The editorial board of the Sechenov Medical Journal announces a new step towards openness of the publication process. Now the review process is becoming completely transparent. In order to increase the trust of the authors and readers of Sechenov Medical Journal, a decision has been made to publish all reviews of articles in open access - without indicating the personal data of the reviewers.

What has changed?

✔ Open reviews – each article page now has a “Review” tab where you can view the full review history, including all rounds.

✔ Scientific editor’s checklist – authors can now see the article evaluation criteria.

The texts of the reviews are also transferred to the Russian Science Citation Index (elibrary.ru) together with the published article. The personal data of the reviewers is hidden for all users of the Russian Science Citation Index, and the reviewer's personal profile reflects the contribution to the work on articles in our journal.

Why is this important?

• More transparency – authors understand the basis for editorial decisions.
• Improved quality – open review encourages reviewers to make more informed assessments.
• Recognition – reviewers receive recognition of their contribution to science.

Sechenov Medical Journal  is one of the first Russian journals to implement such a degree of openness in reviewing. Want to publish an article or become a reviewer? Read the requirements and write to us. The editors always promptly respond to letters and review manuscripts.