Guidelines

Instructions for submission

Manuscripts in the form of a file in Open Document Format (odt) or MS Word (doc, docx) formats submitted through the journal website pfiet.ru or, if the website is inoperable, to the e-mail address of the editorial board path.physiol@yandex.ru, corresponding to the Aims and Scope of Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental'naya Terapiya journal and drawn up in exact accordance with the Guidelines are accepted for consideration. Lack of design of articles according to the requirements of the journal can become the reason for refusal in publication.
Original research articles, reviews of scientific literature, book reviews, articles concerning the problems of teaching medical disciplines, and conference reviews are accepted for consideration. Thesis sections, texts of educational and scientific-popular character, abstracts of different kinds of reports and texts not corresponding to the subject and format of the journal or written in genres other than scientific are not accepted for publication.
Length of accepted articles:

The manuscript should be submitted in a single file in Open Office Foundation (odt) or MS Word (doc, docx) formats (except for illustrations, which can be attached as separate graphic files if necessary). The volume (provided that the text is typed in 12-point font, spaced one and a half lines) together with illustrations, tables, abstracts, footnotes and bibliography should not exceed: for research articles 18 pages; for book reviews, advanced problem articles and discussions – 27 pages; for short and information messages and reviews – 6 pages.
Publication languages are Russian and English.
Authors must guarantee their submission is original and offered to Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental'naya Terapiya for first publication, that not part of the manuscript has been previously published, that it is not under the consideration by any other journal and that no other agreement to publish it or part of it is outstanding. Translated articles are published in accordance with copyright law and by the permission of the original author. It is the responsibility of the translator to obtain the rights to a foreign title and reach an agreement with copyright holders concerning the rights to a translation.
An author has the non-exclusive right of republication of her/his article, in whole or in part, in any scholarly work of which she/he is an author or an editor, provided that she/he makes a statement prominently displayed on the article, specifying the journal’s name and exact publisher’s imprint. The author is responsible for the accuracy of citation, bibliography, names and titles transcriptions.

Peer Review process

All materials published in Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental'naya Terapiya undergo peer review process.
Upon submission, manuscripts are checked by the editorial board to confirm that they conform to the submission requirements. If they do not, they will be returned to the author for the required changes. Manuscripts that pass initial screening are sent for the second screening by the executive editor who handles the subject area of the manuscript. Some papers are rejected at this point.
All manuscripts are subjected to the check for plagiarism. In the case of revealed plagiarism and in case if the editorial board reveals that the submitted manuscript has been published in some other journal, in whole or in part, it will be rejected.
All materials that pass the second internal screening are sent for blind review to two reviewers within three weeks of submission. The authors will be notified in written of the commencement of the review process. The review process may not exceed one month from the date of receiving the manuscript. Reviewers can decline within one week from the date of receiving the manuscript and must notify the journal of their decision.
Review process is anonymous for the authors.
Review process is confidential. Reviewers and members of the editorial board must keep all reviewed material confidential. Reviewers and editors must not share materials submitted for review with third parties.
All reviewers have expertise in the areas of peer-reviewed materials and have research articles published in the corresponding area over the last three years. Reviewers may be selected from among the members of the editorial board and among the experts from various research and higher education institutions across the country. In some cases reviewers may come from outside of the country. If the manuscript is of an interdisciplinary character the experts from appropriate fields may be invited to take part in the review process.
The author or any of the co-authors cannot be reviewers. Academic supervisors of graduate students or colleagues from the institution where the author is currently employed may not be invited as reviewers. Invited reviewers must notify the editorial board of any potential conflict of interest.
The review should include an expert analysis of the material, objective and well-supported evaluation and constructive recommendations. The review should be concluded with the final decision concerning the suitability of the manuscript for publication: the manuscript is recommended for publication, the manuscript is recommended for publication with revisions; the manuscript is not recommended for publication.
In case of a positive assessment from both reviewers the manuscript is then to be approved by the editorial board. Upon acceptance the author will via the journal site, which may include a list of suggested revisions. The editorial board forwards the copies of anonymous reviews to the authors. The editorial board retains the right to reject the manuscript even if both reviewers gave a positive assessment. The author will be fully informed of the reasons for rejection.
In case of negative assessments from both reviewers the author will be provided with the reasons for rejection. In case of two conflicting reviews the editor-in-chief will make the final decision concerning the manuscript. In case of disagreement between the reviewers the manuscript may be forwarded to a third independent expert. The selection of reviewers can be determined by the editorial board, or by the editor-in-chief, or by a deputy editor.
Reviews are kept for a period of five years.
The editorial board agrees to submit copies of the reviews to the Department of Education and Science of Russian Federation upon request.

Guidelines for manuscript publishing

Decisions about publication are made within six months from the date of submission.
Acceptance of the manuscript does not guarantee its publication in the current issue. The editorial board makes a decision concerning the issue in which the accepted manuscript will be published.
Publication fee is not charged to authors.