Aim and Scope

Objectives — introducing the latest achievements in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy in oncology for subsequent implementation in wide clinical practice.

Aim: Informing about new scientific developments and discoveries in the field of diagnostic radiology (X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, radioisotope studies, interventional radiology, ultrasound diagnostics, positron emission tomography) of oncology.

Giving the news on the latest innovations in the planning and conduct of radiation therapy for patients suffering from malignancies.

Developing an interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of cancer using innovative research methods, and increasing the effectiveness of treatment of patients with cancer.

Publication of materials of a general educational nature related to diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy in oncology, including for the implementation of continuing medical education and advanced training of specialists.

The journal accepts for publication original peer-reviewed articles on original and experimental studies, case study descriptions, meta-analyses and reviews, expert articles on the following subjects:

• improvement of the existing and development of new procedures in diagnostic radiology aimed at screening, detection and differential diagnosis of cancers as well as monitoring of treatment results and early detection of recurrences,
• experimental studies in radiology in malignant neoplasms;
• new developments and recommendations in radiotherapy for cancers;
• intra- and extravascular interventional radiologic interventions in malignant neoplasms;
• study of the findings of modern combined diagnosis and treatment methods;
• safety of diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy methods for patients and medical personnel:
• developments and studies in medical physics related to the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors;

The journal presents materials of the studies conducted in specialized scientific institutes and centers in Russia and CIS countries.  The journal publishes articles of scientific and practical value for a wide range of X-ray technician, radiologists, ultrasound technicians, oncologists, radiation therapists, medical physicists and covering various areas of these specialties.

All contributors should meet all four authorship criteria set forth in the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals:

1. conceptualization and design development or data analysis and interpretation,
2. manuscript justification or validation of critical intellectual content,
3. final approval for the manuscript publication,
4. consent to be responsible for all work aspects and envisages that all due diligence and good faith performance of any part of the submitted study has been properly investigated and resolved.

Section Policies

RADIOTHERAPY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

COMBINED METHODS OF DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

MEDICAL PHYSICS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

EXPERIMENTAL RADIOLOGY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

RADIATION SAFETY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

CLINICAL CASES

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

MATERIALS OF CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

CHRONICLE

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

COMMEMORATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

ИНФОРМАЦИОННОЕ ПИСЬМО

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

ANNIVERSARY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

MEMORABLE DATES

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

4 issues per year

Open Access Policy

Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy provides direct open access to its content based on the following principle: free open access to the study findings increases global knowledge sharing.
The Open Access Policy conforms to the definition of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and means that articles are publicly available on the Internet, allowing all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of these articles, scan them for indexing, transfer them as data for software, or use them for any other legitimate purpose without financial, legal or technical barriers, except for those inseparable from getting access to the Internet.

For more information, please refer to the Budapest Declaration.

Archiving

• Russian State Library (RSL)
• National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)

Peer-Review

Reviewing is the process of obtaining recommendations for individual manuscripts from an expert in the subject area. A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy". This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer.

1. The articles are reviewed by recognized experts in the subject area of the reviewed materials, other than members of the editorial board of the journal (external reviewing). All reviewers have publications on the subject of the reviewed article within the last 3 years. Editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief or science editor choose readers for peer review. We aim to limit the review process to 4-8 weeks, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
2. Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Upon the scrutiny, the reviewer is expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations:
   - to accept the paper in its present state;
   - to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;
   - that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;
   - to reject the manuscript outright.
3. If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
4. We politely request that the editor be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
5. If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
6. The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
7. Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
8. Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision in all cases lies with the editorial board. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.
9. Original reviews of submitted manuscripts remain deposited for 5 years. The editorial office sends copies of reviews or reasoned refusal to the authors of the submitted materials, and undertake to send copies of reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation when the relevant request is in the editorial office. The review with the author of the review can be provided in the Higher Attestation Commission on demand of expert advice.

Recommendations for Reviewers

Reviewed selection principles and steps taken by the editorial office of the journal to ensure high quality of expert evaluation

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy regularly works on engaging recognized experts in diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy, interventional radiology, medical physics, oncology, as well as on the timely rotation of reviewers.

Reviewers are invited to cooperate with the journal at the recommendation of the editor-in-chief, his/her deputy, members of the editorial office/board, and authors.

The responsible editor of the journal regularly monitors publications on the subject of the journal in the Scopus, Web of Science, Russian Science Citation Index databases and sends an invitation for cooperation to the authors of publications.

The first review of new reviewers is evaluated by the following algorithm:

1. Did the reviewer comment on the importance of the issue raised in the study?
2. Did the reviewer comment on the originality of the manuscript?
3. Did the reviewer identify strengths and weaknesses of the study (study design, data collection and analysis)?
4. Did the reviewer provide useful comments on the language and structure of the article, tables and figures?
5. Were the reviewer’s comments constructive?
6. Did the reviewer present arguments using examples from the article to justify his/her comments?
7. Did the reviewer comment on the author’s interpretation of the results?
8. The quality of the review as a whole.

Each item can be assigned between 1 and 5 points, where 1 is the minimum score and 5 is the maximum score.

If the review quality is not satisfactory to the editors, cooperation with the reviewer is terminated.

The editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy have the right to evaluate an unlimited number of reviews of all experts involved in the work with the journal according to the presented algorithm.

Mechanism for involving reviewers in the journal’s work

The editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy consider reviewing as one of the most important procedures when working with the journal and appreciate the experience and time of the experts who are involved in reviewing.

The reviewers of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy are entitled to the priority publication and the right to translate the text of the article accepted for publication into English.

Privacy

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy does not share the reviewers’ personal data and the authors’ personal data.

Any manuscript is considered by the editorial office of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy as a confidential document. The board of editors expects that reviewers will not share or discuss manuscripts with third parties without the editor’s consent.

Reviewers may involve third parties in work on the review only with the editor’s consent.

Reviewer’s responsibility

By agreeing to reviewing manuscripts for the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, the reviewer agrees to follow the journal’s policy in evaluating the manuscript, preparing the review as well as in terms of the reviewer’s behavior and ethical requirements.

The reviewer, just as the editor, should strive to ensure high quality of published materials in Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, and therefore should review the manuscript only if he/she has sufficient experience in the field under review and enough time to thoroughly and comprehensively check the article.

The reviewer is obliged to inform the editor of any (personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political or religious) conflict of interests, if any. If in doubt, the situation should be discussed with the editor. 

The reviewer must withdraw from reviewing if:

• he/she is a supervisor or subordinate of the manuscript’s author and a joint grant holder;
• he/she does not plan to prepare a review but only wants to read the text of the article;
• he/she is drafting his/her own article on a similar topic for publication;
• he/she is reviewing an article on a similar topic.

The reviewer is obliged to notify the editor of his/her intention to review the article and to complete the work within the deadline specified by the editor. If reviewing is impossible for some reasons, it is advisable to recommend another expert to the editor.

A reviewer may not use his/her status for personal gain or impose references to his/her work on authors.

All materials received from the editor of the journal are strictly confidential. The reviewer should not transfer materials to third parties and involve other specialists in reviewing the manuscript without the consent of the editor of Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy.

Recommendations to reviewers

For the reviewer’s convenience, the board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy offers to use the quick reviewing form - it reflects the questions, answers to which are necessary for the editor to make a decision about the article.

The board of editors kindly asks the reviewer to pay more attention to the Comments section to help authors improve current and future papers.

Review content and structure

To create the section, the National Electronic-Information Consortium’s recommendations were used. The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy has received a permission from the National Electronic-Information Consortium to use the methodological recommendations in the journal’s reviewing policy.

10 criteria by which a manuscript should be evaluated:

•   originality; 
•   logical rigor;
•   statistical rigor; 
•   clarity and conciseness of the writing style;
•   theoretical relevance; 
•   consistent results; 
•   relevance to current study fields; 
•   reproducibility of results; 
•   literature coverage; 
•   application of results. 

In addition to the quick reviewing form, the board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy recommends that reviewers adhere to the following review structure.

Comments for the editor 

Conflict of interests - describes an actual or potential conflict of interests related to the manuscript content or its authors that could lead to a biased conclusion. 

Confidential Comments - This section is for comments that will not be shared with the authors. It includes the reviewer’s final conclusion about the fate of the manuscript, the reviewer’s assumptions, expression of concern about possible ethical violations, and recommendations and accompanying comments (e.g., the reviewer may advise the editor to request additional information from the authors).

Proposed solution - usually a brief conclusion on the fate of the manuscript (accept for publication, accept for publication after minor reworking, accept for publication after major reworking, reject, reject and invite the authors to resubmit the article for consideration). 

Comments for authors

Introduction - this section describes the main findings and the value of the article to the readers. Main comments - this section describes relevance to the journal’s goals and objectives, level of credibility, and ethical behavior. 

Special comments - the reviewer evaluates sections of the article (abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion) or comments on specific pages, paragraphs, or lines. 

Recommendations to the author - the reviewer makes recommendations to the authors to improve the quality of the manuscript and possibly future studies. 

The final comment is a brief description of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript without any additional recommendations.

Criteria for manuscript evaluation

• Conformity to topical area

 You should not waste time reviewing an irrelevant manuscript, regardless of its quality. It must first be determined whether the manuscript fits the topical area of the scientific journal and the interests of its audience. 

• Justification

 Does the study design, scientific methods, structure and content, and depth of analysis meet all the necessary requirements, does it not deviate from the principles of impartial scientific study, and are the results of the study reproducible? Is the sample under study appropriately drawn? Has it been analyzed in sufficient detail to generalize the study results? 

• Novelty

Did the study bring something new to the relevant topical area? 

• Ethics

 Does the study meet the requirements of originality, has it been approved by an expert panel (if provided), is it impartial in terms of conflict of interests? No matter how great the perceived significance of a manuscript, it cannot be accepted for publication if it is redundant, has plagiarism, or violates the basic ethical principles of scientific study: legality, usefulness, and respect for persons.

Evaluation of manuscript elements

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy suggests using the following questions to accelerate the process of preparing an expert opinion and presenting the most complete information about the article to the editor and the authors.

• Title 

Does the title accurately match the content of the manuscript? Will the title catch the reader’s attention? 

• Abstract

 Is the content of the manuscript adequately stated in the abstract (the abstract is structured, the description of objectives, methods, results and significance is presented)?

Are there discrepancies between the abstract and sections of the manuscript? Is it possible to understand the abstract without reading the manuscript?

• Introduction

Is the introduction brief? Is the study purpose clearly defined, is the objective set? Does the author justify the relevance and significance of the study based on the review of literature? If so, does this part meet the volume requirements? Does the author provide definitions of terms that appear in the manuscript? If a manuscript is submitted to the Original Study section, does it have a clearly stated supposition?

• Review of literature

How holistic is the review of literature? 

• Methods 

Would another researcher be able to reproduce the results of the study using the proposed methods, or are the methods not clear? 

Do authors justify their choices when describing study methods (e.g., choice of visualization methods, analytical tools, or statistical methods)? 

If the authors state a supposition, have they developed the methods that reasonably test the supposition? 

How is the study design presented? 

How does data analysis help in achieving the objective? 

• Results 

Are the results clearly explained? Does the order in which results are presented match the order in which methods are described? Are the results justified and expected or unexpected? Are there any results that are not preceded by an appropriate description in the Methods section? How accurate is the presentation of the results? 

• Discussion

Is the discussion concise? If not, how do you cut it down?

 If a supposition has been stated, do authors report whether it has been confirmed or rejected? If the supposition was not confirmed, do the authors report whether the study question was answered? Are the authors’ conclusions consistent with the results obtained in the study? If unexpected results are obtained, do the authors analyze them appropriately? What is the study’s potential contribution to the industry and to global science?

• Conclusions 

Do the authors note study limitations? Are there any additional restrictions that should be noted? What are the authors’ views on these limitations? What are the authors’ views on the direction of future studies? 

• List of references 

Does the list of references follow the format of the journal? Are there bibliographical errors in the list of references? Are references to articles from the list of references in the body of the article correct? Are there important papers that are not mentioned but should be noted? Are there more references in the article than necessary? Are the cited references relevant? 

• Tables

 If there are tables in the article, do they correctly describe the results? Should one or more tables be added to the article? Are the data presented in the tables treated appropriately and make the information easier to comprehend rather than more complicated?

• Figures

 Are tables and figures an appropriate choice for the task at hand? Can the results be illustrated in any other way? Do figures and graphs reliably show important results? Do the figures and graphs need to be amended to present the results more accurately and clearly? Do captions to figures and graphs allow you to understand the information without referring to the manuscript itself?

• Disclosure on the conflict of interests 

Is funding and conflict of interests clearly stated?

Reviewer’s final decision

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy suggests using the following rationale for the reviewer’s final decision.

• Accept the article for publication 

The reviewer understands that the article is ready for publication in the current submission. The article is well-substantiated, ethical, significant for the scientific community and complementary to already published work; the writing style is clear and concise. 

• Accept after minor reworking

There are non-critical comments to the article that need to be corrected. This can be poor style of the article, lack of clarity of presentation, insufficiently elaborated structure of the article, errors in references, duplication of information in figures and tables and in the text of the article. After revisions and re-evaluation, the article may be accepted for publication. 

• Accept after major reworking and reviewing of the article

 The article has serious flaws and errors affecting the reliability of the results obtained: problems with ethics, study design, drawbacks in the description of research methods, poorly presented results or their incorrect interpretation, insufficiently complete description of the study limitations, contradictory (or rejected by the authors’ own statements) conclusions, lack of references to important studies, unclear tables and figures that require major reworking. After re-evaluation, the article may be accepted, rejected, or sent for further expert evaluation. This solution often requires the collection of additional data from the authors. 

• Reject 

The work does not meet the journal’s goals and objectives, has one or more irremediable flaws or major ethical problems: consent to publication was not obtained where required, the study methods are unethical, the methodology is discredited or flawed (e.g., ignoring a process that seriously affects the results). If such decision is made, the authors should not submit a corrected document for review without a specific request. The reviewer should give detailed comments, arguing his/her decision, as they can help the authors to improve the paper significantly.

• Reject and invite the authors to resubmit the article for reconsideration

The topic or research question posed is interesting, but the author uses incorrect or insufficiently reliable methods, hence the data obtained are also not reliable. This solution is also possible when an article requires many changes or when it is impossible to obtain the requested additional information from the authors. The authors are encouraged to conduct the study with the recommended changes again and present the new results for consideration.

Review editing

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy expects that reviews will be written in a friendly tone and in accordance with the Russian language rules. Personal attacks, insulting the authors, and pointless criticism of any study aspect, language and style of the manuscript, etc. are prohibited.

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy does its best to pass the reviews to the authors in their original form, but in some cases it may be necessary to change the wording of the review without losing its meaning (e.g. when combining the comments of several experts on the same issue or if there are confidential comments in the section of the review, which is intended for the author).

The board of editors of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy has the right to send the review for reworking to an expert in case of numerous errors or unacceptable tone of the review.

Indexation

Articles in "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" are indexed by several systems:

• Russian Index for Science Citation (RISC) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
• Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.

Publishing Ethics

The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" 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 ((http://health.elsevier.ru/attachments/editor/file/ethical_code_final.pdf), elaborated by the "Elsevier" Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications) and the Principles of Transparency

• Authorship, author contributions, acknowledgments
• Authorship
• Contributions from authors and non-authors
• Responsibility
• Authorship Statement
• Controversy
• Complaints and Appeals
• Conflict of interest
• Authors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest
• Responsibilities of reviewers when disclosing conflicts of interest
• Editors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest
• Reuse and reproduction of data
• Definition of research data
• Defining Exceptions
• Data storage
• Citing data
• Ethical oversight
• Vulnerable populations
• Working with confidential data
• Post-publication discussions and changes to published articles
• What should authors do if they discover an error in their article?
• Algorithm for making changes to the article
• Correction
• Article retraction
• Expressing doubt
• Deleting an article
• Updates and post-publication discussions of articles
• Addition to the published article
• Comment on a published article
• Responsibility of the journal's management: editorial board, editors, publisher, founder
• Principles for forming the editorial board
• Editor's Responsibility
• Publisher's responsibility
• Founder's responsibility

AUTHORITY, AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Authorship

The journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy " adheres to the following criteria for authorship (developed and described in the ICMJE recommendations):

1. Substantial contribution to the conception or planning of scientific work or the production, analysis or interpretation of this work;
2. Drafting the manuscript or revising it critically, adding valuable intellectual content; 3. Final approval of the published version of the manuscript;
3. Agreement to accept responsibility for all aspects of the work and an assurance that all questions related to the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work can be properly investigated and resolved.

In addition to being responsible for those parts of the work that the author performed himself, he or she should have an understanding of which co-authors are responsible for other specific components of the work. In addition, authors must be confident in the integrity of their co-authors' contributions. All persons identified as authors must meet all four criteria for being an author, and all persons meeting these four criteria must be identified as authors.

Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.

Contributions from authors and non-authors

The Acknowledgments section may include mention of people who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship, for example: who supported the study, acted as a mentor, assisted in data collection, coordinated the study, etc.

To correctly determine the contribution, the authors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” can use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:

General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions

CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy

Contributions from authors and non-authors

The Acknowledgments section may include mention of people who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship, for example: who supported the study, acted as a mentor, assisted in data collection, coordinated the study, etc.

To correctly determine the contribution, the authors of the journal “History: Facts and Symbols” can use one of the schemes recommended by COPE:

General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions

CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy

Responsibility

Responsibility for maintaining standards of authorship and authorial contribution rests with the editors “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”.

Authors are required to provide transparent and correct information about the authors of the article and persons who made a significant contribution to the preparation of the article.

  If a manuscript is submitted for consideration to the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” by the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, member of the editorial board or editorial council, the manuscript is reviewed only by external experts.

  To correctly determine your contribution to the preparation of an article, use the following resources:

https://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-determination-scorecard.pdf

https://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-tie-breaker-scorecard.pdf

Authorship Statement

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” require that, along with the manuscript, authors provide a statement of authorship signed by all co-authors.

By signing the application, the authors guarantee:

• each author who signed the statement meets the authorship criteria set out in the ethical policy of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”;
• all persons who participated in the work on the study, but are not the author, are indicated in the “Acknowledgments” section;
• the contribution of each author is described. This information will be published in the journal ““Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”””;
• the authors take responsibility for the correctness of the information provided.

 Upon receipt of the article, the editor checks the availability of information about the authors and all necessary documents. If there is no statement of authorship or signatures of all authors, the article will not be accepted for consideration.

Controversy

If disputes arise about authorship, work with the article is terminated, regardless of what stage it is at.

All co-authors are informed of the occurrence of a dispute about authorship via email.

The editor of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” has the right to indicate the exact period during which the authors can provide clarification on the requested questions. After this period, the article is removed from publication with appropriate explanation. If the article was published in Online First mode, explanations about the removal of the article from publication are posted in the public domain.

If a dispute arises regarding a published article, the editor of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” publishes a correction, refutation, or retracts the article indicating the reason for the changes to the published document.

If it is necessary to add or exclude a co-author before or after publication, the editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” act in accordance with the COPE rules:

https://publicationethics.org/files/authorship-a-addition-before-publication-cope-flowchart.pdf

https://publicationethics.org/node/34601

In any dispute, the editors and editor-in-chief maintain objectivity and impartiality.

To prevent manipulation of co-authorship, the editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” use COPE flowcharts and when working with an article pay attention to the following:

• it is indicated that the research was funded by an organization whose authors are not on the general list. This requires more careful verification of the contributions of all authors and, if necessary, seeking necessary clarification from the corresponding author.
• the list of authors includes scientists from another scientific field. This may indicate guest authorship.
• indication of the person in the “Acknowledgments” section without indicating a specific contribution.
• a very long or very short list of authors, atypical for a given scientific field or type of article.
• incomplete description of the authors' contributions: for example, lack of information about who drafted the manuscript or processed the data.
• checking using “Anti-plagiarism” shows that there are borrowings from the dissertation work, the author of which is not listed in the list of authors.
• articles on similar topics were published by other teams of authors.
• the list of authors suddenly changes at the stage of publication of the article without prior discussion with the editors of the journal.
• the author has a lot of publications, although his position does not imply such publication activity (head of department, director of the institute).
• the corresponding author cannot respond to reviewers' comments.

 The editors of the journal Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”” expect that organizations affiliated with the author will be willing to participate in the investigation of disputes about authorship.

COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS

The editors of "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy " are sensitive to complaints about the conduct of editors and reviewers, which may relate to issues such as violations of confidentiality, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and misuse of confidential information obtained during the review process. Authors may also disagree with decisions regarding the expression of doubts on certain articles or complain about violations of editorial processes.

We respect the authors and their opinions.

All complaints can be sent to the journal’s e-mail; they will be considered in accordance with the general procedure. The complaint review process does not take more than 7 days. The person who filed the complaint receives information about the decision made, as well as about the measures that will be taken and the timing of their implementation.

When considering complaints, the editors rely on the COPE guidelines in each of the following cases:

Dealing with post-publication criticism

Post-publication discussions and changes

Suspicion of post-publication review manipulation

Image manipulation in a published article

Fabrication of data in a published article.

The editors ask authors to respect their colleagues and treat reviewers with understanding and respect.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(This section was prepared according to WAME recommendations).

Conflicts of interest are conditions in which people have conflicting or competing interests that may influence an editorial decision as well as the interpretation of data in an article. Conflicts of interest may be potential or perceived, or actual. Objectivity may be affected by personal, political, financial, scientific or religious factors.

Conflicts of interest may include the following areas:

• financial: this conflict arises when a participant in the publication process has received or expects to receive money (or other financial benefits such as patents or stock), gifts or favors that may affect the work associated with a particular publication. Examples: payment for research, fees for consultations and public speaking, etc.
• personal relationships: this conflict arises in the case of personal relationships with family, friends, competitors, former colleagues.
• political and religious beliefs: adherence to one religion or political party may influence the outcome of an article that analyzes these issues.
• institutional affiliation: this conflict arises when someone involved in the publication process is directly associated with an organization that has an interest in the publication.

The editors of the journal “of "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" may ask the authors additional questions or request additional information if necessary.

Conflicts of interest may involve authors, reviewers and editors. The following policy statements have been prepared based on ICMJE recommendations.

Authors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest

When authors submit a manuscript of any type or format, they are required to disclose all relationships and activities that may influence or be perceived as influencing their work.

The author must notify the editor of an actual or potential conflict of interest by including information about the conflict of interest in the appropriate section of the article.

Responsibilities of reviewers when disclosing conflicts of interest

Reviewers should inform editors of any conflict of interest that may influence their opinion of a manuscript, and they should themselves recuse themselves from reviewing if there are grounds for bias. Reviewers should not take advantage of information about the work they are reviewing before it has been published.

Editors' responsibilities when disclosing conflicts of interest

Editors making final decisions on manuscripts should recuse themselves from editorial decisions where there is a conflict of interest or relationship that may create potential conflicts related to the articles under review. Other editorial staff involved in making editorial decisions should inform the editors of their current interests (since they can influence editorial decisions), and independently refuse to make decisions if there is a conflict of interest. Editorial staff should not use information obtained while working with manuscripts for personal purposes. Editors should regularly publish reports of potential conflicts of interest involving themselves and journal staff. Guest editors must follow the same procedures.

Articles by the editor-in-chief of the journal, deputy editor-in-chief of the journal, members of the editorial board and the editorial council of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” must clearly indicate the connection with the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”.

 In the event that an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered in an unpublished article, the editors of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" act in accordance with the COPE guidelines.

In the event that an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered in a published article, the editors of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" act in accordance with COPE guidelines.

DATA REUSE AND REPRODUCTION

This section of the policy is based on COPE's data management guidelines.

Providing authors with access to data obtained during the study that substantiates the content of their publications is encouraged, but is not obligatory. The authors' consent to provide access to research data does not influence the decision to publish.

Definition of research data

Research data includes any factual materials recorded on any medium used in the process of obtaining research results, in digital or non-digital form. This includes tabular data, code, images, audio and video files, documents, maps, processed and/or raw data. This policy applies to research data that may be required to support the accuracy of research findings reported in Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy articles. Research data includes information obtained directly from the authors (“primary data”) as well as data from other sources analyzed by the authors during the course of the study (“secondary data”).

Definition of exceptions

This policy does not apply to research data that is not required to support the validity of the results reported in published articles.

Information about data that is not subject to disclosure may be transferred in the following ways: posted in research data repositories with limited access; previously anonymized. The author may also make publicly available only the metadata of the research data and/or a description of how to access it at the request of other scientists.

Data storage

The preferred method of sharing data is through data repositories. If you need help choosing a repository to host your data, see the list of repositories at: https://repositoryfinder.datacite.org/.

Citing data

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” welcome access to research data under free Creative Commons licenses. The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” do not insist on the mandatory use of free licenses when data is hosted in third-party repositories. The publisher of the journal " Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy " does not claim ownership of the research data provided by the author along with the article.

Letters with questions about compliance with this policy can be sent to the executive secretary of the journal " Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy".

ETHICAL OVERSIGHT

The scientific journal " Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” shares COPE's view that publication ethics includes not only ensuring the integrity and reliability of published research, but also ethical behavior regarding the subjects of research. This category includes vulnerable populations, laboratory animals, human subjects (where appropriate research is conducted), sensitive data, and business/marketing practices.

Vulnerable populations

Vulnerable populations include (but are not limited to) those who are unable to protect their own interests: pregnant women, newborns, children, fetuses in the womb, prisoners, the disabled, the mentally retarded, the economically disadvantaged, hospitalized patients in serious condition, etc. .

Research in vulnerable populations should only be planned if these groups will benefit from the research.

One of the concerns is that not all study participants, for objective reasons, can understand all the conditions of the study. If informed consent cannot be obtained from the direct participant in the study, this consent must be signed by his legal representative. Particular attention should be paid to studies involving children.

 The editors of " Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy " support COPE's commitment to publishing research related to vulnerable populations.

 Authors of articles must obtain informed consent for publication and report this to the editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy.”

Working with confidential data

The right to privacy of individuals or organizations involved in research is of paramount importance and should not be violated without their informed consent. Authors must take all necessary precautions to protect the information of research participants. Where necessary, authors must take measures to minimize any potential physical and psychological harm to study participants.

POST-PUBLICATION DISCUSSIONS AND CHANGES TO PUBLISHED ARTICLES

In some cases, it becomes necessary to make changes to an already published article. The editors of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" support the practice of making changes to published materials and, if necessary, act in accordance with COPE recommendations.

 Any necessary changes will be accompanied by a post-publication notice, which will always be linked to the original version of the article so that readers are kept informed of any necessary changes. The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” use Expression of Doubt, Correction or Retraction of an article. The purpose of this practice is to ensure the integrity of scientific materials.

All corrections, expressions of doubt and notices of retraction of the article are publicly available.

What should authors do if they discover an error in their article?

Authors may discover a technical or semantic error after the article has been published. In this case, authors should notify the editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” as soon as possible, especially in the case of errors that may affect the interpretation of the results or cast doubt on the reliability of the information. The author responsible for the correspondence is responsible for reaching agreement in the team of authors on further interaction with the editors.

If you feel that changes need to be made to a published article, please contact us via the email address listed on the site vestnik_sibadi@sibadi.org

Algorithm for making changes to the article

Correction

Corrections are made to the article if it is necessary to correct an error or add missing information that does not affect the integrity and scientific significance of the article.

Corrections may be made, for example, to the caption, information about research funding may be added, or conflict of interest information may be clarified.

If such changes are made, a separate correction notice will be posted. The general algorithm of actions is as follows:

• the correction is made to the original version of the article;
• Crossmark entry is updated;
• in the “Abstract” field of the original version of the article, a description of the change made is entered;
• a message about the correction is published, which contains information about the original version of the article, the names of the authors, a description of the essence of the correction, as well as links to it.

Messages about corrections of spelling errors, typos, and other minor changes are not published separately. The site reports that corrections have been made to the article (without details).

Article retraction

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” decide on the need to retract an article in the following cases:

• when there is clear evidence that the results are unreliable for a number of reasons: there are serious errors in the calculations, falsified data, manipulation of images;
• plagiarism was detected in the article;
• the results had already been published previously in other journals and the author did not justify the need for re-publication and did not warn the editor about this;
• the article contains materials and data for which permission to use has not been obtained;
• copyright has been violated or another serious legal problem has arisen (for example, confidentiality has been violated);
• research ethics was violated;
• the review process has been compromised;
• the author did not disclose a conflict of interest, which, in the opinion of the editor, could influence the decision of the reviewer or editor to publish the article.

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” act according to the following algorithm when it is necessary to retract an article:

investigate and ensure that retraction is necessary;

prepare a message about the retraction: include in the title the note “Retraction of the article” and the title of the article, describe the reason for the retraction, indicate on whose initiative it is being carried out, provide a link to the retracted article;

publish a message about retraction;

replace the original version of the retracted article, noting in the pdf file that the article has been retracted;

report retraction to databases;

transmit information about the retraction of an article to the Database of Retracted Articles.

 The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” work with retracted articles in accordance with COPE regulations.

Expression of doubt

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” report expressing doubts in the following cases:

• serious concerns have been raised about the published article, but the investigation has not been able to prove anything, or for some reason the investigation will not be carried out or cannot be completed for a long time. At the same time, it is necessary to notify readers of what is happening as soon as possible.

Once the investigation is complete, the article may be amended or retracted.

Deleting an article

Articles from Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy are removed only in extreme cases when it is impossible to follow the protocol for making changes, retracting an article, or expressing doubt.

An article may be deleted in the following cases:

• if dissemination of the article may pose a serious risk;
• if the article contains content that violates the right to privacy of a research participant;
• if the article violates rights;
• if the article is subject to deletion by court decision.

If an article is deleted, all materials are deleted from the journal’s website, requests are sent to databases with a request to remove the full text and post a message about the deletion of the article.

UPDATES AND POST-PUBLICATION DISCUSSIONS OF ARTICLES

Addition to the published article

The author may need to supplement the article some time after its publication. In this case, the editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” may publish an addition to the article. Additions to the article must be checked by the journal editors and may be sent for review.

When an addition is published, the file with the original version of the article is updated, and a notice about the addition to the article is additionally placed in the current issue of the journal, including information about the article, its authors, the essence of the changes made and a link to the article.

Comment on a published article

Comments are short pieces that may express an opinion or observation about a published article. Comments are sent to reviewers and authors of the article so that they have the opportunity to prepare a response to the comment.

The authors' comments are also sent to the reviewer. The author of the comment will have the opportunity to respond to the authors again, after which correspondence between the author of the comment and the authors of the article can continue in private.

The decision to publish comments is made by the editor of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy.” Comments, replies, and rejoinders are linked to the original version of the article to which they relate.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF THE JOURNAL: EDITORIAL BOARD, EDITORS, PUBLISHER, FOUNDER

Principles for forming the editorial board

The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy.” are guided by the principles of COPE when forming the editorial board/council.

Potential members of the editorial board/council may be recommended to the editor-in-chief by actual members of the editorial board/council, reviewers and authors.

Editors who wish to participate in the work of the journal as a member of the editorial board/council can send an application to the editor-in-chief.

All potential members of the editorial board/council must agree to the following terms:

a member of the editorial board/council of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” cannot be an editor who holds the same position in more than…………

a member of the editorial board/council of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” cannot be an editor who is simultaneously invited to work on a special issue for another journal;

a member of the editorial board/council of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” cannot be an editor who is simultaneously responsible for making final decisions on the publication of manuscripts in another journal;

all potential members of the editorial board/council must be prepared to provide the editorial board of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” with information about all potential and actual conflicts of interest (for example, about any activity in publishing scientific journals and books, membership in the editorial boards/councils of others journals, as well as any conflicts of interest that may arise following their appointment).

Responsibilities of a member of the editorial board/council:

• publication of 1 article per year to support the journal;
• reviewing incoming manuscripts according to one’s own profile and in the absence of external reviewers. Each member of the editorial board/council receives no more than 2 manuscripts per year for review. Reviewing must be carried out in accordance with the approved Review Policy of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy".
• selection of reviewers for incoming articles at the request of the executive secretary, control of the review process of incoming articles.
• making decisions on the possibility of publishing an article after all rounds of review. Decisions are passed on to the editor-in-chief, who makes the final decision on the possibility of publication.
• inviting authors and reviewers to collaborate with the journal.

A member of the editorial board/council may be dismissed from his position for the following reasons:

violation of publication ethics: concealment of conflicts of interest, information, use of status for personal purposes;

failure to fulfill assigned duties during the year without a good reason and without the consent of the editor-in-chief;

at the request of a member of the editorial board/council.

Privileges of a member of the editorial board/council

• articles by members of the editorial board/council of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” are considered as a priority;
• a member of the editorial board/council can participate free of charge in events organized by the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” and the founding organization;

• a member of the editorial board/council can act as a guest editor for a special issue of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy”;

• information about a member of the editorial board/council is posted on the website of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” with the necessary links to profiles in databases, affiliations and other necessary data.

The participation of potential candidates for the role of member of the editorial board/council is considered at regular meetings of the editorial board/council.

The final decision on whether to include a potential candidate on the editorial board/council is made by the editor-in-chief.

Editor's Responsibility

The editor of the scientific journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” is personally and independently responsible for making the decision to publish the article. The final decision on publication is made by the journal's editor-in-chief.

The editor of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" is guided by the journal's policies when reviewing an article and deciding on its publication.

The editor-in-chief may discuss the article and the reviewer's comments with other editors and reviewers, provided that these discussions are justified and legal without using the materials discussed for personal purposes.

The editor of "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" is required to evaluate the content of a manuscript regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship, or political preferences of the authors.

The editor of the journal "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" must ensure confidentiality and not unnecessarily disclose information about the manuscript to third parties (with the exception of other journal editors, reviewers, the publisher and the founder).

The editor of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” is obliged to inform the editor-in-chief about all conflict situations, as well as the discovery of critical errors or accusations of authors or reviewers of violating publication ethics submitted to the journal, in order to take the necessary actions in such cases: making changes, publication of refutations, retraction of an article, expression of doubts.

The Editor of Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy participates in the investigation of any ethical violations concerning manuscripts under review and published articles, and makes every effort to resolve conflicts as quickly as possible. When necessary, the editor of History: Facts and Symbols will work with the author's organization to conduct a more in-depth investigation.

Publisher's responsibility

The publisher of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” is responsible for compliance with all modern recommendations and requirements for maintaining the integrity of scientific materials published in the journal.

The publisher follows the policy of the journal Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy regarding receiving compensation for the preparation and publication of manuscripts, as well as receiving profits from advertising and reprints. The publisher of Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy does not allow potential profits from advertising and reprints to influence the editors' decision to publish a manuscript.

The publisher of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of the editors, it can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics, as well as send official requests on its own behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishing houses.

The publisher of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” is obliged to introduce industry standards into the work of the publishing house in order to improve the ethical component of the journal’s work.

The publisher of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” is obliged to provide comprehensive legal support to the editorial board if necessary.

Founder's responsibility

The founder of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” adheres to the principle of editorial independence: the director of the founding organization and its employees do not interfere in the editorial process.

The founder of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” can recommend potential members of the editorial board/editorial council, reviewers and authors, but the final decision on the possibility of cooperation with them is made only by the editor-in-chief.

The founder of " Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy " supports the need for geographic and gender diversity among editorial board members, reviewers, and authors.

The founder of the scientific journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” does not put financial and political gain above the quality of the journal. The editors of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” make decisions about publishing manuscripts based on their quality and interest for the journal’s target audience.

The founder of the journal “Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy” does not interfere in editorial processes, however, if necessary and at the request of the editors, he can take part in the investigation of violations of publication ethics, as well as send official requests on his own behalf to scientific and educational organizations, as well as other publishing houses.

Founder

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Author fees

Publication in "Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" is free of charge for all the authors.

The journal doesn't have any Article processing charges.

The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.

Sources of revenue for the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy include subscription and advertising fees and support of professional scientific communities.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’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.

Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Plagiarism detection

"Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy" use native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.

Self-archiving policy

Preprint and Postprint Deposition Policy

The editorial board of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy» allows authors to post the manuscript as a preprint before submission for review and to archive independently their articles in disciplinary and institutional repositories.

Preprints

The editorial board of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy» encourages uploading preprints on preprint servers. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines a preprint as 'a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) in an openly accessible platform, usually before or in parallel with the peer review process.' 

A preprint publication shall not be considered duplicate publication nor shall it influence the editor's decision to publish it in the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy».

The author must notify the editorial board of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy» about the posted preprint at submission of the manuscript for review, furnishing a link to the preprint with its DOI identifier and the dissemination terms and conditions.

It is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published manuscript in the preprint record. The link must contain the DOI and the URL of the article published on the journal's website. The original preprint should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. The preprint should not be replaced with the text of the published article.

Do not delete the preprint text.

Manuscripts Accepted for Publication

The editorial board of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy» allows manuscripts that have been reviewed and are accepted for publication to be archived independently.

 This version of the manuscript may be disseminated through:

-   personal website or blog;

-   institutional repository;

-   disciplinary repository;

-   direct interactions with faculty or students by providing this version of the manuscript for personal use.

The text of the manuscript should contain the author’s clarifications about its status and information about the planned publication.

Example: The ARTICLE TITLE has been reviewed, accepted for publication, and will be published in 2021 (3) of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy».

Once the final version of the manuscript is published, it is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published article to the publication record. The posted text should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. Do not replace the text of the posted manuscript. Do not delete the text of the posted manuscript.

Final Versions of Manuscripts

The editorial board of the «Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy» allows manuscripts that have been peer-reviewed, accepted for publication, edited and ready for publication (proofread and typeset) to be archived independently.

 This version of the manuscript may be disseminated through:

-   personal website or blog;

-   institutional repository;

-   disciplinary repository;

-   direct interactions with faculty or students by providing this version of the manuscript for personal use.

 Once the final version of the manuscript is published, it is the author’s responsibility to add a link to the published article to the publication record. The posted text should not be modified based on the reviewer’s and editor’s comments. Do not replace the text of the posted manuscript. Do not delete the text of the posted manuscript.

Advertising policy

Advertising policy of the Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy was prepared on the basis of WAME’s Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals.

Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy generates revenue from advertising. As this involves a potential conflict of interests, the board of editors and the publisher carefully monitor the publication ethics and ensure the following:

• Editors’ decisions are independent of the advertising cost;
• Advertisers and sponsors have no control over the editor’s decisions regardless of the advertising terms or other agreements.

The content of additional issues is not influenced by sponsors or advertisers. All manuscripts for supplemental issues undergo a standard reviewing procedure.

Articles containing promotional material are subject to a standard reviewing procedure.

The volume of advertising materials does not exceed 20% of the volume of one issue.

All advertisements uniquely identify the advertiser and the product or service offered. Drug advertisements include the full name of each active ingredient.

Advertising should not be false or mislead. Advertising should not exaggerate the real properties of the advertised product. Advertisements must not contain offensive religious, racial, sectarian considerations. Advertised products must be geared toward the practice of medicine, medical education, or the healthcare delivery.

Commercial ads are not placed next to any editorial or article that discusses the product being advertised, nor do they contain references to the issue of the journal in which they are placed.

Advertising content is different from editorial and other content, the difference between the two is obvious.

Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy has the right to refuse to place any advertising message. The decision to publish an advertisement is made only with the participation of the editor-in-chief and editorial office of the journal. 

The date of last revision of the journal policy was 04.03.2024