Editorial Policies
Publication Frequency
Sanamed medical journal is published continuously throughout the year. Upon acceptance, articles are first published Online first (Online First is a publication for articles that are to appear online before being printed ) through ASSISTANT system for journals online editing and publishing and Serbian citation index. Sanamed journal is published in electronic and printed format, three times a year. Additionally, supplement issues may be published upon the Editorial board’s decision.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Journal Sanamed is published under an Open Access licence. All its content is available free of charge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, as well as to establish HTML links to them, without having to seek the consent of the author or publisher. Articles accepted or published in their final form in Sanamed may be freely deposited to any repository, including academic social networks.
The right to use content without consent does not release the users from the obligation to give the credit to the journal and its content in a manner described under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
PLAGIARISM POLICY
Once a manuscript is submitted to Journal, the editorial office conducts a preliminary check with respect to plagiarism. The authors should ensure that they write the entire manuscript themselves, and if the authors have used the research results and/or words of others it has to be appropriately cited or quoted.
Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed, and they will be dealt with according to the COPE guidelines
All the submitted manuscripts will be checked for potential plagiarism by iThenticate Plagiarism Detection Software.
If a published manuscript, which passed the initial plagiarism check, subsequently found to be plagiarized will be subjected to ICMJE’s policy of publication of correction, republication or retraction depending on the extent of misconduct.
PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
Publication decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Fair play: An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff 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.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: 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.
In the event that the publisher or editors become aware of any allegation of misconduct in connection with a published article in the journal, Sanamed, the COPE guidelines for handling the allegation will be followed.
Archiving
In accordance with law, digital copies of all published volumes are archived in the legal deposit library of the National Library of Serbia and concurrently in the Repository of SCIndeks – The Serbian Citation Index as the primary full text database.
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose all relationships or interests that could have direct or potential influence or impart bias on the work. Although an author may not feel there is any conflict, the disclosure of relationships and interests provides a more complete and transparent process, leading to an accurate and objective assessment of the work. Awareness of real or perceived conflicts of interest is a perspective to which the readers are entitled. This is not meant to imply that a financial relationship with an organization that sponsored the research or compensation received for consultancy work is inappropriate. Also, interests that go beyond financial interests and compensation (non-financial interests) that may be important to readers should be disclosed. These may include but are not limited to personal relationships or competing interests directly or indirectly tied to this research, or professional interests or personal beliefs that may influence your research. The corresponding author collects the conflict of interest disclosure forms from all authors. In author collaborations where formal agreements for representation allow it, it is sufficient for the corresponding author to sign the disclosure form on behalf of all authors.
Research involving human participants or animals
Statement of Human Rights When reporting studies that involve human participants, authors should include a statement that the studies have been approved by the appropriate institutional and/or national research ethics committee and have been performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. If doubt exists whether the research was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration or comparable standards, the authors must explain the reasons for their approach, and demonstrate that the independent ethics committee or institutional review board explicitly approved the doubtful aspects of the study.
The welfare of animals used for research must be respected. When reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate whether the international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals have been followed, and that the studies have been approved by a research ethics committee at the institution or practice at which the studies were conducted (where such a committee exists).
The articles must have the following statements:
Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the institutional and/or national research committee’s ethical standards and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
For retrospective studies formal consent is not required.
For studies with animals, the following statement should be included:
Ethical approval: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.
CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTIONS
Corrections are published upon request and after editorial review. Changes to published articles that affect the interpretation and conclusion of the article, but do not fully invalidate the article, will, at the Editor(s)’ discretion, be corrected via publication of a Correction that is indexed and linked to the original article. On rare occasions, when the interpretation or conclusion of an article is substantially undermined, it may be necessary for published articles to be retracted. Retractions are published upon request of authors or their institutions and may also be published by the Journal following a determination of scientific misconduct. Retraction notices are indexed and linked to the original article. The original article is watermarked as retracted and the title is prefixed with “Retracted Article”. Notes of Concern are published in response to editorial concerns relating to scientific or publishing misconduct by authors or reviewers or to alert the scientific community of an ongoing investigation.
CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE
Submitted manuscripts may be rejected without detailed comments after an initial review by the editorial board if the manuscripts are considered inappropriate or of insufficient scientific priority for publication in Sanamed. All other manuscripts undergo a complete review. Criteria for acceptance include originality, the validity of data, clarity of writing, strength of the conclusions, and the potential importance of the work in a field of sciences. Submitted manuscripts will not be reviewed if they do not conform to standard English usage and the Instructions for authors.
AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA
According to ICMJE, authorship is based on the following criteria:
- Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work
- Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content
- Final approval of the version to be published
- Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work he or she has done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged.
The corresponding author is the one individual who takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the manuscript submission, peer review, and publication process.
Withdrawal Policy
Withdrawing a paper after it has been accepted for publication is generally discouraged. However, very occasionally there may be circumstances that require a paper to be withdrawn. It can only occur under exceptional circumstances. such as discovering significant errors or misconduct in the research or if the authors are no longer able to proceed with publication due to unforeseen circumstances. In all cases, our official archives at the National Library of Serbia and
concurrently in the Repository of SCIndeks – The Serbian Citation Index will retain all article versions, including retracted or otherwise removed articles.
Withdrawal Before Acceptance: Manuscripts may be withdrawn within 5 days of initial submission for any reason.
Withdrawal after acceptance: Manuscripts may be withdrawn only for justified reasons, such as violations of professional ethical codes, errors in scientific content, multiple submissions, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, or fraudulent use of data.
Withdrawn means that the article content (in PDF) is removed and replaced with a PDF stating that the article has been withdrawn with a link to the current policy document.
Retraction of Article
In rare cases, when the interpretation or conclusion of the article is significantly violated, when it is a violation of ethical principles, multiple submissions, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, false representation of the author, etc., it may be necessary to withdraw the published articles.
Retraction notices are indexed linked to the original article. The original article is watermarked as retracted and the title is prefixed with “Retracted Article”
Article removal
Extremely rarely it may be necessary to retrieve an article from an online database. This will only happen in cases where the material is obviously defamatory, violates the legal rights of others, is the subject of a court order or where there is a reasonable expectation that it will be, or where acting on the article might seriously endanger one’s health. In these circumstances, while the metadata (Title and Authors) will be retained, the text will be replaced with a screen indicating the article has been removed for legal reasons.
Article replacement
In cases where the article, due to the actions that could follow if the knowledge presented in it, is applied, might pose a major health risk the authors of the original article may wish to withdraw the defective original and replace it with a corrected version. In these situations the procedures for retraction will be followed and the database retraction notice will publish a link to the corrected re-published article.
Changes to authorship
It is necessary for the authors to determine the number and sequence of authors in the paper before sending the paper to the Sanamed journal. Any deletion, addition or change of author names in the authorship list should be done before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the journal editor. If the authors still want changes, they need to provide the editor with the following information: (a) reason for changing the list of authors and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of adding or removing an author, this includes confirmation of the addition or removal of the author.
Only in exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider adding, deleting, or rearranging authors after manuscript acceptance. While the editor is considering the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online edition, all requests approved by
the editor will result in a correction.
REVENUE SOURCES
Sanamed journal accepts revenue from a variety of sources to ensure broad and affordable access while maintaining high quality standards and complete editorial independence. Sources of revenue include subscriptions from institutions and individuals for print editions of journals; donations; and author fees.
Appeals and complaints
This procedure applies to complaints that relate to content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of Sanamed journal or our editorial staff. Complaints may provide an opportunity and a spur for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively.
Complaints should be directly emailed to sanamednp2006@gmail.com, and will be dealt with confidentially
Appeal against a rejection
If you want to ask the Editor to reconsider a rejection of a manuscript, you should contact the Editor by email sanamednp2006@gmail.com. In practice, the decisions on appeals often take 7 days. Only one appeal is permitted for each manuscript. Final decisions on appeals will be made by the Editors in-chief.
An appeal against a rejection decision on a manuscript will only be considered if the authors can demonstrate that an error that determined the final decision has been made – by a referee or the Editors – during review or if important additional data can be provided or if a convincing case of bias in the process can be demonstrated.
Authors who wish to appeal an editorial decision should submit a letter of appeal to the journal. Include the manuscript Title and tracking number in the email subject line and the appeal letter.
If appeals are successful, then authors will be given instructions on how to proceed. If an appeal merits further consideration, the Editor may send the authors’ response and the revised paper out for further peer review.
For complaints about processes, such as the time required for review, the Editor will consider and respond to the complainant as soon as possible.
For complaints about publication ethics or scientific content, the Editor will follow guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics.
If the complainant remains dissatisfied with the handling of their complaint, it will be escalated to the journal’s editorial and publishing management team for investigation.
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
For all manuscripts that include details, images, or videos relating to an individual person, written informed consent for the publication of these details must be obtained from that person (or their parent or legal guardian in the case of children under 18). If the person has died, consent for publication must be obtained
from their next of kin. The manuscript must include a statement that written informed consent for publication was obtained.
Authors can use the Sanamed consent form to obtain consent for publication, or a consent form from their own institution or region if appropriate. The consent form must state that the details/images/videos will be freely available on the internet and may be seen by the general public. The consent form must be made
available to the Editor if requested, and will be treated confidentially.
In cases where images are entirely unidentifiable and there are no details on individuals reported within the manuscript, consent for publication of images may not be required. The final decision on whether consent to publish is required lies with the Editor.
ADVERTISING
If you are interested in advertising any of your products, services and/or offers, we are providing you with the following options in our Journal:
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For further information, please contact the Editorial Office at email sanamednp2006@gmail.com
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