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Guide and norms for the publication of articles in the Argentine Online Journal of Anatomy

 

The Argentine Online Journal of Anatomy is the scientific dissemination body of the Asociación Argentina de Anatomía.
Its purpose is the dissemination of Morphological Sciences and, therefore, it publishes original contributions related to said sciences. science and related subjects.

The Argentine Online Journal of Anatomy is indexed in the Latindex Catalog, among others.

Publication Fees

  • Full and Adherent Members of the Argentine Association of Anatomy with daily fee: No publication charge.
  • Non-Members: US$30 dollars or its equivalent in ARS pesos at the exchange value of the Banco de la Nación Argentina, per item, including color images.

Peer review process

The Argentine Online Journal of Anatomy uses a double review for the approval of the papers to be published.
The editor makes the first assessment of the manuscripts to verify that they meet the objectives of the journal and its regulations.
In the If the first evaluation is passed, a second one continues that evaluates the scientific quality of the manuscript. At least two independent reviewers and experts on the subject participate in this, and subsequently they recommend the acceptance, revision or rejection of the manuscript.

The final decision, considering the opinions of the Committee of Experts, is made by the Editor in Chief of the Journal.

Papers Categories

The Argentine Online Journal of Anatomy consists of the following basic sections:

  1. Editorial
  2. Original (*)
  3. Revision (**)
  4. Case report (***)
  5. Reviews and Biographies (****)
  6. Letter to the editor (*****)

Note: We recommend carefully reading the “General characteristics for paper content” that are developed later, and observe the particular specifications in the section “Paper development” for the category types indicated with asterisks (*) in the list above.

 

Sections 2 to 4 can be subdivided into different areas of interest, although they are not mutually exclusive:

  • Anatomy History
  • Locomotor System
  • Splanchnology
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Imaging Anatomy
  • Application of Anatomy
  • Anatomical Variations
  • Anatomical Techniques
  • Education and Teaching in Anatomy

 

The authors must suggest in the paper the section that they consider most appropriate to assess its publication, although it will be the Editorial Committee that determines the most appropriate option.

 

Submission of papers

The papers must be unpublished and not have been sent simultaneously to other journals or be accepted for publication.
In the event that they have been published partially, for example, as an abstract, this must be indicated in the manuscript.

Note: For the writing of the papers, the authors can use as a guide “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, updated Dec 2019” http://www.icmje.org produced by the Vancouver Group.

 

General characteristics for paper contents

Papers must be submitted organized in separate independent files as follows:

 

Paper

  • In a file in Microsoft Word, without including images or tables inserted in the document.
  • It will only be indicated as a suggestion in parentheses as (Table I) or whatever corresponds.
  • The text must be presented in an A4 page size, with single spacing, without indentations, or column divisions.
    No type of color, style, ornaments or design should be applied to the text of the document.
    They must be included the font styles in highlighted texts (bold, italics, etc.) as well as texts with numbering and bullets, if necessary.
  • Titles should be in Sentence type format and avoid the use of titles in UPPERCASE.
  • Papers may be submitted only in Spanish or English.
  •  The anatomical terms used in the manuscripts must comply with the International Anatomical Terminology (IAT).
  • Abbreviations used by the author should be defined and described in the text the first time they are mentioned.
    Only standard abbreviations should be used as the use of other abbreviations may be confusing to the reader. The use of abbreviations in the title of the work should be avoided and their appearance in the abstract should be minimized.
  •  It is recommended to check the grammar and spelling with the corrector provided by your word processor.

 

Images

  • Images and graphics must be submitted as individual JPG files, separate from the main text at a resolution of 150 to 300 dpi
  • IMPORTANT: Please do not send images in separate MS Word files, only individual JPG files.
  • To facilitate the general design of the publications, unifying the graphic criteria of the journal, we request that you send two versions of the images that have superimposed numerical or textual references: the first version contains said references, and the second version without them (original image).
  • Quote in the text: The quotation of the image must be included in the main text.
    Example: (see Fig. 5)
  • Identification and numbering: JPG files must be numbered consecutively according to their appearance in the manuscript and they will be identified with their corresponding name “Fig.” for both images and graphics. Example: fig01.jpg, fig02.jpg
  • All images can be compressed in a single file .rar or .zip (without security passwords)

      Tables

      • The tables must be prepared in MS Excel and sent in separate files from the main text.
      • The files must be numbered and identified with their corresponding name. Example: table1.xls; table1.xls.
      • Quote in the text: The quote of the table must be included in the main text (see Table I)
      • Identification and numbering: The tables must be identified with Roman numerals, followed by the title or description. Example: Table I: Table title
      • IMPORTANT: Do not insert images or tables within the manuscript in Word

        Images and table captions

        • The foots of images and tables must be sent in an MS Word file independent of the main text, indicating the figure or table to which each reference corresponds.
        • The quote must begin with the number of the figure or table in bold, (example: Fig. 1:) followed by a brief description of it.
        • After the description, the references of the elements present in the image must be placed, which must be cited with numbers, respecting said numbering for each element.

        Note: The categories: Reviews and/or Biography and Letters to the Editor, may NOT contain tables, except with the express permission of the Editorial Committee.

        Bibliographic references

        • Quotes in the text: In the main text, after incorporating a statement by a certain author, the number corresponding to the article, book, etc., must be placed in parentheses, without superscript.
          Example: (1-3)
        • Bibliography: The bibliography used in each article should be numbered, according to the order of appearance in the manuscript of the work.
          Example: 1 Getty, R. Volume I and II: Anatomy of domestic animals, 5th edition, Salvat S.A., Barcelona, 1982.
          2. Noden, D.M.; de Lahunta, A. Embryology of domestic animals, Acribia, Zaragoza, 1990.
        • Journal Articles: Surname and names (initials – separated by ;), Title of the work in italics, Name of the journal, Year, Volume, Number, Number of pages.
          Example: Ottone, N.E.; Medan, C.D. A rare muscle anomaly: The supraclavicularis proprius. Folia Morphologica 2009; 68(1): 55-57
        • Books: Surname and names (initials), Book Chapter Title, Book Title, Edition, Publisher, City of Printing, Year, Number of pages.
          Example: Testut, L.; Latarjet, A. Second Volume: Angiology, Treatise on Human Anatomy, 9th edition, Editorial Salvat, Barcelona, 1954, pp. 124-156.
        • Internet: Surname and names (initials – separated by ;), Title of the work in italics, Name of the website, Year, Volume, Number, Link of the web publication
          Example: Briones, O.; Roman, O.A.; Baroni, I. Anatomical review of the sinuvertebral nerve. Anatomical Bibliography [online]. 1982, vol. 19, no. 5 [cited 2009-05-19], p. 7. Available at: http://www.biblioanatomica.com.ar/20005.pdf. ISSN 1852-3889.

         

        Note: Everything that is not expressly cited is governed by the Vancouver Style rules.
        Consult in: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html (English language) or at https://www.metodo.uab .cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad_Ejemplos_de_referencias.pdf (Spanish language).

         

        Cover letter

        The papers will be accompanied by a cover letter addressed to the Director of the Argentina Online Journal of Anatomy, which will state the agreement of all the authors with the contents of the manuscript and the possible conflicts of interest with all of them.

        Submission of papers

        The paper must be presented in the following way:

         

        First page:

        • Paper title: In Spanish and English
        • Surnames and names of each author: No teaching, assistance or administrative position, no personal e-mails or institutional logos. In cases where the authors belong to different institutions, indicate with superscript numbering (*)
        • Place of performance: A single main place of performance corresponding to the responsible author will be established, and respecting the following order: 1. University; 2. Faculty/School of Medicine; 3. Department, Chair, Institute, Hospital or whatever corresponds; 4. City and Country.
        • Author's E-mail: Name and e-mail address of the responsible author (only one author).
        • (*) Institutions: In cases where the authors belong to different institutions, indicate with superscript numbering following the scheme of the item “Place of performance”

         

        Second page:

        Contains the Abstract and Keywords

        Abstract

        It consists of a brief argumentative synthesis of the content of the paper.
        The objective of the abstract is to provide a general overview to the reader who is looking for information about a specific topic, so that he can decide if the article meets his search needs without having to to read the entire article.
        The abstract may not exceed 400 words, and the Spanish and English versions must be submitted

        Depending on the presentation category, abstracts must contain:

        • Originals: Introduction, Material and methods, Results and Conclusions.
        • Revisions: Introduction, Development, Conclusions.
        • Case report: Introduction, Case/s, Discussion and Conclusions.
        • Reviews and/or biographies: Introduction, Development, Conclusions.

        Note: For these categories we suggest seeing more details in the section “Paper development”

         

        Keywords

        It consists of 5 (five) specific words that help define the content search in the text . These keywords favor the indexing of content in search engines such as Google.

         

         

        Third page onwards:

        It contains the paper itself or the body of the article, which will be divided into sections, according to the category of publication:

        • Originals: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. (Maximum length 4,000 words).
        • Revisions: Introduction, Development (with the subtitles that the author deems convenient) and Conclusions. (Maximum length 3,500 words).
        • Case report: Introduction, Case/s, Discussion and Conclusions. (Maximum length 2,000 words)
        • Reviews and/or Biographies: Introduction, Development (with the subtitles that the author deems convenient) and Conclusions. (Maximum length 2,500 words).

        Note: For these categories we suggest seeing more details in the section “Paper development”

        The manuscript will end, in the corresponding cases, with acknowledgments, aid or sources of total or partial financing, conflicts of interest (or their non-existence) and always with the Bibliographic References.

        Paper development

        We recommend paying special attention to the category of the paper to be presented.

        Category: ORIGINAL (*)

        The papers will present new relevant information based on quantitative techniques, description and/or statistical evaluation of own series from original research, or qualitative techniques, of special interest in education (ethnography, interview structures, etc.) and history (hermeneutics, etc. .).

        The body of the text cannot exceed 4,000 words and must be structured according to the following model:

         

        • Introduction: It must clearly state the background and objective of the paper, as well as summarize the reasons that have motivated its realization.
          Therefore, three parts could be considered: The first defines the problem, the second makes a brief account of what is known about the problem and in the third part the objectives of the work are presented, taking into account what has been developed in the previous paragraphs.
        • Materials and methods: Should clearly describe selection criteria for study material, objects/subjects, and study design.
          Statistical evaluation methods should be clearly stated.
          Provide sufficient detail to allow an independent researcher to reproduce the work.
          If the methods are already published, the reference and a summary of the same should be included.
          If changes have been made to a published method, they should be clearly described. The past tense is used.
          If you have worked with human beings, you must have the approval of an ethics committee and you must record whether informed consent was given in prospective studies.
          In the case of In the case of animals, it must have the approval of an ethics committee in animal experimentation.
        • Results: Only the most relevant data should be described and not repeated in the text if they have already been shown in tables or figures. The past tense is used.
        • Discussion: No data should appear that has not been described in the results.
          You should discuss the meaning of the results, but not repeat them.
          Avoid excessively long citations. Therefore, both the materials and the methods are discussed, and the validity of the results is examined.
          In the first paragraph, the authors must present the answers to the question posed and what motivates the work. This allows the results to be placed in relation to previous knowledge and compared with the existing literature.
        • Conclusions: They must account for the research objectives and be based on the results, that is, the results of the study and their consequences are briefly summarized.
          These must be rigorously derived from the results.
        • Bibliographical references: It must be updated.

        Category: Revision (**)

        It is the updating of a topic or a technique that covers the latest concepts, as well as the eventual modification of new techniques.

        It is an article based on the description of the author's experience in a given topic, based on a solid bibliographical review.
        In addition, this category includes works on related topics (legislation, etc.)
        It considers the objective and the essential parts.
        The bibliographical references can have a maximum of 80.
        The body of the text cannot exceed the 3,500 words and should be structured according to the following model:

         

        • Introduction: It must clearly state the background and objective of the paper, as well as summarize the reasons that have motivated its realization.
          Therefore, three parts could be considered: The first defines the problem, the second makes a brief account of what is known about the problem and in the third part the objectives of the work are presented, taking into account what has been developed in the previous paragraphs.
        • Development: It must describe various topics in relation to the theme, each topic must contain a subtitle, as the author deems appropriate.
        • Discussion: You should analyze the meaning of the topics, but not repeat them. Avoid overly long quotes.
        • Conclusions: They must account for the implication of the topics discussed.
        • Bibliographical references: It must be updated.

        Category: Case Report (***)

        A case report is an observational study that presents in detail a single variation or problem (human or animal) with unique characteristics No more than four study subjects)

        The body of the text cannot exceed 2,000 words and must be structured according to the following model:

         

        • Introduction: It must clearly state the background and objective of the work, as well as summarize the reasons that have motivated its completion.
          Therefore, three parts could be considered. The first defines the problem, the second makes a brief account of what is known about the problem and the third part sets out the objectives of the work, taking into account what has been developed in the previous paragraphs.
        • Cases: Cases must be described in detail, adjusting to International Anatomical Terminology. (IAT)
        • Discussion: You must analyze the meaning of the case or cases, but not repeat them. Avoid overly long quotes.
        • Conclusions: They must account for the implications of the case.
        • Bibliographical references: It must be updated.

        Category: Reviews and/or Biographies (****)

        This category refers to aspects of the past that contribute to the cultural heritage of morphological sciences.

        The body of the text cannot exceed 2,500 words and must be structured according to the following model:

         

        • Introduction: It must clearly state the background and objective of the work, as well as summarize the reasons that have motivated its realization.
        • Development: It must describe various topics in relation to the theme, each topic must contain a subtitle, as the author deems appropriate.
        • Discussion: You should analyze the meaning of the topics, but not repeat them. Avoid overly long quotes.
        • Conclusions: They must account for the implication of the topics discussed.
        • Bibliographical references: It must be updated.

        Categoría: Carta al Editor (*****)

        Brief work that expresses the personal opinion of the author on a certain controversial topic, or criticism or discrepancies with articles published in the Argentine Journal of Anatomy Online.
        These must be elaborated in a constructive, objective and educational manner.
        The Letters must attend to the items indicated in the Letter to the Editor considering the right to reply on the controversial points of the article or issue addressed.

        This type of article does not have a summary or keywords and the body of the text cannot exceed 850 words. It can contain only 1 image and up to 5 bibliographic citations.

        Submission of papers

        The authors must have read and understood the regulations described above.
        If they do not comply with the above, the works will not be taken into account for review.

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