Manuscript requirements

List of requirements and conditions for materials submitted for publication in the journal                        “Bulletin of the Dagestan State Medical Academy”.

1. General Information

1.1. The journal publishes articles of scientific and practical content, reviews, lectures, clinical observations, informational materials, reviews, discussions, letters to the editor, short communications, information about the university’s scientific life, and congratulations to those celebrating anniversaries. The title and content of scientific papers published in the journal “Bulletin of the Dagestan State Medical Academy” must correspond to the research specialty group 3.1. – Clinical Medicine. The Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation recommends the journal “Bulletin of the Dagestan State Medical Academy” for the publication of manuscripts in the following research specialty groups:

•  3.1.4.  – Obstetrics and Gynecology (Medical Sciences)
• 3.1.9.   – Surgery (Medical Sciences)
• 3.1.18. – Internal Medicine (Medical Sciences)
• 3.1.21. – Pediatrics (Medical Sciences)
• 3.1.22. – Infectious Diseases (Medical Sciences)

2. Manuscript Publication Terms

2.1. Submission Format

The editors accept manuscripts in Russian. Authors must submit materials formatted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines by email and regular mail, in accordance with the Procedure for Submitting Manuscripts to the Journal. Articles formatted inconsistently with these guidelines will not be accepted or reviewed.

2.2. Material submitted for publication must be original and not previously published in other publications. All articles submitted to the journal’s editors are checked using the Antiplagiat system. If multiple plagiarisms are detected, the editors will act in accordance with the COPE guidelines. If a violation of this policy is detected (duplicate publication, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, etc.), the editors reserve the right to refuse further collaboration with all authors.

2.3. The recommended length of an original article, clinical case, literature review, discussion, lecture, and section on practical assistance for a practicing physician should not exceed 40,000 characters, including spaces. The total length of informational messages, reviews, and letters to the editor should not exceed 10,000 characters, including spaces.

2.4. All articles submitted to the journal’s editorial board are peer-reviewed. Articles are reviewed in accordance with the procedure specified in the Review Policy.

2.5. The decision to publish (or reject) an article is made by the journal’s editorial board after reviewing, editing, and discussing it. The editorial board’s decision is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

2.6. Article Structure:

• The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) index, which sufficiently reflects the article’s subject matter (the basic rules for indexing using the UDC are described on the website http://teacode.com/online/udc/), is placed in the upper left corner above the article title.
• The article title should be simple, concise (no more than 12 words), and clearly and completely encompassing the article’s content. It is placed at the top center of the page below the UDC index, typed in bold capital letters Arial, 14 pt, single-spaced, and without abbreviations (more information: http://doi.org/10.24069/2542-0267-2018-1-2-80-85). There is no period at the end of the article title.
• Initials and last name of the author(s). The author who made the largest contribution to the study is listed first. The authors’ ORCID profiles and email addresses, as well as a contact name, are required.
• The name of the institution and city where the work was completed is listed below the initials and last name of the author(s).
• An abstract in Russian and English (with a translation of the article title, initials and last name of the author, co-authors, name of the institution and city) of 200-250 words, including the following sections: introduction, objective, materials and methods, results, conclusion, keywords (for more details, see the Guidelines for Writing Abstracts for Articles).
• Article text: introduction, objective, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion or findings, bibliography. • Information about the author and co-authors (last name, first name, patronymic, position, academic degree, academic rank) and contact information (institution address with postal code, phone numbers, email).
• Information about conflicts of interest
• Information about the authors’ contributions

Article formatting example

Article formatting example   Pathogenetic mechanisms of development of reflux-induced bronchial asthma in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease B.S. Ivanov, https://orcid.org/0007-0006-3134-3528, e-mail: Ivanov@mail.ru N.T. Bogucharov, https://orcid.org/0000-0004-3452-0145, e-mail: bogucgt23@mail.ru Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Rostov State Medical University” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Russia, Rostov-on-Don, Nakhichevansky, building 29 SUMMARY Introduction. Purpose. Materials and Methods. Results. Conclusion. Key words:   STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THE STUDY MATERIALS AND METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION REFERENCES  Information about the authors:  Conflict of interest: Contribution of authors: Concept of the article and design of the study – Writing the text – Review of the literature – Collection of material – Statistical processing – Approval of the final version of the article –

2.8. Information on conflicts of interest

The author is obligated to notify the editorial board of the journal “Bulletin of the Dagestan State Medical Academy” of any conflict of interest. Reviewers also refrain from reviewing manuscripts if they have a conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or other organizations associated with the submitted work.

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

2.8. General Text Format Rules

The article text should be typed in Microsoft Office Word (*.doc or *.docx format) with single line spacing. The font should be Arial, 12 pt, black, and justified. Margins should be 25 mm on all sides. Italics, bold italics, and bold roman are permitted for emphasis. Underlining is discouraged. The publication pages are numbered.

The SI system of units is used for processing the material. Symbols and notations: the % sign is separated by a space after the digit (20%), the p value is written with a comma: p < 0.0001; the n value is written with a lowercase letter (n=20); the >, <, ±, =, +, – symbols for numerical values are not separated by a space; the “year” or “years” value is formatted as 2024 or 2018-2021.

2.9. Illustrations

All illustrations must have a title and, if necessary, explanatory information (text under the figure); all illustrations must be referenced in the text of the article. The word “Fig.”, its serial number, title, and explanatory information are placed directly below the figure. Illustrations should be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals. If there is only one figure, it is not numbered. Drawings, graphs, diagrams, charts, and illustrations included in publications must comply with the requirements of the state standards of the Unified System of Design Documentation (USDD).

Electronic illustrations (photographs, reproductions) must be submitted in JPG format, minimum size 100×100 mm, resolution 600 dpi.

Line illustrations (drawings, graphs, charts, diagrams) must be submitted in .Al, EPS, or CDR format, in black and white. Text formatting for illustrations in electronic documents: Arial, 9 point size, Greek characters in upright style, Latin characters in italics.

2.10. Tables

All tables must have titles and references in the text. The title should reflect their content, be precise, concise, and placed above the table.

Tables should be placed immediately after the paragraph in which they are first mentioned. Tables with multiple rows may be moved to another page.

Column headings are generally written parallel to the table rows; perpendicular placement of column headings is permitted if necessary.

Text formatting for tables in electronic documents: Arial, 9 font size.

2.11. Bibliographic Description

Bibliographic references in the text of the article are placed in square brackets in the order in which the author cites them, strictly according to the bibliography.

The bibliography should include current sources: 50% from the last 3 years and 80% no older than 5 years.

The number of cited works should not exceed 30: original articles, 20 for case studies, 60 for literature reviews and lectures, and 40 for the section on assistance to the practicing physician.

Vancouver Style is used for citing bibliographic references in the journal.

Do not cite dissertations and dissertation abstracts, textbooks, manuals, reference books, dictionaries, collections of articles, conference abstracts, or limited-edition publications.

References to works not included in the reference list, unpublished works, or retracted works are not permitted. Self-citations are not permitted, except when necessary.

References must be to articles from Russian and foreign periodicals and must include the DOI identifier. If the source does not have a DOI but is published online, the URL of the publication’s official website must be provided, along with access to the full text or metadata.

Starting with issue 1 of 2026, “The Bulletin of DSMA” journal will introduce a combined “References” option for Russian-language sources, consisting of a description in Cyrillic (the original language) and in Latin. Bibliographic references to articles from Russian-language journals must be duplicated in Latin characters under the Russian-language source. A transliteration of the Russian text into Latin characters is available on the website: http://www.translit.ru. At the very end of the English-language section of the bibliographic description, a reference to the original language of the publication (In Russian) is placed in parentheses.

References to foreign sources remain unchanged.

 

Example of bibliographic reference formatting:

 

Links to the journal article in Russian

Authors’ last name and first name. Article title. Journal title. Year; Volume (Issue): 00–00. DOI: 10.13655/1.6.1234567 (or URL: address of the publication’s official website)

1. Бордин ДС, Абдулхаков РА, Осипенко МФ, Соловьева АВ, Абдулхаков СР, Кириленко НП, Бутов МА, Березина ОИ, Валитова ЭР, Сафина ДД, Алиева ИМ, Ливзан МА, Сарсенбаева АС, Тарасова ГН, Эмбутниекс ЮВ, Мубаракшина ИР, Хайруллин ИХ, Кононова АГ, Колбасников СВ, Маев ИВ. Многоцентровое исследование распространенности симптомов гастроэзофагеальной рефлюксной болезни у пациентов поликлиник в России. Терапевтический архив. 2022; 94 (1): 48-56. DOI: 10.26442/00403660.2022.01.201322

Bordin DS, Abdulkhakov RA, Osipenko MF, Solovyeva AV, Abdulkhakov SR, Kirilenko NP, Butov             MA, Berezina OI, Valitova ER, Safina DD, Alieva IM, Livzan MA, Sarsenbaeva AS, Tarasova GN,             Embutnieks YV, Mubarakshina IR, Khayrullin IK, Kononova AG, Kolbasnikov SV, Maev IV. A                     multicenter study of the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in outpatients in         Russia. Terapevticheskii arkhiv. 2022; 94 (1): 48-56. (In Russian)]. DOI:                                          10.26442/00403660.2022.01.201322

2. Юренев ГЛ, Самсонов АА, Юренева- Тхоржевская ТВ. Современный взгляд на кардиальные проявления гастроэзофагеальной рефлюксной болезни. Consilium Medicum. 2015;17(12):44–49. Режим доступа: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2075-1753/article/view/94375.

Yurenev GL, Samsonov AA, Yureneva-Tkhorzhevskaya TV. Modern look at cardiac manifestations           of    gastroesophageal reflux disease. Consilium Medicum. 2015;17(12):44–49. (In Russian).                   Available at: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2075-1753/article/view/94375.

Citations to foreign-language journal articles

Authors’ last name and first name. Article title. Journal title. Year; Volume (Issue): 00–00. DOI: 10.13655/1.6.1234567 (or URL: official publication page).

Titles of foreign journals are provided in their official abbreviations. The following catalogs can be used for this purpose: CAS Source Index, WorldCat, ISI, and the MedLine database catalog of titles (NLM Catalog). If there is no official abbreviation for a title, its full title should be provided.

1. Wang X, Wright Z, Wang J, Roy S, Fass R, Song G. Elucidating the Link: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Complex Interplay of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Reflux-Related Complications. Medicina. 2023; 59: 1270. DOI: 10.3390/medicina59071270
2. Sugihartono T, Hidayat AA, Lucida MAP, Kuntaman, Aftab H, Miftahussurur M. Comparison of RDQ and GERDQ for Predicting Erosive Esophagitis in Patients with Typical GERD Symptoms. Korean J Gastroenterol. 2023;82(2):84–90. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2023.027.

Links to monographs/books in Russian

Last name. Title of the monograph. City: Publisher; Year of publication. Number of pages.

1. Чамсутдинов НУ, Маммаев СН, Абдулманапова ДН. Диагностика и лечение бронхиальной астмы коморбидной с заболеваниями желудочно-кишечного тракта. Москва: Издательство «Перо»; 2018. 249 с.

Chamsutdinov NU, Mammaev SN, Abdulmanapova DN. Diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma comorbid with gastrointestinal diseases. Moscow: Pero Publishing House; 2018. 249 p. (In Russian).

Chapter references in a monograph/book in Russian

Surname (I.O.). Monograph chapter title. In the book: Authors’ last name (I.O.). Monograph title. City: Publisher; Year of publication. Page number (page range).

Аверьянов А., Коган Е, Лесняк В, Данилевская О. Гиперсенситивный пневмонит. В кн.: Аверьянов А.В., Коган Е.А., Лесняк В.Н., Степанян И.Э., Данилевская О.В., Пикин О.В. Трудные для диагностики редкие диффузные заболевания легких. М.: Практическая медицина; 2022. с. 166-189.

Aver’yanov A., Kogan E, Lesnyak V, Danilevskaya O. Hypersensitivity pneumonia. In the book: Averyanov A.V., Kogan E.A., Lesnyak V.N., Stepanyan I.E., Danilevskaya O.V., Pikin O.V. Difficult to diagnose rare diffuse lung diseases. Moscow: Prakticheskaya medicina, 2022; pp. 166-189. (In Russian).

References to monographs/books in a foreign language

Francesco B., Christian M. Diagnosis and treatment of exercise-induced asthma. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2025. 756 p.

References to a chapter in a monograph in a foreign language

Christian M. Diagnostic criteria for exercise-induced asthma. In: Francesco B., Christian M. Diagnosis and treatment of exercise-induced asthma. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2025. pp. 76-123.

References to conference materials

Authors’ last name. Article title. In: Conference title. City, date, year of the conference. City: Publisher; Year. Pages. Access mode (address of the official website of the publication).

1. Ахмедова ПН., Чамсутдинов НУ. Диагностические подходы к гастроэзофагеальной рефлюксной болезни. В: Актуальные вопросы внутренней медицины: материалы II Всероссийской научно-практической конференции с международным участием. Махачкала, 31 мая 2024. г. Махачкала: Издательско-полиграфический центр ФГБОУ ВО ДГМУ Минздрава России; 2024. С. 38–53. Режим доступа: https://dgmu.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/II-Vserossijskaya- nauchno-prakticheskaya- konferentsiya- Aktualnyevoprosy-vnutrennej- meditsiny-31.05.2024-g.-kopiya_compressed.pdf.

Ahmedova PN, Chamsutdinov NU. Diagnostic approaches to gastroesophageal reflux disease. In:          Current issues in internalmedicine: materials of the II All-Russian scientific and practicalconference          with international participation. Makhachkala, May 31, 2024. Makhachkala: Publishing and Printing          Center of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education DSMU of the              Ministry of Health of Russia, 2024. Р.38–53. (In Russian). Available at: https://dgmu.ru/wp-                      content/uploads/2024/06/II-Vserossijskaya- nauchno-prakticheskaya- konferentsiya-                                Aktualnyevoprosy-vnutrennej- meditsiny-31.05.2024-g.-kopiya_compressed.pdf.

Patent References

Authors’ Last Names and Initials. Patent Title. Patent RU Patent Number, DD/MM/Year. Access Mode:

Nikitin ZS, Timofeev MT. Method for Diagnosing Exercise-Induced Asthma. Patent RU 0000000 C1, September 21, 2025. Access Mode: https://www.elibrary.ru/аtem.xsp!d=35667530.

RULES FOR WRITING SUMMARIES FOR ARTICLES

A summary is a type of abbreviated presentation of a scientific text. The purpose of a summary is to attract the reader’s attention and arouse their interest using minimal linguistic means: communicating the essence of the study and its novelty. Both should be stated in the summary, not implied. All scientific articles in the journal must have author summaries. An abstract is a specific genre of scientific text presentation that defines the structure of its content. The difference between an abstract and an article in genre implies a difference in the form of presentation. While an article should present logical reasoning and evidence for a thesis, an abstract should state the results of the analysis and evidence. Therefore, the wording in the abstract should be general yet informative, i.e., built on predicates (“what is said”) rather than thematic concepts (“what is said”).

There are requirements for the length of the abstract and the structure of the content. For articles published in the journal “Bulletin of DSMA,” the optimal length of an author’s abstract in Russian and English is 200-250 words, including the following sections: introduction, purpose, material and methods, results, and conclusion or findings.

An abstract is always accompanied by keywords. A keyword is a word in the text that, when combined with other keywords, can represent the text. Keywords are used primarily for searching. The set of keywords for a publication (the search image of an article) is similar to the abstract. Abstracts with keywords must be presented in both Russian and English.

A high-quality abstract in English allows:

• a foreign scholar to become familiar with the article’s content and determine its interest, regardless of the article’s language or the availability of the full text;
• to overcome the language barrier for a scholar who does not speak Russian;
• to increase the likelihood of the article being cited by foreign colleagues.

A Russian-language abstract written for scholars who read in Russian. High-quality abstracts are essential in today’s information-saturated environment.