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Author Guidelines
Guidelines for Authors
1 INTRODUCTION
The Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem (RGE) was created in 1976 by the School of Nursing of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul to provide nurses from southern Brazil with a vehicle to publicize their work. The country’s fourth oldest publication and the first in its field for the state of do Rio Grande do Sul, the RGE was created after the Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Enfermagem em Novas Dimensões (no longer in circulation) and USP’s Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP.
It is indexed in MEDLINE (since 1986) and the SCOPUS database. In the field of Nursing the publication has been rated B1 since 2009 by Qualis Journals, a system created by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes).
The publication has also been published online since early May 2008 via the SEER platform (Electronic Journal Editing System). The abstracts of articles published since 1983 and complete articles from 1998 onwards are available online.
It was initially published every 6 months, rising to 4 months in 2003 and has been published every 3 months since 2006 (March, June, September and December).
Its title is abbreviated as Rev Gaúcha Enferm, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references.
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Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, School of Nursing.
Mission
Contribute to disseminating knowledge in the area of health by publishing scientific productions of interest to the field of Nursing.
Opinions and ideas contained within the manuscripts are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of RGE’s Editorial Committee.
2 ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem uses a peer review system, removing the names of authors and consultants, to assess the content, technical and scientific quality of articles. However, the final decision regarding publication falls to the Editorial Board. In the case of articles accepted for publication, copyright is transferred to Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem.
The Editorial Board (CED) is made up of professors from the UFRGS School of Nursing, who serve as the Editor-in-Chief, assistant Editor and Area Editors, with the support of technical and administrative staff (secretary and librarian) and undergraduate and graduate students. To assess articles submitted the Journal relies on the collaboration of care and teaching institutions as well as national and international research organizations.
The journal supports the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and requires that the authors of the articles submitted obtain ethical approval and comply with legal requirements for research involving human beings, including informed consent, in accordance with the procedures of their institution and country. In line with Resolution No. 466 of December 12, 2012, of the Brazilian Ministry of Health’s National Health Board, research involving human beings must be approved by the Ethics Committee for Research involving Human Beings (http://www.bioetica.ufrgs.br/diraber.htm).
The Journal supports the registration policies for clinical trials of the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and recognizes the importance of these initiatives.
The Journal strongly recommends that reports from a same study not be separated into multiple manuscripts.
Articles similar to others already published will not be accepted for publication.
The RGE’s article assessment process consists of pre-assessment, assessment referral and monitoring, evaluation by partners, article reformulation by the authors, evaluation by the CED and communicating the decision to authors, bibliographical report, article translation and editing, defining publication and online publication.
2.1 Pre-assessment
After online submission to RGE via online, articles undergo pre-assessment coordinated by the Assistant Editor, which evaluates it compliance with publication guidelines and the article’s relevance, as well as basic aspects related to method and scientific language. In this stage changes may be requested via a checklist. Once the authors have complied with these requests the article will be forwarded to the Section Editor. Should they not comply, publication will be refused without issuing a consolidated report.
If the authors do not respond within five days of the checklist being sent, the Assistant Editor will send a second notification; if there is no response within five days submission will be shelved. The article will have to be resubmitted.
2.2 Assessment forwarding and monitoring
The Section Editor will select two ad hoc reviewers who are experts on the topic and method used in the article under review and forward the article for assessment using a specific form. The Section Editor is also responsible for monitoring and processing the assessment process. Once the reviewers have submitted their report the article will be forwarded to the CED.
2.3 Peer review
The identity of the author(s) and their institute(s) of origin will be kept confidential from both peer reviewers and vice-versa and the assessment will be conducted independently.
Articles that comply with journal guidelines will be assessed by the two reviewers in terms of merit, originality, content relevance, academic quality, publication convenience, and relevance to Nursing and related fields.
The reviewer’s reports will be considered by the Section Editor, who will forward any suggested changes to the authors, or to the CED in the event that the reports suggest rejecting the article.
2.4 Article reformulation by the authors
Once the changes requested by the peer reviewers have been made, the article should be emailed to the Section Editor accompanied by a letter explaining changes within seven (7) consecutive days. Outside of this deadline the article will be considered a new submission. The Section Editor will forward the reformulated article to the CED for evaluation.
2.5 CED Assessment and communicating the decision to authors
Based on the reports of the peer reviewers, the CED will analyze the article and decide whether to accept it, contact the authors with further changes or refuse publication. The decision to publish the article or not lies with the CED. Manuscripts can therefore be accepted, reformulated or rejected. The author(s) will be informed regardless of the decision made.
2.6 Bibliographic report
Articles approved for publication by the CED are forwarded for bibliographical assessment. During this phase the article may still be sent back to the authors for adjustments according to RGE guidelines.
2.7 Translation and editing
Along with the publication acceptance letter, the author(s) will be asked to have the article translated into English by one of the companies recommended by RGE. The authors are solely responsible for selecting and contacting one of these companies. Once this has been done the article will be forwarded for editing (formatting and publication).
2.8 Defining publication
The CED will decide which volume number and edition the article will be published in and advise the author(s).
The galley proof will be compiled by the Editor in Chief.
2.9 Online publication
After formatting, the online version will be published in PDF format under the RGE volume/number in which the article will be published. On identifying the need to request an erratum, it must be sent to the Journal within 30 days of publication. It will be up to the Journal to decide on its relevance and possible distribution.
Authors can monitor the assessment process of their article via the SEER system. Decisions are communicated to authors by email.
3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
3.1 General guidelines
Articles should be sent exclusively to Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem (RGE) and may only be reproduced in other publications with the authorization of the Editorial Board, in which case the original journal must be cited.
The RGE can publish articles written by specialists in other fields provided the topic is of interest to Nursing. Articles written in Portuguese, Spanish or English will be accepted.
All articles must be submitted online via the website: http://seer.ufrgs.br/RevistaGauchadeEnfermagem
You need not subscribe to the journal in order to submit an article.
The Journal will request the payment of application and publication fees (http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistaGauchadeEnfermagem/about/editorialPolicies#custom-1).
You need not subscribe to the journal in order to submit an article. However, submission and publication fees must be paid; the former is payable when submitting the article and will be reimbursed in the event of rejection or shelving and the latter when the article is accepted for publication.
The submission fee must be paid when requested by the Assistant Editor during pre-assessment (as stated on the checklist). The deposit slip must be scanned and attached to the supplementary document in the SEER system. The publication fee is payable on receipt of the acceptance letter from the CED.
When the article is submitted, the full name of each author, their institution of origin, country, email and abridged biography (full affiliation and credentials) should be included in the metadata. Acknowledgment for financial aid, technical assistance and other support should not be mentioned on submission. This information should be included after the References section only once the article has been accepted for publication.
The authors of articles submitted to RGE should attach as a supplementary document the Statement of responsibility and Copyright Transfer Agreement compiled in line with the model used by the Journal (http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistaGauchadeEnfermagem/about/editorialPolicies#custom-1), signed by all the authors and indicating their individual contribution to the study.
For articles on studies involving humans, the authors must state in the body of the text the procedures adopted to comply with Resolution 466 of December 12, 2012 of the National Health Board (or Resolution 196/96 for research conducted before June 2013), as well as the protocol number and date the research project was approved. A copy of the protocol must be forwarded to RGE as a supplementary document.
Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that, although not necessarily apparent, may influence their decisions on what should be published. Conflicts of interest can be personal, commercial, political, academic or financial in nature. Authors submitting an article are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any conflicts of interest that might influence or have influenced the content of the study submitted to RGE.
Once accepted for publication, articles must be translated into English, the cost of which must be agreed with the translation company recommended by RGE.
3.2 Presentation of original work
Writing should be clear and concise and objectives clearly explained. Arguments must be based on well substantiated evidence.
When compiling your article we recommend that your search for and cite studies relevant to the theme previously published in the national and international literature, facilitating contextualization, coherence and continuity for readers.
The Journal is not responsible for grammar mistakes and therefore reserves the right to decide on changes and corrections.
Articles must be submitted in Word for Windows format, using Times New Roman font size12 and double spacing (including abstracts), with all the pages numbered, configured on A4 paper and 2.5 cm margins. Articles written in Portuguese must comply with the 1990 Spelling Agreement approved on December 29, 2008.
The titles of the different sections must be in bold and not numbered. The title of the article and abstract must be in capital letters and using bold text (e.g.: TITLE; ABSTRACT); main sections in bold capitals (e.g.: INTRODUCTION); and secondary sections in bold lowercase letters (e.g.: Background). Avoid using markers (e.g.: -, *, etc.] and sub-items [a), b), c)...).
Original articles, systematic and integrated reviews should be no more than 20 pages long, while theoretical reflective articles and case reports should be no longer than 10 pages.
MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES
The Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem publishes the following sections:
Editorial: Text under the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal or of professionals invited by him/her.
Original Articles: Contributions meant to disseminate results of original and unpublished research, with the possibility of replication. They must conform to the following textual structure: introduction, method, results, discussion, conclusion or final considerations. The articles should be limited to 20 pages, not including the references (maximum 30).
Systematic review articles: Researches conducted through the synthesis of results from original studies that aim at answering a specific question of relevance to Nursing or Health Care field. The systematic review may be characterized by meta-analysis and/or meta-synthesis, depending on the type of methodological approach of the manuscript and the purpose of the study. The methodological procedures must be detailed in all the steps recommended by the primary framework adopted (for example, PRISMA). They are limited to 20 pages (not including the references) and references are not limited. The Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem requires that the protocols of the reviews be registered in PROSPERO, or made available in an open access Web site.
Articles of integrative review or scoping review: These are temporarily suspended..
Reflection articles: Discursive formulations with theoretical and philosophical foundation on the state-of-the-art in which a certain subject is. They should present the argumentation and interpretation of the author(s) of the article regarding the debated reasoning. They are limited to 15 pages (including the references) and should contain up to 20 references.
Experience or case reports: Descriptive and contextualized contributions based on a case, experience, or innovation. In the case of a clinical case report, it is mandatory to send the approval report of the Research Ethics Committee Involving Human Beings as a supplementary document. Clinical case reports are limited to 10 pages (including the references) and must contain up to 20 references.
Articles must contain:
Title: in line with the study objectives and that identifies the content, in up to 15 words;
Abstract: the first abstract must be presented in the original language of the article, contain up to 150 words and be accompanied by a version in English (Abstract) and Spanish (Resumen).
It must follow the format of a structured abstract and contain the following items:
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