Submissions

(Authors must submit their submissions through this electronic platform, articles that arrive by email or other means will NOT be processed)

The Original Article is the type of publication that reflects the result of a scientific investigation carried out, in the medical sciences or medical education. The original articles must constitute a significant contribution in the field of research. The maximum length will be 4,000 words, starting with the Introduction and including the bibliographic references. There will be no division or additional space between the sections described below.

Title: (in Spanish and English) should be brief, but informative (up to 15 words).

Authors: all persons designated as authors must meet the requirements corresponding to the right to authorship. Each author must have participated in the work to a sufficient degree to take public responsibility for its content. When submitting the manuscript, only up to six (6) authors are admitted, which will be written separated by commas. The order in which the authors appear must be a joint decision by them. Below, with an asterisk, the institution to which they belong, academic qualifications, level of specialization, scientific, research and teaching category (where appropriate) and the ORCID iD personal identifier. Author declaration is required for correspondence and email addresses of all authors. When making a new submission to the journal through its electronic platform, in step 3, you must fill in the corresponding spaces with all this information about the authors, for each one of them. The article must be accompanied by a letter, uploaded as a complementary file, that expresses the contribution of each author in the study, according to the CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) that establishes 14 typologies: conceptualization and ideas; data curation; formal analysis; acquisition of funds; research; methodology; project management; means; software; supervision; validation; display; writing of the original draft; writing, proofreading and editing. All authors must participate in the review of the version that is sent to the journal.

Abstract: it is done in Spanish and English (Abstract), with no more than 250 words and from 3 to 10 keywords. It should be structured in: foundation, objective, methods, results and conclusion. The keywords will be obtained from the Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS).

Introduction: it will be brief (one page), it must provide only the necessary explanation so that the reader can understand the text that follows. Strictly pertinent references will be used, without making an extensive review of the subject. No data or conclusions of the work you are disclosing will be included. The scientific problem must be exposed, with an analysis of its antecedents (validated with bibliographic citations), making clear the importance of carrying out the study. It should not contain tables or figures. It must include a last paragraph in which the objective of the work is clearly stated.

Materials and methods: they will express the place where the research has been carried out; the period of duration; the characteristics of the studied series; the criteria for sampling and selection of the population used; the variables studied; study design; the mode of data collection; the techniques used, both in qualitative research, as well as in quantitative or mixed ones. In general, all sufficient details should be provided so that the investigation can be repeated on the basis of this information. The declaration of the ethical aspects will be taken into account, in all the corresponding cases.

Results: the results will describe the observations made with the method used. The data will be presented in text form with the complement of tables, graphs, figures and images (which in total must not exceed 5), only those that are significant, in a logical sequence. In the text, data from tables, charts, or illustrations should not be repeated; highlight or summarize only the most important observations. The journal assumes the openness of data, therefore, the data that does not appear in this section of the article must be included in a complementary document, added to the submission, in the format of tables, figures and/or images, without repeating data and without limits of extension. These will be published as Supplementary Data of the article.

Discussion: the new and relevant aspects of the study and the conclusions derived from them should be highlighted. The authors have to present their own opinions on the subject. The following should be highlighted: 1) the meaning and practical application of the results; 2) considerations about a possible inconsistency of the methodology (limitations of the study) and the reasons why the results may be valid; 3) the relationship with similar publications and comparison between the areas of agreement and disagreement, 4) the indications and guidelines for future research, and 5) in the last paragraph the conclusions must be related in terms of responding to the objective of the study. Priorities should not be established or premature conclusions drawn from work that is still in progress. The discussion should not become a review of the topic and the concepts that appeared in the introduction should not be repeated. Nor should the results of the work be repeated.

Acknowledgments: They will not always be necessary. They are used to specify contributions that should be acknowledged, but do not justify authorship; or material support, financing, etc., received by an organization or entity. In the case of people, they can be cited by name, adding their function or type of collaboration; for example, "scientific advice", "critical review of the study proposal", "data collection" or "participation in the clinical trial", among others.

Bibliographical references: they will only be accepted based on the Vancouver style and will be limited in the text by order of appearance, numbered using Arabic numerals and in parentheses. They must not be less than 12 nor more than 30, in the case of original articles. They allow identifying the unique sources of the reviewed articles, so only the most important ones, related to their work and published, preferably in serial scientific journals, should be selected. Abstracts, resident theses and other documents not available to the reader should be avoided as references, since they are non-retrievable material for all readers. Those bibliographical references consulted on-line must contain the URL, dates of publication and access of consultation, which allows to facilitate the editors, first, and the readers immediately, to be able to access said referenced article. In all types of articles, no less than 50% of the bibliographic references must be updated, that is, from the last five years. Authors are recommended to consult the librarians of their health area or care unit, so that they can provide the necessary help, both in writing and in the use of the Vancouver style.

Other important points to note

Authors contribution. The CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) will be used. The participation roles are established in 14 typologies: conceptualization and ideas- formulation or evolution of the general objectives and goals of the research; data curation- management activities to annotate (produce metadata), cleanse data, and maintain research data (including software code, where necessary to interpret the data itself) for initial use and subsequent reuse; formal analysis- application of statistical, mathematical, computational or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data; acquisition of funds- acquisition of financial support for the project leading to this publication; research- conducting an investigation and research process, specifically conducting the experiments, or collecting data/evidence; methodology- development or design of the methodology; model building; project administration- responsibility for managing and coordinating the planning and execution of the research activity; resources- supply of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computer resources or other analysis tools; software- programming, software development; computer program design; implementation of computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components; supervision- responsibility for supervision and leadership in the planning and execution of research activities, including external mentoring of the core team; validation- verification, either as part of the activity or separately, of the overall replicability/reproducibility of the results/experiments and other research products; visualization- preparation, creation and/or presentation of published work, specifically the visualization/presentation of data; original draft writing- preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically the writing of the initial draft (including substantive translation); writing, review and editing- preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by the members of the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or review - including the stages before or after publication.

Tables and graphs. They collect the information in a summarized way and present it with the desired level of detail and precision. Each table or graph will be contained within the text of the article and must be numbered consecutively, in the same order in which they are cited for the first time in the text. They must be accompanied by a brief title and their dimensions, in extreme cases, must not exceed 160 mm wide and 180 mm high. Two variants are recommended for the width: 80 mm or 160 mm.

In tables, the cells must have the text centered, except in the first column, which will be aligned to the left. Columns, where possible, should have the same width. Explanations should be included in table footnotes, not in titles or headings; all unusual abbreviations should be explained. For table footnotes, the following symbols should be used, following the same order presented: *, †, ‡, §, ||, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡. Statistical measures of dispersion, such as the standard deviation or standard error of the mean, should be appropriately identified. Authors must ensure that each table is conveniently referenced in the text. If data from other sources, published or not, are presented in the tables, the corresponding permissions must be obtained and the sources in question must be publicly acknowledged. Decimal numbers must be separated by commas and not by periods. The sources indicated at the bottom of the tables refer to secondary records.

Figures. Figures must be produced and photographed with professional quality. The figures should be explanatory in themselves, as much as possible. The letters, numbers and symbols included in the figures must be clear and uniform, and of sufficient size so that each character remains legible in the reduced version of the published article. Authors must check these images on the computer and verify that they meet the necessary quality requirements. The maximum dimensions will be 160mm x 100mm and the file size must not exceed 500KB.

Figure captions must be numbered consecutively, following the order in which they are cited for the first time in the text. If a previously published figure is used, the original source must be identified and written permission from the copyright owner to reproduce the material must be submitted with the manuscript. Unless it is a document in the public domain, this authorization is required regardless of who the authors or publishing company are.

If photographs of people are used, they must not be identifiable, or they must be accompanied by the corresponding written authorization that allows their use. Whenever possible, specific permission should be obtained for the publication of these materials.

Units of measurement. Metric units (meters, kilograms, or liters) or their decimal multiples must be used for measurements of length, height, weight, and volume. The temperature must be expressed in degrees Celsius. Blood pressure should be measured in millimeters of mercury. All clinical laboratory results will be reported in SI units or permitted by it. If you want to add the traditional units, they will be written in parentheses. Example: blood glucose: 5.55 mmol/L (100mg/100 mL).

Abbreviations and symbols. Only common abbreviations, domain of the entire scientific community, should be used. Authors should avoid the use of abbreviations in the title of the work. The first time an abbreviation appears in the text, it must be preceded by the full term to which it refers, except in the case of common units of measure.

This type of article will describe one or several clinical cases of exceptional observation or of some new aspect of a previously known disease or syndrome, which constitutes a contribution of special interest for the knowledge of the subject or the process described. They are characterized by being unusual cases, atypical in form or presentation. It must not have more than 3500 words from the Introduction, nor more than 3 authors to whom everything declared in the original articles section applies, and acquires the following structure: first page (similar to the original articles, with differences only in the summary), abstract in Spanish and English (summary), but in the form of a single paragraph of no more than 250 words; introduction (includes objective); presentation of the case (the entire presentation will be reflected in chronological order, from the time the patient was treated for the first time, until the outcome); discussion and bibliographical references. The tables, figures and illustrations must follow the same orientations as the original articles. Bibliographical references must not exceed 12 citations (at least 50 % of them must be from the last five years).

They will be based on already published materials, where the current state of research on a specific topic is compiled, analyzed and synthesized. The authors must indicate the purpose of the review, as well as the sources and methods of searching for references. Works of this type should not have more than 3 authors, to whom everything declared in the original articles section applies, and be adjusted to a maximum length of 5000 words, starting from the Introduction and not including the bibliographic references. Optionally, the article may include tables and figures (which will follow the same rules as for the original articles). They will consist of a structured abstract (similar to the original articles); brief introduction, including the purpose of the review; the development (fundamental part of the review), the conclusions (which must summarize the essence of the review and be written in a paragraph), and the bibliographical references. Review articles must be made on the most up-to-date bibliography of the subject (no less than 25 bibliographic references with more than 70 % from the last 5 years, requiring that at least 25 % be from the last 3 years). The authors will present the topic reviewed critically, expressing the criteria of their practical experience. It should never be a simple transcription of the reviewed bibliography. All the requirements defined in the original articles section apply to authors.

They constitute original articles on topics related to the history of medical sciences and public health in the province. They will be governed by the style requirements established for original articles.

Set of guidelines or principles to help health professionals make decisions in patient care, regarding the most appropriate diagnosis, treatment or other clinical procedures, in specific clinical circumstances. Medical practice guidelines can be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, organizations such as professional societies or boards of directors, or by agreement of expert groups. There may be an institution in charge of determining and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health care, measuring the improvement in health, the reduction in the variety of services or procedures applied, and the reduction in the variety of health care results obtained.

They reflect comments or objections related to articles published in the journal in question, they are published with the aim of allowing the exchange of knowledge and experiences between the authors and the readers of a publication. They may contain up to 2000 words, written by one or two authors and supported by bibliographical references.

Pay tribute to deceased figures who were relevant in the field of medical sciences and medical education in the province.