Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

General information and policy
The journal Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia (Rev Bras Oftalmol.)- ISSN 0034-7240), scientific publication of the Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology has the purpose to divulge articles that contribute for the enlightenment and development of practice, research and teaching of Ophthalmology and correlated areas. All manuscripts, after editors’ approval, will be sent to specialists for distribution to two or three peer reviewers. All the judgment process is anonymous. The authors are informed when the peer reviews are issued. Should there be substantial modifications, the authors are advised to consider them and take care of reviewing the articles or justify them as they are. Only after reviewers and editor’s final approval the manuscripts are published.From the moment that the manuscript is accepted for publication it will be property of the Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia and full or partial reproduction in any form or any type in not permitted without previous written authorization by the Chief Editor. Articles without quality, with significant methodology errors or out of the journal’s editorial policy will be rejected. Appeals will not be accepted.

The articles published in the Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia follow the rules established in the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, updated February, 2006, available on the site http://www.icmje.org

Forms for submitting manuscripts
Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia accepts the following manuscripts for publication: Original Articles; Review Article; Communication Article; Case Report; Letters to the Editor. Editorials will be written by invitation, presenting comments about relevant papers of the journal, important researches published or editors’ communications which represent interest to the speciality. Commercial articles will be refused. The manuscripts must obey the following structure:

The manuscripts must obey the following structure:
Original Article: describes experimental research or randomized controlled trials, diagnostic test and detection studies, descriptive and intervention studies. It must have: Text, Resumé, Descriptors, Title in English, Abstract, Keywords and References

Review Article: Its objective is to examine a published bibliography of a specific theme, presenting a critical and systemic analysis. These articles are earmarked for in-deph inquiry into the current state of knowledge on themes of clinical importance. Only acceptable for publishing by invitation from the editors. Must have: Text, Resumé, Descriptors, Title in English, Abstract, Keywords and References.

Communication Article: Written by invitation of the editors, it tackles fields of knowledge of interest in Ophthalmology, such as education methods and investigation protocols, equipment, basic science, as among others. It must have: Text, Resumé, Descriptors, Title in English, Abstract, Keywords and References.

Case Report: It must be a report of one or several cases, justified do be published (rarity, unusual clinical aspects, atypical progression, diagnostic and therapeutic innovations, among others), without irrelevant details. It must have Introduction, Objective Description of the Case, Discussion,, Resumé, Descriptors, Title in English, Abstract, Keywords and References.

Letters to the Editor: These refer to comments and opinions on published articles, which may be answered by the authors or editors.

Preparing the Manuscript:

A) Title page must have:

• Title of the article in Portuguese and English, with ten to twelve words, without articles and prepositions. Title must be interesting and give idea of the objectives and contents of the work;
• Full name of each author, without abbreviations. In case the author already has a name used in his works, he should inform the journal’s secretary;
• Separate academic titles and/or institutional affiliation of each author. In case of more than one institutional affiliation, indicate only the more relevant. Administrative functions are not to be indicated;
• Place where the work was carried out;
• Main author’s full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail;
• Additional resources to the research, if necessary;
• Declaration that there is no conflict of interests.

B) Second page:

Resumé and descriptors (Keywords): Resumé in Portuguese and English, maximum 250 words. For Original Articles it must be featured (Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions) focusing the most significant data of the work. For Case Reports, Reviews or Communications. Texts can be continuous, without divisions into topics. Below the resumé, specify five to ten descriptors (Keywords) that define the subject of the work. The descriptors must be listed in the Bireme “Health Science Descriptors”, available at http://decs.bvs.br

Below the Resumé, indicate, for Clinical Trials, registration number listed at ( http://clinicaltrials.gov )*

C) Text:

Must rigorously obey feature for each type of manuscript. In every type of manuscript, bibliographic references in the text must be numerical and in sequence, in Arabic numerals. Citations in the text must be numbered in sequence in Arabic numerals. Avoid nominal citation of the authors.

Introduction: must be short and explain the works objectives and reasons.

Method: must have enough information so that we can know what ha been done and how. The description must be clear and enough to enable another researcher to reproduce it or continue the study .Describe the statistic methodology with details so that any reader with reasonable knowledge of the subject and access to original data will be enable to check results. Avoid using imprecise words, such as: normal, significant, important, acceptable, without defining them. Result of the research must be described in this chapter in logical an concise sequence.

Information about experiments on human subjects and animals must respect the norms formulated by the official Brazilian agencies ( Resolution 196/96, of the Ministry of Health, Law 6.638/79 and Normative Resolution 04/97).

Results: When possible, must be presented in Charts, Tables, Graphs and Illustrations, Figures.

Discussion: All the work’s results must be discussed and compared with correlated literature.

Conclusions: must be related with de results.

Acknowledgments: Those who have substantially contributed to the study, but do not fulfill the authorship criteria, may be included ant the end of the text, as well as institutions and financial support.

References: The full bibliographic references according to the order of citation should only include the publications specially mentioned in the material and follow the norms and format of the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscript Submitted do Biomedical Journals” (the “Vancouver Style”), see examples bellow. When pertinent, it is advisable to include studies published in the Rev Bras Oftalmol. References must be numbered in order that they are mentioned in the text and identified by Arabic numerals. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. The list of abbreviations might be obtained by consulting the NLM Publication “List of Serials Indexed for Online Users”. It can be obtained through the web site: http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/entrez/query.fogi?db=journals

For all references, list only de first six followed by the expression “et al.”

Journal Articles:

Dahle N, Werner, Fry L, Mamalis N. Localized central optic snowflake degeneration of polymethyl methacrylate intraocular lens: clinical report with pathological correlation. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006; 124 (9):1350-3.

Arnarsson A. Sverisson T, Stefansson E, Sigurdsson H, Sasaki H, Sasaki K, et al. Risk factors for five-year incident age-related macular degeneration: the Reykjavik Eye Study. Am J Ophtalmol. 2006; 142 (3): 419-28.

Books:

Yamane R. Semiologia ocular.2a ed. Rio de Janeiro: Cultura Médica; 2003.

Chapter in a Book:

Oréfice F, Boratto LM. Biomicroscopia. In: Yamane R. Semiologia ocular. 2a ed. Rio de Janeiro: Cultura Médica; 2003.

Dissertations and Thesis:

Cronemberger S. Contribuição para o estudo de alguns aspectos da aniridia [thesis]. São Paulo: Universidade Federal de São Paulo; 1990.

Web site:

Heroz Neto G, Curi RLN. Características anatômicas das vias lacrimais excretoras nos bloqueios funcionais ou sindrome de Milder. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [journal on the internet]. 2003 [cited 2006 Jul 22]; 62 (1):[about 5p.]. Available in: www.sboportal.org.br

Charts, Tables, Graphs and Figures:

Charts are used to show a table version of textual information without statistical data. It differs from Tables, whose purpose is to show numerical results and comparative values and allow statistical analysis.

Figures show data in figure form, preferentially as a bar or pie diagram. Figures include other type of illustrations, mainly photographs or microphotographs. Charts, tables, graphs and figures must be presented in black and white, in individual sheets, with legends and numbers at the end of each one.

Charts, tables, graphs and figures must have pasted in their back the names of the manuscript and of the authors. They should be included on disk and have a succinct and clear title, with explanations like footnotes, if necessary. Tables, charts and graphs should be sent by Microsoft Word® archives and the figures by Microsoft Excel®, Tiff or JPG. All measurements must comply with the International System of Units (SI), accessed through its web site: http://physics.nist.govcuu/Units/units.html Temperatures should be given in degree Celsius (ºC). Blood pressures should be given in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

Colored photographs or with special techniques will be considered color prints and have additional charges for the authors.

Legends: Print the legends using double space in each chart, table, graph or figure. Each legend must be numbered in Arabic numerals, corresponding to the citations in the text.

Abbreviations: The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede the abbreviation’s first use. Charts, tables, graphs or figures should have a succinct and clear title, with explanations like footnotes, if necessary.

If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge them fully. The author, date and localization of the data must be indicated.

The text must be printed in electronic form, double-spaced, white bond paper, format 210mm x 297mm or in a A4 size, in individual and numbered sheets. Margins should be 3cm and letters 14- point Times Roman. One copy of the original manuscript and illustrations must be sent in electronic form (on CD or disk 3,5”), in “World for Windows 6.0.

The Rev Bras Oftalmol. accepts only articles that submit to the above recommendations.

Important Note: The journal “Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia” supports clinical essays registration politics of the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)and recognizes their importance for international registration and divulgation. So from 2008 on, will only accept articles on clinical research that have received identification number in one of the Clinical Essays Registrations certified by WHO or ICMJE, found at http:clinicaltrials.gov or on the Pubmed site ( ClinicalTrials.gov).

Identification number must be registered bellow the resumé.

Sending manuscripts
Manuscripts must be send to:

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Rua São Salvador, 107- Laranjeiras
Rio de Janeiro, RJ – CEP- 22231-170

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia is freely distributed to all associates of the Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology , as well as national and international libraries, research and educational institutions.