ISSN 2665-0150
Online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and editorial policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Original articles

Más Vita. Revista de Ciencias de la Salud is a scientific publication supported by the Venezuelan Association for Social Research for Humanity (ACVENISPROH). Its mission is to promote, develop, and strengthen a research culture in the field of health sciences at regional, national, and international levels. The journal provides a space for the dissemination of research advances and results, aimed at both emerging and established researchers who wish to share their contributions with the scientific community.

Published quarterly, Más Vita releases four issues per year, accepting contributions from national and international authors. Submissions must be unpublished, meet high scientific quality standards, and may be presented in various formats: original research, literature reviews, technological development reports, scientific essays, as well as proposals for models and innovations. Manuscripts must not be under simultaneous review by other journals.

Article selection is based on originality, social relevance, scientific rigor, timeliness, and contribution to the field. To ensure transparency and objectivity in evaluation, a double-blind peer review system is applied, where manuscripts are assessed by subject matter experts with strong methodological backgrounds.

General Aspects

1. The publication guidelines for Más Vita follow the Vancouver Norms.
2. All works by national or foreign researchers may be published, provided they meet the required scientific quality criteria.
3. Articles related to completed research, literature reviews, technological development reports, scientific essays, proposals for educational models and innovations, products of thesis or dissertation work, promotion work, or institutional projects will be included. Submitted works must be a contribution to the field of health sciences.
4. Submission of a manuscript does not imply any commitment to publication. Publication will only occur upon approval by the Arbitration Committee, and the author(s) will be notified by email, including the publication certificate. Having an acceptance letter does not exempt authors from making modifications requested by the Editorial Committee.
5. Articles will be evaluated based on originality, social relevance, timeliness, contribution, scientific rigor, and compliance with the editorial standards established by this journal.
6. Authors are strongly advised not to submit the same article simultaneously to other journals.
7. If the Editorial Committee or reviewers detect plagiarism, the article will be returned to the author and the author will be sanctioned for two years, during which time they may not publish in this journal.
8. Authors will be asked to transfer the economic rights of published articles so that the journal may publish them in physical and/or electronic formats, including the Internet.
9. Articles may be submitted in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word formats.
10. All articles will undergo a rigorous peer review process. The system selected by the Editorial Committee of Más Vita. Revista de Ciencias de la Salud
11. is the double-blind system. In the double-blind system (Double–blind review), reviewers do not know the identity or academic affiliation of the authors, and vice versa.
12. Authors are advised to omit direct references to their own previous publications, as this may hinder the evaluation process (Double–blind review).
13. It is recommended that the number of co-authors does not exceed 4. If there are more authors, a certificate of participation in a research project from a Higher Education Institution (HEI), Research Center, Research Network, or similar entity must be provided. If the article is a clinical or experimental case, it must be accompanied by the corresponding Bioethics certificate.
14. The original article must include at the top: the name(s) of the author(s), academic degree(s), institutional affiliation(s), email address(es), ORCID code(s), and the corresponding affiliation. Up to two (2) institutional affiliations may be included.
15. All authors must register in the journal's OJS system.
16. Please provide your ORCID ID. This is mandatory. If you do not have one, please register at: https://orcid.org/.
17. If the author(s) have more than one identifier (Research Gate, Academia, Google Scholar, or others), please include it both in the OJS registration and in the data sent by email (if using that system for submission).
18. The article must be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Editorial Committee.

Manuscript Format and Preparation

Más Vita adheres to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Guidelines (2016 version), available at http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2016.pdf and http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/.

• Articles may be submitted in Open Office or Microsoft Word formats.
• All articles must include at the top: the name(s) of the author(s), academic degree(s), institutional affiliation(s), phone numbers (landline and mobile), address, email address(es), and ORCID code(s).
• A brief curriculum summary of no more than five (5) lines must be included, referencing the most recent academic degrees and the institution where the author works.
• All article titles must be presented without abbreviations in both Spanish and English.
• All articles must include a structured abstract of at least 200 and no more than 250 words, accompanied by its version in both Spanish and English. Authors are asked to avoid using electronic translators for abstracts and titles in other languages.
• The abstract should include the following elements: a) introduction; b) objectives or purposes; c) materials and methods/methodology; d) results; e) discussion/development; and f) conclusions. Keywords (minimum 3, maximum 6) must be placed at the end of each abstract in both Spanish and English, separated by semicolons and in lowercase.
• For keyword selection, use the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) (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) or Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
• Depending on the nature of the work, articles will have the following characteristics:

Original Article: An unpublished study strictly based on the scientific method. The text should be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 pages. It should follow the structure: title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, and references. Up to 5 figures and/or tables are allowed.

Review Article: Covers a topic of general interest with an updated literature review and analysis. The text should be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 pages. It should follow the structure: title, abstract, introduction, topic development, discussion, conclusions, and references. Up to 4 figures and/or tables are allowed.

Case Report: Describes new, rare, or difficult-to-treat pathologies and/or diagnoses. The text should be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 pages. It should follow the structure: title, abstract, introduction, case description, discussion, conclusions, and references. Up to 4 figures and/or tables are allowed.

Essays: In-depth discussion of a health-related topic, where the author analyzes and argues their opinion with supporting bibliography and highlights the most significant contributions. The text should be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 20 pages. It should follow the structure: title, abstract, introduction, topic development, conclusions, and references. Up to 4 figures and/or tables are allowed (optional).

Other Contributions: For articles that do not fit the above structures, the Editorial Committee will determine the required aspects in agreement with the authors.

• Tables, graphs, charts, images, and illustrations must be included in the article, specifying their number, title, and source, as indicated by the ICMJE Guidelines (2016 version) (available at: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2016.pdf and http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/).
• All images and words in graphics must be easily readable in the digital publication. If not, the work will be returned for correction.
• Citations and references must follow the requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), also known as the Vancouver Norms, with translations available on their website (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/).
• Accepted articles with reviewer comments will be returned to the author for the necessary corrections. Once revised, the article must be sent to the Editorial Board within approximately sixty (60) business days.

Rejected articles will be returned to the author(s) with the corresponding comments. They may not be resubmitted to this journal for review.

It is understood that, once the article is submitted to Más Vita. Revista de Ciencias de la Salud and the review process has begun, the author accepts this process and, consequently, commits to publishing it only in this journal. Under no circumstances should the article be submitted simultaneously to more than one journal.

Article Submission

1. The article must be sent to the following email address: masvitarevista@gmail.com
2. It may also be submitted through the OJS system of Más Vita. Revista de Ciencias de la Salud, once registered as an author.
3. Together with the article, and according to language preference, the author must send the Originality Letter in Spanish | Originality Letter in English.