INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Editorial Policies
REVISTA CEFAC: Atualização Científica em Fonoaudiologia (Revista CEFAC),
ISSN 1516-1846, is published each three months with the purpose of registering
the scientific production about relevant subjects to the Speech-Language
Pathology and interrelated areas. It will be accepted original work papers, in
Portuguese, English or Spanish. After being approved by the Editor, all
manuscripts will be sent to reviewers for evaluation, using the double-blind system.
Commentaries will be sent to the author(s) for the necessary modifications in the
text or some justifications about it. Only after the approval of the Editors and
reviewers the manuscripts will be considered for publication. It will be accepted
original articles, articles of review, clinical case reports and letters to the Editor or
opinion texts. The author(s) should also indicate the area where the manuscript is
in: Language, Orofacial Myology, Voice, Audiology or any other).
Original Articles: works destined to make public the scientific research results.
They must be original and new. Its structure should contain the following itens:
Abstract, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
Articles of Review: it is a critical and sistematic evaluation of the literature, after a
research of the published material about determined subject. It is possible to be
subdivided in: Academic review, Case review, Tutorial review, among others.
Clinical Case Reports: relate cases of determined disease, describing its aspects,
history, evolution, including review of the literature.
Letters to the Editor: its purpose is to discuss published articles in the magazine
or to relate original researches not conclude yet. It can also contain comments
about Revista CEFAC.
Opinion Texts: texts with qualified opinion about some topic in Speech-Language
Pathology.
The following rules should be obeyed for every type of manuscript and were based
on the proposed format of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
(ICMJE) and published in the article ‘Uniform requirements for manuscripts
submitted to biomedical journals”, Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47, reviewed in
May, 2000, and available in the following electronic address:
http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/unifreqr.htm
TECNICAL REQUIREMENTS
The manuscripts can be sent to CEFAC Library by mail (with a printed copy and
one in floppy disk 31/2 or CD) or by e-mail (use Word processing program), with:
a) text in paper size ISO A4 (212 X 297 mm), typed in double space, Arial font, size
12 point, 2,5 cm margin in all directions, justified, with pages numbered in Arabic
figures, centralized, starting each session in a new page in a roll: title page,
summary, abstract, keywords, text, thanks, references, tables and headings; b) An
authorization to reproduce the material (patient’s pictures or something from
another author); c) responsible term from authors for the article contents, ensuring
that the article was never published or sent to any other magazine, and authorizing
the Editor to adequate the text to the magazine format, preserving its content
(model below); d) approval from the Ethic Research Committee, when the research
refers to human being.
After the corrections suggested by the reviewers, the definitive form of the work
paper should be sent by e-mail, in word processing program, to the following
address: [email protected]. Only Revista CEFAC can authorize its
reproduction in another Journal.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION. Identification page: it should contain: a) title of
the article, in Portuguese (or Spanish) and English, that should be concise,
although informative. It should also contain a summarized title with 40 characters
maximum, including spaces; b) full name of each author, with its major academic
degree and institutional affiliation; c) name, address, fax number and e-mail
address of the responsible author and to whom it should be sent the
correspondence; d) assistance resources to the research, or indication of financing
related to the work paper, if it may exist.
. Abstract and Keywords: the second page should contain the abstract, in
Portuguese (or Spanish) and in English, and should not have more than 250
words. It should be structured with Purpose, Method(s), Result(s) and
Conclusion(s), including the main sessions of the work papers summarized,
emphasizing the most significant data. Following the Abstract, specify a minimum
of five and a maximum of ten keywords that define the subject of the work. The
keywords must be based on DeCS (Descritores em Ciências da Saúde) that is
published by Bireme, which is a translation of MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
from National Library of Medicine and available in the following electronic:
http://www.bireme.br/decs. Text: it should obey the required structure for each type
of work. The work papers should be referenced in the text, in numeric sequence of
entrance, with Arabic figure, superscripted, without parenthesis. Thanks: it
includes collaborations of people who deserve recognition but that do not justify
their inclusion as authors; thanks for financial sponsors, technical help, among
others. References: they should be numbered consecutively, in the same order
that they were cited in the text and identified with Arabic figures. The presentation
should be based on the format called “Vancouver Style”, as the examples below,
and the Journal’s titles should be abbreviated according to the stile presented by
the List of Journal Indexed in Index Medicus, from National Library of Medicine and
available in the following electronic address:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/journals/loftext_noprov.html
For all references, inform all authors up to six. Above six, inform the first six,
followed by the abbreviation et al.
Sugestion: the works should have at least 70% from Journal articles.
The “Vancouver Style” model is presented below:
Journals articles
Fernandes FDM. Aspectos funcionais da comunicação terapeuta-paciente na
terapia da linguagem de autistas. Pró-fono 1997;9:11-6.
Moscicki EK. The prevalence of ‘incidence’is too high. ASHA 1984;26:39-40.
Chermak GD, Somers EK, Seikel JA. Behavior signs of central auditory processing
disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Audiol 1998;9:7884.
Marchesan IQ, Krakauer LRH. The importance of respiratory activity in
myofunctional therapy. Int J Orofacial Myology 1996;22:23-7.
Books
Zorzi JL. A intervenção fonoaudiológica nas alterações da linguagem infantil. São
Paulo: Revinter; 1999. 139 p.
Goulart IB. Piaget: experiências básicas para utilização pelo professor. 7a ed.
Petrópolis: Vozes; 1991. 147p.
Behlau M, Pontes P. Avaliação e tratamento das disfonias. São Paulo: Lovise;
1995. 312p.
Chapters of books
Almeida K. A seleção e a verificação da saída mínima. In: Almeida K, Iório MCM.
Próteses auditivas: fundamentos teóricos e aplicações clínicas. São Paulo: Lovise;
1996. p. 101-8.
Wertzner HF. Articulação e suas alterações. In: Kudo AM, organizador.
Fisioterapia, fonoaudiologia e terapia ocupacional em pediatria. 2a. ed. São Paulo:
Sarvier; 1994. p. 108-14.
Douglas CR. Fisiologia da mastigação. In: Douglas CR, editor. Tratado de
fisiologia aplicada às ciências da saúde. São Paulo: Robe; 1994. p. 857-86.
Figueiredo ES, Bianchini EMG, Crivello Jr O . Hábitos parafuncionais em pacientes
portadores de disfunção dolorosa da articulação temporomandibular (ATM). In:
Marchesan IQ, Zorzi JL, Gomes ICD, organizadores. Tópicos em fonoaudiologia
1997/1998. São Paulo: Lovise; 1998. p. 213-32.
Congresses
Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology.
Proceedings of the 10th. International Congress of EMG and Clinical
Neurophysiology; 1955 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1996.
Works presented in Congresses
Krakauer LRH, Marchesan IQ. Importância do trabalho respiratório na mioterapia.
VI Congresso Brasileiro de Fonoaudiologia. X Encontro Nacional de
Fonoaudiologia; 1996 Set 13-15; Goiânia, Goiás. p. 38.
Thesis
Felício CM. Percepção de pronunciabilidade por pacientes odontológicos,
fonoaudiológicos, cirurgiões dentistas e leigos [mestrado]. Ribeirão Preto (SP):
Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade Estadual de São Paulo;
1996.
Bommarito S. O efeito de um método de terapia de voz na qualidade vocal e na
inteligibilidade da fala de indivíduos surdos [doutorado]. São Paulo (SP):
Universidade Federal de São Paulo; 2000.
Monography
Cantarelli A. Língua: que órgão é este? [monografia]. São Paulo (SP): Centro de
Especialização em Fonoaudiologia Clínica (CEFAC); 1998.
Videos
Marchesan IQ. Deglutição atípica ou adaptada [Fita de vídeo]. São Paulo (SP):
Pró-Fono Departamento Editorial; 1995. [Curso em Vídeo].
Electronic documents
Andrade CRF. Prevalência das desordens idiopáticas da fala e da linguagem em
crianças de um a onze anos de idade [periódico online]. Revista Saúde Pública
1997;31(5). Available at:
URL:http://www.scielo.br/cgi/bin/fbpe/fbtext?got=last&pid=S003489101997000600008&Ing=pt&nrm=sio
. Tables: print each table in a separated page, with double space. The numeration
should be sequential, in Arabic figures, in the sequence they were cited in the text.
All tables should have title and heading for all columns. The title should come
above the table. The footer should contain headings for the abbreviations and
statistic tests used.
. Figures (graphs, pictures, illustrations): figures should be presented in bright
paper, sized not superior to 203x254 mm, containing in the verse, in a label, its
numeration as cited in the work paper and an arrow showing its position. When
saved in floppy disk or CD-ROM, it should be in JPG or TIF format.
Whether the figures are already published in another place, they should be
accompanied of a written authorization by the author/editor and containing the
source in the respective heading. The title of the figures should be below of them.
Headings: print the headings using double space, each one in a separated page.
Each heading should be numbered using Arabic figures, corresponding to each
table or figure, in the sequence they were cited in the work paper.
. Abbreviation and Abbreviature: they should be preceded of the full name when
cited for the first time. When showed in tables and figures, the abbreviations and
abbreviatures should have its respective meanings in the headings. They should
be used neither in the titles nor in the Abstract.
Sending the Manuscript
All the documents need to be sent to:
REVISTA CEFAC – ATUALIZAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM FONOAUDIOLOGIA
RUA AIMBERÊ 436 – PERDIZES
Cep: 05018-010 – São Paulo – Brasil
Fone/Fax: (11) 3675-1677
e-mail: [email protected]
home page: http://www.cefac.br/revistas.php
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RESPONSIBLE TERM - MODEL
We (Name(s) from the author(s) with identification number), are responsible for the
contents and veracity of this manuscript named ______________________ and
we declare that the article was never published before or sent to another Journal,
Revista CEFAC having exclusivity rights to commercialize, edit and publish,
printed or in on line version in the Internet. We authorize the Editor to adequate the
form maintaining the content.
Date, Signature from all authors.
Revista CEFAC – Atualização Científica em Fonoaudiologia
Itens list for article conference
Read carefully the “Instructions for authors” before answering the list.
Authors full name:
Date of submission:
Phone:
Fax number/e-mail address:
Letter to the Journal Editor
Responsible Term signed by the authors
First page
Article title in English
Authors name with their qualifications and local work place
Authors complete address, phone number, fax number, e-mail
Article body
Abstract without abbreviation
Keywords
Tables, figures number with Arabic numbers
Abbreviation of the Tables explained in the headings
Include Table sources and/or figures when not done by the authors
The text presents its main divisions depending on its category
In the text, abbreviated terms are written in full when appeared for the first time
The patients are identified only by numbers
References
The references are in a separated page
All references are cited in the text and numbered with Arabic numbers
The references are formatted according to the “Vancouver rules” as cited in
the authors examples
All authors names are listed in the references
Format and General Presentation
The text is typed in A4 paper with double space, font Arial 12, margin 2,5 cm
Each section starts in a new page
The authorization for reproduction of the material is included
It includes authorization of the Ethical Committee, when necessary
It includes names of Financial Agencies, if applicable
Both copies are being sent by mail (a printed one and another in floppy disk
“31/2” or CD)
This list was filled out and annexed with the work paper