| Manuscripts should be submitted double-spaced typewritten, including
title page, abstract, text, acknowledgements, references, tables and
figure legends.
Each component of manuscript should begin on a new page in the following
sequence: title page, abstract with key words; text; acknowledgements,
references, tables and illustrations. Each of them should have a title and
footnotes.
The manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on one side of DIN-A4 with
bond paper with margins of at least 25mm. Page numbers should be
consecutive and appear in the upper right corner, beginning with the title
page ( title page, abstract and key words, text, acknowledgments,
references, tables [ a page per easch] and figure legends).
Manuscripts shall be sent in triplicate and electronic support (1.44 Mb
diskette) to:
Director
of MEDIFAM
ARÁN
EDICIONES
C/
Castelló, 128
28006
Madrid
Manuscripts
should be accompanied by a cover letter containing: 1) author
rights: the authors must transfer, before its publication, the right to
post and make a copy of their articles. That transfer of rights has the
purpose of protecting the common interest of both authors and editors
; 2) The
authors must give written permission of acceptance, adaptation and
compliance of the Ethical Rules (Medifam 1195; 6: 216-7), the guarantee of
no duplication or double send, the permission to reuse tables and figures
when it‘s necessary and the permission of the patients when a reference
to them was made. In any case, the clash of interests must be stated.
; 3) information about any previous publication or delivery for publication of
any part of the manuscript
; 4) a clarification on any commercial or any other type of association that
may pose a conflict of interest; 5) the
name, address and telephone number of the corresponding author.
Todos los trabajos deberán cumplir las normas
establecidas por MEDIFAM.
STRUCTURE OF MANUSCRIPTS
Title page
It should contain:
1.
A
concise but informative title
2.
A possible subtitle of no more than 40 keystrokes
3.
Full name of each of the authors with their highest academic degree.
4.
Name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work may
be attributed.
5.
Name and address of the corresponding author
6.
Name and address of the author to whom the offprints are to be
sent.
7.
Source(s) of economic assistance or any other type of support.
Abstract and key words
The second page will contain an abstract that should
be no longer than 250 words, structured as follows: fundamental(s);
objective(s), design, material and methods, results (quantified) and main
conclusions. The abstract should emphasize the novel aspects of the paper.
It should not include data that are not mentioned in the original
manuscript. Three to ten keywords (using subject headings from the Index
Medicus whenever possible) should follow the abstract. An English
translation of the abstract and keywords should be included.
Text
Original articles should contain the following
sections: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and discussion.
Clinical cases section will be divided into Introduction, Clinical
Observation and Discussion. In the event of special opinion articles,
section different from those already mentioned may be included so as to
facilitate reading.
Introduction
The objectives of the manuscript should be clearly
stated and the reasons for undertaking the same should be summarized
without extensively reviewing the subject. Only those necessary references
will be cited.
Material and method
Description of the selection of the studied subjects
and sufficient information on methods, equipment and procedures used so as
to allow the study to be repeated by other researchers. Methods including
the statistical ones and reasons for using them as well as number of
observations should be included. Some other detailed information of great
interest may be presented as an annex.
Results
The results should be presented logically in the
text , graphs and tables. Data from tables in the text should not be
repeated, only the most
important data should be stressed or summarized.
Discusión
New important aspects of the paper and its
conclusions should be stressed but without repeating in detail the results
of the aforementioned section. The implications of the results and their
limitations, comparing them to the other important studies, should be
stated. The contents of this section will be based on the results of the
paper and avoid conclusions that are not completely supported by such
findings.
Acknowledgments
Persons or institutions that have substantially
contributed to the study may be acknowledged by stating in one or more
phrases:
a) Contributions that require
acknowledgement but do not justify the quality of the author like the
total support of the head of a department.
b) Acknowledgement
for technical support.
c) Acknowledgement for
material or financial support, stating its nature.
d)
Financial relationship that may give rise to a conflict of interest.
References
They should be listed in the order that they are
mentioned in the text, with consecutive numbering. The reference will be
identified in the text by superscript numerals. “Abstracts” and
“personal communications” should be avoided in references. Those
manuscripts accepted but not yet published may be cited by giving the name
of the accepting journal followed by “impress” between
parentheses. Information form manuscripts sent to a journal but not yet
accepted may be cited as “unpublished observations” between
parentheses. The authors of original articles should verify the references.
A. Articles of journals
Standard article (cite all the
authors when they are six or less; if they are seven or more, cite the
first six and write “et
al”).
1.
Standard article of a journal
Costa Martorell J, Piñero Gálvez C. Elevación
persistente del segmento ST en el infarto agudo de miocardio de cara
anterior: un signo de disfunción ventricular. Med Clin (Barc) 1991; 97:
401-3.
2. Collective author
Equipos de Salud Mental Infanto Juvenil del Área
5. Modelo comunitario de intervención en salud mental infantojuvenil.
Documentos de psiquiatría Comunitaria 1991; 2: 17-8.
3.
The author is not mentioned
Chemoprophylaxis for infective endocarditis: faith,
hope, and charity challenged (editorial). Lancet 1992; 339: 525-6.
4. Suplemento de un volumen
Fleckenstein A, Fleckenstein-Grun G, Frey M, Zom
J. Future directions in the use of calcium antagonists. Am J Cardiol 1987;
59 Suppl B: 177-87.
5. Supplement
of a volume
Gardos G, Cole JO, Haskell D, Marby D, Paine SS,
Moore P. The natural history of tardive dyskinesia. J Clin Psychopharmacol
1988; 8 (4 Suppl): 31S-37S.
6. Volume
with different parts
Hanl C. Metaphysics and innatesess: a
psychoanalytic perspective. Int J Psychoanal 1988; 69 (Pt 3):389 99.
7.
Number with different parts
Edwards L, Meyskens F, Levine N. Effects of oral
isotretinoin on dysplastic nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 20 (2 Pt): 257
60.
8. Number
without volume
Caballería J, Parés A. Alcohol e hígado.
Medicine 1992; (8): 332 9.
9. No number no volume
Danoek K. Skiing in and through the history of
medicine. Nord Medicinhist Arsb 1982; 86-100.
10. Numbering
in roman numbers
Ronne Y. Ansvarsfall. Bloodtransfusion till fel
patient. Vardfacket 1989; 13: XVI-XXVII.
11. Indication
of the type of article if required
Ruiz Moral R. El médico de familia: mucho más
que un hábil comunicador. [Carta]. Atención Primaria 1992; 9: 401.
12. Article with a
retraction
Albert Cunyat V, Maestro Castelblanque E. Algunas
consideraciones sobre la prescripción de medicación parenteral.
[Retractación de Donedo-Mazarrón A, Grive M, Serrat, et al. En: Atención
Primaria 1991; 8: 841-4]. Atención Primaria 1992; 9: 402.
13. Retracted
article
Donedo-Mazarrón A, Grive M, Serrat JJ, et al. Análisis
cualitativo sobre la medicación parenteral prescrita en un CAP.
[Retractado por Albert Cunyat V, Maestro Castelblanque E. En: Atención
Primaria 1992; 9: 402]. Atención Primaria 1991; 8: 841-4.
14. Comment
on an article
Piccoli A, Bossatti A. Early steroid therapy in
IgA neuropathy: still an open questions [comentario]. Nephron 1989; 51:
289-291. Comentario sobre: Nephron 1988; 48: 12-7.
l5. Commented article
Kobayashi Y, Fujii K, Hild Y, Tateno S, Kurokawa
A. Kamiyama M. Steroid therapy in IgA nephropathy: a restrospective study
in heavy proteinuric cases [ver comentarios]. Nephron 1988; 48: 12-17.
Comentario en: Nephron 1989; 51: 289-91 .
16. Article
with errata published
Schofield A. The CAGE questionnaire and
psychological health [la fe de erratas aparece publicada en Br J Addict
1989; 84: 70] . Br J Addict 1988; 83: 761-4.
B. Books
and other monographies
17. Individual author(s)
Colson JH, Armour WJ. Sports injuries and their
treatment 2ª ed. rev. Londres: S Paul, 1986.
18. Editors(s),
compiler(s) as authors
Ruiz de Adana R, editor. Manual de diagnóstico y
terapéutica médica en Atención Primaria. Madrid: Díaz de Santos, 1989.
19. Organization as
author and public entity
WONCA. Clasificaciones de la WONCA en Atención
Primaria. Barcelona: Masson, SA, 1988.
20. Book
chapters
Rakel RE, Storey P. Care of the Dying patient. En:
Rakel RE. Texbook of Family Practice. 4ª ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders
Company, 1990; 181-97.
21. Minutes
of communications and papers
Asua J. Epidemiología Laboral y Medioambiental.
Actas de la VII Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de
Epidemiología; 1988 junio 16-18; San Sebastián. Vitoria: Sociedad Española
de Epidemiología, l988.
22.
Technical and scientific report
Sistema Español de Farmacovigilancia. Listado de
reacciones adversas 1984-1988. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo.
Dirección General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios, 1989.
23. Ph D thesis
Youssef NM. School adjustement of children with
congenital heart disease [tesis doctoral]. Pittsburg (PA): Univ of
Pittsburg, 1988.
24. Patent
Harred JF, Knight AR, McIntyre JS. Inventores Dow
Chemical Company, concesionario. Epoxidation process US patent 3, 654,
3177. 1972 abr 4.
C. Other published papers
25. Article
of a newspaper
Ricardo de Lorenzo. La responsabilidad médica
ante el Acta Única Europea. Diario Médico, 29 May 1992; 2 (col 1-3).
26.
Audiovisual
AIDS Epidemic: the physician’s role [grabación
magnética] Cleveland (OH): Academy of Medicine of Cleveland, 1987.
27. Computer file
or program
Renal System [programa informático]. Versión
S-DOS Edwardsville (KS): MediSim, 1988.
28. Legal
materials
Real Decreto 1132/1990, de 14 de septiembre, por
el que se establecen medidas fundamentales de protección radiológica de
las personas sometidas a exámenes y tratamientos médicos. BOE 224 de 18
de septiembre 1990; 27261-2.
29. Map
Área 5 [mapa topográfico]. Madrid: Comunidad de
Madrid. Consejería de Salud. Dirección General de Planificación,
Formación e Investigación. Cartografía Sanitaria de la Comunidad de
Madrid, l989.
30. A book of the
Bible
Proverbios 3: 13-20. La Santa Biblia. Madrid.
Ediciones Paulinas, 1989.
31. Dictionary
and similar reference works
Gampsodactilia. Diccionario enciclopédico de
medicina. 4ª ed. Barcelona: JIMS, 1980:403.
32. Classical
Books
El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha. 2ª
parte, capítulo XX. Miguel de Cervantes. Barcelona: Ed Cedro, 1978.
33. In
press
Lillywhite HB, Donald JA. Pulmonary blood flow
regulation in an aquatic snake. Science. En prensa.
Figuras y tablas
Figures should have a good quality for reproduction
and they should be numbered consecutively and jointly as figures. Tables
should include: 1) numbering with Arabic numerals, 2) corresponding title.
They must be clear with no correction. Acronyms
and abbreviations should
always be accompanied by an explanation at the bottom.
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