Submissions

Author Guidelines

General information

The journal Tobillo y Pie (The Journal of Ankle and Foot), ISSN 1852-3188, is the scientific publication of the Latin American Federation of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot and Leg. Its aim is to publish and diffuse scientific output on medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle.

All manuscripts, after approval of the editorial board, will be forward for analysis by two reviewers; confidentiality is maintained throughout the review process. Comments made by reviewers will be directed to authors to make any changes or corrections requested. The contributions will be published only after the approval of reviewers and editorial board. The concepts and opinions expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors.

The journal Tobillo y Pie accepts only original contributions; concomitant submission to other journals is not allowed. The journal also prohibits the reproduction of its content, event partial, without previous authorization of the editorial board. Manuscripts can be submitted in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

The journal publishes the followings manuscript categories: original articles, special articles, review/update articles, case reports, surgical technique reports, and letters to the editor.

Preparation of manuscripts

1. Technical requirements: Text must be double-spaced, with type size 12 and margins of 2.5cm. All lines of the text should be consecutively numbered using the Microsoft Word tool “Line number” (manual line numbering is not acceptable). Tables and figures should be forwarded in separate files.

2. Title page: The first page of all submissions should contain the following information:

   2.1 The title of the paper in Spanish or Portuguese and in English.

   2.2 Full name and academic degree of all authors.

   2.3 One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author, and his/her e-mail and phone must be provided to enable rapid contact with authors concerning any information related to the article.

   2.4 The order in which authors’ name will appear in the publication will match the sequence presented in the title page.

   2.5 Authors’ affiliations and locations where the study was carried out should be provided.

3. Abstract and keywords: The abstract should be in Portuguese or Spanish and in English; it must be limited to 250 words. A structured abstract is required for original articles. The structured abstract should adopt the following format: Introduction/Objective, Materials/Methods, Results and Conclusion. Other manuscript categories do not require a structured abstract; however, these manuscripts must contain information that allow recognition of the study’s importance. At least five keyword defining the subject of the study should be included in Portuguese or Spanish, as well as English. Keywords must be based on DeCS (Descritores em Ciências da Saúde), which is a translation into Portuguese of the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms from US National Library of Medicine; DeCS is published by Bireme-Latin American and the Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information and is available at http://decs. bvs.br. The registration number and/or identification of clinical trials should appear below the abstract.

4. Text: The main text, figures and tables must not include any references or abbreviations that enable identification of the authors’ names or their affiliation in order to guarantee quality and bias in the article review process.

    a) Original Articles: articles must be original and unpublished. The article must include the following parts: Introduction/Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and References. The study must be limited to 3,000 words, 4 figures, 4 tables and no more than 30 references.

    b) Special Articles: This category follows the same structure as for original articles; however, special articles are accepted only if an invitation is made by the Editor-In-Chief.

    c) Review/Update Articles: Reviews or updates are narrative reviews that highlight the importance of the Tobillo y Pie 130 Tobillo y Pie 2018;10(2):129-30 subject for the area. They must be limited to 5,000 words and 50 references.

    d) Case Reports: These articles must consist of an introduction, brief review of the literature, report of a case showing important exams for diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and, if necessary, discussion or commentaries and references. They must be limited to 1,500 words, 2 figures, 2 tables, and 10 references.

    e) Surgical Technique Reports: This category must present an Introduction, Description of Surgical Technique and References. It must be limited to 2,500 words, 3 figures and 10 references.

    f ) Letters to the Editor: Letters are limited to two pages and 5 references. In all types of contributions, citations must be numbered sequentially in superscript Arabic numbers. All submissions must avoid nominal citation of the authors. 5. Acknowledgments: This section is reserved for mentioning individuals who collaborated with the study but whose contribution does not justify coauthorship. Such contributions can include funding support, technical support, and any other contribution given to the study.

6. References: References in all manuscript categories must be cited in the order of their appearance in the text. Reference format is based on the model proposed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals,” updated in 2009, according to the example below: Journal titles must be abbreviated based on the style presented in the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus published by the US National Library of Medicine and available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ sites/entrez. All references must include up to six authors. If the study has more than six authors, the first six are cited, and then the expression “et al.” is used, such as in the following examples:

Examples of references

Printed Documents

Journal articles Duncan NS, Farrar NG, Rajan RA. Early results of first metatarsophalangeal joint replacement using the ToeFit-PlusTM prosthesis. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2014;53(3):265-8.

Books

Coughlin MJ, Mann RA, Saltzman CL. Mann’s surgery of the foot. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1986. Mann RA, Coughlin MJ. Surgery of the foot and ankle. 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1993.

Book chapters

Dobrocky I Z. Radiographic examination of the normal foot. In: Coughlin MJ, Mann RA, Saltzman CL. Mann’s surgery of the foot. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1986. p. 50-64. Mann RA, Coughlin MJ. Surgery of the foot and ankle. 6th ed. Adult hallux valgus. St. Louis: Mosby; 1993. p.150-269.

Electronic documents

Journal articles

Lara LC, Montesi Neto DJ, Prado FR, Barreto AP. Treatment of idiopathic congenital clubfoot using the Ponseti method: ten years of experience. Rev Bras Ortop. [Internet]. 2013; [cited 2014 Apr 14]; 48(4):362-7. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/ scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-3616201 3000400362

Images and Illustrations: Resolution should be at least 300 dpi. Colored images must be in CMYK; they may be published in color only if color is essential and only with approval of Editor-in-Chief. Figures may be submitted in TIFF, JPG or CDR file formats.

Tables and Figures: These must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers and cited in order of appearance in the text. If the table requires special symbols, they must be provided along with the high-resolution image in TIFF or JPG file format.

Submission of contributions

Articles must be submitted exclusively by e-mail to rtobilloypie@gmail.com.

Authors are responsible for obtaining a permission letter for reproduction of any material included in the article that has been published elsewhere, for providing a transferof- rights letter, and for declaring conflicts of interest. All papers submitted to Tobillo y Pie must attempt to the ethical requirements and the principles of scientific integrity. They should be attached by the following documents: Declaration of conflicts of interest, Antiplagiarism Declaration, Declaration of human and animal rights, as well as Transfer of copyright and Financial support.

In compliance with best practices in the scientific publications, the journal follows the principles of COPE, available from: https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_ of_conduct_for_journal_editors.pdf

Correspondence sending

Caio Nery - Editor Chefe – rtobilloypie@gmail.com