Information about international scientific journal Photobiology and Photomedicine
An international scientific and practical journal “Photobiology and Photomedicine” is a scientific edition, the publication of which is recognized during the defense of dissertation papers from medical, biological and technical sciences (Resolution of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine dated 10.02.2010 No.1-05/1,Order of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 515 dated May 16, 2016 and Order of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 820 dated July 11, 2016)
The policy of reviewing articles of the International scientific and practical journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine"
All scientific articles received by the editors of the International Scientific and Practical Journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine" are subject to mandatory review.
The editors defined the following article review procedure:
- upon receipt of the article by the editor, its compliance with the subject of the journal and the rules of design is evaluated. Articles that do not meet accepted requirements are not registered and are not allowed for further consideration;
- an article corresponding to the subject of the journal and the rules of design is checked for plagiarism. If the similarity coefficient is less than 20%, the article is sent for internal review;
- internal review is carried out within 7 working days after registration of the article in the editorial office. If a positive review is gives by an internal reviewer, a copy of the article is sent for “double blind” review to leading experts. The executive editor assigns reviewers;
- to review articles, reviewers can be members of the editorial board of the journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine", as well as third-party highly qualified specialists with deep professional knowledge and experience in specific research areas;
- the term of a “double blind” review does not exceed three weeks;
- interaction between the author and reviewers takes place by correspondence by e-mail through the editors of the journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine";
- if the reviewer indicates the need to make certain adjustments to the article, the article is sent to the author with the proposal to take into account the comments or to refute them reasonably. The author adds a message to the revised article containing answers to all comments and explains all changes made to the article. The revised version is re-submitted to the reviewer to make a decision and prepare a conclusion on the possibility of publication;
- the date the article was accepted for publication is the date the editorial board received the positive opinion of the reviewer (or the decision of the editorial board) on the advisability and possibility of publishing the article;
- after receiving positive reviews, the article is sent to literary and technical editing. The interaction of the author and the literary (technical) editor can take place in any form - in person, e-mail, phone. Minor stylistic or formal corrections that do not affect the content of the article are made by the literary (technical) editor without agreement with the author;
- the final decision on the possibility of publishing an article in a journal is made by the editor-in-chief.
Code of Ethics of the International Scientific and Practical Journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine"
As part of the editorial policy, the International Scientific and Practical Journal “Photobiology and Photomedicine” adheres to the publishing standards for publication of the COPE Code of Conduct approved by the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief
The editor-in-chief of the International Scientific and Practical Journal "Photobiology and Photomedicine" provides general guidance for the publication and is responsible for making decisions on the publication of articles submitted to the editorial office.
Articles are accepted for publication that are scientifically valuable and contribute to solving urgent theoretical and practical problems, regardless of gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, citizenship or political views of the author. It is mandatory that the submitted articles comply with the journal’s theme and the requirements for the design of articles in the journal “Photobiology and Photomedicine”.
The editor-in-chief, together with the editorial board, study the authors ’claims regarding the reviewed articles or published materials and provide the author with a written response.
Reviewer Responsibilities
The review process goes through all the articles received by the journal.
Each article undergoes a “double blind” review - this is a review that is conducted in confidence (the author and reviewer do not know about each other).
Observing the ethics of scientific examination, the reviewer gives an objective and reasoned assessment of the stated results of the study, excluding personal criticism of the author. The recommendations provided by the reviewer to the author suggest a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the article and are aimed solely at improving the quality of the author's work.
The reviewer, given the confidential nature of the submitted article, does not allow discussion of work with other persons (with the exception of those authorized by the editor-in-chief).
Responsibilities of the authors
The author (s) of the article, adhering to editorial ethics, ensure that the article submitted is an original work. If the authors used the work and / or fragments of the text of other authors, they are obliged to provide appropriate links to published works. Excessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including informal quotes, paraphrasing or assignment of rights to the results of other people's research, is unacceptable.
The author (s) of the article submitted to the editors are aware that they bear personal responsibility for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research. This position involves:
- providing reliable results of studies;
- recognition of the contribution of all persons who influenced the course of the study (this also applies to the submission in the article of references to works that were important during the study);
- the inadmissibility of the submission of an article that was sent for publication (or already published) in another periodical;
Editor-in-Chief
Korobov A.M. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Brill G.E. Saratov State Medical University named after V. I. Razumovskiy, Saratov, Russia
Gulyar S.A. A.A. Bogomolets Institute of Physiology of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine
Responsible Secretaries
Mushenko E.V. SI “Zaycev V.T. Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Chukhraev N.V. SMC “MedInTech”, Kyiv, Ukraine
Utevsky A.Yu. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Editorial Board
Anufrik S.S. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Grodno, Belarus
Avrunin O.G. Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Azarov O.D. Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Baybekov I.M. SI “Republican Specialized Center of Surgery named after academician V. Vakhidov”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Bogomolets O.V. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Chervanov I.G. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Dolia G.M. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ivanova Yu.V. Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Henshel D. Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
Kipensky A.V. National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Klimova O.M. SI “Zaycev V.T. Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Kokodii N.G. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Longo L. Institute of Laser Medicine, Italy
Mikhaylusov R.M. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Minaev V.P. STA “IRE-Polyus” IPG Photonics, Fryazino, Russia
Nikolenko E.Ya. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Oshyro T. Keio University, Oshiro Clinic, Japanese Medical Laser Laboratory, Minato-ku, Japan
Pavlov S.V. Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Persky E.E. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Popov M.M. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Prasol V.A. SI “Zaycev V.T. Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Rochkind Sh. Neurosurgery Institute, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Rozumenko V.D. SI “Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute of NAMS of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine
Samoylova K.A. Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
Shkorbatov Yu.G. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Stranadko E.F. State Scientific Center for Laser Medicine of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Svirydenko L.Yu. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sybirna N.O. Ivan Franko Lviv National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Tashyrev O.B. National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vasylyeva-Linetska L.Ya. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Wójcik W. Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland
Yakimenko I.L. National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine
Zinchenko O.K. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Zholobak N.M. D. K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Zholtkevich G.M. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Zhuravleva L.V. Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Zlepko S.M. Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine