board meetings. The editorial board members make the suggestions concerning final title of article and its structure as well as article position in the sections of the journal (from history, lecture, original articles, for practitioners, literature review and so on) if necessary.
The editorial board meetings chaired by editor-in-chief are held once per 3 months.
The article is published in the closest issue after decision for publication.
The editorial stuff sends the copies of reviewers or substantiated refusal to authors as well as to Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation upon request.
Indexation
Articles in "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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.
- Dimensions
- NLM Catalog
- SOCIONET
Publishing Ethics
The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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: "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya»)
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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») 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/).
Founder
- V.V. Krylov
Author fees
General information on article submission charge, paid services available to authors
Consideration of a manuscript submitted by author teams for publication is performed on a paid-for basis (article submission charge). After consideration and approval by the editorial board, articles are published without any additional charges to the authors (NO article processing charge, NO article publication charge).
The publisher does not accept payment for publication as it is often considered by the scientific community as a factor leading to a decline in quality of publications in open-source journals due to direct financial conflict between the publisher seeking to publish more articles and the editorial board trying to select the best studies. Therefore, payment for article consideration does not create financial interest in the number of published articles and subsequently does not lead to loss of quality during article selection.
Payment for article consideration, peer review and editing (mandatory payment)
The editors’ office accepts payment for consideration, peer review and editing of every submitted article in the amount of 20,000 (twenty thousand) rubles to compensate the organization of quality article consideration.
The procedure of manuscript consideration includes:
- accelerated publication procedure;
- primary review by the editors for conformity to editorial requirements and author guidelines published on the journal site;
- manuscript inspection for borrowed text and/or graphic elements;
- organization of the procedure of double-blind review including recommendations for manuscript revision and repeat review;
- article presentation at the editorial board meeting;
- messaging the authors the decision of the journal editorial staff.
Article submission charge should be paid during the procedure of article submission. Authors should remember that the process of article submission cannot be completed, and manuscript cannot be considered by the editors and reviewers prior to payment.
Payment procedure
Download the agreement at the link, fill it in and send it to info@abvpress.ru.
After agreement review, you will receive a link for online payment.
For exchange of original documents (agreement, 2 consent form for the processing of personal data, agreement report), you will be contacted by a staff member of the Publishing House.
Attention! Payment of the article submission charge does not guarantee publication in the journal. If the manuscript is not accepted by the editorial board due to objective reasons (negative reviews, missed deadline on manuscript revision, refusal to revise the article in accordance with the editorial requirements, infraction on the principles of publication ethics and journal policy), article submission charge won’t be returned.
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.
Borrowing and Plagiarism
Publication of works containing plagiarism of text, ideas, data is prohibited. Authors should submit fully original works. Results of other authors’ work should be appropriately cited or quoted; quotations of a text previously published should be written as the direct speech with the obligatory indication of the original source.
The editorial board of the journal checks the material using plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat and Google Scholar to screen the submissions. In case of identification of illegally borrowed text and graphic elements, low coefficient of originality of the text, the editors have the right to demand to correct the article or refuse to publish it.
Detection of plagiarism is also carried out as part of an open peer review. If plagiarism is identified, the editorial board acts in accordance with the COPE guidelines. Even published article will be retracted if plagiarism will be found.
Article Retraction
According to the rules of the Council on Ethics of Scientific Publications of Association of Science Editors and Publishers, the grounds for article retraction are:
- detection of plagiarism in the article;
- detection of falsifications (for example, manipulation of experimental data);
- detection of serious errors that cast doubt on scientific value of the article;
- incorrect list of authors;
- duplication of the article in several journals;
- republishing the article without the author’s consent;
- concealment of conflict of interest and other violations of publication ethics;
- the fact that the article hasn’t been peer reviewed.
After the decision to retract the article is made, the chief editor informs its authors, indicating the reason and date of retraction. The article remains on the journal’s site as part of the corresponding journal issue, but is marked “Retracted” with the retraction date (the mark is placed on top of the text of the article and in the table of contents); in addition, a message about retraction is placed in the news section of the site, and the chief editor sends information about the article retraction to all online libraries and databases in which the journal is indexed.
Preprint and Postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya»), 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 "The Russian Journal of Neurosurgery" («Neirokhirurgiya») we suggest that the link to the article on journal's website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.
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Sources of Income and Advertising Policy
Sources of income: reprints, organizational support, advertising.
Advertising in the journal and the site is related to its content. Ads placed in no way affect editorial decisions.
For cooperation and advertising, contact the project manager.
