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Author Guidelines

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Before sending an article to the editorial board, please, review the following material carefully:
• The journal subject heading and orientation, contained in section «About the journal», on the journal’s website;
• The provision about the principles of journal editorial ethics “Marine medicine”, which can be found on the journal’s website.
• The editorial board of the journal “Marine medicine” provides peer view (expert review) of articles, submitted for publication based on double-blind peer review. The editorial board follows the principles of the international organization “Committee on Publication Ethics” (Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE). An article can be published only after getting positive peer review.
• The editorial board reserves the right of literary editing and manuscript reduction for a better reader’s perception of the text without changing the main content position of the submitted material. The receipt date of an article is considered the receipt time of its final (revised) version in case of its authors’ revision after peer review.
• The data presented in a manuscript must be original. The editorial board does not view the material, previously published or submitted for publication in other periodicals. An exception may be only those cases when the author and editor directly announce an intentional reissue if, in their opinion, it is crucial for public health.
• Authors are responsible for the reliability of scientific results, presented in the manuscript.
• Results of randomized controlled trials should be prepared according to existing research standards of the following design (http://consort-statement.org).
• Plagiarism and secondary publication. It is not allowed to use unfair text borrowing or research results not belonging to the authors of the submitted manuscript. The editorial board reserves the right to check provided manuscripts for plagiarism. Text similarity of 30% and more is considered inadmissible. Works previously published or submitted for publication in other periodicals, are prohibited to send to the editorial board “Marine medicine”.

II. RULES FOR SUBMITTING ARTICLES

1. Article submission form. All the authors, listed in the manuscript, should provide a scan of filled and signed ICMJE form “Disclosure of Interest” (https://www.icmje.org/disclosure-of-interest/) and the License Agreement signed by the corresponding author.

2. Copyright. By submitting the article and accompanying files for publication in the Journal, the author (as well as all the authors of the article if it is created in co-authorship) agrees to grant the editorial board “Baltic Medical Educational Centre” Ltd. exclusive and perpetual rights to use the article free of charge (exclusive, perpetual and free license) in the territory of Russia and other countries:

• To publish the article in paper and/or electronic format, to produce the article reprints, to post it on the Internet both in the open and paid access, to send metadata article or full text to different indexing databases and depositories;
• For translation and other article processing;
• To make the article known to the general public, so that any person can get access to it in any place and time by choice (make known to the general public).
  Please note that Authors retain the Copyright.

3. Publication language. Articles from any country in Russian and/or English can be submitted for publication. By the editorial board’s decision, English articles of foreign authors can be published with the translation of the name, summary and keywords into Russian.

4. Submission of articles.

4.1. General guidelines. The article should be printed in Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing - 1,5. Page format - А4, left margin - 3 см, other margins - 2 см. All pages should be numbered. It is prohibited to use automatic word wrap. Spelling and punctuation must be thoroughly checked in the manuscript. All the textual part of the article (title page, summary, keywords, text of the article, tables, the list of references cited, information about authors) should be typed in one file format MS Word. The file with the article text must be named after the surname of the first article author (eg.: Konovalov. Text).

• Editorial, review, lecture — up to 25 pages;
• Original article — up to 15 pages;
• Clinical case/Summary— up to 5 pages;
• Review, information — up to 2 pages.

If the article is written in Russian, the article metadata must be translated into English (full name of the author, the official name of the institution, in which the authors work, address, the title of the article, summary, keywords, contact information of the corresponding author).

4.2. Title page. The title page should start with the following information:

• The article title (not more than 12 words), including the study design;
• initials, the author’s surname (eg: I.P. Konovalov)
• the full official name of the institution, in which each author works, with indication of the city, country in the nominative case (eg: the Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia);
• the author information for correspondence : full name, e-mail address

Example

*For correspondence: Rakhmanov Raphail Salikhovich, e-mail: _____;

Information about the authors: Rofail S. Rakhmanov, e-mail: ______;

If there are several authors, each surname and the institution concerned must have a digital code. If all the article authors work in one institution, it is enough to mention the institution only once. If the author has several work places, each one is marked with a separate digital code.

4.3. Authorship. The article authors can be persons who have made a significant contribution to the work of its revision or correction, the final approval for publication, as well as responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript. Persons who played a different role in the article preparation (statisticians, linguists, technical staff, etc.) can be mentioned at the end of the article, in the "Thank you" section.

The number of authors in reviews, original articles, clinical cases, brief reports should be up to 3. The authors must provide the link to their profile on http://orcid.org (the profile must be completely filled out in English, including the links to publications).

• The author’s surname should be transliterated by using transliteration system which is in free access (eg, http://www.translit.ru). In terms of organization(s), there should be given an officially accepted English variant of the name.
• The author’s contribution in the article writing must be specified (in Russian and English) ("Contribution" section):

Example

All the authors confirm compliance of their authorship, according to international criteria ICMJE (all the authors have contributed significantly to the concept development, the study and preparation of the article, read and approved the final version before publication). The greatest contribution is distributed as following example: concept and plan of the study — А.G. Zaytsev,P.А. Soshkin; collection and mathematical analysis of data — D.S. Zabrodskiy; preparation of the manuscript — А.G. Zaytsev, P.А. SoshkiS, Д.С. Zabrotskiy.

Authors’ contributions. All authors met the ICMJE authorship criteria. Special contribution: AGZ, PAS aided in the concept and plan of the study; DSZ provided collection and mathematical analysis of data.

4.4. Conflict of interest. Authors undertake to report any actual or potential conflicts of interest. Conflict of interest can be considered any situation, able to influence on the author of the manuscript and lead to concealment, misrepresentation or change interpretation of data. If there is a conflict of interests in one or several authors, it is not a reason for rejecting the paper. If editors reveal the concealing potential and apparent conflicts of interest on the part of the authors the examination and publication of the manuscript can be refused.

Information about the presence or absence of interest conflict must be given in the chapter "Conflict of interests" in Russian and English. If there is no conflict of interest, it should be stated: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest”

Example

Potential conflict of interest: the authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Disclosure. The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

4.5. Funding. If the research and/or preparation of the manuscript had financial support, the funding source should be specified.

4.6. Abstract. The summary of the article is the principle source of information in domestic and foreign information system and data bases indexing the journal. The summary should state only the essential facts of the work without a lengthy discourse. In original articles and literature reviews the summary should be structured–repeat the article structure and include:

• INTRUDUCTION
• SUBJECT
• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION

4.7. Keywords. The abstract must be accompanied with several keywords that reflect the main topic of the article and facilitates the classification in electronic databases. The keywords should be separated by commas. The summary and keywords should be submitted in Russian, as well as in English.

The authors must compare the English version of the summary and keywords or choose them according to the database https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand. If during checking there is the least number of matches with keywords on the article topic available in the database, it is recommended to use the proposed options.

4.8. Recommended manuscript structure. The structure of original articles and reviews must be in the format IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion).

Introduction provides a brief overview of relevant data, critical assessment of the literature, related to the issue under consideration, justifies the scientific novelty and significance, defines unresolved questions, sets clear goals and targets, explaining further research. Avoid detailed analysis and historic journey.

“Materials and methods” section must contain information about where and when the research was carried out; the criteria of patients’ inclusion and exclusion, experimental animals; description of research method (cohort, prospective, randomized drug testing, retrospective, series of observation); detailed description of new medicine, method, modification, experiment, protocol brief description (Standard Operating Protocol - SOP). Current methods of statistical data processing should be used. If the research was carried out using equipment, its name and organization-manufacturer should be specified.

Review articles shall provide the database on which the analysis was carried out; requested keywords, analysis period.

In clinical cases the summary should have sections (may not be highlighted):

• relevance – 1-2 sentences on the importance of presenting the case;
• subject – what contributed  to the study of this case (what patient turned and with what complaint);
• conclusion.

Results and discussion should be described in different sections. The results should be clear and concise. Data should be provided in absolute numbers and in percentages, 95% confidence interval (95 CI%) and the value of p should be indicated.

Section “Discussion” shall contain a convincing explanation of the results, show their importance, possible limitations and ways for further research.

4.9. Drug names should be listed only as international non-proprietary ones, which are used first, then if necessary trade names of the drugs, registered in Russia, are given (based on the Sate Register of Drugs, https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Default.aspx). It is desirable for the enzyme spelling to correspond EnzymeNomenclature (http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/). Familial disease naming should be corresponded to the international classification of inherited conditions in humans ("MendelianInheritancein Man", http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim). Names of micro-organisms should be checked in accordance with the international database, which contains updated information: http://gcm.wfcc.info.

4.10. Abbreviation. The manuscript may be accompanied by a glossary of terms (vague, likely to cause the difficulty while reading). In addition to the generally accepted abbreviations of units of measurement, physical, chemical and mathematical values and terms (for example, DNA), abbreviations of word combinations, often repeated in the text, are allowed. All letters entered by the author must be deciphered in the text of the article at their first mention. Abbreviations for single words are not allowed, even if they are repeated frequently. Doses of medicines, units of physical quantity measurements should be specified in the SI system. The comma is used to indicate decimals: 0,35.

All tables and figures should be numbered in Arabic numerals and have clear headings and table / figure captions/ legends that are easy to read and understand.

Graphs should be labeled on the ordinate and abscissa with the measured parameters or variables, units of measurement and scale.

Units of measurement must be metric and conform to international system.

All images and tables should be inserted at the correct place of full text (not at the end) in any quality/ resolution. However, they shall be also provided as separate files high quality, suitable for printing. Color or black-and-white images should be high-contrast and legible.

Preference is given to vector formats (svg, al, eps, cdr). Raster formats (jpg, tif), as well as pdf are allowed.

Due to the fact that about 4% of the population suffers from various forms of color blindness, all graphs shall be produced taking into account this (e.g., by introducing different numbers / letters / symbols for curves or different graphic patterns for the bars).

Additional recommendations:

• All illustrations are generated as "RGB" or "Grayscale"
• Any graphs and charts (with numerical data) are recommended to be submitted in original h Microsoft Excel (versions 2003 and later) files.
• When using third-party statistics/ graphic applications, please generate pdf or any other vector format.
• Raster illustrations (e.g., photographs, scanned drawings, screen copies) should also be submitted as separate JPEG2000, TIFF files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, without compression, in addition to embedded elements.
• Each figure is provided in a separate file, where the file name should reflect the structural numbering of the illustration in the text (for example: Figure 1.21 - file name: 1–21.tif).
• If files of additional formats are used (for example: xls-files, cdx-files, ppt-files, visio-files, etc.), provide them in their original format with a separate file (in the format: *.rtf, *.doc , *.docx) descriptions of nuances.
• When using a pie chart please consider it vs. bar chart (as a preferred one)
• The Journal does not encourage the use of colored backgrounds in charts, shadows in bar graphs, or inappropriate 3D graphics for 2D images.

4.11. References. The Vancouver Citation Style is adopted in the Journal (reference lists are numbered not alphabetically, but in the order, mentioned in the text, regardless of the work language). It is desirable to cite no more than 20 sources in original papers, in reviews - no more than 60, in lectures and other materials - no more than 15. The reference list has to contain, besides fundamental works, the publications for the last 5 years, mostly articles from journals, references to highly cited sources, including Scopus and Web of Science.

The references shall includes only peer-reviewed sources (articles from scientific journals), used in the text of the article. Do not include abstracts, dissertations, textbooks, teaching guide, GOST, information from websites (using URL-address and the date on which a reference has been made available), statistical reports, articles in socio-political newspapers, websites and blogs.

If it is necessary to refer to these sources, information should be included in a footnote.

Citing in the article text are indicated [numbers, p. 3-12] in square brackets showing the pages. Ensure that all references in the text are listed (and vice versa).

Journal names should be abbreviated according to List of Title Word Abbreviations.

Self-citation is valid only in case of extreme necessity (in the literature review – not more than 3-5 references).

In accordance with the requirements of international citation systems, bibliographic lists are compiled in two versions: Russian and transliteration with English version. When preparing the list of literature, it is desirable to use free access transliteration systems (for example, http://www.translit.ru, BGN section).

The authors are solely responsible for the correctness of the bibliographic information.

Examples of bibliography registration:

5. Submitting the manuscript. Manuscripts and accompanying documents are sent to the editorial office by uploading to the site.

6. There is no charge for the publication!

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.

• Absence of plagiarism. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

• Correct manuscript format. Manuscript file format is Microsoft Word (has the extension *.doc, *.docx, *.rtf). The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in "For Authors" section.

• Cover letter. All the required supporting documents will be submitted together with the manuscript. Authors guarantee to upload scanned original of the filled cover letter in PDF. A cover letter should be signed by all authors.

• Supplementary files. The authors have prepared for transfer to the editor within the manuscript submission process:

  • Graphic files (photos, satellite images, graphics, etc.) - all in separate jpg or tiff-files.
  • Data (raw-data, statistic analyzis and so on) and/or media-files.
  • Filled appropriate check-list (see above) in PDF.

• The authors confirm that:

  • all participants who have made a significant contribution to the study are presented as co-Authors;
  • those who did not participate in the study are not listed as co-Authors;
  • all co-Authors have seen and approved the final version of the work and agreed to submit it for publication.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal exclusive license to first publication.
2. Authors are able to distribute the manuscript and/or the article in accordance with Self-Archiving policy of the journal (see details).
3. The manuscript can be accepted for publication only by decision of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial board of the journal in accordance with the Manuscript stelection policy of the journal (see details).
4. Published Article will be distributed in print and electronic version and will be available online in Immediate Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). 

An exclusive license for publication granted by authors allows the publisher to use the article in the following ways:

• Reproduction of the Article or its sections or parts, as well as the metadata of the Article in any languages, in any material form, including on paper and electronic media, as a separate work in the journal and/or databases (local or in the Internet) of the publisher and/or other persons, at the discretion of the publisher;
• Distribution of the Article or its sections or parts, as well as the metadata of the Article in any languages, on any medium as part of the journal and/or databases of the publisher or other persons, at the discretion of the publisher, or as an independent work around the world whether on Open-Access terms or for a fee without remuneration to the Author;
• Making the Article or any of its sections or parts, as well as the Article’s metadata in any languages, publicly available in such a way that any person can access the Article from any place, including via the Internet, and at any time of their own choosing;
• Granting permission/s for the use of the Article or its sections or parts, as well as its metadata in any languages, to third parties with notice to the Author made by posting relevant information on the journal’s website, without paying remuneration to the Author;
• Processing the Article (i.e., editing, correcting, annotating, tagging, translating to any languages, typesetting) and using the revised (translated) Article in the aforementioned ways.

Other rights not directly transferred to the publisher under this License Agreement, including patent rights to any process, method etc., described by the Authors in the manuscript, as well as trademark rights, are reserved for the Authors.

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