Submissions

Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

The Revista Brasileira de Neurologia is an open-access journal and Official Organ of the Deolindo Couto Institute of Neurology of UFRJ and Brazilian Academy of Neurology – RJ (ABN-RJ / ANERJ). Its objective is to disseminate high-quality articles, with a primary focus on clinical aspects of Neurology, covering basic and clinical neurosciences, as well as related disciplines (speech therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, neuropsychology), contributing to the professional improvement and continuing education of specialists in the field.  

Publication and Access

Published quarterly in electronic format, the journal has an electronic ISSN of 2447-2573 and is indexed in BIREME, Google Scholar, LILACS, and Miguilim, among others. Access to the content is free and available on the VHL pages, on the UFRJ Journal portal (https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rbn/index), on the INDC portal (http://server2.indc.ufrj.br/index.php/home), and on ABN-RJ (https://www.neuro.org.br).

There are no payment fees for submission or publication.

Types of Accepted Manuscripts

Editorial (by invitation)
Original articles (clinical or experimental research)
Review articles (narrative, systematic, meta-analysis)
Opinions, brief communications and case reports that expand knowledge or suggest new hypotheses
Historical note
Imaging in neurology
Other (at the discretion of the editors)

Language, Review, and Presentation

Texts must be written only in English and undergo careful grammatical and spelling checks. The RBN adopts the standards of the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). Manuscripts must be presented in Word, Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1 spacing. All pages must be numbered.

Submission and Copyright

RBN adopts the CC-BY-NC license. The authors retain the copyright and grant RBN the exclusive right to carry out the first peer-reviewed scientific publication in the online format. The manuscript must be unpublished and not be submitted to another journal.

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's electronic system (https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rbn/index).

The following should be included:

1. COVER LETTER AND CONFORMITY OF THE MANUSCRIPT WITH OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES* (see model at the end of this document);
2. Main manuscript with authors' names;
3. Manuscript without authors' names for blind evaluation by the reviewer;
4. In the case of figures or tables, attach them as Supplementary Material, outside the main manuscript, in a high-resolution document. The places where figures or tables are to be inserted should be indicated in the main manuscript, and the captions should be attached to it.;

5. In the article's review phase(s), authors should always include a letter to the reviewers, pointing out item by item, regarding the changes in the text and/or the justifications why the suggested modifications have not been considered. 

Evaluation Process

The editorial board will initially analyze the manuscripts, and may be sent for peer review. The final acceptance or refusal is the decision of the editorial board, based on the evaluations of the reviewers

Text Organization

Title Page
Full and abbreviated title: Maximum of 150 characters, with translation into another language (Portuguese or English) and abbreviated title of up to 30 characters.
Author information: Full name, institutional affiliation (up to three levels), city, state, and country, academic degree, current job title, and ORCID. There must be a corresponding author with an electronic address (e-mail).
Conflict of interest statement.
Funding statement.
Authors' contributions, following the CRediT taxonomy.
Supplemental Information: Details on suggested reviewers, ethical statements, or clinical trial registries, if applicable.
Resumo e Abstract
Original articles, reviews, historical notes and case reports: Maximum of 250 structured words, followed by seven keywords and keywords.
Other types: No abstract or keywords. Keywords and keywords should follow the Health Science Descriptors (http://decs.bvs.br/).

Text

Original Articles

- Up to 4,000 words (excluding abstract, figures, and tables)

- Maximum of 3 figures and 4 tables/boxes

- Up to 75 references

- Structure: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and Acknowledgments (if applicable)

Review Articles

- Up to 5,000 words

- Maximum of 4 figures and 4 tables/boxes

- Up to 100 references

- Narrative or systematic reviews (must follow PRISMA, registration in PROSPERO)

Historical Note

- Up to 4,000 words

- Maximum of 3 figures and 4 tables/boxes

- Up to 75 references

Case Report

- Up to 1,000 words

- Maximum of 2 figures and 2 tables

- Up to 15 references

Images in Neurology

- Up to 150 words

- Up to 4 figures and 1 table

- Up to 5 references

Opinion

- Up to 2,000 words

- Maximum of 1 figure and 1 table

- Up to 15 references

Editorial

- Up to 1,200 words

- Maximum of 1 figure and 1 table

- Up to 10 references

References

They must follow the Vancouver style, listed as quoted in the text.

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK7256.pdf),

Responsibilities

Human or animal studies should mention ethical approval, including the CAAE number. Authors are responsible for the article's content and must ensure ownership of the rights to the images.

Open Access Policy

The journal adopts an open access policy, allowing all articles to be accessed for free online.

*EXAMPLE:     COVER LETTER AND CONFORMITY OF THE MANUSCRIPT WITH OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES                                                  

 Manuscript Title: [Insert Title]  

Manuscript Type: [Type of article]  

Corresponding Author: [Name of corresponding author]  

E-mail: [Corresponding author’s email]  

Dear Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Neurologia,  

I (We), the undersigned author(s), hereby declare that the manuscript titled “[Insert Title]” is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere. The manuscript is submitted exclusively to Revista Brasileira de Neurologia. Upon acceptance, the authors will retain the copyright, and the manuscript will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY-NC, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).  

I (We) disclose the following conflicts of interest: [state conflicts or declare none].  

I (We) confirm the following:  

1. Ethics Approval: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Approval No: [insert protocol number]).  
2. Ethical Compliance: The study adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines for human subjects and ethical principles for animal studies where applicable.  
3. Informed Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal representatives (for studies involving humans).  
4. Funding: The study was funded by the following institutions: [list funding sources].  
5. Author Opinions: The views expressed in this manuscript reflect solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of any affiliated institutions or funding bodies.  
6. Authorship: All authors meet the ICMJE authorship criteria:  a-Contributing to the design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation;  b-Participating in drafting or critically revising the manuscript;  c-Approving the final version to be submitted;  d-Taking full responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of the work.  
7. Preprint (if applicable): The manuscript has been deposited in a preprint repository with the following details: a-Title: [insert preprint title]  b-DOI: [insert preprint DOI] c- Preprint Server: [insert server name]  d-URL: [insert URL].  

            If accepted, we acknowledge the responsibility to update the preprint repository with a link              to the published version.  

8. Artificial Intelligence (if applicable): The use of AI-assisted technologies in preparing this manuscript has been disclosed in the Methods section.
9. Data Availability: We commit to making data, software codes, and other materials underlying the manuscript available upon request from reviewers or the journal.  
10. Open Science Compliance: The authors declare that (a) the manuscript has been deposited as a preprint (if applicable), and its location has been cited, and (b) all data, software codes, and materials underlying the manuscript have been appropriately referenced and are available for access as required.  

I (We) appreciate your consideration of our manuscript for publication and look forward to your feedback.  

Sincerely,  

[City, day, month, year]  

Full name(s) and digital confirmation(s) or signature(s) of the author(s).