期刊名称：REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
ISSN 0717-6163 online version
ISSN 0034-9887 print version
Basic information
Revista Médica de Chile publishes original articles on topics of clinical medicine and biomedical sciences, giving preference to these related to Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.
Pubished monthly, since 1872 by Sociedad Médica de Santiago (Chilean Society of Internal Medicine).
The official title abreviation is Rev Med Chile. It should be used in citations, footnotes, legends for figures and all bibliographic references.
Information services
Articles published in Revista Médica de Chile are indexed or abstracted in:
Index Medicus - MEDLINE - National Library of Medicine.
Current Contents - Clinical Medicine.
Science Citation Index.
Literatura Latino-Americana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud - LILACS.
Chemical Abstracts.
Current Citations (Computer File).
Index Veterinarius.
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews - Series A: Human & Experimental.
SciSearch (Online Database).
Social Sciences Citation Index (Select Cov).
Copyright
Sociedad Médica de Santiago.
Sponsors
This journal is sponsored by: Sociedad Médica de Santiago
About the journal
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Instructions to Authors
Instruction for Author
Form and preparation of manuscripts
1.Revista Médica de Chile accepts manuscripts to be published in English when:
a)The work was done in an English-speaking country, by authors resident in that country, or
b)The authors reside in a non-Spanish-speaking country and they feel themselves unable to prepare a manuscript in Spanish.
In both circumstances, the authors must submit a text in which English has been revised/improved by individuals familiarized with scientific/medical writing in English.
2.Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they have not been published in print or electronic format and are not under consideration by another publication or electronic medium. The manuscript’s eligibility for publication is decided by the editors after external peer-review.
3.The manuscript format should be adapted to the style shown by recent publications in Revista Médica de Chile, that can be accessed at the website www.scielo.cl. All manuscripts should follow the recommendations established in the «Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals?by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, updated in October 2007 and accessible in the website www.icmje.org
4.The manuscript should be submitted electronically to revmedchile@smschile.cl. All submissions should include a cover letter, and the manuscript, Tables and Figures, all in the same file if possible.
5.The manuscript should be prepared in PDF format, preferably in WORD, in letter-size pages numbered consecutively in the upper right corner. Double-space all the text, using font size 12, with justification to the left margin only. At the bottom of the Title Page provide a word count for text only, from the Introduction to the end of Discussion (excluding Title Page, Abstract, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figures). The typical length is up to 2,500 words in Research Articles or 3,000 words in Reviews. Case Reports should not exceed 1,500 words, they can add up to 2 Tables or Figures and 20 References. Letters to the Editor can be extended up to 1,000 words, adding up to 6 references and 1 Table or Figure.
6.Title page with: 1) The manuscript title and a short title; 2) Authors?first name and last name (Middle initial can be added at authors?discretion), identifying with roman numerals at the end of each authors?last name: 3) Work site (Division, Department, Institution); 4) Identification of the corresponding author, including e-mail, print mail address and telephone and fax numbers; 5) Financial support for this work (including research or project support/funding). 6) Word count (see above in 5.). Each following Section must begin in a new page.
7.Abstract, with a structured format when pertinent and a recommended maximum length of 250 words. The editors will prepare a translation into Spanish and the Abstract will be published both in English and Spanish. For indexing purposes, the authors should provide 3 to 5 key words selected from Index Medicus, Medical Subjects Headings, accessible at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/
8.Introduction.
9.Material and Methods (or Patients and Methods). When the study was done in humans, the protocol’s approval by an institutional Ethics Committee must be identified.
10.Results.
11.Discussion and conclusions.
12.Acknowledgements.
13.References. Numbered in the order they appear in the text, with the format according to Index Medicus and exemplified in the above mentioned «Uniform Requirements? List all authors up to 7; if more than 7, list the first 6 followed by et al.
14.Tables and Figures. Include each of them in a separate and numbered page. When material already published is reproduced in a Table or Figure, its original source should be identified and written permission from publishers (or other copyright owner) must be provided. The cost of publication of color Figures must be consulted to the editors and covered by the authors when the article is accepted.
15.Include statements signed by each author for authorship responsibility and contributions; financial disclosure; and copyright transfer to Revista Médica de Chile.
16.Include a statement signed by corresponding author that written permission has been obtained from all persons named in the Acknowledgements.
17.Authors should identify potential conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests relevant to their manuscript, in their cover letter. Authors without financial interests in the manuscript should indicate no such interest.
18.Accepted manuscripts are edited in accordance with the above mentioned «Uniform Requirements?and the journal’s style. A first galley proof is sent to the corresponding author electronically for approval. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work, including the accuracy of the references and changes made by the editors, authorized by the corresponding author.
Sending of manuscripts
The manuscript should be submitted electronically to revmedchile@smschile.cl. All submissions should include a cover letter, and the manuscript, Tables and Figures, all in the same file if possible.
Editorial Board
Editor
Dr. Humberto Reyes B.
Sociedad Médica de Santiago
Bernarda Morín #488, Providencia
Santiago-Chile
Teléfono: (56-2) 7535500
Fonofax: (56-2) 3651724
E-mail: revmedchile@smschile.cl
Associate editors
Max Andresen, M.D.
Joaquín Palma, M.D.
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