Editors letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TEMPLATE

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Manuscripts submitted to this section must include the following elements

TITLE

It consists of a brief and concise description that accurately reflects the letter's objective. Generally, more flexibility is allowed in the title format than in the original articles, such as interrogative or exclamatory titles, or even wordplay.



SPANISH TITLE

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AUTHOR(S)

For each author, please include: EMAIL ADDRESS | AFFILIATION* | ORCID ID. The first author of the manuscript is considered the principal author.

* Department and Academic Institution. City. Country.

Correspondence:

Corresponding Author

email@email.com



SUMMARY

It should no more than 150 words. It should briefly state the objective of the manuscript that you intend to highlight to attract the reader’s attention.



KEYWORDS

They typically include the studied taxa in order of importance, from most to least important. They can consist of 3 to 10 meaningful words used to label the article, separated by commas. All keywords must be registered in the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).



RESUMEN

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PALABRAS CLAVE 

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¿WHO IS IT FOR?

Mr./Ms. An Editor's or Letter to the Director is sufficient to start the letter with a simple, straightforward, and cordial greeting.



CONTENT OF THE MAIN TEXT

The letter should begin with a clear and explicit reference to the event that motivates it. If it is a previously published article in the journal, the full title, the journal name, and publication details should be indicated. The following paragraphs should communicate, discuss, or argue for or against the content of the publication, or include additional comments that the author wishes to make public regarding the reason for the letter, such as ideas, opinions, or reflections on the topic of interest or on medical and scientific issues. The letter should end with a concluding paragraph.

It is recommended that a letter to the editor be 1200 words (maximum). Including one figure and/or table is advisable, along with up to 10 bibliographic references that the author(s) consider relevant to support the main content.

If the letter presents original data, the main characteristics of the methodology used should be briefly summarized and explained, and the discussion should be presented in light of the data, with the reasoning provided by the research. However, it should be clarified that letters are not a lesser publication format that might be more readily accepted by the journal; on the contrary, they are of great importance in science education, and therefore the usual evaluation criteria are applied to ensure their quality. For this reason, if necessary, one or more experts on the subject may be consulted.

 



TABLE AND FIGURE FORMAT

TABLES

  • Vancouver style table format

Table 1. Table Title and Caption

 

  • Table format in APA 7th Ed. style.





FIGURES

  • Vancouver style figure format



Figure 1. Figure title and caption. Include visual cues in the form of arrows to guide the reader to the key elements in the figure.



Figures comprising more than one image must have each component labelled with consecutive capital letters (A, B, C…). The description of each component should appear immediately after the figure caption, in the same order. Where an image has been taken from an external source, the relevant bibliographical reference should be included at the end of the respective description.

Figure 1. Figure 1. Legend of the figure. On A. Description. On B. Description. Explain what is pointed out in the figures for a better comprehension. (Taken from…) or (modified of)



  • Figure format in APA 7th Ed style

CONCLUSION

Drawing conclusions based on the data from the work and articles analyzed.



INTERESTS CONFLICT

Any potential conflicts of interest arising from the manuscript submitted for publication must be disclosed.



ETHIC CONSIDERATIONS

You must ensure that the content is original and free from plagiarism, properly citing all sources. The data must be accurate and presented clearly and honestly. If personal information is used, you must have their consent and protect their privacy.

REFERENCES

Only bibliographic references directly cited in the manuscript may be listed under this heading, and they must adhere to the Vancouver or APA 7th Edition guidelines. At least 60% of the references used must be no more than 5 years old. Each reference must include its DOI and a download link.