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Aim and Scope

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

The most important tasks of the journal are to summarize scientific and practical achievements in the areas of psychiatry, medical psychology, psychotherapy, neurology and neurosurgery, as well as related specialties, and to increase the scientific and practical qualifications of specialists working in the area of mental health. The scientific concept of the journal involves the publication of recent achievements in the areas of psychiatry, medical psychology and related disciplines, the results of scientific research, the results of national and international clinical research.

The journal publishes review, problematic and original articles, the results of basic research, a description of clinical observations, lectures on a wide range of issues of psychiatry, medical psychology, psychotherapy, as well as the results of clinical and experimental studies.

 

Section Policies

PROBLEM-S0LVING ARTICLES
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
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RESEARCH PAPERS
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
TALKING SHOP
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTITIONER
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PSYCHIATRIC NEWSPAPER
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
INVESTIGATIONS
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Publication Frequency

4 issues per year

 

Open Access Policy

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

This journal provides direct and open access to its content based on the following principle:

Free and open access to research results increases global knowledge sharing.

The open access policy complies with the definition of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOIA) and means, that articles are available in the public domain on the Internet, which allows all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or refer to the full texts of these articles, scan them for indexing, transfer them as data for software or use them for any other legitimate purpose without financial, legal or technical barriers, except those that are inseparable from access to the Internet itself.

For more information, refer to the Budapest Declaration

 

Archiving

  • Russian State Library (RSL)
  • National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)

 

Peer-Review

adopted by the editor-in-chief: 03/16/2023

The editorial staff of the V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology adheres to the COPE recommendations when working with manuscripts, reviewers and organizing the review process.

REVIEW TYPE

All manuscripts submitted to the editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" undergo mandatory one-sided blind peer review. This means that the authors do not know the names and places of work of the reviewers, and all correspondence is conducted through the editor of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev." Each manuscript is sent to at least two reviewers.

REVIEW TERM

The review process in the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" takes an average of 1 to 3 months. During this period, the editorial staff of the journal includes the time for the initial review of the manuscript, the selection of reviewers, the time for preparing a review, the time for finalizing the article by the author and re-reviewing, and attracting additional experts.

REVIEW PROCESS

The decision to choose a reviewer for the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" is made by the editor.

Each article is sent to at least two experts. Upon receipt of different opinions on the manuscript, a third expert may be involved in the work.

The editor of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" can 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 submitted to the editor for further work. The author will be notified of the publication date.

Accept for publication after correcting the shortcomings noted by the reviewer. In this case, the author will be asked to make changes to the manuscript as indicated by the reviewer within a week. When deficiencies are eliminated, the manuscript is accepted for publication.

Accept for publication after correcting the shortcomings noted by the reviewer and re-reviewing. In this case, the author will be asked to make changes to the manuscript within two weeks, according to the recommendations of the reviewer. 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. The refusal to publish does not prevent the authors from further sending their manuscripts to the journal “Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev”.

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" provides for three rounds of review - 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. If, after the third round of peer review, the expert sends comments again, the journal editor will offer the author to consider publishing in another journal or resubmit the article for consideration with the changes made in six months.

If the author does not plan to modify the article, he must notify the editors of the journal. The article will be discontinued. In the process of reviewing a manuscript, a conflict may arise between the author and the reviewer.

In this case, the editor of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhteterev" has the right to appoint a new reviewer for the manuscript and involve the editor-in-chief to resolve disputes.

The journal “Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev” may publish articles by the editor-in-chief, his deputy, executive secretary and members of the editorial board, but there should be no abuse of official position. Manuscripts of the journal's staff are sent for review only to external experts. To resolve contradictions and conflict situations, 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 the members of the editorial board. When publishing articles by members of the editorial board/council, the editor-in-chief and his deputy, in the “Conflict of interest” section, information about the authors' affiliation to the journal is indicated. Copies of reviews are stored in the editorial office of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" for at least 5 years.

REVIEWERS

All incoming manuscripts are reviewed by external experts with experience in the relevant subject area and publications on the topic of the reviewed manuscript over the past 3 years, as well as members of the editorial board or editorial board.

PRINCIPLES OF THE REVIEWERS SELECTION AND THE ACTIONS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE JOURNAL TO ENSURE THE HIGH QUALITY OF EXPERTISE

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" regularly work to attract recognized experts in the field of psychiatry, narcology, medical psychology to work on the journal, as well as to rotate reviewers in a timely manner.

Reviewers are invited to work with the journal on the recommendation of the chief editor, his deputy, members of the editorial board and the editorial board.

The editor-in-chief of the journal regularly monitors publications on the subject of the journal in the Scopus, WebofScience, RSCI databases and sends an invitation for cooperation to the authors of publications.

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 in 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 useful comments regarding the language and structure of the article, tables and figures?
  5. Were the reviewer's comments constructive?
  6. Did the reviewer present arguments using examples from the article to substantiate their comments?
  7. Did the reviewer comment on the author's interpretation of the results?
  8. The quality of the reviews in general.

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

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

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" have the right to evaluate, according to the presented algorithm, an unlimited number of reviews of all experts involved in working with the journal.

MECHANISM FOR ENGAGING REVIEWERS TO WORK WITH MANUSCRIPTS

The editors of the V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology consider high-quality professional and objective peer review to be one of the most important procedures for the journal and value the experience and time of experts involved in reviewing.

Reviewers of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" receive the right to priority publication, as well as to the translation of the text of the article accepted for publication into English. The names of reviewers and their places of work are published on the website of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" in the public domain without indicating which articles they reviewed.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" do not transfer the personal data of reviewers to the authors, the review is completely anonymous.

Any manuscript is considered by the editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" as a confidential document.

The editors of the journal expect that reviewers will not transfer to third parties and discuss with third parties the texts of manuscripts.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REVIEWER

By agreeing to review manuscripts for the V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology journal, the reviewer agrees to follow the journal's policy in evaluating the manuscript, preparing the review, as well as in terms of the reviewer's behavior and compliance with ethical requirements.

The reviewer should strive to ensure the high quality of the published materials in the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev", and therefore should review the manuscript only if he has enough experience in the field under consideration and enough time for a thorough and comprehensive review articles.

The reviewer is obliged to inform the editor about a conflict of interest (personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political or religious) if any. If in doubt, the situation should be discussed with the editor.

The reviewer is obliged to refuse reviewing if:

  • is the supervisor or subordinate of the author (authors) of the manuscript, as well as the recipient of joint grants;
  • does not plan to prepare a review, but only wants to read the text of the article;
  • prepares for publication his own article on a similar topic.

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

The reviewer cannot use his status for personal purposes and impose on the authors links to their works. All materials received from the editor of the journal are strictly confidential.

The reviewer should not transfer materials to third parties and involve other specialists in reviewing the manuscript.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVIEWERS

For the convenience of the reviewer, the editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" suggest using the form for quick review - it reflects the questions that the editor needs to answer to make a decision about the article. The editors of the journal ask the reviewer to pay more attention to the "Comments" section in order to help the authors improve the current and subsequent works.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE REVIEW

NEICON recommendations were used to create this section. The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" received permission from NEICON to use the guidelines in the review policy of the journal.

10 criteria by which a manuscript should be evaluated:

  •   originality;
  •   logical rigor;
  •   statistical rigor;
  •   clarity and brevity of writing style;
  •   theoretical significance;
  •   reliable results;
  •   relevance to contemporary fields of study;
  •   reproducibility of results;
  •   literature coverage;
  •   application of the results.

In addition to the quick review form, the editors of the V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology recommend that reviewers adhere to the following review structure.

COMMENTS FOR THE EDITOR

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

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, the expression of doubts about 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, as a rule, a brief conclusion about the fate of the manuscript (accept for publication, accept for publication after minor revision, accept for publication after significant revision, reject, reject and invite the author to resubmit the article for consideration).

COMMENTS FOR AUTHORS

Introductory part - this section describes the main conclusions and value of the article for readers.

Key Comments - This section describes relevance to the journal's goals and objectives, level of credibility, and ethical conduct. 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.

Recommendations to the author - the reviewer makes recommendations to the author to improve the quality of the manuscript and, possibly, future research. The final comment is a brief description of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript without any additional recommendations.

STANDARDS FOR MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION

Domain compliance

No time should be wasted reviewing an irrelevant manuscript, no matter how good it is. First of all, it is necessary to determine whether the manuscript corresponds to the subject area of the scientific journal and the interests of its audience.

Validity

Does the work on research design, scientific methods, structure and content, as well as the depth of analysis meet all the necessary requirements, does it deviate from the principles of impartial scientific research, are the research results reproducible? Is the study sample properly designed? Is it analyzed in sufficient detail to generalize the results of the study?

Novelty

Did the research bring something new to the relevant subject area?

Ethics

Does the study meet the requirements of originality, is it approved by the expert council (if any), is it impartial in terms of conflict of interest? No matter how great the perceived importance of the manuscript, it cannot be accepted for publication in case of redundancy, plagiarism or violation of the basic ethical principles of scientific research: legitimacy, benefit and respect for people.

EVALUATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" suggest using the following questions to speed up the process of preparing an expert opinion and providing the most complete information about the article to the editor and author.

Name

Does the title exactly match the content of the manuscript? Will the title grab readers' attention?

Abstract

Is the content of the manuscript presented in the abstract in an appropriate way (is the abstract structured, a description of the goals, methods, results and significance is presented)? Are there discrepancies between the abstract and sections of the manuscript? Is it possible to understand the abstract without reading the manuscript?

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 review of the literature? If yes, 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 articulated hypothesis?

Literature review

How holistic is the literature review?

Methods

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

Do authors justify their choice when describing research methods (for example, choice of imaging modalities, analytical tools, or statistical methods)?

If the authors state 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 you achieve your goal?

Results

Are the results clearly explained? Does the order in which the results are presented match the order in which the methods are declared? 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?

Discussion

Is the discussion short? If not, how can you shorten it? If the hypothesis was voiced, do the authors report whether it was confirmed or refuted? If the hypothesis was not confirmed, do the authors report whether the question posed in the study was answered? Are the authors' conclusions consistent with the findings of the study? If unexpected results are obtained, do the authors properly analyze them? What potential contribution does research make to the industry and to global science?

Conclusion

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

List of references

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

Tables

If there are tables in the article, do they correctly describe the results? Should one or more tables be added to the article? Are the data presented in the tables processed in an appropriate way and make the information easier to understand, rather than complicate it?

Figures

Are tables and figures the right choice for the task at hand? Can the results be illustrated in another way? Do the figures and graphs reliably show important results? Do I need to make changes to the figures and graphs for a more accurate and visual presentation of the results? Do the captions for figures and graphs make it possible to understand the information without referring to the manuscript itself?

Disclosure of conflict of interest information

Is information about funding and conflicts of interest clearly stated?

REVIEWER'S FINAL DECISION

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" proposes to use the following rationale for the final decision of the reviewer.

Accept article for publication

The reviewer understands that the article is ready for publication in the current view. The article is substantiated, ethical, meaningful for the scientific community and complements already published works, the writing style is clear and concise.

Accept after some tweaking

The article has non-critical comments that need to be corrected. This may be a bad style of the article, lack of clarity of presentation, insufficiently developed structure of the article, errors in links, duplication of information in figures and tables and in the text of the article. After making changes and re-evaluating 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, study design, gaps in the 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, fuzzy tables and figures that require serious revision. After re-evaluation, the article can be accepted, rejected or sent for additional examination. Such a 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 flaws or serious ethical problems: consent for publication was not obtained in cases where it is necessary, research methods are unethical, the methodology is discredited or erroneous (for example, a process that seriously affects results). With this decision, the author should not submit the corrected document for consideration without special request. The reviewer should give detailed comments, arguing his decision, as they can help the author significantly improve the work.

Reject and invite the author to resubmit the article for consideration

The research topic or question is interesting, but the author uses incorrect or insufficiently reliable methods, therefore, the data obtained are also not reliable. Such a decision 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. Authors are encouraged to re-run the study with the recommended changes and submit new results for review.

EDITING REVIEWS

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" expects that the reviews will be written in a friendly tone and in accordance with the rules of the Russian language. It is forbidden to get personal, insult the author and pointless criticism of any aspect of the study, the language and style of the manuscript, etc. The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" tries to send 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 the comments of several experts on one issue or if there are confidential comments in the review section, which is intended for the author). The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" have the right to send a review for revision to an expert in case of a large number of errors or an unacceptable tone of the review.

THANKS TO THE REVIEWERS

The editors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" thanks the experts who took part in the review of articles

 

Indexation

Date of information update: 07.03.2025

Publications in the journal "V.M. BEKHTEREV REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY" are included in the system of calculating citation indices of authors and journals. “Citation Index” is a numerical indicator characterizing the significance of this article and calculated on the basis of subsequent publications citing this work.

Articles are indexed by several systems:

  • Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
  • Google Scholar – is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.
  • SOCIONET
  • VINITI RAS
  • Lens
  • Research4life
  • Scopus

 

Publishing Ethics

Policy adopted by the editor-in-chief: 16.03.2023

Authorship, contribution of authors, acknowledgement 

Authorship

The "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" adheres to the following authorship criteria (developed and described in the ICMJE recommendations):

  1. a significant contribution to the development of the concept or planning of scientific work or the receipt, analysis or interpretation of this work; And
  2. drafting the manuscript or its critical revision with the introduction of valuable intellectual content; And
  3. final approval of the published version of the manuscript; And
  4. agreeing to accept responsibility for all aspects of the work and ensuring that all issues 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 did himself, he (she) must have an idea for which specific components of the work the other co-authors are responsible.

In addition, authors must be confident in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. All persons identified as authors must meet all four criteria for being an author, and all persons who meet these four criteria must be identified as authors. Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.

Contributions from authors and non-authors

The “Acknowledgements” section may mention people who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship, for example: supporting the study, acting as a mentor, assisting in data collection, coordinating the study, etc. To correctly determine the contribution, the authors of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev" can use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:

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

Responsibility

Responsibility for compliance with the standards of authorship and author's contribution lies with the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology". Authors are obliged to provide transparent and correct information about the authors of the article and persons who have made a significant contribution to the preparation of the article. If the manuscript is submitted for consideration by the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, member of the editorial board or editorial board, the manuscript is reviewed only by external experts.

To correctly determine the contribution to the preparation of the article, use the following resources:

 

Attribution Statement

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" require that, together with the manuscript, the authors provide a statement of authorship signed by all co-authors.

By signing the application, the authors guarantee:

  • each author who signed the application meets the authorship criteria set out in the ethical policy of the journal "Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology named after V.M. Bekhterev";
  • all persons who participated in the work on the study, but who are not the authors, are listed in the “Acknowledgements” section;
  • the contribution of each author is described, this information will be published in the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology";
  • the authors take responsibility for the correctness of the information provided.

Upon receipt of the article, the editor checks the availability of information about the authors and all necessary documents. In the absence of a statement of authorship or the absence of signatures of all authors, the article is not accepted for consideration.

Controversy

If there are disputes about authorship, work with the article is terminated, regardless of the stage (review, review, editing or preparation for printing) it is at. All co-authors are informed about the occurrence of a dispute about authorship by e-mail.

The editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" has the right to specify the exact period during which the authors can provide an explanation on these issues. After this period, the article is removed from publication with an appropriate explanation.

If the article was published in Online First mode, explanations about the removal of the article from publication are placed in the public domain. In the event that a dispute has arisen in relation to a published article, the editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" publishes a correction, refutation or retracts the article indicating the reason for making changes to the published document.

If it is necessary to add or exclude a co-author before or after publication, the editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" act in accordance with the COPE rules:

To prevent manipulations with co-authorship, the editorial staff of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" uses COPE flowcharts and pays attention to the following when working with the article:

  • It is indicated that the study was funded by organizations whose authors are not in the general list. This requires a more thorough check of the contributions of all authors and, if necessary, seeking the necessary clarifications from the responsible author.
  • The list of authors includes scientists from another scientific field. This may indicate guest authorship.
  • Mentioning a person in the Acknowledgments section without specifying 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 the authors' contributions: for example, no information about who prepared the draft version of the manuscript or processed the data.
  • Checking with the help of "Antiplagiarism" shows that there are borrowings from the thesis, 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 the 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).
  • Corresponding author cannot respond to reviewers' comments. The editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" expect that organizations affiliated with the author will be ready to participate in the investigation of disputes about authorship.

Complaints and appeals

The editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" 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, misuse of confidential information obtained during the review process. Also, authors may disagree with decisions regarding the expression of doubt on certain articles or complain about the violation of editorial processes.

All complaints can be sent by e-mail to _________________, 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 about the measures to be taken and the timing of their implementation.

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 with peer review after publication
  • image manipulation in a published article
  • data fabrication in a published article

Conflict of interest

The section was prepared according to WAME recommendations

A conflict of interest is a condition in which people have conflicting or competing interests that can influence an editorial decision as well as the interpretation of data in an article. Conflicts of interest can be potential or perceived, as well as real ones.

Objectivity may be affected by personal, political, financial, scientific or religious factors.

Conflicts of interest may cover the following areas:

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

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" may ask the authors additional questions or request additional information if necessary.

Conflicts of interest may involve authors, reviewers and editors. The following policy statements have been prepared based on ICMJE recommendations.

Obligations of authors when disclosing a conflict of interest

When authors submit a manuscript of any type or format, they are required to disclose all relationships and activities that may affect or be seen as affecting their work.

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.

If there is no conflict of interest, the author should also disclose this. Example wording: "The author declares no conflict of interest."

Responsibilities of reviewers when disclosing a conflict of interest

Reviewers should inform editors of any conflict of interest that may affect their opinion of the manuscript, and they should independently refuse to review if there are grounds for bias. Reviewers should not use information about peer-reviewed work to their advantage before it is published.

Responsibilities of editors in disclosing conflicts of interest

Editors who make final decisions about manuscripts should waive editorial decisions if there are conflicts of interest or relationships that could create potential conflicts related to the articles in question. Other editorial staff involved in editorial decision-making should inform the editors of their current interest (because they can influence editorial decisions), and independently refuse to make decisions in the presence of a conflict of interest. Editorial staff should not use the information obtained while working with manuscripts for personal purposes. Editors should regularly publish reports of potential conflicts of interest related to the activities of themselves and the staff of the journal. Guest editors must follow these same procedures.

Articles by the editor-in-chief of the journal, deputy editor-in-chief of the journal, members of the editorial board and editorial board of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" should clearly indicate the connection with the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology".

In the event that an undisclosed conflict of interest is found in an unpublished article, the editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" act in accordance with the COPE recommendations. In the event that an undisclosed conflict of interest is found in a published article, the editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" act in accordance with the COPE recommendations.

Data Reuse and Reproduction

This section of the policy has been developed based on the COPE guidelines for handling data.

Providing authors with access to the data obtained during the study, substantiating the content of their publications, is encouraged, but not required. The consent of the authors to provide access to research data does not affect the decision to publish.

Definition of research data

Research data includes any recorded on any medium factual materials 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. This policy applies to research data that may be required to confirm the reliability of research results presented in articles published by the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology".

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

Definition of exceptions

This policy does not apply to research data that is not required to confirm the validity of the results presented in published articles.

Information about data that is not subject to disclosure can be transferred as follows: placed in repositories of research data with limited access; previously anonymised. The author may also make publicly available only metadata of research data and/or a description of how to access them at the request of other scientists.

Data storage

The preferred way to share data is through the use of data repositories. If you need help choosing a repository to host your data, please refer to the list of repositories on the web-link: https://repositoryfinder.datacite.org/.

Data citation

The editorial staff of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology' welcomes access to research data under free Creative Commons licenses. The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" do not insist on the mandatory use of free licenses in the case when data is placed in third-party repositories.

 The publisher of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" does not claim ownership of the research data provided by the author along with the article. Letters with questions about compliance with this policy can be sent to the executive secretary of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology".

Ethical oversight

The "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" shares the COPE opinion that publication ethics includes not only ensuring the integrity and reliability of published research, but also ethical behavior in relation to research subjects. This category includes vulnerable populations, laboratory animals, humans (if relevant research is carried out), sensitive data and business/marketing practices.

Informed Consent/Publication Consent

The "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" requires that informed consent/consent to publication be provided for any study in which an individual or group of individuals can be identified. This form of consent is also required when deceased persons are mentioned in the study. Consent must be obtained when publishing a clinical case, photographs, x-rays, etc.

The authors must submit to the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" a statement in which they inform about the receipt of informed consent from the patient or his representative.

The published article will contain information on obtaining such consent.

Information to be provided in 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 how he is related to the patient.
  3. If one person is signing the consent on behalf of a family or group of people, that person must confirm that all family members or group members have been informed.
  4. It must be stated that the individual or group of individuals has no legal, mental or physical barrier to consent to publication. If such reasons exist, they should be indicated (minor children, low intellectual abilities, disability, death).
  5. The person receiving informed consent must have the authority to do so.
  6. It should be stated that even if all rules are followed, anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
  7. It should be stated that the patient can withdraw consent at any time, but not after the publication of the article.
  8. The form should indicate how the article will be distributed (in print, online).
  9. The form should indicate that the patient has seen the final version of the manuscript. If this did not happen, it must be indicated that the patient or authorized representative agreed to the publication without reading the final version of the article.

Vulnerable populations

Vulnerable groups 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, people with mental retardation (development), economically dysfunctional, hospitalized patients in serious condition, etc.

Research in vulnerable populations should only be planned if these groups will benefit from them. One of the concerns is that not all participants in the study, due to objective reasons, can understand all the conditions for conducting the study. If informed consent can't be obtained from the direct participant in the study, this consent must be signed by his legal representative.

Particular attention should be paid to research conducted with the participation of children. The editors of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" support the COPE statement about the publication of studies on vulnerable populations.

The authors of the articles must obtain informed consent for publication and report this to the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology".

 Ethical Conduct of Research Using Animals

When conducting an experimental study on animals, authors must provide information on compliance with institutional and national standards for the use of laboratory animals. To provide more accurate and correct information about research involving animals, the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" recommend using the ARRIVE standards. The use of these standards will improve the quality and reliability of published articles, as well as allow other researchers to reproduce the results.

Research with Humans

In its work, the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" relies on the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects) and seeks to ensure compliance with ethical norms and rules for collecting data for studies that are conducted with the participation of people. Before starting a study, the scientist should familiarize himself with the informed consent provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and conduct research in strict accordance with the principles set out below (Provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki 25-32 are given).

When presenting the results of experimental studies on humans, the authors should indicate whether the procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards prescribed in the Declaration of Helsinki. If the study was conducted without regard to the principles of the Declaration, the authors should justify the chosen approach to the study and ensure that the ethics committee of the organization in which the study was conducted approved the chosen approach.

“25. Participation as research subjects of persons able to give informed consent should be voluntary. Although in some cases it may be appropriate to consult with relatives or leaders of a social group, no person capable of giving informed consent can be included in the study unless they have given their own voluntary consent.

  1. In a medical research study involving individuals 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, affiliation with any organizations, expected benefits and potential risks. , any inconvenience that may arise as a result of participation in the study, the conditions that apply after the end of the study, as well as any other significant aspects of the study.

The potential research subject must be informed of their right to refuse to participate in the research or withdraw their consent to participate at any time without any adverse consequences for themselves. Particular attention should be paid to the specific information needs of each potential subject, as well as the methods used to provide information. After making sure that the potential subject has understood the information provided to him, the doctor or other person who has the appropriate qualifications should obtain the voluntary informed consent of the subject to participate in the study, preferably in writing. If consent cannot be expressed in writing, oral consent must be duly documented and certified. All subjects of medical research should be given the opportunity to receive information about the general findings and results of the study.

  1. 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 an appropriately qualified person who is completely independent of such a relationship.
  2. If the potential research subject is a person who is unable to give informed consent, the physician should obtain the informed consent of his/her legal representative. Such individuals should not be included in research that is not likely to benefit them, unless such research is conducted to improve the delivery of health care to the group of people 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 inconvenience.
  3. If a potential subject determined not to be able to give informed consent is nevertheless able to express his/her own attitude towards participation in the study, the physician should seek his opinion in addition to the consent of his legal representative. The disagreement of the potential subject should be taken into account.
  4. Research involving subjects physically or mentally unable to consent, such as unconscious patients, may only be conducted if a physical or mental condition that precludes obtaining informed consent is an inherent characteristic of the study population. In such cases, the physician should seek informed consent from the legal representative. If no such representative is available, and if patient enrollment cannot be deferred, the study may be conducted without obtaining informed consent, provided that specific reasons for enrolling subjects in a condition precluding informed consent are specified in the study protocol and the conduct of the study is approved. ethics committee. Consent of the subject or their legal representative to continue participation in the study should be obtained as soon as possible.
  5. The doctor must provide the patient with full information about which aspects of the treatment are relevant to the study. A patient's refusal to participate in a study or a decision to withdraw from a study should not affect their relationship with the physician.
  6. In medical research using biological materials or data that can identify the person from whom they were obtained, for example, when researching materials or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, the physician should obtain informed consent to receive, store and / or reuse use of such materials and data. There may be exceptions where obtaining consent for such a study is not possible or appropriate. In such cases, research may only be conducted after review and approval by the ethics committee.”

Working with sensitive data

The right to privacy of persons or organizations involved in research is of paramount importance and must not be violated without their informed consent. Authors must take all necessary precautions to protect information about study participants.

Where appropriate, authors should take steps to minimize any potential physical and psychological harm to study participants.

Post-publication discussions and amendments to published articles

In some cases, it becomes necessary to make changes to an already published article. The editorial staff of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" supports the practice of making changes to published materials and, if necessary, acts in accordance with the COPE recommendations.

Any necessary changes are accompanied by a post-publication notice, which will always be linked to the original version of the article, so that readers can be informed of any necessary changes. The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" use Expression of Doubt, Correction or Retraction of the article. The purpose of this practice is to ensure the integrity of scientific materials. All corrections, expressions of doubt, and retract messages of the article are in the public domain.

What should authors do if they find an error in their article?

Authors may discover a technical or semantic error after the publication of the article. In this case, the authors should notify the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" as soon as possible, especially in case of errors that may affect the interpretation of the results or cast doubt on the reliability of the information. The author responsible for correspondence is responsible for reaching agreement in the team of authors on further interaction with the editors. If you think that a published article needs to be amended, please contact us by e-mail ______________

Algorithm for making changes to the article

Correction

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.

Corrections can be made, for example, to the figure caption, information about research funding can be added, or information about a conflict of interest can be clarified.

If such changes are made, a separate correction message is published.

The general algorithm of actions is as follows:

  • a correction is made to the original version of the article;
  • the Crossmark entry is updated;
  • in the field “Summary” 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 nature of the correction.

Messages about the correction of spelling errors, typos, and other minor changes are not published separately. The site reports that the article has been corrected (without detail).

 Article retraction

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" makes a decision on the need to withdraw 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, data are fabricated, images are manipulated;
  • plagiarism was found in the article;
  • the results have already been published earlier in other journals and the author did not substantiate the need for re-publication and did not warn the editor about it;
  • the article contains materials and data for which permission has not been obtained;
  • copyright infringement or other serious legal problem (for example, confidentiality breach);
  • the ethics of conducting research has been violated;
  • the review process has been compromised;
  • the author did not disclose a conflict of interest, which, in the opinion of the editor, could affect the decision of the reviewer or editor to publish the article.

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" act according to the following algorithm, if the article needs to be retracted:

  • investigate and make sure 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 carried out, provide a link to the retracted article;
  • publish a message about the retraction;
  • replace the original version of the retracted article, noting in the pdf-file that the article is retracted;
  • report retraction to databases;
  • transfer information about the retraction of the article to the database of retracted articles.

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" work with withdrawn articles according to the COPE regulations.

Expression of doubt

The editorial staff of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" reports the expression of doubt in the following case:

  • Serious concerns were raised about the published article, but the investigation failed to prove anything, or for some reason the investigation will not be conducted or cannot be completed for a long time. At the same time, it is necessary to notify readers about what is happening as soon as possible.

After the completion of the investigation, the article may be amended or withdrawn.

Deleting an article

Articles from the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" 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 removed in the following cases:

  • if dissemination of the article could pose a serious risk;
  • if the article contains content that violates the right to privacy of the research participant;
  • if the article violates rights;
  • if the article is subject to removal by court order. If an article is deleted, all materials are deleted from the journal's website, requests are sent to the databases with a request to delete the full text and post a message about the deletion of the article.

Updates and post-public discussions of articles

Addition of a published article

The author may need to supplement the article some time after its publication. In this case, the editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" may publish an addendum to the article. Supplements to the article are necessarily checked by the editors of the journal and can be sent for review.

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

Commentary on a published article

Comments are short pieces that can express an opinion or observation about a published article. Comments are sent to reviewers and authors of the article so that they have the opportunity to prepare a response to the comment.

The authors' comment is also sent to the reviewer. The author of the comment will have the opportunity to reply to the authors again, after which the correspondence between the author of the comment and the authors of the article may continue privately. The decision to publish comments is made by the editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology".

Commentary, replies and replies are linked to the original version of the article to which they refer.

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

Principles of formation of the editorial board

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" are guided by the principles of COPE when forming the editorial board/council. Potential members of the editorial board/council can be recommended to the editor-in-chief by real members of the editorial board/council, reviewers and authors. Editors wishing to take part in the work with the journal as a member of the editorial board/council can send an application to the editor-in-chief.

The possibility of participation of potential candidates for the role of a member of the editorial board/council is considered at regular meetings of the editorial board/council. The final decision on the inclusion of a potential candidate in the editorial board/council is made by the editor-in-chief.

 Editor's Responsibility

The editor of the scientific journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is personally and independently responsible for making the decision to publish the article. The final decision on publication is made by the editor-in-chief of the journal.

The editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is guided by the policy of the journal when considering an article and deciding whether to publish it.

The editor may discuss the article and the reviewer's comments with other editors and reviewers, provided that such discussions are justified and legal, without using the materials discussed for personal purposes.

The editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is obliged to evaluate the content of the manuscript, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship or political preferences of the authors.

The editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" must ensure confidentiality and unnecessarily not disclose information about the manuscript to third parties (with the exception of other editors of the journal, reviewers, publisher and founder).

The editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is obliged to inform the editor-in-chief of all conflict situations, as well as the discovery of critical errors or accusations of authors or reviewers of violating publication ethics received by the journal, in order to carry out the necessary such cases of actions: making changes, publishing retractions, retracting an article, expressing doubts.

The editor of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" takes part in the investigation of any ethical violations regarding pending manuscripts and published articles, and makes every effort to resolve conflicts as soon as possible.

If necessary, the editor of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" interacts with the author's organization to conduct a deeper investigation.

Publisher's responsibility

The publisher of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is responsible for compliance with all modern recommendations and requirements for maintaining the integrity of scientific materials published in the journal.

The publisher follows the policy of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" in terms of receiving compensation for the preparation and publication of manuscripts, as well as receiving profit from printing advertising and reprints.

The publisher of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" does not allow the potential profit from advertising and reprints to influence the decision of the editors to publish the manuscript.

The publisher of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of editors, he can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics, and also send official requests on his behalf to scientific and educational organizations and other publishers.

The publisher of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is obliged to introduce industry standards into the work of the publishing house in order to improve the ethical component of the work of the journal.

Founder responsibility

The founder of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" adheres to the principle of editorial independence.

The founder of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" journal can recommend potential members of the editorial board / editorial board, reviewers and authors, but the final decision on the possibility of cooperation with them is made only by the editor-in-chief.

The founder of the "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" supports the need to ensure geographical and gender diversity among members of the editorial board/editorial board, reviewers and authors.

The founder of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" does not put financial and political benefits above the quality of the journal.

The editors of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" decide on the publication of manuscripts based on their quality and interest for the target audience of the journal. The founder of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of editors, he can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics and send official requests on his behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishers

 

Founder

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

  • Federal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

 

Author fees

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

Publication in V.M. BEKHTEREV REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY" is free of charge for all the authors.

The journal doesn't have any Arcticle processing charges.

The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.

 

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

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

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

"V.M. BEKHTEREV REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY" 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 Deposition Policy

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

The editorial board of the “V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”  allows authors to post the manuscript as a preprint before submission for review and to archive independently their articles in disciplinary and institutional repositories.

Preprints

The editorial board of the “V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”  encourages uploading preprints on preprint servers. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines a preprint as 'a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) in an openly accessible platform, usually before or in parallel with the peer review process.' 

A preprint publication shall not be considered duplicate publication nor shall it influence the editor's decision to publish it in the “ V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”.

The author must notify the editorial board of the “V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology” about the posted preprint at submission of the manuscript for review, furnishing a link to the preprint with its DOI identifier and the dissemination terms and conditions.

It is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published manuscript in the preprint record. The link must contain the DOI and the URL of the article published on the journal's website. The original preprint should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. The preprint should not be replaced with the text of the published article.

Do not delete the preprint text.

Manuscripts Accepted for Publication

The editorial board of the “V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”  allows manuscripts that have been reviewed and are accepted for publication to be archived independently.

 This version of the manuscript may be disseminated through:

  • personal website or blog;
  • institutional repository;
  • disciplinary repository;
  • direct interactions with faculty or students by providing this version of the manuscript for personal use.

The text of the manuscript should contain the author’s clarifications about its status and information about the planned publication.

Example: The ARTICLE TITLE has been reviewed, accepted for publication, and will be published in 2021 (3) of the “ V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”.

Once the final version of the manuscript is published, it is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published article to the publication record. The posted text should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. Do not replace the text of the posted manuscript. Do not delete the text of the posted manuscript.

 

Final Versions of Manuscripts

The editorial board of the “V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”  allows manuscripts that have been peer-reviewed, accepted for publication, edited and ready for publication (proofread and typeset) to be archived independently.

 This version of the manuscript may be disseminated through:

  • personal website or blog;
  • institutional repository;
  • disciplinary repository;
  • direct interactions with faculty or students by providing this version of the manuscript for personal use.

Once the final version of the manuscript is published, it is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published article to the publication record. The posted text should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. Do not replace the text of the posted manuscript. Do not delete the text of the posted manuscript.

 

Data sharing policy

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

Authors are encouraged to make the research data that support their publications available but are not required to do so. The decision to publish will not be affected by whether or not authors share their research data.

Definition of research data

This policy applies to the research data that would be required to verify the results of research reported in articles published in the journal “ V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”. Research data include data produced by the authors (“primary data”) and data from other sources that are analysed by authors in their study (“secondary data”). Research data includes any recorded factual material that are used to produce the results in digital and non-digital form. This includes tabular data, code, images, audio, documents, video, maps, raw and/or processed data.

Definition of exceptions

The data that is not a subject to public disclosure may be delivered as follows: deposited in science data repositories with limited access or preliminary anonymised. An author can also publicly deliver metadata only and/or description of the method of access to the data under requests from other scholars.

Data repositories

The preferred mechanism for sharing research data is via data repositories. Please see or https://repositoryfinder.datacite.org/ for help finding research data repositories.

Data citation

The Editorial Board of the Journal  “ V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology” welcomes access to data under Creative Commons Licenses. Editorial Board of the Journal  “ V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology” does not insist on the obligatory use of Creative Commons in case when the data is deposited in the repositories of the third party. The Publisher of the Journal  “ V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology” does not assert any copyrights for the data submitted by the author together with the article.  

Questions regarding the observation of that policy shall be sent to the executive secretary of the Journal  “ V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology”.

 

Principles on informed consent

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

The journal “V.M.Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology” relies on the principles of the World Medical Association's (WMA) policy statement - the Declaration of Helsinki - a statement of Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects) and endeavours to ensure compliance with ethical and data collection standards for research involving human subjects. Before beginning research, the researchers should familiarise themselves with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration on informed consent and carry out the research in strict accordance with those principles as set forth below (Articles 25-32 of the Helsinki Declaration are given):

  1. Participation by individuals capable of giving informed consent as subjects in medical research must be voluntary. Although, it may be appropriate to consult family members or community leaders, no individual capable of giving informed consent may be enrolled in a research study unless he/she freely agrees.
  2. In medical research involving human subjects capable of giving informed consent, each potential subject must be adequately informed of the aims, methods, sources of funding, any possible conflicts of interest, institutional affiliations of the researcher, the anticipated benefits and potential risks of the study and the discomfort it may entail, post-study provisions and any other relevant aspects of the study.  The potential subject must be informed of his right to refuse to participate in the study or to withdraw his consent to participate at any time without reprisal. Special attention should be given to the specific information needs of individual potential subjects as well as the methods used to deliver the information.

After ensuring that the potential subject has understood the information, the physician or another appropriately qualified individual must then seek the potential subject's freely-given informed consent, preferably in writing.  If the consent cannot be expressed in writing, verbal consent must be formally documented and witnessed.

All medical subjects should be given the option of being informed about the general outcome and results of the study.

  1. When seeking informed consent for participation in a research study, the physician must be particularly cautious when the potential subject is in a dependent relationship with the physician or may consent under duress. In such situations, the informed consent must be sought by an appropriately qualified individual who is completely independent of this relationship.
  2. For a potential research subject who is incapable of giving informed consent, the physician must seek informed consent from his legally authorised representative. These individuals must not be included in a research study that has no likelihood of benefit for them unless it is intended to promote the health of the group represented by the potential subject, the research cannot instead be performed with persons capable of providing informed consent, and the research entails minimal risk and burden.

When a potential research subject who is deemed incapable of giving informed consent is able to give assent to decisions about participation in research, the physician must seek that assent in addition to the consent of the legally authorised representative. The potential subject's dissent should be respected.

  1. Research involving subjects who are physically or mentally incapable of giving consent, for example, unconscious patients, may be done only if the physical or mental condition that prevents giving informed consent is a necessary characteristic of the research group. In such circumstances the physician must seek informed consent from the legally authorised representative. If no such representative is available and if the research cannot be delayed, the study may proceed without informed consent provided that the specific reasons for involving subjects with a condition that renders them unable to give informed consent have been stated in the research protocol and the study has been approved by a research ethics committee. Consent to remain in the research must be obtained as soon as possible from the subject or a legally authorised representative.
  2. The physician must fully inform the patient which aspects of their care are related to the research. The refusal of a patient to participate in a study or the patient's decision to withdraw from the study should never adversely affect the patient-physician relationship.
  3. For medical research using identifiable human material or data, such as research on material or data contained in biobanks or similar repositories, physicians must seek informed consent for its collection, storage and/or reuse. There may be exceptions where consent would be impossible or impractical to obtain for such research. In such situations, the research may be done only after consideration and approval of a research ethics committee.

Human Rights Policy

When presenting the results of experimental research involving human subjects, the authors should indicate whether the procedures performed adhered to the ethical standards prescribed in the Declaration of Helsinki. If the study was conducted without adherence to the principles of the Declaration, the authors should justify the chosen approach to the study and guarantee that the ethics committee of the organisation in which the study was conducted approved the chosen approach.

 

Advertising in the journal

Date of information update: 17.01.2022

The decision of the editorial staff of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" about publication of promotional content does not depend on the cost of advertising. Advertising specialist does not combine editorial work. Advertisers and sponsors have no control over editorial decisions, regardless of advertising placement terms or other agreements.

Reprints of articles of the journal " VM Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" are printed in the form in which they were published in the journal, without additions and changes.

The content of special issues of the journal "V.M. Bekhterev Review of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology" is determined only by the editorial staff of the journal.

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Statistics - Year 2021

Issues published – 4

Total submissions – 54

Accept – 47

Decline – 7 (12,9 %)