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Author Guidelines

The presented requirements for scientific articles are based on the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (official version available at www.ICMJE.org).

I. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AUTHOR BEFORE SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE

Articles that may be submitted for consideration should meet the following criteria:

• The article has not been previously published in another journal
• The article is not under consideration in another journal
• All co-authors agree with the publication of the current version of the article
• The article meets the basic requirements for publication in the journal “Neotlozhnaya kardiologiya i kardiovaskulyarnye riski” (“Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”)

Articles in violation of the "Rules and norms of humane handing of biological research objects" are not accepted for publication.

The journal “Neotlozhnaya kardiologiya i kardiovaskulyarnye riski” (“Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”) accepts the following types of articles: original research articles, reviews, interesting case reports, teaching articles.

Authors are encouraged to use the following checklists and charts developed by international health organizations (EQUATOR, Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research) when preparing original articles and other materials.

When preparing articles reflecting the results of randomized clinical trials – “CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomizes trial”.

When preparing articles reflecting the results of non-experimental research – “The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies”.

When preparing systematic reviews – “PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)”.

When preparing a description of clinical cases – “The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development”.

When preparing articles reflecting the results of qualitative research – “SRQR (Standards for reporting qualitative research)”.

When preparing articles reflecting the results of predictive research – “STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies”.

Before submitting the article for consideration, make sure that the file(s) contains all the necessary information, the sources of information are indicated in the figures and tables, all citations are properly formatted.

II. SUBMITTING THE ARTICLE

1. One сору of the manuscript and signed accompanying documents (a referral of the institution with the head's approval, a cover letter) should be sent to the editorial board by mail. It is obligatory to send an electronic version of the article, graphic materials and digital copies (scans) of accompanying documents to the e-mail address of the journal - emcardio@bsmu.by
2. Articles are accepted by the editorial board with a referral letter having the head's signature of the institution (see the example of the referral letter on the journal's website).
3. On submission of a manuscript to the editorial board of the journal the cover letter from authors must be included, where the following points should be reflected (see the example of a cover letter on the journal's website):

• the initials and last names of the authors;
• title of the article;
• information that the article has not been previously published or submitted to another journal for consideration and publication;
• the authors' commitment that if the article is accepted for publication, they will give the copyright to the publisher;
• a statement that there are no financial or other conflict of interest;
• evidence that the authors have not received any form of reward from manufacturing companies, including competitors that could influence the results of the work;
• information about the authors' participation in the creation of the article (if students are among the authors of the article, their participation and authorship must meet the accepted criteria of authorship);
• signatures of all authors.

4. Along with the above documents, the authors must provide a signed agreement on the transfer of their copyrights to the publisher (see the example of the agreement on the journal's website).
5. Upon completion of the journal layout, electronic versions of all articles in PDF format are available on the journal's website.
6. All authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data provided. The author's materials do not necessarily reflect the point of view of the editorial board.
7. Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements are not accepted by the editorial board and the authors are informed about this decision. Correspondence with authors is carried out only by e-mail

Materials for publication should be sent to:

 ul. Leningradskaya, 6, kabinet 2, Minsk, 220006, Republic of Belarus

E-mail: emcardio@bsmu.by

Website: https://emcardio.bsmu.by/

Contact phone number: +375173285892

III. ARTICLE FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS

The article must be created using the Microsoft Word text editor of any version and have the following formatting:

Width of the left/upper/bottom/right margin – 3 cm/2.5 cm/2.5 cm/1 cm.

Font– Times New Roman, 12 points.

Line spacing – 1.5.

Paragraph indent – 1.25 cm

Font color – black

Orientation - portrait

Hyphenation – none

Alignment – justify

Headings and subheadings start on a new line and are typed in bold with left alignment without dot at the end. 1.25 cm paragraph indentation is left before the headings. Other formatting is not allowed in the text of the article.

IV. STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE

The article should have the following structure:

1. Universal Decimal Classification Index (UDC)
2. The initials and last names of the authors
3. Title of the article (It should be concise, informative, and accurately define the content of the article).
4. Full name of the institutions in which the authors work, indicating the city and country (superscript Arabic numerals indicate the correspondence of the institutions)
5. An abstract in Russian (Belarusian) and English (1800 to 2500 characters with spaces for original articles, at least 1000 characters for reviews and case reports) should be a brief summary of a large scientific work. It can be published independently from the main text, therefore, it should be understandable without reference to the publication itself. In terms of structure, it is advisable to repeat the sections of the article (for an original research article: purpose, methods, results, conclusion). The text of the abstract should be concise and clear, free of secondary information, superfluous introductory words, and general formulations. The abstract should not contain references to literature. No abbreviations or acronyms other than the commonly used ones should be used. The results of the work are described very accurately and informatively. The abstract should contain the main theoretical and experimental results, the actual data, the relationships and patterns that have been Preference is given to new results and data of long-term significance, important discoveries, conclusions that refute existing theories, as well as data that, in the author’s opinion, are of practical importance. Conclusions may be accompanied by recommendations, assessments, suggestions, hypotheses described in the article.
6. Keywords - a set of words that reflect the content of the text in terms of the object, scientific field and research methods; they must be selected according to the list of Medical Subject Headings according to the Index Medicus; the recommended number of keywords - 5-10.
7. The English abstract must be original (not a word-based translation of the Russian-language abstract). Last name, first name and patronymic of the author(s) (must match the passport or be transliterated in the BSI system (British Standard Institute; UK, http://translit.ru /).
8. The main text of the article. Depending on the type of manuscript, the structure of the full text may vary. The volume of the article including figures, tables, references and abstracts in original research articles and case reports should not exceed 30 thousand characters with spaces, in reviews and teaching articles - 45 thousand characters with spaces. Word abbreviations are not allowed except for common abbreviations of chemical and mathematical quantities, measures, terms. The SI system should be used in the articles.
   
   

8.1 Original research articles

Original articles should contain the results of original research and should have the following structure:

• Introduction (no more than 2 pages). It should reveal the relevance of the problem that has become the subject of the study including its scope (prevalence, morbidity, etc.), mediated effects (social, economic), and identify the solved and unsolved aspects of the problem with an analysis of the previously published data; it should be submitted in Russian and English (250-300 words) and should be suitable for publication separately from the article.
• Purpose of the study
• Material and methods. It is necessary to provide detailed information about the selected objects and research methods, as well as describe the equipment used.

In those clinical trials where therapeutic and diagnostic methods do not comply with standard procedures, the authors should provide information that the ethics committee of the institution where the work was performed approves and guarantees the compliance of the latter with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975. Articles are prohibited from posting confidential information that may identify the patient (mentioning his last name, medical history number, etc.). On X-rays, angiograms, and other media provided with the article, the patient's last name should be obscured.; photographs should not allow to establish the patient’s identity. The authors are obliged to inform the patient about the possible publication of data highlighting the features of his/her disease and the applied therapeutic and diagnostic methods, as well as to guarantee confidentiality when posting these data in print and electronic publications. In cases where it is impossible to conceal the patient's identity (photos of facial plastic surgery, etc.), the authors are required to provide the patient's written informed consent to the dissemination of information and indicate this in the article (for an example of consent, see the journal's website).

In experimental work using laboratory animals, it is mandatory to provide information that the maintenance and use of laboratory animals during the research was in accordance with international, national rules or the rules for the ethical treatment of animals of the institution in which the work was performed.

At the end of the section, a detailed description of the methods of statistical processing and analysis of the material is given.

When submitting a manuscript, authors should disclose in the methods and other relevant sections of the manuscript whether they have used the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to collect data, write, edit, create drawings and other graphic images, when and how. AI technologies should not be listed as authors. All materials created with the help of AI must be checked by people (authors) and properly processed to avoid plagiarism, copyright infringement and erroneous links.;

• Results (a detailed summary of the content and results of the study; if necessary, this section may be divided into subsections). For greater clarity of the data obtained, it is advisable to provide the latter in the form of tables and figures;
• Discussion (The results obtained in the course of the study should be critically discussed and analyzed in terms of their scientific novelty, practical significance and compared with the available data from other authors);
• Conclusion should be presented in the form of a complete text (it should be concise and clearly worded, the answers to the questions posed in the goals and objectives of the study should be given, the main results obtained should be reflected, indicating their novelty and practical significance);
• Source of funding¹ (should specify the source of funding for the performed work)
• Conflict of interest² (the presence of obvious and potential conflicts of interest, i.e. conditions and facts that can affect the results of the study or their interpretation)
• Acknowledgement³.

8.2 Review article

The purpose of a review article is to discuss the accumulated material and present the author's new view of previously described phenomena, rethinking, and searching for new approaches to their interpretation, rather than simply listing the facts and stating the current state of the issue.

Obligatory sections of a review article:

• Introduction
• Discussion (can be isolated in a separate section or run smoothly through the entire text)
• Conclusion (must be presented as a comprehensive text)
• Source of funding¹ (should specify the source of funding for the performed analytical work)
• Conflict of interest² (the presence of conflicts of interest, i.e. conditions and facts that can affect the results of the study or their interpretation)
• Acknowledgement³.

9. List of cited sources (number of sources should be 25 or less for an original article and 50 or less for reviews) in Russian (Belarusian) should be compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus (order No. 159 of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus dated 25.06.2014 (as amended by Order of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus No. 230 dated 01.10.2024). The literature items should be given as a common list as they are mentioned in the text, but not in alphabetical order. References in the text are indicated by an ordinal number in square brackets (for example: [1, 2], or [1-4], or [3, 5-8]). References to unpublished works are not allowed;
10. Then there is a list of cited sources in the Roman alphabet (“References” – according to the Harvard standard (Harvard reference system)) with the following structure: authors (transliteration), title of the article in transliterated version [translation of the title of the article into English in square brackets], name of the Russian-language source (transliteration) [translation of the name of the source into English], imprint in English. Transliteration of Russian-language names is performed according to the BSI standard (https://translit.net/ru/bsi ).

References to books:

1. Rips L.J. Lines of thought: central concepts in cognitive psychology. Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2011. 441 p.
2. de Benoist B. et al., eds. Worldwide prevalence of anaemia 1993-2005. WHO Global Database on Anaemia Geneva, World Health Organization, 2008.
3. Sorokina T.S. Istoriya meditsinyi [History of medicine]. M.: Academia, 2008, 560 p. (in Russian).
4. Izvekov V.I., Serikhin N.A., Abramov A.I. Proektirovanie turbogeneratorov [Design of Turbo-generators]. Moscow, MEI Publ., 2005, 440 p. (in Russian).

References to journal articles:

1. George G.W. Vetrovec Hemodynamic Support Devices for Shock and High-Risk PCI:When and Which One. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2017, vol. 19 no.10, pp. 100. doi: 10.1007/s11886-017-0905-3.
2. von Drygalski A., Adamson J.W. Ironing out fatigue. Blood, 2011, vol. 118, pp. 3191-3192.
3. Huo T.I., Lin H.C., Lee S.D. Model for end-stage liver disease and organ allocation in liver transplantation: where are we and where should we go? J Chin Med Assoc, 2006, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 193-198.
4. Cholongitas E., Marelli L., Shusang V., Senzolo M., Rolles K., Patch D., Burroughs A.K. A systematic review of the performance of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) in the setting of liver transplantation. Liver Transpl, 2006, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1049-1061.
5. Ibanez B., James S., Agewall S., Antunes M.J., Bucciarelli-Ducci C., Bueno H., Caforio A.L.P., Crea F., Goudevenos J.A., Halvorsen S., Hindricks G., Kastrati A., Lenzen M.J., Prescott E., Roffi M., Valgimigli M., Varenhorst C., Vranckx P., Widimský P. 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J, 2017, vol. 26. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx393.
6. Belov Yu.V., Varaksin V.A. Strukturno-geometricheskie izmeneniya miokarda i osobennosti zentral'noy gemodinamiki pri postinfarktnom remodelirovanii levogo zheludochka [Structural and geometric changes in the myocardium and features of central hemodynamics in postinfarction remodeling of the left ventricle]. Kardiologiya. 2003, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 19-23. (in Russian).
7. Mit'kovskaya N.P., Toropilov D.M. Kardiorenal'nyy sindrom pri ostroy ishemicheskoy bolezni serdza [Cardiorenal syndrome in acute coronary heart disease]. zhurnal, 2009, no. 1, pp. 19-23. (in Russian).
8. Mitkovskaya N., Rummo O., Grigorenko E. Stratifikaziya riska vnezapnoy serdechnoy smerti u rezipientov transplantatov pecheni i pochek [Stratification of the risk of sudden cardiac death in recipients of liver and kidney transplants]. Kardiologiya v Belarusi, 2014, vol. 3, pp. 27- (in Russian).

References to articles from collection of articles:

1. Pavlyukovskaya E.G. Primenenie pribora spektrofotometr v stomatologicheskoy praktike [Application of the device spectrophotometer in dental practice]. Ctudenty i molodye uchyenye belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo medizinskogo universiteta - medizinskoy nauke i zdravoochraneniyu Respubliki Belarus : sb. nauch. tr. studentov i molodych uchyenych pod red. A. V. Sikorskogo, O. K. Doroninoy. Minsk : BGMU, 2016, pp. 317-320. (in Russian).

Reference to a thesis or dissertation

1. Ponomareva M.N. Diagnostika i medikamentoznaya korrekziya narusheniy gemodinamiki pri ishemicheskoy neyropatii zritel'nogo nerva u bol'nych s serdechno-sosudistymi zabolevaniyami [Diagnosis and drug correction of hemodynamic disorders in ischemic neuropathy of the optic nerve in patients with cardiovascular diseases] : Diss. dokt. med. nauk : 14.01.07. M., 2010, 235 s. (in Russian).

Reference to patents

1. Chichkin D.N, Ulaschik V.S., Mit'kovskaya N.P., Mucharskaya Yu.A., Kul'chizkiy V.A. Sposob lecheniya revmatoidnogo artrita [A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis]. Patent BY no 10617, 2006. (in Russian).

VI. INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS

The section should contain the following information about the authors in Russian (Belarusian) and English:

• last name, first name, patronymic; academic degree, title and position, place of employment (name of the institution and its structural unit), e-mail, as well as the following identifiers: Researcher ID (WoS), Scopus ID, ORCID ID (mandatory!), SPIN code (RSCI), Author ID (RSCI) of each of the authors.
• the correspondence address should include the last name, first name, patronymic, academic degree, title and position, postal code and address, place of employment, contact phone numbers (will not be specified in the journal) and the email address of the author with whom the editorial correspondence will be maintained. The email address is published along with the article.

VII.TABLES

All tables should have a numbered header and clearly marked columns that are easy to read and understand. Table data should correspond to the data in the text but should not duplicate the information presented in it. References to tables in the text are obligatory.

Tables are numbered by Arabic numerals in the order of their sequence in the text. If there is only one table in the text it is not numbered. The heading of the table includes the table number and its name. It is aligned to the left: “Table 1. Scale of risk factors” – do not put a dot after the title of the table.

The English translation of the title, table, caption in the table and the note to it should be placed immediately under the Russian (Belarusian) version.

The note to the table is formatted in the same font and size as the main text (Font – Times New Roman, 12 points), is justified, is located under the table and should contain a decoding of the abbreviations used and other information necessary for the interpretation of the data presented in the table.

VIII. FIGURES

Each figure must be accompanied by a numbered caption. The names of figures and diagrams and their captions and legends must also be duplicated in English. References to figures in the text are required.

The figures are numbered by Arabic numerals according to the order of their sequence in the text. If there is only one figure in the text, it is not numbered. The caption includes the serial number of the figure and its name. The caption is aligned to the centre: “Figure 1. Normal electrocardiogram” – no dot is placed after the caption. The English translation of the caption and the legend of the figure should be placed immediately under the Russian (Belarusian) wording. The note to the figure should be formatted in the same font and size as the main text (Font – Times New Roman, 12 points), justified, located under the caption and should contain a decoding of the abbreviations used and other information necessary for the interpretation of the data presented in the figure.

Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, charts, drawings) drawn using MS Office tools should be contrasting and clear. The illustrations must be made in a separate file and saved as an image (in the format *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif), and then placed in the manuscript file as a fixed image. It is unacceptable to apply any elements using MS WORD on top of the picture inserted into the manuscript file (arrows, signatures) due to the high risk of their loss at the stages of editing and layout.

Photos, monitor screen prints (screenshots) and other non-drawn illustrations must not only be inserted into the text of the manual, but also uploaded separately as files in the format *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif (*.doc and *.docx – if additional markings are applied to the image). The image resolution must be >300 dpi. Image files must be given a name corresponding to the figure number in the text. In the description of the file, a caption should be provided separately, which should correspond to the name of the photo to be placed in the text.

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¹ - you should provide information about the sources of sponsorship in the form of grants, equipment, medicines.

² – “conflict of interest” refers to the conditions under which people have conflicting or competing interests that can influence an editorial decision. Conflicts of interest can be potential, perceived, and real. Personal, political, financial, scientific, or religious factors may affect objectivity. The author must 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 must also declare it. Sample wording: “The team of authors declares that there is no conflict of interest”.

³ - in the Acknowledgements section, acknowledgements are given to people who participated in the work on the article, but who are not the authors. Participation in the work on the article implies: recommendations to improve the research, providing space for research, departmental control, receiving financial support, single types of analysis, providing reagents/patients/animals/other materials for the research.

The research and practice, peer-reviewed journal “Neotlozhnaya kardiologiya i kardiovaskulyarnye riski” (“Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks”) is included in the List of Scientific Publications of the Republic of Belarus for publishing the results of dissertation research in the medical branch of science (14.00.00). Since 2019, it has been included in the List of Scientific Publications of the Russian Federation for publishing the results of dissertation research (Decree No. 101-p of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated April 19, 2019).

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. This article has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for review and publication in another journal (or an explanation is given in the Comments for the editor).

2. The file of the submitted article is presented in Microsoft Word document format, while the figures and tables are placed in the text after the links to them, i.e. all the information is collected in one file.

3. Full Internet addresses (URLs) for links are provided where possible.

4. The text was typed on a computer in compliance with the following parameters: Times New Roman font, size 12 pt, line spacing 1.5, paragraph indentation 12.5 mm, without hyphenation. The margins are: upper and lower – 25 mm each, left – 30 mm, right – 10 mm. All pages should be numbered; all illustrations, graphs, and tables should be located in the appropriate places in the text, not at the end of the document.

5. The text meets the stylistic and bibliographic requirements described in the "Rules for Authors".

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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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