ABOUT THE JOURNAL
The publication of articles in the journal Biomedical Chemistry is free of charge, except for the publication of color illustrations in the printed version.
In 2007-2022 the part of manuscripts was published in English in Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series B: Biomedical Chemistry, ISSN 1990-7508.
EDITORIAL POLICY
The journal publishes papers covering all aspects of biomedical chemistry and related disciplines, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, enzymology, molecular biology, biochemical pharmacology, molecular and cellular medicine, clinical biochemistry, etc.
In cooperation with a new publishing project aimed at methodological aspects of biomedical research, all methodological articles (original and review articles) should be sent directly to the editorial board of Biomedical Chemistry: Research and Methods.
Journal Section Policy| Free submission | Indexing | Peer-reviewed | |
| EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH This section publishes the results of classical experimental as well as computational studies. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH Clinical works performed on biological material obtained from patients and/or healthy volunteers must include a mandatory statement that all participants gave consent to participate in the study and to use their bio-samples. Such information must be placed in the section “ETHICAL STANDARDS”. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| REVIEWS The Journal of Biomedical Chemistry accepts reviews both ordered by the editorial board and proposed by the authors. In the latter case, the editorial board reserves the right to reject the submitted review without expert evaluation, if the editors or the members of editorial board decide that at the moment the journal is not interested in publishing the review on the proposed topic. It is advisable submit first a tentative title of the review and a detailed summary via e-mail of 300-600 words. This will help to evaluate the purpose of the review, the subject area and the central idea of the review, the target readership, the presence in the review of data obtained by the authors personally, and any other aspects. | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Short communications are works of high priority (as a rule, no more than 1.5-2 thousand words), containing no more than 2-3 illustrations (or tables). The term of publication of short communications is usually 2-4 months after acceptance for publication. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MISCELLANEOUS In this section, messages from the Editorial Board are printed, as well as author’s materials expressing the author’s personal view point on a scientific event or publication on the subject of the journal, letters to the Editorial Board, as well as Chronicles of congresses, conventions and conferences (not later than 2 months after the event). The decision to publish the submitted materials is made by the Editorial Board. Rejection of publication cannot be questioned. | — | — | — |
REVIEWING
The Journal of Biomedical Chemistry uses an external peer review for all incoming materials. Highly qualified specialists with experience in a particular scientific area and having publications on topics directly related to the reviewed work are involved as reviewers. Members of the editorial board can also act as reviewers for works related to their scientific interests. In addition, at the stage of initial selection in obvious cases members of the editorial board make a collegial decision on the compliance of the proposed material with the profile of the journal.
Materials submitted for publication are reviewed by at least two reviewers. It is recommended that reviewers follow to the Guidelines for Reviewers. The maximum time limit for submitting a reviewer report is no more than one month after acceptance of reviewer invitation. In case of different viewpoints of reviewers, the decision about the subsequent fate of submitted materials is made by the editorial board on the basis of reviewer’s reports. The paper can also be sent for additional reviewing. The authors have the right to disagree with the reviewer’s opinion and provide the editorial board with a reasoned response to the review. All correspondence between the reviewers and the author is conducted exclusively through the editorial board. The data of the reviewers remain strictly confidential to the authors.
When resolving any disputes that arose in the process of reviewing the article, the decision of the editorial board is final.
The article sent to the authors for revision must be returned in the corrected form within two months. The authors should also attach a cover letter, giving all point-to-point to the referee comments and explains all the changes.
The final decision on publication of the revised paper is made by the editorial board.
Manuscript processing
- A newly submitted manuscript is registered at the moment of receipt in electronic form with the notification of the author of receipt.
- Within one week, the Editorial Board finds appropriate reviewers for this manuscript or the manuscript is rejected by the Editorial Board due to its inconsistency with the journal policy.
- The manuscript is submitted for reviewing to the assigned reviewers. If reviewing is not performed within one month, a new reviewer is assigned. The maximum period of reviewing is set by the editorial board at three months. During the summer vacation period (July-August), the established review deadlines are not applicable.
- Reviewer reports are sent to the author in any case:
— In case of a positive review, the manuscript is passed to the editorial board to prepare it for publication.
— If the manuscript needs to be revised, the review is sent to the author together with all the reviewer’s comments and suggestions.
— In the case of a negative review of the manuscript, a review with a motivated rejection is sent to corresponding author.
- After receiving the results of the review, the author prepares the necessary materials. – If the manuscript is revised, the author prepares a revised version of the manuscript and a response to the reviewer (up to two months). A revised version of the manuscript is sent for a second review.
- A manuscript that has received positive reviewer reports is approved for publication by the editor-in-chief or the editorial board meeting and is sent for further processing.
EDITORIAL ETHICS
Copyright
Authors who publish articles in the Journal of Biomedical Chemistry agree with to the following:- The authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right to first publish the work, which, after 12 months of publication, is automatically licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to distribute the work in question with mandatory credit to the authors of the original work and the original publication in the Journal of Biomedical Chemistry.
- The authors retain the right to make separate contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work as published here (e.g., posting it in an institutional repository, publishing it in a book), with a link to its original publication in Biomedical Chemistry.
- Authors have the right to post their work online (e.g., in an institutional repository or personal website) before and during the Biomedical Chemistry journal review process, as this can lead to productive discussion and more references to the work (The Effect of Open Access).
Protection of personal data
The names and email addresses entered on the Journal of Biomedical Chemistry website will be used solely for the purposes designated by this journal and will not be used for any other purpose or shared with other individuals or organizations.PUBLISHING ETHICS
The section has been prepared by Non-for-profit Partnership National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON).
The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org and requirements for peer-reviewed medical journals , elaborated by the Elsevier Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications).
1. Introduction
1.1. The publication in a peer reviewed learned journal, serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for society-owned or sponsored journal: Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya.
1.2. Publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.
1.3. Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programs record «the minutes of science» and we recognize our responsibilities as the keeper of those «minutes» in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.
2. Duties of Editors
2.1. Publication decision
The Editor of a learned Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.
2.2. Fair play
An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
2.3. Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff of Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
2.4. Disclosure and Conflicts of interest
2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’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.
2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.
2.5. Vigilance over published record
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