Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Basic information
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The Revista Paulista de Pediatria RPPed is an annual publication of Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo (SPSP, acronyms in Portuguese). Since 1982, it has been dedicated to publishing original articles, reviews and clinical case reports in the area of health promotion for newborns, infants, children and adolescents, with an emphasis on the publication of clinical and epidemiological studies. The objective is to disseminate research of methodological quality related to topics of interest. The articles are available in full in electronic format and open access. The Journal is indexed in the databases Web of Science, Pubmed Central, Medline, Scopus, Embase (Excerpta Medica Database), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde), Index Medicus Latino-Americano (IMLA), Sumários de Revistas Brasileiras, Redalyc (Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal Scientific Information System) and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). The abbreviation of its title is Rev Paul Pediatr, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographic references. |
Open Science Compliance
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Following the guidelines of the global Open Science movement, RPPed adopts practices with the aim of contributing to open and shared scientific knowledge for the scientific community in different countries and for society. The published manuscripts are freely accessible in indexing databases and published on social networks and the Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo website. In published works, the contributions of each author to the study are indicated and some form of sharing of the database of original studies is mandatory. Furthermore, in line with Open Science, RPPed suggests publishing the study with the name of the reviewers responsible for its review, as long as these reviewers authorize the publication of their name when filling out the Review Form. Reviewers have the option to report review activity on Publons. Executive editors authorize the publication of their names alongside articles edited by them. |
Publication Ethics
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RPPed adopts and uses the guidelines of the SciELO Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication. The ethical stance of research is essential for RPPed, therefore, misconduct, for example, plagiarism, is evaluated by the editorial board seriously and rigorously. Clinical trials are only accepted upon presentation of a registration number and registration basis, following the clinical trials regulations of ORDINANCE No. 1,345, OF JULY 2, 2008, Ministry of Health of Brazil. To register, access: https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/ Information regarding support for policies for registering clinical trials: According to ANVISA resolution - RDC 36, of June 27, 2012, which amends RDC 39/2008, all clinical studies phases I, II, III and IV must present proof registration of clinical research in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC) database, a registry managed by the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz of clinical studies on human beings, publicly or privately funded, conducted in Brazil. The Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) number must appear on the title page in parentheses “(The clinical case registration number is: -website)”. For cases prior to June 2012, proof of other primary records from the International Clinical Trials Registration Platform (ICTRP/WHO) will be accepted. Research involving humans must be approved by the Research Ethics Committee and the CAAE number must be placed on the Title Page.
Systematic reviews submitted from August 2021 must be registered on the PROSPERO platform (International Prospective Register of Systematic reviews). The record number must be included in the summary in the Data source section. |
Focus and Scope
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The Revista Paulista de Pediatria is intended for the publication of original articles, reviews and clinical case reports in the area of health promotion for newborns, infants, children and adolescents, with an emphasis on the publication of clinical and epidemiological studies. The objective is to disseminate research of methodological quality related to topics of interest. |
Digital Preservation
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This Journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy program. |
Indexing Sources
Bibliographical Sheet
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Websites and Social Media
Preprints
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The Journal encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms, such as Preprints, SciELO Preprints and others, so that, if applicable, they can be discussed openly before being published. RPPed, in relation to preprints, points out that it does not consider that the publication of articles in preprint repositories takes away the originality of the submitted article. When submitting articles deposited on public preprint platforms, it is necessary to send preprint identification data to maintain information transparency:
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Peer Review Process
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Each article submitted is forwarded to the editor-in-chief, who checks whether it complies with the minimum standards specified in the publication rules and whether it meets the objectives of the Journal. Next, the article is sent to at least two reviewers, experts in the field, blind to the authorship of the article to be examined, accompanied by a specific review form. Once this review has been carried out, the Journal's editors decide whether the article will be accepted without modifications, whether it should be rejected or whether it should be sent to the authors for modifications and subsequent reevaluation. Given this last option, the article is re-evaluated by the editors for a subsequent decision regarding acceptance, refusal or the need for new modifications. There is the possibility of requests for review and refusal at all stages, until the final decision is made by the editor-in-chief. The Revista Paulista de Pediatria, in line with Open Science, publishes in the final article the name or names of the editors responsible for the evaluation. |
Open Data
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RPPed encourages the author(s) to publish access to the analysis data repository or the data to be made available with the corresponding author, in this way the accessibility of the relevant data will be ensured. The Guide's guidance for promoting openness, transparency and reproducibility of research published by SciELO journals is followed by RPPed, aiming to contribute to the integrity of scientific research. Submitted articles must be accompanied by the Open Science Compliance Form duly completed and attached to the mandatory documents. |
Fee Collection
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RPPed does not charge any fees for evaluation and publication. The publication is free and open access. The maintenance of the Journal is entirely paid for by the Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo. Only the mandatory submission of articles in English is the responsibility of the authors, with no costs incurred by RPPed. |
Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata and Retraction
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The ethical stance of research is essential for RPPed, therefore, misconduct, for example, plagiarism, data tampering, duplication of publications, undeclared conflict of interest, among others, is evaluated by the editorial board seriously and rigorously. In confirmed cases of misconduct, RPPed reserves the right to reject the manuscript, in addition to communicating the infraction to affiliated institutions and even prohibiting future submissions by authors to the Journal.
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Conflict of Interest Policy
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In the case of a conflict of interest, everyone involved in evaluating the manuscript is obliged to declare the conflict. The conflict of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, the author(s) must inform this in a signed document attached to the submission platform. The existence of a conflict of interest does not prevent the publication of an article, but it is essential for the evaluation to be transparent, in possession of all information about the article. Authors: authors must declare the conflict of interest in the ScholarOne submission system and on the article's Title Page. If there is no conflict of interest, enter - Conflict of Interest: nothing to declare. Reviewers and editors: must inform the RPPed secretariat or the editor-in-chief of any possible conflict of interest. Communication must occur before the assessment begins. |
Adoption of Similarity Checking Software
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RPPed makes use of CrossRef software to detect similarity. Manuscripts with similarity above 35% between different sources or 10% from a single source are rejected, unless the similarity is with theses deposited on institutions' platforms to obtain an academic level. All articles are checked immediately after submission, before peer review. The similarity assessment is done by the editor-in-chief. If similarity is detected, the authors are notified and the article is rejected. RPPed does not allow the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the preparation of manuscripts. |
Sex and Gender Issues
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The RPPed editorial team, in addition to the authors who publish in the Journal, always seek to observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for reporting information about sex and gender in study design, data analysis and results, and interpretation of findings. Furthermore, RPPed observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
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Authors must attach a statement of approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the institution responsible for approving the research. Clinical trials will only be accepted upon presentation of a registration number and registration basis, following the clinical trials regulations of ORDINANCE No. 1,345, OF JULY 2, 2008, Ministry of Health of Brazil. To register, access: http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/ Research involving human beings must be approved by the Research Ethics Committee and the CAAE number must be placed on the Title Page.
Systematic reviews, submitted from August 2021 onwards, must be registered on the PROSPERO platform (International Prospective Register of Systematic reviews). The record number must be included in the summary in the Data source section. |
Copyright
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Authors of articles published by Revista Paulista de Pediatria maintain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. The authors grant Revista Paulista de Pediatria the right of first publication. |
Intellectual property
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All Journal content, except where otherwise identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution BY License. The articles are available, in their electronic format, in full in English, through open and free access in the indexing databases. Author's responsibility The author's declaration of responsibility in the submission letter regarding the content published in the Journal must be attached as a mandatory supplementary document. The subjects, data and concepts published in RPPed are the sole responsibility of the authors. Authors of articles published by RPPed maintain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. Revista Paulista de Pediatria 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 is included in the website version of the Journal. |
Sponsors
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The publication receives exclusive funding from Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo (Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo - SPSP). |
Editor in chief
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Associated Editors
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Executive editors
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Honorary Editor
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Editorial Council
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Types of documents accepted
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TYPES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED Original articles: mainly include epidemiological and clinical studies. Experimental studies may be accepted, but they are not the main focus of the Journal. Case reports: include articles that describe cases of patients with rare diseases or infrequent or innovative interventions. Review articles: critical or systematic analyzes of the literature on a selected topic sent spontaneously by the authors. The Journal prioritizes systematic reviews, only accepting other types of reviews on innovative topics. Editorials: commissioned by the editors to discuss a controversial and/or interesting and/or relevant topic or original article, to be published in the Journal. |
Author Contribution
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All articles must describe the authors' contribution on the title page using the following nomenclature:
All authors must have significant participation in the preparation of the article and these data are reported in the published article. For further clarification we recommend seeing CRediT Taxonomy. |
Form and preparation of manuscripts
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Article submission format ATTENTION: Each of the items below must be uploaded separately to the system: 1) Submission letter; 2) Opinion of the Institution’s Ethics and Research Committee; 3) Copyright Authorization; 4) Open Science Compliance Form; 5) Title page; 6) Main document with summary, keywords, text, bibliographic references, tables, figures and graphs – Do not include the names of the authors in this file; 7) Additional files, when relevant. The complete content of the original article must comply with the “Uniform Requirements for Originals Submitted to Biomedical Journals”, published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Each of the following sections must start on a new page: summary and keywords, in English and Portuguese; text and bibliographic references. Tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals and placed at the end of the text. Each table and/or figure must contain a title and footnotes. TITLE PAGE Format with the following items:
ABSTRACT It must be in English and Portuguese, with a maximum of 250 words. Do not use abbreviations. It must be structured according to the following guidelines:
For the abstract, it is important to obey the grammatical rules of the English language. KEYWORDS They must be in English and Portuguese. Provide, below the abstract, 3 to 6 descriptors, which will help the appropriate inclusion of the abstract in bibliographic databases. Exclusively use descriptors from the list of “Health Sciences Descriptors” prepared by BIREME and available on the website https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/. This list shows the corresponding terms in Portuguese and English. TEXT It is important to obey grammatical rules and fluency in the English language.
GENERAL RULES Submissions must be made in English only. The article must be typed in A4 format (210x297mm), with a 25mm margin on all margins, double spaced in all sections. Use Times New Roman font size 11, numbered pages in the upper right corner and Microsoft Word® word processor. Manuscripts must contain, at most:
It is mandatory to send a submission letter signed by all authors. In this letter, authors must mention that the article is original, has never been published and has not been or will not be sent to another journal while its publication is being considered by RPPed. Furthermore, the letter must state what role each author played in preparing the study and article and that everyone agrees with the version sent for publication. The letter must also mention that no information was omitted regarding funding for the research or connections with people or companies that may be interested in the data covered by the article or case. Finally, it must contain an indication that the authors are responsible for the content of the manuscript. Copyright authorization: when submitting the manuscript for the RPPed evaluation process, all authors must sign the form available on the submission website, in which the authors acknowledge that, from the moment of acceptance of the article for publication, the author maintains the copyright over the published article and the Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo holds the right of first publication. All mandatory documents are available at: https://www.spsp.org.br/publicacoes/revista/ |
Digital Assets
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A maximum of 4 tables and 2 illustrations (including figures and graphs) per article are allowed. They must be submitted in the same file as the article, being placed at the end, after the bibliographic references. If approved, figures and graphs with better resolution will be requested. Tables Tables must be typed in a minimum font size of 11. To avoid using horizontal tables, RPPed recommends that authors use a maximum of 100 characters in each table line. Up to 4 tables are allowed per article, with the limit of one page for each being respected. Explanations should be at the foot of the table and not in the title. Do not use any space next to the ± symbol. Type the tables in the Word word processor, using rows and columns — do not separate columns as tab marks. Do not import Excel or Powerpoint tables. Numerals in tables: when numbers are integers, use a maximum of one decimal place. For decimal numbers — preferably — two decimal places. In the p-value, use 3 decimal places. To report odds ratios or relative risk and confidence intervals, use 2 decimal places. Graphics Number the graphics according to the order in which they appear in the text and place a title below them. Graphics must be two-dimensional, in white/black (do not use colors) and made in PowerPoint. Send in a .ppt file separate from the text: do not import the graphics into the text. RPPed does not accept digitized graphics. Figures Figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Explanations must appear in the caption. Figures reproduced from other sources must indicate this condition in the caption and must have written permission from the source for their reproduction. Obtaining permission to reproduce images is the sole responsibility of the author. For photos of patients, these must not allow identification of the individual — if there is the possibility of identification, a letter of consent signed by the individual photographed or their guardian is mandatory, authorizing the dissemination of the material. Computer-generated images must be attached in .jpg, .gif or .tif formats, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. RPPed does not accept digitized figures. |
Citations and References
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REFERENCES RPPed uses references in Vancouver format. Below details on how to cite references.
1. Preprints: if the manuscript was published in a preprint repository it must be cited in the references Li X, Lidsky P, Xiao Y, Wu CT, Garcia-Knight M, Yang J, et al. Ethacridine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 by inactivating viral particles in cellular models. BioRxiv [Preprint]. 2020 Nov 2:2020.10.28.359042. doi: 10.1101/2020.10.28.359042. 2. Articles in periodicals Up to 6 authors: list all authors: Jih WK, Lett SM, des Vignes FN, Garrison KM, Sipe PL, Marchant CD. The increasing incidence of pertussis in Massachusetts adolescents and adults, 1989-1998. Infect Dis. 2000;182:1409-16. More than 6 authors: Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935:40-6. Research groups: a. No defined author: Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40:679-86. b. With defined author: Vallancien G, Emberton M, Harving N, van Moorselaar RJ; Alf-One Study Group. Sexual dysfunction in 1,274 European men suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms. J Urol. 2003;169:2257-61. c. No authors: No-referred authorship. 21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ. 2002;325:184. Volume with supplement: Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42 Suppl2:S93-9. Article published electronically, before the printed version: Yu WM, Hawley TS, Hawley RG, Qu CK. Immortalization of yolk sac-derived precursor cells. Blood; Epub 2002 Jul 5. Articles accepted for publication still in press: Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. In press 2002. 3. Books and other monographs - Books: Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, Van Dorsten JP. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. Note: If it is the 1st edition, it is not necessary to cite the edition. 4. Book chapters: Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. 2nd ed. New York: McGrawHill; 2002. p. 93-113. Note: If it is the 1st edition, it is not necessary to cite the edition. 5. Conference published in Congress annals: Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza’s computational effort statistic for genetic programming. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Irlanda. p. 182-91. 6. Abstracts published in conference proceedings: Blank D, Grassi PR, Schlindwein RS, Melo JL, Eckhert GE. The growing threat of injury and violence against youths in southern Brazil: a ten year analysis. Abstracts of the Second World Conference on Injury Control; 1993 May 20-23; Atlanta, USA. p. 137-8. 7. Master's or doctoral theses: Afiune JY. Avaliação ecocardiográfica evolutiva de recém-nascidos pré-termo, do nascimento até o termo [master´s thesis]. São Paulo (SP): USP; 2000. 8. Other published materials: Artigos em jornais, boletins e outros meios de divulgação escrita: Tynan T. Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in assault rate. The Washington Post. 2002 Aug 12. p.1. 9. Laws, ordinances and recommendations: Brazil - Ministério da Saúde. Recursos humanos e material mínimo para assistência ao RN na sala de parto. Portaria SAS/MS 96, 1994. Institui diretrizes para a organização da atenção integral e humanizada ao recémnascido (RN) no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Brasília (DF): Diário Oficial da União, 1994. Note: If the material is available online, place Available from: htttp://www.... 10. Electronic material - Electronic periodical article: Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet]. 2002;102 [cited 2002 Aug 12]. Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/ june/Wawatch.htm 11. Monograph on the internet or electronic book: Foley KM, Gelband H. Improving palliative care for cancer [homepage on the Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www. nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/ 12. Homepage/website: Cancer-Pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/. 13. Part of a homepage or website: American Medical Association [homepage on the Internet]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison [cited 2002 Aug 12]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/cate- gory/1736.html Note: Personal communications should not be cited as references. |
Supplementary Documents
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Supplementary documents must be sent separately to the manuscript file. RPPed does not publish supplementary documents. These must be made available to readers by the corresponding author. Mandatory supplementary documents must be placed in accordance with the available models: |
Financing Statement
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Describe whether the work received financial support, the source (in full), the country, and the process number. Do not repeat support in acknowledgments. All sponsors must be mentioned, whether there was financial or other support. This information must appear on the Title Page. |
Additional Information
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The complete content of the original article must comply with the “Uniform Requirements for Originals Submitted to Biomedical Journals”, published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. |
Contact
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo |
Antonio de Azevedo Barros Filho: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, SP, Brasil, Orcid: