Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
A Brief History
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The Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil (RBSMI) / Brazilian Journal of Mother and Child Health (BJMCH) is a journal of international circulation, published by the Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) with the mission of disseminating scientific articles investigating women's health, pregnant women and children in their clinical, epidemiological, human, management, planning and evaluation in health dimensions. In this sense, it is closely articulated with the same objectives of its sponsoring Institution, IMIP. The BJMCH is the continuation of the Revista do IMIP (Journal of IMIP), which was edited uninterruptedly since its foundation in 1987 until the year 2000. Professor Fernando Figueira’s presence was fundamental in these undertakings, as a medical editor and founder of the Revista do IMIP a great encourager for BJMCH, who achieved to widen the Revista do IMIP (Journal of IMIP) in becoming international. The BJMCH is open to health researchers from all over the world. Most of the published articles were not only come from Brazil, but from all Latin America, Portuguese-speaking African Countries, Portugal and Spain among others. |
Compliance with Open Science
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This journal follows the open Science Green model. When submitting a manuscript, it is mandatory to fill in the "Open Science Compliance" form, in which the authors share with the journal information about the manuscript's compliance with Open Science communication practices. Sharing research data, which are the scientific components or records that support the results, allows for their validation/replication. In this way, RBSMI recommends making Research Data and/or other materials available in repositories in order to facilitate the evaluation of manuscripts, contribute to the preservation and reuse of content as well as the reproducibility and transparency of research. We have adopted Level 1 data curation. Access to the SciELO Data RBSMI repository and sample declarations and guides are available at the links below:
Filling in the Data Availability Declaration Topic 2.2; In adherence to the Science and Open Data guidelines, we have adopted the publication model with the name of the responsible editor (Associate) at the end of the published article. |
Ethics in Publishing
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The Declaration of Helsinki of 1975, revised in 2013, must be respected, in addition to the specific guidelines of the ethics committees of each country. It will be required to mention at the end of the methods section of the article the approval by the ethics committee and, if applicable, the mention that all participants have signed the informed consent form. For Brazilian articles, the Declaration of Approval of the Ethics Committee according to the guidelines of the Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa (CONEP) must be attached and, in the methods section of the article, mention the place where the research was approved, including the number of the Certificate of Submission for Ethical Appraisal (CAAE), number of the opinion and date of approval. For articles from abroad, the Declaration of Approval of the Ethics Committee or a declaration of approval signed by the authors must be attached and, in the methods section of the article, mention the place where the research was approved and the date of the opinion. For articles that do not require Ethics Committee approval, a declaration signed by the author stating that the document is not required must be included in the system. |
Focus and Scope
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RBSMI focuses on the field of maternal and child health, whose scope includes the different aspects of maternal health, women's health and children's health, taking into account their multiple epidemiological, clinical, surgical and psychosocial determinants. |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. |
Indexing Sources
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The articles published in the Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil / Brazilian Journal of Mother and Child Health are indexed or abstracted by:
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Bibliography
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Journal title: Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil / Brazilian Journal of Mother and Child Health |
Websites and Social Media
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Website: www.rbsmi.org.br |
EDITORIAL POLICY
Preprints
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Preprints that have been deposited on a server and/or during the peer review process will be accepted for submission to RBSMI. The author must inform the server and assigned DOI. Articles that have already been approved should not be published on a preprint server. |
Peer review process
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In keeping with the Science and Open Data guidelines, we publish the name of the editor responsible (Associate) for the evaluation in the final article. Reviewers are also offered the option of talking directly to the corresponding author, whether or not their identity is disclosed. Authors have the option of publishing the approval of articles without identifying the reviewers. The selection of each article rigorously obeys the following procedure: As soon as the corresponding manuscript is received, it is verified by a checklist with the minimum editorial requirements (mission, scope and category of the article). After checking, the manuscript it is then evaluated by the editor-in-chief who sends it to the associate editor to be submitted for analysis and receive the opinion of two Ad Hoc reviewers to be evaluated for scientific merit. It should be noted that the editor-in-chief may immediately reject the article if it does not meet the minimum criteria for a scientific article or if it is not of interest to the journal, even if it is within the scope. In case of disagreement among their opinions, a third reviewer will be requested. The associated editor may in the same way at his/her criteria, issue a third opinion. Based on their opinions and on the judgment of the associate editor, the executive editor, and the editor-in-chief, the manuscript receives one of the following classifications: 1) accepted; 2) recommended, but with minor revision; 3) recommended, but with major revision; 4) rejected. In classifications two and three, the opinions are sent to the author(s), who have the opportunity to revise and resubmit to the journal accompanied by a reply letter detailing the items that have been suggested by the reviewers and the modification made; and in condition four, the manuscript is returned to the author(s). In case of acceptance, the article is published in continuous flow. Since the journal adopts the ScholarOne system to manage the flow of manuscripts, having clear knowledge of the process, authors can follow all the steps in the editing of the article. Articles submitted to the BJMCH will undergo plagiarism detection before sending for Ad Hoc evaluation. Thus, to ensure the originality of the manuscripts, there may be questions for the authors to clarify anyinformation identified by the software. If there is evidence of plagiarism, an unacceptable editorial practice, the authors will receive notification from the Editorial Committee. All approved articles submitted in Portuguese or Spanish will be translated into English. In this case, the translation must be done by qualified professionals who issue a certification or appointed by the journal. Likewise, articles submitted in English will be revised by translators appointed by the journal. All costs of translation or revision will be borne by the authors. The translated or revised article must be accompanied with a statement from the translator. Articles submitted in English may also be published in Portuguese or Spanish, at the authors' discretion. The approved manuscript is edited for revision on the scientific writing (clarity, precision and robustness), grammar and style. The BJMCH reserves the right to make changes or recommend grammatical revision to the authors for optimal communication with the readers. Before publication of the article the manuscript proof is submitted to the author(s) to verifiy and give the final approval. The article is only published after the author(s)’ approval. For the management of manuscripts, the BJMCH uses the website - ScholarOne. The average processing time until the acceptance for publication of each article is approximately six months. The collection of our journal is available at SciELO Base since 2001 with no previous editions. There were several important factors for the National and International Recognition of the Journal, should be highlighted as followed:
1. IMIP has total commitment of maintaining the journal with a high level of qualification; |
Open Data
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In accordance with the Open Science guidelines, RBSMI encourages the sharing of data and/or other instruments used in the research that supported the study and that could not be published in the work itself. We offer the SciELO Data RBSMI repository or recommend other online repositories Lista de repositórios para depósito de dados de pesquisa (List of repositories for depositing data). We suggest the Guide to citing research data: Guia de citação de dados de pesquisa (Research Data Citation Guide). Data Availability - Level 1
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Fees charged
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There are no fees charged to authors for submitting or publishing their work. However, once approved, articles submitted in Portuguese or Spanish will be translated into English and those submitted in English must be revised. The journal will send the authors the translator's contact details so that the translation/revision can be carried out, optimizing the process, transferring the fees and sending the receipt to the funding bodies. RBSMI offers a fee waiver for the translation/revision of articles for authors based in low-income countries, promoting equity in open access publishing (See list). |
Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata and Retraction
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In the event of ethical infractions, such as data fabrication, plagiarism, duplicate publications, among others, the journal will deal with them in accordance with the resolutions of the Committe on Publication Ethics (COPE). RBSMI adopts the Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication in order to avoid misconduct. However, if this is proven, the journal will publish an Guide to recordin, marking and publishing Correction retraction (Portuguese only) and/or a Guide for registering , marking and publishing a retraction (Portuguese only) in order to uphold the ethical conduct of research. |
Conflict of Interest Policy
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When submitting the manuscript the authors should inform about the existence of conflicts of interest of any nature: personal, academic, financial, commercial or political that could potentially interfere in the evaluation process of the manuscript. To resolve conflicts of interest and/or any type of ethical violation, the Editorial Committee, composed of the Editor-in-Chief, Executive Editor, and Associate Editors, will take appropriate action in the event of identifying articles in which there has been research misconduct, including data falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, and pertinent non-authorization, among others, and if necessary appeal to higher authorities. |
Adoption of Similarity Checking Software
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In order to conduct the publication according to the ethical standards of scientific communication, the Journal adopts the iThenticate system to identify plagiarism. The anti-plagiarism check is done at the peer review stage, with the iThenticate system report being forwarded along with the opinions for adjustment by the authors. We recommend keeping the final text below 30% similarity to other documents. |
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Software
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Sex and Gender Issues
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The editorial team of the Brazilian Journal of Maternal and Child Health, as well as the authors who publish in the journal, should always observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER) guidelines. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for reporting sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, results and interpretation of findings. In addition, RBSMI observes the policy of gender equity in the formation of its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
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All manuscripts presenting data collection involving human beings must be accompanied by a statement of approval from the Ethics Committee of the institution responsible for approving the research. |
Copyright, Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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The Journal adopts the CC-BY license of the Creative Commons System, under which the authors retain copyright over the article published in RBSMI, and the right of first publication to the journal is maintained. Approved manuscripts must be accompanied by a Copyright Transfer Declaration signed by the authors. The concepts expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors. RBSMI encourages Authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation to the journal's website version is included. |
Sponsors and Funding Agencies
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The publication receives funding from:
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Editor in Chief
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Executive Editor
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Editorial Board
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Associated Editors
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Assistant Editor
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Editorial Consultants
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Special Thematic Consultants
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Biostatistics Consultor
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Secretary
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The Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil (RBSMI) / Brazilian Journal of Mother and Child Health (BJMCH) is an open access journal published in continuous flow. The mission of BJMCH is the dissemination of scientific articles covering the field of maternal and child health. Contributions address the different aspects of maternal health, women's health, and child’s health, and may take into account their multiple epidemiological, clinical, surgical and psychosocial determinants. Each article is published in English and Portuguese or English and Spanish according to the source language of the submitted manuscript, and may be submitted in any of the three languages. Articles submitted in English may or may not be accompanied by a Portuguese or Spanish version, depending on the author's choice. The evaluation and selection of manuscripts is based on the principle of peers’ review. It is required that the submitted manuscript has not been published previously and is not being submitted concomitantly to another journal. |
Types of documents accepted
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Manuscripts submitted must fit into one of the following sections of the Journal: Editorial written by one or more Editors or by invitation of the Editor-in-Chief or the Executive Editor, being mandatory to include the bibliographical references of the citations. Review descriptive and analytical evaluation of a topic theme, supported by relevant literature, taking into account the relationships, interpretation and critique of the studies analyzed, as well as suggestions for new studies on the subject. It can be narrative or systematic, and the latter can be expanded with meta-analysis or other types of analysis. The organization may contain topics referring to sub-themes according to the relevance to the text, and for systematic reviews, follow the recommendations of the PRISMA statement. The reviews should be limited to 6,000 words and up to 60 references. It is recommended to register the protocols of systematic reviews, such as PROSPERO, which is not mandatory, but if done should be mentioned in the article. Original Articles These disseminate results of unpublished research and should seek to offer sufficient methodological quality to permit reproduction. For original articles, it is recommended to follow the conventional structure, according to the following sections: Introduction: where the relevance of the theme is presented, preliminary studies of the literature and the initial hypotheses, the research question and its justification as to the objective, which should be clear and brief; Methods: describe the studied population, the criteria selection for inclusion and exclusion of the sample, define the variables used and inform the way that allows the reproducibility of the study, in relation to technical procedures and instruments used. Quantitative studies must inform the statistical analysis used. Results: should be presented in a concise, clear and objective manner, in logical sequence and supported by illustrations such as tables and figures (graphs, drawings and photographs); Discussion: interprets the results obtained, verifying their compatibility with those cited in the literature, highlighting new and important aspects and linking the conclusions to the objectives of the study. Manuscripts should have a maximum of 5,000 words, tables and figures should be no more than five in total, and it is recommended that up to 30 references be cited. For each study design, international recommendations should be followed, using their respective checklists, such as the STROBE statement for observational studies, the STARD statement for diagnostic accuracy studies, the CONSORT statement for clinical trials, etc. In the case of clinical trials, it is mandatory to register the protocol in specialized databases, such as ClinicalTrial.gov or Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (REBEC). Qualitative papers are accepted, and should follow the usual methodological principles and criteria for the preparation and writing. The qualitative article must explicitly present analyses and interpretations based on some theory or theoretical reflection that promotes dialogue between Social Sciences and Humanities and Women's Health, Children's Health or Maternal and Child Health. Methodological rigor should be checked according to international recommendations, with checklists such as RATS, CASP or COREQ, the latter of which has been validated in Portuguese. It is acceptable to present the results and discussion in a single section, in which the item "Final Considerations" may be added. Research Notes concise reports on preliminary results of the research, with 1,500 words, a maximum of three tables and figures in total, with up to 15 references. Case Report/Case Series rare and unusual cases. The structure should follow: Introduction, Description and Discussion. The word limit is 2,000 words and up to 15 references. They may include up to two figures. Technical-Institutional Reports refer to relevant information from research centers concerning the scientific and organizational activities. It should have a structure similar to a Narrative Review. On the other hand, citations may be made, at the author's criterion, in the text and the respective references at the end. The word limit is 5,000 words and up to 30 references. Point of View qualified opinion on themes within the scope of the Journal (by editors’ invitation). Review Critic reviews of books published and printed in the last two years or in online communication networks (maximum 1,500 words). Letters critique of works recently published in the Journal, with a maximum of 600 words and up to 10 references. Special Articles texts whose theme is directly or indirectly linked to the scope of the Journal, is considered relevant by the editors, and does not fit into the categories mentioned above. The word limit is 7,000 words and up to 30 references. Some summary characteristics of the sections of the manuscripts are described in the table below: Summary characteristics of the manuscript sections - RBSMI.
Preprints will be accepted if they are deposited on the server and/or during the peer review process. |
Authors' contributions
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RBSMI now uses the Contributor Roles Taxonomy CRediT. In the case of more than one author in the production of an article, according to the CRediT taxonomy, all authors must describe their participation in the preparation of the manuscript. The maximum number of authors accepted by the journal is ten. In the case of multicenter research, this number may be increased. |
Manuscript Preparation
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RBSMI advises authors to check that the manuscript complies with the journal's rules before submitting it, so that it can be processed more quickly. Manuscripts should be typed in Microsoft Word for Windows, in Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spaced. The manuscript should be structured according to the rules of each section of the journal. Notes 1. In all file types, word count excludes titles, abstracts, keywords, tables, figures and references. 2. At the time of submission, the authors must inform the number of words of the manuscript. 3. In articles with a long title (12 or more terms), the short title (maximum 9 terms) is also required. 4. Cover Letter: text forwarding the manuscript to the Journal that must inform about its originality and the reason why it is being submitted to the BJMCH. It should also inform the participation of each author in the elaboration of the work, that all authors have reviewed the version submitted, that the article has not been submitted to any other journal, the author responsible for the correspondence and the sources, type of support and name of the funding agency. |
Article Submission Format
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Identification:
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Digital Assets
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Tables and figures in black and white or grayscale only (graphs, drawings, maps and photographs) should be inserted after the references section. Graphics should be two-dimensional. We do not publish in color, hatched, three-dimensional or pizza format; 300dpi resolution. |
Citations and References
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The Journal adopts the standards of the International Committee of Medical Journals Editors - ICMJE (Vancouver Group), with some changes; follow the format of the examples specified here:
Author. Title. Edition. Place: publishing house; Year Heeringa SG, West BT, Berglund PA. Applied survey data analysis. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group; 2017.
Author. Title of the chapter. In: organizers. Book Title. Edition. Place: publisher; Year. Beginning and final pages of the chapter Demakakos P, McMunn A, Steptoe A. Well-being in older age: a multidimensional perspective. In: Banks J, Lessof C, Nazroo J, Rogers N, Stafford M, Steptoe A, editors. Financial circumstances, health and well-being of the older population in England. The 2008 English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Wave 4). London: The Institute for Fiscal Studies; 2010. p.131-93.
Editor, Organizer, Compiler (Author(s), publisher. Title. Place: publisher; Year Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer. Washington (D.C): National Academy Press; 2001.
Event; Date; Event location. Place: publisher; Year Anais do IX Congresso Estadual de Medicina Veterinária; 13-16 jul 1985; Santa Maria, RS. Santa Maria: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; 1985. Proceedings of the 12th International Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association; 1994 Aug 15-19; Toronto, CA. Toronto: IEA; 1994.
Author. Title of the work. In: event; Date; Place of the event. Place: publisher; Year. Beginning and final pages Jung MRT. As técnicas de marketing a serviço da Biblioteconomia. In: Anais IX Congresso Brasileiro de Biblioteconomia e Documentação; 18 - 19 maio 2005; Salvador, BA. Brasília, DF: Associação Brasileira de Bibliotecários; 2005. p. 230-9.
Author. Title. [Event; Date; Place of event]. Philippi Jr A. Transporte e qualidade ambiental [Apresentação ao Seminário Riscos do Cotidiano no Espaço Urbano: desafios para a saúde pública; 1994 set 20; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil].
Author. Title [dissertation/thesis]. Place: responsible entity; Year. Pedroso M. Inteligência decisória e análise de políticas públicas: o caso das Unidades de Pronto Atendimento (UPAs) [thesis]. Brasília (DF): Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de Brasília; 2011. Jardim DMB. Pai-acompanhante e a sua compreensão sobre o processo de nascimento do filho [dissertation]. Belo Horizonte (MG): Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; 2009. Considering that the Vancouver style does not consider the information in Brazilian laws, there are adaptations:
Competence (country, state, city). Title (specifications of the legislation, number and date). Summary. Title of the official publication. Place (city): publisher and Date (year, month and day); Section, volume, number, pagination. [date of access]. Website available Ministério da Saúde (BR). Portaria no 1.459, de 24 de junho de 2011. Institui, no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS - a Rede Cegonha. Brasília (DF): DOU 27 de junho 2011. [access in 2020 sep 20]. Available from: https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/gm/2011/prt1459_24_06_2011.html Ministério da Saúde (BR). Lei nº 8.080, 19 de setembro de 1990. Dispõe sobre as condições para a promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde, a organização e o funcionamento dos serviços correspondentes e dá outras providências. Brasília (DF): DOU 20 de setembro de 1990. [access in 2022 sep 15]. Available from: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l8080.htm Ministério da Saúde (BR). Portaria nº 154, 24 de janeiro de 2008. Cria os Núcleos de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF). Brasília (DF): DOU 4 de março de 2008. [access in 2022 sep 15]. Available from: https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/gm/2008/prt0154_24_01_2008.html Ministério da Saúde (BR). Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Boletim Epidemiológico: Sífilis 2019. Brasília (DF): Ministério da Saúde; Outubro de 2019. [access in 2022 sep 15]. Available from: https://www.gov.br/aids/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/boletins-epidemiologicos/2019/sifilis/boletim_sifilis_2019_internet-1.pdf/view World Health Organization (WHO). Ear and hearing care: indicators for monitoring provision of services. Geneva: WHO; 2019. [access in 2022 sep 15]. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/ear-and-hearing-care-indicators-for-monitoring-provision-of-services
Author. Title. Acronym of the Journal. Year; Volume (number): beginning and final pages Stewart JE, Bentley JE. Hearing loss in pediatrics: what the medical home needs to know. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Abr; 66 (2): 425-36.
Author. Title. Acronym of the Journal. Year; Volume (supplementary number): beginning and final pages Ko JY, DeSisto CL, Simeone RM, Ellington S, Galang RR, Oduyebo T, et al. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, maternal complications, and severe illness among US delivery hospitalizations with and without a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Diagnosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 73 (Supl. 1): S24-S31.
Author. Title [Editorial/Letter]. Acronym of the Journal. Year; Volume (number): beginning and final pages Cabral-Filho JE. A Pesquisa Qualitativa, um foco da RBSMI [Editorial]. Rev Bras Saúde Matern Infant. 2022; 22 (2): 197. Souza ASR, Katz L, Amorim MMR. Esforços para combater a mortalidade materna por COVID-19 no Brasil [Letter]. Rev Bras Saúde Matern Infant. 2022; 22 (2): 453-4.
Author. Title. Abbreviation of the Journal [Internet]. Year [date of access]; Volume (number): beginning and final pages. Website available Neuman NA. Multimistura de farelos não combate a anemia. J Pastoral Criança [periódico online]. 2005 [access in 2006 jun 26]. 104: 14p. Available from: www.pastoraldacriança.org.br/105/pag14/pdf. Najim RA, Al-Waiz MM, Al-Razzuqi RA. Acetylator phenotype in Iraqui patients with atopic dermatitis. Dermatol Online J [Internet]. 2006 [access in 2007 Jan 9]; 12 (7). Available from: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2t24z87g National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa. Use of generic alendronate in the treatment of osteoporosis. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2006 [access in 2007 Jan 9]; 96 (8): 696-7. Available from: http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1211/645
Author. Title. Acronym of the Journal. Year. (in press). Yang AF, San Chun K, Yu L, Walter JR, Kim D, Lee JY, et al. Validation of a hand-mounted wearable sensor for scratching movements in adults with atopic dermatitis, J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022. (in press).
Author. Title [type of material]. Publisher, Edition. Version. Place: Publisher; Year. Reeves JRT, Maibach H. CDI, clinical dermatology illustred [monografia em CD-ROM]. Multimedia Group, producers. 2nd ed.Version 2.0. San Diego: CMEA; 1995
Authorship. Title. [support]. Place; Year [access year month day]. Availability of access Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Ensino. IOC ensino [Internet]. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; 2004. [access in 2004 mar 3]. Available from: https://www.ioc.fiocruz.br/ensino-no-ioc For more information check ICMJE website. |
Supplementary Documents
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When submitting a manuscript, the following forms must be completed and sent:
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Funding Statement
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Please state whether there were any sources of support or sponsors during the research, including names and explanations of the role of these sources. |
Additional Information
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Submission is done exclusively online via the article management system. Please check that you comply with the RBSMI publication rules in terms of document types, manuscript preparation and submission format according to the journal's sections. The journal is open and free access with online availability and adopts the open data policy. |
Contact
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