ISSN 2312-3893
online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 

Scope and policy

The SPMI Virtual Journal is the official publication of the Paraguay Society of Internal Medicine (Paraguay). The mission is to disseminate scientific articles related to health promotion as well as to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the adult patient, with emphasis on systemic pathologies that require the holistic vision of the Internal Medicine Specialist. It is registered under the ISSN 2312-3893. Its abbreviated title is Rev virtual Soc Parag Med Int. Its periodicity is semiannual with an annual volume. It does not charge fees for evaluation or publication, it is free and open access. The journal accepts pre published or preprinted articles on servers with that methodology. 

 It is indexed in: ROADLATINDEXREDIBDOAJScielo Paraguay, HINARIDIALNETCrossref, Web of Science, WorldCat


 

Form and preparation of manuscripts

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check that their submission meets all the elements shown below. Submissions that do not meet these guidelines will be returned to the authors.

• The submission has not been previously published or considered by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).
• Include the full names and surnames of the authors, with their institutional affiliation indicated in superscript numbers.
• Provide all the data of the corresponding author: address, telephone, email, ORCID identifier with his/her academic and institutional information, with his/her publications if any.
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect format.
• Whenever possible, URL addresses are provided for references. References older than 10 years of publication are not accepted.
• The text is single spaced, 12-point font size, italics are used instead of underlining (except in URLs); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in the appropriate places in the text, rather than at the end.
• Illustrations, figures and tables must be numbered and have a title or explanatory text.
• The abstract of the original articles must be structured as follows: introduction, objectives, methodology, results, conclusions.
• Bibliographic citations must should be mentioned sequentially and placed at the end of the sentence (before the full stop), between parentheses and with a superscript effect.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which appear in About the Journal.


Guidelines for Authors

I. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Submit the manuscript in electronic format, on A4 size sheet, Verdana typeface, size 11, Microsoft Word version, line spacing 1.15. Jobs that meet these requirements will be received in: www.revistaspmi.org.py
2. The manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Editor, presenting the work submitted, stating that it is an original work, not published in any other means except preprints, nor sent simultaneously to another journal for consideration and that all authors are fully aware of their intellectual contribution in the preparation of the submitted work.
The SPMI Virtual Journal takes uniform standards for the submission of manuscripts for the publication of biomedical journals set forth by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2016.pdf

II. ARTICLES TO BE RECEIVED
EDITORIAL
Prepared by the Editor or a member of the Editorial Board or a guest specialist, usually referring to articles selected in each issue.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
It includes articles that provide primary information on human health that have not been published in journals, books, etc.. The original articles must inevitably contain the following structure: structured abstract, keywords, introduction, objectives, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references.
The article must contain between 2000 and 3000 words without counting the tables and the bibliography.
CASE REPORT
Description of cases that, due to their little described characteristics and their innovative forms of diagnosis and treatment, attract attention. They present clinical cases of one to three patients or an entire family. The text should be composed of an abstract of the case, keywords, a brief introduction, the case report, discussion and references. The number of words must be less than 2000, not counting tables and bibliographic citations, with a maximum number of 15 bibliographical references.
REVIEW ARTICLE / REVIEW ARTICLE
Works of narrative or systematic review on current issues in the field of human health. It is the product of a thorough analysis of the existing literature on a topic of clinical relevance where the results of published research are systematized and integrated. The references used will be from the last five years and, in the end, the author must express his interpretation of the results obtained in the review and leave open the discussion on aspects that require further investigation.
The article can contain between 2000 and 3000 words without counting the tables and the bibliography.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Consider the scientific and opinion observations on recently published works in the Journal or on current matters. It can contain up to 1500 words. This section will admit a table or figure and five references.
IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Classic images of common medical conditions of atypical or infrequent presentation, which are part of medical practice. The images should help visual learning and will be accompanied by a brief explanatory text and no more than 15 bibliographic references

III. INFORMATION OF INTEREST
It includes useful information for authors, regulations, guidelines, etc.
EDITORIAL POLICY
Language
Articles must be written in Spanish, adhered to the spelling rules accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy ( https://www.rae.es ), using an easy language , without ambiguities. It is recommended to use no more than 3 proper abbreviations throughout the manuscript, except those for international use.
Publication Fees
SPMI Virtual Journal does not charge fees for processing or publishing articles.
Peer Review
The submitted manuscripts must comply with international ethical requirements and be delimited to illnesses that affect the population.
All papers submitted to the SPMI Virtual Journal will be subjected to peer review, two or three, as appropriate, experts in the subject area of ​​the article and the review will be double blind.
The approval of the submitted manuscript will be based on its relevance, originality and scientific validity. The decisions issued on them will be communicated exclusively to the authors, within six weeks of their receipt. The evaluation will go through the following stages:
1st Review: In the charge of the Editorial Board of the SPMI Virtual Journal. In this first stage, the relevance and depth of the work and its consonance with the editorial line of the Journal and compliance with the general criteria of biomedical publications are evaluated.
2nd Review: In the charge of two (2) professional peers. If there are conflicting opinions, a third opinion will be requested.
The decisions may be:
1. Approved
2. Approved with modifications
3. Not approved (with suggestions and restart of the process)
Ethical aspects
The manuscripts that apply the ethical standards of the Council of International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) and the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki (available at https://www.wma.net/es/policies-post/declaracion-de-helsinki-de-la-amm-principios-eticos-para-las-investigaciones-medicas-en-seres-humanos/ ) will be included.
Author's Rights
The works and opinions published in the journal are the sole responsibility of the authors. Articles will be published and disseminated under the Attribution License 4.0 International Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0):  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
Plagiarism Detection 
The SPMI Virtual Journal uses the Plagius softwareUp to 20% matches are accepted with other publications in the full text, otherwise it will be considered plagiarism.
The errata publication procedure will be done in the next issue of the same volume.
The retraction will be made by note to the Editor who will communicate the details of it in the next issue of the same volume.
Definition criteria of authorship
The recommendation of the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors ( http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2016.pdf ) to base the author definition on only those who meet all four criteria simultaneously is adopted :
1. That there is a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the article or to the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of the data.             
2. That they have participated in the design of the research work or in the critical review of its intellectual content.
3. That they have intervened in the approval of the final version that will be published.
4. That they have the ability to respond to all aspects of the article in order to ensure that issues related to the accuracy or completeness of any part of the work are adequately investigated and resolved.
People who have provided contributions for the development of the work cannot be considered as authors. They can be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section, clearly describing what the contribution consisted of.

IV. INSTRUCTION FOR SENDING MANUSCRIPTS
The SPMI Virtual Journal requests the submission of the manuscript in electronic format, in A4 size sheet, Verdana typeface, size 11, Microsoft Word version, line spacing 1.15 to the site: www.revistaspmi.org.py
All manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter to the Editor indicating the section where the article should be published, declaration of the authors to be fully aware of the content of the work clarifying the existence or not of conflict of interest, respect for ethical standards, absence of simultaneous submission to other magazines. If there are sources of funding for the study, those responsible should make them known to the Editor. The letter must be signed by each author, contain the ORCID (https://orcid.org/signin)  of each and their email. It is recommended to send the scanned letter in pdf.
The Editor reserves the right to increase the limits in terms of the number of pages, tables, figures and references in any type of article.

V. PREPARATION OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES
First page: identification page
Must include:
1. concise and clear article title, in Spanish language.             
2. full names of the authors with the institutional affiliation indicated with a superscript number. It is not required to mention personal curriculum data. Each author must have a registration number in the ORCID ( https://orcid.org/signin).             
3. data of the corresponding author: telephone, address, email             
Second page: abstract
The abstract should be structured and divided into five sections: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results and Conclusions. The reading of the abstract should allow the understanding of the article without having to access the extensive format. It must have a maximum of 300 words and must not include abbreviations.
For the determination of keywords or descriptors, the DeCS/MeSH should be consulted at: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/decs-locator/?lang=en
Up to 5 keywords are accepted, separated by commas.
Third page: article body
It must contain the following subtitles: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References.
It is recommended to follow the international guidelines for reporting the EQUATOR initiative: http://www.equator-network.org/library/spanish-resources-recursos-en-espanol/
Bibliographic citations must be mentioned numerically, in order of appearance in the article, with superscript effect, separated by commas (Ex .: 8 , 14,15,19,21 ) or script in case of covering very long consecutive references (Ex. : 1-5 )
Tables
They must be numbered in order of appearance in the text, identified with Arabic numerals and the title at the top. The explanatory notes and explanation of the abbreviations should be placed at the bottom. They should not contain redundant data already mentioned in the text. It is preferable that they are made by inserting a table in word processor format (Word) or in electronic spreadsheet (Excel). Vertical dividing lines should be avoided and it is recommended to mark only three horizontal lines (two for subtitles and the third to mark the end of the table). Tables inserted as images will not be accepted.
Figures
These are considered figures: 1. drawings, 2. diagrams, 3. maps, 4. photographs, 5. graphics. They should not repeat data presented in the text or in the tables. They will be identified with Arabic numerals, in the order of the appearance in the text. The legends and explanation of the abbreviations are inserted at the bottom. They must contain sufficient information for interpretation without resorting to the text.
Acknowledgment
Attach a letter with the written authorization of the people who will be mentioned in this section, if any, to the manuscript.
Acknowledgments may be granted for: a) Contributions that require appreciation but not authorship; b) Appreciation for technical assistance; c) Appreciation for the support detailing its nature; d) Financial links that could generate a conflict of interest.
Bibliographic references
They must contain only the texts cited in the manuscript and will be numbered consecutively, strictly following the order of appearance in the text. The DOI will be included in the articles that have it or the link to the journal if the articles does not have a DOI.
References must comply with the format and principles of standardization and editorial quality recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors, Vancouver Style: https://metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf
Bibliographic citations will be applied with Arabic numerals, between parentheses, with a superscript effect. These citations will be applied following these recommendations:
• When an author, a study group or an institution is mentioned in the text, the number of that bibliographic citation is placed after its name. Example: Simon et al. (5) establish that the principle of ……
• If the author is not named, the number will appear at the end of the sentence. Example: Tumors can spread from the lung to any part of the body (1).
• When there is more than one citation, they must be separated by commas, but if they are consecutive, the first and last are mentioned separated by a hyphen. Example: All the authors agree on the effectiveness of this treatment (3,6,8). But the designs that have been used in other investigations are descriptive (9-12).
• Direct or textual quotation: it must be brief, of less than five lines, it is inserted within the manuscript between quotation marks, the corresponding quotation is placed at the end, after the quotation marks and before the punctuation mark, including the pagination. Example "...it has been shown that the incidence of tuberculosis has increased due to the precariousness of the health system" (4, p.23).

Elements to consider in references standardized by the most cited types of documents:
1. Journal article:
• Personal author:             
Last name. Initial of first name. Article title. Title of the journal. Year of publication. Journal volume. (Journal number): initial page of the article-final page of the article. Availability. DOI
Mention all authors when they are six or less. If the number of authors exceeds six, the Latin expression et al. should be included after the sixth author.
Example:
Print journal articles:
Gabetta J, Amarilla A, Rivelli R, Guillén G, Cantero Estigarribia L, Chaparro Báez JA, et al. Control glucémico de pacientes diabéticos en dos Unidades de Salud Familiar, Paraguay, 2018. Estudio piloto. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. 2019; 6(1): 21-30
Online journal articles:
Gabetta J, Amarilla A, Rivelli R, Guillén G, Cantero Estigarribia L, Chaparro Báez JA, et al. Control glucémico de pacientes diabéticos en dos Unidades de Salud Familiar, Paraguay, 2018. Estudio piloto. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int [Internet]. 2019 [citado 31 Jul 2022]; 6(1): 21-30. Available at: http://scielo.iics.una.py/pdf/spmi/v6n1/2312-3893-spmi-6-01-21.pdf  doi: https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2019.06(01)21-030
• Corporate author or institution as author:             
Name of the team of authors. Article title. Journal Title. Year of publication; Journal volume (Journal number): initial page of the article-final page of the article. Availability. DOI
Example:
Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Working Group: Robinson DJ, Hanson K, Jain AB, Kichler JC, Mehta G, Melamed OC, Vallis M; Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee: Bajaj HS, Barnes T, Gilbert J, Honshorst K, Houlden R, Kim J, Lewis J, MacDonald B, MacKay D, Mansell K, Rabi D, Sherifali D, Senior P. Diabetes and Mental Health. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Jun;47(4):308-344. Available at: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1499-2671(23)00072-2 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.04.009
• Without mention of author:             
Article title. Journal title. Year of publication. Volume; (Journal number): initial page of the article-final page of the article.  Availability. DOI.
Example:
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes 2021 abridged for primary care providers. Clin Diabetes [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2022 Jul 31]; 39 (1): 14-43. Available at: https://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article/39/1/14/32040/Standards-of-Medical-Care-in-Diabetes-2021  doi: https://doi.org/10.2337/cd21-as01 
2. Book chapter:
Last name. Initial of the first name of the author of the book chapter. Title of the book chapter. In: Surname. Initial of the first name of the author of the book. Title of the book. Edition. City of publication. Publishing house. Year of publication: initial page-final page of the chapter.
Example:
Díaz Díaz O, Orlandi González N. Capítulo 3. Complicaciones agudas y crónicas de la diabetes. In. Díaz Díaz, Oscar; Orlandi González, Neraldo. Manual para el diagnóstico y tratamiento del paciente diabético a nivel primario de salud. La Habana, ECIMED, 2016.
3. Book:
Last name. Initial of the first name of the author of the book. Title of the book. Edition. City of publication. Publishing house. Year of publication.
Example:
Savant A, Lyman B, Bojanowski C, Upadia J. Cystic Fibrosis. 2001 Mar 26 [updated 2023 Mar 9]. In: Adam MP, Mirzaa GM, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Gripp KW, Amemiya A, editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993–2023.

4. Doctoral thesis:
Last name. Initial of the first name of the author of the book. Title of the thesis. Degree obtained. City of publication. Publishing university. Year of publication.
Example:
Evidências na COVID-19: atenção primária, telessaúde e atenção hospitalar. Cimini, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues. Belo Horizonte; s.n; 2022. 158 p. ilus, tab, graf. Thesis in Portugues | LILACS, Coleciona SUS | ID: biblio-1399209 Responsible library: BR21.1 Ubicación: BR21.1; T- Online WC 506, CI EV

5. Website:
It must contain the http with the date it was visited. It is preferable not to use this type of reference because the SPMI Virtual Journal does not endorse or take responsibility for its content, advertising, products or other materials of the linked sites or their availability.
Example:
Paraguay. Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social. Dirección de Enfermedades Crónicas No Transmisibles. Programa Nacional de Diabetes. Programa de Prevención Cardiovascular. Programa de Enfermedades Respiratorias Crónicas. Manual de manejo de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles desde la Atención Primaria de Salud [Internet]. 2° ed. Asunción: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social; 2015. [ciado 31 Jul 2022]. Available at: https://dvent.mspbs.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Manual-de-manejo-de-ECNT.pdf


 VI. PREPARATION OF CASE REPORTS
First page: identification page
It must include:
1. article title concise and clear, in Spanish language. Skip the expression "about a case"             
2. full names of the authors with the institutional affiliation indicated with a superscript number. It is not required to mention personal curriculum data. Each author must have a registration number in the ORCID ( https://orcid.org/signin ). No more than 10 authors are allowed.             
3. data of the corresponding author: telephone, address, email             
 Second page: abstract
The abstract will be narrative and should provide data on the case (s) in question. The reading of the abstract should allow the understanding of the report without having to access the work in extenso. It must have a maximum of 200 words and must not include abbreviations.
For the determination of keywords or descriptors should be consulted in the DeCS/ MeSH: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/decs-locator/?lang=en
Up to 5 keywords, separated by commas, are accepted.
Third page: article body
It must contain the following subtitles: Introduction, Case report (s), Discussion, References.
It is recommended to follow the international guidelines of the EQUATOR initiative for the preparation of case reports:
https://data.care-statement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CARE-checklist-English.pdf
Bibliographic citations must be mentioned numerically, in order of appearance in the article, with superscript effect, separated by comma (Ex .: 1 , 4,8 ) or script in case of covering very long consecutive references (Ex .: 1-5 )
Tables
Up to two tables are accepted. They must be numbered in order of appearance in the text, identified with Arabic numerals and the title at the top. The explanatory notes and explanation of the abbreviations should be placed at the bottom. They should not contain redundant data already mentioned in the text. It is preferable to be prepared by inserting a table in word processor format (Word) or in electronic spreadsheet (Excel). Vertical dividing lines should be avoided and it is recommended to mark only three horizontal lines (two for subtitles and the third to mark the end of the table). Tables inserted as images will not be accepted.
Figures
Up to 3 figures are accepted. The following are considered to be figures: 1. drawings, 2. diagrams, 3. maps, 4. photographs, 5. graphics. They should not repeat data presented in the text or in the tables. They will be identified with Arabic numerals, in the order of the appearance in the text. The legends and explanation of the abbreviations are inserted at the bottom. They must contain sufficient information for interpretation without resorting to the text.
Acknowledgement
Attach a letter to the manuscript with the written authorization of the people who will be mentioned in this section, if any.
Acknowledgments may be granted for: a) Contributions that require appreciation but not authorship, b) Appreciation for technical assistance, c) Appreciation for the support detailing its nature, d) Financial links that could generate a conflict of interest.
References
They must contain only the texts cited in the manuscript and will be numbered consecutively, strictly following the order of appearance in the text. The doi will be included in the articles that have it or the link to the journal if it does not have a doi.
References must comply with the format and principles of standardization and editorial quality recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors, Vancouver Style : https://metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf
It is preferable not to use reference websites because the SPMI Virtual Journal does not endorse or take responsibility for its content, advertising, products or other materials of the linked sites or their availability.

VII. PREPARATION OF REVIEW ARTICLES
First page: identification page
It must include:
1. concise and clear article title, in Spanish language.             
2. full names of the authors with the institutional affiliation indicated with a superscript number. It is not required to mention personal curriculum data. Each author must have a registration number in the ORCID ( https://orcid.org/signin )             
3. data of the corresponding author: telephone, address, email             
Second page: abstract
The abstract should be structured and divided into five sections: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results and Conclusions. The reading of the abstract should allow the understanding of the article without having to access the in extenso format. It must have a maximum of 300 words and must not include abbreviations.
For the determination of keywords or descriptors should be consulted in the DeCS/MeSH: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/decs-locator/?lang=en
Up to 5 keywords are accepted, separated by commas.
Third page: article body
It must contain the following subtitles: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References.
It is recommended to follow the international guidelines for reporting the EQUATOR initiative: http://www.equator-network.org/library/spanish-resources-recursos-en-espanol/
Bibliographic citations must be mentioned numerically, in order of appearance in the article, with superscript effect, separated by commas (Ex .: 8 , 14,15,19,21 ) or script in case of covering very long consecutive references (Ex. : 1-5 )
Tables
They must be numbered in order of appearance in the text, identified with Arabic numerals and the title at the top. The explanatory notes and explanation of the abbreviations should be placed at the bottom. They should not contain redundant data already mentioned in the text. It is preferable to insert a table in word processor format (Word) or in electronic spreadsheet (Excel). Vertical dividing lines should be avoided and it is recommended to mark only three horizontal lines (two for subtitles and the third to mark the end of the table). Tables inserted as images will not be accepted.
Figures
The following are considered figures: 1. drawings, 2. diagrams, 3. maps, 4. photographs, 5. graphics. They should not repeat data presented in the text or in the tables. They will be identified with Arabic numerals, in the order of the appearance in the text. The legends and explanation of the abbreviations are inserted at the bottom. They must contain sufficient information for interpretation without resorting to the text.
Acknowledgement
Attach a letter to the manuscript with the written authorization of the people who will be mentioned in this section, if any.
Acknowledgments may be granted for: a) Contributions that require appreciation but not authorship, b) Appreciation for technical assistance, c) Appreciation for the support detailing its nature, d) Financial links that could generate a conflict of interest.
References
They must contain only the texts cited in the manuscript and will be numbered consecutively, strictly following the order of appearance in the text.
References must comply with the format and principles of standardization and editorial quality recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors, Vancouver Style: https://metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf
It is preferable not to use reference websites because the SPMI Virtual Journal does not endorse or take responsibility for its content, advertising, products or other materials of the linked sites or their availability.

VIII. PREPARATION OF THE LETTERS THE EDITOR
First page: identification page
It must include:
1. clear and concise article, in Spanish language.             
2. full names of the authors with the institutional affiliation indicated with a superscript number. It is not required to mention personal curriculum data. Each author must have a registration number in the ORCID ( https://orcid.org/signin ). Up to 3 authors are allowed.             
3. data of the corresponding author: telephone, address, email             
 Second page: body of the letter
It must contain a text run separately in paragraphs. It can contain up to 1500 words. This section will admit a table or figure and five references.
Bibliographic citations must be mentioned numerically, in order of appearance in the article, with superscript effect, separated by comma (Ex .: 1.3 ) or script in case of covering very long consecutive references (Ex .: 1-5 )
References
They must contain exclusively the texts cited in the letter and will be numbered consecutively, strictly following the order of appearance in the text.
References must comply with the format and principles of standardization and editorial quality recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors, Vancouver Style: https://metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf
It is preferable not to use reference websites because SPMI Virtual Journal does not endorse or take responsibility for their content, advertising, products or other materials of the linked sites or their availability.

IX. PREPARATION OF IMAGES IN MEDICINE
First page: identification page
It must include:
1. concise and clear article title, in Spanish.             
2. full names of the authors with the institutional affiliation indicated with a superscript number. It is not required to mention personal curriculum data. Each author must have a registration number in the ORCID ( https://orcid.org/signin ). No more than 10 authors are allowed.             
3. data of the corresponding author: telephone, address, email             
 Second page: abstract
The abstract will be narrative and should provide data on the case (s) in question. The reading of the abstract should allow the understanding of the image presented.
For the determination of keywords or descriptors in the DeCS/ MeSH: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/portal/decs-locator/?lang=en should be consulted Up to 5 keywords are accepted, separated by commas.
Bibliographic citations must be mentioned numerically, in order of appearance in the article, with superscript effect, separated by comma (Ex .: 1 , 3.5 ) or script in case of covering very long consecutive references (Ex .: 1-3 )
The image must be of high quality and must have enough information for interpretation without resorting to the text.
Acknowledgements
Attach a letter to the manuscript with the written authorization of the people who will be mentioned in this section, if any.
Acknowledgments may be granted for: a) Contributions that require appreciation but not authorship, b) Appreciations for technical assistance, c) Appreciations for the support detailing its nature, d) Financial links that could generate a conflict of interest.
References
They must contain only the texts cited in the manuscript and will be numbered consecutively, strictly following the order of appearance in the text.
References must comply with the format and principles of standardization and editorial quality recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Directors , Vancouver Style: https://metodo.uab.cat/docs/Requisitos_de_Uniformidad.pdf
It is preferable not to use reference websites because the SPMI Virtual Journal does not endorse or take responsibility for its content, advertising, products or other materials of the linked sites or their availability

 

 

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