Introduction
The journal Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - (Acta Paul Enferm.), ISSN 0103-2100, IS A technical and scientific publication of the Department of Nursing at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, is published bimonthly with the aim of spreading the production of relevant scientific issues of Nursing and related areas.
The Acta Paulista de Enfermagem accept for publication papers prepared by nurses, other professionals of related areas and nursing students, written in Portuguese, Spanish and English, being the papers of the authors under their full responsibility, and not necessarily reflecting the views of the editors of the magazine.
The content of material submitted for publication in the Acta Paulista de Enfermagem should not have been previously published or sent, simultaneously, to another journal. To be published in other places, even partially, requires written approval from the editors. The concepts and statements contained in the paper are the sole responsibility of the authors.
The Acta Paulista de Enfermagem published the article, in English, in the online version. Only when the article was approved for publication, the authors should make the translation to English.
In selecting articles for publication, the magazine evaluates the scientific merit of the work, its compliance with the editorial standards and editorial policies, adopted by the journal. In research involving human subjects should be made explicit (in the text of the article) the approval granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution where the research was conducted and the signing of the Free and Informed Term of Consent by participants - these documents should be attached as complementary documents. The articles of assays/clinical research will be assessed only if they had received an identification number from one of the Clinical Assays Registries validated by the criteria established by the World Health Organization and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which addresses are available at the ICMJE site. The identification number must be registered at the end of the abstract. The number of draws and/or charts/tables should not exceed 5 (five). The number of references should not exceed 35. If these rules are not followed, the item will be summarily returned.
The manuscript should be organized according to one of the sections described below:
Original Articles: research papers with unpublished results and that add value to the Science of Nursing, with a maximum 14 pages. Its structure is conventional, that is to say, containing introduction, methods, results, discussion and conclusion/final considerations on separate items; it will be accepted subtitles added to describe structure.
Review Articles: intended to encompass the available knowledge about a topic, based on relevant literature, built critically and systematically, plus analysis and conclusion, with a maximum of 12 pages.
Experience report: an analytical description of the nursing activities in different areas, limited to 8 pages.
Updating report: designed to address current information on topics of interest in the area, with the potentiality of being investigated, with a maximum of 5 pages.
Reviews: critical review of scientific literature published in books, guiding the reader to know their characteristics and potential uses; on one page. It should contain the full reference of the topic discussed.
Letters to the editor: for reader comments on papers published in the Journal, they can express agreement or disagreement with the subject addressed; in one page.
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Cover Letter
The papers should be accompanied by: a) a letter from the author, authorizing its publication and transferring the copyright to the journal, signed by all authors. All authors should sign the letter sent to the Scientific Editor; b) contribution of the authors and sponsors, c) declaration of the nonexistence of conflicts of interest; f) Term of Free and Informed Consent when the research deals with humans. The models of these letters are available at the link: http//:www.unifesp.br/denf/acta/modelo_carta.doc. If this norm is not complied the item will be summarily returned.
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Revising by Consultants
All papers, after approved by the editorial board, will be sent to be analyzed and evaluated by two consultants (reviewers); the anonymity is guaranteed hroughout all the judging process. If there is discrepancy between the views, the article will be sent to a third consultant. Only after final approval by the editors and consultants, the papers will be published. The comments will be sent to the authors for modifications in the text or to justify the failure to meet the recommendations of the consultants. The Editorial Board has full authority to decide on the convenience of accepting the paper. The papers that were not accepted will be returned to the authors. The names of the consultants will remain in secrecy; also, the consultants will not know the authors names.
In the event of conflict of interest, between authors and domestic or foreign specialists, it should be included a confidential letter in a sealed envelope addressed to the Scientific Editor of Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, indicating the name of the people who should not participate in the arbitration process. This information will be used in strict confidence. Similarly, the consultants (reviewers) may manifest in case of conflict of interest relating to any aspect of the article to be evaluated.
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Presentation of Originals
The originals manuscripts must be written in the official spelling and typed on sheets of paper size A4, with 1.5 line spacing, font Arial, size 12, with 4 margins of 2.5 cm. In preparing the original, it must be observed, the following structure:
Header: Article title; subtitle if exist; maximum of 12 words, in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Author's name(s) - Name and surname of all authors by which are known in the literature. Full names of authors in a footnote citation, indicating the highest degree of studies obtained and the institution to which they belong. Highlight the name of the author responsible for correspondence, e-mail, telephone and fax. The e-mail and mail address will be published.
Reference of the article - the title of the article should be placed before the abstract in Portuguese, English and Spanish, respectively.
Abstract: maximum of 150 words. Must include abstracts in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and should precede the text. For original articles, the abstract should be structured (Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusion), for other categories of articles is not required the mentioned structure.
Key words: Should accompany the abstracts (Portuguese, English and Spanish) and correspond to the words and expressions that identify the contents of the article. Submit up to 5 keywords in Portuguese, English and Spanish. To define the key words, use: Keywords in Health Sciences - DECS. (list of keywords used in the Database LILACS from Bireme) available at http://decs.bvs.br/, and the Nursing Thesaurus from the International Nursing Index might be consulted as a supplement list, when necessary.
Text: Should follow the structure required for each work category, in the case of original articles (research), the results must be separate from the discussion. The completion part (final considerations) should not contain citations. Citations in the text should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they were mentioned for the first time in the text. Identify citations by Arabic numerals in parentheses and superscript, without mentioning the name of the authors. If they were sequential, should be separated by a hyphen; if they were random, must be separated by a comma.
In the text should be indicated the site of insertion of the drawings, graphs, tables, in the same way that these were numbered sequentially. All figures (graphs, photographs and illustrations) and tables (up to 5) should be in black and white.
Acknowledgements: Includes contributions from people who deserve recognition, but do not justify their inclusion as authors; thanks for financial support, technical assistance, etc.
References: The references, in the printed and electronic documents will follow the Vancouver Style, developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, updated in 2008 available on the web site www.icmje.org The alignment of the references should be done by the left margin. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus and by the International Nursing Index. They must be typed in normal style (not bold or italic, or underline), according to the examples cited in the site: http://www.unifesp.br/denf/acta/
Submission of manuscripts:
Articles must, obligatorily, be submitted electronically, in accordance with the instructions posted on the site http://submision.scielo.br/index/ape/.
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Examples of References
Journal’s Articles / Standard Article
One author
Nóbrega-Therrien SM. A enfermeira e o exercício do poder da profissão: a trama da ambigüidade. Acta Paul Enferm. 2004; 17(1):79-86.
Two authors
Queiroz MVO, Jorge MSB. Concepções de promoção da saúde e atuação dosprofissionais que cuidam da criança. Acta Paul Enferm. 2004; 17(1):31-7.
Three or more authors
Fernandes JD, Guimarães A, Araújo FA, Reis LS, Gusmão MC, Margareth Q. B. Trabuco, MQB et al. Construção do conheci-mento de enfermagem em unidades de tratamento intensivo: contribuição de um curso de especialização. Acta Paul Enferm. 2004;17(3):325-32.
Institution as an Author
Center for Disease Control. Protection against viral hepatitis. Recomendations of the immunization. Practices Advisory Committee. MMWR. 1990; 39(RR-21):1-27.
Without authorship indication
For more pregnant women getting antenatal care. J Adv Nurs. 2004;47(6):683-4.
Volume with addendum
Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel carcinogenicity and ocupation lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 1994; 102 Suppl 1:275-82.
Fascicle with addendum
Conselho Nacional de Saúde. Resolução n. 196, de 10 de outubro de 1996. Dispõe sobre diretrizes e normas regulamentadoras de pesquisas envolvendo seres humanos. Bioética. 1996; 4(2 Supl):15-25.
Volume with parts
Milward AJ, Meldrum BS, Mellamby JH. Forebrain ischaemia with CA 1 cellloss impairs epileptogenesis in the tetanus toxin limbra seizure model. Brain.1999; 122(Pt 6):100-16.
Fascicle with parts
Jones J. Management of leg ulcers. Nurs Times. 2000; 96(43 Pt2):45-6.
Fascicle with parts
Ribeiro LS. Uma visão sobre o tratamento dos doentes mentais no sistema público de saúde. Rev USP. 1999; (43): 55-9.
Without fascicle and without volume
Duhl L. A saúde e a vida citadina. Saúde Mundo. 1990:10-2.
Article with published erratum
Hamlin JA, Kahn AM. Herniography in symptomatic patients following inguinal hernia repair. West J Med. 1995; 162(1):28-31.Erratum in: West J Med. 1995; 162(3):278
Article in press
Silva LM, Clapis MJ. Compreendendo a vivência materna no primeiro contato com seu filho na sala de parto. Acta Paul Enferm. No prelo 2004.
Editorials
Whitaker IY. Atendimento ao trauma: um vasto campo para a enfermeira [editorial]. Acta Paul Enferm. 2004; 17(2):131.
Books and another monographs
Particular person as an author
Cassiani SHB. Administração de medicamentos. São Paulo: EPU; 2000.
Editor, Organizer, Coordinator as an author
Almeida MCP, Rocha SMM, organizadoras. O trabalho de enfermagem. São Paulo: Cortez; 1997.
Institution as an author and editor
Brasil. Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Políticas de Saúde.
Parto, aborto e puerpério: assistência humanizada à mulher. Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2001.
Book chapter
Furegato ARF. A conduta humana e a trajetória do ser e do fazer da enfermagem. In: Jorge MSB, Silva WV, Oliveira FB,organiza-doras. Saúde mental: da prática psiquiátrica asilar ao terceiro milênio. São Paulo: Lemos Editorial; 2000. p. 93-116.
Note: At the edition’s indication, the ordinal number must be held according to the original language (5a ed., 5th ed. etc.)
Work exhibited in an event
Abreu AS. Atuação do enfermeiro junto às necessidades educativas do paciente submetido à hemodiálise[resumo]. In: 52º Congres-so Brasileiro de Enfermagem; 2000 Out 21-26; Recife. Livro de resumos. Recife: ABEn – Seção - PE; 2000. p. 10
Dissertation and thesis
Pirolo SM. A equipe de enfermagem e o mito do trabalho em grupo [tese]. São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem; 1999.
Cuenca AMB. O uso da Internet por docentes da área de Saúde Pública [tese]. São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública; 2004.
Legal documents (legislation, doctrine and jurisprudence)/
Brasil. Constituição 1988. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil. Brasília (DF): Senado; 1988.
Brasil. Lei n. 7.498, de 25 de junho de 1986. Dispõe sobre a regulamentação do exercício da enfermagem e dá outras providências. Diário Oficial da União, Brasília (DF) 1986; 26 jun. Seção 1:1.
Documents in eletronic format
Journal’s article
Deslandes SF. Análise do discurso oficial sobre a humanização da assistência hospitalar. Cienc Saúde Coletiva [periódico na Internet] 2004 [citado 2004 Nov 16]; 9(1):[cerca de 8 p.]. Disponível em: http:// www.scielo.brscielo. php? pid =S1413 8123200400010 0002&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt
Monograph
São Paulo (Estado). Secretaria do Meio Ambiente. Entendendo o meio ambiente [monografia na internet]. São Paulo; 1999. v. 1. [citado 2004 Nov 16]. Disponível em: http://www.bdt.fat.org.br/sma/entendendo/indic1
Tables: They must be send in sheets of paper sepa-simple to allow the reproduction. The graphics will have rated from the text, must be simultaneously numbered to come prepared in graphics processor program. with Arabic numbers and must be headed by their title, recommending no repetitions of the same data in graph-Legend: To print the legends use double spacing, ics. The table’s assemblage will follow the “Normas de followed by respective figures (graphics, photographs and apresentação tabular” (Rules of tabular presentation), es-illustrations), and tables. Each legend must be ordered in tablished by Conselho Nacional de Estatística (National Arabic numbers, doing the correspondence with each fig-Council of Statistics) and edited by IBGE (l993). The ure and each table in the same order that they were quoted number of tables is limited in 5. in the work.
Illustrations: They (photographs, drawings, graph-Abbreviations and Siglas: They must be preceded by ics, etc.) will have to be numbered, simultaneously, with complete name when they are written for the first in the text. Arabic numbers and mentioned as figures. Their format The tables’ and figures’ legends must be followed by comwill be tif, gif or jpg. The figure’s title must be placed at pleted name without abbreviation. The abbreviations and the inferior part of them. The illustrations must be enough siglas must not be used in essay titles and summary either.
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Submission of manuscripts:
Articles must, obligatorily, be submitted electronically, in accordance with the instructions posted on the site http://submision.scielo.br/index/ape/.
