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Scope and policy
Adherence to the Committee on Publications Ethics The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab adheres to the ethical principles and procedures established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), available at www.publicationethics.org, in order to guarantee the integrity of the editorial process in terms of transparency, veracity and compliance with each of the principles established in these guidelines. Complaints of misconduct As established by the COPE, the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab takes the accusations of misconduct before and after the publication seriously; therefore, in the case that a complaint of this type is received, the editors, general and associated, will analyze and discuss, together with the editorial committee, the specific case and in a maximum time of 10 business days they will decide whether the complaint will be accepted or not; in addition, in the following 20 business days they will decide if the article will be subject to retraction or not. When an article is retracted, it is published with a watermark, in which it is made explicit that it has been subject to retraction. The authors of such article will have a maximum time of three business days to submit a reconsideration or appeal. In the event that a reason for sanction is not found, exoneration will be defined, so the article subject of the complaint will be published normally. Authorship and contribution Originality The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab only publishes original articles, that is, articles that have not been submitted, approved or published in any other journal of a similar nature. In this sense, the manuscript must be accompanied by a letter written by the main author, in which he/she states that he/she and all the authors have read and agree with the conditions of publication of the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab and that their article is original or unpublished and has never been published in another printed or digital journal or in any other written means or editorial body. In the event that evidence that the document has been already published is found, the general editor will present the case to the other members of the editorial committee in order to subject the article to an immediate retraction. Copyright The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab Journal will promote respect for the moral rights of all authors who publish therein; for this reason, it is of vital importance that the names of each of the authors who participated in the study be duly recorded and signed in the cover letter and in the manuscript; in addition, it must be defined in advance who is the main author and what is the order of presentation of the other authors. If the manuscript is accepted and published in the Journal, the authors must send a letter in which they commit themselves to exclusively assign the rights of reproduction, distribution, translation and public communication (by any means or support including audible, audiovisual or electronic) thereof. Grievances and appeals In the event that any complaint addressed to the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab arises, the editorial committee has a mechanism by which it is received, analyzed and studied, and a response to the author or authors who set it up is defined within a maximum time of 20 business days. In the case of a reconsideration or appeal, the members of the committee will inform the person who formulated the complaint of the final decision made based on the evidence presented. In the event that the person involved in the complaint is the editor or any member of the committee, this person must move away from the process and refrain from deciding. Conflict of interest For the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab it is essential that before the publication of the manuscript, the conflicts of interest of each of the authors who present the article are clearly registered. When missing conflicts of interest are discovered after the publication of the document, the general and/or associate editor will convene a meeting of the editorial committee to decide if it is necessary to make a correction of the publication or, in the event that it is a serious fault, subject the article to retraction. Ethical supervision Intellectual property The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab, being an open access journal through the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, does not charge authors for the process of submission, analysis and publication of the manuscript. For this reason, the copyright belongs to the person or persons who submitted the manuscript according to the guidelines mentioned here, which imply that all the authors are aware of and agree on the publication process to which the manuscript is subjected. On the other hand, the Journal performs an anti-plagiarism check using special software in order to prevent redundant/overlapping publications or plagiarism. In the event that plagiarism is proven before publication, the general editor is obliged to report it to the institution or institutions where the person or persons who submitted the manuscript work and, therefore, suspend the publication process. In the event that plagiarism is proven after the article has already been published, an immediate retraction and specific complaint to the institutions of which the authors are part will be made. For the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab, it is essential that the data shown in the results, mainly in the tables and figures, be complete and allow to verify the statistical analyses and the interpretations derived therein. The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab has an adequate infrastructure for its operation, as well as the financial support of the ACMFR, which allows it to function efficiently and independently. The submission and publication process is carried out on the OJS platform; therefore, the members of the editorial committee are continuously trained in its use and management. The process of acceptance of proposed manuscripts and peer review is clearly established. Post-publication discussions and corrections The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab has feedback mechanisms to respond to the debates that may arise after the publication of the manuscripts; these mechanisms correspond to the sections of letters to the editor or comments. As already mentioned, the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab provides free and immediate access to its content, under the principle of making research freely available to the public to promote a greater global knowledge exchange. The Rev Col Med Fis Rehab is fully funded by the ACMFR. |
Ethics and Good Practices
Peer review process To be accepted by the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab, the articles must meet all the requirements mentioned in the indications to the authors (https://revistacmfr.org/index.php/rcmfr/about/submissions). Likewise, the articles will be evaluated in the first instance by the editor and the editorial committee of the Journal, a process that will have a maximum duration of 15 days. For the original primary, secondary or review articles, two external reviewers who are experts in the subject matter of the article and in methodological aspects will be invited, and they will participate in the evaluation process through the OJS platform. In this system, the reviewers will have access to the article, make the evaluation and include their recommendations anonymously, a process that will last a maximum of 30 days. The editor will inform each one of the authors about the progress of their work in the evaluation process. Once the article has been analyzed by the academic peers, they will send the completed format through the OJS platform, in which they can adopt three of the following options: a) accept submission, b) publishable with modifications and c) resubmit for review, d) resubmit for another publication, e) not publishable. In case of disagreement between the pairs, the original will be sent to a third evaluator; the editor will also be able to make the decision. In any of the three options, the author will be informed through the platform. If it is accepted with corrections, the author must make the corresponding modifications in the manuscript, indicating the changes in yellow and send it within the following 30 days; in addition, the author must send a document in Microsoft Word in which he/she responds to all the observations made by the evaluators, item by item. The article will not be considered for publication when the author(s) take more than 30 days to respond to the suggestions of the evaluators. In case that this deadline is exceeded, it will be understood that they withdraw the work in its current form and it will be archived in the platform of the Journal; if it is sent again, the editorial committee may consider it as a new work. Reminders will be sent to authors fortnightly until 45 days have elapsed, date on which the article would be archived. The accepted articles are the property of the Rev Col Med Fis Rehab and may be totally or partially reproduced by it; however, the Journal is not responsible for the scientific content, or for the legal implications of the published manuscripts. After the articles go through the editing and style correction processes, the authors will receive the galleys of the article, which must be carefully reviewed and returned to the editor within a maximum term of 48 hours. The names and email addresses of the authors provided to the Journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes and will not be made available to any other person or institution. Any form of reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation of the published articles can only be carried out with the prior authorization from the Journal editor. Guidelines for authors Edit Submission As part of the submission process, the authors must verify that their application meets all the elements listed below, since otherwise the manuscripts will be rejected: The article submitted must not have been previously published or submitted to another journal. Guidelines for authors When submitting the article, the author(s) must make it clear that the manuscript is an original work and has not been published by any means, nor is it being evaluated by any other printed or electronic publication. This must be done by means of a letter that must be signed by all the authors. The manuscript must be sent with a first page of identification containing the title of the article and the names of the authors in the order in which they have decided to appear in the publication. The data of the authors (names and surnames) must be complete (without initials) according to how they want to appear in the publication; regarding the affiliation, for each author they must send the highest degree of academic training and the institutional affiliation indicating the name of the institution, the section to which they belong, the city, the country and their ORCID. Following this page, each of the authors must send a signed declaration of conflict of interest. Declaration of interest format A corresponding author must be selected and the following information must be included: Name, institutional affiliation, email address, city, country and contact telephone number. The length of the manuscripts varies according to the type of article: 4,000 words for original research articles; 5,000 words for systematic reviews, narrative reviews, and clinical practice guidelines; 3,000 words for articles on education and administration, and analysis and perspective; 2,000 words for brief reports and clinical cases, and 1,000 words for letters to the editor. The above figures correspond to the length of the text and do not include the title, tables, notes, figures, or references. Sections of the Journal Editorial: it is written by the editor or a guest of the editor and deals with topics on guild, educational, and of practice of the specialty. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: Systematic Reviews (SR): Are those that summarize and analyze the evidence regarding a specific question in a structured, explicit and systematic way. Meta-analyses: these are quantitative reviews when, through the use of statistical techniques, the results are quantitatively combined into a single point estimate in each of the analyses. Literature reviews: they must be written by recognized authorities in each field or by request of the editor and should describe frequent and important topics in medical practice. In addition, they must have a minimum of 50 references. Analyses and perspective: they correspond to a systematic in-depth examination of complex issues or to the elaboration of points of view of great interest. Clinical Practice Guidelines: They must be based on evidence. Education and administration: Short articles or surveys that address topics related to education, student training and administration. Brief reports: these are short communications about research, technology or pedagogy. Study Protocols: Protocols for proposed original scientific research. Case Reports: they consist in the description or unique or illustrative cases of rare or interesting pathologies. Letters to the editor: they include comments, suggestions and criticisms regarding the articles in the Journal or important topics of the practice of the specialty. A space to reply will be given to the author of the corresponding article. Book reviews: the selection of books and reviewers for this section corresponds solely to the editor of the Journal. Notes and news of the association: they include aspects of interest for the members of the ACMFR and are prepared by the board of directors. Agenda of events: summarizes the congresses, courses, seminars and workshops held at a national and international level and related to the specialty. N/A: not applicable. Abbreviations and symbols The abbreviations must be standardized and the first time they are included they must be preceded by the full term, except if it is a common unit of measurement; however, these should not be included in the title or in the abstract. The medicines must be mentioned with their generic name. Measurement units The measurements of length, height, weight and volume must go according to the decimal metric system; those of blood pressure, in millimeters of mercury; those of temperature, in degrees centigrade, and the biochemical studies, in terms of the international system of units (SI). Decimals must include two digits and be separated by a comma. Tables and figures. Tables: They must have a title and Arabic numerals according to the order of appearance and citation in the text. The title is placed at the top and the notes at the bottom. In the body of the table, the rows and columns that show a hierarchy must be clearly identified. The symbols for the units should appear in the column headings. The tables must have an initial horizontal line, then another below the items and a horizontal line at the end. They should not have vertical lines. Figures: The photographs, graphs, drawings and shames are called figures; these, as well as the tables, are numbered with Arabic numbers according to the order in which they appear. In the case of photographs, they should be in color, with a minimum size of 300 dpi and in JPG or TIFF format, in addition, the persons must not be identifiable; otherwise they must be accompanied by a letter from the patient authorizing their publication. Statistical graphs and other illustrations should be professionally drawn in color. The title and legend should go at the bottom. A maximum of 4 tables and 3 figures are accepted. In case that it is required to add more, an email must be sent to the editor justifying why the established number is exceeded. All photographs, illustrations or any other previously published material must include the authorization of the original authors for their reproduction. Original research articles, Review articles and meta-analysis should be structured as follows: Title. It must contain less than 20 words, be easy to read and not include institutions. Abstract. In Spanish and English (the same content in both languages). It should be structured (introduction, objectives, materials and methods, results and conclusion) and should not exceed 250 words or include abbreviations, acronyms or bibliographic references. Keywords: 5 keywords in Spanish and 5 in English should be selected, which must be available in the DeCS (Health Sciences Descriptors) and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors, respectively. Introduction. It must be short; report on the state of the art of the subject of study; define the problem and the justification for the study, and end with the presentation of the purpose or objective of the study. It does not include tables or figures, but it includes the references necessary to contextualize the subject. Methods. This section must clearly explain the design of the study (sample, calculation of the sample size, type of sampling and inclusion and exclusion criteria; the study population and the form of data collection (instruments, place, time and persons in charge); the appliances and devices used (manufacturer’s name and address in parenthesis), the procedures, the interventions and the observations carried out must also be identified in such a way that other researchers can reproduce the same conditions. In the event that the article is the product of a qualitative research, the categories of analysis and the theoretical reference used in its analysis must be registered. The statistical analysis, according to the objectives and the hypotheses raised, must contain the data that allow the verification of the results; in addition, the software used must be indicated. The ethical aspects of the research must be described in the last paragraph of methods, in which it must be made clear that the guidelines for research on human beings or animals were followed (Declaration of Helsinki and ethical regulations of Colombia, Resolution 8430 of 1993 of the Ministry of Health). Likewise, if it is the case, it must be indicated that the informed consent from the participants to receive the treatment or to participate in the described research was obtained, as well as the approval by the ethics committees of the respective institutions, noting the number of minutes and date of approval. In the event that the patient can be recognized or identified through the images or data of the article, the author will declare that he/she has the informed consent for the publication of his/her data/images. The authors must declare that their publication does not contain personal information that allows to identify the patients. If experimentation on animals is reported, the agency or committee that authorized such experimentation must be mentioned. Results. They must be presented in a logical sequence, with tables and illustrations accompanied by an explanation with their respective analysis. Not all the data of the tables and illustrations should be repeated in the text, and subheadings may be used to separate the findings. In this section, only what was found should be indicated, but without making an interpretation of the results or discussing their implications. Discussion. In this section, the authors should explain what the implications for practice are, emphasis should be placed on the new and important aspects of the study, contrasting the results with the pertinent information available in the updated literature and relating them to the conclusions reached with the proposed objectives. The limitations and strengths of the study and the implications for practice and research should be included. Conclusions. They must be directly related to the stated objective and supported by the results or findings of the study. It should be avoided to repeat the results. If it is pertinent in the study. Research funding. The author(s) must describe how the research was financed: write the institution and the number of the contract (if there is one). Conflict of interest. The authors must explicitly declare whether or not they have potential conflicts of interest. This section is independent from the page of notification of conflict of interest that follows the title page, in which the authors provide additional details. Citations and bibliographic references. Authors should ensure that the citations are no more than 10 years old and that at least 50% are less than 5 years old. The references, which must be numbered manually according to the order in which they appear in the text and must be identified with superscript Arabic numerals, must adhere to the updated Vancouver style standards, which can be consulted on the following pages: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html The names of the journals should be abbreviated according to the format of the Index Medicus. Structure of the case reports The case report articles must adhere to the CARE methodology https://www.clinicalcasereporting.com/es/empezar/reglas-generales Title. It must contain less than 20 words, be easy to read and not include institutions. Abstract. In Spanish and English (the same content in both languages). It must be structured: introduction, symptoms and important clinical findings of the patient, main diagnoses, presentation of the case and conclusion. Examples of references Journal article Almeida-Fardin PB, De fúcio-Lizardo JH, da Silva-Baptista J. Study of the anterolateral ligament of the knee in formalin-embedded cadavers Acta Ortop Bras. 2017;25(2):89-92. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-785220172502162204. Zhang H, Qiu M, Xu Z, Wang W, Chen S, Zhang J, et al. The prevalence and morphological characteristics of the knee anterolateral ligament in a Chinese population. J Anat. 2018;233(2):213-21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12826. Book Bozeman B, Boardman C. Research collaboration and team science: A state-of-the-art review and agenda. London: Springer; 2014. Brown J. Nutrición en las diferentes etapas de vida. 2nd ed. Nueva York: Mc Graw Hill; 2006 [cited July 21, 2021]. Available from: https://www.academia.edu/42069760/Nutricion_en_la_Diferentes_Etapas_de_la_Vida_Brown. Acts and resolutions Colombia. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Decreto 786 de 1990 (abril 16): Por el cual se reglamenta parcialmente el título IX de la Ley 09 de 1979, en cuanto a la práctica de autopsias clínicas y médico-legales, así como viscerotomías y se dictan otras disposiciones. Bogotá D.C.: Diario Oficial 39300; 1990 [cited January 22, 2015]. Available from: https://www.icbf.gov.co/cargues/avance/docs/decreto_0786_1990.htm. Colombia. Ministerio de Salud. Resolución 8430 de 1993 (octubre 4): Por la cual se establecen las normas científicas, técnicas y administrativas para la investigación en salud. Bogotá D.C.; 1993 [cited December 9, 2017]. Available from: https://www.minsalud.gov.co/sites/rid/Lists/BibliotecaDigital/RIDE/DE/DIJ/RESOLUCION-8430-DE-1993.PDF. Buitrago M. Discapacidades Peregrinas: Construcciones Sociales de la Discapacidad en Colombia: Aportes para la Salud Publica desde una mirada crítica [tesis]. Bogotá D.C.: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; 2013 Original articles are those that present original clinical or basic research works that are a contribution to medical science, their length should not exceed 15 double-spaced pages. The names and email addresses provided to the Journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes and will not be made available to any other person or institution. |
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