The journal publishes the following types of manuscripts and each one meets certain conditions of structure or length:
Original articles. Among original research articles the journal is interested in receiving observational studies (STROBE), clinical trials (CONSORT) and systematic reviews or meta-analyses (PRISMA).
The structure of these articles should have the following: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions. In terms of length, the limit is three thousand (3000) words, not including references.
The abstracts of these papers must be structured, in a way that corresponds to the contents of the article, through these items: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 250 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Narrative reviews. These reviews deal with a topical issue, of common interest to the neuroscience community, and useful for clinical or medical practice. In terms of length, the limit is three thousand (3000) words, not including references.
The abstracts of these papers must be structured, but through these three items: introduction (what is the context and importance of the topic to be addressed?), contents of the review (with free subsections, according to the author's approach) and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 250 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Clinical cases. The cases seek to contribute to the diagnosis of patients and to the challenges of clinical practice in neurology. The structure of the cases should have the following: introduction (context and purpose), presentation of the case, discussion and conclusions. In terms of length, the limit is two thousand (2000) words, not including references.
Case summaries should be structured, in a way that corresponds to the contents of the article, through these items: : introduction (context and purpose), presentation of the case, discussion and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 250 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Consensus, guidelines and recommendations. Consensus, guidelines and recommendations are manuscripts that give indications, mainly, for clinical practice in Neurology. In their structure, these documents should have a title, structured abstract (including purpose, description of the methodology, contents and conclusions), keywords (between 6 and 12), introduction, description of the methodology, development of contents (with the subtitles and sections required by the manuscript), conclusions and references.
There is no limit to the length of these documents, except as suggested by the editor-in-chief or editor-in-charge or as recommended by the peer reviewers for each specific case. The abstract will have a maximum of 250 words.
Update. These are articles that report a novel treatment or a recent useful development for clinical practice. They may also address issues or problems of rapid development in research, with a particular interest in new theories, concepts or results in neuroscience and neurology. In terms of length, it is two thousand five hundred (2500) words, not including references.
The abstract should be structured in three items, mainly: introduction (context and purpose), body of the text (in the sections that the author freely needs to develop in his argumentation) and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 200 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Perspective. These are articles in which the authors give their point of view, their perspective, on some matter of interest for neurology or neurosciences and with scientific, ethical, clinical or contextual repercussions in the area, in the relationship with patients. However, even if it is a reflective text, it must be well supported by findings and current scientific literature relevant to the topic being addressed. In terms of length, the limit is two thousand five hundred (2500) words, not including references.
The abstracts of Perspectiva articles should be structured, in a way that corresponds to the contents of the article, through these items: introduction (context and purpose), body of the text (in the sections that the author freely needs to develop in his argumentation) and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 200 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Short communication. These are articles that address a topic of scientific or clinical interest that requires rapid dissemination (and discussion) among the basic and clinical neuroscience community. In terms of length, the limit is two thousand (2500) words, not including references.
The abstracts must be structured, in a way that corresponds to its contents, through these items: introduction (context and purpose), body of the text (in the sections that the author freely needs to develop in his argumentation) and conclusions.
The abstract cannot exceed 200 words, not including the title, structure items and keywords.
Letters to the editor. Letters to the editor are discussion papers submitted to the editor-in-chief regarding a paper published in the journal. Its maximum length is one thousand words (1000) and its structure is free. They do not require an abstract.
Keywords. Keywords for all manuscripts requiring an abstract should range from 6 to 12 terms and should be selected using the DeCS/Mesh tool here:
https://decsfinder.bvsalud.org/dmfs
Methodological guidelines (equator network). For the writing of several of these manuscripts, the use of the following guidelines and their checklists is recommended (it is important to note that such guidelines can be requested in the peer review process):