Author Guidelines
Peer-reviewed scientific-practical journal Issues of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery publishes breakthrough, innovative papers dealing with clinical and experimental surgery and clinical anatomy, medical history, brief communications, practical notes, and jubilee announcements.
Accepted papers are edited by external peer reviewers.
The final decision about publication is made by the Editorial Board based on the peers’ opinions.
Manuscript submission and format
A manuscript should be submitted in two copies printed on white A4 paper. The following margins should be used: top and bottom margins of 2 cm, right margin of 2 cm, and left margin of 3 cm. Please use the Times New Roman 12-point type. The document should be 1.5 spaced throughout. The manuscript should include: (1) front page; (2) abstract and keywords; (3) main text; (4) references; (5) tables; (6) figures; (7) figure captions. Please start every part at a new page. Pages should be numbered. The front page should be initialed and signed by a scientific supervisor with a seal affixed. The last page should be signed by all the authors. The electronic version of the manuscript should be necessarily attached. The main text and tables should be in the Microsoft Word (*.doc) format.
Manuscripts should have the following volumes: innovative articles, reviews, and lectures of 10–12 printed pages; medical history articles of 5–6 pages; brief communications and practical notes of 3–4 pages.
Please keep the copy of the submitted manuscript.
Front pages
The front page of the manuscript (title page) should include: (a) title of the manuscript in Russian and in English; (b) list of authors’ names in Russian and in English with the highest academic degree and membership in academic societies; (c) full name of the department, chair, laboratory of scientific or medical institution, where the study was accomplished; (d) full name of the correspondence author, contact telephone numbers, and e-mail address.
Abstract and keywords
An abstract in Russian and in English of no more than 250 words (750 characters) goes on the second page. The abstract should give the following information: (a) aim and tasks of the study or initial position of the authors, (b) characterization of the methods of study and the used material; (c) main results; (d) conclusions.
Any abbreviation should be explained (even if it is explained in the main text). To avoid misunderstanding of the basic terms, it is desirable to provide them in English as well. This is especially important when dealing with particular diseases and syndromes or when mentioning international authors and particular methods.
Keywords (from three to eight) in English and Russian go after Abstract and are preferred by Keywords subtitle.
main text
Research papers should have the following structure: (a) introduction; (b) materials and methods; (c) results; (d) discussion; (e) conclusions; (f) references.
Reviews and lecturers may be divided into section at the discretion of the author; brief communications are not divided into sections.
The Editorial Board strongly recommends the authors to describe experimental data and results of statistical analysis in accord with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. Ann. Intern. Med. 1997. № 126. Р. 36–47.
In section Material and Methods, describe clearly the design of the study. If the randomization process was used, explain how it was applied for formation of groups. If the “blind” approach was used, describe the methods applied to provide for it. Report the number of cases, when the observation was not completed (for example, the number of patients leaving clinical tests) and the reason why. Avoid using statistical terms such as randomized, confident, correlation, and sample for nonstatistical ideas. Manuscripts, in which the design of study does not correspond to the aim and tasks of the study, may be declined by the Editorial Board.
When describing the design of study and statistical methods, refer to well-known manuals and students’ books with particular pages. Indicate what software was used in your study and what statistical methods were applied for justification of conclusions.
Manuscripts, in which the statistical analysis is absent with the sufficient volume of experimental data or statistical methods are used or described incorrectly, may be rejected by the Editorial Board. In some cases, when the data obtained do not allow the statistical analysis to be applied, but the findings are characterized by novelty in the field of investigation, the manuscript may be accepted to publication.
Whenever possible, present the obtained data in the quantitative form with the corresponding variability data (confidence intervals, interquartile range, and so on). Particular attention should be paid to correct representation of nominal and rank data, for which distribution frequencies are recommended. Define any used statistical term, acronym, and symbol. For example: М is the sample average; m is the error of average; р is the achieved significance level, and so on. If you use expressions like M ± m, indicate the sample volume n. If the used statistical criteria have restricted application, show how the restrictions were checked and what is the result of this check. When using the parametric criteria, describe the procedure of testing of the distribution law (for example, normal one) and the result of this test.
Please take notice of the accuracy of representation of the calculated results. It should correspond to the accuracy of the used measurement methods. Average values should not be presented more accurately than one decimal digit in comparison with initial data. It is recommended to round off the results (average values and variability parameters) of measurements to the same number of decimals, because the different number of decimals may be interpreted as different accuracy of measurements.
Please specify the critical significance level р used in the study for comparison with the achieved significance level of every statistical criterion. According to the modern rules, it is recommended to replace the term “significance of difference” or “statistical significance” with the term “level of statistical significance of difference.” In every particular case, specify the actual value of the achieved significance level p for the used statistical criterion. If a parameter can be calculated by different methods and they are described in the manuscript, indicate which particular method of calculation was applied (for example, the Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficient, biserial one, and so on).
Results should be reported in the text, tables, and figures in the logical order. Avoid repeating table or figure data in the text or summarize only the important observations. Restrict your consideration to tables and figures, which are necessary to confirm the main arguments of the manuscript and the degree of their justification. If the studied characteristics can be measured in not all patients of a group, then the number of observations for every characteristic should be included in the table.
Use plots as an alternative to tables with large amount of data. It is recommended to indicate the confidence interval or standard deviation in plots and diagrams.
Axes on plots should necessarily have labels, scales, and units.
When studying the efficiency of medical interventions, the criterion of efficiency should be reported. In the study of diagnostic tests, it is necessary to provide the calculated parameters of sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic method in comparison with the gold standard if available. In review papers, it is recommended to describe the methods and depth of search for literature and the criteria of paper inclusion into the review. Conclusions should be confirmed by results of statistical analysis rather than being declarative based on general biological or medical principles.
tables
All tables should be mentioned (cited) in the text. Each table should be 1.5 spaced and printed on a separate page. Table number should correspond to its first reference in the text. Each column in a table must have a heading. Abbreviations, when necessary, should be defined in the legend or footnote rather than in a heading. Footnotes are marked by asterisk *. If data from other (published or unpublished) source are used, its full title should be presented.
figures
All illustrations (figures, diagrams, photographs) should be numbered and provided either in black-and-white or in color. Figure captions should be given in a separate page with indication of the title of the manuscript and the author name. Number tables and figures consecutively (one series for tables, one for figures). All figures and tables should be referred in the text. Each photograph should have a label on the rear side with the figure number, author name, and indication of the top.
In the electronic form, figures may be both scanned or have the formats *.tif, *.psd, *.jpg, *.cdr with resolution no lower than 300 ppi (one file for one figure). Figure heading and detailed changes should be in Figure captions rather than in figures themselves.
If figures were already published, indicate the source and provide the written permission to reproduction from the copyright holder. The permission should be from the author or the publisher, except for publicly owned documents.
CITATIONS
Citations in the text (GOST R 7.0.5–2008 “Bibliographic Reference. General Requirements and Compilation Rules”) are given by a number in square brackets in accord with the References list, in which the sources are listed in the order of citation.
Avoid refer to abstracts of reports, unpublished observations, and private communications. References to papers accepted to publication, but not published yet are allowed; indicate the journal and add “in press.” References should correspond exactly to the sources.
References should be at the end of your paper and include bibliographic description of all sources cited in the manuscript.
References should be 1.5 spaced and have the heading References.
Papers of foreign authors published in Russian should be placed among papers of Russian authors.
Bibliographic description of literature sources to the manuscript should correspond to GOST 7.1–2003 “Bibliographic Description of Documents: General Requirements and Compilation Rules.”
Acronyms and abbreviations should correspond to GOST 7.12–93 “Contraction of Russian Words in Bibliographic Description of Printed Papers.”
- Books.Follow this form: Last names, initials of the author (authors). Title (all words), Number of Edition, City where published, Name of publisher, Year, Number of pages (see Examples 1, 2).
In the case of one to four authors, give the names of all authors (see Example 1). In References, the authors’ names should go before the book title.
Books written by a group of more than four authors are included in References with the title first. Authors’ names should be given after the title separated by a slash. In this case, initials go before the last name of an author (see Example 2).
In books of foreign authors published in Russian, the source language should be given after the title separated by colon.
Editors (Russian and foreign) should be given after the title followed by a slash and the words “под ред.,” “ed.,” or “Hrsg.”
If there are more than one city of publication, all of them should be presented separated by a semicolon.
- Periodicals.Follow this form: Authors’ last
names, initials. Title. Name of periodical, year, volume number, issue number, page numbers. Separate the data by dot and em-dash. The title is separated from the name of periodical by two slashes (see Examples 3, 4).
For Russian journals and other periodicals, the volume is indicated by capital letter T., and the page is indicted by capital letter C. For foreign periodicals, use V. or Bd. (for German journals) for volumes and P. or S. (German) for pages.
- Chapters in books (papers in collections of papers).Follow this form: Authors’ last names, initials. Title of the chapter or paper. Double slash. Title of the book. City. Year. Pages (see Example 5).
- Author’s abstract of thesis.Follow this form: Last name, initials of the author, Full title. Semicolon. Academic degree (not capitalized). City of publication, year, number of pages (see Example 6).
examples of references
References
In this section, Russian bibliographic sources are additionally presented in English for international databases. Use the BGN (Board of Geographic Names) system for transliteration. When transliterating titles of periodicals, collections of papers, and proceedings of conferences, avoid using acronyms and contraction of words.
Follow this form for Russian publications in References:
Russian periodicals. Transliterated last names and initials of all authors. Transliterated title of a paper [Translated title]. Transliterated name of periodical – Translated name of periodical, if it is officially registered, year, vol. …, no. …,
pp. …–… .
If the source has doi, it should be necessarily given (at the end).
Example:
Kuklin I. A., Zelenin V. N. O razmerah molochnyh zhelez [About sizes of the breasts]. Annaly plasticheskoy rekonstruktivnoy i esteticheskoy hirurgii – Annals of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2008, no. 1, pp. 54–59 (in Russian).
Electronic periodicals. Transliterated last names and initials of all authors. Transliterated title of a paper [Translated title]. Transliterated name of periodical – Translated name of periodical, if it is officially registered, year, vol. …, no. … Available at or URL: http://www. … (date).
Example:
Son I.M., Perkhov V.I., Kasaeva T.Ch., Belostockij A.V. Nekotorye aspekty kadrovogo obespecheniya federal'nykh gosudarstvennyh uchrezhdenij zdravoohranenija [Some aspects of human health provision of federal state public health facilities]. Social'nye aspekty zdorov'ya – Social Aspects of Health, 2011, no. 1. URL: http://vestnik.mednet.ru/content/ view/269/30/lang.ru/ (accessed 28 December 2012).
Pogosova G. V. Depression – a new risk factor for coronary heart disease and a predictor of coronary death. Kardiologija, 2002, no. 4. Available at: http:// www. mediasphera.aha.ru/cardio/2002/4/ r4-02ref.htm#14 (accessed 3 December 2012).
Proceedings of conferences. Transliterated last names and initials of all authors. Transliterated title of a paper [Translated title]. Transliterated name of conference [Translated name of conference, or proceedings of conference, or so on]. City of publication, year, pp. … – … .
Example:
Cherkashin D.V., Kuchmin A.N., Rezvan V.V. Monitoring faktorov riska razvitija serdechnososudistyh zabolevanij u sportsmenov i profilaktika vnezapnoj serdechnoj smerti v sporte [Monitoring of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in athletes and prevention of sudden cardiac death in sport]. Sbornik materialov I Vserossijskogo kongressa s mezhdunarodnym uchastiem “Medicina dlja sporta – 2011” [Proceedings of the I All-Russian Congress with international participation “Sports Medicine – 2011”]. Moscow, 2011, pp. 500–504.
Book (monograph, collection of papers). Transliterated last names and initials of all authors. Transliterated title of a book [Translated title of a book]. Year of publication in English (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don и пт.), publisher (transliteration with added Publ.), year. Total number of pages.
Example:
Nigmatulin R.I. Dinamicka mnogofasnykh sred [Dinamics of multiphase media]. Moscow, Nauka Publ., 1987. Pt. 1, 464 р.
Doctor’s thesis or author’s abstract of thesis. Transliterated last name and initials of an author. Transliterated title [Translated title. Author. dis. Cand. med. sci. (or Doct. Dis.)]. City in English, year. Total number of pages.
Example:
Artemiev A. A. Korrekciya formy i dliny nizhnih konechnostey v rekonstruktivnoy i esteticheskoyj hirurgii. Avtoref. dis. dokt. med. nauk [Correction of form and length of lower limb in reconstructive and esthetic surgery. Author. dis. Dr. med. sci.], Moscow, 2003. 46 p. (in Russian).
For international publications, the form is the same as in Russian References.
Translated book. Original names of the authors. Title (italic). Data of publication: year, city, publisher, number of pages. Transliterated Russian title and authors’ names in parenthesis preferred by Russ. ed., data of publication of the Russian translation: city in English, publisher – transliterated name with added Publ., year. Total number of pages in the publication (… р).
Example:
Brooking A., Jones P., Cox F. Expert systems. Principles and case studies. Chapman and Hall, 1984. 231 p. (Russ. ed.: Bruking A., Dzhons P., Koks F. Ekspertnye sistemy. Printsipy raboty
i primery. Moscow, Radio i sviaz' Publ., 1987.
224 p.)
