Instructions authors



Aims and scope

Journal of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation publishes high quality original articles and reviews of recognized scientists that deal with all scientific medicine. PL opens the possibilities for young, capable scientists. The journal would like to give them a chance to have a publication following matter-of-fact, professional review by outstanding, famous medical scientists. Thanks to that they will have an opportunity to present their study results and/or receive useful advice about the mistakes they have made so far.


Original articles should not exceed 6 printed pages, including tables and references, double-spaced. Each article should contain structured abstract (200-250 words). Should be organized as: Structured Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgments and References. Footnotes should be avoided and their contents incorporated into the text. Manuscripts should be in their final form when submitted.

Case reports should be limited to 1000 words and 10 references - approximately 4 manuscript pages - and should include a synopsis, standard abstract of 100 words maximum, 3-5 key words/phrases for indexing purposes, and a short title. The text should consist of short Introduction, description of Case Report, Discussion and Conclusions. If tables and/or figures are used, an equivalent number of words must be deducted from the total.

Short communications should be no more than 1000 words - 4 manuscript pages, excluding structured abstract (100-150 words), references, name(s) and address(es) of the signers. There should be no more than 10 references, no more than 2 tables or 1 figure, and no more than 5 authors, all of whom should sign the copyright release form. Keywords and name and mailing address of all authors should be included.

Review articles should follow the format for a regular article, but should be submitted only after consultation with the Editors. Each article should contain unstructured abstract (100-150 words) and up to 5 key words.


Ethical consideration


Submission of manuscripts

All manuscripts written in English should be submitted to Editorial Office by electronic Editorial System of Journal of Phlebology and Lymphology http://www.flebologia.com.br Tables and figures should be submitted separately; linked files such as images or charts should also be provided. Authors are requested not to submit the manuscripts by post or e-mail.


In of legal aspects

All manuscripts submitted should be accompanied by a covering letter including signed confirmation of the above and confirming that this publication has been approved by all co-authors (if any), as well as by the responsible authorities at the institution where the work has been carried out. Generally no more than six authors should be listed (except multicenter studies). All authors must sign the Authors Guarantee Form (available online) and send to Editors with the manuscript. Materials previously published should be accompanied by written consent for reprinting from the relevant Publishers. In the case of photographs of identifiable persons, their written consent should also be provided. Any potential conflict of interest will be dealt with by the local court specific to the Publisher.


Preparation of manuscripts

Articles must be written in English. The length of original article should not exceed 20 printed pages including text, illustrations, tables, and references. Short research notes should not exceed 4 printed pages.
- Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and fully corrected. Allow a margin at least 3 cm at the top, bottom and left side of the page. Text should not be justified, but flush left.
- The first page of each paper should indicate: the author’s name, title of the paper, the institute where the work was conducted, complete name and address for correspondence with telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address if available; running head not exceed 40 characters including space.
- The second page contains the abstract which should be written in an informative style. Avoid generalizations and give essential details of research findings. For indexing purposes, a list of 3–5 key words (according to Index Medicus) in English and not included in the title should be typed below the abstract.
- The textual material of the article should be organized in a standard form with separate: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References. The investigation conforms with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local ethics committee” has to be mentioned in the Methods section. Informed consent of the patients has to be stated. If animal research has been conducted, its conformity to approved rules of animal research has to be stated.

Review articles should be divided into sections and subsections as appropriate without numbering.
- The source of any drug and special reagent should be identified. Indicate doses and use the international names
- The Statistics Editor will check the statistical analysis of each submitted manuscript.
- Legends of figures should be typed on separate sheet.
- Tables (numbered in Roman numerals) and illustrations (numbered in Arabic numerals) should be prepared on separate sheets.
- Abbreviations should be explained in full when first used in the text, table or figure.
- The editor reserves the right to make corrections.


Tables

- Tables require a brief but descriptive heading.
- The major divisions of the table should be indicated by horizontal rules.
- Explanatory matter should be included in footnotes, indicated in the body of the table in order of their appearance.
- Tables must not duplicate material in the text or in illustration.


Illustrations

- When possible, group several illustrations on one block for reproduction; figures and photographs should be attached as separate printouts (in the electronic version, as separate files); figures should be saved in one of the following format .jpg. Photographs sent in the electronic form should be of the resolution of 300 dpi and jpg format.
- Color illustrations is black-white.


References

References for The Breast Journal should follow the Vancouver (or numerical) system. References are identified in text in parentheses (1). A full list of references should be provided in numerical order, sequentially as they appear in the text. The reference list should conform to the style used by the National Library of Medicine and Index Medicus.

Exemple:

Articles
Godoy MFG, Godoy JMP, Braile DM. Pilot study with Myolymphokinetic activities in the treatment of lymphedema after breast cancer. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy 2008; 2 (3):17-19.


Book

Author AB. Book Title, 5th edn. Place: Publisher, 1994.


Conference proceedings

Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1996.


Proofs

The editor will not check the typeset proofs of accepted manuscripts for errors, thus it is the responsibility of the primary author of each paper to review page proofs carefully for accuracy of citations, formulas, etc., and to check for omissions in the text. It is imperative that the author do a prompt, thorough job of reviewing the returned proofs. Page proof must be returned to the publisher within 48 hours of receipt. An order form for offprints will be enclosed with proofs.