Review Articles
A review article should provide a critical and systematic analysis of the literature and should be subdivided as follows - Abstract in the same language as the article text, Abstract in English if the article is written in Portuguese or Spanish or abstract in Portuguese if the article is in English, Introduction (including the procedures adopted and the scope of the subject discussed), Development, Final comments, and References.

Additional information:

Point-of-View Articles
This section is reserved for the expression of opinions on subjects that illustrate either uncommon situations or contradictory issues and deserve a better understanding and attention by professionals working in Physical Education, Sports and related areas. These papers should include - Abstract in the same language as the article text, Abstract in English if the article is written in Portuguese or Spanish or Abstract in Portuguese if the article is in English, Introduction, Discussion topics, Final comments, and References.

Additional information:

Manuscript Format
Articles should be formatted to be printed on A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) in a single text column with 2.0 cm margins, 1.5 line spacing and Arial font, 12 point type. Each page should contain the page number in the upper right-hand corner starting with the first page as page 1.

Tables, boxes and Figures
Tables and Figures should be inserted at their appropriate positions in the text together with their titles and should be formatted to be presented within a width of 8 or 17 cm.

Figure legends should be inserted below the figure, whereas the titles of tables should precede them and should conform to the example below.

Table 1. Kinanthropometric characteristics of adult male and female elite swimmers.

As figuras devem ser enviadas nos formatos: power point, excel ou word - evitando o envio de ilustrações e gráficos no formato jpg, gif, png, etc. Se não for possível, enviar as ilustrações e gráficos no formato PDF e EPS.

Figures should be sent in: Power Point, Excel or Word - avoiding the sending of pictures and graphics in jpg, gif, png, etc.. If not possible, send pictures and graphics in PDF and EPS.

Article Structure

The article should be typed in an impersonal way, respecting the number of words in the corresponding section, as well as the norms of RBCDH (standard Table, text limits). The article title should be concise and informative, avoiding superfluous terms and abbreviations. We strongly recommend beginning by the most representative term of the work, avoiding details of the place and city where the study was conducted.

First Page

1. manuscript category;
2. title in Portuguese, English and Spanish where applicable;
3. short title (to be used as the running head);
4. full names of all authors, their institutional affiliations, and country and state or region;
5. the name of the Ethics Committee granting approval, the Institution to which it is affiliated, and the number of the approval protocol/hearing;
6. full name and address, including e-mail, of the author responsible for the article;
7. if the article has received any type of funding, please indicate the type of funding received and the name of the source of finance;
8. electronic word count (this should include the abstracts in Portuguese and English, and the text including tables, figures and references);
9. the authors may indicate up to three members of the Review Board who they would like to analyze the article and, additionally, three members they would not like to be involved [optional].

Second Page
Abstracts: These should be presented below the titles in both languages, centered in bold, Arial font, 12 point type.
The abstracts of original articles should be divided into the following sections: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. The abstracts of Review Articles should be descriptive. References should be avoided.

Key words (3 to 5) should be given immediately below each abstract, and should conform to the Health Sciences.

Descriptors are available at (http://decs.bvs.br/). at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/.
Only indexed journals (ex. Index Medicus) should be cited. Reference numbers should be in superscript and separated by commas with no spaces (Example: Studies^2,8,26 indicate that...). If more than two references are cited in sequence, only the first and last should be given, separated by a hyphen (Example:^5-8). Citations of books, abstracts and home pages should be avoided and, together, should not account for more than 15% of the references. The editors encourage authors to cite articles published in BJKHP.

Below are some examples of the most common types of references.

Whole books
Malina RM, Bouchard C. Growth, maturation and physical activity. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 1991.

Chapters of Books
Petroski EL. Cineantropometria: caminhos metodológicos no Brasil. In: Ferreira Neto A, Goellner SV, Bracht V, organizadores. As ciências do esporte no Brasil. Campinas: Ed. Autores Associados; 1995. p. 81-101.

Dissertation/Thesis
Yonamine RS. Desenvolvimento e validação de modelos matemáticos para estimar a massa corporal de meninos de 12 a 14 anos, por densitometria e impedância bioelétrica. [Tese de Doutorado - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência do Movimento Humano]. Santa Maria (RS): Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; 2000.

Journal Articles (up to six authors)
Silva SP, Maia JAR. Classificação morfológica de voleibolistas do sexo feminino em escalões de formação. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum 2003;5(2):61-68.

Journal Articles (more than six authors)
Maia JAR, Silva CARA, Freitas DL, Beunen G, Lefevre J, Claessens A, et al. Modelação da estabilidade do somatotipo em crianças e jovens dos 10 aos 16 anos de idade do estudo de crescimento de Madeira - Portugal. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum 2004;6(1):36-45.

Articles and Abstracts published in Conference Proceedings
Glaner MF, Silva RAS. Feasible mistakes in the increase or maintenance of the bone mineral density (Abstract). XI Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Lausanne: 2006, p.532.

Electronic Documents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics/CDC. CDC growth charts: United States. 2002; Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov.br/growthcharts> [2007 jul 03].

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements to persons who contributed in some way to the study, but who do not meet the requirements to be considered authors, should be placed after the references, with their permission. Financial, material and other support can also be acknowledged here.