Presentation format
Text:
• Interlinear spacing: 1.15
• Font size: 10 points
• Source: Verdana
• Spacing: no space between paragraphs
• Aligned: left
• Use of italics instead of underlining
Margins: 2.54 cm on each side of the sheet
Sheet Size: A4
Document format: Microsoft Word compatible
Number of pages: maximum 20 pages including illustrations, graphs, figures, tables and charts.
Resolutions of illustrations, graphs, figures, charts and tables: 300 dpi in jpg, gif or tif format.
Illustrations, graphs, figures, charts and tables will be within the text on the corresponding site, with their proper quotes and legends.
Tables should not have lines separating cells. Citations and bibliographic references will be presented at the end of the text following the Vancouver rules. Vancouver Standards Guidelines.

Citations
Verbatim quotations
It is the one that is transcribed verbatim. It must be brief, less than five lines, it is inserted within the text between quotation marks, and the corresponding number is placed at the end, after the quotation marks and before the punctuation mark, although this may vary according to the rule established by the institution that receives the research papers. Thus we see that the number corresponding to the cited author can go after the point, in super index and between parentheses.
Example
Recent studies stated that "social representations are built from ideas, knowledges, beliefs, values, widely spread or dominant ideologies of a society or within a particular social group" (1). According to this definition…

Citing more than one source at the same time
If you want to cite more than one source in the same phrase, you must include a number for each source cited. If consecutive numbers are entered, they must be joined by a hyphen; if they are non-consecutive, the numbers must be separated by commas.
Example
In the following example, sources numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 and 15 are cited in the same phrase: Several studies (6-9,13,15) have analyzed the effect of alcohol on driving.

Indirect quotations or paraphrasing
It is the mention of the ideas of an author with the words of the writer. It is included within the text without quotation marks, and the reference number is written at the end of the idea. Writing examples:
Example
Studies have shown that a gluten-free diet can alter serological and histological results(2)

Citing the author's name in the text
You can use the author's name in your text, but you must still insert the citation number.
Example
According to López(2), the role of the informal caregiver entails a high physical and emotional burden.

Citing the name of more than one author in the text
If a document has more than one author, you must use 'et al' after the first one.
Example
According to García et al(3), depression is common in patients with heart failure.

Bibliographic references
The reference list is a single list of all documents cited in the manuscript, regardless of type and origin. Also, the list must be written in numerical order; each number must be identify and coincide with the document cited in the text.

Periods publications. Journals
Authors of the article (6 aut. Máximum then et al). Article title. Journal’s name. Year; Volume (number): initial-final page.
Example
(1) Vitoria JC, Bilbao JR. News in celiac disease. An Pediatr. 2013;78(1):1-5.

Online article: URL or DOI
Authors of the article (6 authors maximum et al). Article title. Journal’s name. Year of publication; Volume(number): initial-final page. Available at: URL or DOI of the article.
Example
Manavella G, Manavella D, Ruiz O. Pregnancy and live birth rates in young infertile women with low ovarian reserve. Scientific Journal of Health Sciences, (2021): 3(1), 6-13. Available at: http://www.upacifico.edu.py:8040/index.php/PublicacionesUP_Salud/article/view/130

Books
Author/s. Title. Volume. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; publication date.
Example
(3) Ross M and Wojciech P. Histology: text and atlas. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolter Kluner; 2015.

Online books: URL or DOI
Author/s. Title. Volume. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; publication date. Available at: URL
Example
Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine

Chapter of a book
Author/s. Chapter title. In: Surname initials of name/s of Editor/s, editors. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication. p. start-end page
Example
(5) Sumner P, Mollon JD. Did primeate trihromacy evolve for Frugivory or folivory? In: Mollon JD, Pokorny J, Knoblauch J. Normal and defective color vision. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. p. 21-30.

Online: URL or DOI
Author/s. Chapter title. In: Surname initials of name/s of Editor/s, editors.
Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication. p. start-end page Available at: URL.
Example
(6) Sumner P, Mollon JD. Did primeate trihromacy evolve for Frugivory or folivory? In: Mollon JD, Pokorny J, Knoblauch J. Normal and defective color vision. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. p. 21-30. Available at: URL

Conferences, presentations and symposiums
Author AA, Author BB. Title conference/presentation/symposia. Paper presented at: Title of the event; Date of the event; event city, country.
Example
(7) Castillo M, Martinez AM. Reproductive control as an effect of violence against women. Paper presented at: 12th Latin American Congress on Women's Health; June 14-15, 2013; Lima, Peru.

Thesis
AA Author. Title of the thesis [Master's thesis or doctoral’s thesis]. Place: Institution to which the thesis was presented; year. Number of pages.
Example
(8) Aponte C. Environmental education and evaluation of population density for the conservation of reintroduced condors in Los Nevados National Natural Park and its buffer zone [Master's thesis]. Manizales, Colombia: University of Caldas; 2009. 408 p.

Websites
AA surname. Page title. Place of publication: Publishing House; year of publication. Available at: URL
Example
Argosy Medical Animation. Visible body: Discover human anatomy. New York, USA: Argosy Publishing. Available at: http://www.visiblebody.co

Legal material
Law/Decrees
Country. Law No. number/year of enactment. Document title.
Example
(10) Paraguay. Law No. 52821/2014. Free citizen access to public information and government transparency.

Article structure

• Title: clear and concise, without acronyms, with no more than 12 words, followed by the English translation. In the case of a research report, the data of the project itself must be mentioned: project number, year and source of financing.
• Author or authors: the full name and surname of each author, with the highest academic grade (s) and active emails. The authors of the manuscript must add an unique identifier (ORCID).
• Institutional affiliation: full name of the center, department and / or institution to which the authors belong, city and country.
• Date of submission of the article
• Abstract of a maximum of 250 words in two languages: Spanish / English. Keywords (between 3 and 5) in two languages: Spanish / English. For the selection of these keywords, the use of DeCS - Descriptors in Health Sciences is recommended for selection of descriptors. Available at https://decs.bvsalud.org/
• Article structure: for original articles the IMRD structure (Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion) will be used.
• Registry of Clinical Trials: It is a requirement to register clinical trials on the site: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=05100447200710. At the end of the abstract of the article, the name of the database, acronym and / or number of the Clinical Trial must be indicated.
• Funding sources
• Declaration of conflict of interest.
• For more information, go to Instructions for Authors

Checklist for preparing your manuscript submission

• Conception / design of work.
• Collection of data / information.
• Data analysis / discussion.
• Bibliographic review.
• Preparation of the manuscript.
• Review of the final version As part of the submission process, the authors are obliged to verify that all the elements shown below are met in their submission. Shipments that do not meet these guidelines will be returned or rejected: 1. The manuscript has the corresponding Page Numbering. 2. It has the Title in Spanish and English. 3. It has the Name, surname (s), Institution and e-mail of each author. 4. A signed document from each author is included accepting the publication of the manuscript. 5. It shows clearly the responsible author, who will be duly indicated in the manuscript and during its submission for evaluation. 6. It has the Declaration of conflicts of interest. 7. It has the information regarding the funding sources of the research. 8. It has the Abstract in Spanish and English, and it does not exceed to 250 words. 9. It has between 3 to 5 keywords in Spanish and English. 10. The Text is written with insertion of references in the correlative order of citation as indicated in the instructions for Authors. 11. The tables, graphs and figures have been inserted in the text in sequential order of appearance as indicated in the instructions for Authors. 12. The bibliographic references of the manuscript are incorporated according to the conventions of IndexMedicus / MEDLINE, and DOIs of each reference are included when available. 13. It has the corresponding Ethics Committee approval letter to carry out a clinical study. 14. It possesses consent letter (s) from patient (s) to reproduce photographic material and / or personal clinical information. 15. It has the Letter of assignment of intellectual property of all the contents of the manuscript to be sent to the Editor. 16. All Tables, graphs, photographs and figures, have their respective legends and have the files in their original format or high resolution JPG file. 17. It has the respective written authorizations for the publication of material that is not covered by creative commons licenses previously published, or in case of unpublished information, it has the authorization of the author.
• Authorship. The journal's authorship recognition policy adheres to the ICMJE's guidance that states "The authorship credit should be based only on: (1) substantial contributions to the conception and design of the manuscript, or to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data; (2) the writing of the manuscript or the critical revision of important intellectual content; (3) final approval of the version to be published, and (4) the assumption of responsibility for all aspects of the manuscript, to ensure that issues relating to the accuracy or completeness of any part of it are properly investigated and resolved.For someone to be recognized as an author, they must satisfy the four conditions mentioned.Their contribution in the manuscript must be indicated for each author.The first author is considered as the one who made the most significant contribution to the manuscript.The funds’s acquisition, the collection of data or the general supervision of the research group by themselves does not justify authorship. "These can be listed in the acknowledgments of the article”.The journal does not accept the inclusion or withdrawal of authors after the manuscript editorial process has begun. In exceptional cases where this is permitted, it is mandatory to obtain the written consent of the authors whose names are to be removed from or added to the manuscript. In addition, a signed statement must be sent stating that all authors meet the authorship criteria and that there are no other authors who, meeting the criteria, have been omitted, and mention again in detail the contribution of each person to the research and to the manuscript.

Evaluations. All the articles received will be reviewed in the first instance by the editorial coordination, in order to verify the thematic relevance, their originality and compliance with the publication standards already established. In case of positive qualification, a bibliographic review will be carried out according to the Vancouver Standards and detection of text similarity through software before sending them to the reviewers. If a manuscript has more than 20% text similarity based on the verification result, it is returned to the author.Once the formal aspects have been verified, the article that get into the review process will be sent for evaluation by a Scientific Committee, made up of national and international academic peers, safeguarding the authors' data in order to guarantee blind review. The blind peers will issue a report based on the following possible opinions:• Accepted: Article suitable for publication, without requiring modifications, or with minimal modifications• Accepted based on the suggested modifications: The indicated corrections must be made and the work submitted for a new review.• Rejected: The article does not conform to the theme, policy and / or norms of the journal, or substantial adjustments must be made in the writing. The article cannot be re-applied for a period of 6 months.The works that require modifications must be corrected and returned by the authors within the period indicated by the editorial coordination, indicating the changes incorporated.Once the author receives the comments from the evaluators, he must proceed to answer them point by point and incorporate the corresponding modifications in the text, within a period of two weeks. If in the course of the following four weeks, the journal has not received a response from the authors, the Editorial Committee will withdraw the manuscript.In case of opposing positions between the reviewers of the article, the opinion of a third referee will be used. Once the manuscript has been accepted for publication, the Editorial Committee will not accept changes to its content and will be asked to send a statement of assignment to the journal of the rights of reproduction, which must be signed by all authors. In addition, the authors should have the quality of the English or abstract of the manuscript reviewed by an expert in the language.The journal reserves the right to accept or reject manuscripts submitted for publication, and will make suggestions that tend to improve their presentation and guarantee the integrity of the publication.Original manuscripts accepted for publication will be kept in the journal's archives for a minimum of one year from the date of publication.After editing and doing the style’s correction, the authors will receive the article galleys, which must be carefully reviewed and returned to the editor within a maximum period of 48 hours.The journal is freely accessible and includes citation metadata for all the references of the published articles and deposits them in CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/).

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Rights and license. The scientific journal in Health Sciences does not charge any fee related to the submission, application, review, publication, layout, indexing, or assignment of the CreativeCommons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0. After the publication of the article in the Scientific Journal on Health Sciences, the articles acquire a CreativeCommons CC-BY 4.0 Attribution License, giving freedom to the entire community to: Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or formatAdapt - remix, transform and build from the material. The authors of the articles are responsible for obtaining the corresponding permission to include in their article any material published elsewhere. The journal declines any responsibility derived from it.The responsibility for the content of the published articles is the exclusive competence of their respective authors, the Editor and / or the Scientific Committee being exempt from any type of responsibility.The authors retain the copyright and give the journal the right of publication, for this purpose the author will receive a letter of agreement approving the aforementioned.The Journal allows and encourages authors to disseminate the publication made electronically, through its link and / or the postprint version.

Digital Preservation Policy. The Recovery Plan (DRP) for computing and communications services is the primary responsibility of the IT Directorate of the Pacific University; however, it is the Infrastructure & Services area that is responsible for its development, maintenance and execution. The Infrastructure & Services area is responsible for the following activities:• Give continuity IT services to the UP in the event of a major or catastrophic contingency situation.• Provide an organized approach to managing response and recovery activities after an unplanned incident or prolonged service interruption, in order to avoid confusion and reduce the probability of error.• Offer timely and appropriate responses to any unplanned incidents, thus reducing the effect of a service interruption. 

Backup and Recovery Procedures• Data Backup: The OJS information is backed up on a daily basis, incremental and differential, whose backup allows access to all modified or deleted information. The minimum storage time to the history is 1 (one) year.• Data Recovery: In case of equipment drop due to damage, breakdown or other incident, there is a backup server that has the same configuration of the downed service, which allows the equipment with failures to be replaced. A system is contemplated to synchronize the data from the backup server to another backup server.

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