| Form and preparation of manuscripts
General aspects for all articles
Author affiliation
According to the criteria, policy and procedures for the admission and permanence of scientific journals in the SciELO Cuba Collection, the presentation of the affiliation must be uniform in all the documents and the following format is recommended:
• The identification of the affiliations must be grouped, just below the names of the authors, on different lines. Names and affiliations are related to each other by tags.
• The identification of the institutional instances, when applicable, must indicate the corresponding hierarchical units. It is recommended that hierarchical units be presented in descending order, for example, university, college, and department.
• In no case should the affiliations be accompanied by the degrees or mini-CVs of the authors. These, when present, should be published separately from affiliations as author's notes.
• The address of the corresponding author must be presented separately and at the end of the article.
• The names of the institutions and programs must be presented in full and in the original language of the institution or in the English version, when the writing is not Latin. See the examples:
o University of São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;
o National Autonomous University of Mexico, Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico;
o Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics;
o University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Commander Manuel Fajardo Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, Havana, Cuba.
o University of Medical Sciences of Camagüey, Dr. Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Military Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Service, Camagüey, Cuba.
• The names of the authors must be accompanied by the respective registration numbers of the ORCID.
Front page
The cover must include:
1. Type of article and title in Spanish and English.
2. The names of the authors and order with order number in superscript; next to the ORCID.
3. Credits and their institutional affiliations.
4 Author for correspondence (he is one of the authors of the article).
ORIGINAL ITEMS
Title:
Only original research articles not published or submitted to evaluation processes by other journals will be accepted.
Included in this category are clinical trials, cohort studies, screening or diagnostic test studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, decision-making evaluation studies, case-control studies and survey-based studies in which a high response rate has been obtained.
Its extension will not exceed 4,500 words, not including bibliographical references. The title must correspond to the topic of the article. Be accurate, reliable, eye-catching, understandable and informative. It should not exceed 15 words, in Spanish and English, and should not include acronyms or abbreviations. If names of institutions are used, they must be official and up-to-date. It will not exceed 6 authors and six tables and four figures.
It will include: academic title (Dr. Cs., Dr.C., MSc., Dr., or Lic.), names and surnames of the authors one below the other, at the end Arabic numbers to define the number of order of each author, in superscript starting at one with an asterisk to the right of the number for the main author. Next, the ORCID.
Below, with Arabic numerals of the author(s), the categories will be listed in consecutive order: academic titles, teaching, scientific and research categories, if any; Administrative charges are not included. Next, affiliation by hierarchical units in descending order, for example, university, faculty (hospital) and department or service, country to which they belong, email address of each author. The responsible author, with address and email at the end of the article.
Abbreviations and acronyms will be identified the first time they are mentioned. They will not be included in the title or abstract.
ABSTRACT:
It must be structured by sections. It must be clear, precise, guiding, in the past tense, written in an impersonal style, it must not reflect elements that appear in the main body of the source document, or include bibliographical references or abbreviations not recognized internationally (WHO, PAHO, UNESCO, kg, cm , etc.). They must contain: Introduction, objective, methods, results and conclusions (in bold and without punctuation marks). It must have a limit of 300 words and appear in Spanish and English languages.
Keywords:
They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. At least one must appear in the title, abstract and keywords. Five to ten key or key words or phrases are recommended, to facilitate cross-indexing the work and using the DeCS thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm
http://www.bvscuba.sld.cu/lildbi/decs/
Introduction:
Submit background. Foundation of the scientific problem. Clearly describe the objective(s) of the assignment.
In the introduction, a brief, clear and appropriate background of the study or topic to be addressed in the work will be defined. In the theoretical framework, the bibliographic search strategy used and the databases consulted will be present. The objectives of the study will be presented, as well as the justification for its realization. No data or conclusions of the work will be included.
This section should describe the framework or rationale for the study (for example, the nature of the problem and its relevance). The specific research objectives or the hypothesis evaluated in the work must also be stated. Primary and secondary objectives should be clearly stated, as well as any subgroup analysis provided for in the study protocol. Include only the pertinent bibliographic references, and data or conclusions of the study itself should never be presented.
The consulted authors will carry their citations in superscript, between parentheses and after the punctuation mark, authors not consulted by the author should not be cited. Give appropriate treatment to authors not consulted and to bibliographic citations, declare the abbreviations that will be used and refer to the objective of the work at the end of this section. It must coincide with the abstract of the article.
Methods:
In the methods section, the study design or type of study, period and place will be described. The subjects of experimentation or observation (patients, animals, controls), place where it was carried out and the date, universe and selection criteria of the subjects, sample and calculation according to the type of study. The composition and essential characteristics of the universe, inclusion, exclusion and elimination criteria, samples studied and sample calculation. Describe the criteria and justification for sample selection if required.
The procedures, statistical techniques (test, etc.) of quality control used, always under an essential principle: a specialist with knowledge similar to that of the author must be able to reproduce the study carried out without using more information than that which appears in the study with the original data used.
In the case of widely known methods, the references of the works where they are explained in detail will be provided; when they are less known, a brief description should be added. When unknown methods are used, in addition to offering complete information about them, the reasons, advantages and disadvantages of their use will be explained. The computer programs used for data processing should be specified. Type of statistical method used: descriptive or inferential. The Methods section should include only the information available when the study project or protocol was designed. All the information obtained from its execution belongs to the Results section.
Selection and description of the participants
The selection process for observational or experimental subjects (patients or laboratory animals, including controls) should be clearly described, giving details about randomization.
When the experiments include human subjects, it will be indicated if the procedures followed the ethical principles of the Human Experimentation Committee (institutional or regional) and in accordance with the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki. Do not use patient names, initials or case numbers, especially in the illustrative material.
Report the sample size, the number of observations and the number of missing cases. References for study design and statistical methods should preferably be from standardized works. The inclusion and exclusion criteria of said subjects and their population of origin. Since the relevance of variables such as age and sex is not always evident in relation to the objectives of the study, the authors must justify their criteria on these variables when they are considered in some way in the work; for example, authors should explain why only subjects from certain age groups were included or why women were excluded. The fundamental objective must be to expose with maximum clarity how the study was carried out and why it was done that way. When variables such as race or ethnicity are used, define how such variables were measured and justify their relevance to the study.
Technical information
Methods, apparatus (with the manufacturer's name and address in parentheses), and procedures should be identified in sufficient detail to allow other investigators to reproduce the results. Only bibliographic references should be included for known techniques, including statistical methods, and in the case of published methods, but not generally known, a brief description of them in addition to the pertinent references.
New or significantly modified methods should be described, justifying the reasons for using them and assessing their limitations. All drugs and chemical substances used must be accurately identified, including generic names, dosages and routes of administration.
Review papers should include a section describing the methods used to locate, select, extract, and synthesize data. Such methods should also be presented synthetically in the abstract.
Statistical analysis
This section describes the statistical data in sufficient detail to enable the reader to verify the results provided.
The statistical methods used according to the type of study should be described with the necessary level of detail so that an expert reader with access to the original data could verify the results of the study. Whenever possible, results should be quantified and presented with appropriate statistical indices of precision or uncertainty (such as confidence intervals). Authors should avoid relying solely on statistical tests of hypotheses, eg, p-values, which do not provide the information of interest about effect size.
The bibliographic references related to the design and statistical methods of the study must be from classic and well-known publications. It will also be necessary to define statistical terms, abbreviations and most symbols. The computer program used must be specified.
Results:
The results must be presented following a logical sequence in text, tables and illustrations; the main or most important results must appear first and the exposition in accordance with the objectives of the work. Appropriate use of statisticians (when required) and repeating in the text all the data included in tables or illustrations: it is enough to highlight or summarize only the most relevant results. Graphs will be used as an alternative to tables, information in tables and graphs should not be duplicated. The use of one or the other responds to its ability to facilitate the understanding of the information and the economy of the magazine. Tables and figures should be limited only to those strictly necessary to support the fundamentals of the work and to be able to assess the arguments presented. Graphs are preferable to tables with multiple entries. The claim of intellectual priority of the exposed contents will be avoided, as well as the reference of incomplete works.
When data are summarized in the results section, not only derived numerical results (eg percentages) should be presented, but also the absolute values from which those derivatives are obtained. The statistical methods used in each analysis should be specified.
Data presented in tables and figures should not be repeated. Colloquial use of technical statistical terms such as "random" (implying a randomization strategy), "normal", "significant", "correlation", or "sample" should be avoided. Whenever scientifically relevant, variables such as age or gender should be included in the data analysis.
The novel and relevant aspects of the study and the conclusions derived from them should be highlighted. Data or other information already presented in the Introduction or Results sections should not be repeated in detail. In the case of experimental studies, it is useful to start the discussion with a brief summary of the main results, and then explore the possible mechanisms or explanations for these results, compare and contrast the results obtained with those of other relevant studies, present the limitations of the study and, finally, discuss the implications of the study for future research and for health practice.
Discussion:
Carry out a critical analysis of the results of the study in light of the works published by other researchers in the national and international area. Explain the scope and limitations of the results achieved.
The title of the table must adequately correspond to its content and the information presented must justify its existence. Do not repeat information already indicated in the text.
Only a maximum of four figures will be presented and whenever they are necessary and pertinent. Figure captions must correspond properly and will not exceed 1 Mb each.
Charts and schematics should be editable to allow the editor to work within them without redoing if changes are needed. They will not exceed 500 Kb each.
Conclusions:
They must be related to the objectives of the study, in correspondence with the results and the discussion, have an adequate degree of generalization, avoiding unverified statements and conclusions not supported by the available data. In particular, authors should avoid claims about economic benefits and costs unless the manuscript includes economic data and analysis. Priorities should not be set or conclusions drawn prematurely from work still in progress. If justified, new hypotheses can be presented, but they must always be clearly identified as such. Unjustifiable conclusions or extrapolations with the data used will be avoided. They will be written in paragraph form at the end of the discussion.
Tables and figures:
Up to 6 tables and 4 figures are accepted. The title of the table must adequately correspond to its content. The information they present must justify their existence. Do not repeat information already indicated in the text. Photographs must be submitted in jpg format (300 dpi). Figures (graphs and diagrams) must be presented in an editable format and tables, graphs and diagrams will not be accepted as figures (jpg format). They must all have the appropriate quality and must not exceed 800 pixels in width. The captions of figures must correspond adequately to these and will not exceed 1 Mb each.
They must be editable, that is, the editor must be able to work within them without having to redo them if changes are required.
Bibliographic references:
Between 20 and 30 references will be accepted, 50% must correspond to the last five years and 30% to the last two years. Archivo Médico Camagüey accepts the standards described in the recommendations for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (Vancouver style).
http://www.aeesme.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Normas-Vancouver.pdf
Authorship contribution:
The contribution of authorship according to CRediT taxonomy and conflicts of interest will be located after the bibliographical references and at the end of the article (download at: Send article).
This identification will be made exclusively for research articles.
The roles of authorship will be identified including each author(s) in the role(s) that corresponds to them, and omitting the roles that do not apply in each case.
Authors will name authorship roles as follows:
1.- Luis Ernesto Quiroga Meriño: conceptualization, methodological quality, data curation, supervision.
2.- Yarima Estrada Brisuela: formal analysis, methodology, supervision.
We recommend applying the following methodological guidelines according to the study design:
Clinical trial (CONSORT):
http://www.consortstatement.org/Media/Default/Downloads/CONSORT%202010%20Statement/CONSORT%202010%20Statement%20(BMJ).pdf
Observational studies (STROBE): http://www.equator-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/STROBE_Spanish.pdf
Systematic reviews/meta-analyses (PRISMA):
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097&type=printable
Diagnostic Test Evaluation Studies (STARD): http://www.equator-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STARD-2015-paper.pdf
Quality improvement studies (SQUIRE):
http://www.squirestatement.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=471
Economic Evaluation Studies (CHEERS):
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1049.full.pdf
Extensions: In the EQUATOR network there are extensions of all these guides that the authors should consult: http://www.equator-network.org/
REVIEW ARTICLES
Its extension will not exceed 6,000 words, not including bibliographical references. They will not exceed 6 authors, 6 tables and 4 figures.
Title
It should correspond to the topic of the article. Be accurate, reliable, eye-catching, understandable and informative. It should not exceed 15 words. In Spanish and English. It should not include acronyms or abbreviations. If names of institutions are used, they must be official and up-to-date.
ABSTRACT:
It must be clear, precise, guiding, in the past tense, written in an impersonal style, it must not reflect elements that appear in the main body of the source document, it must not contain bibliographical references or abbreviations not recognized internationally (WHO, PAHO, UNESCO, kg, cm, etc). They must contain: rationale, objective, method, results and conclusions). It must have a limit of 300 words. In Spanish and English.
Keywords
They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. It must include 10 key words or phrases in Spanish and English. It is recommended to use the DeCS thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences) http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm
Introduction
Submit brief, clear and appropriate background information with its bibliographical foundation. It must be a topic of importance and relevance. Substantiate the scientific problem that originates the review. Clearly describe the objective(s) of the assignment.
Methods
Criteria and justification for the selection of the sources consulted. Quantity of articles by types and sources. Search engines used. Period taken for review.
Developing
Exposure in accordance with the objectives of the work. Figures and tables that highlight the relevant aspects without repeating information. Interpretation of the results indicated in the consulted literature. Contrast the differences and coincidences of the analyzed studies. Criticize the results of the study in light of the works published by the authors themselves or by other researchers. Describe the possible applicability and generalization of the results. Include new aspects to consider (if necessary). Point out or highlight the limitations or contributions of the review.
Conclusions
They respond to the objectives of the study. It exposes clear, concrete and pertinent conclusions.
Bibliographic references
20 to 30 references will be accepted. It must contain 50% of works published in the last five years and 30% of three years. Relevant national and international literature on the subject must be represented.
CASE REPORT
Its extension will not exceed 3,500 words, including bibliographical references. It will not exceed 4 authors and 4 tables or 4 figures.
Title
Include the words “case report” in the title. Describe the most interesting phenomenon (eg symptom, diagnosis, test, intervention).
It should correspond to the topic of the article. Be accurate, reliable, eye-catching, understandable and informative. It should not exceed 15 words. In Spanish and English. It should not include acronyms or abbreviations. If names of institutions are used, they must be official and up-to-date.
ABSTRACT:
Structured by sections, in this case it must follow the following structure: Rationale-Objective of the case presentation-Presentation of the case itself- Conclusions. Offer an adequate idea of what the topic is about. It must have a limit of 300 words. In Spanish and English.
What does the case bring back? The presentation of the case must include: (1) the main symptoms of the patient, (2) the main clinical findings, (3) the main diagnoses and interventions, (3) results and (4) the main results. Conclusions: What were the main lessons that could be learned from the case?
Keywords
They must be specific and representative of the semantic content of the document, both in the main and secondary contents. You should include 5-10 key words or phrases in Spanish and English that will help potential readers search for and find this case report. It is recommended to use the DeCS thesaurus. (Descriptors in Health Sciences)http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm
Introduction
Present the brief, clear and appropriate background with reference to the relevant medical literature. Describe the objective, the reasons for the presentation of the case and briefly summarize the background of the case.
Information of the patiente. Provide demographic information (eg age, gender, ethnic origin, profession); main symptoms of the patient (main complaints); and medical, family, and psychosocial history—including diet, lifestyle, and genetic information where possible—and details of relevant comorbidities, including previous interventions and their outcomes. Describe the findings of the physical examination (PE). Calendar. Describe important dates and times in this case (table or figure).
Diagnostic evaluation. Provide an evaluation of: (1) diagnostic methods (eg, PE, laboratory tests, imaging techniques, questionnaires); (2) diagnostic issues (eg, economic, linguistic/cultural); (3) diagnostic rationale, including other possible diagnoses considered, and (4) prognostic features (eg, stages) where appropriate.
Therapeutic intervention. Describe: (1) the type(s) of intervention (eg, pharmacological, surgical, preventive, self-care); (2) the delivery of the intervention (eg, dose, concentration, duration); and any change in intervention (with justification).
Monitoring and results. Summarize the progress of all follow-up visits, including: (1) physician- and patient-assessed outcomes; (2) important follow-up test results; (3) adherence and tolerability of the intervention (how has it been evaluated?); and (4) adverse and unforeseen events.
Discussion
Analyze and compare the main findings with those of other reported cases. Indicate the disease/physiopathology and its meaning. Describe the difficulty in establishing the diagnosis and/or treatment of the case presented. Discuss the differential diagnoses. Analyze theories or hypotheses about the implications of the findings.
Describe: (1) the strengths and limitations of this case report; (2) relevant medical literature; (3) the rationale for the conclusions (including causality assessments); and (4) the main lessons that can be learned from the case report.
Patient perspective. The patient should communicate their perspective or experience whenever possible.
Informed consent. Did the patient give informed consent? Provide it if requested.
Conclusions
The conclusions must be clear and justify the presentation of the case.
Bibliographic references
It must contain at least 12 references, 50% of works published in the last five years and 30% of three years. National and international literature.
Figures
They must be of good quality and be necessary and relevant. Graphs and diagrams must have quality. The data they present do not repeat information already indicated in the text. Protect the identity of the patient and abide by bioethical principles. Source from which the figures and/or photos were taken.
Feet of figures
The description of the figure must be adequate. The feet must correspond with the figures. Describe the meaning of the abbreviations or symbols used in the figures.
Requirements for Authors of Case Reporting
1. Conflicts of interest. Is there any conflict of interest?
2. Approval by an ethics commission. Has an ethics committee or institutional review board approved it? If yes, provide approval if requested.
3. Deletion of identifying information. Has all patient-related data been removed from identifying information?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764717/
SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS
Brief communication:
Brief communication of the results of an investigation. They express positions and/or criteria directly related to a topic to be dealt with by the journal or a circumstantial scientific situation. They will conform to the norms of rapid communication.
Fast communication:
Update on an investigation or other news items.
They will include: brief introduction, methods, development, discussion and conclusions or final considerations on the subject. They will be commissioned by the editorial committee to certain personalities and up to 3 authors will be accepted.
Its extension will not exceed 1,500 words. They may contain descriptions of research projects, preliminary results of ongoing research, opinions or ideas about current topics in the specialty, an update on research or other news items, personal or institutional experiences in solving technical problems of the activity or other of interest in the opinion of the editorial committee and must include 4 tables or figures up to 12 references.
SPEECH, LECTURES OR PRESENTATIONS
Document of a speech or oral presentation. The presentation of conferences or papers presented at events or scientific meetings is accepted. Its extension will not exceed 1,500 words. They must contain the following information on the first page: name of the author, credits, name of the meeting or event where it was presented, responsible organization, as well as the date and place of celebration. They can be made up of a structured abstract (see original articles section; keywords), in Spanish and English, an introduction, of one page maximum; methods, where the essential elements for the development of the work are exposed; the result(s), in two tables or figures, and the conclusions, summarizing the essential elements. One author and 5 references are recommended.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Comments on articles published in AMC. Also included are news, bibliographies, retractions, corrections or amendments, tutorials, terminology, summaries, meeting summaries, commemorative publications, product profiles, programs, republished articles, legal cases, classes, comments, glossaries, private directories, speeches, interviews, misprints , guides, annual reports, descriptions of research projects, preliminary results of ongoing research, opinions or ideas about current topics in the specialty, travel experiences, personal or institutional experiences in solving technical problems of an author. Its length will not exceed 1,500 words and 2 tables or figures. They will include in a single block and without subtitles: introduction, development and conclusions. The materials received may be published in whole or in part, depending on the importance of the topic or for reasons of space. One author and 5 references are recommended.
EDITORIAL OR INTRODUCTION:
The editorials will be made by the Director of the Camagüey Medical Archive Magazine or commissioned by a researcher. They may be of scientific or opinion content. Its extension will not exceed 1,500 words, 2 tables or figures and 5 references.
scientific publishers. They represent a rigorous update or an interesting point on a certain topic.
Opinion editorials Collect socio-scientific views or positions of the scientific community on a certain topic of common interest to researchers and health professionals. Five references are recommended for editorials.
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