Guide for Authors

The Authors must indicate in a cover letter the address, telephone number and e-mail of the corresponding author. The corresponding author will be asked to make a statement confirming that the content of the manuscript represents the views of the co-authors, that neither the corresponding author nor the co-authors have submitted duplicate or overlapping manuscripts elsewhere, and that the items indicated as personal communications in the text are supported by the referenced person. Also, the protocol letter with the number should be included in the submission article, as well as the name of sponsors (if applicable) (Download).

 

Manuscripts may be submitted within designated categories of communication, including:

  • Original basic or clinical investigation (original articles on topics of broad interest in the field of bioengineering and biotechnology applied to health). We particularly welcome papers that discuss epidemiological aspects of international health, clinical reports, clinical trials and reports of laboratory investigations. (Download).
  • Case presentation and discussion (case reports must be carefully documented and must be of importance because they illustrate or describe unusual features or have important practice implications). (Download).
  • Brief reports of new methods or observations (short communications brief reports of unusual or preliminary findings). (Download).
  • State-of-the-art presentations (reviews on protocols of importance to readers in diverse geographic areas. These should be comprehensive and fully referenced). (Download).
  • Review articles (reviews on topics of importance with a new approach in the discussion). However, review articles only will be accepted after an invitation of the Editors. (Download).
  • Letters to the editor concerning previous publications (correspondence relating to papers recently published in the Journal, or containing brief reports of unusual or preliminary findings). (Download).
  • Editor’s corner or Editorial, containing ideas, hypotheses and comments (papers that advance a hypothesis or represent an opinion relating to a topic of current interest). (Download).
  • Innovative medical products (description of new biotechnology and innovative products applied to health). (Download).
  • Health innovation initiatives articles (innovative articles of technological production in Brazil and worldwide, national policies and directives related to technology applied to health in our country and abroad). (Download).

 

Brief Policies of Style

Manuscript

Original

Review

Birief Comunication

Case Report

Editorial ; Letter to the Editor; Editor’ s Corner

Innovative Medical Products

State-of-the-Art

Health Innovation Initiatives

Font Type – Text

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Times or Arial

Number of Words – Title

120

90

95

85

70

60

90

90

Font Size/Space-Title

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

12; double space

Font Size/Space-Abstracts/Key Words and Abbreviations

10; single space

10; single space

10; single space

10; single space

-

-

10; single space

10; single space

Number of Words – Abstracts/Key Words

300/5

300/5

200/5

250/5

-

-

300/5

300/5

Number of Words – Text

5,000 including spaces

5,500

2,500 including spaces

1,000 including spaces

1,000 including spaces

550 including spaces

5,500 including spaces

5,500 including spaces

Number of Figures

8

8

2 (title font size 12, double space)

2 (title font size 12, double space)

-

2 (title font size 12, double space)

8

8

Number of Tables/Graphics

7

7

2(title font size 12, double space)

1(title font size 12, double space)

-

-

7

4

Number of Authors and Co-authors*

15

7

5

10

3

3

7

10

References (Vancouver Style)

20 (font size 10,single space

30(font size 10,single space

15 (font size 10,single space)

10 (font size 10,single space)

10 (font size 10,single space

5(font size 10,single space

30 (font size 10,single space

20 (font size 10,single space

PS: First and last name with a sequencing overwritten number. Corresponding author(s) should be identified with an asterisk; Type 10, Times or Arial, single space. Running title of not more than 40 characters should be at the top of each page. References should be listed consecutively in the text. References must be cited on (not above) the line of text and in brackets instead of parentheses, e.g., [7,8]. References must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. References not cited in the text cannot appear in the reference section. References only or first cited in a table or figures are numbered according to where the table or figure is cited in the text. For instance, if a table is placed after reference 8, a new reference cited in table 1 would be reference 9.

The authors should checklist (Download) comparing the text with the template of the Journal (Download). 

Supplements to the JBTH include articles under a unifying theme, such as those summarizing presentations of symposia or focusing on a specific subject. These will be added to the regular publication of the Journal as appropriate, and will be peer reviewed in the same manner as submitted manuscripts.