Author Guidelines
The submission of manuscripts to the Global Academic Nursing Journal must comply with the following 2024 standards:
Editorial Policy
Manuscripts submitted to the Global Academic Nursing Journal must not have been published in any other journal, or be in the submission/evaluation procedure in another journal, whether national or international. Studies deposited in preprint repositories can be accepted for effective publication, after double-blind evaluation by AdHoc Reviewers and the Editorial Board.
Studies that present identity with the focus and scope of this journal, relating to Health Sciences, with emphasis on Nursing and Medicine, will be accepted for evaluation. According to the applied scientific methodology, the following will be sent for double-blind analysis by the AdHoc Reviewers and Editorial Board: reviews, original studies, experience reports, reflection/perspective studies, previous notes, intervention projects, bibliometric studies, reviews, protocols etc.
At the time of submission, through this platform, it is necessary to register, generating a login and password, and inserting the complete information of all study collaborators, such as: full name, e-mail, one (01) link institutional with State and Country and ORCID. The study must be submitted in doc format. or docx.
The studies should be adjusted according to the opinions of the reviewers. In case of initial rejection, due to non-compliance with the norms, the authors will be able to adjust and adapt, in accordance with the requests of the Editorial Board, and make a new submission.
Section Policy
The studies are published from the following sections:
1. Editorial: through invitation. There is no peer review.
2. Letter to the Editor: questions, statements of opinions and fostering discussions based on a certain current theme and which the author wishes to direct to the Journal's Editor. There is peer review and Editor's response.
3. Original Article: studies referring to research with data collection, either in the field (with the due approval of the Research Ethics Committee and local institution) or from documentary / epidemiological data made available to the public (documentary research). Studies with collection of up to 5 years were accepted for evaluation. There is peer review.
4. Experience report: report of the experience of a certain circumstance, fact or phenomenon, without exposure from the given institution. Studies of facts that occurred within 5 years were accepted for evaluation. There is peer review.
5. Review: studies from bibliographic research with systematized methodology, such as: integrative review, systematic review, scope review, etc. Studies with a search of up to 5 years were accepted for evaluation. There is peer review.
6. Protocol: studies referring to the presentation of the methodology to be applied in a future study. There is peer review.
7. Reflection: studies with reflections / perspectives on current events. Priority will be given to studies based on theories of nursing and medicine. There is peer review.
8. Review: studies that include critical reviews of certain written and / or audiovisual scientific materials. There is peer review.
9. Previous Note: studies in the format of an expanded abstract, with the presentation of the opinion of the Research Ethics Committee and expected results. There is peer review.
Ethical Aspects
Along with the manuscript, all authors of each study must complete, sign, and attach the Declaration of Copyright and Responsibility in the submission, since after publication all the copyrights of the studies will be protected by Global Academic Support.
Only the presentation of the Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Assessment (CAAE) is not sufficient to comply with the norms of the National Health Council (CNS) Resolution No. 466/12 that deals with researches with human beings, requiring proof of approval by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) and document attachment.
Studies with a data collection date greater than 5 years, as well as the date of the CEP opinion, will not be accepted.
Anti-Plagiarism Policy
We are totally against all and any copy, plagiarism and unauthorized reproduction, being used in each study received the evaluation of the CopySpider software (https://copyspider.com.br/main/) to verify possible similarity with content already available. The percentage allowed is up to 4%.
Evaluation of Manuscripts
Submitted manuscripts are pre-evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief, in order to verify that the guidelines, norms and recommendations for the elaboration of research with human beings, ethical, structural and developmental aspects were followed. If so, 02 (two) evaluators are selected, AdHoc Reviewers, designated based on the specialty and theme of the study for the double-blind evaluation. After the evaluation, the document with the requests returns to the authors to deal with the necessary issues/changes, followed by the Editor-in-Chief's verification of the compliances and issuance of the final opinion and continuation of the publication process. In case of refusal, the authors receive the justification and study with the due issues, being possible a new submission to follow the evaluation process from the beginning. Focusing on transparency and ethics, download the Assessment Tool.
Study Processing Time
The average processing period for studies is 6 months, ranging from submission to publication of the study.
Good Editorial Practices
We value transparency, ethics, scientificity, biodiversity, and we adopt the policy of open and free access to the studies published here.
In view of the rolling pass modality, there is no suspension in the process of submission of studies. follows the guidelines and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (https://publicationethics.org/) promoting integrity in academic research and its publication with regard to the management of conflicts of interest, misconduct and practices, continuing education for editors and staff, ethical supervision, among others.
The Global Academic Nursing Journal has signed, agrees with and supports the recommendations of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which establishes good practices for the evaluation and publication of scientific articles in journals.
Preparation of the Study for Submission
All studies must follow the order:
1.Title: in bold and centralized.
2. Abstract: structured in a single paragraph, without topics, in up to 200 words, containing: objective, methodology, results / discussion and conclusion / final considerations.
3. Descriptors: presentation of 05 (five) Descritores em Ciências da Saúde - DeCS (http://decs.bvs.br/) in the three languages (Portuguese, English and Spanish).
4. Introduction: in its last paragraph, the objective of the study must be presented, as well as its guiding question.
5. Methodology: respecting the ethical aspects of research with human beings and all the systematization surrounding scientific research and writing, using the Equator Network Guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/):
Randomized trials: CONSORT (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort/);
Observational studies: STROBE (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/strobe/);
Systematic reviews: PRISMA (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma/);
Study protocols: SPIRIT (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/spirit-2013-statement-defining-standard-protocol-items-for-clinical-trials/);
Diagnostic and prognostic studies: STARD (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/;)
Case reports: CARE (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/care/);
Clinical practice guidelines: AGREE (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/the-agree-reporting-checklist-a-tool-to-improve-reporting-of-clinical-practice-guidelines/);
Qualitative research: SRQR (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/srqr/);
Quality improvement studies: SQUIRE (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/squire/);
Economic evaluations: CHEERS (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/cheers/).
6. Results or Results and Discussion (at the discretion of the authors). In the case of the experience report modality, in place of the "Results" section, the "Experience report" section applies.
7. Conclusion or Final Considerations (at the discretion of the authors).
8. References (following Vancouver Style standards, prepared by the International Medical Journal Editors Committee (http://www.icmje.org/), appearing in numbered form according to the appearance in the text, in an increasing and consecutive form, in Arabic numerals, superscript, without parentheses and before the period. References must contain 80% of studies published up to 5 years ago.
Journal Article: always give preference to the presentation of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the study. In the case of more than 06 (six) authors, the six collaborators are presented followed by a comma and et al.
Exemple 1: Marta CB, Silva WBH, Côrtes EMP, Machado TO, Francisco MTR, Silva PO, et al. Title. Glob Acad Nurs. 2020;1(3):e52. https://doi.org/10.5935/2675-5602.20200052
Exemple 2: Marta CB, Silva WBH, Côrtes EMP, Machado TO, Francisco MTR, Silva PO, et al. Title. Glob Acad Nurs [Internet]. 2020 [acesso em 14 jan 2020];1(3):e52. Disponível em: https://globalacademicnursing.com/index.php/globacadnurs/article/view/94/104
Book:
Exemple: SURNAME, X. Title. 1. ed. City: Publisher; year of publication.
Other examples can be consulted through the electronic address: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/
9. Acknowledgment: optional.
10. Funding: funded studies must present this section with data from the project and the respective institution.
Exception 1. Protocol and Prior Note: should be divided into: Introduction, Methodology, Expected Results and Final Considerations.
Exception 2. Reflection / Review: has no section. It is presented in plain text format, with the categorization at the discretion of the authors. Mandatory to have Conclusion or Final Considerations.
As these are scientific articles, scientific and systematized writing is mandatory, in addition to following the steps of the methodology chosen for each study, as well as the spelling and syntax rules of the Portuguese language.
Formatting
Arial or Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5 cm, margins 2 cm must be used and the text must be justified.
Citations must be presented at the end of each paragraph or quote in superscript form, without parentheses and in consecutive Arabic numbers.
Example 1: Study1 held in Mato Grosso do Sul presents the variables [...].
Exemple 2: The variables must be evaluated based on the determinants [...]1.
Exemple 3: The variables must be evaluated based on the determinants [...]1,2.
Exemple 4: The variables must be evaluated based on the determinants [...]1-3. (making reference to the use of number references: 1, 2 and 3).
Exemple 5: The variables must be evaluated based on the determinants [...]1-3,8. (making reference to the use of number references: 1, 2, 3 and 8).
Abbreviations
Do not use abbreviations in the title and / or abstract and limit their use in the text.
Names of registered drugs, devices and other products
Use non-proprietary names for drugs, devices and other products and services, unless the specific trade name of a drug is essential to the discussion, always using the ® symbol.
Images
Restrict tables, charts, graphs, photos and figures to those necessary to explain and support the argument of the article and report all the results identified in the Methodology section. Number each table, table, graph, photo and figure and provide a descriptive title for each one, as well as its source. Make sure the data is reported consistently as supplementary material to the text, without repetition.
Important 1: tables present qualitative data.
Important 2: tables present quantitative data.
Important 3: graphs present qualitative and quantitative data.
Important 4: figures taken from other documents must present the page.
Important 5: figures, charts, tables and graphs prepared for the given study do not need a source.
Important 6: figures, charts, tables and graphs prepared based on another document need a source of adaptation.
Important 7: photos will only be accepted with brief signed authorization from the patient or guardian.
