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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission must include a cover letter containing:

    • i) A statement that the manuscript has not been published or submitted to another journal;

    • ii) A statement that the study was approved by an ethics committee, including the approval number, or a justification for exemption from ethical approval.


  • The information entered into the submission system (title, abstract, authors, and affiliations) must match the information provided on the title page.
  • The title page must be submitted as a separate document (.doc or .docx) and must include:

    • Full names of all authors;

    • Institutional affiliations;

    • ORCID and email address of each author;

    • Identification of the corresponding author.


  • The manuscript file must be submitted as .doc or .docx and:

    • Must not contain any author-identifying information;

    • Must include the title and abstract, as well as the required sections for each article type (see Instructions for Authors);

    • Citations and references must follow the Vancouver style.


  • Figures may be embedded within the manuscript but must also be submitted separately in JPG format, preferably in color, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
  • All authors must have read and approved the submitted version.

Author Guidelines

Clinical and Biomedical Research adopts the Vancouver style for publishing articles.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

General textual requirements:

  • Present on the title page the affiliation of the authors with the indication of the institution and the link unit and indication of the corresponding author, accompanied by the full institutional address
  • Full title
  • Short title
  • Paper presented at a scientific meeting, indicate the name of the event, the place and the date of the event
  • Vancouver style quote
  • Vancouver style references 

Editorial

Critical and thorough review, prepared at the invitation of the editors, and submitted by an author with renowned knowledge on the subject. This section may include the Journal’s editorial of presentation, signed by the editor, besides special editorials that comprise requested collaborations about current themes or about articles published on the Journal.

Section Requirements
Editorial
 Critical comment
Max. 1000 words
Knowledge about area to comment

Special Articles

Manuscripts exclusively requested by the editors, on a subject of scientific relevance, to authors with recognized expertise in the area, and that do not meet the criteria for Editorials.

Section Requirements
Special Article
 Requested by editors
Theme of scientific relevance
Authors who do not fit the editorial criteria

Original Articles

Articles with unpublished research results, including full-length studies that contain all relevant information so that the reader may evaluate its results and conclusions, as well as replicate the research. Its formal structure should present the following topics: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. The conclusions should be in the last paragraph of the Discussion, not requiring a specific section. Clinical implications and limitations of the study should be mentioned. For original articles, a structured abstract should be presented (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions) in Portuguese and English, in cases where the article is not written entirely in English.

Section Requirements
Original Article
 Textual structure in topics
Max. 3,000 words
Clinical implications pointed out
Structured abstract
Summary max. 250 words
Conclusion in the last § of the discussion
No topic required for completion
Tables included in the main document
Figures in doc. sup. the individual part (if any)

Systematic Review

Section Requirements
Sistematic Review
 Max. 6000 words
unstructured abstract
Abstract up to 200 words
Max. 80 references
Tables included
Figures in doc. the individual part (if any)

Brief Communication

Section Requirements
Brief Communication
 Textual structure in topics
Max. 1200 words
Clinical implications pointed out
Structured abstract
Summary max. 150 words
Conclusion in the last § of the discussion
No section required for completion
Tables included
Figures in doc. the individual part (if any) - sent as a supplement - referenced throughout the article - JPG format, preferably in color -300 dpi resolution - not exceeding five figures
Max. 2 tables or figures
Abstract in port. esp. or English

Review Articles

Articles that aim to synthesize and critically evaluate the present knowledge on a particular theme.

Section Requirements
Review Article

 Max. 6000 words
unstructured abstract
Abstract up to 200 words
Max. 80 references
Tables included
Figures in doc. the individual part (if any)

Case Report

Section Requirements
Case Report
 Max. 1000 words (without abstract/abstract and references)
unstructured abstract
Abstract up to 150 words
present introduction
patient confidentiality
present discussion
Tables included in the manuscript
Tables after references
2 Tables or 2 figures maximum
15 References
Figures sent separate from the main file (if any)

Case Report: Images in Medicine

Section Requirements
Case Report Image in Medicine
 Enlightening images
Unusual images
Max. 500 words
5 References
2 to 3 images
Min. resolution 300dpi

Vinheta Estatística

Encerrada a partir do volume 33 (3/4) de 2013.

Reaberta a partir do volume 38 (3) de 2018

Letter to the Editor

Section Requirements
Letter to the Editor
 Relevância científica
Máx. 500 palavras
1 tabela
1 figura
Máx. 5 referências
Não ter resumo

Bioethics

Encerrada a partir do volume 33(3/4) de 2013.

Reaberta a partir do volume 38(3) de 2018

Thematic series - Physical activity and chronic disease

The articles associated with thematic collections follow the same editorial guidelines of the journal according to the respective types of publication.

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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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