Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission rules - January/2024

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Editorial Policy

Revista Enfermagem UERJ, created in 1993, is a vehicle for scientific dissemination of the Nursing School – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, linked to the Editorial Center.

Its main objective is to publish original and unpublished studies by Brazilian authors and those from other countries, which contribute to the knowledge and development of Nursing, Health and related sciences (see the Focus and Scope section for more information). It is a scientific journal in continuous flow, which publishes research results, critical reviews of the literature and discussion of theoretical reflections and current themes relevant to the fields for which it is intended.

It is characterized as an international journal, predominantly covering the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, although it also has circulation in the United States, Canada, France, Sweden, Portugal and Spain.

Revista Enfermagem UERJ’s editorial proposal meets contemporary trends towards integration and complementarity of areas of knowledge, which take into account Nursing's vocation for diversity and the articulation of different areas. Adopts the standardization of the "Uniform Requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals" (Vancouver Style), according to an article published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and available at http://www.icmje.org/.

Furthermore, it adopts guidelines aimed at promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in scientific research (SAGER Guidelines).

In line with recommendations related to Open Science, the Revista Enfermagem UERJ receives for evaluation manuscripts previously made available in reliable pre-print repositories (such SciELO Preprints, OSFPreprints, SSRN, among others) and supports the open science policy with the depositing data in national and international repositories (Open Data Repositories, such as Figshare, Data Dryad, Zenodo, among others).

The editorial process aims to present to the scientific community texts that represent a significant contribution to the area. In this sense, the submitted texts go through a rigorous peer review process (see full description of the process on the “Peer Review Process” page). Furthermore, from 2024 onwards, it began to adopt the opening and publication of opinions, maintaining the anonymity of its Ad-Hoc Consultants.

The abbreviation of his title is Rev. Enferm. UERJ, which must be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic captions.

Read the guidelines for submitting your work carefully below. In the following links, you can check the checklist used by the editorial team in the process of verifying submissions and for peer review of articles.

Submission procedures

1. Manuscripts are submitted online at: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/about/submissions.
2. The full name of each author, their institution of origin, city, country, email, summary of the biography and the access link to ORCID must be provided without abbreviations in the metadata. The full name of the authors must be identical to that presented in the ORCID link. Attention: In addition to the mandatory fields, which are marked with an asterisk, the following fields must also be filled in: ORCID iD, Institution/Affiliation (in full, without abbreviations), City, Country, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, Summary of Biography with, maximum 210 characters (with spaces). The biography from the Lattes CV must not be copied.
3. The concepts expressed in the manuscript are the exclusive responsibility of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editors and the Editorial Board.
4. If the research involves human beings, the authors must present a copy of the approval from the Ethics Committee that analyzed the study and also declare in the text content that written consent was obtained from the subjects (informed consent). If more than one opinion is issued, all reports must be presented, in sequence, in a unified file. The ethics registration number, the name of the institution involved in ethical approval and the approval protocol number must not be cited in the text of the manuscript, in order to guarantee the anonymous peer review process. Read the journal's ethical information and requirements in the Code of Ethics section.
5. The data collection period for the submitted article cannot exceed five years at the time the manuscript is submitted.
6. The editorial review process will only begin if the manuscript is submitted in accordance with the previous conditions; otherwise, all material will be returned for adjustment.
7. In requests for initial adaptation, authors must respond within three calendar days. If there is no response, the submission will be archived.
8. If the manuscript or data relating to it have previously been made available through a pre-print repository or in data repositories, the author must inform the name of the repository, the assigned DOI and the date of its availability in the file relating to the Title Page.
9. Submissions must present the listed documents, which must comply with the Publication Standards, presented below.

Composition of submission documentation

Revista Enfermagem UERJ adopts the publication standards "Uniform Requirements" (Vancouver Style). Submitted manuscripts must be written in Portuguese, Spanish, English or French.

Texts must be presented in one of the following formats:

• Research Article - Investigation based on empirical data, using scientific methodology. It must include introduction, theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion (or results and discussion), conclusion and references.
• Review Article - Corresponds to the analysis of a comprehensive and extensive investigations, relating to subjects of interest for the development of nursing and health. It must include introduction, theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion (or results and discussion), conclusion and references. The Revista Enfermagem UERJ does not include review protocols in its scope of evaluation.
• Update Article - Reflective or informative text on a relevant and current subject, with a perspective of interest for nursing and health; exchange of opinions between editors and readers about published works. It must include introduction, content, final considerations, conclusion and references.
• Theoretical Reflection - Analysis of theoretical constructs, leading to the questioning of existing models in nursing and health and the elaboration of hypotheses for future research. It must include introduction, content, final considerations, conclusion and references.

 ATTENTION: From 2024, there will be no limitation on the length of the manuscript (e.g. number of words or number of pages. However, the objectivity of scientific communication must be maintained. Editors and Reviewers can judge and question the merit of the text length presented.

Texts must be typed in an MS-Word text editor, on A4 size paper, 0.0 (simple) line spacing, with 0,75 paragraph indentation, Calibri font size 10, with top, bottom, left and right margin formatting of 2 cm. Please download and use the templates available below (authorization will not be granted for editing templates on the journal's drive):

Template – Title page

Template – Research Article

Template – Review Article

Template – Update or Theoretical Reflection Article

No form of highlighting should be used in the text (underlining, bold, watermarks, quotation marks), except for titles and subtitles. Only use italics in words or expressions that really need to be emphasized in the printed text or words in a foreign language.

ATTENTION: All documents to be submitted for peer review must be made anonymous files (without identifying the authors in the body of the text, as well as in the document properties).

Documents must be submitted in the source language chosen for submission, in separate files, namely:

1) Title page

The document referring to the title page must contain:

1) Complete title in the language of submission, not exceeding 15 words. It must not include acronyms, names of cities, countries or other geographic information, nor calls for notes;

2) Abbreviated title in the submission language with a maximum of six words;

3) Identification of the authors, followed by their abbreviations for reference and their credentials (title; institutional link; full institutional affiliation – including institution without abbreviations/acronyms, city and country; contact email; ORCID);

4) Declaration of authorship. Revista Enfermagem UERJ follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) which establish that, to qualify for authorship of a manuscript, authors must meet the following criteria:: (1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND (2) Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content; AND (3) Final approval of the version to be published; AND (4) Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved;

5) If the research has received funding, it must be informed in the following format: “The present work was carried out with the support of [Name of Agency] – [Country] [(Acronym)] – [Notice/Financing Code]”;

6) If the manuscript or data relating to it have previously been made available through a pre-print repository, the author must inform the name of the repository, the assigned DOI and the date of its availability;

7) The use of Artificial Intelligence tools – assisted technology must also be declared in this document.

Observe the corresponding example below (it is not necessary to number in the shipping document):

1) Distance education about high-risk pregnancy

2) Education and high-risk pregnancy

3) Ana Maria Sessa^I; Antonia Joana Massa^II

Sessa AM, Massa AJ

^INurse. Doctor. Assistant Professor. Federal University of Piaui. Teresina, Brazil. Email: aaaaaaaaaa@cccc.com.br. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.

^IINurse. Specialist. Master's student. State University of Pará. Belém, Brazil. Email: bbbbbbb@hhhhh.com.br. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.

4) Author's contributions: conception, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; obtaining resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing - manuscript preparation, X.X.; writing – review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; Project administration, X.X.; acquisition of financing, Y.Y..

5) This study was financed in part by the [Agency Name] – [Country] [(Acronym)] – [Notice/Financing Code].

6) We declare that research data was published in preprint format in the repository [repository name], electronic address/DOI: [cite access link]. The research database is available in the repository [repository name], electronic address/DOI: [cite access link].

7) We declare that no artificial intelligence tools – assisted technology were used in the composition of the manuscript [manuscript title] / We declare the use of [describe the artificial intelligence tool – assisted technology used] for [purpose of use].

2) Open Science Compliance Form

Complete and attach the form available to the system as a supplementary document by clicking here.

3) Main document (paper text)

ATTENTION: In order to guarantee the anonymity of the peer review process, this document may not contain information about the names or credentials of authors.

The manuscript must contain the following information in order:

 1) Complete title in the language of submission, not exceeding 15 words;

2) Structured Abstract, prepared in the submission language, with a maximum of 150 words, acronyms must not be used.

In the case of research articles or systematic reviews, the summary must contain objective, method or methodology, results and conclusion, as exemplified below:

 ABSTRACT – RESEARCH AND REVIEW ARTICLE

Objective: start with the verb in the infinitive. Method: present the research method containing characteristics of the sample, study group or material selected for analysis, procedures used for data collection and analysis, location and period of the study; inform about ethical aspects. Results: indicate the most relevant results. Conclusion: respond only to the objective.

Abstracts of theoretical studies or Update articles must include: objective, content and conclusion, as exemplified below:

ABSTRACT - THEORETICAL REFLECTION AND UPDAT PAPERS

Objective: start with the verb in the infinitive. Content: present the topic covered and its context; indicate thesis, construct under analysis or organizer of the study, sources used. Conclusion: respond only to the objective.

 3) Descriptors in the submission language, extracted from the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) vocabulary, or from the Medical Subject Headings (MESH).

Between three and five descriptors must be presented, typed in lowercase letters for each word (except prepositions and connectives) and separated by a semicolon. Descriptors must be chosen that classify the text with adequate precision, that allow it to be retrieved together with similar works, and that would possibly be evoked by a researcher carrying out a bibliographic survey. Examples:

Descriptors: Occupational Health; Nursing work; Occupational Health Surveillance.

4) Main text, according to the chosen section:

Do not start a new page with each subheading; Separate them using a blank line. In all categories of original work, the text must have an easily recognizable organization, signaled by a system of titles and subtitles that reflect this organization.

The total number of tables/charts/figures should not exceed three illustrations. Tables must be submitted, in an editable format in Word® itself, formatted and incorporated into the main manuscript document.

Present each table incorporated into the main document, with a sequentially numbered title, composed in MS-Word. The length of the table must not exceed 55 lines, including title, and width limited to 8cm, 12cm or 16cm, typed in Calibri font, size 10 and single line spacing, without any form of tabs or paragraph indents. The table must be laid out in Portrait orientation, Landscape orientation is not accepted.

All illustrations that do not fit the definition of table are considered as figures; therefore, tables, graphs, drawings, photos, etc.

Other illustration must be submitted, in an editable format in Word® itself, formatted and incorporated into the main manuscript document, using Calibri font, size 10 and single line spacing, without any form of tabulation or paragraph indents. Attention: Other illustration must be named and numbered sequentially as Figures.

Images - must be submitted in a separate file, with good resolution, in an editable format and named and numbered sequentially as Figures, with a sequentially numbered title and caption, composed in MS-Word, Excel or PowerPoint software and files with TIF or JPG extension. Do not record in BMP or compressed format. They must have indicated, in the text of the main document, their place of insertion. They must be sent in the form of supplementary documents inserted into the system. The figure must be diagrammed in Portrait orientation, Landscape orientation is not accepted.

When using a scanner to reproduce images, use 300 DPI resolution in grayscale mode.

Figure files (graphs, tables and illustrations) or tables created in other processors and pasted as figures in Word will not be accepted.

Authors must be aware that all material must be translated if approved.

References in the text, figures and tables must always be accompanied by the respective number to which they refer (the expressions table above or figure below must not be used). The suggested locations for inserting figures sent in separate files must be indicated in the text.

If AI tools are used to develop or improve any part of the manuscript, such information must be explained in the Method section, in the section referring to ethical aspects, including replication and identification. Read the journal's ethical information and requirements in the Code of Ethics section.

5) References

Observe the Vancouver Style.

Author citations must be made according to the examples presented in the final section of this text, observing the Uniform Requirements (Vancouver Style).

Number references consecutively, without using automatic numbering or automatic marking, according to the order in which they are mentioned for the first time in the text and identify them by the same number whenever cited.

The full transcription of a text of up to three lines must be delimited by quotation marks and numbered according to the order of citation in the text. A literal quotation with more than three lines must be presented in its own block and without quotation marks, starting on a new line, with an indentation of 2.5cm from the left margin. The font size for citations must be 10, as in the rest of the text, without highlighting. Do not use the terms op. cit, id. Ibid. The expression apud is the only one used in the text or notes. Only works consulted and mentioned in the text should appear in the list of references.

The citation of excerpts from interviewees' testimonies must be presented with a 2.5cm indentation from the left margin, in italics, without quotation marks and with the fictitious identification of the deponent (Ex: E1, E2, ...)

The formatting of the list of references must adopt 0.0 (simple) spacing and font size 10, aligned to the left, without paragraphs, indentations, or displacement of the margins; the authors' surname in lowercase letters, except for the first letter; secondary names will be represented by their initials in capital letters without separation between them; Do not highlight titles.

Periodical titles must be abbreviated and in accordance with information on the periodical's official electronic page or in the National Collective Catalog: http://ccn.ibict.br/busca.jsf.

At least 75% of the works cited must be articles published in scientific and international journals, published up to five years ago. If it is necessary to present publications that exceed the percentage, a justification must be sent to the editor, prepared by the author.

The use of non-bibliographical notes is not recommended.

Examples of Citations in the Body of the Text

Do not mention the names of the authors of the quotes. Indicate the numbers of the works according to the list of references in the text.

Citation of an article/work

After the citation, indicate the superscript number of the reference, according to the order of mention for the first time in the text.

For example, the first work mentioned in the text is authored by Mauro, Clos and Vargens and should be cited as follows:

The studies report assessments of the quality of scientific journals1.

Citation of two consecutive articles/works

After the citation, indicate the two superscript numbers of the references according to the order of mention for the first time, separated by commas.

Example: ... such as the growing rates of urban violence11,12.

Citation of miscellaneous non-consecutive articles/works

Author numbers must be listed, in ascending order, separated by commas.

Similar findings were confirmed4,6,8,10 in 2000.

For more than two consecutive articles/works

Several experts1-6, 8-12 have recommended...

The dash between the numbers means the authors 1 to 6 and 8 to 12.

Work quotes transcribed from primary source

The quote from 8. Rodrigues BMRD, located on page 33, should be transcribed as follows:

[...] speech is the way used by the actor-agent of the action to express their original experiences in a face-to-face relationship [...]8:33

Avoid citing work discussed in a secondary source

Personal Communication Quote

This type of citation should be avoided, as it does not offer information that can be retrieved by conventional means. Letters, conversations (telephone or personal) and messages should not be included in the References section, but only in the text, in the form of the sender's initials and surname and date, in parentheses.

Ex: (S. L. Mello, personal communication, September 15, 1995).

Reference List Examples

The list is enumerated, observing the order of mention for the first time in the text, without any highlighting.

When organizing reference lists, authors must always ensure that the use of punctuation is uniform and correct.

Scientific journal article

References should preferably be presented in their electronic format, and with titles in English, if applicable, as per the following examples:

Oliveira LB, Rueda Díaz LJ, Carbogim FC, Rodrigues ARB, Püschel VAA. Effectiveness of teaching strategies on the development of critical thinking in undergraduate nursing students: a meta-analysis. Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2016 [cited 2016 Sep 20]; 50(2):350-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420160000200023

Rowles J, Morgan C, Burns S, Merchant C. Faculty perceptions of critical thinking at a health sciences university. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2013 [cited 2016 Sep 20]; 13(4):21–35. Available from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1017052.pdf

ATTENTION: Electronic references with links that do not work or do not correspond to the cited reference will not be accepted

Text published in a commercial journal

Madov N. The floating city. See (São Paulo) 2002; 35:63.

In this last example, when the title of the journal homonymous, the name of the city of origin must be recorded in parentheses.

Book and other monographs

Individual as author

Lopes GT, Baptista SS. Nursing residency: historical error or challenge to quality. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Anna Nery; 1999.

In the previous example, after the city, the state acronym was omitted in parentheses because it is a homonym.

Maldonado MTP. Psychology of pregnancy: childbirth and postpartum period. 14th ed. Petrópolis (RJ): Voices; nineteen ninety

Book published by an organizer or publisher

Moreira ASP, Oliveira DC, organizers. Interdisciplinary studies of social representation. Goiânia (GO): AB Editora; 1998.

Book chapter or monograph

Abric JC. The structural approach to social representations. In: Moreira ASP, Oliveira DC, organizers. Interdisciplinary studies of social representation. Goiânia (GO): AB Editora;1998. P. 27-38.

Book translated into Portuguese

Bardin L. Content analysis. Translated by Luis Antero Reto and Augusto Pinheiro. São Paulo: Edições 70/Livraria Martins Fontes; 1979.

Unpublished dissertation and thesis

Silva MTN. About nursing - nurse: the imagination of the families of those entering the undergraduate course [doctoral thesis]. Rio de Janeiro: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; 2000.

Old works reissued at a much later date

Franco FM. Treatise on physical education for boys. Rio de Janeiro: Act; 1946. (Original published in 1790).

Institutional authorship

Panamerican Health Organization. Developing and strengthening local health systems. Strategic administration: guidelines for its development - educational content. Washington (DC): OPS; 1995.

Ministry of Health (Br). National STD/AIDS Coordination. The AIDS epidemic in Brazil: situations and trends. Brasília (DF): Ministry of Health; 1999.

Website or Homepage

Civitas R. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais [Internet site]. Urbanism and city development. [cited 2018 Aug 15] Available from: http//www.gcsnet.com.br/oamis/civitas.

Preprint

Lavorato Neto G, Rodrigues L, Silva DARD, Turato ER, Campos CJG. Spirituality review on mental health and psychiatric nursing. Rev Bras Enferm. 2018. Preprint [cited 2019 Oct 12]. DOI: https://dx/doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0429

Author’s contibutions

Revista Enfermagem UERJ follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) which establish that, to qualify for authorship of a manuscript, the following criteria must be observed:

• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the work; AND
• Prepare the work or revise it critically for important intellectual content; AND
• Final approval of the version to be published; AND
• Everyone must agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Those who contributed to the work but do not qualify for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgments. More detailed guidance on authorship is provided by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Any change to the list of authors must be approved by all authors, including those who have been removed from the list. The corresponding author must act as a point of contact between the editor and the other authors and must keep co-authors informed and involve them in key publication decisions. We reserve the right to request confirmation that all authors meet the authorship conditions.

Author Contributions: It is expected that each author has made substantial contributions to the work, according to the specifications discussed above.

For multi-author research articles, a short paragraph should be provided on the article title page, specifying the individual contributions.

The following statements must be used, with authors identified only by the initial letters of each name. “conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; manuscript writing, X.X.; writing – review and editing, X.X.; Visualization, X.X.; Supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y.”.

Consult the CRediT taxonomy for an explanation of the terminologies adopted. Authorship must include and be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work. Please read the section on criteria to qualify for authorship carefully.

EDITORIAL FEES

Revista Enfermagem UERJ incorporates the charging of processing and editing fees. All proceeds go towards infrastructure maintenance and costs for maintaining open access to published articles. 

Editorial Fee

If the article is approved, the Manuscript Editing Fee, in the amount of R$1100.00 (one thousand and one hundred Brazilian Reais), must be paid when requested.

For articles submitted by foreign authors, a single fee will be charged, in the amount of US$400.00 (four hundred American Dollars), which must be paid when requested by the secretariat team.

ATTENTION: REFUNDS WILL NOT BE MADE FOR PAYMENTS MADE WITHOUT REQUEST OR FOR THOSE RETRACTED BY AUTHORS.

The Revista Enfermagem UERJ, from 2024, will become trilingual, that is, it will publish all accepted articles, in full, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. It is up to the authors to hire and pay the translators, according to the list of translators indicated at the appropriate time.

PRIVACY POLICY

The names and addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

1. The Editors receive the material sent for publication and make a first assessment, called pre-analysis (or desk review), regarding the adequacy of the texts to the publication standards and focus/scope of the journal, as well as in relation to the general quality and merit of the work. If considered potentially publishable, they will be forwarded to two Ad-Hoc evaluators.
2. Authors are notified of receipt of the manuscript by the Editor via email. Authors must pay attention to confirmation of receipt, which will be sent by the Journal Secretariat to the email addresses registered in the system at the time of submission.
3. Ad-Hoc evaluators issue their opinions with suggestions to the authors and issue their decision in three ways: accepted without changes; recommending modifications or refusing publication of the manuscript. In the case of a recommendation with modifications, the authors will be notified of the suggestions and must comply with them within the stipulated period, which can reach a maximum of 21 days, from receipt. In case of refusal, the authors will be notified. Rejected manuscripts may be resubmitted to the Journal, as long as they are extensively reformulated, being considered as a new submission. Copies of the opinions will be sent to the authors, except when there is an express restriction on the part of the evaluator.
4. The final version of the manuscript, containing the changes requested by the evaluators, will be evaluated by the Editorial Board, which will make the final decision on publication or may even request new changes.
5. After approval by the Editorial Board, authors will be notified of the volume of the Journal in which the article will be published.
6. In the case of acceptance for publication, the Editors reserve the right to introduce small changes to the text, figures and tables for standardization purposes, in accordance with the editorial parameters of the Journal and the Uniform Requirements.
7. The peer review process uses the double-blind review system, preserving the identity of authors and consultants. The identities of the authors will be informed to the Editorial Board only in the final evaluation phase.

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY IN RESEARCH

 Revista Enfermagem UERJ follows strict procedures regarding ethics and integrity in research. All authors, reviewers and editors must read and adhere to the terms set out in the journal's Code of Ethics.