Dear colleagues!
We are glad to inform you that a new electronic periodical ‘Medical Anthropology and Bioethics’ (Эл № ФС77-39035) has been registered in Russia. This is the first international e-journal of scientific, educational and popular science profile aimed at the above-mentioned themes in our country. Its founder is the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology named after N.N. Miklukho-Maklai of the Russian Academy of Sciences. (119991 Moscow, Leninsky prospect, 32 А).
Our e-journal is issued in two languages: Russian and English (original texts to be published in Russian or English with either a complete translation or a detailed summary in the second language). We are planning to release 2 pilot volumes, and then gradually increase the number to 4 volumes per year.
We are looking to cooperate with an interdisciplinary range of specialists studying issues related to Medical Anthropology/Ethnology and Bioethics.
The target of our e-journal is to unite scientists interested in Medical Anthropology and Bioethics, new academic fields rapidly growing in our country, and to help Russian and foreign specialists to exchange information, establish necessary academic contacts, and organize joint research. Coverage of the most important problems regarding the indicated areas based on Russian and foreign data is seen as one of the key goals of our e-journal.
Large volumes of photo, audio and video materials as well as a possibility to launch extensive on-line discussions at forums are seen as crucial benefits of the Internet-based format of our new e-journal. A paper (supplementary) version of the periodical is not being considered at the moment; yet, paper reprints of the articles in other publications of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences) are possible. Optionally, the authors may reprint their texts in other paper editions with a required reference to our Internet-resource.
Structure of the journal
There are three sections planned within the journal structure: scientific, educational and popular science.
Contributions to each section should be no more than 9,000 words in length, including notes and references.
Scientific unit:
• Research articles (5-10 articles per issue)
• Reviews (not less than 2 per issue)
• Interviews (not less than 1 per issue)
• Discussions (at least 1 per issue)
• Information on events, organizations, specialists (not less than 3 per issue)
Educational unit:
Information on special higher education departments, existing curricula, discussions on levels and possibilities of training specialists etc.
• Research articles (5-10 articles per issue)
• Reviews (not less than 2 per issue)
• Interviews (not less than 1 per issue)
• Discussions (at least 1 per issue)
• Information on events, organizations, specialists (not less than 3 per issue)
Popular science unit:
Information on various medical systems and peculiarities of their functioning in different countries of the world followed by scientific comments, fieldwork data/diaries of medical anthropologists etc.
Research articles (5-10 articles per issue)
• Reviews (not less than 2 per issue)
• Interviews (not less than 1 per issue)
• Discussions (at least 1 per issue)
• Information on events, organizations, specialists (not less than 3 per issue)
The topics will vary within the academic subjects named in the title and will be based on the materials from all over the world with a special focus on the current Russian situation:
- peculiarities and integration of medical systems,
- history of medical systems and practices,
- history of health sciences,
- traditional and folk medicines,
- ethnomedicine,
- ethnopsychiatry,
- (ethno)psychotherapy,
- social medicine,
- gerontology,
- (ethno)medical ethics and bioethics etc.ATTENTION!
1. The legal aspect of the publication process is to be supervised by the authors who take full legal responsibility for the data published.
2. The editing center does not deal with the issues of verification of the data and ownership.
3. Published texts may not necessarily coincide with the point of view of the Editorial Board.
Editorial Board