ISSN 1028-4818
RNPS 1853

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 

Focus and scope

Disseminate the scientific production of professionals, technicians and other stakeholders who work in the health sector, as well as the scope of these results.

Original and review articles, brief communications, case presentations and letters to the editor are published, having topicality, relevance and results in the teaching and healthcare areas.

This publication publishes articles continuously, covers topics about all branches of Medical Sciences in the form of original articles, reviews, case reports and others, which makes its content multi-profile. It is an Open Access journal, official organ of scientific dissemination of the University of Medical Sciences of Granma, Cuba.

Multimed Granma (MG) adheres to the Uniform Requirements for Submission of Manuscripts to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing of Biomedical Publications (www.icmje.com) and promotes the application of established international standards or good practices, both for the preparation of manuscripts as for publication.

Said journal complies with the certification requirements established for scientific-technological serial publications, provided for in the third section, Article 20 of Resolution No. 59/2003 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) of the Republic of Cuba.

Likewise, it promotes the application of established international standards or good practices, both for the preparation of manuscripts and for their publication (Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), International System of Units (SI), International Classification of Diseases, International Nonproprietary Name of Drugs, CRediT Taxonomy and Descriptors in Health Sciences)

This journal opens its editorial flow to a continuous publication, which will speed up the process of communication of research and thus contribute to making it available to the user for reading and citation.

MG uses open peer review (Open Peer Review)

To promote transparency in the editorial and scientific communication process. It promotes the openness of research data and invites authors to publicly post and reference the data they consider in their research so that they can be shared and reused, which facilitates transparency and credibility.

MG accepts unpublished articles and documents that have been previously deposited in preprint servers recognized in the specialty (SciELO Preprints, PMC, MedRxiv).

MISSION

Multimed is the scientific organ for the dissemination of medical sciences in Granma, it is edited by the Provincial Center for Information on Medical Sciences with the aim of disseminating the scientific-technical work of health professionals in the province. It publishes bi-monthly serial numbers, as well as supplements on different scientific topics of interest.

PURPOSE

Multimed's publication policy covers all health professionals (or those linked to this sector) in the country (especially those belonging to the Granma province) who need to communicate the results of their scientific productions as well as access it for manage information, new knowledge, collaborate, update or interact as long as they comply with the current author's instructions and their articles are evaluated and approved by the referees appointed after discussion in the publications commission of the Scientific Council and the Editorial Committee.

Multimed aims to motivate specialists and researchers in the Medical Sciences to develop and improve research and solve problems, as well as increase knowledge in the branches that concern them.

Beginning

1. Institutional responsibility

a. Statement. When information from the health sector (its activities, missions, organizations, publications) is published in Multimed for public access, there must be a clear responsibility for that content.

b. Reason. Multimed is a serial publication of the Republic of Cuba responsible for the visibility of the scientific production of the territory, so any information that is published must always have institutional and professional support in correspondence with that mission.

c. Implications. The documents, images or any resource that is published in the magazine and that represents any entity in the territory must be accompanied, to the best extent possible, by an identification of the responsible organization, the person or those responsible for that entity and the published information.

The content of what is published in Multimed about any institution in our province must show clear information about the mission of the unit, its corporate purpose, the contact persons to contact, responsible for the contents of that service, so that the responsibility for what is published is clear.

2. Support, validity and maintenance of information and services

a. Statement. It is important that the information made public in Multimed by users and their units is properly supported, maintained and validated by the responsible organization.

b. Reason. The management of each of the centers in the province or others in the country must ensure the integrity and authenticity of the information published in Multimed, so that the information of your organization is properly represented and the current policies and regulations are complied with. . Responsibility for published information is independent of the growing flexibility of the medium and should not be an impediment to its intensive and creative use.

c. Implications. To guarantee this principle, compliance with the corporate purpose must be ensured and institutional spaces must be used to evaluate and authorize the publication (responsibility of the Scientific Councils). The existence of increasingly flexible and simple tools to facilitate the publication process is not at odds with the delimitation of institutional responsibility for what is published, nor with compliance with existing regulations on this matter.This implies the importance of leaving institutional publications clearly delimited, although the publication of documents has an individual responsibility, which must be explicitly delimited. Every document must explicitly state its source, authorship and date of production.

3. Public nature of the information

a. Statement. All the information published in Multimed is of a public nature, and it is the responsibility of those who publish to ensure that the regulations on public information in force in the country are complied with.

b. Reason. There are very precise regulations on the administration of state information, which establish how it should be handled; they respond to current legislation and must be respected by all institutions. The use of the network is subject to these same regulations.

c. Implications. Only that information that is public for all the institutions and organizations that use it can appear on the network. Institutions are responsible for compliance with this principle and must establish procedures that guarantee compliance.

4. All scientific productions of health researchers from the national and international territory that meet the requirements to be published as established in the current Instructions for Authors will be accepted, and will be subject to peer review by appointed referees. by the Editorial Committee of the Journal, who will review, together with the other editors, the total number of approved articles.

5. 15 articles will be selected for each number to be published and, due to the demand-supply of publication in the same number or bimonthly, more than one article by the same author, as well as the same topic, will be avoided, although the aforementioned author may send several papers to be analyzed, processed and sent (with their consent) to other national or international journals.

6. The magazine will not assume the publication of serial articles from congresses, symposiums, workshops, conferences or other scientific activities since its main mission is to promote and highlight in a heterogeneous and multidisciplinary way the scientific and investigative work of health professionals in the territory.

7. Multimed will provide technical, scientific and professional advice to all interested parties, including postgraduate courses, training, workshops, conferences and other activities related to the activity of scientific publication.

8. The Director of Multimed, together with the editors and the publications commission, will decide the diversity and the articles of scientific interest to be published, respecting the mission and editorial policy of the journal, as well as the investigative lines of the province and the country, that the decisions made in this regard must be informed to the main authors in a timely manner.

9. The arbitrators will prepare their opinions within the established deadlines, which will be delivered to the Director of MG.

10. The director of the CPICM will guarantee that each issue of the journal is available on the website of the province and of INFOMED within the established deadlines and frequency.

11. The management of the journal is not responsible for the veracity or conflicts of any kind that may arise from the content of the published scientific articles.

12. The decisions that are adopted from the analysis of the scientific articles evaluated by the referees and by the publications commission are final and must be assumed by the authors of the articles in question.

Types of articles to publish

With a multi-profile content and with the purpose of increasing the rigor and depth of the published topics, as well as achieving greater visibility and indexing in highly prestigious databases, as of Volume 26, it will be the journal's policy to emphasize and prioritize publishing original analytical observational articles, relevant case reports (not for the authors, but for science) systematic reviews and meta-analyses, in the case of bibliographic reviews, they will be published only by editorial order, scientific theories, and on the topics of medical education only those that contribute to increase the didactic-methodological improvement of our faculty (methodological classes, proposals for changes in subject program topics and forms of evaluation, pedagogical articles).

Other types of publications will not be of interest to the journal: such as characterization studies (unless they are new diseases), non-relevant case reports, educational strategies, educational interventions and the impact of subject programs.

Letters to the editor, short communication, obituaries, and news are also accepted. For sending other types of materials, prior authorization must be obtained from the Editorial Committee of MG.

 

Form and preparation of manuscripts

To publish in MULTIMED, the author must register on the website of the Multimed journal http://www.revmultimed.sld.cu and start sending the article through the platform, at the same time he must deliver the endorsement of the Scientific Council of the corresponding unit and/or municipality, as well as the letter of agreement from the authors to the publisher. (These must be uploaded to the platform as supplementary files)

Multimed accepts unpublished articles and documents that have been previously deposited in recognized specialty preprint servers (SciELO Preprints, PMC, MedRxiv). In the latter case, you must specify which server preprint placed your manuscript on.

In all articles, the Declaration of conflicts of interest and the contribution of authorship must be specified at the end of the document. (For original articles, the CRedit taxonomy is mandatory)

The rules for publishing scientific papers will be adjusted to those dictated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (CIERM), in accordance with what is established in Vancouver.

The following types of publications can be proposed:

1. Publisher
2. Original works (IMRYD)
3. Experimental Notes or Brief Communication
4. Clinical notes
5. Review Articles
6. Letters to the Editor
7. News

Other sections can be: Historical articles, Teaching support material, Obituaries, Case reports, Culture and health, News, Reflection and debate, Short contributions, Travel experiences, Book reviews, Points of view, opinion articles, Clinical Conference (Pathological or Epidemiological, Statistics, Art and Medicine, as well as special varieties of original articles: Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study, etc.

The works must present the following order:

I. Title (15 to 20 words maximum), Author(s), Institution(s), Address(es) and non-bureaucratic academic notes (scientific degree and teaching category), ORCID identifier of each author. Management and administrative charges are excluded.

II. Abstract (150 to 250 words, depending on the type) Only structured when all the authors belong to the same institution.

III. Text: Ordered according to these 4 independent headings in the original works:

1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Tables and figures: No more than 5 in each article.
5. Discussion
6. Bibliographical references: Journal citations: 75% from the last 5 years; books: equal percentage of the last 5 to 7 years.
7. Acknowledgments, if you have them.
8. Attachments, if you have them.

THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE PREFERABLY RECOMMENDED:

1. EDITORIAL: A statement of opinions, beliefs and policy of the editor or director of the journal, on matters of medical or scientific interest. Works that express a state of opinion or involve an update on a certain scientific topic, written by the director, secretary of the journal or guest professor. Avoid mentions of anniversaries, conferences or awards. Extension: 2 pages. A single author, supported by bibliographical references.

2. ORIGINAL WORKS: They describe original research results. They are preferably prospective works of clinical or experimental research and other original contributions on aetiology, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, epidemiology and methods of diagnosis and treatment. They must constitute a significant contribution in the field of research. Length: 8 to 15 pages, including tables and figures, font: calibri 12 points, 1.5 line spacing.

Number of authors: Up to 5 (if the figure is higher, the contribution of each one will be clarified in writing, but only in exceptional cases).

Number of tables and figures: 5 in total

Number of bibliographic references: Up to 15.

3. EXPERIMENTAL NOTES OR SHORT COMMUNICATION: Well argued and presented with the definitive or preliminary research results: advances in diagnostic or treatment techniques or other sufficiently interesting observations that justify their publication more quickly. They must contemplate: objectives, methods, precise results and an excellent discussion. They are also considered as "short articles".

Text length: 4 pagesFont: Calibri 12 points, 1.5 line spacing.

Number of tables and figures: Up to 3

Bibliographic references: Up to 10

4. CLINICAL NOTES Description of one or several clinical cases of exceptional observation or of some new aspect of a previously known disease or syndrome, which constitute a contribution of special interest for the knowledge of the subject or the process described. Its structure is as follows: Summary, Introduction, Clinical Cases, Discussion and Conclusions.

Text length: 4 pages Font: Calibri 12 points, 1.5 line spacing.

Number of authors: Up to 3

Number of tables and figures: Up to 3

Bibliographic references: Up to 10

5. REVIEW ARTICLES They refer to already published material, where the current state of research on a specific topic is compiled, analyzed and synthesized. The author must indicate the purpose of the review, as well as the sources and methods of searching for references. Reviews can be large or small in scope, as long as they are current. Basic structure:

1. Summary
2. Introduction
3. Development
4. Conclusions
5. Bibliographical references (from 25 to 50) Extension: Between 12 and 15 pages typeface: calibri 12 points, 1.5 line spacing.
Number of tables and figures: Up to 5
Number of authors: 4

6. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Related to comments or objections related to articles published in the journal. Report of an advance or preliminary finding of an unfinished investigation, in brief text. This section intends to allow an agile exchange of knowledge and quality experiences among the magazine's readers.

Maximum length: 2 pages Font type: Calibri 12 points, 1.5 line spacing.

Number of authors: 1 or 2

Bibliographic references: Up to 10

7.NEWS Reports and news from the companies. Scientific event announcements. Reports and reports on conferences, courses, meetings and congresses. Announcements for prizes and scholarships.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION OF ORIGINAL WORKS AND EXPERIMENTAL NOTES

I.A) TITLE: It is one of the most important parts of the work, since it will be read by hundreds or thousands of people. It should be chosen very carefully to be short, clear, attractive and codable. Maximum: 15 to 20 words. No use of subtitles, abbreviations, acronyms or jargon and ordered from the general to the particular, capable of expressing the content of the text and being able to be registered in national and international indexes. Avoid superfluous words in the title, namely: "Study on...", "Research on..."."Analysis of the results...", etc.

B) AUTHORS: Full names and surnames of all the authors, with their academic (not bureaucratic) and scientific degrees. Name and private or institutional address of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed and email (if any). ORCID identifier of all authors.

C) INSTITUTION: Name or names of the centers where the work was carried out.

II. ABSTRACT: The abstract will be concise (150 to 250 words), depending on the type. It must include: Objective (what was the main problem that motivated the work and what was the purpose of the study), methods (how the work was carried out), results (what were the main findings) and conclusions (what were the most important conclusions). It must not include abbreviations or bibliographical references and its content must be intelligible without having to resort to any other text, table or figure.

III. TEXT: The fundamental premise is that scientific and technical writing must be understood from the first reading by the average reader who knows the general discipline, but who is not a specialist in the specific subject of the investigation. The text comprises 4 independent sections:

a) INTRODUCTION. You must present the problem briefly and concisely, with an analysis of its background; clearly establish the objective of the study, as well as the hypothesis that is intended to be tested, and do not include results or conclusions of the work that is being disclosed.

b) METHODS. This part must be written very clearly, provide the information required so that another researcher can repeat the study, describe the general design of the research and define the universe and the sample, as well as the techniques and methods applied, the variables and statistical terms and analysis; but also point out the materials and equipment used, with its brand and model. In all references to drugs, the generic name will be used. In chemical products, if the commercial name is used, it will be written in parentheses, preceded by the generic name. If drugs are administered, specify dosage and routes. When necessary, the statistical method followed and the reasons for its choice will be mentioned. In the case of routine procedures, only the references will be cited; if published methods are not very well known, a brief description will be made and the citation will be delimited; if of new or substantially modified methods, they will be explained concisely so that they can be reproduced.

The non-technical use of statistical terms such as: random, normal, significant, correlation, sample, validity, etc. will be avoided. Ethical aspects will be taken into account when their work requires them.

c) RESULTS. The results relate, they do not interpret the observations. It is the shortest and most essential part of the article, since it represents the new knowledge that is being provided. The data must be brief, clear, precise and without excess of words. Only the most relevant results will be mentioned, including those contrary to the formulated hypothesis. The text is the main and most efficient way to present the results, so they must be presented in written form. A good text does not require tables or figures, which are used only to reinforce the information, not to duplicate it, so that they will be used when their content cannot be clearly explained in the text. The only valid reason for including illustrative material is to enhance the presentation of the scientific content.

d) DISCUSSION. It tests the intelligence, creativity, updating and ethics of the author. The discussion should refer to the new and important aspects of the study and is intended not to repeat the information provided in the introduction or the results, but to discuss it. Here the results presented will be analyzed within the context of existing knowledge on the subject and their meaning and limitations will be explained; The similarities and differences between this work and that of other authors will be pointed out and criteria (coinciding or not) will be issued so that the reader can reach appropriate conclusions.

e) CONCLUSIONS The conclusions must be brief, clear and precise. Propose new hypotheses when there is justification for it, but clearly identifying them as such. Conclusions are written in paragraph form. The link between the conclusions and the objectives of the study will be established, but without making statements and inferences that are not fully supported by the data obtained in the investigation.

f) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The people or entities that contributed decisively to the completion of the work will be mentioned. Cite people who should be acknowledged, but whose participation does not justify their author status.

g) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (according to the Cuban adaptation of the Vancouver style)

References will be numbered and located in order of appearance in the text. They allow identifying the original sources of the reviewed articles, so only the important ones, related to their work and published in magazines or books should be selected. No personal communications or unpublished works will be included; these will be mentioned in the text (in parentheses). Papers accepted by other journals, which have not been published, will be added in parentheses (in press).

Avoid using abstracts, resident theses and other documents not accessible to the reader as references; they detract from your work, because they are non-recoverable materials. In essential cases, unpublished resident or doctoral theses will be noted at the bottom of the page or in parentheses in the text.

The number of bibliographic citations will be limited to the essential minimum for the understanding of your work.

a) TABLES. The tables, graphs or figures must be included within the results as they are mentioned. Specifically the tables must be closed, the size does not exceed a screenshot and must not be a photo. They will be presented identified consecutively with Arabic numerals and mentioned in the text.

b) FIGURES. Photographs, graphs, drawings, diagrams from computers, other representations and non-linear formulas will have consecutive Arabic numerals. Avoid repetitions between figures, tables and text, as well as use those that are strictly necessary. Figures, photos and images must not exceed 580 pixels.

c) ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS. They must be preceded by the full name the first time they appear in the text. Those of national and international use will be used.

d) INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI): All clinical laboratory results must be reported in SI units. If you want to add the traditional units, these will be written in parentheses.

 

Sending of manuscripts

Manuscripts are received through the journal's platform. The user must register as an author on the journal page, once inside his personal area he can download the instructions for the author, adjust his article and send it.

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