Publication Rules

Brazilian Journal of ORTHOPAEDICS
Brazilian Journal of Orthopaedics is the official publication from Brazilian Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. It is a monthly, indexed publication to the Index Medicus Latino Americano (IMLA), Excepta Medica, and Bioglent Abstracts, and LILACS. Its subscription number to Brazilian Institute of Information and Tecnology (IBICT) is 0102-3616.

Instruction to authors

Papers should be sent to Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, Rua Teresa Guimarães, 92 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22280-050, Brazil.

The Brazilian Journal of Orthopaedics, (Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia [RBO]), is published in a yearly volume, divided into ten issues; it aims to divulge articles that contribute for the development of Orthopaedics and the like specialties practice, research, and teaching. The RBO editorial policy is ruled by the Editorial Board, which is headed by the Chief Editor.

Articles published by RBO follow recommended standardization procedures, as recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org) and, to be approved, are submitted by a three-member peer review who, anonymously, receive the text, decide on the publication, suggest any modifications, request author clarification, or recommend the ultimate rejection to the Chief Editor.

The article must be accompanied by a letter signed by all the authors authorizing publication, stating that the article has not yet been published, and neither had nor has been submitted for publication in any other journal or book.

That letter must contain a Declaration of Conflict of Interest and, when pertinent, the Certificate of Approval from the Institutional Review Board where the study has taken place. Information on eventual sources of financial sponsorship should be documented.

An article on human clinical research must include the statement that all participants signed an Informed Consent form.

The article accepted for publication will be a property from RBO and cannot be partially or wholly edited by any other publishing media without previous, written authorization by the Chief Editor.

The article must be written in Portuguese or English.

All articles submitted will present on the Cover Letter: the title of the article; name of authors; the site of the study and/or the research; and correspondence address, telephone, facsimile, or e-mail. The article must only mention the main qualification of each author.

The text will be computer printed and typed in double spaced, white, 210 mm x 297 mm or A4 paper in separate, numbered pages, with 3-cm margins and adequate sized fonts (we recommend number 14). Original must be submitted as one printed copy, accompanied by a CD or 3.5'' disk with manuscript version and respective illustrations, saved in "Word for Windows 6.0" format.

RBO welcomes for publication the following types of articles: Original; Updates; Case Reports; Previous Notes.

Letters to the Editor will be published or not, at the discretion of either the Editorial Board or the Chief Editor.

TYPES OF COLLABORATION

1) Original Article: describes an experimental research or clinical investigation - prospective or retrospective; randomized or double-blinded. Requirements: English title; Structured Summary; Keywords; Abstract; Introduction; Material and Methods; Discussion; Conclusion; and References.

2) Update Article: Only accepted for publication when requested by the Editorial Board. It is an article that critically assesses most recent and relevant papers on any given subject. It should contain Abstract, and Keywords.

3) Report of a Case: It must be informative and devoid of irrelevant details. It should contain Abstract and Keywords. Only interesting clinical cases due to etiological rarity or unusual presentation forms will be accepted.

4) Previous Note: Aims to report a new surgical instrument, orthopedic implant, diagnostic method, or experimental surgical technique. Requirements: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Description of Method, Material, or New Technique; and Final Comments.

WRITING STYLE

The ideal Scientific Article should not extend beyond 20 typed pages, according to previously mentioned recommendations.

Title must be instigative and convey the idea of the article objectives and content.

Abstract should have no more than 250 words that resume objectives, main characteristics, and conclusions of the study. Most readers and researchers consult the abstract and, if interesting, proceed with article reading and study.

For original articles, Abstract must be structured, respecting the following order of highlighted items:

Objectives: To inform the reason of the study, stressing its motivation; Material and Methods: To briefly describe the assessed material and the method employed in for that evaluation; Results: To describe relevant findings with statistical data and respective significance; Conclusions: To exclusively report main conclusions; Keywords: Can be sought at BIREME (www.bireme.br).

Introduction must be brief and should contain and explain objectives and rationale of the study.

Material and Methods must contain sufficient information to convey what was studied and how it was done. Description should be clear and sufficient, so that another researcher can reproduce or continue the study. Describe employed statistical methodology in enough details so that any reader having reasonable knowledge on the issue, and access to original data could check all presented results. Avoid using imprecise terms such as random, normal, significant, important, and acceptable; if used, they should be defined. Results of research must be reported in logical, concise manner within this chapter. Whenever possible, data must be presented in Tables, Graphs, or Figures.

Discussion of all results will be analyzed and compared to the pertinent literature.

Conclusions will be based upon the results obtained.

References will be updated and in restrict number. There will be important studies on the subject, and they must not include studies that are not referred to on the text. Whenever appropriate, it is recommended to cite articles published in RBO. There should be a predominance of reference citations from studies published within the last five years. References are consecutively numbered, at the order of citation in the text. Refer all the authors, at the maximum of three. When authors outnumber three, add the words et al. Identify references in text by Arabic numbers between parentheses. Presentation style will be used according to the following examples:

Journal and Magazine Articles:

Guarniero R.: Erros comuns na utilização do método de Ilizarov. Rev Bras Ortop 25: 31-34, 1990.

Birch R.: Brachial plexus injuries. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 78: 759-760, 1996.

Books:

Jaffe H.L.: Metabolic. Degenerative and Inflammatory Diseases of Bones and Joints. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, p. 695, 1972.

Book Chapters:

Charnley J.: "Low friction principle". In: Low friction arthroplasty of the hip. Berlin, Springer - Verlag, p. 3-16, 1979.

Dissertations and Theses:

Grémeau J.L. Fragilité osseuse héréditaire [Thèse]. Lyon, France: Faculté de Medicine de Lyon, p. 123, 1967.

Articles that deal with research involving human beings should include a signed declaration from all authors that all subjects have signed an Informed Consent form before taking part on the research, and that the study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board. All Case Reports will include a declaration that the person involved was informed and authorized the publication of his/her case. All research reports, both clinical and experimental, must be performed according to the Helsinki Declaration from the World Medical Association (J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 79: 1089-1098, 1997).

Experimental studies with animals must include the statement of approval from the Institutional Review Board. All information on both human and animal management of postoperative pain will be reported in the text (Resolution #196/96, from Health Ministry, and International Animal Protection Guidelines).

According to the Federal Medical Council resolution #1595/2000, the Declaration of Conflict of Interests prohibits the promotion or advertisement of any commercial product or equipment.

RBO reserves the right to refuse originals that do not fulfill those above mentioned Writing and Style Criteria.