Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde: revista do SUS (RESS) publishes scientific articles in the field of public health,—including epidemiology, social and human sciences in health, management, and planning—that present evidence relevant to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS). The abbreviation of its title is Epidemiol Serv Saude , which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic captions. |
Brief background
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RESS is the continuation of Informe Epidemiológico do SUS (IESUS), launched in 1992 by the National Epidemiology Center (Centro Nacional de Epidemiologia,CENEPI), predecessor of the Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In 2003, starting with volume 12, issue 1, the journal was renamed Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde: revista do SUS (RESS) is an open access scientific journal, published annually and continuously, at no cost to authors and readers. It is edited by the General Coordination for Technical-Scientific Publishing in Health Surveillance, Department of Strategic Epidemiology and Health Surveillance Actions, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health. The journal is governed by Ordinance No. 14, of August 13, 2015, and by its Statute. |
Open Access
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RESS follows the Open Access model, providing online access, without restriction of any kind (including no financial barriers) to all scientific content published by the journal. Open Access means that the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0), allowing immediate, free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, crawl them for indexing, process them with software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. |
Open science compliance
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The journal follows the Diamond Open Access model, at no cost to authors or readers. The opening of the evaluation process is planned according to the following steps:
All published articles disclose the name and ORCID iD of all editors involved in the process, as well as of those of peer reviewers who agreed to such disclosure. Peer review opinions may be published in the “Peer Review Opinions” format, listing the reviewers as authors when they have agreed to the publication of their reports. Editor’s opinion may also also published in the “Editor’s Opinion” format, upon the editor’s acceptance. |
Ethics in publication
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The RESS Declaration on Publication Ethics, available at: https://ress.iec.gov.br/files/1722614466088-308027317.docx, expresses the journal's commitment to adopting best practices and ethical standards in scientific publishing. By submitting their manuscripts to RESS, authors acknowledge and agree to the terms of this declaration. RESS adopts the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to guide its editorial procedures. For research involving human participants in Brazil, authors must fully comply with the standards established by the Brazilian National Health Council’s Resolutions Manuscripts must include a box specifying (i) name of the research ethics committee that approved the study, (ii) the opinion number, (iii) the approval date, (iv) the number of the certificate of presentation for ethical appreciation, and (v) the informed consent record. For studies not subject to ethical appraisal, a justification must be provided. |
Focus and scope
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RESS publishes scientific articles in the field of public health—including epidemiology, social and human sciences in health, management and planning—that present evidence relevant to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS). The target audience includes researchers, professors, undergraduate, and postgraduate students in the field of public health; health managers and professionals; and others interested in discussing topics related to public health. |
Digital preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. All volumes of the journal are digitally preserved, at the Evandro Chagas Institute (Instituto Evandro Chagas - IEC) and in the SciELO Collections, starting from its inclusion in the collection in 2014 (volume 23). As part of the SciELO Brasil and the SciELO Public Health Collections, RESS relies on digital preservation provided through the Cariniana Network, which was created by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Instituto Brasileiro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Ibict/MCTI) The network operates as a distributed digital preservation system, using the open-source LOCKSS system, developed by Stanford University. |
Indexing sources
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Articles published in RESS are indexed or summarized by:
Indexers: Directories:
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Bibliographic journal information
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Websites and social media
RESS is also present on the following social media platforms, under the username @revistadosus: |
EDITORIAL POLICY
Preprints
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Manuscripts previously deposited on reliable preprint servers, such as SciELO Preprints and medRxiv, are welcomed, either before or concurrently with submission. The corresponding author must report the deposition by completing the Open Science Compliance Form, which must be submitted as a supplementary file along with the manuscript. This practice aligns with continuous publishing as a mechanism to accelerate research communication. Preprints are considered part of the original publication process and preserve the article’s novelty. |
Peer review process
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After submission by authors, manuscripts go through the following evaluation stages:
a. Approval on scientific merit does not oblige REES to publish the manuscript. b. The editorial process may be interrupted at any time by the editors if the authors disagree with the journal’s policies. The estimated time for editorial evaluation is 90 days from submission in accordance with the journal's instructions to authors. Manuscript admission occurs after its receipt into the system by the executive secretariat, following the checklist (step 2 above). This verification is based on the instructions to authors. Revisions of the editorial process stages will be sent to authors via the ScholarOne System, with a deadline for reformulation. We recommend that authors pay attention to communications sent to the email address provided in the submission and observe the response deadlines. By default, the RESS submission system follows a double-blind peer review model, in which authors and reviewers remain anonymous. The opening of the evaluation process is planned according to the following steps:
All published articles disclose the name and ORCID iD of all editors involved in the process, as well as of those of peer reviewers who agreed to such disclosure. Peer review opinions may be published in the “Peer Review Opinions” format, listing the reviewers as authors when they have agreed to the publication of their reports. Editor’s opinion may also also published in the “Editor’s Opinion” format, upon the editor’s acceptance |
Open data
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Research data (databases, codes, methods and other materials used and resulting from research) should ideally be deposited in reliable data repositories such as the (list available at https://wp.scielo.org/wp -content/uploads/Lista-de-Repositorios- Recomendados_pt.pdf ), preferably with a persistent identifier such as digital object identifier (DOI). If authors choose to publish their data in the SciELO Data repository, the deposition must only occur after the article has been accepted, as per the Research data preparation guide. Access to such data along with the link to the repository must be provided in the “Data availability” section. This item is mandatory and must include a statement regarding access to the manuscript data (datasets generated by the authors for analysis, codes, methods, and other materials resulting from the research that is the subject of the manuscript); the repository and referencing must be provided, preferably via a link to SciELO Data, OSF, or another repository that generates a DOI, with proper citation in the text so that the reader can obtain this data. If the data cannot be made available, justification is required. Examples of text to fill in this section can be found in the first topic of the Curation guide and also in item 2.2 of the TOP Guide. The data must be cited in the text, preferably in the “Methods” section, and the complete reference must be included in the “References” section, following example: Kraemer MUG, Sinka ME, Duda KA, Mylne A, Shearer FM, Brady OJ et. al. The global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence [dataset]. 2015 Jun 30 [cited 2015 Oct 23]. Dryad Digital Repository. Available from: https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.47v3c Referenced in doi: 10.7554/eLife.08347 During the editorial process, editors can request access to study databases from authors to support the evaluation. |
Fees
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RESS operates under the Diamond Open Access model, in whichthere are no charges for authors or readers. The journal does not charge fees for submission, evaluation, or publication of articles. All manuscripts are also available at no cost; there are no registration or access fees. Articles are translated into English and abstracts into Spanish, both free of charge to the authors. Publication costs are covered by the supporting institution, namely, the Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (SVSA/MS), in alignment with the SciELO Declaration on Financial Sustainability. |
Ethics and misconduct, correction, and retraction policy
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RESS follows the guidelines of the Recommendations for the preparation, writing, editing, and publication of academic works in medical journals, issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors(ICMJE) , and adopts the ethical principles for publication set forth in the code of conduct of the Committee onPublicationEthics (COPE) to guide its editorial procedures when there are bad practices or misconduct in scientific research and communication. Such procedures are in line with the Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication provided by SciELO. By submitting a manuscript, authors commit to the quality and integrity of their work. This includes using appropriate language and ensuring that the text accurately reflects research procedures and comparisons with the literature. When errors are identified, authors must notify the editors so that corrections can be made through the preparation and publication of an erratum. Practices that violate scientific integrity, such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, redundant publication, and undisclosed conflicts of interest, among other forms of misconduct and bad practices, will be evaluated by the RESS Editorial Board in accordance with COPE recommendations, ensuring that authors are informed of all the stages and decision of the process. If misconduct is suspected, RESS editors will initiate an investigation in accordance with COPE guidelines, which, depending on the severity and stage of submission or publication, may result in:
RESS authors agree to cooperate with editors in corrections and retractions. |
Policy on conflict of interest
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Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest, including apparent or actual interests that could influence the preparation and review of manuscripts, and which may be of a diverse nature–personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial. The conflict of interest declaration will be published in the final version of the manuscript. Authors must complete the relevant field in ScholarOne with the conflict of interest declaration for each of them when submitting the manuscript. Peer reviewers participating in the editorial process must declare any potential conflicts of interest with the manuscript under consideration in the appraisal system. Each year, all members of the RESS Editorial Board submit their declarations of conflict of interest and the Associate Editors renew their term of commitment to act as such, which includes ethical and integrity in obligations in research and manuscript handling. In order to ensure the editorial independence of the journal in relation to the supporting institution, the decision to approve manuscripts for publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief and Scientific Editors, who are researchers with institutional autonomy and academic independence. |
Adoption of similarity software
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The Journal uses the iThenticate system to identify plagiarism. Authors are encouraged to remove similarities to previous texts, especially complete sentences. It is recommended to keep the final text below 30% similarity with other documents. In cases of text derived from academic works that fail to meet this threshold, such deliberation will be up to the editors. Similarity verification is carried out during peer review, with the iThenticate system report forwarded together with the opinions for adjustment by the authors. The final version of the accepted manuscript is checked to ensure that the journal's recommendations have been followed. |
Adoption of artificial intelligence software
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies must be reported in the appropriate section of the manuscript. If AI tools were used for data collection and analysis, this use must be reported in the Methods section of the manuscript, providing complete information for transparency and reproducibility of the research. If such tools were used to assist in the writing and revision of the manuscript, this use must be reported in the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence section of the manuscript, and the authors must report the procedures adopted to ensure the accuracy of citations and the originality of the content generated with AI-assisted technologies, also ensuring the absence of plagiarism. |
Gender and sex issues
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RESS complies with the gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board. The RESS editorial team and its authors must comply with the principles of the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines, which official translation into Portuguese was carried out and published by RESS. Per this guideline, the terms sex (biological attribute) and gender (shaped by social and cultural circumstances) must be used carefully in order to avoid inaccuracy. |
Ethics committee
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Compliance with ethical principles in conducting and publishing research results is the sole responsibility of the authors, and the ethical recommendations contained in the Declaration of Helsinki must be observed. Research involving human participants must be approved by the competent research ethics committee, at the regional or national level. For research involving human participants in Brazil, authors must fully comply with the standards established by the Brazilian National Health Council’s Resolutions. Manuscripts must include a box specifying (i) name of the research ethics committee that approved the study, (ii) the opinion number, (iii) the approval date, (iv) the number of the certificate of presentation for ethical appreciation, and (v) the informed consent record. For studies not subject to ethical appraisal, a justification must be provided. Clinical trials must include the protocol registration in one of the registries validated by the World Health Organization (WHO, available at: https://www.who.int/clinical-trials-registry-platform/network/primary-registries , including the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry, available at: https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br. |
Copyright
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Authors retain the copyright of their published articles and grant RESS the right of first publication, under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, rovided that the original work is properly cited. All authors must complete and sign the Copyright Assignment Term after approval of the manuscript. |
Intellectual property and terms of use
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All journal content and articles published by RESS, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 license, which allows reuse and distribution without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. Authors retain the copyright of their published articles and grant RESS the right of first publication. The data, opinions and concepts expressed in the articles, as well as the accuracy of the bibliographic references, are the sole responsibility of the authors. RESS encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic or personal social media, provided that the full citation is included in the journal’s website version. |
Support institution
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Secretariat of Health and Environmental Surveillance of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (SVSA/MS). |
Editor-in-Chief
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Scientific editors
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Executive editor
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Executive secretariat
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Associate editors
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Editorial committee
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Technical team
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Language review
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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde: revista do SUS (RESS) publishes scientific articles in the field of public health—including epidemiology, social and human health sciences, management, and planning—that present evidence relevant to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS). |
Modalities of manuscripts
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RESS welcomes manuscripts in the modalities described below. Manuscripts must be submitted in Portuguese and may have been previously published as preprints deposited on reliable servers.
The Opinion article, the Debate and the Letter can only be submitted upon invitation issued through the ScholarOne system, as these modalities are not open in the system. If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact the journal's editorial office. In addition to the aforementioned manuscript modalities, submitted by the scientific community, editors are responsible for preparing Editorials (limit: 1,500 words) and Interviews (limit: 3,500 words) with personalities or authorities. The characteristics of the manuscripts accepted by RESS are summarized below. In justified cases and in manuscripts with citations restricted to scientific articles, references above the limit may be accepted, depending on the editors' decision. Characteristics of accepted manuscripts categories
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Authors'contributions
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Authors must meet the authorship criteria established by the ICMJE deliberations, namely:
In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors.
All those designated as authors should meet the four criteria for authorship. Others who contributed to the work should be recognized in the Acknowledgments, with the consent form to be forwarded in the submission system. Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of relevant research goals and objectives. Data curation: Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data, and maintain research data (including software code, where necessary, to interpret the data itself) for initial use and later reuse. Formal analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data. Funding acquisition: Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication. Investigation: Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments or collecting data/evidence. Methodology: Development or design of methodology; creation of models. Project administration: Responsible for managing and coordinating the research activity planning and execution. Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources or other analytical instruments. Software: Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementing computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components. Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team. Validation: Verification, whether as part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs. Visualization: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/ data presentation. Writing – original draft: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation). Writing – review and editing: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary, or review – including pre- or post-publication steps |
Manuscript preparation
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After verifying whether the research aligns with the scope of RESS, authors must choose the appropriate manuscript modality and adapt their text to the required structure. Manuscripts must be written in Portuguese, single-spaced, using Times New Roman, font size 12, and submitted in DOC or DOCX format (Microsoft Word). When preparing manuscripts, authors should follow the ICMJE Recommendations. To ensure transparency of the study and its analysis, the structure of the manuscript must comply with the guidelines provided in scientific reporting manuals, according to their design. The complete list of reporting guidelines can be found on the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR, available at: http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines). The main reporting guidelines relevant to the scope of RESS are listed as follows
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Article submission format
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Manuscripts must be submitted to RESS through the ScholarOne System. Before submission, authors must prepare a single document containing:
The following data must be entered directly into the submission system and must not appear in the manuscript, to ensure a double-blind review process. After approval, the data will be extracted directly from the system, which is why careful registration is recommended:
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Digital assets
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Tables and figures are accepted as illustrations in RESS, within the modality limits and following the instructions below. Up to two supplementary tables and figures may be sent in a single file, cited in the text and in sequential order, in the format: “Supplementary figure n”; “Supplementary table n”. The supplementary material must follow the same instructions for creating illustrations, ensuring precision in its preparation and review, as this resource is not diagrammed. In justified cases, supplementary tables or figures above the limit may be accepted, depending on the editors' decision. Titles of tables and figures titles must be clear, informative, and accurately represent their content. Inform the location, year(s) and total number of participants included in the illustration. Separate terms with commas and do not include periods at the end of titles. Titles must be self-explanatory, allowing full understanding of >the illustration without consulting the text. Essential acronyms for understanding the illustration should preferably appear in the title, as shown in the example: “Table 3. Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for the [outcome] by the study variables. Location, year (n=xx)”.
Do not include methodological details or type of illustration (e.g. flow chart; map) in the title of tables and figures. Footnotes must be used to clarify the results presented, identified by lowercase superscript letters in sequential order and separated by semicolons. Illustrations must be produced by the authors; therefore, a footnote indicating authorship is unnecessary. Likewise, data sources and other methodological details must appear in the Methods section.
Tables Titles and footnotes must appear outside the table gridlines. Avoid merging rows or columns, as this affects the layout. Use the same terms as in the manuscript for table rows and columns, and keep formatting identical when presenting the same information across different groups or analysis. Check that the data in each cell is consistent across columns and rows. Include columns or rows with descriptive or inferential statistics, measures of association, and confidence intervals, when appropriate. Combine complementary data in a single column, such as absolute and relative frequencies —“| N (%) |”—and measure of association and dispersion —“| PR (IC95%) |”. Avoid columns that merely repeat reciprocal information For example, if you present absolute and relative distributions for a disease, a reciprocal column for ealthy individuals is unnecessary. Maintain alignment of numbers, symbols, and text. Create short, self-explanatory headers and include units of measurement, when applicable. The content of each cell must match variable type indicated in the header. For example, if the header specifies counts, do not include mean and standard deviation in those cells. Specify the statistics in the headers (e.g. “Mean±SD”, “Median (IQR)”, “n (%)”), and indicate the unit of measurement in the columns, when applicable; do not repeat units in each cell (e.g.: %). Enter the unit in the variable row (e.g.: “Income (minimum wages)”; “Age group (years)”) and avoid repeating units in the variable categories. Use a hyphen (“-”) for numerical ranges of the categories (e.g.: 0-4) and ensure that categorizations in tables match those described in Methods, maintaining consistency throughout the manuscript. Indicate reference variables or categories in association analyses with “1.00” in the corresponding table cell. Organizing data is a good practice. Align numeric data to the right and text to the left. Organize rows and columns in a logical hierarchy, grouping similar variables and ordering columns and rows consistently (e.g. alphabetical, chronological, ascending, or descending order). Data accuracy is also important. Use an appropriate number of significant digits ( follow the decimal-place standard in the Guidelines for preparing the text, below), and group categorical variables when relevant to avoid excessive rows. Prefer medians and quartiles to describe continuous variables, except when data are normally distributed. Exclude columns or rows with constant values, without variation, and report them directly in the text (e.g.: “All participants consulted a physician in the last year”). For samples smaller than 100, present only absolute numbers, no percentages. Review each table to ensure clarity, consistency, and proper formatting. Keep presentation of data consistent across all tables, preferably using the same variable order. Ensure that the data presented in the table is relevant; not all output s from statistical software are suitable for a scientific article table. Consulting previous manuscripts that used a similar analytical approach is recommended.
Figures Including photographs as figures is not recommended; instead, authors should provide graphic materials that present research results, when appropriate. If the article contains photographs of people, authors must submit an image rights release form and ensure that individuals in the image cannot be identified. If accepted, the figures must be provided as separate files for layout. Graphs, maps, and other figures must be exported directly from the authoring software in PDF, SVG, or EPS. Charts created in Excel must be sent in XLSX format. Photographs must be in JPEG format at a minimum of 300 dpi. The title, figure, and caption must fit within a single A4 page, in portrait or landscape orientation, with 1.5 cm margins on all sides. All symbols, arrows, numbers, and letters used in the figures must be identified and explained clearly in the caption, which should be concise and yet sufficiently detailed to enable understanding. Preferably, explain acronyms and abbreviations in the figure title. For composite figures (mosaics), label each panel with capital letters and describe them in full in the caption (e.g.: “Medicine use in men (A) and women (B)”). Preferably, use the same scale across panels. Minimize visual clutter within the data field and ensure all elements are clearly labeled. Label each axis clearly with the name of the variable, the units in which the variable is plotted, and any multipliers associated with them. Clearly indicate the zero point on the X- and Y-axes, especially if one or both do not start at zero. Arrange scales so that Y-axis values increase from bottom to top and X-axis values from left to right. Adjust scales to maximize use of the plotting area. Include only essential, logical, and generally equidistant tick marks and labels. Minimize unnecessary divisions and unlabeled tick marks. Avoid 3D graphics unless a third dimension is essential to representing the data. For dual-axis graphs, clearly note the different scales and highlight whether visual differences or similarities accurately reflect relationships between the data. Ensure that all data are visually distinct and clearly identifiable. For maps, include a scale bar indicating the relationship between map and real-world, a north arrow (N), and a caption with all the symbols, colors, and information represented. Use a standardized color gradient to indicate density across all maps in the manuscript to avoid misinterpretation caused by changing color meanings. If map mosaics are included, provide a single caption that is common to all maps.
Guidelines for preparing the text Sentences must convey complete meaning, using appropriate connectors (preposition, conjunction, etc.) instead of symbols or punctuation marks. Do not use telegraphic or fragmented text, nor rely on implied meaning—use complete constructions to express the intended message clearly. Prefer active voice and direct, positive statements over passive voice or negative constructions (e.g., "it is common" instead of "it is not uncommon," "it it is allowed" instead of "it itis not prohibited"). Strive for clarity and straightforward communication that conveys information effectively. Pay particularly attention to how variables are named. Use terminology consistent with technical-scientific standards and formal language norms. Negative outcomes require special attention:“negligence in foot examination” is preferable to expressions such as “the foot was not examined,”no foot examination,” or “the professional did not examine the patient’s foot.” Clarity and simplicity of communication should guide the standardization adopted throughout the manuscript. Ensure that the sentence structure s are semantically logical, avoiding inconsistent or paradoxical constructions, such as “presence of absence.” For example, write “negligence was greater in the elderly” instead of “the presence of negligence was greater in the elderly.”
Ideas should flow logically and sequentially throughout the paragraphs, ensuring textual cohesion. Avoid starting sentences with connectors such as “In addition to,” “However,” “In that regard,” “As regards.
In the Results section, avoid inferences, interpretations, or comparisons with the literature. Both in the full text and in the summary, each statement presented in the results must be accompanied by numerical data that supports it, indicating the relevant illustration. Present exact, not approximate, results; avoidxpressions such as “about,”, “approximately,” etc. Avoid vague expressions such as “it was associated” or “an association was found.” Clearly state the direction of the association (e.g., “the outcome was greater in children” ), immediately presenting the measure of association and confidence interval, without interpretive phrases such as “it was twice as high.” Acronyms or acronyms should only be used if well established in the literature and when they contribute to clarity of communication. Even though it is jargon in the area, authors should give preference to expressions that communicate clearly and objectively to the reader in any area. The text must be free of compound terms that do not add information (e.g.: “diabetes mellitus” instead of “diabetes,”, “systemic arterial hypertension” instead of “hypertension”), minimizing the need for acronyms. Acronyms to replace unique terms (e.g.: “TB” instead of “tuberculosis”) must also be excluded, as well as those not used or infrequent in the text. The acronyms essential to the text must be explained at the first mention in the abstract, full text and each table or figure (preferably in the title), using the full term, followed by the acronym in parentheses. Spelling rules must be followed when constructing the text: the use of capital letters should only occur in cases provided for in the English language, such as the beginning of sentences, cities, countries, etc. If there is a need to use parentheses within a section between parentheses, brackets must be used, as in the example: “(black [black and brown])”. Use period as a separator for thousands and comma for fractions. Standardize the number of decimal places in Methods, Results, and illustrations: —percentage: 1 decimal place, association measure: 2 decimal places, p-value: 3 decimal places; present exact p-value to 3 decimal places; “0.000” occurrences should be written as “<0.001.”In the Introduction and Discussion, since it is a comparison with data external to the research, present data without decimal places, preferably. Do not include spaces before and after symbols (=, <, >, ≤, ≥, etc.). Present measures of frequency or association and dispersion in the standard format: indicate the acronym of the measure without an equal sign or colon, with a space between the acronym and the number (e.g.: “RP 1.52” ). Separate intervals with a semicolon, with a space between the punctuation mark and the subsequent numeral: (e.g.: “(95%CI 1.14; 2.23)” ). If both measures are presented in parentheses, include a semicolon to separate the measures (e.g.: “(RP 1.52; 95%CI 1.14; 2.23)” ). |
Citations and references
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RESS follows the Vancouver [Square Brackets] style, with DOI (ICMJE format and Manual of citations and references in the field of medicine from the United States National Library of Medicine) for formatting and citing references in the manuscript, in which: References must be cited using a numerical system, according to the order of citation in the text, with the numbers in square brackets, immediately after the passage in the text in which the citation is made, and before the punctuation mark. The numbers should be separated by commas. If they are sequential numbers, they should be separated by a hyphen, listing only the first and last references of the sequential citatio range, for example[7,10-16]. The list of references must contain all references in the order in which they are cited in the text. For references to more than six authors, list the first six, followed by the Latin expression “et al.” for the others. Journal titles must be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus or in the Health Scientific Journals Portal. Book titles and publisher names must be written in full. It is strongly recommended to use a bibliographic reference manager, such as EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero, as it minimizes reference errors and facilitates the process of manuscript adjustment by authors, a stage in which additions and deletions of references are common and can introduce errors in the manuscript if done manually. Vancouver style is available in all of these software programs. The format for citing scientific articles follows the standard: Author(s). Title. Abbreviated journal title. Year; Volume (Number): page (with abbreviated final page [e.g.: 123-5] or e-page). DOI link Below are examples of document types in the standard. Journal article
With initial and final page numbers
With article number (e-page)
Book
Book chapter
Web page In addition to following the citation and referencing style, authors must observe criteria for selecting references. The cited references indicate that the authors and their manuscripts are up to date and connected to relevant research. It is recommended to cite relevant scientific research (methodologically well conducted, which was fully evaluated by the authors), updated (up to 5 years), and accessible (articles published in indexed journals, avoiding websites and reports that may become unavailable). Good practice in reviewing the literature and constructing the text rejects citations of citations (apud), which often occurs when quoting information present in the introduction or discussion section of the publication. This procedure constitutes indirect citation and introduces factual errors into the text. |
Supplementary documents
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When submitting the manuscript, authors must forward the following files through the ScholarOne System :
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Financing statement
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Provide sources of support for the work, including names of sponsors and process number. Suppliers of materials, equipment, inputs or medicines, free or with discounts, must also be described as sources of financing, including the city, state, and country of origin of these suppliers. |
Additional information
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The speed in scientific dissemination is principle of ethics and integrity in research respected by RESS. All editorial activities are guided by these principles—including these instructions—with the aim of improving the manuscript submitted for publication in a processing time that favors the authors and the effort undertaken in the submission. After approval, the manuscript proceeds to editorial production, consisting of the following steps:
1) Language review: review and editing for clarity, grammar, and style;. Authors may contact the RESS Executive Secretariat using the contact details below if they have any questions about the instructions or wish to request information about the progress of the manuscript, which is also available on the ScholarOne System. |
Contact
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