Submissions

Author Guidelines

Types of manuscripts accepted for publication

Original article: a full paper of a clinical or experimental investigation with unpublished research results (limit of 3,400 words, seven authors, and 30 references).

Integrative, systematic review, and meta-analysis: they should address topics of interest in health. Narrative reviews will not be accepted. Authors must include the study motivation in the Introduction. Summary and abstract must be formatted as a single paragraph in a block format with up to 250 words (limit of 3,400 words, seven authors, and 45 references).

Short Communication: short communication of original research results. In general, short communications are leaner analyses with a brief discussion of the results (summary and abstract must be formatted as a single paragraph in a block format with up to 120 words; the manuscript must be up to 1,000 words with Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections; up to two tables/figures can be included in up to three pages combined; references are limited to six). 

Case reports: description of clinical cases of interest due to their rarity, presentation, innovative diagnosis, or treatment (summary and abstract must be formatted as a single paragraph in a block format with up to 120 words; the manuscript must be up to 2,000 words with Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion sections; up to two tables/ figures can be included in up to three pages combined; references are limited to fifteen; limit of seven authors). 

Experience reports: detailed description of a successful or unsucessful experience of an author or a team, which contributes to the discussion, exchange, and proposition of ideas for improving health care. It must include an introduction with a theoretical framework for the experience, objectives of the experience, methodologies used (including a description of the context and procedures), results, and final considerations. Summary and abstract must be formatted as a single paragraph in a block format with up to 120 words; the manuscript must have up to 2,000 words and up to two tables/figures; limit of 15 references and seven authors).

Methodological paper and theoretical/technical essays: manuscripts that deal with techniques or theories used in epidemiological studies or that portray an original clinical observation or description of technical innovations. Manuscript should be concise, limited to 1,500 words, five references, two illustrations, four authors, summary and abstract in must be formatted as a single paragraph in a block format with up to 120 words.

Critical review: restricted to a book or film in the medical field and related sciences. Argumentative manuscript in which the author describes and analyzes a social production aiming to influence his readers by recommending the work for its qualities or rejecting it for its flaws. It must be presented as follows: (1) presentation - summary of the work analyzed with both technical information and information about the book or film content; (2) analysis – interpretation and analysis of the work highlighting its main points, whether positive or negative, and the critical analysis from the author; (3) conclusion - opinion on the work, resuming the main points analyzed (up to 1000 words and two authors);

Letters to the Editor: comments from readers on works published in the Annals of Olinda Medical School (500 to 700 words). 

Editorial: It is the initial article of a volume and is generally requested by the Chief and Deputy Editors to guests with recognized technical and scientific skills. 

The word count includes Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (title page, summary, abstract, references, tables, and figures are not included in the word count). 

Manuscripts submitted must be intended exclusively for the Annals of Olinda Medical School, and simultaneous submission to another journal is prohibited. The information and concepts presented in the manuscript, as well as the veracity of the research content, are the sole responsibilities of the author(s).

Formatting

Manuscripts are accepted in Portuguese or English and must have an abstract in the original language of the manuscript and English. Manuscripts in English must have an abstract in English and Portuguese. 

Manuscripts must be sent in Word, double-spaced, and Arial font size 12. Do not use line breaks. Do not use force manual hyphenations. The full term must follow abbreviations cited for the first time in the document. Title and abstract must not contain abbreviations.  

Title page

Title of the manuscript in Portuguese and English (up to 25 words for each title);

Author information (full name, email, ORCID, affiliation, city, state, and country — do not include title and position);

Indication of the corresponding author, with their full address and email;