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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

Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences (BJHBS), formely titled HUPE Journal, publishes new articles about several themes all related to health and biomedical sciences, since provided that they were not in simultaneous analysis for publication in any other journal.

Plagiarism: BJHBS rejects promptly any plagiarism and self-plagiarism practices. In order to prevent any case of plagiarism, all the submitted articles are scanned and compared by using. During the editorial process, if this problem is detected in any stage, it will be necessary that the authors adequate the text, rewriting it with its references. If the editing request is not granted, the article will be rejected. During the editorial process, if this problem is detected in any stage, it will be necessary that the authors adequate the text, rewriting it with its references. If the editing request is not granted, the article will be rejected.

BJHBS features dedicated sections to original research, literature reviews, case studies, and letters to the editor. Papers must be submitted in only in one language: English. The submission process comprises the following steps:

Fees and charges: BJHBS does not charge any Article Publication Charges (APC), as it aims to publish and disseminate quality research in the fields of health and biomedical sciences aligned with the terms of the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Peer review: papers are reviewed by at least two reviewers (specialists). Accepted papers will be edited according to the publishing standards of BJBHS, to improve readability and minimize redundancy, without loss of original meaning. The final edited version will be sent to authors for approval.

Copyright/conflicts of interest agreement: after the final approval, authors must send the copyright transfer agreement signed by the first author representing each additional author. In this agreement, it must be stated any conflicts of interest.

Introduction letter: a letter that must come with the submitted paper and contains at least the following information:

  • a statement that the paper has not been submitted for publication in another journal;
  • recommendation of two reviewers (specialists) for consulting in the scientific field of the submitted paper, preferably who are not from the same institution as the authors. The Editorial Board may or may not choose any of these consultants;
  • conflicts of interest statement: state if the authors have any conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest are those with potential influence over the published content, compromising the objectivity, integrity, or perceived value of the paper;
  • author information: to provide full name and institutional affiliations of every author, and a mailing address of the main author (only e-mail) and ORCID, that is a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher. Authors will be required to objectively state that the submitted paper consists of original content, informing it has not been previously published nor is it being analysed with this intent elsewhere.

If the authors had assistance from technical writers or language reviewers, it must be explicitly stated in the introduction letter, along with the assurance that the authors are fully responsible for the scientific content of the paper.

Authorship information: scientific authorship must be limited to those who contributed with intellectual work, with actual collaboration in the research. Therefore, to be considered an author, each contributor must meet the following conditions: (a) significant contribution to the creation and design of the study or to the analysis and interpretation of its results; (b) substantial contribution to the production of the paper, or critical review of its intellectual content, and (c) approval of the final version for publication. Leading or supervising a research lab/group does not in itself qualify as authorship. Sole contributions to fund raising or to data gathering also do not qualify as authorship. To ensure transparency in this aspect authors are expected to include a statement of authorship detailing the role of each author in the study and in the production of the paper. In the absence of this authorship statement within the introduction letter, the paper will be disqualified for analysis.

The letter must be signed by the main author, who will represent all other authors in this document.

Title page: this page must contain title and author information as follows:

  • title (English) 100 characters maximum, counting spaces;
  • short title (English) 50 characters maximum, counting spaces;
  • the name of each author with their affiliation in this particular order: first name, abbreviated middle names, last name. Department (or service). Course. University (or institution). City, state/province/ territory, country.
  • contact information for an author: first name, abbreviated middle names, last name, mailing address, e-mail.

Editorial

It's a commentary on or analysis of papers in a given issue. It may include an image or table and be no more than 750 words long, containing up to five references. It will be written by the editor in chief or by an invited contributor at their request.

Original Articles

Papers resulting of original research. Maximum of 5,000 words (excluding abstract and references) and five images or tables. Maximum of 40 listed references. They must be submitted in the following format:

• Abstract: must be written in English with a maximum of 250 words. Must follow the structured abstract model, with mandatory introduction, objective(s), methodology and resources, results and discussion, conclusion(s). It is well known that the abstract gets more visibility and distribution than the full text of the paper. Therefore, it must contain the essential information in the paper, but cannot be just a patchwork of sentences from it. It must be succinct and direct, highlighting what is most important in the full text in order to encourage a full reading. In the conclusion, all results must be related to the objectives of the study. The discussion must assert the contribution of the results to the body of knowledge about the subject of research.

• Keywords: three to six terms related to the subject must be given, separated by semicolons, according to DeCS (Descritores em Ciências da Saúde) for Portuguese and Spanish, and also MeSh (Medical Subjects Headings) for English.

Full text

• Introduction: it must be short and present the purpose (context and justification) of the study, including a short review of relevant studies about the subject, mentioning any recent progress, and referencing just what is appropriate.

• Methodology: this section must briefly present all the information needed for other researchers to replicate the study. Adopted procedures must be clearly described, as must the analyzed variables and tested hypotheses. Definitions must be given whenever necessary. Population, sample, and measurement instruments must be described and information about data gathering and processing must be given. If possible, validity scores must be included. Methods and techniques used must be duly detailed, including statistical methods. New or substantially modified methods must be described, with a justification for its use and mention of its limitations. Research ethics must be observed. Authors must explicitly state that the research was done within ethical standards and with the approval of an ethics committee.

• Results: this section must be a concise report of all new information found, with minimum personal bias and judgment. The data must be presented in a logical sequence, starting with the most important information. Data from tables and images must not be repeated, but briefly referred to. It must state the significance of the new data and the relevance of the new findings in relation to established theories and to scientific literature. In this section must also be mentioned the limitations of the present work, as well as its implications for future research. Finally, conclusions must be included in this section, always related to the initially stated objectives.

• Acknowledgments: must be concise and limited to people and institutions that contributed to the research in some degree, but could not be included as authors.

• In-text citations: BJHBS follows the Vancouver style, according to the general rules of The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, second edition. For in-text citations, use Arabic numerals superscript,1 without spaces, right after a word or punctuation: "Parkinson's Disease1 description began in the 1950s,2 when..." In some cases, the names of the authors may figure in the text: "Phillips12 analyzed several conditions of..."; and up to two authors can be named: "Handel and Matias15 conducted a study about..." However, when the number of authors is three or more, the first author must be named along with the expression "and colleagues": "Silveira and cols.13 have proposed a new methodology..."

• References: all referenced cited in-text must be in the reference list. References shall follow the Vancouver style, according to the general rules of The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, second edition. They are limited to published material, papers, and abstracts. Authors are responsible for providing precise and complete references. In references with more than one author, authors up to three must be named. From there on, an "et al" must follow the first three authors. There must be no more than 40 references.

• Tables and/or images: up to a maximum of five, including the authorship and/or source.

• Tables: must be created in dedicated software, such as Excel. The width must be proportional to one page in the current layout. The font must be Arial, size 9, single space. Tables must be imported to and submitted in a text file: .doc/.docx (Microsoft Word), .rtf (Rich Text Format), or .odt (Open Document Text). They must be assigned a number in ascending order and receive a title and/or subtitle explanation. They must also be referenced within the text. The content of a table must not replicate that of an image nor vice versa. Their numbers must be assigned according to the order in which they are referenced in-text. There must be the source from which the table was extracted and/or the authorship of it, this information must be written below the table, after the legend for the abbreviations, if any.

• Images: can be photos, illustrations, graphics, drawings, etc. Images must be submitted as separate files (.tiff or .jpeg). They must be assigned a number in ascending order and receive a title and/or subtitle explanation. They must also be referenced within the text. All abbreviations must be explained with a legend below the image. There must be the source from which the image was extracted and/or the authorship of it, this information must be written below the image, after the legend for the abbreviations, if any.

Literature Review

It must be about subjects relevant to medical practice. These will form a section about the common theme of each issue. These are limited to 5,000 words (excluding abstract and references) and a maximum of five images and/or tables. Maximum of 40 listed references. Literature reviews will be submitted for the editorial board analysis under invitation by the guest editor of this section, and must conform to the following standards:

Title page: this page must contain title and author information as follows:

  • title (in English) 100 characters maximum, counting spaces;
  • short title (in Portuguese, English, and Spanish) 50 characters maximum, counting spaces;
  • the name of each author with their affiliation in this particular order: first name, abbreviated middle names, last name. Department (or service). Course. University (or institution). City, state/province/ territory, country.
  • contact information for an author: first name, abbreviated middle names, last name, mailing address, e-mail.

Full text:

  • Abstract: must be written in English with a maximum of 250 words for each language. Must follow the structured abstract model, with mandatory introduction, objective(s), methodology and resources, results and discussion, conclusion(s). It is well known that the abstract gets more visibility and distribution than the full text of the paper. Therefore, it must contain the essential information in the paper, but cannot be just a patchwork of sentences from it. It must be succinct and direct, highlighting what is most important in the full text in order to encourage a full reading. In the conclusion, all results must be related to the objectives of the study. The discussion must assert the contribution of the results to the body of knowledge about the subject of research.
  • Keywords: three to six terms related to the subject must be given according to MeSh (Medical Subjects Headings) for English. Keywords must be separated by semicolons.

Literature reviews may fall into two types:

a. Systematic review and meta-analysis - Through a synthesis of original studies' results, the paper must answer specific relevant health sciences questions about the theme of its issue (see BJBHS's focus). It must detail the search process to find the original studies, selection criteria, and synthesis procedures for the results of the reviewed studies (which may or may not be meta-analysis procedures).

b. Narrative/critic review - Narrative or critic review has a descriptive discursive character, and aims to offer a broad presentation and to discuss themes of scientific interest within the health field. It must have a clear formulation of the scientific subject of interest, a theoretical-methodological critic of the reviewed works, and a conclusive synthesis. It must be elaborated by experienced researchers in the field in question or by renowned experts of notorious knowledge.

  • Acknowledgments: must be concise and limited to people and institutions that contributed to the research in some degree, but could not be included as authors.
  • In-text citations: BJHBS follows the Vancouver style, according to the general rules of The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, second edition (www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/books/NBK7256/). For in-text citations, use Arabic numerals superscript,1 without spaces, right after a word or punctuation: "Parkinson's Disease1 description began in the 1950s,2 when..." In some cases, the names of the authors may figure in the text: "Phillips12 analysed several conditions of..."; and up to two authors can be named: "Handel and Matias15 conducted a study about..." However, when the number of authors is three or more, the first author must be named along with the expression "and cols.": "Silveira and cols.13 have proposed a new methodology..."
  • References: all referenced cited in-text must be in the reference list. References shall follow the Vancouver style, according to the general rules of The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, second edition (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/). They are limited to published material, papers, and abstracts. Authors are responsible for providing precise and complete references. In references with more than one author, authors up to three must be named. From there on, an "et al" must follow the first three authors. There must be no more than 40 references.
  • Tables and/or images: up to a maximum of five, including the authorship and/or source.
  • Tables: must be created in dedicated software, such as Excel. The width must be proportional to one page in the current layout. The font must be Arial, size 9, single space. Tables must be imported to and submitted in a text file: .doc/.docx (Microsoft Word), .rtf (Rich Text Format), or .odt (Open Document Text). They must be assigned a number in ascending order and receive a title and/ or subtitle explanation. They must also be referenced within the text. The content of a table must not replicate that of an image nor vice versa. Their numbers must be assigned according to the order in which they are referenced in-text. All abbreviations must be explained with a legend below the table. There must be the source from which the table was extracted and/or the authorship of it, this information must be written below the table, after the legend for the abbreviations, if any.
  • Images: can be photos, illustrations, graphics, drawings, etc. Images must be submitted as separate files (.tiff or .jpeg). They must be assigned a number in ascending order and receive a title and/or subtitle explanation. They must also be referenced within the text. All abbreviations must be explained with a legend below the image. There must be the source from which the image was extracted and/or the authorship of it, this information must be written below the image, after the legend for the abbreviations, if any.

Clinical Cases

Case report: usually it describes one to three patients or a family case. The text must be up to 2,000 words long, with up to three tables or images and up to 25 references. The abstract must be no more than 100 words long.

Clinical case solution: it must contain a step by step description of the decision process of clinical cases. Patient information must be presented to one or more clinical experts in stages (text in bold) to simulate the way information is made available in clinical practice. The expert must answer (text in regular font) as new information is added, sharing their reasoning/arguments with the reader. The text must be up to 2,500 words long, and must have up to 15 references.

Letters to the Editor

Space for reader's to talk about recently published papers. Each letter must have up to 200 words (excluding references), five references and one image or table. It must be submitted no later than six months after the publication of the relevant paper. Letters non-related to papers published by BJHBS are limited to 500 words (excluding references), five references, and one image or table. Authors of letters will be required to provide their details, as well as contact information and possible conflicts of interest. The decision about the publication of a letter is made by the editor in chief.

Editorial comment

It’s a complementary text done by an invited editor, generally specialist in a controversial topic, in order to bring a critical overview to the discussion. It may include an image or table and be no more than 750 words long, containing up to five references. It will be written by the editor in chief or by an invited contributor at their request.

Copyright Notice

Copyright/conflicts of interest agreement: after the final approval, authors must send the copyright transfer agreement signed by the first author representing each additional author. In this agreement must be stated any conflicts of interest.

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