ISSN 1315-2556
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INSTRUCCIONES A LOS AUTORES

• Forma y preparación de manuscritos

Instructions to Authors

             The Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología (RSVM) is the official journal of the Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología (SVM) and acts as a communication and interchange link between Venezuelan,  Latin American, Caribbean and World Wide microbiologists. It is a semi annual publication destined to the wide diffusion of studies done in the various areas of Microbiology and its applications. The SVM reserves all property rights over the papers accepted and published in the RSVM.

            The RSVM publishes: Original research papers, reviews, essays on current subjects, research advances, clinical case reports, letters and comments to the editor, biographical notes, microbiological education, critical revision of books, and notes on scientific events.

General publication conditions.

Manuscripts submitted to the RSVM should be sent electronically to the Director of the Journal (vrodriguezlemoine@gmail.com) or to the editors (finamaria@cantv.net or murrest@gmail.com). They should include a letter signed by all the authors that states that all editorial rights are ceded to the SVM.

            All materials received will be revised by the Editorial Committee and then submitted to the critical revision of at least two specialists specially selected for each case. Authors are invited to propose other investigators that could be considered as arbiters for the evaluation of their work and who will be included in the arbiter bank of the RSVM. Manuscripts that do not fulfill the purposes and quality standards of the RSVM may be returned to their authors before submitting them to arbitration. The opinions of the arbiters, as well as the authorship of the papers, will be strictly confidential. The authors will receive, both in the case of modifications as in the case of rejection, the opinions of the arbiters consulted. The Journal will give a prudential period to authors for answering the opinions of the arbiters or for making the modifications suggested. If these take a longer time than stipulated, the paper will be rejected or considered as new. The RSVM does not charge authors for the publication costs of their work.

            Manuscripts can be presented in Spanish, English or Portuguese, always using a clear and precise language and carefully following grammatical rules. The submission of a paper to the RSVM presupposes that it has not been previously published, nor that it has been simultaneously sent to other journals for consideration. Exception is taken for materials contained in graduate thesis or promotion papers, other monographs or internal publications, summaries of congresses, workshops or symposia.

Regarding presentation of papers.

The RSVM follows the recommendations or style regulations of the Vancouver Group (www.ICMJE.org). Manuscripts should be done as a Microsoft Word document, in Times New Roman script using 12 point characters, double spaced correlative numbered pages, and figures in JPG files. Italic or black letters will used when corresponds.

            The first page should carry the title of the paper (16 points) in the language in which the paper has been written (Spanish, English or Portuguese).  Complete Names and Surnames of the authors, indicating in each case the institution to which they belong. A title (16 points) of the paper in English, or in Spanish if it has been written in another language, should appear under the name of the authors. The correspondence author should be indicated by an asterisk, including his electronic mail address, which will be placed at the foot of the page.

            The second page should carry: a Summary in the original language of the paper (Spanish, English or Portuguese) and an Abstract no longer than 200 words, followed by a list of 3 to 6 words in Spanish (palabras clave) or in English (Key words).

            Review papers and essays on current subjects should include: Summary and Abstract, Key words, introduction, critical analysis of the subject, conclusions or recommendations and references. Each section should begin in a new page. Studies in humans should include in the description of the material used, the approval of the Ethical Committee of the institution where the study was done. Those studies that involve animals should follow the regulations regarding care and use of laboratory animals.

Case Reports should consist in the presentation of clinical cases rarely seen in medical practice. They should include the description of the case, followed by a discussion with corresponding bibliographic support.

Tables: They should be numbered and placed one per page. They should include a descriptive title written in capital letters y not have vertical lines to separate columns. Notes regarding what appears in the body of each table should be placed at the end, with the corresponding symbols.

            Figures: They should be numbered, one per page, in electronic format, and contain a legend which includes the figure number and enough information to allow its interpretation without referring to the text. Photographs: they should be black and white and have an adequate contrast for reproduction.

References: they should be identified with Arabic numbers placed between brackets and be directly related to the content of the paragraph and within the same order of appearance according to the following models: Journals: surname and initials of the name of the first six authors and, if there are more, add the words “et al.” (if the paper is written in English) or “y col” (if it is written in Spanish). Period. Title of the paper. Period. Abbreviated name of the journal according to the Index Medicus (consult the January number for each year and “List of Journals Indexed” in http://www.nim.nih.gov), followed by the year. Semicolon. Volume, followed by a colon, first page hyphen last page, followed by a period. Example: Gonzalez AM, Perez N, Gutierrez HL, Agentes de diarrea infantil en el Estado Miranda. Rev Soc Ven Microb 2001; 21: 38-40.

Books and other monographs: surname and initials of name of all authors, editors, reviewers or full name of a collective entity. Period. Title. Period. Edition number, only if there has been more than one edition (i.e, 3rd ed). Period. Place of publication. Colon. Editorial. Semicolon. Year. Period. Example: Nuñez MJ, Gomez MJ, Carmona O, Editores. Microbiología Médica 2nd ed. Caracas; Ediciones y Publicaciones Vicerrectorado Académico UCV; 1997. Pingreen MK, Bond D. Gastroenterology and leadership skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publisher; 1996.

Chapters in a book with an author: Marcano C. Candidiasis y otras micosis. En: Nuñez MJ, Gomez MJ, Carmona O, Editores. Microbiología Médica 2² ed, Caracas: Ediciones y Publicaciones Vicerrectorado Académico UCV. 1997. pp. 645-663.

Web page material: These notations should be used as seldom as possible and are only recommended when they have been emitted by some government agency or a prestigious international organization. They should include: name of the author or organization, title of the document, URL address (web page) and date of consultation.

Ex.: National Institute of Health Concensus Development Conference Statement 1995. Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health. In: htpp://www.medscape.com//govNIM/1999/guideline/NIM-card/NIH-card-toc.htlm. Access April 23 2000.