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Submissions
RESEARCH ARTICLES (Original)
Number of authors up to 6.
Paper structure
The maximum length of this type of publication will be up to 4000 words, however, it should adapt to the methodology of an original report [introduction, methodology, results and discussion (IMRID)], to which the conclusions will be added.
- ABSTRACT: In Spanish and English, written in impersonal style and past tense, structured format, not to exceed 250 words.
- INTRODUCTION: It should be brief, written in present tense. It will provide the necessary explanation to show the state of knowledge on which the authors of the article based their work on an exhaustive search of the published literature. In addition, its relevance should be made explicit (reference is made to the general scientific and research problem) and the importance of conducting the study should be clearly justified. It should not contain tables or figures. It should include a last paragraph in which the main objective of the work is clearly stated.
- METHODOLOGY: It should be written with verbs in past tense. It will respond to how, how much, where and when, so it will express the place where the research was conducted, time period, characteristics of the series studied, sampling criteria and selection of the population used, variables studied, study design, mode of data collection, techniques used, both experimental and statistical, depending on the type of research. In general, all sufficient details should be provided so that the research can be repeated on the basis of this information. Approval by the Scientific Council and Ethics Committee of the institution where the research was conducted should be specified.
- RESULTS: After the title and abstract, this is the shortest session of the article, but the most important because here is where new knowledge is communicated. It should be written in past tense. Results are only reported, not interpreted. These data should be presented in the text with the complement of tables and figures, which may be cited in the article, but the most relevant results should be stated. There should be a logical sequence of text, tables and figures.
- DISCUSSION: No repetition of information from the introduction or results. It should be written in present tense. Unlike Results, here is where these are examined and interpreted, taking into account the main objective of the research, the hypothesis and the current state of knowledge of the subject under study. The discussion should not become a review of the subject.
Authors should state their own views on the subject and emphasize:
- The significance and practical application of the results.
- The novel and relevant aspects of the study.
- The relationship with similar publications and comparison between areas of agreement and disagreement.
- Indications and guidelines for future research.
- In the last paragraph, conclusions should be drawn, according to the objective and type of study used in the research. Previous conclusions should not be drawn from work still in progress.
*Discussion should include considerations on possible inconsistency of the methodology (limitations of the study) and the reasons why the results may be valid.
- CONCLUSIONS: These are derived from the analysis of the results. They answer to what degree and precision the purpose was fulfilled. They should respond to the stated objectives. They should not introduce new issues, nor use generalizations not related to the research conducted.
- BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES: Up to 15 references, 60 % of the citations must be from the last five years.
Acknowledgements: When necessary, the persons, centers or entities that have collaborated or supported the work should be cited. If there are commercial implications, these should also be included in this section.
In addition, the author should take into account the following aspects regarding tables, figures, units of measurement, abbreviations and symbols.
SHORT COMMUNICATION (Original)
Number of authors up to 4.
Paper structure
Short communications are scientific papers with maximum length up to 2000 words, structured in: ABSTRACT (up to 200 words), in Spanish and English; key words; INTRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENT that includes: material and method (where the essential elements for the work development are exposed), the result(s) (in one or two tables or figures), the discussion, expressing the essential elements and CONCLUSIONS. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES: In Vancouver style, pertinent to the subject matter, citations from sources not scientifically authorized will not be accepted; they should not exceed 15 citations and 60 % of them should be from the last five years.PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH (Original)
Number of authors up to 5.
Paper structure
Educational research follows the rules of presentation according to the policies of the original article section; what really distinguishes this type of article is the object of study, in this case, that corresponding to medical education. Bibliographic references: In Vancouver style relevant to the subject matter, no citations from non-scientifically authorized sources will be accepted; they should not exceed 15 citations and 60 % of them should be from the last five years.HISTORY IN HEALTH SCIENCES (Original)
Number of authors up to 5.
In this section the Editorial Committee encourages the publication of papers related to history as a science also as an academic discipline. Articles related to health history and its services, communicating for the first time an original research result, are accepted. They may refer to personalities, specialties, health institutions or those that have contributed significantly to the development of this science, as well as the role of history in the integral formation of students and professionals in all specialties of Health Sciences.
The section general rules will be required in accordance to the policy of the rest of the sections of the journal. Maximum length will be approximately 5000 words.
Paper structure
ABSTRACT: Must be submitted in Spanish, past tense, structured format not to exceed 200 words.
INTRODUCTION: It should indicate the knowledge on the research problem and the aspects that need to be explored. Clearly formulate the research question(s) and objective(s) and the relevance of the study. The documentary sources and the general theoretical and interpretative frameworks that were part of the initial body of knowledge.
METHODOLOGY: Refer detailed enough how results were attained, specifying the modifications that emerged during the process. The methods description and techniques used to collect information, their justification according to the object of research. Sampling decisions, criteria taken into account, selection of contexts, cases and dates. Description of themes, categories or thematic axes used previously and those that arise during the analysis, their properties and meanings. Difficulties encountered in conducting the research and strategies for overcoming these difficulties.
RESULTS: In this type of research, the analysis strategies or analytical orientation assumed by the authors to present the results will be taken into account. According to the volume of information generated by the historical research, the most relevant knowledge should be selected, supported by narrative fragments or observations. Matrices, tables, diagrams, meaning maps and others may be included to explain the categories and facilitate the results reading and understanding.
CONCLUSIONS: Highlight important findings and effectiveness that contributions may have for the knowledge of the problem studied. Proposals for new research questions or topics on the researched subject (to set guidelines for new research).
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES: In Vancouver style relevant to the subject matter, citations from sources not scientifically authorized will not be accepted; they should not exceed 15 citations and 60 % of them should be from the last five years.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW
Number of authors up to 3.
Maximum length of papers up to 5000 words. Optionally, the work may include tables and figures (which will follow the same rules as for original articles). It will be a research on a specific topic, in which information already published is gathered, analyzed and discussed.
*Review articles should be based on the most updated bibliography on the topic in question; preferably consult original reports, should have 25 to 50 citations, 70 % from the last 5 years and of this 30 % from the last 2 years.
Characteristics:
- compiles and synthesizes fragmented knowledge.
- updates and informs on the state of a given topic.
- compares information from different sources.
- enriches primary documents.
- makes the author's point of view explicit.
- detects new lines of research.
- Its preparation may be trusted to a specialist in the subject by an editorial committee.
Paper structure
ABSTRACT (Structured) with a maximum length of 200 words.
Brief INTRODUCTION, which includes the objective of the review; the DEVELOPMENT, fundamental part of the review where the aspects addressed in the summary should appear with the subtitles the author considers necessary. Then, the source of the data and its selection criteria, the synthesis of the data should not be missing. Finally, CONCLUSIONS are written, they should synthesize the essence of the review and be written in a paragraph.
*Authors are required to present the reviewed topic in a critical manner, expressing the criteria of their own practical experience with intelligent, scientific and critical evaluations of the bibliography analyzed. It should never be a simple transcription of the reviewed bibliography (copy and paste).
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES: pertinent to the subject matter, citation of sources not scientifically authorized will not be accepted; preferably consult original reports (70 % of the last 5 years and 30 % of the last 2 years), should have from 25 to 50 citations.CASE REPORT
Number of authors up to 4.
Paper structure
GME publishes original cases and interesting information that contribute significantly to medical knowledge. A case report article should include one of the following aspects:
- that challenges an existing clinical, pathological or physiological paradigm.
- that provides a starting point for clinical research to test new hypotheses.
- that offers a clinical lesson to other colleagues that will enable them to improve patient care.
Only case report articles that highlight unique presentations of disease processes to improve understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, as well as patient care will be accepted.
For a submission to be considered a Case Report, one or more cases of interest (up to 10) must be discussed. It must include an up-to-date review of all previous cases in the subject under analysis and must comply with one of the following characteristics:
-be a discovery that originates a new knowledge in the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect.
-Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease.
-Unusual association between diseases or symptoms.
-New and emerging disease presentations, diagnoses and treatment.
-Unexpected event in the course of observation or treatment of a patient.
-Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse drug interactions.
-a known case, but of rare occurrence, so there are problems in diagnosis.
Authors should indicate in the abstract and introduction the importance attributed to the proposed Case Report to medical literature. Subscriptions not including this information will be returned to the authors prior to peer review.
- maximum length up to 2000 words.
-The initial page (same as the original articles) includes the abstract in Spanish and English, must be structured, up to 200 words and must contain the same sections as the structure of the article, except for the discussion.
-up to 4 authors admitted, those cases exceeding this number, will be analyzed by the editorial committee and the contribution of each author in the research will be requested.
Structure:
ABSTRACT: In Spanish and English, written in impersonal style and past tense, structured format, not to exceed 250 words.
INTRODUCTION:
First paragraph:
Describe the topic.
Provide pertinent definitions.
Cite background information.
State the method of literature review, disclose the descriptors used in the search.
Second paragraph:
Justify the value of the case using the literature review (Why is it different, rare, or novel?).
Third paragraph:
One or two sentence description of the reported case.
Fourth paragraph:
State the purpose of the CR.
State ethical aspects.
Description or presentation of the case or clinical case:
- Description of the case in narrative form (no unnecessary subheadings).
- Description of the events with a chronological order and a temporal and causal relationship.
- Avoid patient identification (initials, dates).
- Cite only demographic data, physical examination, laboratory values and diagnostic procedures that are relevant to the stated validation for the case report.
- In case of treatment, declare all data that allow checking its timeliness, novelty, relevance and avoid the omission of data that would overshadow the credibility of the report.
DISCUSSION:
- Using the literature reviewed:
- Compare and contrast the distinctions of the case.
- Explain or justify similarities and differences.
- Justify why the case is unique and singular; why the CR is important.
- Begin with a brief statement of the argument for the case report.
- Continue with a concise description of the disease, complication, procedure or treatment illustrated, including any features that were not previously presented.
- Brief discussion of the differential diagnosis and ways to separate the reported entity from others that may be confused (if the case report focused on a particular disease or condition).
- Discussion should end with a concise statement of the lesson or teaching offered by the reported case.
- List those limitations of the case and describe the significance of each limitation.
- Precise that the educational message is practical for imitation, also alerts and avoids diagnostic or prognostic errors or contradictions that may be questioned in light of the experience of the CR presented or published.
- Draw recommendations and conclusions.
CONCLUSIONS:
- Brief, not to exceed one paragraph.
- Describe succinctly the message that should remain from the CR based on the theoretical references and the author's opinion.
- Recommendations or research lines that could originate from the CR.
- Diagnostic tests or treatments cannot be recommended or conclusions extrapolated from a particular CR.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
- In Vancouver style relevant to the subject matter, no citations from non-scientifically authorized sources will be accepted; they should not exceed 10 citations and of these 60 % of the citations should be from the last five years.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
For this section or type of document, they must be guided by the Declaration PRISMA.LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Number of authors up to 2.
This section will publish comments related to papers recently published in the journal. It will also accept those papers that, due to their reduced length, do not constitute an article in the original section.
Paper structure
- Title.
- Name and surname of the person to whom the letter is addressed and below his or her position in the editorial committee of the journal.
- Text.
- Name and surname of the author of the letter and below his or her highest level of curriculum and e-mail address.
- Bibliographical references, if any (in Vancouver style, relevant to the subject matter, citation of sources not scientifically authorized will not be accepted; the level of updating must be in accordance with the urgency of the subject matter).
Characteristics:
- A critical judgment will be made on a medical fact in the public domain.
- Some aspects of a research paper recently published in the journal are expanded, interpreted or explained.
- The results of a study are discussed otherwise methodological or interpretative flaws in the results of a recently published paper are pointed out.
- A clinical or experimental finding previously not described in the literature can be reported
- Up to 1500 words.
- One table and one figure allowed.
EDITORIAL
Number of authors up to 2.
It is a brief article that expresses the point of view of an author on a current issue, not necessarily related to the content of the journal; in other cases, it presents the journal's point of view on a topic and may also deal with editorial policies.
They may be of scientific content or opinion.
Scientific editorials: They represent a rigorous update or an interesting point of  view on a certain topic.
Opinion editorials: They gather points of view or positions of the scientific community on a certain topic of common interest to researchers and health professionals.
Paper structure
 -Title: it is written in Spanish and English. -Text.
 -Signature: with the author's name and below the author's highest curricular level
 -Bibliographic references, if any.
Characteristics:
 -Its length will be up to 2000 words. -A maximum of 12 bibliographical references, if any, will be admitted.
 -It does not necessarily have tables, charts or figures.
 *It is usually commissioned by the editorial board of the journal.
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