Submissions

Author Guidelines

- Information for authors

The Revista Chilena de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar is a scientific journal of continuous publication, edited by the Department of Primary Care and Family Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, located at Av. José Miguel Carrera N°3.100, commune of San Miguel, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile.

The Journal publishes scientific articles in Spanish, in PDF format, on topics of Primary Care, Family Health and Family Medicine, and other related subjects, in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, essays, case presentations and letters to the editor.

- General recommendations for style, format, authors and others:

The maximum number of authors per article type is six for original and review articles; three authors for essays and case presentation; two for editorial and one to two in letters to the editor.

The first page of the article should contain the title of the paper in Spanish and English, with a maximum of 15 words, the full names of the authors, their academic degrees, their institutional affiliation; in addition, the person responsible for correspondence should be indicated, as well as their address, telephone number and e-mail address.

The summary and abstract should have a minimum length of 150 and a maximum of 250 words and be structured with the subtitles indicated according to the type of articles.

In the case of original and review articles, the text should contain the sections corresponding to Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. Essays should contain Introduction, Development of the topic and Conclusions. Case presentations should have Introduction, Case Development, Discussion and Conclusions.

All manuscripts will undergo a preliminary review by the Editorial Committee of the Revista Chilena de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar. The articles that are in conformity will be referred to the evaluation of two specialists in double-blind mode that ensures the confidentiality and anonymity of the authors and reviewers.

a) First page of the article

It must contain the title, the authors' information and data of the author responsible for the article.

The title should not contain acronyms or abbreviations and should not exceed 15 words. If names of institutions are included, they must be official and updated. The title should be centered, written in Spanish and English, in Arial font, size 11, bold and in capital letters.

Authors should appear with first name and both surnames, in Arial 12 font, lowercase, without bold or italics, ordered according to their importance of participation, identified in consecutive Arabic numerals in superscripts. Example: Alejandra Ordenes Guzmán,1 María Pérez Bustamante, 2 Juan Rosende Rivera. 3

Authors should be identified in independent lines specifying profession, academic degrees, main institution to which they belong, city, country, e-mail and ORCID code of each author. Charges are not included.

Example:

1 Medical Surgeon. Master in Infectious Diseases. Doctor in Health Sciences. School of Medicine. University of Chile. Santiago. Chile. E-mail: aordenes@gmail.com. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0008-2440-3214

At the bottom of the first page the author's data for correspondence should be included in Arial 9 font, lowercase, without bold or italics, in the following order: author's name, institution, address, postal code, telephone number(s), e-mail.

b) Second page

The second (and could be the third) page should contain the abstracts in Spanish and English, with the title (RESUMEN / ABSTRACT) in Arial font, size 10, capital letters and bold. The text of the summary or abstract should be in lowercase Arial font, size 10, space 1.5 in continuous prose. These abstracts must be in accordance with the author's rules of the Journal, according to the type of article.

The abstracts must contain the key words, also according to the author's norms of the journal, according to the type of article; for which the thesaurus DeCs (Descriptors in Health Sciences), MeSH for the English language (Medical Subject Headings) must be used.

c) Third page

From the third (or fourth) page onwards, as appropriate, the rest of the article should be written according to the specifications of the Journal's rules for authors and according to the type of article that corresponds.

d) Drafting and writing

The submitted article should have clarity and consistency in writing, syntax and spelling. It should be written in the third person (impersonal). Minimize the use of participles and gerunds. Avoid long sentences and excessive subordination.

All titles or epigraphs should be written in sustained capital letters, Arial font, size 10, bold, with left alignment. If there are subtitles or subheadings, they are written in lower case (with the letter that begins the subtitle in upper case), Arial font, size 10, italic, bold, with left alignment.

Set the page to letter size, left and right margins 2.54 cm, bottom and top margins 2.54 cm.

The text of the article is written in Arial font, size 10, space 1.5. The first time abbreviations, acronyms and symbols appear in the text, their meaning should be written, for example: the World Health Organization (WHO). In the text of the article, no element should be highlighted with the use of capital letters, bold or italics, without underlined words. Quotation marks may be used on an exceptional basis and, in no case, abuse their use. Words in a foreign language must be in italics without bold.

The number of words is defined in the rules for authors according to the type of article in the Journal. The total number of words is counted from the abstract to the conclusion.

The journal does not accept footnotes in articles. Bibliographical references are written in consecutive Arabic numerals, in superscripts, between parentheses. When there is more than one reference, they are separated by commas with a space between them.

The placement of citation numbers within the text should be carefully considered, e.g., a particular reference may be relevant to only one part of a sentence.

As a general rule, reference numbers should be placed outside the period and commas and inside the colon and semicolon.

Examples:

- the strategies were created by Gómez (7) in the context of current public policy and in accordance with the regulations of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

- According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, (55)

- which places the country among the 20 most unequal countries in the world (21, 46).

Whenever a reference is cited, a number should be used even when the author is named in the body of the text. The original number assigned to the reference is reused each time the reference is cited in the text, regardless of its subsequent position in the text.

When multiple references are cited in the development of the text, a hyphen should be used to join the first and last numbers that are inclusive and in parentheses. A comma is used to separate non-inclusive numbers.

Example:

- The initial systematization of the theory analyzed, (82-85).

- are the advantages of postgraduate studies as the fourth level of pedagogical training (102-105, 63, 95).

In general, the author's rules of the Journal require following and respecting the Vancouver rules, last edition, with the modifications that have been incorporated year by year.

All those who meet the criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) will be accepted as authors. See criteria at: https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf

e) Figures and tables:

Figures: photographs, graphs, drawings, diagrams, maps or other graphic representations and non-linear formulas, will be called figures, which will be inserted in the corresponding position in the text. In the case of using an image from another publication, the author must request the corresponding permissions from the author or publisher who owns the image(s), indicate the source and send the document with the authorization. Figures and diagrams are inserted in the corresponding place in the text after their mention and are obligatorily numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals accompanied by a title without bold or italics at the beginning of the figure, in Arial font, size 10. This font is also used for figures.

In the case of graphs, they should be sent in editable format without repeating information that appears in the text. Like tables, they should have a title in lower case, without bold or italics. The source and notes should be at the foot of the graph with the respective heading. They are not presented in photo format. Each graph is self-explanatory, i.e., it must contain sufficient data for the reader to understand it without having to read the text.

Tables: they are inserted in the corresponding place in the text after their mention. They must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. The title is without bold or italics, without empty cells in the headings. The headings of the table are written in bold in Arial 10 font, the same size that is maintained in the body of the table. The font and notes are at the foot of the table. They are not presented in photo format. Each table is self-explanatory, that is, it should contain enough data so that the reader can understand it without having to read the text. Tables of large size should be included in an appendix and specified in the text.

f) Annexes:

They should be presented at the end of the article, after the bibliographical references, and vertically numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and mentioned in the text.

g) Financing:

The institution(s) that funded the research should be stated at the end of the article, if applicable.

- Submission of articles

Manuscripts should be submitted through the online system provided by the Journal available at the address. All papers submitted should be accompanied by a letter signed by all authors, whose content includes the following:

(a) Approval of the content of the paper (including tables, figures and images as appropriate) and the order of appearance of the authors (which will be considered definitive without exception);
b) Transfer of copyrights to the Revista Chilena de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar, in case the paper is accepted;
c) Description of the specific participation of the authors signed individually;
d) Declaration of conflict of interest;
e) Mention that it is an original work that has not been published, totally or partially, nor submitted for publication, by themselves or other authors, to another national or foreign Journal.

The Revista Chilena de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar reserves the right to accept or reject, according to the recommendation of the Editorial Committee, the papers received, as well as to make any editorial correction it deems necessary. Originals will not be returned.

- Types of articles

EDITORIAL

The editorials will be an article commissioned by the Editorial Committee of the Revista Chilena de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar, to disseminate ideas and reflections of an emerging scientific nature, of interest or position on topics of updating for health professionals working in primary care and the scientific community. Its maximum length will be 1000 words, with a maximum of two authors.

ORIGINALS

Original quantitative, qualitative and mixed research articles are included, structured in a maximum number of 4,000 words, excluding tables, figures and bibliographic references. A maximum number of five tables and figures is accepted.

Abstract: the abstract should be structured by Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions, with a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 250 words, explaining the main idea of the work in past tense. Keywords should be placed at the end of each abstract in a minimum of four and a maximum of six, for which it is recommended to use the DeCs thesaurus for Spanish (Descriptores en Ciencias de la Salud), available at: http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm; and for English, it is suggested to consult the MeSH (Medical SubjectHeadings), available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh.

Introduction: should clearly identify the research problem, the objectives and justify the study, supported by relevant and updated bibliography of other authors in the object and field of research. It should not contain tables or figures. At the end of this section, you can advance a question and propose the general objective of the research without further explanation, after which there should be no more information.

Methods: should be written in the past tense, defining the design or type of research, explaining the context of the study, the period of duration, the place where it was carried out, the selection criteria of the study population, as well as the inclusion and exclusion criteria. It should describe the variables incorporated, the methods or procedures used, the data processing and analysis used, specifying the computer programs employed. The ethical foundations of the study should be made explicit.

Results: they should be written in the past tense. In quantitative studies, they should be analyzed in figures that should be in accordance with the methodology and use decimals with commas (,). The % are written with a space between the number and the symbol (e.g. 7%). In qualitative studies the results should be consistent with the objectives of the study and the method and should not include numerical data. For mixed studies, both criteria must be met.

In quantitative, qualitative and mixed studies, the findings are presented in a logical order, including a maximum of 6 tables and/or figures, which alone should be able to clearly express what was found in the research and which are cited in the text. Only the most outstanding data contained in the tables and figures are commented in the text (do not repeat information). In general, they are not interpreted or compared, so there should not be bibliographical references, since the latter corresponds to the discussion of the results. Value judgments are not used either.

Discussion: it is written in the present tense, with critical analysis of the results without repeating figures or previous findings, in order to highlight novel aspects of the research in relation to other works published at national and international level. The discussion should contain the scope and methodological limitations of the study, the applicability and generalization of its results. Points similar to and in contrast with other publications should be highlighted, as well as possible guidelines for future research.

Conclusions: are concise, are related to the objectives of the study and to the new knowledge found, do not repeat the results and are in tune with the discussion. Conclusions can be included in the discussion section. If the author(s) consider it necessary, some recommendations can be expressed.

Bibliographic references: should have a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30, with 50% or more should be from the last 5 years, in Vancouver format and be represented the relevant national and international literature on the subject.

REVIEW ARTICLES

These articles will be commissioned by the Journal's editorial committee and/or motivated by interested authors who have the necessary expertise in a particular subject in accordance with the Journal's policies. The number of words should not exceed 4,000 (excluding references, tables and figures) and the number of tables and figures (between both) is a maximum of five.

Abstract: should contain a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 250 words, explaining the main idea of the paper in the past tense. It is structured in Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusion. Keywords should be placed at the end of each abstract in Spanish and English, in a minimum of four and a maximum of six, using DeCs thesaurus for Spanish and MeSH for English.

Introduction: clearly delimits the scientific problem to be investigated that gave rise to the review, explains the background and state of knowledge on the subject with updated bibliographical references. The objective of the review is defined in this section.

Methods: written in the past tense, it should include the methodology used in the study, explain the way of selecting, extracting and synthesizing the data. It should describe very well the sources consulted, the criteria for their selection, the search engines used and the main terms used in the search. The time of the articles used for the review, the selection criteria of the studies, inclusion and exclusion criteria, the participants and interventions, the evaluation of the studies, the method of analysis and synthesis should be explained.

Results: written in the past tense. In quantitative studies, data or figures are presented with statistical analysis made explicit in methods, without comments or interpretations. It should include the result of the search process identifying the number of studies included in the review, ideally through a flow chart. It includes up to five tables and/or figures that facilitate the understanding of the research, its characteristics and the risk of bias.

Discussion: In general, it analyzes, criticizes and contrasts data obtained from the literature reviewed, providing a summary of the evidence found and answering the question that originated the review. It exposes possible lines of research, comments on the limitations, contributions and applicability of the review. It should not repeat what is stated in the results.

Conclusions: they should be clear, concise and respond to the objective of the study.

Bibliographic references: should contain a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 50. It should contain 60% of works published in the last five years in Vancouver format and represent the relevant national and international literature on the subject.

ESSAY

These articles will be commissioned by the Journal's editorial committee and/or motivated by interested authors with the necessary expertise in a particular topic in accordance with the Journal's policies. A maximum of three authors is allowed. The number of words should not exceed 3,000 (excluding references, tables and figures) and the number of tables and figures (between both) is a maximum of five.

They reflect a critical analysis of Primary Care and Family Health issues, as well as related topics, expressing their positions or criteria, the arguments on which they are based and the conclusions they reach.

Abstract: should contain a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 250 words, in past tense. It should give an account of the objective, development and conclusions of the article. Keywords should be placed at the end of each abstract in Spanish and English, a minimum of four and a maximum of six, using DeCs thesaurus for Spanish and MeSH for English.

Introduction: clearly delimits the problem with background and advances in knowledge on the analyzed topic, defines the objective of the work and states its position and argumentation (thesis), supported by updated bibliographical references.

Development: it is written in the past tense, it may or may not have subtitles, it addresses the ideas, reasons and arguments that develop, support or justify the proposed thesis, based on the literature reviewed and comments on the scope of the essay and its limitations.

Conclusions: they must be clear, concise and respond to the objective of the essay, offering a synthesis of the main ideas developed.

Bibliographical references: should have a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30, related to the topic of the essay. It must contain 50% of works published in the last five years in Vancouver format and the relevant national and international literature must be represented.

CASE STUDY; CASE REPORT

The number of words should not exceed 3,500 (excluding references, tables and figures) and the number of tables and figures (between both) is a maximum of five.

Abstract: the abstract should contain a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 250 words, showing the general background of the disease motivating the study, objectives of the case study(s), method, presentation of case(s) and conclusions. Key words should be placed at the end of each abstract in Spanish and English, in a minimum of four and a maximum of six.

Background: should justify the presentation of the case(s), mentioning reasons for its presentation and the theoretical framework of the problem to be presented based on the literature reviewed.

Presentation of the case(s): should describe the chronological sequence of the disease and the evolution of the patient; its context, initial status, main symptoms of the patient(s), diagnosis or problems, results of examinations or diagnostic tests, relevant clinical findings, management plan, treatment and interventions, possible complications and main results achieved. Clarity of these data in a timely manner is important. It may be accompanied by photos, tables or figures. To protect the confidentiality of the patient(s), the name, initials and medical history number are omitted. This type of study requires a protocol approved by the ethics committee and informed consent of the patient(s).

Discussion: analyzes the main findings and contrasts the case or cases presented with other case studies in the literature; analyzing the diagnostic process and whether other diagnoses were adequately ruled out. It also points out the points to highlight and the limitations. At this point it is relevant the analysis of the specialized literature in the context of the discussion, the lessons learned, the contributions and possible generalizations from the case(s). It mentions the clinical and/or social implications of the case(s); the synthetic communication from the patient(s) perspective, whenever it is possible to describe it.

Conclusions: highlights the clinical significance of the case or group of cases, as the case may be, and, if possible, elaborates recommendations for clinical practice.

Bibliographic references: it must contain a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 references, with 50% of works published in the last five years in Vancouver format and the relevant national and international literature must be represented.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This type of article stimulates a feedback process and also serves as a forum for open discussion of issues addressed by the Journal and others related to its policies. In this sense, it accepts comments or objections related to articles published in the Journal, with the objective of allowing the exchange of knowledge and experiences among the readers of a publication.

Letters should contain title, text, name and affiliation of the author(s), with a maximum of 1,000 words and accepts a maximum of two authors. It is supported by a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 bibliographic references, with 50% of works published in the last five years in Vancouver format and should represent the relevant national and international literature.

- Citations and references:

Authors are responsible for sending complete and correctly cited bibliographic references in the text. These should be numbered in consecutive order, according to the Vancouver system.

Journal references include: a) surname(s) and initial(s) of all authors (mention them all when there are six or less; when there are seven or more, indicate only the first six and add "et al. "); b) full title of the article, using capital letters only for the first letter of the initial word (and for proper names); c) abbreviation of the Journal as indexed in Index Medicus; d) year of publication; e) volume, in Arabic numerals; f) complete page numbers (initial and final), separated by a hyphen. g) URL if it has

For books: a) surname(s) and initial(s) of all authors; b) title of the book; c) number of the edition, only if it is not the first; d) city where the work was published; e) name of the publisher; f) year of publication (of the last edition cited if there is more than one edition); g) number of the volume if there is more than one, preceded by the abbreviation "vol. "h) number of the page cited; if the citation refers to the chapter of a book, indicate the first and last page of the chapter, separated by a hyphen. i) URL if you have a URL.

For citations and references you should consult the Vancouver norms, last edition.