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The journal ABC Cardiol seeks to keep its platform and rules constantly updated, in keeping with the practices of modern scientific publication. Today, we accept preprints and open science platforms to encourage communication among authors.
Sources:
1. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ci%C3%AAncia_aberta
2. https://www.scielo20.org/
3. http://www.ciencia-aberta.pt/sobre-ciencia-aberta
4. http://blog.scielo.org/blog/2017/02/22/scielo-preprints-a-caminho/#.Wt3U2IjwY2w
5. http://asapbio.org/preprint-info
Contents of manuscripts
Types of manuscripts
Original Article: The journal ABC Cardiol accepts all types of original cardiovascular research, including research in humans and experimental research. Clinical trials should follow specific recommendations. Note: Systematic analyses and meta-analyses are considered original manuscripts, not reviews.
Review Article: The editors send out invitations for most reviews. However, high-level studies conducted by authors or groups with previous publications on the subject will be welcome. In this section, any manuscripts whose main author does not have a comprehensive academic or publication background verified by Lattes (CNPQ), PubMed or SciELO will not be accepted. Note: Systematic analyses and meta-analyses are considered original manuscripts, not reviews.
Guideline: The Brazilian guidelines will be published, whose contents will be addressed in full.
Statement: A document that is intended to support professionals in making a decision; however, it does not contain a sufficient body of evidence to be called a guideline.
Updated Guideline: A document containing innovations and updates on a specific subtopic of a published guideline, with an annual update.
Viewpoint: It presents the authors' stance or opinion on a specific scientific theme. This stance or opinion must be sufficiently corroborated by the literature or their personal experience. These aspects will be the basis of the opinion being issued.
Case Report: Any cases including original descriptions of clinical observations or representing the originality of a given diagnosis or treatment or illustrating situations that do not occur very often in the clinical practice, which deserve a deeper understanding and more attention from cardiologists.
Brief Communication: Original experiences whose relevance to the knowledge of a subject justifies the presentation of initial data of small series, or partial data of clinical trials.
Editorial: Subjects or manuscripts critically addressed by a subject-matter specialist. All ABC Cardiol editorials are published upon invitation. We will not accept editorials submitted spontaneously.
Short Editorial: Also published upon invitation, it includes comments on original articles published in ABC Cardiol with scientific content and opinion from subject-matter specialists.
Letter to the Editor: Correspondence of scientific content related to manuscripts published in ABC Cardiol and evaluated for publication two months before. The authors of the original manuscript will be invited to respond.
Image: Clinical or basic research imaging, or complementary tests showing interesting aspects of imaging methods explaining cardiovascular disease mechanisms and emphasizing relevant aspects of physiopathology, diagnosis or treatment.
Correlations:
Anatomopathological Correlation: Presentation of a clinical case and discussion of aspects of interest related to clinical, laboratory and anatomical-pathological contents.
Clinical-Imaging Correlation: Presentation of a case of cardiopathy, emphasizing the importance of the imaging and/or clinical elements for consequent correlation with other tests that substantiate the diagnosis. It derives the course of action adopted.
Organization of manuscripts and technical standrs
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Language:
ABC Cardiol is a bilingual publication. The manuscripts can be submitted either in Portuguese and/or English. For approved manuscripts, it is mandatory to submit the manuscript in the second language if the author has opted to submit the article only in the Portuguese language. The author can ask the journal to organize the translation or submit it within 30 days at the latest. Failure to submit will cause the cancellation of the manuscript. The author who submits the article in the English language does not need to provide the translation, however, at the time of the submission, it is recommended to send the articles in both languages in order to streamline the production process if possible.
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Composition:
Note: The texts must be edited in a word processor (example: Microsoft® Word, Google Docs®, Writer®).
Original article
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces)
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It must contain a shorts title (up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
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Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for on the following websites: http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Abstract
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Abstract of up to 250 words.
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Structured around five sections:
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Background (rationale for the study);
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Objectives;
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Methods (brief description of the methodology used);
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Results (only the main and most significant ones);
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Conclusions (brief sentence(s) with data interpretation).
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Please do not include any references in the abstract.
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Please include absolute numbers in the results, together with their verified statistical significance with p value, percentages (%) and other methods of analysis. Data without any verified statistical significance will not be accepted. For example: "the measure went up, down" etc.).
3- Body of the Manuscript
It should be divided into five sections: introduction, methods, results, discussion and conclusions
Introduction:
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We suggest not to exceed 350 words.
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Describe the study background, justifying it based on the literature, outlining the scientific gap that prompted the investigation and why.
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In the last paragraph, emphasize the primary and secondary objectives of the study based on the scientific gap to be investigated.
Methods:
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Describe in detail how the observational or experimental research subjects were selected (patients or animals under experimentation, including the control group, if any), including age and gender.
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The definition of breeds should be used where possible and should be made clear and when relevant to the subject explored.
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Describe the equipment and reagents used (including manufacturer's name, model and country of manufacture, where appropriate) and give details of procedures and techniques to allow other researchers to reproduce your data.
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Describe the methods in detail, informing what they were used for, and their capabilities and limitations.
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Describe all drugs used, including doses and routes of administration.
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Describe the protocol used (interventions, outcomes, methods of allocation, masking and statistical analysis).
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For studies on humans, establish whether the manuscript was approved by a Research Ethics Committee, if the patients signed the informed consent form and if it complies with resolution 466/2012.
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Describe the statistical methods that were used to derive the results and justify.
Results:
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Clearly displayed, they should be subdivided into items where possible, and supported by a few charts, tables, and figures. Avoid redundancy in data presentation, such as in both the body of the manuscript and in tables.
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It is of the utmost importance that the statistical significance be properly substantiated.
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Discussion: It is directly related to the theme proposed when analyzed in the light of the literature, highlighting new and important aspects of the study, its implications and limitations. Comparison with previously published manuscripts addressing the same subject of research is an important point. The comparison should highlight the new inputs brought by the results of the study and its clinical or translational implications. The last paragraph should express conclusions or, if relevant, recommendations and clinical implications.
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Conclusions: They must respond directly to the objectives proposed in the study and be strictly based on the data. Conclusions not ultimately based on the results presented in the manuscript may lead to the manuscript not being directly accepted in the review process. Short and objective statements should account for the main findings of the manuscript, based on the results.
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Check the information on original manuscripts of clinical research/clinical trials.
4- Acknowledgements
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They should come in the end. In this section, you can acknowledge all sources of support to the research project, as well as individual contributions.
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Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
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No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
5- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends.
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It is mandatory to send a central illustration that summarizes the main data of the article, that is, a central illustration of the results of the article. You can use assemblies of other article figures or create a new image.
Example of a central illustration: 
Access to the article: https://abccardiol.org/en/article/position-statement-on-cardiovascular-safety-of-vaccines-against-covid-19-2022/
Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
6- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
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If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
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In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
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References should be aligned to the left.
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Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any books cited must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Review article
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
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Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be consulted on the websites http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or on www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Abstract: No specific structure is required. A 250-word limit must be respected.
3- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
4- Acknowledgements
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These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
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Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
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No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
5- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends.
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It is mandatory to send a central illustration that summarizes the main data of the article, that is, a central illustration of the results of the article. You can use assemblies of other article figures or create a new image.
Example of a central illustration:
Access to the article: https://abccardiol.org/en/article/position-statement-on-cardiovascular-safety-of-vaccines-against-covid-19-2022/
Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
6- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
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If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
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In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
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References should be aligned to the left.
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Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any books cited must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Guidelines
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As of 2018, the Brazilian guidelines, as prepared by the relevant departments, will be published in full in ABC Cardiol. For the latest guidelines published before 2018, executive summaries will be accepted.
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It will be published in the Portuguese and English versions in the same issue.
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It is the responsibility of the coordinator or group responsible to pay the English version and the diagramming of these pages.
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Additional information is provided in the summary table.
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Additional information can be found in the summary table.
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To access the guidelines writing rules, click here.
Viewpoint
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
-
The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
3- Acknowledgements
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These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
-
Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
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No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
4- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
5- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
-
References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
-
Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any books cited must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
-
The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Case report
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Case Report: No specific structure is required. We suggest to include diagnostic hypotheses, description of the methods, a conclusion with the outcome of the case, its relevance and a final message. The word count must be respected.
3- Acknowledgements
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These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
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Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
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No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
4- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
-
Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
-
Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
5- References
-
ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
-
References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
-
Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
-
Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any books cited must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
-
The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
-
Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Brief communication
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
-
It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
-
The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Abstract: No specific structure is required. A 250-word limit must be respected.
3- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected. The manuscript must contain data or initial experiments of a scientific investigation.
4- Acknowledgements
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These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
-
Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
-
No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
5- Figures and tables
-
The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
-
Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
-
Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
6- References
-
ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
-
References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
-
Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
-
Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
-
Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
-
Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
-
The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
-
Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Editorial
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
-
It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
-
The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
3- Acknowledgements
-
These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
-
Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
-
No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
4- Figures and tables
-
The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
-
Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
-
Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
-
Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
5- References
-
ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
-
References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
-
Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Letter to the editor
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
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Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
Note: The author of the referenced article will be contacted for a response.
3- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
4- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
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If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
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In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
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References should be aligned to the left.
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Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Research Letter
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
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Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected. Note: The author of the referenced article will be contacted for a response.
3- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
4- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
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If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
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In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
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References should be aligned to the left.
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Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term “abstract from a conference” or “abstract.”
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Image
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
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Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
3- Acknowledgements
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These should come in the end. In this section, all sources of support as well as individual contributions can be acknowledged.
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Each person mentioned in the acknowledgments section should send a letter authorizing the inclusion of their names, as this may be construed as endorsement of the data and conclusions.
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No written consent is required from the team members, or external partners, as long as their role is described in the acknowledgments.
4- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends.
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It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included.
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Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
5- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
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If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
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In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
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References should be aligned to the left.
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Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
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The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
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Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Correlations
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
-
The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript: No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
3- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
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Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
4- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
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References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
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Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
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Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
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Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
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Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
-
The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
-
Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Short editorial
1- Title page
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It must contain the full concise and descriptive title of the manuscript in Portuguese (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain the full title in English (150 characters including spaces).
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It must contain a short title (with up to 50 characters, including spaces) to be used in the header of the other pages of the manuscript.
-
Three to five descriptors (keywords) should be included, as well as their translation in English. The keywords should be looked for at http://decs.bvs.br/, which contains terms in Portuguese, Spanish and English or at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh, for terms in English only.
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The word count of the manuscript must be informed.
2- Body of the manuscript
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No specific structure is required. The word count must be respected.
3- Figures and tables
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The number of tables and figures recommended for this type of manuscript can be found by accessing the summary table below.
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Tables: These should be numbered by order of appearance and adopted when necessary to help the readers understand the contents laid out in the manuscript. Tables should not contain any data previously reported in the text. Indicate the footer markers in the following order: *, †, ‡, §, //, ¶, #, **, ††, etc. Tables must be edited in Word or similar software. The authors should use the standard tables and figures recommended by ABNT. According to these standards, tables should not have any side lines, should be identified by number and title, which should come above the table. The source, even if it is the author himself, should come below it.
-
Figures: Figures must be in good resolution so they can be evaluated by the reviewers. As per the ABNT standards, illustrations must present a descriptive word, the number according to the order of appearance, and the title above the image. The source should come below. Any abbreviations used in the illustrations should be explained in the legends. It is desirable that figure 1 be the one that best summarizes the main data of the manuscript, i.e., the main illustration for the manuscript results. Collages of images can be included. Figures and illustrations should be attached in separate files, in the appropriate section in the system, with a JPEG, PNG or TIFF extension.
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Images and videos: Approved manuscripts containing scans (e.g., echocardiograms and coronary angiography films) should be submitted via the manuscript submission system as motion pictures in MP4 format.
4- References
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ABC Cardiol adopts the Vancouver Standards — Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal.
-
References should be cited numerically, as they appear in the text, in superscript.
-
If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last references should be typed, separated by a dash (Example: 5-8).
-
In case of alternate citation, all references must be typed, separated by a comma (Example: 12, 19, 23). Abbreviations should be spelled out when they first appear in the text.
-
References should be aligned to the left.
-
Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the references list; they should only be mentioned in the text and as a footnote on the page where they are mentioned.
-
Only mention all of the authors if there are six or fewer authors, or only the first six authors followed by et al., if there are more than six authors.
-
Abbreviations of the journal must conform to Index Medicus/Medline — List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or as established at https://portal.issn.org/.
-
Only indexed journals can be cited. Any cited books must have an ISBN number (International Standard Book Number).
-
Abstracts presented in conferences will only be accepted up to two years after they were presented and their references must include the term "abstract from a conference" or "abstract."
-
The number of references recommended for each type of article can be found in the summary table. Acesso à tabela em excel.
-
Policy of appreciation: The editors encourage the authors to cite articles published in ABC Cardiol and those coming from the Brazilian scientific community.
Supplementary Material:
The authors can submit supplementary material attached to their manuscript, the publication of which will be online only if there is not enough space to include it in the printed article. The supplementary material must be relevant to the understanding and interpretation of the manuscript and must not repeat information from the printed article. The inclusion of supplementary material - which must be original and unpublished - must be limited and reasonable.
The supplementary material will undergo editorial and peer review along with the main manuscript. If the manuscript is accepted for publication and if the supplementary material is considered suitable for publication by the editors, it will be published online upon publication of the manuscript as additional material provided by the authors. The material will not be edited or formatted, so the authors are responsible for the accuracy and presentation of the entire material. Each supplementary material must be identified as such upon submission of the manuscript and cited in the manuscript.
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