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Author Guidelines

Guidelines for authors (English)

Guidelines for the submission of articles

The articles must be unpublished (not previously published), and cannot be in the editorial evaluation process in other journals.

Thus, to improve the quality and transparency of health research, submitted manuscripts must follow the guidelines of the Equator Network guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org), depending on the type of study:

•Types of quality improvement studies; see the Revised Standards for Excellence in Quality Improvement Reporting guidance (SQUIRE 2.0 - checklist).

• Randomized clinical trial using the CONSORT guide (checklist and flowchart).

•Systematic reviews and meta-analyses, use the PRISMA guide (checklist and flowchart).

•In other types of review (meta-synthesis, scoping review, mapping review, general review, integrative review, among others), use the PRISMA guideline extensions, available at http://www.prisma-statement.org /Extensions /

•Observational studies in epidemiology, consult the STROBE guide (checklist).

•Qualitative studies, the COREQ guide (checklist) is recommended.

Use of inclusive language

In this sense, it is proposed to use inclusive language from the point of view of gender, according to the developed discourse.

It is suggested to use the periphrasis to make the text more fluid ('Nursing' instead of 'the nurses', 'the people involved' instead of 'those involved').

The expressions expressed in the manuscripts must be respectful of each way of life, avoiding prejudices, stereotypes or stigmatizing assumptions regarding class, national origin, sexual orientation/identity, abilities, ethnic origin, among others.

Anonymization of manuscripts

Submitted manuscripts must not include information about the authors in the body of the text. This information must be registered on the platform in the metadata section.

The text of the articles must be anonymized, which implies that self-citations must be reflected as (Author, year) both in the body of the text and in the list of references. Self-citations should be included in the list of references, in order to prevent the authors from being identified in the evaluation.

Check for matches and plagiarism

It is suggested to check that the references used in the article have been duly cited in accordance with the Vancouver standards. This journal uses a review system for the academic integrity of the writings and plagiarism detection through the Turnitin software.

Structure of the manuscripts

Regardless of the section, the first page of all articles is structured as follows:

•Title: The title must account for the work and not exceed 20 words. In Spanish, English, and Portuguese languages.
•Authors: Name, affiliation, ORCID of each author, specifying the direct contribution of each one in the preparation of the article.
•Summary: It must be written (not by independent items) in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Contain objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions; 250 written words. The abstract must be in all three languages.
•Keyword: At the end of the abstract, a minimum of five keywords that identify the content must be specified. Terms from the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) thesaurus should be used, as well as consult an edition in Spanish Descriptors of Health Sciences (DeCS).
•Financing.
•Acknowledgments: Optional, it can be to people or indicate if it had financial support, indicating project and assigned number if applicable.
•Conflicts of interest: The authors must disclose any possible conflict of interest, including political and/or financial interests associated with patents or property, the supply of suppliers of materials and/or supplies and equipment used in the study.
•References: Indicate the sources used to carry out the research work, with the minimum number of references according to the type of article. Presentation according to https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator/elsevier-vancouver

1. ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES:

They are unpublished articles corresponding to the results of original scientific research. The main document must have a maximum length of 5,000 words (excluding abstract and references) and contain a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 50 references. According to the editorial decision, if they are more minor investigations, they may be published as Brief Originals with a reduced length.

Structure:

•Introduction: It must contain a clear description of the object of study, problematization, and objective of the investigation, with the reasons that justify its development.
•Methodology: Indicate theoretical reference. The type of study, paradigm, place, and time was carried out. Indicate the obtaining of the informed consent of the participants. In addition, you must present a declaration of approval of the project with the corresponding Ethics Committee Certificate number. Quantitative design: definition of the study population. Inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sampling. Instrument (validation), materials, and data collection strategy. Describe the data collection technique, statistical methods used, and the level of statistical significance previously established to attribute to the results. Indicate the type of analysis and software used. Qualitative design: participating subjects. Inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sample design. Creation and validation of the instrument and information collection strategy. Describe the data collection process and type of analysis used according to reference and in stages. Refer to rigorous criteria applied.
•Results: They must be presented clearly and concisely. Tables and figures should be used only if necessary to obtain a sufficient understanding of the data, numbered according to their appearance, specifying the title and source of the data. In the case of the interviewees' stories, place them in quotation marks and italics.
•Discussion: The discussion's purpose is to interpret the results delivered and their relationship with knowledge. It must indicate what the contribution to the area of ​​the study investigated is. Information given anywhere in the text must be cited. In the end, place limitations of the study.
•Conclusions: The stated objective must be answered, providing a summary of the main findings; highlighting contributions to Nursing.

2. ORIGINAL REVIEW ARTICLES:

Exhaustive following PRISMA criteria. http://www.prism-statement.org/

The review articles correspond to a scientific discussion of the state of the art in some of the development topics of the journal. This section must have a review of reports from the last five years. This type of document, in its structure, must contain an abstract and keywords. This brief introduction describes the main topic, clearly presenting the results, subsections corresponding to the discussion, and references. The document must have a maximum length of 7,500 words (excluding abstract and references) and contain a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 50 references.

It contains five sections: summary, introduction, methodology (identifying the type of review that was carried out and the criteria that were taken into account for it, if the journal is not specified, it will be taken as a topic review); topics to be developed in the study (including tables, diagrams, and figures) and conclusions.

3. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS:

•Other reviews correspond to updating publications because a specific topic is treated based on previous research. Follow the CASPe critical reading guide.
http://www.redcaspe.org/system/tdf/materiales/plantilla_revision.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=154&force=
•Reflection articles: the result of research with an analytical, interpretive, or critical view of the author about a specific topic, supported by sources. It contains a summary, introduction, development, and conclusions. The document must have a maximum length of 3,000 words (excluding abstract and references) and contain a maximum of 20 references.
•Case report/Clinical case study: contain summary, introduction with a brief description of the disease situation, theoretical model on which nursing care is based with the care process, methodology, results with plan and nursing diagnoses, conclusions. The document must have a maximum length of 3,000 words (excluding references) and contain a maximum of 20 references.
•Letters to the Editor: are the interpretation, criticism, and analysis of documents published in the journal, considered by the Editorial Committee a contribution to the discussion of the subject by the scientific community. With a maximum of 1,000 words.
In addition, the editor may request Thematic Updates that respond to a professional or disciplinary topic of interest.

General instructions:

•When uploading the document in Comments to the Editor, the reasons for publishing in the Journal are described.
•Letter of originality:
•The authors must accept and sign the Declaration of Originality (at the end of the web page).
It is uploaded as Others on the platform.

Frontpage:

•It is uploaded as a front page on the platform.
•Title, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
•Authors (name, affiliation, ORCID); abstract and keywords in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
•Author contribution with CRediT (14 author roles).
•Acknowledgments in case you apply, conflicts of interest, funds or grants, or financing.

Main document:

•It is uploaded as the Main Document on the platform.
•Anonymized.
•As for writing: double-spaced, font Times New Roman – 12.
•Tables, figures, and illustrations with titles and sources; must be inserted in the text and a maximum of six in total.
•References: as indicated.

It is suggested to see the following link as support to upload documents on the platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nyNUfZ2s10&ab_channel=biteca

ETHICAL ASPECTS:

If the publication considers human beings, particularly during experiments, the procedures carried out must be indicated in accordance with the standards of the Ethics Committee that endorsed the work and the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975 (revised in Brazil 2013).

Informed consent and approval letter from the Ethics Committee are required, as well as its name.

Guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors published as “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (formerly Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals) available at http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF REFERENCES

References according to Vancouver.

Superscript without using parentheses after punctuation without spacing. For example: Nursing.^1–3

Sequential references must be separated by a hyphen ^1-5 and separated by a comma 1,3-5 when alternating.

For more information: https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator/elsevier-vancouver

You are invited to review the published articles.

DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY

It is suggested to download and complete the following form, which will be requested during the submission: Letter of originality statement

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