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Before registering and submitting your article, please consider RER’s Editorial Policies and check the Instructions for Authors NEW!.

To help you submit your article, RER provides a Checklist of Documents to be Submitted NEW! listing the documents and explaining the procedures required for submission.

The average delay in the publishing process (from submission to publication) is a significant challenge for RER’s Editorial Board. So, remember that if your article submission does not comply with the Checklist of Documents to be Submitted, your article will be excluded from the publishing process.

RER meets the criteria of an international, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal. The authors’ interest in publishing high-quality scientific articles honors RER. Thus, it ensures that its revision processes comply with the scientific and ethical principles of scientific publishing and dissemination. Authors are responsible for the content of their articles and must comply with RER’s ethical research principles and guidelines. Authors of articles published in RER assign copyright to the journal.

RER follows the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA 7th edition, 2020) and complies with the rules of the new spelling agreement. Thus, the Editor-in-chief can change Brazilian Portuguese terms into European Portuguese. The articles are organized based on the APA guidelines and the Critical Analysis Topics for original research articles, systematic review and scoping review articles, historical research articles, and theoretical articles/essays. Systematic reviews must comply with the requirements of evidence synthesis recommended by internationally recognized institutions, such as the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and Cochrane. A limited number of theoretical articles/essays and systematic reviews is published per issue. The Editor-in-Chief can decide to publish other types of articles, such as theoretical reviews, biographies, and systematic review protocols.

Depending on the study design, the articles must comply with the international EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network guidelines as follows: CONSORT for randomized controlled trials; STROBE for observational studies; COREQ for qualitative studies; and PRISMA for systematic reviews.

In addition to the Critical Analysis Topics made available, the authors must access and fill in the following RER templates: Manuscript (Article) NEW!; Title Page NEW!; Authorship Responsibility Statement NEW!; and Cover Letter NEW!.

The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing supports the World Health Organization (WHO) clinical trial policies and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The authors of clinical trial articles should preferably complete the registration procedure available at http://www.who.int/ictrp/en/.

Authors can submit articles written in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. RER is bilingual, so the articles are translated into English or Portuguese if accepted for publication. There are no Article Processing Charges (APC) and/or Submission Charges. Authors agree to pay for the translation service of the article once it has been accepted for publication. The translation costs 15 euros per page, including the abstracts and references pages.

 

  • THE ARTICLE

The articles submitted for publication in RER must comply with the following criteria:

  1. – Type: The article must be original and focused on health, nursing, and education topics. It must be structured according to the Critical Analysis Topics of each study design.
  2. – Title: The title must be short, informative, and affirmative. It must be written in Portuguese, English, and Spanish (maximum of 16 words). It must anonymize the research site and not include abbreviations.
  3. – Authors: Please provide a maximum of 7 authors. The authors must be correctly identified with the following information: name, e-mail, country, ORCID iDs, and author’s affiliation.
  4. – Resumo: O resumo do trabalho deve ser apresentado em português, inglês e espanhol, e não deve exceder 170 palavras. Deve ser estruturado de acordo com os tópicos de análise crítica específicos da tipologia de artigo submetido.
  5. – Palavras-chave: O artigo deve apresentar, no máximo, 6 palavras-chave, transcritas de acordo com os descritores MeSH e/ou DeCS, em português, inglês e espanhol (Pesquisar em: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html e/ou https://decs.bvs.br/). Quando não se encontrar um descritor para uma palavra-chave, considerada relevante no estudo, excecionalmente, o Editor-Chefe poderá decidir pela sua inclusão.
  6. – Text:

Structure of the text:

Research Articles must include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Background, Research Questions/Hypotheses, Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion, in compliance with the Critical Analysis Topics for Research Articles NEW!.

Theoretical Articles/Essays must include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Development, Conclusion, and References in compliance with the Critical Analysis Topics for Theoretical Articles/Essays NEW!.

Systematic Reviews must include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References in compliance with the Critical Analysis Topics for Systematic Reviews NEW!.

Scoping Reviews must include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References in compliance with the Critical Analysis Topics for Scoping Reviews NEW!.

Historical Research Articles must include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References, in compliance with the Critical Analysis Topics for Historical Research Articles NEW!.

 

Format:

The manuscript (article) must use the template NEW! made available by RER at (https://revistas.rcaap.pt/referencia/AUTORES). It must be presented in Word format, Arial 11, 1.5 line spacing, left-justified, with continuous line numbers, A4-sized paper (top and bottom margins of 2.5cm and left and right margins of 3cm), in a single column, without footnotes. It should have a maximum of 15 pages, including titles, abstracts, keywords (Portuguese, English, and Spanish), references, tables, and figures (charts, images, etc.). Authors should check for possible grammatical or spelling errors, redundancy, and jargon.

                                                                                                                           

  1. – Tables and figures (charts, images, etc.): Authors should include only those necessary to understand the article. They must be numbered in the order of their citation in the text. Comments on data and results must precede the corresponding tables and figures (charts, images, etc.). The numbers and titles of tables and figures (charts, images, etc.) are placed above the tables and the figures. Abbreviations must be defined below the figures/tables (following the American Psychological Association [APA] 7th edition guidelines).
  2. – Citations: There are direct and indirect citations. Please enclose the word-for-word material with double quotation marks and provide the author, publication date, and page number for direct citations. When paraphrasing, please include the author and date of publication. Citations must comply with the APA 7th edition guidelines (2020). Please check Table 2 for examples. Each reference cited in the text must appear in the reference list and vice-versa.

 

Table 2

Basic Citation Styles – In-text citations according to APA (7th edition, 2020)

Source: APA (7th Edition, 2020)


Please follow the example below in the case of multiple works by the same author(s) published in the same year.

Example: Several articles (Webster, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c; Webster &Sanders, 2020) mention that (…).

  • Note: Please include the page number in case of in-text citations: Pereira (2020, pg. 20) or (Pereira, 2020, pg. 20).                                                                                                                      
    1. – References: Authors should preferably use primary sources. They must include the most significant works on the topic’s state-of-the-art, particularly within the last five years. The sources must be identified, and priority should be given to the search in national and international indexed journals. The reference list must follow the guidelines of the APA 7th edition (2020). All references must be cited in the text. Articles must include no more than 30 references, and a minimum of 80% should be from journal articles indexed in international databases and from the last three years.

 

APA 7th edition (2020) Guidelines - Examples

 

Books

- Single author

Gonçalves, C. (2021). Enfermagem: Sobrevivi!: Com manual de sobrevivência incluído. Chiado Books.

- Two to twenty authors

Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2020). Brunner & Suddarth: Tratado de enfermagem médicocirúrgica (14ª ed.). Guanabara Koogan.

NB: If an article has twenty-one or more authors, list the names of the first nineteen authors followed by an ellipsis (…) and then the last author’s name.


Works by the same author in the same year

Netter, F. H. (2019a). Atlas of human anatomy (7th ed.). Elsevier.
Netter, F. H. (2019b). Atlas of human anatomy with latin terminology (7th ed.). Elsevier.
NB: The format for documents with no date is: “n.d.-a,” “n.d.-b.”

The format for documents in press is: “in press-a,” “in press-b.”


Translated works

Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2019). Fundamentos de pesquisa em enfermagem: Avaliação de evidências para a prática da enfermagem (M. Toledo, Trans.; 9ª ed.). Artmed. (Original work published 2001).


Corporate author (organization, institution)

Comissão Nacional de Promoção dos Direitos e Proteção das Crianças e Jovens. (2020). Manual de procedimentos: Colaborar ativamente na prevenção e eliminação da mutilação genital feminina.

Direcção-Geral da Saúde. (2019). Plano de ação para a literacia em saúde: Portugal: 2019-2021.
NB: If the publisher is the same as the author, then omit the publisher’s name. Do not replace it with the word “Author.”


Book with publisher

Ferrell, B. R., & Paice, J. A. (Eds.). (2019). Oxford textbook of palliative nursing. Oxford University Press.


Book chapter

Cunha, N., & Pacheco, A. (2020). Conceção, implantação e embriologia. In J. Neves (Coord.), Obstetrícia fundamental (pp. 41-51). Lidel.


Theses and dissertations

Braga, L. (2017). Práticas de enfermagem e a segurança do doente no processo de punção de vasos e na administração da terapêutica endovenosa [Tese de doutoramento]. Universidade de Lisboa.


Unpublished:

Veloso, E. M. (2017). Transição para a parentalidade: Confiança parental materna e confiança parental paterna no pós-parto [Dissertação de mestrado não publicada]. Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra.


Database:

Pascoe, S. (2020). Healing bullying in nursing and nursing education through forgiveness (Publication Nº 28259585) [Doctoral dissertation, California Institute of Integral Studies]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.


Repository
Cruz, M. D. (2020). Epidemiologia da dor neonatal: fatores determinantes para a sua prevenção e tratamento [Tese de doutoramento, Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina]. Estudo Geral: Repositório Científico da UC. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/91098


Articles from Journals

Article from Journal with DOI assigned:

Almeida, L., & Pereira, H. (2020). Estilos defensivos e funcionamento sexual em adultos. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças, 21(2), 236-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.15309/20psd210201

Rima, S., Kerbyson, G., Jones, E., & Schmid, M. C. (2020). Advantage of detecting visual events in the right hemifield is affected by reading skill. Vision Research, 169, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.03.001

Breda, L. F., & Cerejo, M. N. (2021). Influência da consulta pré-operatória de enfermagem na satisfação das necessidades informativas do doente. Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 5(5), e20088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.03.001
Chapple, H. S. (2021). Placing a central vascular access device in a patient with substance use disorder: The ethical position of the infusion nurse. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 44(1), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0000000000000407


Article from Journal with DOI assigned - 21 or more authors

Lee, L. Y., Cazier, J.-B., Starkey, T., Briggs, S. E., Arnold, R., Bisht, V., Booth, S., Campton, N. A., Cheng, V. W., Collins, G., Curley, H. M., Earwaker, P., Fittall, M. W., Gennatas, S., Goel, A., Hartley, S., Hughes, D. J., Kerr, D., Lee, A. J., . . . Kerr, R. (2020). COVID-19 prevalence and mortality in patients with cancer and the effect of primary tumour subtype and patient demographics: A prospective cohort study. The Lancet Oncology, 21(10), 1309-1316. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30442-3


Article from Journal with DOI assigned - author and group authors combination

Atkinson‐Briggs, S., Jenkins, A., Keech, A., Ryan, C., Brazionis, L., & the Centre of Research Excellence in Diabetic Retinopathy Study Group. (2021). A model of culturally‐informed integrated diabetes education and eye screening in indigenous primary care services and specialist diabetes clinics: Study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(3), 1578-1590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14734


Article from Journal without DOI assigned:

Article from Journal without DOI assigned and with an URL not belonging to a database:

Henrique, J. S., Azevedo, S. M., Rosa, A., & Santos, J. C. (2021). Perceção da qualidade de vida da pessoa adulta com estrabismo, antes e após a intervenção cirúrgica de correção do estrabismo. Revista Investigação em Enfermagem, 2(34), 47-58. http://www.sinaisvitais.pt/images/stories/Rie/RIE34_S2.pdf


Newspaper, magazine, or newspaper article without DOI, from academic research databases, or printed version:

Redondo Tébar, A., & Postigo Mota, S. (2021). El paciente con diabetes y COVID-19. Revista Rol de Enfermeria, 44(1), 8-23.

NB: the URL should not be indicated if it does not allow access to the document (for example, because it requires a login and password).


Legal or Government document

Lei nº 5/2021 da Assembleia da República. (2021). Diário da República: 1.ª Série, n.º 35. https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/157996084


Regulamento nº 5/2021 do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Diário da República: 2.ª Série, n.º 3. https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/153024981


nº 70/20 - II Série. Ministério da Saúde, Gabinete da Ministra. Lisboa, Portugal.


Electronic Sources

Books

Pickering, G., Zwkhalen, S., & Kaasalainen (2018). Pain management in older adults: A nursing perspective. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Recuperado de https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A1045796874#/oclc/1045796874


No author

Behaviour modification. (2007). Educational Psychologist. Recuperado de http://www.educational-psychologist.org.uk/behaviour.html


No date

Society of Clinical Psychology. (n.d.). About clinical psychology. Recuperado de http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/aboutcp.html


Books (with the same author and publisher):

Direcção-Geral da Saúde. (2020). Aconselhamento breve para a alimentação saudável nos cuidados e saúde primários: Modelo de intervenção e ferramentas 2020. https://www.dgs.pt/documentos-e-publicacoes/dgs-lanca-manual-sobre-alimentacaosaudavel-nos-cuidados-de-saude-primarios-pdf.aspx


Book without DOI assigned:

Heng, D. Y., & Kollmannsberger, C, (Eds.). (2020). Practical approaches to managing advanced kidney cancer. Canadian Urological Association. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK566710/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK566710.pdf


Book with DOI assigned:

Acosta, J. D., Cerully, J. L., Wong, E. C., Sayers,E L., Zaydman, M., Meredith, L. S., Blum, I., Nanda, N., Tanielian, T., Ross, R., & Wilks, A. (2020). Cross-agency evaluation of DoD, VA, and HHS mental health public awareness campaigns: Analysis of campaign scope, content, and reach. RAND Corporation. https://doi.org/10.7249/RR1612

NB: Whenever the document has a DOI, it takes precedence over the URL.


Printed document with DOI assigned:

Peixoto, T. A., Peixto, N. M., Pinto, C. A., & Santos, C. S. (2021). Elementos-chave de uma intervenção educacional em enfermagem promotora da adaptação dos sobreviventes de cancro. Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 5(5), e20078. https://doi.org/10.12707/RV20078


Manuscript:
Autor, A. A., & Autor, B. B. (data). Título do trabalho [Manuscrito não publicado/Manuscrito em preparação/Manuscrito submetido para publicação]. Departamento e Instituição onde foi produzido, se possível.
NB: If the manuscript was submitted for publication, the journal where it was submitted should not be indicated, and it should be cited as an article in press.


Conferences
Papers:

Soares, A. M. (2020, janeiro 29-fevereiro 2). My-PEP: A prehabilitation intervention in oesophaseal cancer patients. In H. Pereira, S. Monteiro, G. Esgalhado, A. Cunha, & I. Leal (Eds.), Melhorar o bem estar global [Congresso]. 13º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde da Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde, Covilhã, Portugal. https://estudogeral.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/88803/1/My-PEP_a%20prehabilitation%20intervention%20in%20oesophageal%20cancer%20patients%20%2810pp%20paper%29.pdf


Poster/Paper:

Gouveia, P., Sá, M., Resende, E., Ferreira, M., & Abreu, S. (2020, janeiro 23-26). Tiroidectomia: Revisão de 4 anos de um centro hospitalar [Apresentação de poster]. Congresso Português de Endocrinologia e 71ª Reunião Anual da SPEDM, Coimbra, Portugal.


Website

With an organizational group author

World Health Organization. (2020, December 9). The top 10 causes of death. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death

NB: If the website’s author and the site name are the same, omit the site name.


With single author

Atkinson, A. (2021, February 7). 3 Habits of incredibly healthy people: No, you don’t have to go to the gym. Medium. https://medium.com/in-fitness-and-in-health/3-habits-of-incredibly-healthy-people-e3bc5ffb4b00


Blog post

Fernandes, J. (2021, janeiro 20). Nutrição na terceira idade. Saúde e Bem Estar. https://www.saudebemestar.pt/pt/blog/nutricao/dieta-no-idoso/

 

  • ARTICLE SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

Step 1: Go to the RER’s website: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/referencia/index;

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Step 3: When accessing your profile, under the “My Queue” tab, click on “New Submission”;

Step 4: Proceed with the article submission process, filling in the requested data in the following points: 1. Start; 2. Upload Submission; 3. Enter Metadata; 4. Confirmation; and 5. Next Steps.

Note: When filling in Point 2. (Upload Submission), submit the required documents on the platform using the templates available at https://revistas.rcaap.pt/referencia/AUTORES, as follows: