Instrucciones a los autores de manuscritos que se someterán a publicación en la Revista Médica de Chile / Instructions to authors of manuscripts to be submitted to Revista Médica de Chile

ABSTRACT

Instructions to authors of manuscripts to be submitted to this journal are published in the Junuary and July issue. These instructions consider the scope of the journal, the experience acquired along two decades applying the peer review system, and the most recent edition (Junary 1997) of the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal". All articles are published in Spanish but each one starts with an abstract in English. The most common errors detected in formal presentation or in contents are briefly reminded in these instructions. A free translation of paragraphs chosen from the "Uniform Requirements..." allows the editors to emphasize some statements added to (or expanded in) this document "Redundant or duplicate publication" and "Protection of patients' rights". Authors are requested to study the "Uniform Requirements..." and the specific "Instructions to the Authors" when preparing their manuscripts for submission to this journal