Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submitting a manuscript to Actualizaciones en Osteología implies that the work is original, has not been submitted simultaneously to other journals, and has not been accepted for publication elsewhere. The journal follows international ethical standards for publication and adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. Authors must ensure the originality of their work and the proper citation of all sources.

All articles published in the journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), allowing open access and non-commercial use of the content with appropriate attribution. Copyright remains with the authors, who retain intellectual property rights over their work.

Authors must also indicate the availability of the data used and any supplementary material accompanying the study, in accordance with the journal's transparency and reproducibility policies.

User Registration

To submit an article, you must register in the journal's submission management system through our website. Once registration is complete, you may begin the process of uploading and submitting your manuscript.

Files to be submitted:

1. Cover Letter to the Editors

When submitting an article, authors must include a file containing a letter addressed to the Editors, Dr. Virginia Massheimer and Dr. Silvina Mastaglia. It must contain the following information (you may use this template):

• Section of the journal to which the article is being submitted.
• Author information:
  • First and last name (e.g., María M. Pérez, Juan C. Rodríguez).
  • Email address.
  • ORCID (authors must obtain one at https://orcid.org).
  • Single affiliation for each author. Affiliations must be provided in the original language, without abbreviations, and using the full official name of the institution. They must correspond to the institution where the author conducted the work. The institutional unit (section, division, department, service, or equivalent) and the main institution must be stated. Positions or academic/professional titles should not be included.
  • Author order. Indicate the corresponding author, name, and email address.
  • Author contributions according to the Spanish-language terms of the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy).
• Funding statement (sources of financial support, if any).
• Conflict of interest statement.
• Originality statement (confirmation that the manuscript is original and has not been submitted to other journals).
• Acknowledgments: This section should include individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed to the work but do not meet the authorship criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). [see Authorship Policies]

Important note: This document does not replace the requirement to enter all authors and their information into the system. The list of authors may not be modified after the manuscript has been accepted.

2. Publication Consent

You must attach the publication consent form. Download it here.

3. Manuscript Preparation

Actualizaciones en Osteología follows the requirements established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the editorial best practices endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

FORMAT AND PRESENTATION

• Manuscript format: Manuscripts must be prepared in Word format (doc or docx), with margins of at least 20 mm, single line spacing, and 12-point Arial font (or a similar font).
• Numbering: All pages and lines must be numbered consecutively.
• Abbreviations and symbols: Only standard abbreviations should be used. Abbreviations are not permitted in the title or abstract.
• Anonymization: To preserve anonymity during the peer-review process, manuscripts must be submitted in anonymized form. This means that authors' names, affiliations, and any other identifying information must be removed from the manuscript before submission.
• Compliance with requirements: Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's requirements—including formatting, structure, figures, and tables—will not be sent for peer review.

TITLE PAGE

The first page of the manuscript must include the following information:

• Journal section to which the article belongs (Original Articles, Reviews, Brief Communications, Case Reports, Editorial, Letter to the Editor).
• Article title in Spanish and English.
• Short title for the page header (maximum 6 words).
• Abstract and keywords in Spanish and English (see specifications according to the section).

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE (see summary table)

• Original Articles Section

Text structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions.

Recommended maximum length: 5,000 words, including up to 5 figures and 5 tables.

References: maximum 50 references.

Include details regarding informed consent and ethical guidelines.

Structured abstract of up to 350 words, in Spanish and English.

Keywords (4 to 10) in Spanish and English. Authors may use MeSH.

• Reviews Section

Text structure: Introduction, Methodology (for systematic reviews), Development and Discussion, Conclusion.

Recommended maximum length: 6,000 words, including up to 5 figures and 5 tables.

References: maximum 60 references.

Abstract of up to 350 words, in Spanish and English.

Keywords (4 to 10) in Spanish and English. Authors may use MeSH.

• Brief Communications Section

Text structure: brief Introduction, Development, and relevant Conclusions.

Recommended maximum length: 3,000 words, including up to 4 figures and 4 tables.

References: maximum 30 references.

Abstract of up to 250 words, in Spanish and English.

Keywords (4 to 10) in Spanish and English. Authors may use MeSH.

• Case Reports Section

Structure: Introduction, Clinical Case, and Discussion.

Recommended maximum length: 3,000 words, including up to 4 figures and 4 tables.

References: maximum 30 references.

Abstract of up to 250 words, in Spanish and English.

Keywords (4 to 10) in Spanish and English. Authors may use MeSH.

• Letter to the Editor and Editorial Sections

Recommended maximum length: 1,000 words, with a maximum of 2 figures or tables for Letters to the Editor.

References: maximum 10 references.

Keywords (4 to 10) in Spanish and English. Authors may use MeSH.

• Citation style

References must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. In-text citations must be indicated using superscript numbers.

• Reference guidelines

Journals: All authors should be included if there are six or fewer; if there are more than six, the first three authors should be listed followed by “et al.” Journal titles must be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. Journal names must be written in italics. Including the DOI is recommended when available.

Example:

Diab T, Wang J, Reinwald S, Guldberg RE, Burr DB. Effects of combined raloxifene and alendronate treatment on the biomechanical properties of vertebral bone. J Bone Miner Res 2011;26:270-6. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Book chapters: Include the chapter authors, chapter title, book editors, book title, place of publication, publisher, year, and page numbers.

Example:

Rigalli A. Euthanasia. In: Rigalli A, Di Loreto VE (eds). Experimental Surgical Models in the Laboratory Rat. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2009, p. 31-2.

Websites: Include the institution or author, page title, publication or update date, and the full URL.

Example:

World Health Organization (WHO). The Stop TB Web Alert. 6 Dec 2000. Available at: http://www.stoptb.org/updates/index.html

Note: When available, including the DOI of journal articles is recommended to facilitate access to and verification of references.

GRAPHICAL MATERIAL

• Tables

Tables must be submitted as a separate file in an editable format (Word or Excel), numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. They must present relevant information clearly and completely, with explanatory titles and sufficiently detailed legends.

When a table is written in English, a Spanish version must also be submitted. All tables must be cited in the manuscript text as “Table” followed by the corresponding number (e.g., Table 1).

• Figures

Figures must be submitted separately in .jpg or .tif format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and a maximum file size of 2 MB. Micrographs must include the scale bar or magnification used.

When a figure is written in English, a Spanish version must also be submitted. All figures must be cited in the manuscript text as “Figure” followed by the corresponding number (e.g., Figure 1).

• Titles and Legends

Table titles and figure legends must be clear and concise. They must also indicate whether the material was produced by the authors, is used under a license, or has been reproduced with permission. If permission for reproduction has been obtained, the authors must provide the corresponding permission and the appropriate attribution statement.

Titles and legends must be presented on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Informed Consent

For Original Articles and Case Reports, authors must provide details regarding the request for informed consent for the publication of patient data, in accordance with international and local ethical standards.

• Ethical Standards

Authors must indicate whether the study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards approved by an institutional or regional ethics committee for research involving human participants or animals. Articles must follow the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights adopted by the UNESCO General Conference (1997), and the UNESCO declaration on Human Genetic Data (2003) (for studies involving humans). When studies or experiments involving animals are described, the ethical guidelines applied must be stated and endorsed by an institutional committee for the care and use of animals in research (e.g., CICUAL, CICUAE, ICLAS) or in accordance with the applicable national regulations.

• Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial conflict of interest (including the source of funding received) or personal conflict that could influence the interpretation of the data or the writing of the article (examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancy, fees, patent applications or registrations, grants, and affiliation with the journal as an editor). Any conflict of interest must be declared in the letter to the Editors [download the template letter].

 

Declaration of Generative AI Use in Scientific Writing

The use of AI tools is limited to supporting the writing and organization of the manuscript and must be disclosed in the cover letter. Their use to generate scientific content, analyze data, or prepare references is not permitted. Authors assume full responsibility for the content of the work [see AI Use Policy].

This declaration will appear in the published article and must be included in a new section before the reference list. Statement: During the preparation of this work, the authors used [name of tool/service] for [purpose]. After using this tool, the authors reviewed and edited the content as necessary and assume full responsibility for the content of the published article. See our policies for further details.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

All manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process. The evaluation is conducted by a journal editor and at least two external reviewers selected from a pool of professionals with recognized expertise in the relevant subject area and who are independent of the editorial team.

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and decline the review if any such conflict exists. Manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.

The review process is estimated to take 30 to 60 days. The editorial decision (acceptance with or without revisions, or rejection) is final.

When revisions are requested, the manuscript may undergo additional rounds of review at the discretion of the editorial team.

For more detailed information about the process, please consult our Policy.

GALLEY PROOF CORRECTION

Accepted manuscripts will be sent to the authors for final review in galley-proof format. Authors will have 72 hours to review and approve the final version. At this stage, only minor formal corrections will be accepted; substantive changes to the content will not be permitted. See this video for instructions on how to make corrections.

If the author does not respond within the established deadline for galley-proof review, the version sent will be considered approved.