Authors interested in publishing in the CAMbios MEDICAL-SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL HECAM must send their original scientific articles by registering on the portal http://revistahcam.iess.gob.ec/
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In the following link you can download the checklist for preparing shipments of Scientific Articles in order to avoid revision delays: Check List
Characteristics and uniformity of the texts: Manuscripts should be written in a single column, and at the time of layout the presentation of the study will be defined according to the style of the journal.
Font type: Times New Roman, tfont size 12 point, line spacing 1.5, paragraphs justified.
Title of the article: It should contain 15 words, without abbreviations, and in Spanish and English. Marginalized to the left and bold in English and Spanish.
Names:The names of the authors below the title, in order of participation in the study, name of the institution where the authors work, position held and include superscript numbers at the beginning of the name.
Correspondence of the main author: The author should send the manuscript with a record of his/her full name, address and contact telephone number, city, country, postal code, e-mail, or other means of contact.
Figures: The title should appear at the bottom of the figure, marginalized to the left, its numbering should be consecutive, in a maximum number of six, highlighting what is described in the text. It must have technical resolution, not less than 300 dpi and in *.jpg or *.gif format. Three-dimensional figures are not accepted. They will be sent included in the text and in a separate file, with no restrictions for modifications by the journal's layout designer.
Tables: The title must appear in the upper part of the table, marginalized to the left, its numbering must be consecutive, in a maximum number of six. Table data should not be rewritten in the text. Tables should be sent included in the text, in Word format, and a copy of the tables in a separate file, with no restrictions for modifications by the journal's layout designer.
Abbreviations: According to Index Medicus.
Authors' contribution: Write the abbreviations of the first and last name of the author/s followed by a colon and record the respective contribution: conception and design of the work; collection of information, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript, approval of its final version, other contributions. All authors read and approved the final version of the article.
Authors' information: Authors' full names, titles as registered in SENESCYT, affiliation and international researcher code.
Availability of data and materials:: If bibliographic resources were used, the type of use was free or limited; and that the information collected is available upon request to the main author.
Ethics Committee approval and consent for participation: It should indicate that the study was approved by peers and by the CEISH-HCAM Human Research Ethics Committee.
Consent for publication: Consent for publication Must state that: The publication was approved by the Editorial Policy Committee of the CAMbios Scientific Medical Journal of the HECAM in Act No. ### dated day, month, year.
Financing: It should indicate whether or not it was financed by the authors and/or co-authors.
Conflict of interest: Should write that the authors do not report any conflict of interest, personal, financial, institutional, family, intellectual, economic, academic competence, or corporate interest.
Acknowledgements: They will be placed at the end of the article, destined to the people who helped in the research process. Example: translation work, secretarial work, linguistic assistance, proofreading of the text, use of computer packages, review of the article, etc.
Bibliographic references: Vancouver style, with alphanumeric code type DOI, PMID, ISSN, ISBN, updated, with a retrospective time of no more than 5 years except if it is a best seller. Bibliographic citations should be numbered according to the order of appearance in the text, with Arabic numerals as superscripts without parentheses corresponding to the numbering assigned in the Bibliographic References section, and then place the punctuation mark. The text of the references should be aligned to the left.
Modality: Before the title you must indicate if it is: Observational Studies, Validation Studies, Case Reports, Review, Editorials, Protocols, Letters to the Editor, Clinical Conferences, Consensus Conferences, Commemorative Publications, Technical Reports, Biographies, Annual Reports, Diagnostic Aids System, Audiovisual Media, Meta-analysis, Clinical Trials, Comparative Studies, Multicenter Studies and others. They must be submitted through the Open Journal System, OJS platform to start the editorial process.
Original Papers: Written in concise form and not previously published, may correspond to quantitative or qualitative research. Text limited to 4,000 words, structured in sections (IMRYD). The total length of the manuscript should not exceed 14 pages and at least 20 bibliographical references.
Structured abstract: Write between 250-300 words, in past tense, in Spanish and translated into English. The writing should be continuous. The structure should contain: INTRODUCTION. Establish in a clear and precise way the background and profile that supports the work or study. OBJECTIVE. The main purpose of the study should be clearly expressed. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Include the study population, sample size, institution where the study was conducted, research design, inclusion and exclusion criteria, techniques or procedures used, equipment, design and statistical analysis. RESULTS. Describe the relevant findings and observations found, point out the statistical significance and highlight innovative results and those with the greatest impact. DISCUSSION. Analysis of the results found, compare and contrast with previous publications on the subject of the research, own or of other authors, with the respective bibliographic citations. In this section the information on results should not be repeated. CONCLUSION. If necessary or as a section of the discussion, it should contain short sentences that highlight the most relevant results and, if it is the case, comment concisely on possible implications or hypothesis testing.
Keywords: Six Health Sciences Descriptors and their translation into MeSH terms or keywords from the DeCS LILACS list.
Case Reports: Exceptional cases, rarity of observation, that constitute a scientific contribution and merit publication. It is advisable to review the CARE guidelines for clinical case reports and SCARE for surgical cases. The sections to be included are: Introduction. A brief definition of the disease and the objective of the clinical case study, including the main characteristics of the patient. Detail of the results of the therapeutic actions and outcome, death, cure, sequelae, etc. RESULTS. Indicate the statistical significance in table, figures with their corresponding legend and highlight the greatest impact. DISCUSSION. Structured on the main findings. Point out the diagnostic or therapeutic limitations found and suggest alternatives. CONCLUSION. Contrast of scientific review and the clinical case, in comparison with its different phases of the disease, of the treatments prescribed, its evolution, prognosis and impact. In the other components, the indications for original articles will be followed.
Review articles: Nosological, exhaustive review and synthesis of the literature using updated bibliographic sources, which allow to deepen the knowledge of the investigated topic. The article will be limited to 4,000 words. In the other components, the indications for original articles will be followed.
Medical Protocols: These are normative instruments, clinical and administrative type, of eminently practical orientation, which may or may not summarize the contents of a Clinical Practice Guideline, or may specify specific actions or administrative operating procedures. Available in: Methodology for the development of regulatory documents.
Registration of clinical trials: If the article refers to a clinical trial developed in Ecuador, it must have the corresponding approval from the Agency for Regulation, Control and Health Surveillance (ARCSA) and be registered in the ARCSA clinical trial registration form. Additionally, the review editor will request the registration number of the trial in one of the different international registry databases approved by the WHO.
Observational studies using human biological samples require approval from the highest health authority. The registration and approval of observational studies carried out in the country should be requested to the authors in case they require it for the publication of the article.
It must include
INTRODUCTION. A brief definition of the disease and the objective of the clinical case study, including the main characteristics of the patient. CLINICAL CASES. Details of the results of the therapeutic actions and outcome, death, cure, sequelae, etc. RESULTS. Indicate the statistical significance in table, figures with their corresponding legend and highlight the greatest impact. DISCUSSION. Structured on the main findings. Point out the diagnostic or therapeutic limitations found and suggest alternatives. CONCLUSION. Contrast of scientific review and the clinical case, in comparison with its different phases of the disease, of the treatments prescribed, its evolution, prognosis and impact. In the other components, the indications for original articles will be followed.
Letter to the Editor: Written communication to the Journal Editor or Editor in Chief. Registration of clinical trial studies (Ministry of Public Health). If the article refers to a clinical trial developed in Ecuador, it must have the corresponding approval from the. Agency for Regulation, Control and Health Surveillance (ARCSA) and be registered in the ARCSA clinical trial registration form. The general editor of the journal will request the registration number of the trial in one of the different bases of the registry and will inform the Ministry of Public Health about the experimental studies developed in the institution.
Submission of Articles to Preprints: The CAMbios Scientific Medical Journal receives publication modalities through the OJS System and that have not yet been evaluated by peers, is submitted for evaluation with dissemination by the Preprints Platform EmeRI (Emerging Research Information: A parajournal repository preprinting research results since 2020 Brazil), which follows the structure of "communities, collections and articles", defined by the software used for its construction in DSpace. It deposits its own metadata, which is accepted and published by EmeRI in order to make it available before the final publication is made, accelerating its dissemination and allowing reviewers/readers to contribute to the article.
Manuscripts or queries regarding the publication should be sent to:
Scientific Medical Journal CAMbios HECAM
General Coordination of Research, Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital.
Portoviejo y Ayacucho
P.O. BOX: 170402
Quito-Ecuador.
Email address: revista.hcam@iess.gob.ec
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