PUBLICATION
GUIDELINES
(versão em português)
J
Vasc Bras is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication of the Brazilian
Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Sociedade Brasileira
de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular - SBACV). It is directed
to vascular surgeons and clinicians and professionals of related
fields, and accepts submissions in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
The aim of the Journal is to select and disseminate high-quality
scientific contents concerning original research, novel surgical
and diagnostic techniques, and clinical observations in the field
of vascular surgery, angiology, and endovascular surgery.
The
J Vasc Bras Publication Guidelines follow the recommendations
contained in the latest version of the Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals of 2005.
The complete version of this document is available at www.icmje.org.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
1.
The works submitted for publication should not have been published
or submitted to other Journals in part or in whole.
2.
Materials published in J Vasc Bras become the property of the
Journal and of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular
Surgery and may not be reproduced elsewhere in part or in whole
without written permission from J Vasc Bras and from the Brazilian
Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery and without citation
of the original source.
3.
In cases of articles that reproduce already published figures,
the authors must cite the original source in the legend and must
obtain written permission from the copyright holder (publishing
house or journal).
4.
We recommend that authors keep copies of the material submitted
to J Vasc Bras, which will not be returned to authors.
5.
J Vasc Bras will not accept the submission of editorial materials
with commercial objectives or which were not invited by the Editor-in-Chief.
6.
The receipt of submitted articles will be acknowledged via e-mail
to the corresponding author. If the paper is in accordance with
the Publication Guidelines and with the editorial policies of
the Journal, it will be reviewed by two referees appointed by
the Editor-in-Chief. The review process is anonymous. Within 60
days, the authors will be informed concerning the status of the
manuscript and the possible changes suggested by the Editorial
Board. A copy of the referees' comments will be forwarded to the
authors. Manuscripts requiring changes will be returned to the
authors for correction. The authors must return the amended text
as soon as possible (no later than 1 month after receipt), and
they must provide a convincing justification if any of the requests
are not incorporated into the revised text. Then the article is
sent again to the reviewers, who review the new version and decide
whether it should be accepted for publication, corrected again
or rejected.
7.
The number of authors per manuscript should not exceed eight.
Works with more than eight authors should be accompanied by a
declaration describing the exact contribution of each author.
In the case of collective (institutional) authorship, one responsible
author must be designated. Collaborative works and multicentric
studies must list as authors the investigators in charge of the
protocols applied (not more than five). All other collaborators
may be cited in the acknowledgment section or in a note entitled
"Additional information concerning authorship," at the
end of the article. The concept of co-authorship is based on the
substantial contribution of each author, be it for the conception
and design of the study, analysis and interpretation of data,
or for the writing and critical appraisal of the manuscript. The
inclusion of names whose contribution does not fulfill these criteria
is not warranted.
8.
Situations of conflict of interest which may bias the development
or conclusions of the work being reported must be explicitly mentioned.
This includes stock ownership in companies that manufacture drugs
or equipment cited or employed in the study. Other types of material
support, employment, consultancies, etc., are also considered
sources of conflict of interest.
9.
Manuscripts that are not in accordance with the Publication Guidelines
will be returned to the authors for the necessary corrections
before analysis by the Editorial Board.
10.
The journal provides authors with electronic PDF proofs if the
manuscript is accepted. Acrobat reader is required to read these
proofs and it can be downloaded free of charge from www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/main.html.
Changes should be limited to spell checking, with no content modifications.
Proofs must be returned by e-mail to (jvascbr@scientific.com.br)
or by fax within 48 hours after receipt.
11.
A statement concerning approval by the research ethics committee
(or equivalent) of the institution in which the work was carried
out must be included. Experimental studies involving animals should
be in conformance with the applicable laws and regulations.
TYPES
OF ARTICLES
J
Vasc Bras publishes:
1.
Complete original articles reporting the results of prospective,
experimental, or retrospective studies, as well as articles awarded
in Congresses. These articles will be given priority for publication.
They should be composed of the following parts: title page, abstract
and keywords, text (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion
or equivalent), acknowledgements (if applicable), references,
tables, figure legends (if applicable) and figures (if applicable).
2.
Short communications, i.e., initial or preliminary and
partial results of clinical or surgical studies under development,
or of the application of an innovative technique. These articles
should be composed of the following parts: title page, abstract
and keywords, text, references, figure legends (if applicable)
and figures (if applicable).
3.
Well-documented case reports of great interest in terms
of clinical and laboratory findings. Preference will be given
to cases of uncommon disease or evolution, or submitted to innovative
or alternative forms of treatment. J Vasc Bras will only accept
case reports if they lead to cases with an unusual appearance,
rare diagnosed cases, pioneer or innovative treatment, or unexpected
results. These articles should be composed of the following parts:
title page, abstract and keywords, text (Introduction, Case description
and Discussion or equivalent), references, figure legends (if
applicable) and figures (if applicable).
4.
Presentation of novel diagnostic, surgical, and clinical treatments,
as long as there are no clear or disguised commercial purposes
or associations with the pharmaceutical or medical equipment industries.
These articles should be composed of the following parts: title
page, abstract and keywords, text, references, figure legends
(if applicable) and figures (if applicable).
5.
Therapeutic challenges, divided into two parts, as follows:
Part I - Clinical case, with case description (similar to case
reports), including images and/or tests carried out, followed
by questions about additional diagnostic methods employed and/or
therapeutic approaches adopted; and Part II - What was actually
done?, with detailed description of the therapeutic approach adopted,
including surgical or clinical procedures, laboratory tests, follow-up
information (if applicable) and conclusions. These contributions
should be composed of the following parts: title page, text (divided
in Parts I and II), references, tables, figure legends (if applicable)
and figures (if applicable).
6.
Abstracts of dissertations presented and approved not more
than 12 months prior to the submission date. Dissertation abstracts
should be composed of the following parts: title, full name of
the author, advisor, and members of the dissertation committee,
date and service/department/program to which the dissertation
was developed and presented, abstract and keywords.
7.
Review articles, including meta-analyses and editorial
comments. These articles should be composed of the following parts:
title page, abstract and keywords, text, references, tables, figure
legends (if applicable) and figures (if applicable).
8.
Letters to the Editor concerning published or other relevant
matters. Letters should be composed of the following parts: title,
name of the author, identification of the article/manuscript commented,
references (if applicable).
9.
Special issues such as annals, guidelines, collections of works
presented at conferences sponsored by the Brazilian Society of
Angiology and Vascular Surgery, and supplements focusing on specific
topics may be organized upon request to the Editor-in-Chief.
MANUSCRIPT
PREPARATION
All
manuscripts must be typed double-spaced and left aligned, including
all sections: title page, text, references, tables, and figure
legends. Original works should not exceed 2,500 words not including
title page, abstract, tables, figures (maximum of five tables
and figures), and reference list. Case reports should not exceed
1,000 words and three figures and tables. Review articles should
not exceed 5,000 words in the main text.
Manuscripts
should preferentially be typed as a Microsoft Word® document
using the Times New Roman font, size 12. Do not highlight any
parts of the text using underline or bold. All the pages should
be numbered starting with the title page.
Do
not use capital letters to write names (e.g., SMITH) within the
text or in the list of references. Do not use periods when abbreviating
expressions (AAA rather than A.A.A.). Abbreviated expressions
should be written out the first time they appear in the text,
followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis.
Title
page
This
section must contain: title of the manuscript; short title (up
to 50 characters) the full names of all authors; the name of the
institution in which the work was carried out or to which the
authors are affiliated; congresses were the study was presented,
and information concerning financial support or other support
received in the form of equipment or drugs. Authors should also
indicate the name, complete mailing address, telephone, fax and
e-mail of the corresponding author.
Abstract
and keywords
Original
articles should have a structured abstract, with the following
headings: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
These abstracts should not exceed 250 words. The use of abbreviations
and symbols should be avoided in the abstract. In addition, do
not cite references in the abstract.
For
case reports and review articles, the abstract should
be unstructured and limited to 150 words.
Below
the abstract include at least three keywords. The keywords must
be based on the DeCS elaborated by BIREME, available at digital
libraries or Internet (http://decs.bvs.br).
If
possible, the abstract and keywords should be supplied also in
Portuguese. The content of both versions should be identical.
Submission
of dissertation abstracts
Dissertation
abstracts must be structured and have a maximum of 350 words.
They should be composed of: dissertation title, full name of the
author, advisor, and members of the dissertation committee, date
and service/department/program to which the dissertation was developed
and presented, abstract and keywords. Acceptance of abstracts
is under reviewers' approval as well.
Tables
Each
table should be presented on a separate page at the end of the
article. Tables should be numbered using Arabic numbers in the
order in which they appear in the text, with an explanatory title
and notes, if required. Use only horizontal borders before and
after the column headers and at the foot of the table. Do not
use vertical borders.
Figures
Each
figure should be presented individually. Figures should be numbered
using Arabic numbers in the order in which they appear in the
text. Each figure should have an explanatory legend, and all legends
should be listed on a page at the end of the article. Color figures
are accepted for online publication, but are printed in black
and white. Therefore, all figures should be intelligible in black
and white.
Figures
may be sent in electronic files (only digital images and photographs
will be accepted, extensions .jpg, .gif or .tif and 300 dpi minimum,
so as to allow for quality printing), or by mail. Scanned photographs
will not be accepted; paper photographs should be submitted via
regular mail. Photographs should not allow patient identification.
Graphs
should be bidimensional. When a figure received electronically
does not present the necessary quality, the Board may contact
the authors and request that the figure be sent via regular mail.
Identify all photographs sent via mail in the back with a label
indicating the name of the first author and the top of the figure.
Do
not send original X-rays, medical records or any materials in
heat-sensitive paper. Instead, submit two sets of good-quality
copies of these materials to enable reproduction.
Figures
already published and included in articles submitted to the Journal
should cite the original source in the legend and must be sent
together with a written permission from the copyright holder (publishing
house or journal).
Acknowledgments
Acknowledge
the work of people who contributed intellectually to the work,
but whose contribution does not justify authorship. Also acknowledge
any material support received.
References
All
the authors and works cited in the text must be included in the
reference list and vice-versa. Number references in the order
in which they appear in the text, using superscript numbers. Avoid
citing too many references. Original articles must have a maximum
of 60 references; case reports, a maximum of 30; and review articles
should not exceed 100 references. Select the most relevant ones,
and focus on the most recent works (past five years).
Do
not forget to cite Brazilian and Latin American authors who have
made significant contributions. In doing so, please consult
the following sources: Lilacs (www.bireme.com.br),
SciELO (www.scielo.br) and J Vasc
Bras (www.jvascbr.com.br).
Avoid
citations that are not easily available to readers, such as abstracts
presented at conferences and other restricted publications. Do
not use "personal communications" as references. Papers
that have been accepted for publication may be cited if the journal
is indicated, followed by "in press." For citation of
other works by the authors, select only journal articles (do not
include book chapters and review articles) which are related to
the topic under discussion. The authors are responsible for the
accuracy of the references.
Below
are some examples of different types of references:
Journal
articles:
1.
Harvey J, Dardik H, Impeduglia T, Woo D, Debernardis F. Endovascular
management of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage complicating
pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2006;43:613-7.
2.
The UK Small Aneurysm Trial Participants. Mortality results for
randomised controlled trial of early elective surgery or ultrasonographic
surveillance for small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Lancet. 1998;352:1649-55.
If
there are more than six authors, cite the first three followed
by "et al." Cite all authors if there are six or fewer.
3.
Hull RD, Pineo GF, Stein PD, et al. Extended out-of-hospital low-molecular-weight
heparin prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis in patients
after elective hip arthroplasty: a systematic review. Ann Intern
Med. 2001;135:858-69.
Book
chapters:
4.
Rutherford RB. Initial patient evaluation: the vascular consultation.
In: Rutherford RB, editor. Vascular surgery. Philadelphia: WB
Saunders; 2000. p. 1-12.
Journal
article on the Internet:
5.
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the
ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the internet].
2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 3 p.]. Available from:
http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm.
Journal
article published on the Internet:
6.
Wantland DJ, Portillo CJ, Holzemer WL, Slaughter R, McGhee EM.
The effectiveness of web-based vs. non-web-based interventions:
a meta-analysis of behavioral change outcomes. J Med Internet
Res. 2004;6(4):e40. Available from: http://www.jmir.org/2004/4/e40/.
Accessed Nov 29 2004.
Homepage/Web
Site:
7.
OncoLink [site on the Internet]. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania;
c1994-2006. [updated 2004 Sep 24; cited 2006 Mar 14]. Available
from: http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/.
Software:
8.
Smallwaters Corporation. Analysis of moment structures: AMOS [software].
Version 5.0.1. Chicago: Smallwaters; 2003.
SUBMISSION
OF THE ARTICLE
Via
e-mail (preferred)
Send
an email message with the manuscript attached to jvascbr@scientific.com.br.
Figures (digital graphs and photographs only) may be submitted
as .jpg, .gif or .tif files, with a minimum resolution of 300
dpi and a maximum size of 3 MB (of the whole set of figures).
Via
regular mail (for authors who do not have access to email)
In
case of submission via regular mail, use white A4 paper with margins
of at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) in all four sides. Start each section
on a new page: title page, abstract and key-words; text; acknowledgments;
references; individual tables; and figure legends. Send one copy
and a diskette that is clearly identified with the corresponding
author's name and the title of the article to the following address:
Secretaria
Editorial do Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Rua Maranguape, 72 - Loja 1
CEP 90690-380 - Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
AUTHOR
CHECKLIST
Title (in English and Portuguese, if possible).
Short title (up to 50 characters with spaces).
Full names of all authors.
Name of the institution in which the work was carried out or to
which the authors are affiliated.
Information concerning financial support or material support in
the form of drugs or equipment.
Name, full mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail of corresponding
author.
Up to 250-word structured abstract for original articles or up
to 150-word unstructured abstract for case reports and review
articles.
At least three keywords (contained in DeCS, http://decs.bvs.br).
All pages are numbered.
All figures and tables were cited in the text.
All figures (when sent via regular mail) are identified with a
label indicating the name of the first author and the top of the
figure.
Figures do now allow identification of the patient.
All references in the reference list appear in the text and are
numbered in the order of appearance, with superscript numbers.
References are adequately formatted (please follow the examples).
There are citations of Brazilian and Latin American authors.
The authors have copies of informed consent forms and other documents
required by the Ethics Committee at the institution in which the
work was carried out.
The authors have written permission for the use of already published
figures.
If the article is being submitted via regular mail, one hard copy
and a diskette are being submitted.
