Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- 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.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in separate files (one file per illustration, figure or table).
For original research, the abstract includes the following sections: Background, Goals, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Up to 6 keywords are also presented, together with the abstract.
For observational research (e.g., surveys, cross-sectional designs), data regarding the collected sample, such as obtained sample size and sociodemographic characterization, should be described in the Results section. For experimental research, this type of information (sample characterization) should be presented at the Methods section.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Letter to Editor
This section welcomes letters to the Editor. Submitted letters should not have more than 2500 words (10 pages with double line spacing), ideally without any Table or Figure. The letter does not require abstract.Original Research
This section is reserved to research manuscripts, systematic reviews of literature or meta-analyses.
Maximum length: 30 pages, approximately 10 000 words.
Abstracts should not have more than 500 words and should include the following sections: Background, Goals, Methods, Results, Discussion. Keywords should be included as well as an autonomous section (maximum, six keywords).
Maximum of 6 Tables and Figures (overall).
Study Protocols
This section is reserved for research protocols only. Maximum lenght: 30 pages, approximately 10 000 words. Abstracts should not have more than 500 words. Maximum of 6 Tables and Figures (overall).Essays, Clinical cases, Innovative Interventions
This section is dedicated to conceptual or theoretical papers (including narrative reviews), as well as to in-depth description of clinical case and respective evaluation or treatment processes. Reflextions about innovative interventions are also welcomed. An abstract is required, for this type of manuscript (maximum 300 word). The submitted manuscript should not have more than 15 pages (double line spacing, corresponding to around 5 000 words) and may include Tables or Figures (maximum of six elements).
Reports and Guidelines
This section is reserved to documents with norms, guidelines or legal information. It includes regulatory documents, white or green papers, or norms/laws defined by regulatory entities.Book Review
This section is dedicated to the review of relevant works (books, DVD, websites, blogs). It can also include biographic notes or tributes. Should not have more than 2500 words. Reviews can include brief transcripts of the focused works (entirely respecting copyrights obligations) but should not, preferentially, include any Table or Graphics. Links are, of course, welcomed.