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Articles must be submitted rigorously revised, under penalty of non-acceptance by the journal, since compliance with Vancouver language standards is a criterion considered in the evaluation. If the reviewers request changes to the text, publication of the article will be subject to the submission of the requested corrections within 15 days.

1. The article must be unpublished, written in Portuguese, English or Spanish and must not be under consideration in any other journal or publication vehicle, in whole or in part, in the original language or translated.
2. All Metadata must be filled out correctly at the time of submission. Otherwise, there may be a problem in registering the DOI of the published article and this is irreversible.
3. The full name(s) of the author(s) (maximum 7 authors, except for multicenter studies), their institutions of activity, email address and ORCID must be filled out in the author(s) registration in the OJS system, as well as on the title page.
4. Each author may submit only one article per issue. To foster the diversity of authors and ideas, as well as to encourage the publication of more than one research, with the same author, in other scientific dissemination channels. After having their article published in the journal Arquivos do Mudi, authors will only have new submissions evaluated in the subsequent edition.
5. Illustrations (drawings, diagrams, flowcharts, photographs, graphs, maps, organizational charts, plans, tables, portraits, pictures, images, among others), when applicable, must be inserted in the body of the text. Tables must have their formatting and presentation regulated by the IBGE Tabular Presentation Standards (1993).

Formatting

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, A4 paper size, 1.5 cm spacing, 2.5 cm margins on each side, size 12, Times New Roman, paragraphs aligned at 1 cm. The following are not allowed: bold, underlined, capitalized words and Microsoft Word bullets. Highlights should be italicized instead of underlined (except in URL addresses).

Structure: Title, Abstract, Descriptors, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References. Original research manuscripts should be 14 to 20 pages long and have a total of up to 30 references. Review manuscripts should not exceed 20 pages and 50 references.

Title Page (first page)

Manuscript title: concise and objective (in Portuguese, English and Spanish), in bold; with a maximum of 16 words, in lower case, capitalized for the first word and/or proper names, centered, size 12, Times New Roman. Avoid using: geographic location of the research, acronyms and abbreviations.

Authors: the indication of the names of the authors immediately below the title of the manuscript is limited to seven, except for multicenter studies, and should be presented in the sequence of the text, in size 12, capitalized initials, separated by commas, with superscript numbers.
Ex.: Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini1, Marli Aparecida Defani2
Inform the ORCID registration number of all authors on the Title Page and in the system.
Authors' notes: indicate the institution to which they are affiliated, city, state and country. Then, inform the name and full address with zip code of the corresponding author.
The authors' affiliations, as well as their electronic addresses, should be expressed in Submission Metadata.
Ex.: 1Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Maringá, PR, Brazil.
Corresponding author: name of the author.
Full address: provide zip code and e-mail

Acknowledgements: optional item. People involved who are not authors or institutions may be included. In the case of financial support from an institution, provide the process number.

Author contributions: mandatory item. Provide information regarding the following aspects: 1. Conception and design or analysis and interpretation of data; 2. Writing of the manuscript or relevant critical review of the intellectual content; 3. Final approval of the version to be published; 4. Agreement to be responsible for all aspects of the manuscript related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the manuscript being investigated and resolved appropriately. These four conditions must be fully met.

Main Document (second page)

The full title of the paper, the abstract and the descriptors must be included in Portuguese, English and Spanish, omitting the name(s) of the author(s). Next, present the text (body of the article).

Manuscript title: concise and objective, presented only in the language of submission, in bold; with a maximum of 16 words, in lower case, with the first word capitalized and/or proper names, centered, size 12, Times New Roman. Avoid using: geographic location of the research, acronyms and abbreviations.

Abstract: should be structured, without acronyms, containing a maximum of 150 words, Introduction, Objective, Methods (without period and place of study), Results, Conclusion, providing a clear and concise overview of the content.

Must be written in single space, size 10, Times New Roman.

Descriptors: Separated by semicolons and with initial capital letters, except for prepositions; should accompany the abstract, respecting the number of three to five. Use the descriptors referred to in the “Health Sciences Descriptors” DECS/LILACS/BIREME available at https://decs.bvsalud.org/e/ or in the Medical Subject Headings (MESH) https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/#/fieldSearch. Nomenclature of descriptors: Descriptors, size 10, in bold.

Text: the acronyms should be described in full the first time they appear in the text and accompanied by their abbreviation. However, it is suggested to avoid using acronyms in the text; prioritize their description, with the exception of those recognized internationally. Choose to describe the symbols. Do not use a footnote.

Introduction: present the theoretical basis for the object of study. State, with due justifications and explanations, the originality and validity, purpose and applicability of the contribution to the intended knowledge. Include updated references (from the last five years) and with national and international scope. The objective should be included in the last paragraph of the introduction.

Methods: describe how the research was conducted, the logic of the author's reasoning in the ordering of the procedures and techniques used to obtain the results. The statistical method and the mathematical criterion for data significance should also be stated. Structure as follows, without subitems: type of research design, population (explicitly specifying the selection criteria), calculation of sample size, measuring instrument (with information on validity and accuracy), data collection (from the last five years) and analysis. In cases of research involving human beings, the number of the approval protocol from the Research Ethics Committee and the Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Assessment (CAAE) should be included and state that the research was conducted in accordance with the required ethical standards. In cases of research involving animals, the number of the approval protocol from the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee should be included. Qualitative studies should start with a guiding question and follow a theoretical methodological framework.

Results: describe what was obtained in the research, without quotes, comments or personal (subjective) interpretations. Do not repeat what is described in the tables and figures.

Note: All manuscripts should present the results separately from the discussion, in the case of studies with a quantitative approach.

Discussion: should present the author's critical assessment, the new and important aspects of the study and the explanation of the meaning of the results obtained, relating them to other studies. The language follows the critical style and the verb appears in the past tense. The essence of the discussion is the interpretation of the results obtained and their relationship with existing knowledge, in order to reach a conclusion.

Conclusion: present the writing in a clear, simple and direct sentence, demonstrating the fulfillment of the proposed objective. In the case of more than one objective, there should be a conclusion for each objective. No other comments should be included in the conclusion. This section should not contain quotes.

Elements of the main document

Statements: in qualitative studies, statements should be presented in italics, without brackets or quotation marks, with a full stop after the deponent is identified, in Times New Roman font size 10, and in the sequence of the paragraph. Do not use italics to identify the deponent, which is mandatory, and leave it in parentheses.

Illustrations: limited to five, in total.

Tables and charts: must have a concise title located above their content, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, in the order in which they are cited in the text. In charts should not use internal vertical or horizontal lines or shading. Internal dashes should be inserted only below and above the header and in the last line of the tables. Explanatory notes should appear in the footer of the tables and not in the title or header. Format using Microsoft Word, size 11, Times New Roman font, single spacing. Include immediately after the title: The “n” of the study participants, city, state abbreviation, country and year. Avoid exceeding one page.

Figures: These are the names for graphs, drawings, flowcharts and photographs. They should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. The content of the graphs must not be the same as that of the tables. Figure captions, symbols, numbers and other signs must be identified and described in terms of their meaning in a footnote. If authors choose to use previously published illustrations, they must provide written permission for their reproduction or include the source in a footnote. Figures must be in high resolution, with a minimum of 900 DPI (Dots Per Inch) and editable. The title must be displayed below the figure. Format using Microsoft Word, size 11, Times New Roman font, single spacing. Include immediately after the title: The “n” of the study participants, city, state acronym, country and year. Avoid exceeding one page.

References: In the text, citations must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, in parentheses, in superscript, without mentioning the authors’ names and without a space between the last word that precedes it. Ex: Coronavirus(1). When citing sequentially, separate the numbers with a dash (Ex: 1-6); when interspersed, use a comma (Ex: 2, 6, 10). Citations "verbatim" should be presented in quotation marks, without italics, in Times New Roman font size 12 and in the sequence of the text.

Note: priority should be given to citing updated references, that is, those published in the last five years, considering the time of submission of the manuscript.

Avoid citing theses, dissertations, course completion manuscripts, books and chapters, non-scientific newspapers or magazines and other sources (handouts, proceedings, etc.). Studies from scientific journals indexed in national and international databases that were consulted in full by the author and that have a direct, relevant relationship with the subject addressed should be cited.

Citations at the end of the text: follow the Vancouver Style. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE. For journals not on this list, the abbreviations from the IBICT National Collective Catalog of Serial Publications and the VHL Health Sciences Scientific Journals Portal may be used.
Authors: cite up to six authors, separated by commas, entering by last name, with only the initial capital letter, followed by the initials of first names and other last names, without periods or any other connecting elements between them. Ex: Bertolini SMMG. For references with more than six authors, list the first six followed by et al., separating them with commas. Pages: eliminate repeated tens or hundreds. Ex: use 43-8 and not 43-48.
References to manuscripts published in Latin American journals and that have an English version should be cited in English. Enter the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​or the access link of all references cited in the manuscript. The veracity of the information and citations is the sole responsibility of the authors. Concepts, ideas and opinions expressed in the manuscripts, as well as the accuracy, adequacy and origin of the bibliographical references are the sole responsibility of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Editorial Board of the Revista Arquivos do Mudi.