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Revista Estomatológica
Herediana (REH)
follows the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors for the
preparation and submission of manuscripts to biomedical journals, and urges
authors to follow these guidelines. Before submitting your manuscript to REH,
please check compliance with the Editorial Policy and Research
Ethics Policy established by the journal. Apart from that, bear in mind
that the manuscript must be original, unpublished, and it should address issues
related to the area of stomatology and dental public health.
To submit your manuscript,
first register on the journal's web platform (Open
Journal System-OJS). Once you have a username, send your submission through
the same platform.
Types of manuscripts accepted by the
journal
REH publishes the following
types of manuscripts:
- Editorial (on request)
- Original article: Unpublished article that describes or shows the results
of scientific research on stomatology, and/or dental public health.
- Review article: Describe a review of the current scientific literature
on a particular topic of interest accepted by the journal.
- Case report: Present cases with some diagnostic or therapeutic
particularity of public interest, including a brief review of the state of
the art. The identity of patients shall be protected, and informed consent
shall be obtained (see Research Ethics
Policies). In addition, follow The CARE
Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development.
- Teaching contribution: Brief communications of
teaching experiences in stomatology.
- Letter to the editor: The academic community can open the discussion about
an article published in the journal or a topic of interest, based on solid
arguments and bibliographic references. The Editorial Committee will
evaluate exceptions.
Reporting guides for the main types
of study
The red Equator provides the researcher with a flow chart to
select the most appropriate reporting guide according to the type of study.
Likewise, we make resources available that allow the researcher to know the main reporting guidelines depending on the type of study.
Preparation of manuscripts
To ensure an objective
evaluation by reviewers, REH ensures the anonymity of the authors.
Similarly, before submitting your manuscript, check carefully that the content
does not name any of the authors or imply any sign of them. Such information
shall be provided on the title page only.
1.
Title page (see format)
The title page is presented
as a separate file. It usually consists of a single page containing only the
information indicated in the format.
2.
Parts of the manuscript
Manuscripts should have the
following parts:
a) Title
Specific
and translated title (into English or Spanish, as applicable).
b) Abstract
The
abstract should be brief and concise, and presented in a single paragraph, in a
structured manner: objective, materials and methods, results and conclusions
(without citations or references). It should provide the context or background
of the study and indicate the purpose of the study, the basic procedures, and
the main findings and conclusions. It must also be translated (into English or
Spanish, as appropriate).
c) Keywords
Keywords
are terms used to classify and address entries in indexing and information
retrieval systems in databases. They should not repeat the title. For better
identification of keywords in health science, use DeCS
(Spanish) and MeSH
(English) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
d) Introduction
The
introduction explains the research problem, the reason for the study and what
is known about the subject matter before doing the research. Here the study is
also based or justified; and finally, the objective of the study or the
research question is indicated. Only the most relevant references are cited.
Acronyms and abbreviations may be used, after writing them completely in their
first use, with the exception of standard units of measurement.
e) Materials and methods
It
clearly describes the type of study, the study population and/or sample, the
selection of participants, the eligibility and exclusion criteria, the source
population, and how representative is the study sample of the population of
interest. This description should be sufficiently detailed so that other people
with access to the data can reproduce the study. The last part of this section
should include a statement that the research was reviewed and approved by an
independent local, regional, or national review body, e.g., an ethics committee
or an institutional review board.
In
the case of using a new or not well-known method, describe it briefly, state
the reasons for using it, and evaluate its limitations.
If
chemicals or drugs were used, identify them accurately with their generic
names. If you use trademarks, name them in full and include the trademark
symbol (®) (if applicable). In addition, the doses and routes of administration
should be specified. Identify appropriate scientific names and gene names.
f) Results
Results
present the main findings clearly. They can be supplemented with representative
data of tables or figures, without repeating the information presented in the
text.
g) Discussion
It
is useful to begin the discussion by briefly summarizing the main findings and
exploring their possible mechanisms or explanations. The new and important
aspects of the study are emphasized, without repeating in detail data or other
information provided elsewhere in the manuscript.
In
original articles, review articles, case reports, and teaching contributions,
please consider mentioning the strengths and limitations of your approach; and
specify whether the case report can modify clinical practice, clinical practice
guidelines, or suggest a hypothesis. Finally, the author can add
recommendations for future studies.
h) Conclusions
Conclusions
should be precise and not speculative. They should respond to the research
problem, be related to the objective, and be supported by the findings of the
study.
i)
Acknowledgments
In
the acknowledgments section, include the names of all contributors who do not
meet the authorship criteria. Financial support may also be recognized in this
section, which does not mean omitting the conflict of interest and funding
declaration.
j) Conflict of interest and funding
Authors
should include in the manuscript, before references, a paragraph stating
whether there are conflicts of interest or not. In addition, they should
mention the source of funding for research.
k) References
References
should be numbered in the order mentioned in the text using Arabic numerals in
parentheses (not in superscript). These should show only the sources used in
the manuscript, making use of the Vancouver style. Bold or italic fonts should
not be used.
References
should include current specialized literature (at least 70% should not exceed
10 years old). Confirm that all references included in the text match the list
of references at the end of the article (and vice versa).
The
list of references should be listed correlatively, and indicate:
In
the case of unpublished documents, press documents or personal communications
(interviews, e-mails and others), these shall be expressly mentioned and placed
in parentheses in the text, not in the list of references.
To
see examples on how to cite and reference different types of bibliographic
sources, follow the National Library of Medicine's rules for biomedical
journals: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
3. Stylistic aspects
The article shall be written
in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. It shall be sent in an editable file (only
in Word), in Times New Roman font, number 12, line spacing 1,5 with margins of
2.5 cm and in a single column.
a) Tables
Tables
should supplement the information contained in the text, not duplicate it.
Construct tables only with horizontal lines and within the Word document (do
not paste images); list them with Arabic numerals consecutively in the order of
the first mention in the text; name each table with a concise and self-explanatory
title at the top; and use the same font and font size. Use footnotes to explain
calls within the table and all non-standardized abbreviations.
If
you use data from a published or unpublished source, cite it and reference it.
If necessary, get the corresponding permission.
Example:
b) Figures
They
can be photographs, images, or graphics. Place them inside the Word file and
announce them in the text only as «Figure», and list with Arabic numerals in
correlative order. The title of the figure and its details shall be located at
the bottom of the figure; information about the source may also be added in
this place, in case the figures are not self-produced. If necessary, authors shall
obtain permission for reproduction from the copyright holder of the images.
In
addition to being inside the manuscript, all figures must be uploaded to the
journal submission system as separate files and in JPG or PNG format.
Example:
c) Acronyms and abbreviations
They
should be used in moderation and only when it facilitates reading. The first
time, use the full word followed by the abbreviation in parentheses (omit this
if the abbreviation is standard usage), then use only the abbreviation.
d) Units of measurement
Measurements
of length, weight, and volume in metric units (meter, kilogram, and liter,
respectively) or their decimal multiples should be used. Temperatures should be
in degrees Celsius (°C). Arterial pressures should be expressed in millimeters
of mercury (mmHg).
e) Numbers
As
for the decimal numbers, for the Spanish wording, use a comma to separate the
integer part from the decimal part; and for the English wording, use a period.
Thousands (five digits and above) and millions are separated by a single space.
f) Statistics
Describe
statistical methods in sufficient detail. Specify the statistical programs and
versions used, and indicate the type of license.
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