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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).
  • Comply with the journal's author contribution policy. (see point 2)
  • The ethical control requirements for carrying out the work described in the article have been met.
    AnFaMed adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE). Best Practice Guidelines and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations (seeResources of interest)
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format and the text meets the stylistic and bibliographic conditions described in ("Guidelines for authors")
  • The figures have been sent as complementary files in image formats (png, jpg, bpm, etc.) in good resolution.
    The tables have been sent in a supplementary file, with which they were built, for example the Excel file, or the like.
  • I attach suggested reviewers (at least 2) (example not point 7)
  • All authors include their academic affiliation, email and identifier (see ORCID)

Author Guidelines

Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Uruguay, (AnFaMed) publishes scientific, review and opinion articles, case reports, narratives or reports, in all areas of biomedical and health sciences. The types of notes that are published are described in this document and in "Types of work/Suggested formats"

Our journal does not have any type of charges for the authors, that is, there are no costs for sending articles to be evaluated, nor for article processing, nor for subscription, nor any other type of cost.

The journal authorizes the authors to retain copyright without restriction.

The Journal uses plagiarism detection methods: Similarity Check (Crossref)

In order to submit articles for consideration by the editorial committee of the journal, it is essential to meet the following requirements:

1. The article must be unpublished and must not have been sent for consideration to other technical-scientific journals or publications simultaneously with the submission to AnFaMed, nor should it be sent while awaiting the decision of the AnFaMed editors. (If it has been published as a thesis or as a summary in a conference, indicate it with the corresponding data in "Comments to the editor" below on this page and indicate it in a general note at the end of the manuscript.)

2. Each of the authors of the submitted work include their academic affiliation, email address and ORCID identifier. The authors must have directly contributed to the intellectual content of the manuscript, both in the genesis and in the analysis of its data. For this reason, you will be in a position to take public responsibility for the work, you must accept that your name appears on the list of authors.

3. All those who have contributed to the realization of this work must appear as co-authors or among the acknowledgments.

A note must be included, at the end of the work, indicating the type of participation of each author, for example following the CRediT taxonomy. Example: Name and Surname: conceptualization, writing and revision. Name and Surname: Supervision, Validation. See: https://credit.niso.org/

4. AnFaMed, within the framework of its adherence to the open access and open science policies promoted and supported by the SciELO project to which it belongs, establishes that as of July of this year (2023) the journal is required to declare in a note general at the end of the work to be published, if the data used by the authors to prepare it is available or not in a repository.

To this end, the following phrase can be used: "The data set that supports the results of this study are available in..." or otherwise: "The data set that supports the results of this study are not available"

5. The ethical control requirements for carrying out the work described in the article must have been met. 

AnFaMed adheres to the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE). Best Practice Guidelines

6. The document must fully comply with the instructions for authors established by the Editorial Board described in this document. Articles that do not conform to these guidelines will be returned to the authors without having been considered for evaluation.

7. In addition to the work itself, an attachment must be sent containing the names of potential reviewers suggested by the authors to evaluate their manuscript, as well as those that are not their preference. see example

Types of work/Suggested format

It is recommended to carefully read the specifications of each type of article, or style, in order to choose the most appropriate one and, in this way, speed up the evaluation process. This indication does not imply that all these styles will be represented in each issue nor does it exclude articles that do not correspond to them and that deserve to be considered for their quality.

Instructions for authors

  1. A) In order to submit an article online to AnFaMed you must follow a series of steps. These steps are found on the shipping page and appear as you complete each one.
  2. B) The following text contains instructions for authors on how to prepare and present their article for publication in AnFaMed .

Scientific article

In this section, original scientific articles will be published, that is, those that present the results of research that are governed by the scientific method. Typically a scientific article consists of four essential parts: introduction, methodology (materials and methods), results, discussion (presented in individual sections or in one) and conclusions.

Format : A text length of between 10,000 and 20,000 characters with spaces is considered appropriate.

Qualification

The title must be presented in Spanish, English and Portuguese. If the title exceeds twelve words, a short title must be included.

Summary

Articles must include a summary in Spanish, English and Portuguese of no more than 250 words each. The abstract should briefly describe the purposes of the study or investigation, the materials and methods (selection of study subjects or laboratory animals; methods of observation and analysis), results and discussion (providing specific data and their statistical significance, provided that possible), and the main conclusions. The most innovative and relevant observations and aspects of the study should be highlighted.

The format of the summary is a full text, without subtitles, of one or two paragraphs.

Acronyms should not be included in the summary

Keywords

At the end of the abstract, authors must provide at least five keywords that will help properly index the article, allowing for appropriate search matches. They must also include these in English and Portuguese.

Introduction

It must present a brief review of previous works related to the topic to be investigated and end with the justification and objectives of the research. The introduction will not include data or conclusions from the work being published. Provide only strictly relevant references.

Ethical standards

When experiments on human beings are presented, it must be indicated whether the procedures followed were approved by the corresponding Ethics Committee. Data that allows patient identification should not be used. In the case of experiments on animals, it will be indicated whether the current national regulations were followed.

Materials and methods

This section must describe in a clear, concise and sequential manner the materials (animals, laboratory implements) used in the development of the work, in addition to the procedures or protocols followed for their selection, and the experimental design chosen for the statistical treatment. of the data. Identify age, sex and other important characteristics of the subjects. Because the definition and relevance of race and ethnic background are ambiguous, authors should take special care when employing such categories.

The information provided should allow other researchers to reproduce the experiment in detail. To do this, identify the methods, instruments (indicating the name and address of the manufacturer in parentheses) and procedures, in sufficient detail to allow the results to be reproduced by other researchers. Provide references for established methods, including statistical methods. Provide references and brief descriptions of methods that have been published but are not well known. Describe new or substantially modified methods, giving reasons for using them, and evaluate their limitations. Accurately identify all drugs and chemicals used, including generic name, dosage, route of administration and source.

Reports of controlled clinical trials should present information on all major elements, including the protocol (population studied, interventions or exposures, results and basis of statistical analysis), allocation of interventions (randomization methods, concealment of allocation to treatment groups ) and method used to blind the study. The statistical methods used must be clearly indicated with the corresponding reference. This section may have subtitles and should not include any results or discussion of the findings.

Results

In this section, the results must be described in logical order and in an objective and sequential manner, based on tables and images. This section may also include subheadings and should not include discussion of the data presented.

Discussion

The discussion should be a synthesis of the comparison of the data obtained in the study with respect to the relevant scientific literature that, in addition, interprets the similarities or contrasts found. It should also include an analysis of the scope of the findings and their limitations, including implications for future research and relating the observations to other relevant studies. It will focus on the interpretation of the experimental findings and will not repeat the data presented in the introduction or the information provided in the results. It should establish a relationship between the conclusions and the objectives of the study, but avoiding unqualified statements and conclusions not fully supported by the data. In particular, authors should avoid making claims about economic benefits and costs unless their articles include economic data and analysis. Avoid claiming priorities and referring to work that has not been published. State new hypotheses when justified, but clearly indicate them as such. Recommendations may be included where appropriate. The sections corresponding to results and discussion can be combined into one.

Conclusions

This section lists the most relevant findings of the research, that is, those that constitute a significant contribution to the advancement of the thematic field explored, and considerations on possible or necessary future research.

Thanks

If considered necessary, important contributions are appreciated regarding the conception, financing or conduct of the research: financiers, specialists, commercial firms, official or private entities, professional associations, and field and laboratory operators.

References

Up to a maximum number of 50 will be presented.

They will be indicated with Arabic numerals consecutively and in the order in which they appear for the first time within the text. In the case of references with multiple authors, only the first six authors should be noted followed by “et al.” or “et al.”

Examples of references to articles published in periodicals

Personal author

  • Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-7.

More than six authors

  • Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.

Organization as author

  • Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.

Number with part

  • Ahrar K, Madoff DC, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Price RE, Wright KC. Development of a large animal model for lung tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol . 2002;13(9 Pt 1):923-8.

Edition without volume

  • Banit DM, Kaufer H, Hartford JM. Intraoperative frozen section analysis in revision total joint arthroplasty. Cline Orthop . 2002;(401):230-8.

Examples of references to books :

Personal author

  • Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.

Editor, compiler as author

  • Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.

book chapter _

  • Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.

Conference Proceedings

  • Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumors V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumor Conference; 2001 Sep 13-15; Leeds, UK. New York: Sprin

For more information, you can consult the instructions of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: “Uniform requirements for preparing manuscripts provided for publication in biomedical journals”, available in Spanish at the following link: http://www.metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf (Appendix, page 25)

 

Boards

Too long tables should be avoided. If you have a lot of data in a table, it is recommended to split it into two or more.

Each table must have a short and explanatory title, without abbreviations, which will appear at the bottom of the table. Any explanation essential to understanding the table should be presented in the legend next to the title. Column headings should be brief but sufficiently explanatory.

The tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals consecutively, and reference must be made in the text to each of the tables presented. Additionally, the tables must be sent in the files with which they were built, for example the Open Office, Word or Excel file.

Figures (images or graphs)

Images must be sent in jpg or png formats with good resolution.

The graphs must be presented in two dimensions if there are two variables that are graphed. The colors to be used must be in shades of light blue. In case it is necessary to make modifications to them, they must be sent along with the file with which they were built, for example the Excel file, or similar.

The texts, legends, below the figure must explain any symbology, staining methods and/or scale at which they were taken when required and the source or authorship of the image must be indicated. If the figures were taken from another magazine, permission must be obtained for their use.

Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals consecutively, and reference must be made in the text to each of the images or graphs presented.

Systematic Review Article

Systematic review articles will only be accepted for publication upon request from the Editorial Board. Authors may, however, propose topics, indicating the purpose of the review, sources, and reference search methods. The Editorial Board will evaluate the proposals and determine whether they can be developed and included in the journal. These uninvited reviews will follow the peer review process.

Systematic reviews are articles that critically summarize, analyze, synthesize, and update information on a current medical, technological, or health-related topic of significant regional or international interest. Ideally, a review should also present proposals for new topics for research. Authors should be specialists in the field, and the text should include a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographic review.

Format : A text length of between 15,000 and 100,000 characters with spaces and no more than 100 bibliographical references is considered appropriate. They must also submit a title in English and a short title of no more than 50 characters. The font and typeface will always be Times New Roman 12.

It must include a short summary of no more than 250 words and its translation into English.

They must also submit a title in English and a short title of no more than 50 characters.

The information on the requirements for references , tables and figures is found in “Original articles”

Letters from readers

AnFaMed readers so they can send their opinions, observations or experiences that complement or discuss articles published in the last two issues. When appropriate, they should be accompanied by bibliography that supports their opinions, but should not include more than 5 citations. They must be addressed to the director of AnFaMed and will be written in the form of a letter, developing the statement of the problem, its discussion and the conclusion with its recommendation. The letters will be published, summarized and edited -if necessary-, at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

Letter format : A text length of no more than 5,000 characters with spaces is considered appropriate. The font and typeface will always be Times New Roman 12. 1 figure or 1 table will be accepted.

AnFaMed 's editorial policy allows the aforementioned authors to respond.

Format of the author's response : In this case, a text length of no more than 2,500 characters with spaces is considered appropriate .

Clinical cases

Articles with clinical cases must be ordered descriptions, both of the events that occur to a patient in the course of an illness - symptoms, medical signs - and of the complementary data provided by the diagnostic procedures, the course of clinical reasoning, the conclusion diagnosis, and then a discussion and analysis of the case, in addition to the treatment used and the evolution of the patient. A clinical case report may contain a demographic profile of the patient, and often describes the patient's sociocultural situation , but since the definition and relevance of race and ethnic background are ambiguous, authors must take special care when using such categories. Only those cases that, due to their diagnostic interest, rarity of observation or obvious interest, deserve it will be considered for publication.

The structure of the text will be as follows: summary, introduction, clinical history, discussion and references and may include up to a maximum of 3 tables and/or images.

The generalities of the case should be included in the introduction. The discussion should be as synthetic as possible and refer to the case analyzed. The tables and/or figures must refer specifically to the most important aspects of the case. The maximum number of authors will be 4.

Format : A text length of between 5,000 and 10,000 characters with spaces and no more than 15 bibliographical references is considered appropriate. The font and typeface will always be Times New Roman 12.

It must include a short summary of no more than 250 words and its translation into English.

They must also submit a title in English and a short title of no more than 50 characters.

The information on the requirements for references, tables and figures is found in “Original articles”

For a Clinical Case, up to a maximum of 15 references will be presented.

Short communication

These are texts with a brief development on a specific topic that the author presents for your knowledge and discussion. Included here are case studies and descriptions of new techniques or devices, supported by conclusive experimental work and that represent a real contribution to scientific knowledge. The structure should include summary, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, summary, acknowledgments where appropriate, and references.

Format : A text length of between 5,000 and 10,000 characters with spaces and no more than 15 bibliographical references is considered appropriate. The font and typeface will always be Times New Roman 12. Up to 2 images and 2 tables will be accepted.

The information on the requirements for references, tables and figures is found in “Original articles”

Editorial

Members of the Editorial Board, members of the Advisory Board or a special guest chosen by the Editorial Board can write an editorial. The timing and authorship of the editorials, as well as their general guidelines, are exclusively at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

The editorial will address general aspects of articles or topics published in AnFaMed that, due to their importance and topicality, deserve the opinion of the Editorial Board. In general terms, they consist of comments of general interest in the Health area and the content of the particular edition of the magazine.

Format : A text length of between 5,000 and 10,000 characters with spaces and no more than 10 bibliographical references is considered appropriate.

The font and typeface will be Times New Roman 12.

Miscellaneous

This section may include, among others, texts with the following characteristics:

Innovations in Medicine: A space dedicated to presenting recent advances, new technologies, and emerging applications with an impact on clinical practice and biomedical research.

Controversies: Section aimed at discussing debated topics in medicine, presenting different perspectives and promoting evidence-based critical analysis.

Medical Education: Articles and reflections on teaching, learning, and assessment methods in the training of health professionals. 

Historical Review: Contributions that examine milestones, personalities, and historical developments relevant to medicine and health sciences. Information on reference requirements, tables, and figures can be found in "Original Articles."

Ethics, professionalism, medical humanism: A space for reflection on ethical principles, professional values, and humanistic aspects in contemporary medical practice.

Biomedical Images: Presentation of illustrative cases using diagnostic or research images, accompanied by a brief explanation of their clinical or scientific relevance.

Format: They must be accompanied by an explanatory text of no more than 200 words explaining the importance of the image, with no more than three recent bibliographic references, and with arrows, where appropriate.

Information on reference, table, and figure requirements can be found in "Original Articles."

Debates

Substantiated presentations of opinions that enrich knowledge and decision-making in areas of interest to public health.

Our Faculty

Short stories or interviews with faculty members who work at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic or at other institutions. This profile highlights the life of a contemporary Uruguayan physician whose work has had a significant influence on medical life in the country and/or internationally.

Reflections from a specialist on the present and future of their specialty.

Information on reference requirements, tables, and figures can be found in "Original Articles."

Professional Responsibility

Reviews of medical claims cases, with subsequent reflection on the teaching provided to students and professionals.

Information on reference requirements, tables, and figures can be found in "Original Articles."

Art and Medicine

Stories, interviews, exhibition reports, etc., related to art and medicine.

News and Perspectives

News of local interest, or global news if the story warrants it, with brief commentary.

Format: Text length between 5,000 and 12,000 characters with spaces and no more than 10 references is considered appropriate. The font and typeface should be Times New Roman 12.

Information on reference, table, and figure requirements can be found in "Original Articles."

 Peer evaluation

AnFaMed 's editorial policies. .

In case of a split decision by the referees, a review will be requested from a third person, who may be one of the associate editors or another researcher that the Executive Committee considers valid. Ultimately, it will be the full Editorial Board that determines the inclusion or rejection of the document. If the articles are accepted for publication, the authors must correct them in accordance with the observations of the reviewers and the Executive Committee, within the time granted for this.

Observations that are not accepted by the authors must be commented on with appropriate support, which will be evaluated by the corresponding editor. The editor and the Executive Committee reserve the right to reject or accept materials submitted for publication. If the article is finally accepted for publication, the author will be informed of the AnFaMed number in which it will be included.

A copy will be sent to you for your final review prior to publication.

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