Aim and Scope

The aim of the publication is to promote the popularization and development of scientific achievements in the field of fundamental and applied research in various fields of medicine, publication of reviews, lectures, articles by leading domestic and foreign experts in the field of obstetrics, gynecology, reproduction, fetal surgery, endocrinology, neonatology, pediatrics, anesthesiology and resuscitation, immunology and microbiology, pathomorphology and cytodiagnostics, medical and laboratory genetics, as well as introducing a wide medical audience to innovative medical technologies.

The scientific concept of the publication assumes the multidisciplinary nature of publishing the results of scientific research, the results of national and international clinical trials.

Both domestic and foreign scientists and doctors are invited to publish in the journal.

The journal publishes original articles, results of fundamental research, descriptions of clinical observations, lectures and literature reviews on a wide range of issues, as well as the results of clinical and experimental studies. The editors of the journal pay great attention to the issues of training personnel in the specialties of obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, anesthesiology and resuscitation.

Section Policies

EDITORIAL

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

REVIEWS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

4 times per year

Open Access Policy

This 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

The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" adhere to COPE recommendations when working with manuscripts, reviewers and when organizing the review process.

1. General information and type of review

All manuscripts submitted to the editorial office of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" undergo mandatory double-blind peer review. This means that neither the author nor the reviewer know each other’s names and places of work, and all correspondence is conducted through the email address in the electronic editorial office on the website of the journal “Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection”; the authors receive a letter with comments signed by the editor-in-chief. Each manuscript is sent to at least two experts. Reviewing of articles is carried out on a voluntary and free basis.

1.1. Author anonymity limits reviewer bias, for example, based on the author's gender, age, country of origin, academic status and socioeconomic status or previous publication history.

1.2. Articles written by reputable or well-known authors are reviewed based on their content, not their reputation.

1.3. An impartial, independent, critical peer review during reviewing is an important addition to the scientific process, allowing to improve the quality and ensure the reliability of articles published in the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection".

1.4. Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in such a way that they do not reveal their identity to reviewers, directly or indirectly. To refer to works previously published by authors, it is necessary to indicate the authors in the third person.

1.5. Rules for the publication and review of scientific articles are posted on the website of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" on the Internet.

1.6. If the editorial board/council does not share the views of the author of the published manuscript, it has the right to make a footnote about this in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".

1.7. The fact that the author sent an article for intended publication in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is a fact of recognition by the author of the conditions of review, consideration by the editorial board/council, publication in the journal "Bulletin of Maternity and Infancy Protection" of the text of the article, including translation and other processing, and also from the moment of publication in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" - the fact that the journal "Bulletin of Maternity and Infancy Protection" has been granted the right to use the article at its discretion for the purpose of bringing to the public's attention, reproduction, distribution and posting of the text of the article and links to it in information and other databases.

1.8. The editors encourage reviewers participating in the evaluation of articles proposed for publication in the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" to adhere to the ethics of scientific publications and the principles proclaimed in the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, developed by the Committeeon Publication Ethics (COPE) and ethics of scientific publications in the journal “Bulletin of Maternity and Infancy Protection”.

2. Review period

The review process in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" takes on average from 1 to 6 months. During this period, the editorial board of the journal includes time for the initial review of the manuscript, selection of reviewers, time for preparing a review, time for the author to finalize the article and re-review, and attracting additional experts.

3. Review progress

By submitting your article (material) for publication in a journal on the official website of the journal, the Author can track the stages of work on his manuscript through the site.

3.1. Preliminary check of the author's original article for compliance with formal requirements.

3.1.1. When an article is received by the editorial office of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection", the head of the editorial office conducts a preliminary check of the author's original article for compliance with formal requirements: compliance with the subject of the journal, requirements of the journal for the design of articles (title page, completeness and correctness of data, quality of illustrative material, design of bibliographic descriptions in the list of literature/references), the presence of non-original text, illegal borrowings, as well as the presence of accompanying documents.

3.1.2. If the requirements of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" are not met, the head of the editorial office has the right to offer the author: to bring the manuscript of the article that is not properly prepared in accordance with the rules for authors; manuscripts that do not meet the requirements of the ethics of scientific publications and the standards of the journal are not allowed for further publication. consideration, of which the authors are notified in any convenient way.

3.1.3. Decisions made at the preliminary assessment stage are checked by the editor-in-chief (deputy editor-in-chief) and are considered for compliance or non-compliance with the journal’s profile.

3.2. After deciding on the proper formatting of the manuscript and Depending on the profile of the journal, manuscripts are sent according to the profile of the article (material) for review by reviewers who are recognized experts on the subject of the publication.

3.3. The decision to select a reviewer for the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is made by the editor-in-chief (deputy editor-in-chief).

3.4. Each article is sent to at least two experts. If different opinions about the manuscript are received, a third expert may be involved in the work. Manuscripts containing statistical data are reviewed by an expert in medical statistics for the appropriateness and accuracy of statistical methods and statistical interpretation of results.

3.5. All peer-reviewed manuscripts are submitted for consideration to the Editorial Board/Council (or Bureau of the Editorial Board/Council), which makes a decision on publication. After making a decision on the admission of an article for publication, the Editorial Board determines the place of the article in terms of publications.

The Bureau includes: the chairman of the editorial board, the editor-in-chief, the deputy editor-in-chief, the head of the editorial office, the executive secretary of the journal and six leading experts from the members of the editorial board/council.

3.6. The decision to publish a manuscript is made solely on the basis of its significance, originality, clarity of presentation and compliance with the topic of the article (material) and the direction of the journal. Research reports that produce negative results or challenge previously published articles are reviewed on a general basis.

3.7. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" may give the author one of the following decisions on the manuscript:

– Accept for publication. In this case, the manuscript will be included in one of the regular issues of the journal and will be transferred to the editor for further work. The author will be notified of the publication deadline;

– Accept for publication after correcting the deficiencies noted by the reviewer. In this case, the author will be asked to make changes to the manuscript indicated by the reviewer within a week. If the shortcomings are eliminated or if there is a justified refusal to make changes, the manuscript is accepted for publication;

– Accept for publication after correcting the deficiencies noted by the reviewer and re-reviewing. In this case, the author will be asked to make changes to the manuscript indicated by the reviewer within two weeks. The manuscript will be sent for re-review. Within 30 days, the author will receive a final decision on the fate of the manuscript;

– Reject. In this case, the author will be sent a reasoned refusal to publish the manuscript. Refusal to publish does not prohibit authors from further submitting manuscripts to the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection", however, if publication is refused due to gross violations on the part of the author, the editor-in-chief may decide to blacklist the author. In this case, other articles by this author will not be considered.

3.8. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" provide for three rounds of reviewing - this means that after the first decision to finalize the article, the author has two attempts to make changes on the recommendation of the reviewer or a reasoned refusal to do so.

3.8.1. If, after the third round of reviewing, the expert again sends comments, the editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" will invite the author to consider the possibility of publication in another journal, or to resubmit the article for consideration with changes made in six months.

3.8.2. If the author does not plan to finalize the article, he must notify the editors of the journal. Work on the article will be discontinued.

3.8.3. If the authors do not respond to the editor’s request for more than one month, the editors will remove the article from the register. In such situations, the authors are sent a corresponding notification about the removal of the manuscript from registration due to the expiration of the period allotted for revision.

3.9. If the author has a conflict of interest with an expert who could potentially become a reviewer of the manuscript, he should notify the journal editor. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" will select another reviewer if necessary.

3.10. During the review process of a manuscript, a conflict may arise between the author and the reviewer. In conflict situations, the decision is made by the editor-in-chief, taking into account the opinions of deputy editors-in-chief and members of the editorial board and editorial council (or the Bureau of the editorial board/council). In this case, the editor-in-chief of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" has the right to appoint a new reviewer to resolve disputes.

3.11. The journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" may publish articles by the editor-in-chief, his deputy, the head of the editorial office, the executive secretary and members of the editorial board/council, but there should be no abuse of official position.

3.12. Manuscripts of journal staff are sent for double-blind review only to external experts. To resolve contradictions and conflict situations tions, only external experts are involved. In the event of a conflict regarding the fate of the editor-in-chief's manuscript, the final decision on the possibility of publishing the article is made by members of the editorial board.

3.13. When publishing articles by members of the editorial board/council, the head of the editorial office, the executive secretary, the editor-in-chief and his deputy, information about the authors’ affiliation with the journal is indicated in the “Conflict of Interest” section.

3.14. The journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not exempt scientists from reviewing manuscripts, regardless of their status.

3.15. Copies of reviews are stored in the editorial office of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" for at least 5 years. The editors of the journal also undertake to send copies of reviews to the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Education and Science of Russia) upon receipt of a corresponding request.

4. Composition of reviewers

4.1. External experts are involved in the review of all incoming manuscripts - from among the leading specialists in Russia and foreign countries who have experience in the relevant subject area and publications on the topic of the reviewed manuscript over the past 3 years.

4.2. If the topic of the article is very narrow and/or the author declares a potential conflict of interest when reviewing by external specialists, members of the editorial board and/or editorial board may be involved in the review.

5. Principles for selecting reviewers and actions of the journal’s editorial staff to ensure high quality of examination

5.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" regularly work to attract recognized experts in the field of biomedical sciences, clinical and preventive medicine to work on the journal, as well as to timely rotate reviewers.

5.2. Reviewers are invited to work with the journal on the recommendation of the editor-in-chief, his deputy, members of the editorial board/council, and authors.

5.3. The editor-in-chief of the journal regularly monitors publications on the subject of the journal in the Scopus, Web of Science, RSCI databases and sends invitations for cooperation to the authors of publications.

5.3.1. The first review of new reviewers is evaluated according to the following algorithm:

1. Did the reviewer comment on the importance of the issue raised by the study?
2. Did the reviewer comment on the originality of the manuscript?
3. Did the reviewer identify the strengths and weaknesses of the study (study design, data collection and analysis)?
4. Did the reviewer provide helpful comments regarding the paper's language and structure, tables, and figures?
5. Were the reviewer's comments constructive?
6. Did the reviewer present arguments using examples from the article to support their comments?
7. Did the reviewer comment on the author’s interpretation of the results?
8. Overall quality of the review.

Each item can be assigned from 1 to 5 points, where 1 is the minimum score and 5 is the maximum.

5.3.2. If the quality of the review does not satisfy the editors, cooperation with the reviewer is terminated.

5.3.3. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" have the right to evaluate, using the presented algorithm, an unlimited number of reviews from all experts involved in working with the journal.

6. Mechanism for attracting reviewers to work on the journal

6.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" consider peer review to be one of the most important procedures when working with the journal and value the experience and time of the experts who are involved in reviewing.

6.2. Reviewers of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" receive the right to priority publication, as well as to translate the text of an article accepted for publication into English.

7. Privacy

7.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" do not transmit personal data of reviewers and personal data of authors.

7.2. Any manuscript is considered by the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" as a confidential document. The editors of the journal expect that reviewers will not disclose or discuss the texts of manuscripts to third parties without the consent of the editor.

7.3. Reviewers can involve third parties in working on a review only with the consent of the editor-in-chief (deputy editor-in-chief).

8. Reviewer's responsibility

8.1. By agreeing to review manuscripts for the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection", the reviewer agrees to follow the journal's policies when evaluating the manuscript, preparing the review, as well as regarding the reviewer's behavior and compliance with ethical requirements.

8.2. The reviewer should strive to ensure the high quality of published materials in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection", as well as the editor, and should therefore review the manuscript only if he has sufficient experience in the field under consideration and sufficient time to carefully and comprehensively review the article.

8.3. The reviewer is required to inform the editor about conflicts of interest (personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political or political). religious character) if available. If in doubt, the situation should be discussed with the editor.

8.4. The reviewer must refuse to review if:

• is a manager or subordinate of the author of the manuscript, as well as the holder of joint grants;
• does not plan to prepare a review, but only wants to read the text of the article;
• is preparing for publication his own article on a similar topic;
• reviews an article on a similar topic.

8.5. The reviewer must inform the editor of his intention to review the article, as well as complete the work within the deadline specified by the editor. If reviewing is not possible for a number of reasons, it is advisable to recommend another expert to the editor.

8.6. The reviewer cannot use his status for personal purposes and impose links to his works on the authors.

8.7. All materials received from the magazine editor are strictly confidential. The reviewer should not transfer materials to third parties and involve other specialists in reviewing the manuscript without the consent of the editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".

9. Recommendations for reviewers

9.1. For the convenience of the reviewer, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" suggest using a form for quick reviewing - it reflects questions the answers to which are necessary for the editor to make a decision on the article.

9.2. The editors of the journal ask the reviewer to pay more attention to the “Comments” section in order to help the authors improve their current and subsequent works.

10. Contents and structure of the review

10.1. NEICON recommendations were used to create this section. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" received permission from NEICON to use methodological recommendations in the journal's review policy.

10 criteria by which a manuscript should be evaluated:

•   originality;
•   logical rigor;
•  statistical rigor;
•   clarity and conciseness of writing style;
•   theoretical significance;
•   reliability of the results;
•  relevance to contemporary areas of research;
•  reproducibility of results;
•   Literature coverage;
•   applying the results.

10.2. In addition to the quick review form, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" recommend that reviewers adhere to the following review structure:

10.2.1. Comments for the editor

1) Conflict of interest - describes an actual or potential conflict of interest related to the content of the manuscript or its authors, which may lead to a biased conclusion.

2) Confidential Comments - This section is for comments that will not be shared with the authors. It includes the reviewer's final conclusion about the fate of the manuscript, the reviewer's assumptions, expressions of doubts in connection with a possible violation of ethics, as well as recommendations and accompanying comments (for example, the reviewer may advise the editor to request additional information from the author). The intended decision is usually a brief conclusion about the fate of the manuscript (accept for publication, accept for publication after minor revisions, accept for publication after significant revisions, reject, reject and invite the author to resubmit the article for consideration).

10.2.2. Comments for authors

1) Introductory part - this section describes the main conclusions and value of the article for readers. Key Comments—This section describes relevance to the goals and objectives of the journal, level of credibility, and ethical conduct.

2) Special comments - the reviewer gives an assessment of sections of the article (abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion) or comments on specific pages, paragraphs or lines.

3) Recommendations to the author - the reviewer makes recommendations to the author to improve the quality of the manuscript and, possibly, future research.

4) Final comment - a brief description of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript without any additional recommendations.

10.2.3. Manuscript evaluation criteria

1) Compliance with the subject area

You should not waste time reviewing an irrelevant manuscript, regardless of its quality. It is necessary first to determine whether the manuscript corresponds to the subject area of the scientific journal and the interests of its audience.

2) Validity

  Does the work meet all necessary requirements in terms of research design, scientific methods, structure and content, as well as the depth of analysis, does it not deviate from the principles of impartial scientific research, and are the research results reproducible? Is the study sample adequately selected? Is it analyzed in sufficient detail to generalize the results of the study?

3) Novelty

Has the research contributed anything new to the relevant subject area?

4) Ethical

  Does the study meet the requirements of originality, is it approved by the institutional review board (if applicable), and is it impartial from a conflict of interest perspective? No matter how great the supposed significance of the manuscript, it cannot be accepted for publication if it is redundant, contains plagiarism, or violates the basic ethical principles of scientific research: legality, benefit, and respect for people.

10.2.4. Evaluating manuscript elements

The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" propose to use the following questions to speed up the process of preparing an expert opinion and provide the most complete information about the article to the editor and author.

1) Title

Does the title accurately correspond to the content of the manuscript? Will the title attract readers' attention?

2) Abstract

Is the content of the manuscript presented in the abstract appropriately (is the abstract structured and provides a description of objectives, methods, results and significance)?

Are there any discrepancies between the abstract and sections of the manuscript? Is it possible to understand the abstract without reading the manuscript?

3) Introduction

Is the introduction short? Is the purpose of the study clearly defined and the task set? Does the author justify the relevance and significance of the study based on a literature review? If so, does this part meet the volume requirements? Does the author provide definitions of terms that appear in the manuscript? If a manuscript is submitted to the Original Research section, does it have a clearly stated hypothesis?

4) Literature review

How holistic is the literature review?

5) Methods

Would another researcher be able to reproduce the results of the study using the proposed methods, or are the methods unclear?

Do the authors justify their choices when describing research methods (e.g., choice of imaging techniques, analytical tools, or statistical methods)?

If the authors propose a hypothesis, have they developed methods that allow the hypothesis to be reasonably tested?

How is the study design presented?

How does data analysis help achieve your goal?

6) Results

Are the results clearly explained? Does the order in which results are presented match the order in which methods are described? Are the results justified and expected or unexpected? Are there results that are not preceded by an appropriate description in the Methods section? How accurate is the presentation of results?

7) Discussion

Is the discussion brief? If not, how can I shorten it?

  If a hypothesis has been stated, do the authors report whether it was confirmed or refuted? If the hypothesis was not confirmed, do the authors report whether the research question was answered? Are the authors' conclusions consistent with the results obtained in the study? If unexpected results are obtained, do the authors analyze them appropriately? What potential contribution does the research make to the industry and to global science?

8) Conclusions

Do the authors note the limitations of the study? Are there any additional restrictions that should be noted? What is the authors' opinion about these limitations? What are the authors' views on the direction of future research?

9) References

Does the bibliography correspond to the journal format? Are there bibliographic errors in the reference list? Are the references to articles from the bibliography in the text of the article correct? Are there important works that are not mentioned that should be noted? Are there more links in the article than necessary? Are the references cited current?

10) Tables

  If the article contains tables, do they describe the results correctly? Should you add one or more tables to your article? Is the data presented in the tables processed appropriately to make information easier to understand rather than more complex?

11) Drawings

Are tables and figures the appropriate choice to solve the problem? Is there another way to illustrate the results? Do the figures and graphs reliably show important results? Do the figures and graphs need to be modified to present the results more accurately and clearly? Do figure and graph captions help you understand the information without referring to the manuscript itself?

12) Disclosure of conflicts of interest

Are funding and conflicts of interest information clearly stated?

Reviewer's final decision

10.2.5. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" propose to use the following justification for the reviewer's final decision.

– Accept the article for publication

The reviewer understands that the article is ready for publication in its current submission. The article is reasonable, ethical, significant for the scientific community and complements already published works, the writing style is clear and concise.

– Accept after minor modifications

There are some uncritical comments about the article that need to be corrected. This may be poor article style, lack of clarity of presentation, insufficiently developed article structure, errors in references, duplication of information in figures and tables and in the text of the article. After making changes and re-evaluation, the article can be accepted for publication.

– Accept after significant revision and review of the article

  The article has serious shortcomings and errors that affect the reliability of the results obtained: problems with ethics, research design, gaps in description of research methods, poorly presented results or their incorrect interpretation, insufficiently complete description of the limitations of the study, contradictory (or refuted by the author’s own statements) conclusions, lack of references to important studies, unclear tables and figures that require serious revision. After re-evaluation, the article may be accepted, rejected, or sent for additional examination. This decision often requires the collection of additional data from the author.

– Reject

The work does not meet the goals and objectives of the journal, has one or more fatal deficiencies or serious ethical problems: consent for publication was not obtained when necessary, research methods are unethical, methodology is discredited or flawed (for example, a process that seriously affects results). If this is the case, the author should not submit a revised document without a specific request. The reviewer should provide detailed comments justifying their decision, as they can help the author significantly improve the work.

– Reject and invite the author to resubmit the article for consideration

The topic or research question posed is interesting, but the author uses incorrect or insufficiently reliable methods, therefore, the data obtained are also not reliable. This solution is also possible in cases where the article requires many changes or when it is not possible to obtain the requested additional information from the author. The authors are encouraged to re-run the study with the recommended changes and submit new results for consideration.

11. Editing reviews

11.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" expect that reviews will be written in a friendly tone and in accordance with the rules of the Russian language. Getting personal, insulting the author, and pointless criticism of any aspect of the study, language and style of the manuscript, etc. is prohibited.

11.2. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" try to transmit reviews to the authors in their original form, however, in some cases it may be necessary to change the text of the review without losing its meaning (for example, when combining comments from several experts on one issue or in the case of confidential comments in section of the review, which is intended for the author).

11.3. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" have the right to send a review to an expert for revision in the event of a large number of errors or an unacceptable tone of the review.

Publishing Ethics

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1.The peer-reviewed journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" strives to ensure high ethical and professional standards of publication.

1.2. The standards of expected ethical behavior presented below are mandatory for all parties involved in the process of reviewing and publishing a scientific article: author(s), editor-in-chief, editors, editorial board, editorial board, reviewers and journal publisher.

1.3. The editors, editorial board, editorial board, reviewers and publisher of the journal follow the ethical principles accepted by the international scientific community and are responsible for compliance with all modern recommendations in the published work.

1.4. In their activities, the editor-in-chief, editorial board, editorial council, editorial board, reviewers and publisher of the journal rely on the principles, requirements and recommendations of international committees and associations:

ICMJE - The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors http://www.icmje.org/

WAME – The World Association of Medical Editors http://www.wame.org/

COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics http://publicationethics.org/

CSE – Council of Science Editors http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/

Publishing house of scientific and medical literature Elsevier – https://elsevier.com/

1.5. This Regulation complies with the journal’s policy and is one of the main components of peer review and publication of the journal.

2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Author is an individual whose creative work created a work.

The editor-in-chief is the person who heads the editorial board and makes the final decisions regarding the production and release of the journal, determining the editorial policy, topics, the correct selection of reviewers, objective assessment of the opinions of reviewers and making the final decision on each article.

Publishing house (publisher) is an enterprise engaged in the preparation, production and release of printed materials.

Editorial team – a group of editors, a group of publishing house employees.

A journal editor is a specialist who has the skills to edit scientific texts and has experience in a specific professional field.

The editorial board is a permanent advisory collegial body of a periodical publication, consisting of the editor-in-chief, members of the editorial board, and the executive secretary.

The Editorial Council is an advisory body at a publishing house or editorial office that helps them determine publishing or editorial policies, thematic areas of publishing or editorial activities, develop plans, accept or reject the most complex and controversial works.

A reviewer is the author of a review, a critic who carries out a scientific examination of copyright materials, as a result of which his actions must be unbiased.

Peer review is an essential part of formal scientific communication and is at the core of the scientific approach.

Ethics in scientific publications is a system of standards of professional conduct in the relationships between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers and readers in the process of creating, distributing and using scientific publications.

3. RESPONSIBILITY AND RIGHTS OF AUTHORS

3.1. Submission of an article for consideration by the editor implies that it contains new scientific results obtained by the Author (team of authors) that have not previously been published anywhere.

3.2. Authors should be aware that they bear personal responsibility for the submitted text of the manuscript, which implies compliance with the following principles.

3.3. Requirements for manuscripts

3.3.1. Authors of original research articles must provide reliable results of the work done, as well as an objective discussion of the significance of the research. The data underlying the work must be presented accurately. The work must contain sufficient detail and bibliographical references for possible reproduction. Knowingly false or falsified statements amount to unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

3.3.2. Reviews and scientific articles must also be accurate and objective, and editorial “opinions” must be clearly stated.

3.4. Data access and storage

Authors may be asked to provide the original data of an article for review, and Authors should be willing to provide open access to such data (as per the ALPSP-STM Statementon Data and Databases) if possible, and in any event should be willing to retain the original material for a reasonable time the period of time that has passed since their publication.

3.5. Originality and plagiarism

3.5.1. Authors must ensure that the data presented in the manuscript represents original work. In the case of using fragments of other people's works and/or borrowing statements from other authors, the article must contain appropriate bibliographic references with the obligatory indication of the author and the original source.

3.5.2. All articles submitted to the journal undergo mandatory checking for possible duplication and plagiarism through the ANTI-PLAGIARIST system. CZExcessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including unformatted quotations, paraphrasing or appropriation of rights to the results of other people's research are unethical and unacceptable actions. Such articles are not accepted for publication. If plagiarism is suspected, an appropriate investigation will be carried out.

3.6. Multiplicity, redundancy and simultaneity of publications

3.6.1. An author should not publish a manuscript largely devoted to the same study in more than one journal as an original publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time is perceived as unethical behavior and is unacceptable.

3.6.2. The author should not submit for consideration to another journal an article previously published in the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".

3.6.3. Publishing a certain type of article (eg, clinical practice guidelines, translational articles) in more than one journal is, in some cases, ethical, provided certain conditions are met. Authors and Editors of interested journals must agree to a secondary publication that necessarily presents the same data and interpretations as in the primary published work. The bibliography of the primary work must be presented in the second publication. Acceptable practices for multiple publications are detailed in the guidelines for conducting, describing, editing and publishing the results of scientific work in medical journals of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

3.7. Acknowledgment of primary sources

The contributions of others should always be acknowledged. Authors should cite publications that are relevant to the work presented. Data obtained in private, such as through conversation, correspondence or discussion with third parties, should not be used or presented without the express written permission of the original source. Information obtained from confidential sources, such as manuscript evaluation or grant awards, should not be used without the express written permission of the Authors of the work related to confidential sources.

3.8.Authorship

3.8.1. The journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" adheres to the following authorship criteria (developed and described in the ICMJE recommendations):

1) significant contribution to the development of the concept or planning of scientific work or the production, analysis or interpretation of this work; And

2) drafting the manuscript or revising it critically, adding valuable intellectual content; And

3) final approval of the published version of the manuscript; And

4) agreement to accept responsibility for all aspects of the work and a guarantee that all questions related to the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work can be properly investigated and resolved.

In addition to being responsible for those parts of the work that the author performed himself, he or she should have an understanding of what specific components of the work other co-authors are responsible for.

In addition, authors must be confident in the integrity of their co-authors' contributions. All persons identified as authors must meet all four criteria for being an author, and all persons meeting these four criteria must be identified as authors.

Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.

3.9 Contributions from authors and non-authors

3.9.1. The Acknowledgments section may include mention of people who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship, for example: who supported the study, acted as a mentor, assisted in data collection, coordinated the study, etc.

3.9.2. To correctly determine the contribution, the authors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" can use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:

• General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions
• CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy

3.10. Responsibility

3.10.1. Responsibility for maintaining the standards of authorship and authorial contribution lies with the editors of the Journal of Maternal and Infant Health.

3.10.2. Authors are required to provide transparent and correct information about the authors of the article and persons who made a significant contribution to the preparation of the article.

3.10.3. If a manuscript is submitted for consideration to the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" by the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, member of the editorial board or editorial council, the review of the manuscript is carried out only by external experts.

3.10.4. To correctly determine your contribution to the preparation of an article, use the following resources:

• https://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-determination-scorecard.pdf
• https://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-tie-breaker-scorecard.pdf

3.11. Authorship Statement

3.11.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" require that, along with the manuscript, authors provide a statementstatement of authorship, signed by all co-authors. By signing the statement, the authors guarantee:

• each author who signed the application meets the authorship criteria set out in the ethical policy of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection";
• all persons who participated in the work on the study, but are not the authors, are indicated in the “Acknowledgments” section;
• the contribution of each author is described, this information will be published in the journal "Bulletin of Maternity and Infancy Protection";
• the authors take responsibility for the correctness of the information provided.

3.11.2. Upon receipt of the article, the editor checks the availability of information about the authors and all necessary documents. If there is no statement of authorship or signatures of all authors, the article will not be accepted for consideration.

3.12. Controversy

3.12.1. If a dispute arises about authorship, work with the article is terminated, regardless of what stage (review, review, editing or preparation for publication) it is at.

3.12.2. All co-authors are informed of the occurrence of a dispute about authorship via email.

3.12.3. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" has the right to indicate the exact period during which the authors can provide clarification on these issues. After this period, the article is removed from publication with appropriate explanation.

3.12.4. If the article was published in OnlineFirst mode, explanations about the removal of the article from publication are posted in the public domain.

3.12.5. If a dispute has arisen regarding a published article, the editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" publishes a correction, refutation, or retracts the article indicating the reason for making changes to the published document.

3.12.6. If it is necessary to add or exclude a co-author before or after publication, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" act in accordance with the COPE rules:

• https://publicationethics.org/files/authorship-a-addition-before-publication-cope-flowchart.pdf
• https://publicationethics.org/node/34601

3.12.7. To prevent manipulation of co-authorship, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" use COPE flowcharts and when working with an article pay attention to the following:

• It is indicated that the study was funded by organizations whose authors are not in the general list. This requires more careful verification of the contributions of all authors and, if necessary, seeking necessary clarification from the corresponding author.
• The list of authors includes scientists from another scientific field. This may indicate guest authorship.
• Mention of a person in the “Acknowledgments” section without indicating a specific contribution.
• A very long or very short list of authors that is not typical for a given scientific field or type of article.
• Incomplete description of author contributions: for example, lack of information about who drafted the manuscript or processed the data.
• Checking using “Anti-plagiarism” shows that there are borrowings from the dissertation work, the author of which is not listed in the list of authors.
• Articles on similar topics were published by other teams of authors.
• The list of authors suddenly changes at the stage of publication of an article without prior discussion with the editors of the journal.
• The author has a lot of publications, although his position does not imply such publication activity (head of department, director of the institute).
• The corresponding author cannot respond to reviewers' comments.

3.12.8. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" expect that organizations affiliated with the author will be ready to participate in the investigation of disputes about authorship.

3.13. Complaints and appeals

3.13.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" are attentive to complaints about the behavior of editors and reviewers, which may relate to issues such as violation of confidentiality, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and misuse of confidential information obtained during the review process. Authors may also disagree with decisions regarding the expression of doubts on certain articles or complain about violations of editorial processes.

3.13.2. All complaints can be sent by email to kubmedvestnik@ksma.ru, they will be considered in the general manner. The complaint review process does not take more than 7 days. The person who filed the complaint receives information about the decision, as well as the measures that will be taken and the time frame for their implementation.

3.13.3. When considering complaints, the editors rely on the COPE guidelines in each of the following cases:

• work with post-publication criticism
• post-publication discussions and changes
• suspicion of manipulation of peer review after publication
• manipulation of images in a published article
• fabrication of data in a published article

3.14. Conflict of interest

3.14.1. This section was prepared according to WAME recommendations. Conflicts of interest are conditions under whichpeople have conflicting or competing interests that may influence editorial decisions as well as the interpretation of data in an article. Conflicts of interest may be potential or perceived, or actual. Objectivity may be affected by personal, political, financial, scientific or religious factors.

Conflicts of interest may include the following areas:

• Financial: This conflict arises when a participant in the publication process has received or expects to receive money (or other financial benefits such as patents or stock), gifts or favors that may influence the work associated with a particular publication. Examples: payment for research, fees for consultations and public speaking, etc.
• Personal relationships: This conflict arises in the case of personal relationships with family, friends, competitors, former colleagues.
• Political and religious beliefs: adherence to one religion or political party may influence the outcome of an article that analyzes these issues.
• Institutional affiliation: This conflict occurs when someone involved in the publication process is directly associated with the organization that has an interest in the publication.

3.14.2.The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" may ask the authors additional questions or request additional information if necessary.

3.15. Conflicts of interest may involve authors, reviewers and editors.

The following policy statements have been prepared based on ICMJE recommendations. .

3.15.1. Authors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest

3.15.1.1 When authors submit a manuscript of any type or format, they are required to disclose all relationships and activities that may influence or be perceived as influencing their work.

3.15.1.2. The author is obliged to notify the editor of a real or potential conflict of interest by including information about the conflict of interest in the appropriate section of the article.

3.15.1.3. If there is no conflict of interest, the author must also disclose this. Example wording: “The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.”

3.15.2. Responsibilities of reviewers when disclosing conflicts of interest

3.15.2.1 Reviewers should inform the editors of any conflict of interest that may influence their opinion of the manuscript, and they should independently refuse to review if there are grounds for bias.

3.15.2.2 Reviewers should not use information about the work being reviewed for their own benefit before it is published.

3.15.3. Editors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest

3.15.3.1 Editors making final decisions on manuscripts should recuse themselves from editorial decisions where there is a conflict of interest or relationship that could create potential conflicts related to the articles under review. Other editorial staff involved in making editorial decisions should inform the editors of their current interests (since they can influence editorial decisions), and independently refuse to make decisions if there is a conflict of interest.

3.15.3.2. Editorial staff should not use information obtained while working with manuscripts for personal purposes. Editors should regularly publish reports of potential conflicts of interest involving themselves and journal staff. Guest editors must follow the same procedures.

3.15.3.3. Articles by the editor-in-chief of the journal, deputy editor-in-chief of the journal, members of the editorial board and the editorial council of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" must clearly indicate the connection with the journal "Bulletin of Maternity and Infancy Protection".

3.15.3.4. In the event that an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered in an unpublished article, the editorial board of the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" acts in accordance with the recommendations of COPE.

3.15.3.5. If an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered in a published article, the editorial board of the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" acts in accordance with the recommendations of COPE.

3.16. Reuse and reproduction of data

This section of the policy is based on COPE's data management guidelines.

Providing authors with access to data obtained during the study that substantiates the content of their publications is encouraged, but is not obligatory. The authors' consent to provide access to research data does not influence the decision to publish.

3.17. Definition of research data

3.17.1. Research data includes any factual materials recorded on any medium used in the process of obtaining research results, in digital or non-digital form. This includes tabular data, code, images, audio and video files, documents, maps, processed and/or raw data.

3.17.2. This policy appliesin relation to research data that may be required to confirm the reliability of the research results presented in articles published by the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection".

3.17.3. Research data includes information obtained directly from the authors (“primary data”) as well as data from other sources analyzed by the authors during the course of the study (“secondary data”).

3.18. Defining Exceptions

3.18.1. This policy does not apply to research data that is not required to support the validity of the results reported in published articles.

3.18.2. Information about data that is not subject to disclosure may be transferred in the following ways: posted in research data repositories with limited access; previously anonymized.

3.18.3. The author may also make publicly available only the metadata of the research data and/or a description of how to access it at the request of other scientists.

3.19. Data storage

The preferred method of sharing data is through data repositories. If you need help choosing a repository to host your data, see the list of repositories at: https://repositoryfinder.datacite.org/.

3.20. Citing data

3.20.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" welcome the provision of access to research data under the terms of free CreativeCommons licenses.

3.20.2. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" do not insist on the mandatory use of free licenses when data is placed in third-party repositories.

3.20.3. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not claim ownership of the research data provided by the author along with the article.

3.20.4. Letters with questions about compliance with this policy can be sent to the executive secretary of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".

3.21. Ethical oversight

Maternal and Infant Health Journal shares COPE's view that publication ethics includes not only ensuring the integrity and reliability of published research, but also ethical behavior with respect to research subjects. This category includes vulnerable populations, laboratory animals, human subjects (where appropriate research is conducted), sensitive data, and business/marketing practices.

3.22. Informed consent/consent for publication

3.22.1. The journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" requires that informed consent/consent for publication be submitted for any research in which an individual or group of individuals can be identified. This consent form is also required if the study involves deceased individuals. Consent must be obtained when publishing a clinical case, photographs, x-rays, etc.

3.22.2. The authors must provide the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" with a statement indicating that they have received informed consent from the patient or his representative. The published article will contain information about obtaining such consent.

Information that must be provided in the informed consent:

1. Patient's name and signature.
2. If the patient cannot sign the consent on his own, it is necessary to indicate who exactly signs the consent and who he is related to the patient.
3. If one person is signing the consent on behalf of a family or group, that person must confirm that all family or group members have been informed.
4. It must be stated that the person or group of people has no legal, mental or physical impediment to consent to publication. If such reasons exist, they must be indicated (minor children, low intellectual abilities, disability, death).
5. The person receiving informed consent must have the authority to do so.
6. It must be stated that even if all rules are followed, anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
7. It must be stated that the patient can withdraw consent at any time, but not after publication of the article.
8. The form must indicate how the article will be distributed (print, online).
9. The form should indicate that the patient has seen the final version of the manuscript. If this does not happen, it is necessary to indicate that the patient or proxy gave consent to publication without reading the final version of the article.

3.23. Vulnerable populations

3.23.1. Vulnerable groups of the population include (but are not limited to) those who are unable to protect their own interests: pregnant women, newborns, children, fetuses in the womb, prisoners, people with disabilities, with delayed (impaired) intellectual health (development), economically dysfunctional, hospitalized patients with severe illnessstanding, etc.

3.23.2. Research in vulnerable populations should only be planned if those groups will benefit from it.

3.23.3. One of the concerns is that not all study participants, for objective reasons, can understand all the conditions of the study. If informed consent cannot be obtained from the direct participant in the study, this consent must be signed by his legal representative. Particular care should be taken in studies involving children.

3.23.4. The editors of the Journal of Maternal and Infant Health support COPE's statement to publish research related to vulnerable populations.

Authors of articles must obtain informed consent for publication and report this to the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".

3.24. Ethical conduct of research using animals

3.24.1. When conducting experimental research on animals, authors must provide information on compliance with institutional and national standards for the use of laboratory animals.

3.24.2. To present more accurate and correct information about studies involving animals, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" recommend using the ARRIVE standards. Using these standards will improve the quality and reliability of published articles and allow other researchers to reproduce the results.

3.25. Research involving humans

3.25.1. In its work, the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Health" is based on the provisions of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects) and strives to ensure compliance with ethical standards and rules for collecting data for research , which are carried out with the participation of people.

3.25.2. Before undertaking research, the researcher should be familiar with the informed consent provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and conduct the research in strict accordance with the principles set out below (Declaration of Helsinki 25-32 are cited). When presenting the results of experimental studies on humans, authors must indicate whether the procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards set out in the Declaration of Helsinki. If the study was conducted without taking into account the principles of the Declaration, the authors should justify the chosen approach to the study and ensure that the ethical committee of the institution in which the study was conducted approved the chosen approach.

"25. Participation as research subjects of persons capable of giving informed consent must be voluntary. Although consultation with relatives or social group leaders may be appropriate in some cases, no person capable of giving informed consent should be included in the study unless they have given their own free consent.

26. In medical research involving persons capable of giving informed consent as research subjects, each potential subject should receive sufficient information about the purposes, methods, sources of funding, any possible conflicts of interest, institutional affiliations, expected benefits and potential risks , inconveniences that may arise as a result of participation in the study, conditions that apply after the end of the study, as well as any other significant aspects of the study. A potential research subject should be informed of their right to refuse to participate in the study or to withdraw their consent to participate at any time without any adverse consequences. Particular attention should be paid to the specific information needs of each potential subject, as well as the methods used to provide the information.

Once satisfied that the potential subject has understood the information provided, the physician or other appropriately qualified person should obtain the subject's voluntary informed consent to participate in the study, preferably in writing. If consent cannot be expressed in writing, oral consent must be properly documented and witnessed.

All subjects of medical research should be given the opportunity to receive information about the overall findings and results of the study.

27. When obtaining informed consent to participate in a study, the physician should exercise particular caution in cases where the potential subject is in a position of dependence on the physician or may consent under duress. In such cases, informed consent must be obtained by a suitably qualified person who is completely independent of the relationship.
28. If a potential research subject is a person who is unable to give informed consent, the physician should obtain informed consent. the authority of his legal representative. Such individuals should not be included in studies that are not likely to benefit them, unless the study is conducted to improve health care for the population of which the potential subject is a representative and cannot be replaced by research on individuals capable of giving informed consent. , and also involves only minimal risks and inconveniences.
29. If a potential subject determined to be incapable of giving informed consent is nevertheless able to express his/her own views on participation in the study, the physician should seek his/her opinion in addition to the consent of his/her legal representative. The potential subject's disagreement must be taken into account.
30. Research involving subjects who are physically or mentally incapable of consenting, such as unconscious patients, may be conducted only if the physical or mental condition precluding informed consent is an inherent characteristic of the study population. In such cases, the physician should seek informed consent from a legal representative. If such a representative is not available, and if patient enrollment cannot be delayed, the study may be conducted without obtaining informed consent, provided that specific reasons for enrolling subjects in the study with a condition precluding the provision of informed consent are specified in the study protocol and the study is approved. ethics committee. Consent from the subject or his legal representative to continue participating in the study must be obtained at the earliest opportunity.
31. The physician must provide the patient with complete information about which aspects of treatment are relevant to the study being conducted. A patient's refusal to participate in a study or decision to withdraw from a study should not affect the patient's relationship with the physician.
32. In medical research using biological materials or data that allow identification of the person from whom they were obtained, for example, when researching materials or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, the doctor must obtain informed consent for the receipt, storage and/or reuse use of such materials and data. There may be exceptions where obtaining consent for such research is impossible or impractical. In such cases, the study can only be carried out after review and approval by the ethics committee.”

3.26. Working with confidential data

3.26.1. The right to privacy of individuals or organizations involved in research is of paramount importance and should not be violated without their informed consent.

3.26.2. Authors must take all necessary precautions to protect the information of research participants.

3.26.3. Where necessary, authors must take measures to minimize any potential physical and psychological harm to study participants.

3.27. Post-publication discussions and changes to published articles

3.27.1. In some cases, it becomes necessary to make changes to an already published article. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" support the practice of making changes to published materials and, if necessary, act in accordance with COPE recommendations.

3.27.2. Any necessary changes will be accompanied by a post-publication notice, which will always be linked to the original version of the article so that readers are kept informed of any necessary changes.

3.27.3. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" use Expression of Doubt, Correction or Revocation of the article. The purpose of this practice is to ensure the integrity of scientific materials.

3.27.4. All corrections, expressions of doubt and notices of retraction of the article are publicly available.

3.28. What should authors do if they discover an error in their article?

3.28.1. Authors may discover a technical or semantic error after the article has been published. In this case, authors should notify the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" as soon as possible, especially in the case of errors that may affect the interpretation of the results or cast doubt on the reliability of the information.

3.28.2. The author responsible for the correspondence is responsible for reaching agreement in the team of authors on further interaction with the editors.

3.28.3. If you think that changes need to be made to a published article, please contact us by email kubmedvestnik@ksma.ru

3.29. Algorithm for making changes to the article

3.29.1. Correction

3.29.1.1. Corrections are made to the article if it is necessary to correct an error or add missing information, and this does not affect the integrity and scientific significance of the article.

3.29.1.2. Corrections can be made, for example, to the underdrawinga personal signature, information about research funding may be added, or information about conflicts of interest may be clarified.

3.29.1.3. If such changes are made, a separate correction notice will be posted. The general algorithm of actions is as follows:

• the correction is made to the original version of the article;
• Crossmark entry is updated;
• in the “Abstract” field of the original version of the article, a description of the change made is entered;
• a message about the correction is published, which contains information about the original version of the article, as well as links to it, the names of the authors and a description of the essence of the correction.

3.29.1.4. Messages about corrections of spelling errors, typos, and other minor changes are not published separately. The site reports that corrections have been made to the article (without details).

3.29.2. Article retraction

3.29.2.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" decide on the need to retract the article in the following cases:

• when there is clear evidence that the results are unreliable for a number of reasons: there are serious errors in the calculations, falsified data, manipulation of images;
• plagiarism was detected in the article;
• the results had already been published previously in other journals, and the author did not justify the need for re-publication and did not warn the editor about this;
• the article contains materials and data for the use of which permission has not been obtained;
• copyright has been violated or another serious legal problem has arisen (for example, confidentiality has been violated);
• research ethics was violated;
• the review process has been compromised;
• the author did not disclose a conflict of interest, which, in the opinion of the editor, could influence the decision of the reviewer or editor to publish the article.

3.29.2.2. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" operate according to the following algorithm if it is necessary to retract an article:

• investigate and ensure that retraction is necessary;
• prepare a message about the retraction: include in the title the note “Retraction of the article” and the title of the article, describe the reason for the retraction, indicate on whose initiative it is being carried out, provide a link to the retracted article;
• publish a message about retraction;
• replace the original version of the retracted article, noting in the pdf file that the article has been retracted;
• report retraction to databases;
• transmit information about the retraction of an article to the database of retracted articles.

3.29.2.3. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" work with retracted articles in accordance with COPE regulations.

3.29.3. Expressing doubt

3.29.3.1. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" report expressing doubts in the following case:

• Serious concerns have been raised about the published article, but the investigation has not been able to prove anything or for some reason the investigation will not be carried out or cannot be completed for a long time. At the same time, it is necessary to notify readers of what is happening as soon as possible.

3.29.3.2. Once the investigation is complete, the article may be amended or retracted.

3.30. Deleting an article

3.30.1. Articles from the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" are removed only in extreme cases when it is impossible to follow the protocol for making changes, retracting an article or expressing doubt.

An article may be deleted in the following cases:

• if dissemination of the article may pose a serious risk;
• if the article contains content that violates the right to privacy of a research participant;
• if the article violates rights;
• if the article is subject to deletion by court decision.

3.30.2. If an article is deleted, all materials are deleted from the journal’s website, requests are sent to databases with a request to remove the full text and post a message about the deletion of the article.

3.31. Updates and post-publication discussions of articles

3.31.1. Addition to the published article

3.31.1.1. The author may need to supplement the article some time after its publication. In this case, the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" may publish an addition to the article. Additions to the article must be checked by the journal editors and may be sent for review.

3.31.1.2. When an addition is published, the file with the original version of the article is updated, and in the current issue of the journal a notice about the addition to the article is additionally placed, including information about the article, its authors, the essence of the changes made and a link to the article.

3.31.2.Comment on a published article

3.31.2.1.Comments are short materials that may express an opinion or observation about a published article.

3.31.2.2. Comments are sent to reviewers and authors of the article so that they have the opportunity to prepare a response to the comment.

3.31.2.3.The authors' comments are also sent to the reviewer. The author of the comment will have the opportunity to respond to the authors again, after which correspondence between the author of the comment and the authors of the article maycontinue privately.

3.31.2.4. The decision to publish comments is made by the editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection". Comments, replies, and rejoinders are linked to the original version of the article to which they relate.

4. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE REVIEWER’S ACTIVITIES

4.1. Influence on the decisions of the editorial board

Reviewing assists the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board/Council in making decisions about publication and, through appropriate interaction with Authors, can also help the Author improve the quality of the work.

The publisher shares the view that all scientists who wish to contribute to a publication are required to undertake the substantive work of reviewing the manuscript.

4.2. Performance

All reviewers must adhere to scientific publication ethics and identify cases of plagiarism and other unethical practices. In addition, reviewers are responsible for providing constructive feedback to article authors and journal editors.

Any selected reviewer who believes that they are not sufficiently qualified in the area of the article's subject matter or do not have the time to conduct a quick review must notify the Editor-in-Chief and withdraw from the article review process.

4.3. Confidentiality

Any manuscript received by a reviewer for review should be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers should not disclose the review or information about the article, or contact the authors directly, without permission from the editor-in-chief.

4.4. Manuscript requirements and objectivity

Reviews must be carried out objectively. Personal criticism of the Author is unacceptable. Reviewers should express their opinions clearly, clearly and with reason.

4.5. Acknowledgment of primary sources

The reviewer should, whenever possible, identify published articles that are relevant to the article being reviewed and not cited by the author.

Any statement that an observation, conclusion, or argument has been previously published must be accompanied in the manuscript by an appropriate bibliographic reference. The reviewer should also bring to the attention of the editor-in-chief any significant similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published work within the reviewer's area of expertise.

4.6. Disclosure Policy and Conflicts of Interest

4.6.1 Unpublished data obtained from manuscripts submitted for consideration cannot be used in personal research without the written consent of the Author. Information or ideas obtained during the review process related to possible benefits must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

4.6.2. Reviewers should not participate in the review of manuscripts if there are conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative or other interactions or relationships with any of the Authors, companies or other organizations associated with the submitted work.

5. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF THE JOURNAL: EDITORIAL BOARD/BOARD, EDITORS, PUBLISHER, FOUNDER

This section has been prepared in accordance with COPE guidelines.

5.1. Potential members of the editorial board/council may be recommended to the editor-in-chief by actual members of the editorial board/council, reviewers and authors.

5.1.1. Editors who wish to participate in the work of the journal as a member of the editorial board/council can send an application to the editor-in-chief.

All potential members of the editorial board/council must be prepared to provide the editorial board of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" with information about all potential and actual conflicts of interest (for example, about any activities related to the publication of scientific journals and books, membership in the editorial boards/councils of other journals , as well as any conflicts of interest that may arise following their appointment).

  5.1.2. Responsibilities of a member of the editorial board/council:

• Publication of 1 article per year to support the journal;
• Review of incoming manuscripts according to one’s own profile and in the absence of external reviewers. Each member of the editorial board/council receives no more than 2 manuscripts per year for review. Reviewing must be carried out in accordance with the approved Review Policy of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection".
• Selection of reviewers for incoming articles at the request of the executive secretary, control of the review process of incoming articles.
• Making decisions about the possibility of publishing an article after all rounds of review. Decisions are passed on to the editor-in-chief, who makes the final decision on the possibility of publication.
• Inviting authors and reviewers to collaborate with the journal.

5.1.3. A member of the editorial board/council may be dismissed from his position for the following reasons:

• violation of publication ethics: concealment of conflicts of interest, information, use of status for personal purposes;
• failure to fulfill assigned duties during the year without good reasonand without agreement with the editor-in-chief;
• at the request of a member of the editorial board/council.

5.1.4. Privileges of a member of the editorial board/council

• articles by members of the editorial board/council of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" are considered as a priority;
• 1 article per year is translated into English at the expense of the editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection";
• a member of the editorial board/council can participate free of charge in events organized by the journal “Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection” and the founding organization;
• a member of the editorial board/council can act as a guest editor for a special issue of the journal “Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection”;
• information about a member of the editorial board/council is posted on the website of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" with the necessary links to profiles in databases, affiliations and other necessary data.

5.1.5. The participation of potential candidates for the role of member of the editorial board/council is considered at regular meetings of the editorial board/council.

5.1.6. The final decision on whether to include a potential candidate on the editorial board/council is made by the editor-in-chief.

5.2. Editor's Responsibility

5.2.1. The editor of the scientific journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is personally and independently responsible for making the decision to publish the article. The final decision on publication is made by the journal's editor-in-chief.

5.2.2. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is guided by the journal's policy when reviewing an article and making a decision on its publication.

5.2.3. The Editor may confer with other Editors and Reviewers (or officials of the Scientific Society) when making decisions about publication, provided that these discussions are justified and legal without using the materials discussed for personal gain.

5.2.4. The editor-in-chief and his deputies do not participate in decision-making on articles they have written themselves or have been written by family members or colleagues, or related to products or services in which the editor has an interest.

According to the journal's policy, materials prepared by the editor-in-chief and his deputies, members of the editorial board and editorial council, the executive secretary and other persons affiliated with the journal are considered as unbiased as articles by third-party authors.

The procedure for external double-blind review of materials prepared by the editor-in-chief/members of the editorial board and editorial board can minimize any bias in the decision-making process about publication. Decisions are made by other members of the editorial board who do not have a conflict of interest with the author.

The editor-in-chief and his deputies, members of the editorial board and editorial council and other persons affiliated with the journal, when sending their articles for publication, indicate on the title page in the “Conflict of Interest” heading their affiliation with the published publication.

If an undeclared conflict of interest is detected, the editors reserve the right to consider the issue of retraction (retraction) of the publication in accordance with the journal's policy.

5.2.5. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is obliged to evaluate the content of the manuscript, regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship or political preferences of the authors.

5.2.6. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" must ensure confidentiality and not unnecessarily disclose information about the manuscript to third parties (with the exception of other journal editors, reviewers, the publisher and the founder).

5.2.7. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is obliged to inform the editor-in-chief about all conflict situations, as well as the discovery of critical errors or accusations of authors or reviewers of violating publication ethics submitted to the journal, in order to carry out the necessary actions in such cases: making changes, publishing refutations, retracting an article, expressing doubts.

5.2.8. The editor of the journal "Bulletin of Maternal and Infant Protection" takes part in the investigation of any ethical violations regarding manuscripts under review and published articles, and makes every effort to resolve conflicts as quickly as possible. If necessary, the editor of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" interacts with the author's organization to conduct a more in-depth investigation.

5.3. Publisher's responsibility

5.3.1. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is responsible for compliance with all modern recommendations and requirements for maintaining the integrity of scientific materials published in the journal.

5.3.2. The publisher follows the policy of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" regarding receiving compensation for the preparation and publication of manuscripts, as well ase profit from printing advertisements and reprints. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not allow potential profits from advertising and reprints to influence the editors' decision to publish a manuscript.

5.3.3. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of editors, it can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics, as well as send official requests on its own behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishing houses.

5.3.4. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is obliged to introduce industry standards into the work of the publishing house in order to improve the ethical component of the journal's work.

5.3.5. The publisher of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" is obliged to provide comprehensive legal support to the editorial board if necessary.

5.4. Founder's responsibility

5.4.1. The founder of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" adheres to the principle of editorial independence: the head of the founding organization and his employees do not interfere in the editorial process.

5.4.2. The founder of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" can recommend potential members of the editorial board/editorial council, reviewers and authors, but the final decision on the possibility of cooperation with them is made only by the editor-in-chief.

5.4.3. The founder of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" supports the need to ensure geographic and gender diversity among members of the editorial board/editorial board, reviewers and authors.

5.4.4. The founder of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not put financial and political gain above the quality of the journal. The editors of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" decide on the publication of manuscripts based on their quality and interest for the target audience of the journal.

5.4.5. The founder of the journal "Bulletin of Motherhood and Infancy Protection" does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of the editors, he can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics and send official requests on his own behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishing houses.

Founder

• Federal State Budgetary Institution “Ural Research Institute for Maternal and Child Care” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
• Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Author fees

Publication in “Bulletin of maternal and child care" is free of charge for all the authors.

The journal doesn't have any Article 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

“Bulletin of maternal and child care" 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 “Bulletin of maternal and child care", 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 “Bulletin of maternal and child care" 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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Revenue Sources

The publication of the journal is financed by the funds of the parent organization, at the expense of the publisher, publication of advertising materials, publication of reprints, article processment charges.

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