Submissions

Author Guidelines

Before Starting the Study

The ARP recommends publication guidelines for the EQUATOR network (http://www.equator-network.org), namely CONSORT statements and their extensions (randomized studies, http://www.consort-statement.org/), STROBE (observational studies such as cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies, http://www.strobe-statement.org/), STARD (diagnostic precision studies, http://www.stard-statement.org/), PRISMA (systematic reviews and meta-analyses, http://www.prisma-statement.org/), SQUIRE (quality improvement studies, http://www.squire-statement.org/) and CARE (clinical cases, http://www.care-statement.org/).

The reporting of statistical aspects of studies should be in accordance with the Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature (SAMPL Guidelines, http://www.equator-network.org/2013/02/11/sampl-guidelines-for-statistical-reporting/).

Manuscript Organization

All manuscripts should be organized as follows:

First page (cover page):

1. a) Title in Portuguese and English, concise and objective, preferably with fewer than 10 words
2. b) Names of all authors (clinical or professional names), including academic and/or professional titles and respective affiliation (department, institution, city, country)
3. c) Funding sources that contributed to the work
4. d) Address and email of the author responsible for correspondence regarding the manuscript
5. e) Short title for header
6. f) Item type
7. g) Data Availability Statement

Second page:

1. a) Abstract in Portuguese or English (maximum number of words according to the article type). Abstracts should not include references, and abbreviations should be limited to those that are essential.
2. b) Three to six keywords related to the article submitted for publication, intended for indexing, according to the keywords referred to in Medical Subject Headings MeSH (available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/).

Subsequent pages: The following pages should include the text of the article according to the specific sections of each article type. The text may be presented in Portuguese or English. Acknowledgments and funding sources, any awards or previous presentations should be cited after the text and before the bibliographic references. After the presentation of the bibliographic references, the illustrations should be presented individually on a new page, in the following order: tables and figures.

Article Types

Works that do not conform to the journal's standards cannot be considered for publication.

The following types of articles will be considered for publication: Editorials, Original Articles, Clinical Cases, Images of Interest, Letters to the Editor, Reviews, Technical Innovation, Continuing Education, Opinion Articles, Perspectives, Guidelines/Guidelines.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should not be used in the title or abstract, and their use in the text should be limited. Abbreviations should be defined in full at the first mention, with the abbreviation in parentheses, and used consistently thereafter. Abbreviations should not have periods after each letter.

Scientific Style

The trade name of pharmaceutical products should be followed by their chemical name.

Units and measurements should be expressed in the International System of Units (SI).

Bibliographic References

Authors should provide direct references to the original sources whenever possible.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and precision of their references and for their correct citation in the text.

Vancouver style should be used, as recommended by the ICMJE Requirements. References should be cited according to the order of reference in the text, with superscript numbering, numbered sequentially, in the order of citation in the text.

Example:

This effect was widely studied.1-3,7

If there are more than six authors, the first six will be indicated followed by et al.

For articles published in Journals: 1. Authors' last names, followed by the initials of their first names; 2. Full title of the article; 3. Abbreviation of the Journal's name; 4. Year of publication; 5. Volume (in Arabic numerals); 6. Number of the first and last page.

Shetty AS, Grajo JR, Decker S, Heitkamp DE, DeStigter KK, Mezwa DG, et al. ABR core examination preparation: results of a survey of fourth-year radiology residents who took the 2013 examination. Acad Radiol. 2015;22:121-9.

Book Chapters: 1. Authors' last names, followed by the initials of their first names; 2. Full title of the article; 3. Editor's last name and initials; 4. Full title of the book; 5. City of publication; 6. Year of publication; 7. Number of the first and last page.

Brown B, Aaron M. The politics of nature. In: Smith J, editor. The rise of modern genomics. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley; 2001. p 230-57.

Book: 1. Authors' last name, followed by the initials of their first names; 2. Full title; 3. City: Publisher's name; 4. Year of publication.

Sahani DV. Abdominal imaging. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2011

Homepage/Website: Cancer-Pain.org [Internet homepage]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources [accessed 2013 Jun 9]. Available at: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.

Research data: 1. Authors' last name, followed by the initials of their first names; 2. Dataset title; 3. Year of publication; 4. Link to the online repository.

Unpublished data, such as those appearing in submitted works that have not yet been accepted for publication, as well as personal communications, should not be included in the references. They can be cited in the text in parentheses (e.g., Caseiro-Alves F, personal communication).

Tables

Tables are identified with Arabic numerals that coincide with their order of appearance in the text.

The title should be brief but sufficiently explanatory and placed at the top.

Authors should place explanatory notes in the table footnotes, not in the table title.

For explanatory notes in tables, the following symbols and sequence should be used: *, †, ‡, §, ||, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡.

Figures

Figures are identified with Arabic numerals that coincide with their order of appearance in the text.

Figures, preferably in TIF format, and graphs may be integrated into the text. However, the originals should always be submitted separately. The figures must be of high quality and have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.

The most relevant parts of the figures should be marked with visible signs (arrows, circles, etc.).

Photographs of patients must be presented with their eyes blindfolded, so that they cannot be identified unless accompanied by a letter authorizing their publication.