ISSN 1516-8484 printed version
ISSN 1806-0870 versión online

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Form and preparation of manuscripts

The objective of the Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia - RBHH (Brazilian Journal of Hematology and Hemotherapy) is to stimulate the scientific development of hematology and hemotherapy by publishing original articles directed to researchers, review articles, up-dates, debates, commentaries and all types of scientific contributions in both English and Portuguese. The manuscripts should be written according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, Ann Intern Med 1997; 126:36-47.

All manuscripts submitted to RBHH originating from clinical trials should be accompanied by their respective identification number in the Clinical Platform Register - www.clinicaltrials.gov

For evaluation, manuscripts must be submitted on line:

(1) The author must register and complete the submission form available at http://www.sgponline.com.br/rbhh;
(2) Follow the instructions in the SPG site of the Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia;
(3) It is the responsibility of the author to obtain written authorization to reproduce text and figures previously published in other scientific publications;
(4) The manuscript should contain original unpublished data.

General Remarks: The manuscript may be written in English or Portuguese. It should contain: full title in English; running title with a maximum of 50 characters; institution in which the work was carried out; the full names of the authors without abbreviations with their institutions and title or position. Additionally, information about any possible conflict of interest must be disclosed. The full address of the designated corresponding author must include the telephone and fax numbers and E-mail. The manuscript should include an abstract in English and Portuguese, both of up to 250 words and three to five descriptors (Key words and Palavras-chave) obtained in Medical Subjects Headings (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshome.html) of the National Library of Medicine - USA.

References: should preferably be available in Medline®, PubMed® or Coleção Scielo Brasil. The style of RBHH follows the Vancouver Guidelines: http://www.iemje.org/index.html#reference. The following information should be cited:
1) surname and initials of the first six authors without punctuation (if there are more than six authors, et al. should be inserted after the sixth name;
2) title of the article;
3) abbreviated name of the journal;
4) year, volume, number and pages of the publication. If the reference is a book, include the names and initials of the authors, the editor and the city of publication.

Illustrations and Photographs: should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Figures should be in CMYK and use TIFF, JPF or CDR format and will be published only when considered necessary. Do not insert the figures within the text - send separately.

Tables: should be consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals and cited in the text in numerical order. If a table is exceptionally large or contains special characters, it should be sent as a high-definition image in TIFF or JPG format. All designated authors should qualify for authorship by sufficiently participating in the work in order to accept responsible for its contents. Authorship includes substantial contributions in:
(a) conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data;
(b) drafting or critical review of the intellectual content;
(c) approval of the final version. Further information on the criteria of authorship credits can be obtained at http://www.iemje.org/index.hml #authorship.

Participation in the acquisition of funds, compilation of data and general supervision of the research team does not justify authorship. The number of authors should follow the guidelines of the NML - NIH - Index Medicus which, depending on the type of contribution, may be increased at the discretion of the editors.

The participation of authors in the preparation of the manuscript must be reported.

Original Article: Maximum of 4000 words (including references). Nº of authors: up to 24. Abstract in English and Portuguese: maximum of 250 words each. Tables Illustrations and Photographs: up to 7. References: up to 30. Title in English and running title (maximum of 50 characters).

The text should be divided in sections: Introduction: This section ideally has three paragraphs.
1^st paragraph - a concise general view of the theme (a disease, biological issue, general problem, etc.).
2^nd paragraph - to describe aspects of the theme of the 1^st paragraph.
3^rd paragraph - to describe the aim of the study and how the authors expect to achieve this; Patients/Materials and Methods - should supply sufficient details to allow reproduction of the work or its comparison with similar works; Results - organize this section using subtitles, e.g. population, clinical characteristics, etc.; Discussion - this section should be concise ad objective. The first paragraph should be a continuation of the last paragraph of the introduction. The subsequent paragraphs should explain the results and respect the objectives of the authors. The final paragraph should include the authors' conclusions.

Special Article: At the request of the editors with criteria similar to the Original Article

Review Article: Maximum of 5000 words (including references). Nº of authors: up to 24. Abstract in English and Portuguese: maximum of 250 words each. Tables Illustrations and Photographs: up to 7. References: maximum of 200. Title in English and running title (maximum of 50 characters). A review Article should include a synthesis and critical analysis of a relevant area and not only a chronological description of publications.

It should be written by a researcher who has significant contributions in the specific area of medical sciences or biology.

Up-date: Criteria similar to Review Article.

Case Report: Maximum of 1800 words (including references). Nº of authors: up to 5. Abstract in English and Portuguese: maximum of 250 words each. Tables, Illustrations and Photographs: up to 2. References: up to 20. Apart from the general remarks, it must have at least one of the following characteristics: - special interest to the scientific community; - be a rare case which is particularly useful to demonstrate the mechanism or diagnostic difficulty; - a new diagnostic method; - a new or modified treatment; - a text that demonstrates well-defined, relevant findings without ambiguities.

The text should be divided in introduction, case report and discussion.

Letter to the Editor: Maximum of 1000 words (including references). Nº of authors: up to 4. Abstract in English and Portuguese: maximum of 250 words each. References: up to 7. Title in English and running title (maximum of 50 characters). The format is free and apart from the General Remarks, it may include a maximum of two illustrations (photographs, tables, figures).

Summary of Thesis: Title in English and running title (maximum of 50 characters). Maximum of 300 words (including key words).

One author and one mentor

Image Section

Maximun of 300 words. Maximum of one or two images and title, up to three authors and a maximum of three references.

Corresponding Address
Milton Artur Ruiz
Editor-in-Chief
A/C Trasso Comunicação e Eventos
Av. N. Sra. de Copacabana, 1059, sala 1201- Copacabana
CEP 22060-001- Rio de Janeiro-RJ - Brazil