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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">scieditor</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Science Editor and Publisher</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Научный редактор и издатель</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2542-0267</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2541-8122</issn><publisher><publisher-name>АНРИ</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24069/2542-0267-2019-3-4-189-196</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">scieditor-115</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original Papers. Translations</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные статьи. Переводы</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Harmonising format and style requirements for scientific and medical publications: Time to address a long-pending dream</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Гармонизация требований к формату и стилю научных и медицинских публикаций: время для реализации давней мечты</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бхардвай</surname><given-names>П.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Bhardwaj</surname><given-names>P.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Доктор Пайал Бхардвай – PhD AIIMS.</p><p>Ноида</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr Payal Bhardwaj - PhD degree from AIIMS.</p><p>Noida</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">payal.bhardwaj@tcs.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ядав</surname><given-names>Р. К.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Yadav</surname><given-names>R. K.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Доктор Радж Кумар Ядав</p><p>Нью-Дели</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr Raj Kumar Yadav - Department of Physiology.</p><p>New Delhi</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Консультационная служба Tata</institution><country>Индия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Medical Writing Services, Tata Consultancy Services</institution><country>India</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Всеиндийский институт медицинских наук</institution><country>Индия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>All India Institute of Medical Sciences</institution><country>India</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2019</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>15</day><month>05</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>4</volume><issue>3-4</issue><fpage>189</fpage><lpage>196</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Bhardwaj P., Yadav R.K., 2020</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Бхардвай П., Ядав Р.К.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Bhardwaj P., Yadav R.K.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.scieditor.ru/jour/article/view/115">https://www.scieditor.ru/jour/article/view/115</self-uri><abstract><p>Scientific and medical publications are the pulse of the clinical world and play a key role in disseminating data to healthcare providers, scientists, and researchers. However, the process of publishing is hampered by the lack of harmonisation in structure, format, and style of manuscripts across journals. The authors/writers are challenged by this variability, which dilutes their ability to focus on science and medicine. The key challenges of structure, format, and style, including word count, referencing, and citation, are discussed here. We also provide a framework for a possible solution. We urge key stakeholders to come together and harmonise the formatting and technical requirements of scientific and medical publications with consensus from pharmaceutical industry, academics, publishers, and relevant organisations with expertise in medical writing and publication planning. It would take considerable effort from all stakeholders, but the end result of harmonised specifications represents a “blue sky” that is worth striving toward.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Научные публикации играют ключевую роль в распространении информации среди медицинских работников, ученых и исследователей, позволяя им «держать руку на пульсе» происходящего в мире медицины. Тем не менее опубликовать свою работу может быть затруднительно ввиду отсутствия какой-либо согласованности в структуре, формате и стиле рукописей в различных журналах. Авторы вынуждены приспосабливаться к этим переменчивым условиям, что не дает им сосредоточиться на науке и медицине должным образом. В этой статье обсуждаются ключевые вопросы, касающиеся структуры, формата и стиля публикаций, включая количество слов, ссылки и цитирование, предлагаются шаги для их возможного решения. Мы настоятельно призываем все заинтересованные стороны собраться вместе и согласовать технические требования для научных и медицинских публикаций в консенсусе с фармацевтической промышленностью, учеными, издателями и соответствующими организациями, имеющими опыт в области написания медицинских текстов и планирования публикационной деятельности. Это потребует существенных усилий от всех заинтересованных сторон, но достигнутый конечный результат, где все требования будут гармонизированы, является тем «чистым горизонтом», к которому стоит стремиться.</p><p>Перевод Я. Ю. МоисеенкоРедактор перевода Н. Г. Попова</p></trans-abstract></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Sullivan G. M. What to do when your paper is rejected. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2015;7(1):1-3. DOI: 10.4300/TGME-D-14-00686.1</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Sullivan G. M. 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