Submissions

Author Guidelines

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Publishing Norms of Revista Pró-UniverSUS (R. Pró-Uni.)

General Information

Manuscripts must be submitted to Pró-UniverSUS (R. Pró-Uni.) via the website: http://editora.universidadedevassouras.edu.br/index.php/RPU/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions

The manuscript must not: be published - or be under evaluation for publication - in another journal; include initials of names, identification number of files, medical records, registration forms, or other similar types of documents that allow the identification of individuals participating in the study; important dates (such as birth dates, except for the year); and must not contain geographic origin, with identification of specific areas (such as your city). They must also not contain characteristics that may allow your identification, such as health insurance, telephone numbers and email addresses, for example.

Manuscripts such as the following will be accepted: Research, Undergraduate Research, Experience Reports, Reflective Studies, Essays and Integrative or Systematic Literature Review, Research Notes or Preliminary Results (preliminary report with discussion of the main results obtained to date). The number of articles in each category to be published is at the sole discretion of the Chief Editor and the Executive Editor, who reserve the right to transfer to a future issue of the journal those articles in a given category that are in excess.

This publication uses CopySpider software to detect plagiarism on the Internet. Any manuscript with a percentage between 3.0 and 5% may be rejected, and all those with a similarity percentage above 5% will be automatically rejected.

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License that allows sharing of the work with acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are authorized to enter into separate additional contracts for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publishing in an institutional repository or as a chapter in a book), with acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal website) after publication, as this can generate productive changes, as well as increase the impact and citation of the published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Note: When the content of the manuscript has already been presented in a preliminary communication, at a Symposium, Congress, etc., it should be cited as a footnote on the title page.

Preparation of the manuscript

The Journal's template available for download must be followed. Be careful when using the browser, as some are unstable when downloading files from the system.

Language

Manuscripts will be submitted and published in Portuguese (Brazil), containing only the Title and Abstract in English and (Resumen) in Spanish. Publication in English may be accepted upon presentation of a Translation/Revision Declaration signed by a Qualified Translator/Native Speaker. In any case, if interested, the Journal provides a translator/Native Speaker/Professional of the English language, and the translation costs will be of full responsability of the Author. Information: editorauss@universidadedevassouras.edu.br

File type

The submission file must be in Microsoft Word format (".doc", ".docx"), Layout: A4 size, top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm and left and right margins of 3.0 cm.

Manuscripts in PDF format will not be accepted. Only other documents such as a declaration of consent, CEP, etc. may be accepted in this format.

Number of Authors

Pró-UniverSUS (RPU) suggests a maximum number of 6 (six) authors per manuscript. Articles with more than 6 (six) will be considered exceptions and evaluated by the Editorial Board. If necessary, corrections will be requested.

For undergraduate or graduate authors, co-authorship with a supervisor is required, with the supervisor having a minimum qualification of Specialist.

Body of the text

The body of the text must contain the following topics: Introduction, Materials and Methods (Product Development Methodology OR Product Description - in the case of a Professional Master's Product), Results, Discussion (Implications for Practice - in the case of a Professional Master's Product), Final considerations.

Introduction: should inform about the object investigated and contain the objectives of the investigation, its relations with the area and the reasons that led the author(s) to undertake the study.

Materials and Methods: should, for example, report in an objective and concise manner: the spatial and temporal delimitation of the study, the materials used as work tools, and the methods employed for the analyses. In situations where the investigations involve statistical analyses, these should be located at this point, as the last paragraph of the topic called Materials and Methods. Compliance with the principles of research involving human beings, as well as the name of the Research Ethics Committee in which the research project was approved with the respective protocol number. In compliance with Resolution 466/12 and 674/22 of the National Research Ethics Commission - CONEP.

Results and Discussion: the authors should interpret the results in light of the existing and available knowledge on the case. In the case of Professional Master's Products, this item should contain Implications for Practice.

Conclusions/or Final Considerations - relate the conclusions to the objectives and findings of the study.

Bibliographic References

A maximum of 50 (fifty) references will be considered. Only meta-analyses may exceed 50 references per manuscript.

Reference citations should be mentioned in the text in superscript numbers (exponent), in numerical sequence, according to the order in which they are mentioned for the first time in the text, without dates. References should follow the guidelines published at: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html>.

The Pró-UniverSUS Journal follows the VANCOUVER standards.

Tables, Figures and Attached files:

The maximum number of Figures, Charts and Tables should not exceed ten (10).

Tables: must contain only horizontal lines to separate their main sections. They must contain Titles numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2...) and inserted at the end of the text (for each Table, a respective page).

Tables: must have upper and lower margins and vertical lines on both sides. They may contain horizontal lines to separate their main sections. They must contain Titles numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2...) and inserted at the end of the text (for each Table, a respective page).

Figures: Figures (Graphs, Diagrams, X-ray Exams, for example, Photos...) must be numbered consecutively in Arabic, in the order in which they appear in the text (Figure 1, Figure 2...). Images must have the file extension “jpg” and have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. They must be inserted at the end of the text (for each Figure, a respective page). Each caption must accompany the respective Figure. Figure captions must be double-spaced and explain all symbols and abbreviations.

Note: Based on the Copyright Law - No. 9610/98 – Ministry of Culture, the Pró-UniverSUS Journal does not authorize the submission of Tables, Figures and Annexes published in other journals or books.

In the case of websites or journals with free access, it is necessary to cite the source from which it was taken.

ORCID Registration

• The Editorial Committee of the Pró-UniverSUS Journal has made it mandatory to include the ORCID iD of all authors at the time of submission. Manuscripts that do not have the ORCID informed in the system will be notified for inclusion of the identifier registration.
• The ORCID identifier can be obtained free of charge at the address: https://orcid.org/register.
• You must accept the ORCID iD submission standards and include the full URL, accompanied by the expression "http://", in your registration, right after the email (for example: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097).

Ethical responsibility in research

The content of the texts is the responsibility of the authors. They must document their research and must comply with the research ethics requirements according to Resolution 674 of May 6, 2022.

If applicable, the authors must send documents on ethical procedures in the research.

Submission process

To submit a manuscript for evaluation for publication, all authors of the manuscript must be registered in the journal's open publishing system, and only one of the authors must log in and continue the manuscript submission process by accessing the link: new submission, on the user page.

When submitting a manuscript for publication, authors must send, electronically, as supplementary document(s):

1) Cover letter for the material, containing the following information:

a) Full names of the authors;

c) Free and Informed Consent Form, telephone number and name of the Institution that issued the Ethics Committee opinion (for applicable cases).

2) Declaration of knowledge of the Guidelines of the Normative Acts of the National Health Council of the Ministry of Health on Resolution 196/96 and Resolution CNS no. 466/12. (For applicable cases)

3) Declaration of consent signed by all authors, with their CPF numbers, indicating responsibility for the content of the manuscript and transfer of copyright to the Pró-UniverSUS Journal.

Publication Fee

Pro-UniverSUS charges a publication fee to be paid by authors of ACCEPTED articles. Once authors receive notification that their article has been accepted, the fee, in the amount of R$100.00, must be paid through the online submission system. A link for payment through TOTVS is made available to the author. All articles that are accepted must pay the fee before publication is effective.

If you have any questions, please contact the Editor's Office at (24) 24718367 or by email at editorauss@universidadedevassouras.edu.br

Before publication

Before publishing, the Journal will send a PDF file with the formatted file for proof reading.

In case of corrections, this should be indicated as soon as possible directly in the PDF sent. A maximum of 2 proof readings will be made, so it is necessary to look carefully for errors such as words together, lack of italics or bold, and other formatting details.

Changes to paragraphs, sentences, and anything that may alter the text already evaluated will not be accepted.