Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Saúde Coletiva journal, Brazilian edition, is a journal whose mission is to disseminate technical-scientific knowledge based on evidence in clinical practice, transforming empirical into knowledge, developed by researchers in the area of concentration, Health Sciences with an emphasis on Nursing.

Articles submitted in Portuguese are intended to disseminate the results of original research. Reviews and editorials are analyzed by the journal's Editorial Board, which assesses the scientific merit of the work, its suitability to the editorial standards and the journal's editorial policy.

The Saúde Coletiva journal follows the guidelines of the document Recommendations for the preparation, writing, editing and publication of academic papers in medical journals, by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), available in English and Portuguese - known as the Vancouver Standards - and the principles of publication ethics contained in the code of conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (Cope), available at http://publicationethics.org/

• For studies, it is recommended to use international guidelines when preparing manuscripts.
• The Saúde Coletiva Magazine provides the links that can be accessed below:
• For all types of studies use the guide: Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0 – chekclist);
• Randomized clinical trial: CONSORT;
• Systematic review and meta-analysis: PRISMA;
• Synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ; 
• Epidemiological studies: STROBE;
• Qualitative studies: COREQ.

Authors' responsibility

Saúde Coletiva's internal policy is to discourage submissions of original articles whose data was collected more than five years ago and reviews that were carried out more than a year ago.

The opinions and concepts expressed by the authors are their sole responsibility and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board of the Journal Saúde Coletiva.

The articles submitted must not have been published in any other national or international journal or in expanded abstract format.

Articles that present research involving human beings must mention, in the body of the article, the approval number of the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) or the number of the Certificate of Submission for Ethical Appraisal (CAAE) issued by Plataforma Brasil.

To start the process, the person responsible for the submission must first register as an author in the system by creating/associating the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID - https://orcid.org/signin). All authors must have their registration associated with ORCID up to date.

Submissions must be made via the website: https://revistasaudecoletiva.com.br/index.php/saudecoletiva/about/submissions accompanied by a request for publication and a copyright waiver signed by the authors.

1. Evaluation process

The submitted manuscript goes through a number of submission phases involving the technical staff, the Scientific Editor (EC) and Ad Hoc Reviewers. In order to judge the merit of the manuscript during the judging process, the anonymity of the authors will be guaranteed among the reviewers and referees.

Studies must be sent via the submissions platform accompanied by the submission form, disclaimer, copyright transfer agreement signed by all authors, conflict of interest statement and manuscript presentation checklist. For research articles, it is necessary to send a copy of the Research Ethics Committee (REC) approval.

Articles that present research involving human beings must mention, in the body of the article, the approval number of the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) or the number of the Certificate of Submission for Ethical Appraisal (CAAE) issued by Plataforma Brasil.

In the first phase, the initial analysis will be carried out by the Saúde Coletiva Secretariat, checking that the standards set out in the instructions to authors have been met. If these standards are not met, the manuscripts will be returned to the authors for corrections.

Once the article is suitable, it will be sent to the Scientific Editor. The evaluated manuscript will be sent to two referees - blind evaluation.

The referees judge the manuscript. If there is disagreement between the first two reviewers, the manuscript will be sent to a third reviewer.

The manuscript will be accepted or rejected within 15 days of receipt by the Journal's Board Member in order to allow peer review. Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's standards will be returned to the authors and will not be accepted.

After taking note of the opinions, the scientific coordination will make the decision: accept, accept after review and reject.

Publication fee

After submission, the author receives an e-mail confirming receipt of the article and can continue to process it on the website. Once the article has been accepted, the publication fee will be due.

If the article is accepted, the publication fee is R$680.00.

Bank: Banco do Brasil
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A FINE OF 50% OF THE VALUE OF THE ARTICLE WILL BE CHARGED TO AUTHORS WHO WITHDRAW THEIR MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE JOURNAL.

If the manuscript is rejected, it will be returned to the named author, accompanied by justification from the Scientific Council.      

       2. Categories of Accepted Papers:

2.1 Primary study article: be original and unpublished, of a quantitative or qualitative nature, which adds values of innovation and advances to the production of scientific knowledge. Limited to 4,000 words, disregarding the content of illustrations (charts, tables and figures) and up to 25 references. Structured into Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. The Results and Discussion chapters should be written separately.

2.2 Review article: encompasses the knowledge systematized in a critical and systematic way in the literature based on a given theme, plus a detailed method, indicating the scientific strategies and tools used to define the theme and research questions. It should contain an analysis of methodological rigor and also the entire search process in databases or Virtual Health Libraries with well-defined eligibility criteria. An analysis and conclusion of no more than 4,000 words. Only Systematic Reviews with or without meta-analysis and Integrative Reviews with or without meta- synthesis are accepted, disregarding the content of illustrations (charts, tables and figures) and references.

2.3 Experience Report: must be unpublished and analytically describe nursing practice. Limited to 3,000 words.

2.4 Editorial and Point of View: intended for the publication of the journal's official opinions on innovative and relevant topics in the field of Nursing and Health. They are invited by the Editor. They are not subject to peer review. Limited to 1,200 words and 05 references.

       3. Article Structure

3.1 Article title: 15 words maximum, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, without abbreviations, in upper case, bold, 1.5cm spacing. Disregard the names of municipalities, states and countries.

3.2 Identification of the author(s): name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s), highest degree and the institution to which they belong. Indicate the name of the author responsible for correspondence, e-mail address and telephone number. Maximum of eight authors.

3.3 Abstract: A maximum of 150 words. Include the abstract in Portuguese, English and Spanish. No abbreviations or acronyms. The abstract should be structured with the following sections: Objective, Method, Results and Conclusion. For other types of publication (see “Categories of Accepted Work”) it is not necessary to structure the abstract.

3.4 Descriptors: must accompany the abstract. Present a maximum of five descriptors in Portuguese. Descriptors in Spanish and English should only be inserted once the article has been accepted. Each descriptor must be separated by a semicolon and the first letter of each descriptor must be capitalized. They should be presented after the abstract and in the same language as the abstract, with the word “descriptors” in bold. Example: DESCRIPTORS: Nursing care; Nursing; Child; Pediatrics; Child health services.

3.5 Definition of descriptors: use Descriptors in Health Sciences - DeCS and extracted from the DeCS vocabulary (Descriptors in Health Sciences), prepared by BIREME, or MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), prepared by NLM (National Library of Medicine), available at http://decs.bvs.br/.

3.6 Formatting: A maximum of 15 pages of text, including abstract (Portuguese, English and Spanish - including the title of the article), up to 19,000 characters with spaces, illustrations, diagrams, charts, schemes, bibliographical references and annexes, with 1.5 cm spacing between lines, 3 cm top margin, 2 cm bottom margin, 2 cm side margins and Arial font size 12 throughout the text. Originals should be sent in Word format. Tables should be single-spaced.

3.7 Text: The words “SUMMARY”, “DESCRIPTORS”, “INTRODUCTION”, “METHOD”, “RESULTS”, “DISCUSSION”, “CONCLUSION”, “REFERENCES” and others that begin the sections of the body of the manuscript should be typed in upper case, bold and aligned to the left.

3.8 Introduction: the introduction is the presentation of the chosen topic and asks the reader to take an interest in the study. The study should not contain abbreviations. Acronyms should be written out in full at the first appearance in the text, with the acronym in brackets. It should be brief, concise, clearly defining the issue studied based on the literature investigated on the topic, illustrating the previous literature review in the introduction, highlighting its importance, justification and hypotheses for the gaps in knowledge. Include up-to-date national and international references. Describe the objective(s) at the end of this section, defined by the research question presented in the text.

3.9 Method: describe the type of study, location, data collection period, sample, inclusion and exclusion criteria, population and selection of number of subjects, study variables, tool(s). It is necessary to detail the procedure, tool, form and basis of data collection analysis, including the content of data collection instruments and the organization of data for detailed statistical analysis and ethical aspects. For studies involving human beings, it is necessary to include the approval number of the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) and the CAAE.

3.10 Result: in the text, the place where figures, graphs and tables are inserted must be indicated in the same way that they are numbered sequentially. Tables should be mentioned in the paragraph preceding their presentation. Authors may insert up to five (5) illustrations, which may be figures, tables or charts. They must be in black and white and editable, with the location, state, country and year of data collection in their titles. Both must be legible and the author must indicate the appropriate source. Below the illustrations, give the source and their respective authors.

3.11 Results of a qualitative approach: interview/deposition report. The transcript of the testimony should begin in a new paragraph, typed in Arial 12 font, italics, single-spaced between lines, without quotation marks. The author's comments and/or arguments/counter-arguments should be enclosed in square brackets and not italicized. The identification of the subject should be coded (justify in the methodology), in brackets, without italics and separated from the statement by a period.

3.12 Discussion: this should be separate from the results and present interpretations of the results in the light of current and relevant literature. Present the relevant aspects and interpretation of the data obtained. Discuss research results on the subject, implications and limitations of the study. It should not repeat the data presented in the results.

3.13 Conclusion: the conclusion should respond to the objectives of the proposed study and be based on the evidence found in the research in the clearest, most concise and objective way. The conclusion should not contain citations. It should present the gaps resulting from the research and potential aspects that could enable future research.

3.14.1 References: References should follow Vancouver Style. Citations in the text should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify citations by Arabic numerals, in brackets and superscript, without mentioning the authors' names. If they are sequential, they should be separated by a hyphen. If they are random, they should be separated by a comma.

3.14.2 Original research articles and experience reports: maximum 25 references and review articles up to 40 references. With 70% published in the last 5 years, 20% in the last 2 years and 10% without time limits. Review articles: maximum of 35 references. Links for consultation: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html

3.15 Acknowledgments, financial or technical support, declaration of financial conflicts of interest and/or affiliations: authors are responsible for providing information and authorizations related to the items mentioned above. Cite the number of the call for proposals to which the research is linked. Due to CAPES Ordinance No. 206, dated September 4, 2018, which establishes the requirement to mention CAPES, we recommend that all authors report the receipt of research funding in all submitted manuscripts

       4. Mandatory Items 

4.1 It is MANDATORY to include, at the end of the Word document, the full address of the author(s), e-mail and telephone number(s) and, at the bottom, the position held, the institution to which they belong, their ORCID, titles and professional training. Each study may contain up to 08 (eight) authors. This information must be included in the submission documents, which must also be sent. Without this information, articles WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.

4.2 The content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the author(s). Published works will have their copyright protected by Editora MPM Comunicação LTDA, and may only be reproduced with its authorization.

4.3 The work must preserve confidentiality, respect the ethical principles of research and be accepted by the Research Ethics Committee (Resolution CNS - 466/12) when it involves research with human beings.

4.4 The first author of the article will be sent the PDF and DOI of the article.

4.5 If the authors have any photos to illustrate the article, Revista Nursing would be grateful for their cooperation and would like to point out that they will be returned after publication.

       5. Some examples of references according to             the type of document

5.1. Article

Toniollo CL, Bertolin TE. Chronic venous ulcer: a case report. Revista Feridas. 2013;1(3):21-24.

5.2 Article with more than 8 authors (cite the first 8 followed by et al)

Ortiz RT, Sposeto RB, Santos ALG, Sakaki MH, Corsato MA, Munhoz ALL, et all. Neuropathic plantar ulcer in diabetic foot. Revista Feridas. 2013;1(3):25-31.

5.3 Article with multiple organizations as author

American Diabetic Association; Dietitians of Canada; Position of The American Diabetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: nutrition and women's health. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104(6):984-1001.

5.4 Article with no indication of authorship

Pelvic floor exercises can reduce stress incontinence. Health News. 2005;11(4):11.

5.5 Posters and articles presented at conferences

Chasman J, Kaplan RF. The effects of occupation on preserved cognitive functioning in dementia. Poster session presented at: Excellence in clinical practice. 4th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology; June 15-17, 2006; Philadelphia, PA.

5.6. Articles in electronic format

Lavery LA, Armstrong DG, Wunderlich RP, Mohler MJ, Wendel CS, Lipsky BA. Risk factors for foot infections in individuals with diabetes.Diabetes Care[serial on Internet]. 2006Jun [cited 2015 Mar 4];29(6):1288-93. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16732010.

5.7 Books

Auguras M. O ser da compreensão: fenomenologia da situação de psicodiagnóstico. 3rd ed. Petrópolis: Vozes; 1986.

5.8 Book chapter

Israel HA. Synovial fluid analysis. In: Merril RG, editor. Disorders of the temporomandibular joint I: diagnosis and arthroscopy. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1989. p. 85-92.

5.9 Books/monographs on CD-ROM

CDI, clinical dermatology illustrated [monograph on CD-ROM], Reeves JRT, Maibach H. CMEA Multimedia Group, producers. 2 nd ed. Version 2.0. San Diego: CMEA; 1995.

5.10. Volume Supplement

Payne DK, Sullivan MD, Massie MJ. Women's psychological reactions to breast cancer. Semin Oncol. 1996;23(1 Suppl 2):89-97.

5.11. Proceedings of Congresses, Conferences, etc.

Proceedings of congresses, conferences, etc.

Damante JH, Lara VS, Ferreira Jr O, Giglio FPM. The value of clinical and radiographic information in the final diagnosis. Anais X Congresso Brasileiro de Estomatologia; July 1-5, 2002; Curitiba, Brazil. Curitiba, SOBE; 2002.

5.12. Academic Papers (Theses and Dissertations)

Ferreira LA. Being a mother in the world with a child who has suffered burns: a comprehensive study [thesis]. Ribeirão Preto: USP Nursing School; 2006.

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