The Revista Argentina de Radiología (RAR) publishes original contributions on Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Procedures. RAR accepts manuscripts in Spanish and English languages. RAR is included in the Latin-American Medicus Index (LILACS), in the Latindex Catalogue, in the Main Group of Scientific Magazines of CONICET (Board of Technical and Scientific Research) and in SciELO Argentina.
Criteria for publication
Acceptance of a manuscript is based on a peer review process. Reviewers receive manuscripts without authorship or institutional membership in order to guarantee an unbiased revision. Revision process: The Editorial Board carries out the first assessment of the manuscript. If the manuscript is suitable for publication, the manuscript is sent to reviewers who receive a copy and the assessment chart with all the points to be considered. After the Revision stage, the manuscript is sent to the authors if modifications are requested. The revised manuscript by the authors received at the Editorial Office is sent again to the reviewers for final approval or sent back to the authors if the suggested modifications were not properly corrected. Once these steps have been completed, the Editorial Board decides publication or rejection of the manuscript. The instructions are in agreement with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” available at: www.icmje.org.
Different Manuscript Categories
RAR’s Editorial Board will consider for publication manuscripts related to General Radiology, Ultrasonography, Computed
Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Procedures and Radiophysics related topics.
Authors must define their contributions according to the following categories:
1. Main Article: New relevant information based on original investigations with statistical assessment of own series.
The manuscripts should comprise the following sections:
Abstract: It should be clear, concise and informative to allow the understanding of the manuscript content with a maximum
of 250 words in 4 paragraphs with the following headings: 1) Purpose 2) Materials and Methods 3) Results 4) Conclusions.
Authors must include three to five keywords and they should avoid using abbreviations or bibliographic references.
In all cases an English abstract should be included with the same structure and content as the Spanish version.
Introduction: It consists of three parts: the first part defines the problem, the second one gives a brief account of previous
knowledge, and the third section states the purpose of the study according to the previous ones.
Materials and Methods: The selection criteria of patients included in the work should be clearly defined: Group composition,
age, gender, clinical signs, etc. The protocol (Imaging technique, reading method, diagnosis or analysis criteria, reference standards,
statistical tests) should be clearly indicated as they are relevant for the study. For non clinical studies the characteristics
of the equipment used and of the patients under study should be clearly described to allow others to reproduce the reported
work. Results should not be disclosed in this section and verbs should be in past tense.
Results: All the results of the study should be described in a clear and logical manner, including negative results. If tables are
included, they should not duplicate information in the text. In this section past tense should be used. The included figures
should be pertinent to the casuistry under study in this section.
Discussion: Both materials and methods should be discussed and the validity of results examined. In the first paragraph, the
authors should answer the target questions in the declared objectives. Thus a comparison of results with the previous knowledge
and the existing literature can be done.
The performances, limitations, false diagnosis, etc., as well as solutions to the stated problem should be discussed in this section.
This section should not include figures or illustrations.
Conclusion: Brief summary of the study results and its consequences rigorously derives from the analyzed casuistry.
References (See References)
2. Update Article. It is an update about a topic which covers the latest concepts related to clinical-imaging aspects, as well as
the eventual modification of diagnostic algorithm which determines the appearance of new techniques. The article is based
on the description of the author's experience on a certain topic. This category also includes work about related topics (legislation,
professional practice, etc.). The abstract need not be structured. The purpose and the essential parts should be stated.
An English abstract must be submitted.
Keywords should be included.
3. Review Article. It is a summary about well-established matters with a critical analysis of the consulted bibliography (which
should be comprehensive) and conclusions. The iconography presented must be original, including processing of statistical
meta-analysis whenever appropriate.
4. Short Article. It reports a series of 3 to 8 cases related to pathology or to aspects of pathology about which little or nothing
has been published yet. It contributes to original elements on semiology and diagnostic or therapeutics handling of a certain
condition. The material should be organized as follows: Non-structured abstract with keywords, introduction, brief description
of the observations, and brief discussion. A conclusion is not necessary. The description of the observations should use
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the past tense. In the discussion, a concise review of the literature could be included. Figures should be pertinent to illustrate
the described findings and, ideally, they should not be more than 6. References should not be more than 15.
5. Pictorial Essay. Its main purpose is to illustrate a control of a pathology or technique with images of an excellent quality. Due
to the didactic nature of this type of work, we recommend that the illustrations include arrows and/or letters to highlight the
zone of interest. The references and texts should be relatively brief. A non-structured abstract both in Spanish and English
should be provided.
6. Case Report. It is an account of one or two rare cases due to its presentation form, low frequency or unusual association
with another entity. The organization of the material should be structured in the same way as in the Short Article.
7. Technical Note. It is a brief description of a technique, specific procedure, or technological innovation which could be of interest
to Diagnostic Imaging.
8. Opinion Article. It is a relatively brief work which expresses the author’s personal judgment about a certain controversial topic.
Since it involves a subjective treatment of a topic, the contribution should be made by only one or two authors. This type of
article does not require an abstract. It can include up to four figures or tables and references should not be more than five.
9. Letters to the Editor and Reply. This section includes constructive, objective and educational criticism of, or discrepancies
with RAR published articles. Letters should be brief (around 500 words) and they can include up to two figures. The Reply
should deal with the aspects referred to in the Letters to the Editor section clarifying the controversial issues of the article.
10. Historical Outline. It is a brief article which makes reference to past aspects which can contribute to the cultural heritage of
Diagnostic Imaging.
11. Other Sections. RAR can incorporate other sections which contain manuscripts whose authors are specifically called upon
by the Editorial Board.
General Rules
Cover Letter
All manuscripts should be accompanied by a Cover Letter signed by all authors, in which they will have to state that the work is
in accord with RAR Publication Guidelines and the category the work belongs to.
If any section of the manuscript has been published elsewhere -such as tables or illustrations-, this information should be included
in the Cover Letter. The letter should be signed by the correspondent author and all co-authors.
Conflicts of Interest
Authors must describe any direct or indirect financial interest they may have in the submitted manuscript, and they must authorize
RAR to publish this financial disclosure with the article if deemed appropriate by the editors. Authors who state any financial
interest will be requested to sign a Conflicts of Interest Declaration. This declaration can be found at www.rard.org.ar
RAR’s financial disclosure policy is as follows: “Each author shall describe (a) any direct financial interest in the subject matter discussed
in the submitted manuscript, and (b) any affiliation of financial involvement the author has with or in any organization
having a direct financial interest in the subject matter discussed in the submitted manuscript. Such information will be held in the
confidence of the journal Editor during the review process. If necessary, in the Editor’s view, this information may be shared with
reviewers. The submission of a manuscript grants permission for RAR to publish the financial information described above, or an
appropriate summary thereof, with the manuscript if the manuscript is accepted for publication.”
Bear in mind that financial interests also includes financial support of an author's study by industry. In these cases, information
should be included at the beginning of the Materials and Methods section. Authors should indicate (a) the name of the industry
providing support for the study, (b) the type of support (financial, provision of equipment or contrast agents, etc), and (c) if authors
had control of the data and information submitted for publication. Statements regarding control of data and information are also
needed for any authors who are employees of or consultants to an industry whose products are being evaluated in the study,
even if the industry did not support the study.
Any other non-financial conflict of interest should also be disclosed to the editors.
Conflicts of Interest (COI) apply also to members of the Editorial Board (editors, writing board, national and international consultants)
Members of the Editorial Board are asked to sign a COI disclosure statement, disclosing any financial or other interest that may bias
their objectivity when performing their duties as a member of the mentioned board. Reviewers must explicitly state (in the Comments
of Editors section of the journal) whether or not there are COIs that could bias their review on a given manuscript. In fact, reviewers
should not review a manuscript if they believe they are unable to provide an unbiased review. Also, any individual who has reviewed
a manuscript should not use the manuscript content obtained prior to its publication for personal interest or to gain knowledge.
Patient Anonymity and Informed Consent
Patients have the right to privacy, which should not be infringed upon without the informed consent. The identification information
should not be published in written descriptions, pictures or family trees, unless the information is essential for scientific purposes
and the patient (or his/her caretaker) gives a written informed consent for publication. It is the author’s responsibility to
ensure patient anonymity. However, patients' information should never be modified or forged in the attempt to achieve anonymity.
Masking the eyes in photographs is not sufficient protection of anonymity since patients can be recognized.
Bioethics
Authors should guarantee that manuscripts reporting the results of studies with human subjects were obtained with their informed
consent and that they respected the ethical norms of the institution which the authors belong to and of the Declaration of
Helsinki of 1975, with the October 2000 review, available at: http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm (English and Spanish version.)
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In the case of controlled clinical essays the norms of CONSORT should be followed, available at: http://www.consort-statement.org/.
If manuscripts include experimental animals, authors must explain the working conditions with those animals and state the approval
for the use of laboratory animals by an official or private institution. Or they should state compliance with either international
or national guidelines.
Authorship
It must be remembered that authors who appear in the manuscripts must have truly participated in the makings of the manuscript.
The type of participation of each author can be explained when submitting the manuscript.
The requirements to be listed as an author of the work or to be included as co-author can be consulted at Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publications- http://www.elsevier.es and
http://www.icmje.org.
To be listed as an author, an individual should have made contributions to the conception and design of the study, or to the acquisition
of data, or to its analysis and interpretation; and to the drafting of the article, or to its revision; and to the final approval of
the version to be published. Those who have participated to obtain information, collect data or supervise the research group do
not justify authorship. They should be listed in the Acknowledgements section at the end of the manuscript. If the manuscript
does not comply with the guidelines previously mentioned, RAR can state it publicly and proceed to remove the article.
Copyright
The submission of a manuscript for publication implies: (a) that this study has not been published (except as an abstract or as part
of a thesis); (b) that it is not being considered for publication by any other journal or means of scientific dissemination (such as
books, online journals, reports); and (c) that its publication has been approved by all authors and co-authors of the study and by
the institution from which the work originated.
Permission to reproduce any previously published material must be granted.
In all cases, the study should be submitted with the corresponding form of “Authorship responsibility, transfer of copyright and
financial disclosure” and it should be signed by all authors. This form is published in each edition of RAR.
Manuscript Assembly
Title Page
This page should include the title of the manuscript, both in Spanish and English, names of the authors, and address (including
postal code) of the institution from which the work originated. It should also include address, telephone number, FAX number
and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
This page should also include a short version of the manuscript title and the key words related to the content of the manuscript.
“Blind” Title Page
Submit another title page with no other information than the original title (do not include names of authors) which should be
included with each copy for the peer review process
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Text
Authors should organize the text according to the corresponding category.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms at the beginning of the text by using complete words first followed by the abbreviation between
parentheses. For example: Helical Computed Tomography (HCT)
Avoid using abbreviated terms in the text to favor a more fluid reading.
Abstract
An Abstract must be included in all articles except in Letters to the Editor. In the case of the Original Manuscript, the abstract
should be segmented according to the previously mentioned guidelines.
In other categories (such as Pictorial Essays, Case Presentation, etc) the corresponding abstract does not require segmentation
(Purpose, Materials and Methods, etc.)
Keywords
In all articles, with the exception of Letters to the Editor, 3 to 6 keywords must be provided (organ, pathology, diagnostic or therapeutic
method). These words, both in English and Spanish, should be written in the page of the title. Indications can be consulted
at: www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html.
References
References should be double spaced, starting in a separate page, and they should be numbered consecutively according to the
order in which they appear in the manuscript.
All cited works should be invariably included as references in the manuscript. Such references should appear between parentheses
and in superscript (for example: (21)) and they should appear at the end of the phrase which contains referential information.
When authors are mentioned, the reference should be included immediately after (for example: Greenway G. et al. (4)) References
should be numbered in consecutive order, as they appeared first in the manuscript.
List surnames and initials of all authors when there are six or fewer authors. When there are more than six, only mention the first
three followed by “et al.”
Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the Index Medicus MEDLINE (available at: www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html).
As an example we provide appropriate ways of citing:
- Journal Articles
Megibow AJ, Zhov XH, Rotterdam H, et al. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: CT versus MR Imaging in the evaluation of resectability.
Report of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group. Radiology 1995; 195: 327-332.
Chapter of a book
Steiner RM. Radiology of the heart and great vessels. In: Braunwald E., Zipes D., Libby P., eds. Heart Disease. Philadelphia: WB
Saunders; 2001: 15-18.
- Complete Book
Kellman RM, Marentette LJ. Atlas of CraniomaxiIlofacial Fixation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 1999.
- Abstracts, editorials and letters to the editor should be noted as such
Spargo P M, Manners JM. DDAVP and open heart surgery (letter). Anaesthesia 1989; 44: 363-364.
Fuhrman SA, Joiner KA. “Binding of the third component of complement (3 by Toxoplasma gondii (abstract)”. Clin Res 1987;
35: 475A.
- Software Reference
Epi Info (computer program) Version 6 Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1994.
- Online Journal Reference
Friedman SA. Preeclampsia: a review of the role of prostaglandins. Obstet Gynecol (online serial). January 1988, 71: 22-37.
Available at: BRS Information Technologies, McLean, V.A. Accessed December 15, 1990.
- Data Base Reference
Cancernet-pdq (online database). Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996.
- Web Page Reference
Gostin LO. Drug use and HIV/AIDS (JAMA HIV/AIDS web site) June 1, 1996. Available at: http://www.amaassn.
org/special/hiv/ethics. Accessed June 26, 1997.
For more information related to references (example: Conference Minutes, Article presented in a conference, etc.), we recommend
you to consult “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals”. JAMA 1997; 277: 927-936 revised
in 2001, available at www.icmje.org, also known as Norms of Vancouver.
Note: Data which haven’t been published, such as those appearing in submitted manuscripts for publication but not accepted or
printed yet, as well as personal communications, should not be included in the references. They could be cited in the corresponding
text between parenthesis (example: Miller J. personal communication)
Tables
Each table should have a descriptive title and contain at least 4 columns.
They should be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the manuscript.
Abbreviations in the table should be explained below it.
Tables should be “self-explanatory”; avoid repeating information given in the text or in the figures.
Table references should be numbered consecutively with those of the manuscript.
If information published or unpublished from another source is presented, grant written approval and acknowledge its origin.
Illustrations
They should be limited to those which show the fundamental findings described in the manuscript. A maximum of 20 figures will
be accepted for Original Manuscript, Update Article, and Subject Matter Revision; up to 30 for Pictorial Essay and Historical
Outline; 6 for Short Article and Case Presentation; 2 for Technical Note, Commentary and Letters to the Editor. The number of
the figure should correspond to the number assigned in the manuscript and it should be ordered in a correlative way.
They should have high resolution and be uniform in size and magnification. Format should be either JPG or TIFF, 300 dots per inch
(DPI). If figures have been manipulated electronically, explain the alterations that have been made and send the original image
together with the altered one.
Figures are always published in black and white. Color publication is left to the judgment of our Editorial Board and it could mean
an additional cost for authors.
Histological slice illustrations should be accompanied by captions specifying stain and magnification as well as the relevant histopathological
finding.
The areas of interest of the figure should be indicated with clearly visible signs (arrows, arrowheads, asterisks, circles, etc.) created
with Photoshop®.
Figures should not contain information that identify the author or institutions they belong .
Captions
An appropriate caption for each figure should be included. All captions should be written on a separate page and they should be
double spaced like the rest of the manuscript. Age, gender and diagnosis should be included in each caption.
In case of having references they should be numbered following the sequence of those in the text.
If symbols, arrows, numbers or letters are used to identify different areas of the figure, an explanation of each of them might be
in the figure’s footnote.
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Statistics
Statistical methods must be described with enough detail so that the versed reader can verify the results presented. The data
should be quantified and error or uncertainty should be given whenever possible. The methodology that defines the choice of
patients should be described as well as the random selection. The statistical software used must be specified.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments to people who contributed to the study or to the preparation of the manuscript, as well as to entities that had
supported the study, should be included at the end of the study on a separate page.
Submission of Manuscripts
Authors should submit manuscripts through the Web page of Revista Argentina de Radiología: http://www.rard.org.ar/ or
www.rard.org.ar, entering the section “Envío de trabajos”. This will make the revision easier and it will reduce costs for authors.
Also, once both versions have been sent (an anonymous one and another with the names of the authors), authors will receive an
e-mail announcing that the information has been uploaded.
If any problem is encountered during the electronic submission, the manuscript could be sent via regular mail.
Electronic Submission
In the above mentioned Web pages, could be found detailed instructions about how to send a manuscript and a form to complete
with your personal information and to attach the work.
The manuscript should be attached to the form in compressed format (RAR or ZIP).
There should be sent two files (both in the same form), one with information about the authors, institution, etc., and another one
without this information. The latter is the one that will be evaluated by the Reviewers Board.
Once the revision is over, the authors will receive and e-mail in which they will be notified with the decision of the Board.
"Accepted”, “Rejected”, or “Accepted with modifications”
In the latter case, the author will upload two manuscripts (in .rar or .zip format) again, after having done the suggested modifications
and the process of evaluation by the Board begins again
Text
The text should be double spaced -including references, tables, footnotes in figures, and footnotes. If abbreviations or initials are
included, these should be first explained in the text.
Measurement units should be expressed in International System Units or with the SI equivalent between parentheses. ("Now Read
This: The SI Units Are Here,” JAMA 1986;255: 2329–2339).
Pages should be numbered from the cover.
The names of the authors should only appear in the first page.
Drugs or chemical substances should be referred to by their generic name rather than by their trade name.
Digital figures
Figures should be in TIFF or JPEG format. Scanned images (X-rays, ultrasounds, CTs, MRs, etc.) should have a minimum resolution
of 300 dpi. Illustrative diagrams should have a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi.
In the case of diagrams created digitally, programs should be compatible with Power Point, MS Word or Corel Draw, the latter
saved as Illustrator with extension AI.
Mail Submission
Authors should send two (2) printed copies of the manuscript (original and copy) with the images, captions, and tables inserted
in the text.
The manuscript should be double spaced -including title page (where authors, institution, mail address and keywords should be
mentioned), abstract, references, captions of figures, and tables- and with a margin of 2.5 cm for all four sides only printed on
one side of the page. All pages, starting with the abstract and excluding the title page should be numbered consecutively. The
names of the authors should not appear in the pages of the manuscript.
Important: With the submission of the manuscript, a CD should be enclosed using a simple word processor, preferably Microsoft
Word (although conversions are possible they can introduce errors), in which must be included title, authors, institution to which
the authors belong, mail address, abstract, keywords, text of the study, references, captions, and tables.
Digitalized Pictures in JPG or TIFF format with a resolution of no less than 300 pdi should be enclosed separately. Images should
not be inserted in the Word document. They should be numbered according to the order of appearance in the text and with letters
to identify them (for example: 1a, 1b, etc.). Arrows may be used or any other marks created with Photoshop® to signal findings
that need to be highlighted.
Manuscripts should be addressed to Dr. Claudia Cejas, Editorial Board, Revista Argentina de Radiología, Sociedad Argentina de
Radiología, Arenales 1985, Planta Baja (C1124AAC), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E-mail: rar@sar.org.ar. Tel /Fax: (5411) 4815-5444. (5411) 4815-5444.
Reprints
It is possible to request reprints of the manuscript; a list of prices will be available for such cases. Authors will be in charge of the cost
of the reprints and they can request the secretary of RAR, Lucila Carzoglio (rar@sar.org.ar) once the manuscript has been accepted.
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