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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

 The scientific journal Revista Científica CMDLT publishes articles under the following categories:

  • Editorial
  • Original Research Articles (qualitative and quantitative research, observational studies, case and control reports, cohort studies, and clinical essays)
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
  • Narrative Reviews
  • Case Reports
  • Scientific Events Summaries

During the arbitration process, only original articles which have not been previously published and are not being considered for publication by other journals will be taken into account.

The review process is double-blind in order to guarantee that the identity of both reviewers and authors is protected during the whole process.

The acceptance decision for publishing is the editors’ responsibility and is based on the recommendations made by the reviewers.  

Original articles and all the related documentation must be uploaded digitally in the journal’s platform, and all the steps indicated in said platform must be thoroughly followed.

Authors must comply with the authorship criteria set forth in the recommendations for the making, information, edition, and publishing guidelines  for academic papers in medical journals drawn by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2016.pdf ) while following the ethical principles set forth in the  Helsinki Declaration.

It is essential for authors to include the approval of Research Ethics Committees and the use of Informed Consent in those cases where such consent is necessary in the Material and Methods section.

Review Process     

The articles to be submitted for review must be uploaded onto the platform in the authors section following the instructions and completing in detail all the required steps.

The author is responsible for uploading all the information and related files correctly.

The first stage comprises the evaluation by the editors to determine the compliance with editorial standards, publishing policies, and the journal’s objectives. The incomplete uploading or submittal of the article details by the author, as well as errors in quotation and bibliographic references will be the cause of immediate rejection of the article. If the article meets the requirements, it will be admitted for the peer review process.

Each article will be evaluated by at least two reviewers. 

 

The arbitrators will recommend for the reviewed articles to be deemed as one of the following:

  • Accepted
  • Published with minor modifications
  • Published with major modifications
  • Rejected

The editor will communicate the decision to the author(s) according to the recommendations received from the reviewers.

The author is responsible for sending the article with the suggested adjustments and modifications needed for it to be accepted within a maximum period of 6 months.

Once the article is accepted, copyright ownership will be granted to Revista Científica CMDLT. The opinions and concepts issued by the author are his or her responsibility, and they do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Editorial Staff.

Article Presentation

All the component elements of the article shall be uploaded by the authors in the corresponding section, following the instructions according to the article category. https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/es/authoring. 

  • Article Title: It must have a maximum of 15 words, avoiding the use of acronyms. The use of capital letters must be limited to the first letter of those words that are proper nouns.
  • Summary: It must have a maximum of 250 words and comply with the corresponding sections for each article category in English and Spanish. It must include the following elements:  objectives, material and methods, results (or case presentation), and conclusions.
  • Key Words:  Each article must include a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 key words in Spanish and English. for these purposes, the information and terms set forth in Descritores em Ciências da Saúde– BIREME(DeCS) http://decs2020.bvsalud.org and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for English https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search can be of assistance. Key words in the summary can be verified through https://decsfinder.bvsalud.org/
  • Author Information Details:  Names, surnames, email address, country of origin, ORCID number, affiliation, and complete home address (including telephone number) of the principal author must be included. The authors must comply with the criteria set forth in the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
  • Article Body:  The body of the article must include the principal text and all the corresponding sections according to the article category. it must be submitted as a single Word (docx) document. All figures and tables with their respective captions listed sequentially in order of appearance must be included.
  • Introduction
  • Material and Methods (Case Presentation for clinical cases)
  • Results (case Progress for clinical cases)
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Abbreviations and symbols: All abbreviations must have their full description within parentheses the first time they are mentioned. They should not be used in the title, summary, and conclusions.
  • Acknowledgements: They should be included, when necessary, in allusion to people or institutions.
  • Conflicts of Interests and Financing: A description of support and financing sources for systematic review may be included. Should there arise any conflicts of interests, a statement and explanation must be attached.
  • Tables: Tables must be uploaded in a single file, listed consecutively in Arabic numerals, shown in separate pages, and captioned at the top of each page.
  • Figures: Each image, photo, or figure must be uploaded individually in a JPG or TIF file with 300 DPI minimal resolution. Each file must be identified with its corresponding figure number.
  • Bibliographical References: The Vancouver Regulations (ICMJE Uniformity Requirements nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html) must be followed for references. These must be listed according to their order of appearance in the text. It is recommended not to exceed the use of 30 references.

 

Additional Resources

We recommend that authors follow the guidelines set forth in the available resources for support in preparing the manuscript.

Spanish Resources (EQUATOR) 

https://www.equator-network.org/library/spanish-resources-recursos-en-espanol/pautas-sobre-redaccion-cientifica/

Observational Studies (STROBE)

https://www.equator-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/STROBE_Spanish.pdf

Random Clinical Essays (CONSORT)

http://www.consort-statement.org/Media/Default/Downloads/Translations/Spanish_es/Spanish%20CONSORT%20Checklist.pdf

http://www.consort-statement.org/Media/Default/Downloads/Translations/Spanish_es/Spanish%20CONSORT%20Flow%20Diagram.pdf

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA)

https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/9152/09.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

https://es.cochrane.org/sites/es.cochrane.org/files/public/uploads/PRISMA_Spanish.pdf

https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-73482020000100026

Narrative Reviews

http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-89582009000100010

Case Reports (CARE)

https://www.care-statement.org/writing-a-case-report

Copyright Ownership Definitions and Editorial Ethics

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) 

www.icmje.org

http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2021.pdf

 

World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) 

http://wame.org/recommendations-on-publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals, https://www.revespcardiol.org/es-requisitos-uniformidad-los-manuscritos-enviados-articulo-13062920) 

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) 

https://publicationethics.org 

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