Journal of the Grodno State Medical University is included into the list of leading peer-reviewed scientific journals recommended by the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles of the Republic of Belarus for publication of the results of theses research. The requirements of the editorial staff and board for the materials which are submitted by authors correspond to the Recommendations developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and meet the journal selection criteria for inclusion into the Scopus database.

1. The article needs to be approved with the signature of a scientific supervisor; it also has to have conclusion of the Expert Commission and a reference from the establishment, in which the work has been performed, with an indication whether the article has been scheduled, underscheduled or whether it is a part of a dissertation (the surname of a doctoral candidate should be indicated) with obligatory indication of each author’s participation.

2. The manuscript should be typed on one side of the A4 format paper only using 1.5 line spacing. Left margin is 30 mm. The top and bottom margins are 25 mm. The right margin is 10 mm. The text is typed in MS Word 97 and newer. Font is Times New Roman, 14-point type (14 pt).

3. The electronic version of the article and copies of accompanying documents are sent to the e-mail address evg.moiseenok@gmail.com marked "the article to the Journal of the Grodno State Medical University" and indicating the name of the first author in the file name, or through the "Make a submission" option on the journal's website. The article, printed in 2 copies, with the signatures of all authors on the last page, and the originals of the accompanying documents are sent to the editorial office (230009, Republic of Belarus, Grodno, Gorky St., 80, to the editorial office of the Journal) after the initial examination of the electronic version.

4. The volume of the original article including figures, tables, list of references should be up to 10 pages. The volume of scientific reviews and lectures is 12 pages, the volume of other materials – 9 pages. An increase in volume is allowed by agreement with the editors.

5. The manuscript should be structured as follows: UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) code, title of the article, initials and surnames of the authors, official name of the establishment where the research was carried out, city, country.

6. The article should be preceded by an abstract in the Russian and English languages, which in the original studies should be structured (introduction, aim of the study, material and methods, results, conclusions, keywords). Keywords should include the terms mentioned in the manuscript which specify the subject area in accordance with the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) and they should not be identical to the title of the article https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh.

7. The text of the original article should be structured as follows: introduction, aim of the study, material and methods (with the description of statistical methods and programs to process the results), results and discussion, conclusion(s), acknowledgement (the section is not mandatory), list of references, references transliterated from Cyrillic alphabet to Latin alphabet.

8. The authors should use in the article the International System of Units (SI). Abbreviations should be put in italics at first mention. Generally accepted abbreviations for chemical and mathematical variables, measures and terms do not have to be defined.

9. Illustrations should be presented in an electronic file (.tif, .jpg, .cdr) and diagrams in Excel format. All figures have to be numbered in consecutive order, which should be identical to the one in the text; the numbers have to correspond to figures footnotes.

Sample of a table footnote:
Table 1. – Basic parameters of plasma chromatographic analysis with the addition of ASA and SA standard solutions (С=20 μg/ml, n=6, р=0,95)

Note:* – p<0.05.
Sample of a figure footnote:
Figure 1. – Nestin-positive cells in the part of the small excretory ducts of the donor pancreas. ×500

10. In tables, graphs and diagrams all figures and percentages must be thoroughly checked by the author and coincide with the figure in the text. Inscriptions on microphotographs should include magnification (ocular, lens) and method of material staining or impregnation.

11. In the experiment-based articles the reference to the compliance to the principles of experimental and clinical bioethics should be specified in the "Material and Methods" section.

12. Each article should end in a list of cited literature (do not exceed 25 sources for original studies, 50 sources – for clinical reviews). Bibliographical description of the cited references should be in accordance with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus.

12.1 References should be numbered with Arabic figures in square parentheses respectively the references to them in the text.

12.2. It is recommended to include in the list of the cited literature mainly the works published within the last 5-7 years with the exception of rare and highly informative works. It is not recommended to refer to the theses of conferences and congresses, textbooks, educational and methodical materials, reference books, unpublished works, manuscripts of theses abstracts or theses themselves.

13. The list of references should correspond to the format accepted by National Library of Medicine (NLM): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine.

13.1. In the bibliographic description of each source surnames and initials of all (!) authors have to be indicated.

13.2. In case the quoted source has the DOI (the digital object identifier) it has to be specified at the end of the bibliographic reference. The presence of the DOI of an article can be checked on the website http://search.crossref.org/ (to enter into a search line the name of an article in English).

13.3. The shortening of the name of an article and (or) the name of a Russian-language journal is not allowed. The names of foreign journals can be shortened. It is recommended to indicate the shortened name of an English-language journal in accordance with the catalogue of database names MEDLINE https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals. If a journal is not indexed in MEDLINE, it is necessary to indicate its full name.

14. The article may be written in Belarusian, Russian, English Languages. The article is published in the language of the original manuscript.

15. Next information is indicated in Russian and English languages after the article: conflict of interests of the authors; source of funding (if any, indicate its source (grant, etc.)); compliance with the principles of ethics (approval of the ethics committee (for original research) or patient informed consent (for case studies); information about the authors: full name, email address, personal ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) identifier of each author. If there is no identifier ORCID, it is necessary to receive it by registering on the website (https://orcid.org/). For prompt communication with the editorial office, the contact phone number of the responsible author is indicated (it is not published in the journal)..

16. Submission of the previously published works or works already accepted for publication in other editions is unacceptable. The articles which do not meet “The requirements and norms of humane treatment with biological objects of studies” are not accepted for publication.

17. The editorial staff reserves the right to shorten and edit the published materials.

18. Consideration of articles for publication is carried out after submitting a copy of the journal subscription receipt. Articles involving any kind of advertisement are published after advance payment.

19. In case the authors do not follow the above mentioned requirements the manuscripts are not accepted.

20. By submitting the article, the authors confirm that they are familiar with the editorial policy published on the journal's website in the "About us" section.