AGID. Revista de asistencia, gestión, investigación y docencia en Enfermería will consider for publication unpublished research papers dealing with the different areas of the nursing discipline.
Submitting the manuscript
Our online submission system guides you step-by-step through the process of entering your article details and uploading your files for use in the editorial and peer review process. Editable files (e.g., Word, Open Office) are required to write your article for final publication. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for review, is sent by e-mail and is automatically notified on the website.
Reviewers
If you wish, send us the names and institutional e-mail addresses of the reviewers you have proposed. For more details, visit our support site. Please note that the editor reserves the exclusive right to decide whether or not to use the suggested reviewers.
Sections of AGID
Articles:
This section includes unpublished research articles on the different spheres in which nurses work (care, teaching, research and management) from different methodological perspectives and which have not been submitted to the journal for more than 12 months since data collection.
The length of the manuscript will not exceed 5500 words (references included) and no more than 6500 words for meta-analysis and reviews (references included).
Research proyects and protocols:
It is a section in which research projects with written and detailed criteria for future research, planned (mainly) by a nursing professional or group of researchers, are included; whose purpose is to advance nursing science and increase the quality of care. In this section will fit the protocols of nursing units. They can not exceed 6500 words.
Final Degree, Master's Degree and End of Residence Projects:
Review papers, meta-analysis, descriptive studies ... with their written and detailed objectives whose purpose is to advance nursing science and increase the quality of care and whose methodology is clearly detailed.
They can not exceed 5500 words for Final Degree Project and Master’s Degree Project and 6000 words for End of Residence Projects.
Short Comunications:
Brief communications are a section dedicated to short articles that address new ideas, controversial opinions, "negative" results and more. Its extension can not exceed 2500 words (references included). A minimum of 3 keywords will be included.
Letters to the editor:
It includes contributions from nursing professionals in relation to needs, suggestions for improvement, criticism, etc. in relation to the 4 areas of the nursing profession. The information must be clear, concise and demonstrable. Maximum extension 800 words (references not included). Letters to the editor should not include a summary but a minimum of 3 keywords.
Elaboration of new Manuscripts
The submission to this magazine is done entirely online and you will be guided step by step through the creation and uploading of your files.
Sections of the Manuscript:
Introduction
Indicate the objectives of the work and provide an appropriate context, avoiding a detailed literature survey or an exclusive summary of the results.
Material and methods
Provide a detailed methodology to enable the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods that are already published should be summarized and indicated by reference. If you use a previously published method directly, use quotes and also quote the source. Any modification of existing methods must also be described, justified and validated.
Results
The results should be clear and concise and include information that leads to the scientific development and quality of services developed by the nurse or other health professional. In the case of research projects, the expected results should be reflected.
Discussion
This section should explore the importance of the results of the work, not repeat them. Avoid lengthy quotes and discussions about published literature.
Conclusions
The main findings of the study can be presented in a short Conclusions section for independence.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they must be identified as A, B, etc. Formulas and equations in the appendices should be numbered separately: e.g. (A.1), e.g. (A.2), etc.; in a later appendix, e.g. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table 1; Fig. 1, etc.
Order of the Manuscript
First page: Essential title page information
Title. In Spanish and English. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulas where possible. No more than 100 characters.
Names of authors and affiliations. Clearly indicate the first and last name(s) of each author and verify that all names are accurately written. Submit the affiliation addresses of the authors (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the corresponding address. Please provide the full postal address of each affiliate, including the name of the country and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
Author for correspondence. Clearly indicate who will be the author for correspondence at all stages of arbitration and publication, including after publication. This responsibility includes responding to any future queries on Methodology and Outcomes. Make sure that the email address is included and that the contact details are up to date for the respective author.
Current/permanent address. If an author moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a'Current address' (or'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually made the work should be retained as the primary filiation address. The superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Page 2: Structured Summary
In Spanish and English. A structured summary, through appropriate headings, should provide the context or background for the research and should indicate its main objective, methodology, findings and conclusions. It should emphasize novel and important aspects of the study or observations. No more than 250 words.
Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords, use American spelling and avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
It is also recommended to use the Health Sciences Descriptors available at: http://decs.bvs.br/cgi-bin/wxis1660.exe/decsserver/?IsisScript=../cgi-bin/decsserver/decsserver. xis & interface_language = e & previous_page = homepage & previous_task = NULL & task = start
Page 3 and following: Body of work
Includes introduction, methodology, results, discussion and conclusions. For TFG and TFG no more than 25 pages, for End of Residency Works no more than 30 pages, for Original Works no more than 30 pages.
Acknowledgements:
Clarify the acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and therefore do not include them on the title page, such as a footnote to the title or otherwise.
Financing
In any case, it will be specified whether or not the work has been funded after the acknowledgements. List the sources of funding in this standard manner to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the funders: example: "Funding: this work was supported by the ______________[grant numbers xxxx, yyyyy]; the Foundation ____________[grant number zzzz]; and the ___________[grant number aaaa]".
It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions of the program or type of grants and awards. When funding comes from a block grant or other resources available to a university or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no research funding has been provided, include the following sentence: This research did not receive any specific funding from public, commercial or non-profit funding agencies.
References
To be included after the financing section. Make sure that each reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). The references will be cited with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3 ...) in order of appearance in the text of the article and in the list of references will follow the Vancouver style, when the number of authors is greater than 3 the first author will be followed "et al." accompanied by the DOI (Crossref). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list, they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a replacement of the date of publication by "Unpublished results" or "Personal communication". Citing a reference such as'in press' implies that the article has been accepted for publication. Make sure the information provided in the references is correct. Please note that incorrect surnames, titles of magazines/books, year of publication and pagination may prevent links from being created. When copying references, be careful, as they may contain errors. The use of DOI is recommended. A DOI can be used to cite and link electronic articles where an article is in print and full citation details are not yet known, but the article is available online. DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it as a permanent link to any electronic item.
Web references
At a minimum, the full URL and the date the reference was last accessed must be provided. Any additional information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, references to a source publication, etc.), should also be provided. Web references can be listed separately (for example, after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or they can be included in the reference list.
Additional material, such as applications, images and sound clips, can be published with your article to enhance it. Supplementary articles submitted are published exactly as they are received. Please send your material along with the article and provide a concise, descriptive title for each additional file. If you want to make changes to the companion material during any stage of the process, be sure to provide an updated file.
Pagination: this will include pagination positioned in the lower right corner.
Units: Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, indicate their SI equivalent.
Footnotes: Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article. Many word processors create footnotes in the text, and this feature can be used. If this is not the case, indicate the position of the footnotes in the text and submit the footnotes separately at the end of the article.
General points
Be sure to use uniform letters and sizes from your original work. The maximum number of authors per paper will be six (except protocols that may include no more than 10 authors). Authors must accept the following criteria before submitting their paper: The authors of the manuscript declare that the work submitted to the AGID Journal of Nursing is unpublished and ensure that there is no conflict of interest throughout the research process or aspects that incur in unethical conduct for scientific publication. The use of Crossref is recommended to perform the correct job citation.
It is essential to attach an appropriate "checklist" to the type of manuscript, on which the author or authors performed their work (example: PRISM, Cochrane, STROBE, COREQ, TREND, CONSORT, STARD, MOOSE, Cluster, RECORD ...).
Manuscripts should be written in Spanish or English and in Word or equivalent format, with Times New Roman 12 font, 1.5 spacing, justified text alignment, with an approximate number of 30 lines per page and wide margins, pages should be numbered at the bottom right. In the case of submitting a manuscript in English, the translation of the abstract into Spanish must also be included. In general, the use of logos in headers and footers will be avoided. The titles and subtitles will appear in the following format (without underlining) as indicated below:
Primary or first-order title: BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
Subtitles (second order): Lowercase bold
Subtitles (third order): Lowercase bold italics
References to the bibliography will appear in the text in accordance with the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals", prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in its most current version, commonly known as the Vancouver Style. References should appear in the text in brackets, with superscripts restricted to the use of footnotes, which will only be included where necessary.
Tables should be numbered as they appear in the text and should be included where appropriate within the text. A short table explanatory text must be included at the bottom of the table. If the authors of the work wish to include a table or figure that is not their original creation, they must first ensure that the table or figure is not copyrighted. If the table or figure can be used, the font containing it should be referenced at the bottom according to the style established for the rest of the references.
The figures or images must have a good resolution. The figures will comply with the same standards as the tables and will be saved in JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF or EPS format (extensions.JPG,.GIF,.PNG,.TIF or.EPS). Graphics can be sent using Excel and Powerpoint programs. For the best reproduction of the figures it is convenient to send the data from which the graphs were obtained. In general, the maximum number of tables, figures or images will not exceed 8, this limitation being subject to the type of article produced, as specified in the publication rules of each section. In the case of questionnaires that are already published, the source of the questionnaires should be cited. If the authors make any changes to these, the source of the questionnaire should be cited and the changes made should be indicated, with the modified version attached. If the questionnaires have not been published previously, they shall be cited in the text and attached as an annex.
Use a logical naming convention for your illustration files.
Manuscripts with changes required for publication:
The editors of AGID will notify the author for correspondence of changes required by them or by external reviewers. The author must make the changes by activating the "change control" function and then make the appropriate changes, which will be accepted by the editor once the corrected work has been sent back to the journal.
Ethical requirements:
The AGID will corroborate that the development of any work is carried out with respect:
The 1964 Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association and ratifications of subsequent assemblies on ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects,
The RD 1090/2015, of 24 December, on clinical trials, specifically the provisions of article 38 on good clinical practice, and the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, done in Oviedo on 4 April 1997 and subsequent actions.
Participating researchers agree that any clinical data collected from trial subjects will be separated from personally identifiable data to ensure the anonymity of patients; respecting the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13), the RD 1720/2007 of December 21, which approves the regulation of the development of Organic Law 15/1999, Law 41/2002 of November 14 (basic law regulating the autonomy of the patient and the rights and obligations regarding clinical information and documentation), as well as Law 3/2001, of 28 May (regulating informed consent and clinical documentation), and Law 3/2005, of 7 March, amending Law 3/2001 and Decree 29/2009 of 5 February, regulating access to the electronic medical record.
Patient data will be collected by the investigator in the study specific data collection notebook (DRC). Each CRD will be encrypted, protecting the patient's identity. Only the research team and the health authorities, who have a duty of confidentiality.
In order to guarantee all this, THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT OR RESEARCH PLAN BY THE RELEVANT ETHICS COMMITTEE WILL BE NECESSARY AS A SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION.
In the case of a retrospective study, revision or other material for which it is not necessary to request the approval of a research plan or project by the Ethics Committee, the reasons why it has not been carried out shall be explained.
Additional information: questions or requests for additional information not addressed on the journal's website should be sent to: info@revistaagidenfermeria.eu and copied to emilioruben.pego@usc.es, ifernand.usc@gmail.com and cristina.jorge@usc.es with subject line: "Additional information AGID Nursing".
