Dear Author,
Please consider the following:
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- Full Name and Last Name
- ID Number
- ORCID Code (you can create one if you don’t already have it at the following link: https://orcid.org/signin). The code must be validated for submission, e.g., https://orcid.org/0000-0003-xxxx-xxxx
- Email Address
- Affiliation (place of work)
- Mobile Number
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You can find a video tutorial on how to submit your articles on the OJS platform once logged in with your username and password.
Before conducting research and subsequently publishing your results, it is essential to consider the following aspects, depending on the nature of the project:
- Manuscript Submission: Authors must include the required forms along with the manuscript when submitting it for potential publication in the scientific journal. (Download Word)
- Confidentiality Agreement: (Download Word)
- Informed Consent for Publication: Ensure you have obtained explicit consent from participants to publish any data or results involving them. (Download Word)
- Institutional Authorization: Verify that you have formal approval from the institution where the study was conducted. (Letter of Interest)
- Ethics Committee Approval: If applicable, obtain authorization from the Committee on Ethics in Research with Human Beings (CEISH).
- ARCSA Authorization: If necessary, obtain approval from the National Agency for Regulation, Control, and Health Surveillance (ARCSA) for clinical trials.
These and other additional requirements may vary depending on the specific case. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations before submitting your article.
Below, you will find guides, standards, and procedures that must be followed to submit your article for publication. Please read them carefully here:
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Guide for publishing research studies
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Checklists
Standards:
- EQUATOR Guidelines
- CONSORT: Controlled clinical trials
- PRISMA: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- MOOSE: Meta-analyses of observational studies
- STROBE: Observational studies
- STARD: Diagnostic accuracy studies
- CHEERS: Economic evaluations
- CARE: Clinical case reports
- SCARE: Surgical case reports
- AGREE II: Consensus documents and clinical guidelines