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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Short originals

They have the same characteristics as the original articles but are shorter. It must contain a maximum of 1500 words in the body of the article (introduction, method, results, discussion, conclusion). It must contain a minimum of 15 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

Review article

Contribution that uses a research method, presents the synthesis of multiple published studies and enables general conclusions, with respect to a particular area of study carried out in a systematic and orderly manner, favouring the deepening of the knowledge of the researched subject. It must contain a maximum of 4000 words in the body of the article. It must contain a minimum of 70 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

Clinical communications

Papers of novel preliminary results; accompanied by analysis and discussion based on scientific research. Must contain a maximum of 1500 words in the body of the article. Must contain a minimum of 15 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

Reports and/or case reports

Attractive, clear, concise and didactic presentation of clinical cases. It should provide some novel teaching from discussions based on scientific research. It must contain a maximum of 1500 words in the body of the article. It must contain a minimum of 15 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

Epidemiological statistics

Epidemiological analysis and discussion based on scientific research. It must contain a maximum of 1500 words in the body of the article. It must contain a minimum of 15 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

Letter to the Editor

Contributions to articles already published in the Journal or on a topic related to the thematic area covered in the Journal. . Must contain a maximum of 1000 words in the body of the article. Must contain a minimum of 6 references.

Title: in English and Spanish (maximum 15 words).

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