Submissions

Author Guidelines

Classification of articles according to their structure

EDITORIAL

It expresses positions and / or criteria directly related to a topic to be dealt with by the journal or circumstantial scientific situation. It will be commissioned to certain personalities by the Editorial Committee.

It will not exceed 1000 words. It can include bibliographic references.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

They comment or object articles published in this journal. They are published with the aim of allowing the exchange of knowledge and experiences among the readers. They may be written by one or two authors and have up to 3 pages or 1500 words, including bibliographic references

ORIGINAL ITEMS

5000 words will be accepted, including bibliographic references, tables and figures.

Format

IMRAD

Structured abstract:

• Motivating introduction (synthesis).
• A single infinitive verb; that is, a single objective. It must be clear, precise, measurable, achievable, and correspond to the type of study.
• Methods (universe, sample, method for obtaining the sample size and selection of subjects, and procedures used)
• Most relevant results.
• Conclusions or comprehensive considerations.
• They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. They must contain at least 3 keywords or key phrases. It is recommended to use DeCs thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm. In addition, consult MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for the English language at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh

Introduction: 1 or 2 pages.

Brief general explanation on the subject.

Background.

Current state of the subject.

Study objective: it must coincide with that of the Abstract.

Methods

Type of study.

Universe and sample (in synthesis).

Subject selection criteria, if pertinent. Institution (s) of origin where the data were recorded.

Variables and their operationalization.

Mention to the ethical aspects (in synthesis).

Techniques and procedures for obtaining information.

Processing and analysis techniques.

This section is written in past (it was measured, counted, etc.)

Ethical aspects. Research submitted must comply with all ethical statements for the types of studies, whether in humans or animals. (Declaration of Helsinki) http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/helsinki.pdf

Results

In relation to the study objective. Do not use decimals with periods (.). Use commas (,)

No more than 5 tables, graphs and / or figures (in editable format, that is, they can be modified)

Discussion

Interpretation of the study objective.

Discussion of study limitations, taking into account possible sources of bias or imprecision.

Comparison with other studies. The possible causes of the differences found between the expected and observed results are explored.

Reasoning.

Conclusions or comprehensive considerations. Consistency between the objective, the design and the study results. They will appear at the end of the article.

Bibliographic reference format should follow that in Vancouver style, available at

http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/vancouver_2016.pdf

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEWS OR REVIEW ARTICLE

Up to 6000 words will be accepted, not including bibliographic references, tables and figures.

Structured abstract:

• Motivating introduction (synthesis).
• An infinitive single verb; that is, a single objective. It must be clear, precise, measurable, achievable, and correspond to the type of study.
• Procedures used to collect the information.
• Most relevant results.
• Conclusions or comprehensive considerations.
• They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. They must contain at least 3 key words or key phrases. It is recommended to use DeCs thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm

In addition, consult MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for the English language at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh

Introduction

• It can be more extensive than in other articles. Explanation of the problem under review.
• Emphasize the questions or relevance of the review. Objective of the paper.
• Methods (information gathering)
• Search sources.
• Search criteria: make clear any established restrictions (e.g. period reviewed, language etc.).
• Number of articles consulted.
• Number of selected articles.
• Inclusion-exclusion criteria for the selection of articles.
• Interpretation of the author (s).
• Conclusions or final considerations. Consistency between the objectives, study design and the results of the analysis, placed at the end of the article.
• Bibliographic Reference format should follow that in Vancouver style, available at: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/vancouver_2012.pdf

Observations

Validity evaluation: to evaluate the validity of the primary studies, the design and carrying out of the investigations collected in the selected articles must be analyzed; for this, values relative to the data can be assigned, using a standardized evaluation.

Aspects to consider:

• Scientific credit of the source of origin of the articles.
• Reproducibility and objectivity of the evaluations.
• Variability of its results.
• Correct combination of results.
• Criticisms should be made in sufficient detail so that readers can assess the methodological quality of the studies.
• Analysis and integration of the information (do not include a title for “development” but subtitles): a systematic foundation must be established between them, which makes it possible to point out the congruencies and / or contradictions of the literature, not a mere list of citations or abstracts.

POSITION ESSAY OR ARTICLE

Up to 6000 words will be accepted, including bibliographic references, tables and figures.

It constitutes a form of essay to try to answer a question or solve a specific problem by means of logically expressed and duly supported arguments or statements, which attempts to demonstrate the validity of such statement. It is used as a way to encourage critical and independent judgment of the authors.

This type of paper is intended to offer a set of relevant evidence in favor of the position assumed. Ideas, thoughts, criticisms, reflections and final conclusions can be expressed within the analysis of the topic discussed.

It should have: structured or unstructured abstract, introduction, development and conclusions

Structured abstract

• Motivating introduction (synthesis).
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• Author’s position regarding the problem.
• Conclusions or final considerations
• They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. They must contain at least 3 key words or key phrases. It is recommended to use DeCs thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm.

In addition, consult MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for the English language at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh

Unstructured abstract

It will have the same requirements as the structured one, but it will be written in paragraph form.

Introduction: the subject in question, the context in which it is analyzed and its relevance, as well as the objective that motivates this work will be well-defined.

Development: it contains the ideas explained by the author.

Conclusions or final considerations: they will show coherence between the objective, the results of the analysis, and the ideas contributed by the author. It will appear at the end of the article, as a paragraph.

Bibliographic reference format should follow that in Vancouver style, available at: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/vancouver_2012.pdf

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS

Up to 1500 words will be accepted.

They are commissioned to or submitted by authors with experience in the field, capable of delivering their own criteria based on scientific background.

Abstract

• Explain the topic (in synthesis).
• Questions, relevance or objective of the topic.
• Main comments.
• General considerations.

They will explain the comment or authorized opinion.

Brief presentation of the topic and final considerations will be explained clearly, precisely and coherently.

Reference format should follow that in Norma Vancouver, available at: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/vancouver_2012.pdf , except in a communication with original criteria in which it may be referred to as consulted.

DIGITAL THEMATIC SEARCH

It is dedicated to searching for topics on the internet, which encourages the updating of users, and provides useful and updated abstracts and links on the subject.

MASTERFUL LECTURES

6000 words will be accepted without including bibliographic references, tables and figures.

They will be commissioned to or presentation of professors with a higher teaching category.

Structured abstract

Brief introduction

Objective

Content

The subject will be explained clearly, precisely and coherently

Final considerations.

Reference format should follow that in Vancouver style, available in: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/recursos/vancouver_2012.pdf

General structure of the articles

 First page, it will contain in the following numerical order:

1. Title, which will not exceed 15 words. In Spanish and English. Do not use the word "Title". Semicolon, colon, or full period are not allowed.
2. Full names of all authors ordered according to their participation. No more than six authors will be consigned.
3. ORCID digital identifier of all authors (mandatory and in each case its authenticity will be verified).
4. Name of the institution sponsoring the work and the institutions the authors work for.
5. Email address and telephone number.
6. Statement of conflict of interest (mandatory).
7. List of authors' contributions at least in all original research articles (mandatory). Credit Taxonomy at (http://www.ecimed.sld.cu/2020/06/27/taxonomia-credit/)

It will then include:

Structured abstract of no more than 250 words in Spanish and English, asserting briefly introduction, objective, methods, most important results and conclusions.

Keywords. They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. They must contain at least 3 key words or key phrases. It is recommended to use DeCs thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm.

In addition, consult MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for the English language at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES AND FORM OF CITATION

• Quote the citation in the text, with exponential Arabic numerals and in parentheses.
• The bibliographic style is Vancouver. These standards are available at http://www2.unavarra.es/gesadj/servicioBiblioteca/tutoriales/Citar_referenciar_(Vanco2016)
• 50% of the references must be publications of the last 5 years for articles in scientific journals, and up to 10 years for books.
• Citations of relevant and updated published documents will be included. The mention of personal communications and unpublished documents should be avoided; they will only be mentioned in the text in parentheses if it is essential.
• References of the articles approved for publication will be included indicating the title of the journal and the clarification, in parentheses, that they are in the process of being published.
• All the authors of the cited text will be listed; if it has 7 or more authors, the first 6 will be mentioned, followed by et al. The titles of the journals will be abbreviated by the Index Medicus (List of journals indexed in Index Medicus).
• No element will be highlighted with capitalization or underlining.
• The ordering of bibliographic elements and the use of punctuation marks according to Vancouver style will be observed.
• In the case of journals, those that are dated from 2000 and appear in digital format must include the access date and url.

Here are examples of the most common cases:

1. Vela Valdés J. Regulaciones e importancia del trabajo metodológico en la Educación Médica Superior. Educ Med Super. 2015 Oct-Dic. [Acceso 10/09/2020]; 29(4):22-35. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?pid=S0864-21412015000400001&script=sci
2. Thistlethwaite JE. Interprofessional education: implications and development for medical education. Educ Médica. 2015;16(1):68-73. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2015.04.007
3. Barrancos MJ, Rodríguez AJ. Operatoria Dental. 3 Ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Médica Panamericana; 1999.
4. Amaro Cano MC. Habilidades éticas de un gerente de excelencia. En: Carnota Lauzán O. Libro habilidades gerenciales. La Habana: Editorial Ciencias Médicas; 2001.

Tables

• They will be placed after the paragraph that introduces them in the article, or as an annex in the case of surveys.
• The title of the table must appropriately correspond to its content. The information they present must justify their existence. Do not repeat information already indicated in the text.
• The tables will be adjusted to the format of the publication and the publishing house may modify them if they present technical difficulties.
• All squares must include some content.
• Decimal numbers must be made up of commas (,) and not periods (.).
• All tables and annexes must consign the title and source of the data provided, as long as they do not come from databases and own information that the authors use and cites in their methods, in which case the source is omitted.

Example:

Table 1 - Student skills during Education at work

Figures and photographs

• Photographs, graphs, drawings, diagrams, maps, other graphic representations and non-linear formulas will be called figures and will have consecutive Arabic numerals.
• Only those that are necessary and pertinent will be presented.
• Photographs will be presented with sufficient sharpness and contrast and with a dimension perceptible to the human eye. All will be mentioned in the text and must be accompanied by their footnote or explanatory note.
• Photographs their source of origin if they are not the author's own.
• Photographs must be in JPG format and diagrams and other line figures must be in GIF format. Other formats will not be accepted. They should not exceed 580 pixels wide.
• Figures may not exceed 500 Kb.
• They must be in editable format
• Graphics must be in an editable format to make editorial adjustments in the article layout process. Avoid presenting them in image formats (JPG, GIF, etc.).
• The total of figures and tables will not exceed 5 for original and review articles. There will be up to 3 for the presentation of cases, brief communications, conferences, etc.

Privacy statement

Names and email addresses entered in this journal will be exclusively used for the purposes stated by this journal. They will not be available for any other purpose or person.