Guidelines and Instructions | Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

We recommend authors read our EDITORIAL POLICY and the CODE OF ETHICS followed by the journal, before submission.

OBJN follows the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” (Vancouver Style).

The following documents must be attached during manuscript submission:

Mandatory	Documents	Downloads
For ALL articles	· Manuscript in the journal's Template (blinded)	· Portuguese: Click here · English: Click here
	· Title Page in the journal's Template	· Portuguese: Clique aqui · English: Click here
	· Copyright Transfer Statement	· Portuguese: Clique aqui · English: Click here
For studies involving human beings or animals	· Research Ethics Committee approval letter.
For randomized clinical trials	· CONSORT Flowchart	Download: Click here
For randomized clinical trials	· CONSORT Checklist	Download: Click here
For observational and epidemiological studies	· STROBE Checklist	Download: Click here
For all types of quality improvement studies	· SQUIRE 2.0 Checklist	Download: Click here
For qualitative studies	· COREQ Checklist	Download: Click here
For implementation, innovation, prospecting, and/or technological development research	· SQUIRE 2.0 Checklist	Download: Click here
For systematic reviews and meta-analyses	· PRISMA Checklist	Download: Click here
For systematic reviews and meta-analyses	· PRISMA Flowchart	Download: Click here
For scoping reviews	· PRISMA-ScR Checklist	Download: Click here
For scoping reviews	· PRISMA Flowchart	Download: Click here

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Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts can be submitted in English, Portuguese, and Spanish for the sections described in ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT TYPES.
The manuscript and the Title page must be in the journal's Template, in Word format doc or docx.
The text must be original and not have been submitted, in parallel, to any other publication.
The text must present originality in its composition, with behaviors identified as plagiarism and self-plagiarism being rejected.
All mandatory documents, listed in the general introductions, were attached at the time of submission.
Authors are limited to a maximum of six (6), except in multicenter studies, where the inclusion of more authors may be evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief upon justification in the Cover Letter.
Citations and references must follow the Vancouver norms.
At least 80% of the references must be from the last five (5) years, except for historical articles, review articles, or exceptionally authorized ones.
Review articles must update the search until the submission date.

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Formatting

A4 page with 2.5 cm margins on each side.
Font Times New Roman, size 12, justified.
Paragraph 1.25 cm.
1.5 line spacing throughout the article, except for the abstract, keywords, tables/charts, speeches/interviews, and references, which should have single spacing.
If the article is submitted in Portuguese, words and terms in English must be in italics.
Regarding the maximum word count:

Manuscript type	Maximum word count
Editorial	1500 words
Original Articles	5000 words
Review Articles	5000 words
Implementation, Innovation, Prospecting, and/or Technological Development Research	5000 words
Reflection Articles	5000 words
Experience Reports, Updates, and/or Technological Innovation	5000 words
Letter to the Editor	500 words

ATTENTION: Abstract and references are not counted.

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Manuscript structure

Must follow the structure of the journal's Template, indicating: title, abstract, keywords (in the submission language), introduction, method, results, discussion, conclusion, and references (except editorial and letter to the editor).

DO NOT number the article pages.
Clinical trials, systematic and scoping reviews must present the registration number at the end of the abstract and in the method section.

All studies must follow the guidelines of the Equator Network guides, according to the manuscript type.

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Citations

OBJN adopts the Vancouver system for citing references.
Reference citations must respect the order of appearance in the text, and must be numbered consecutively, in Arabic numerals, superscript, and in parentheses.

The numerical citation must come before the punctuation at the end of the sentence.
There should be no space between the numerical citation and the preceding word.

Authors' names should not be mentioned in the text (except for those constituting theoretical or method references).

When citations are sequential, indicate the first and last number, separated by a hyphen. Ex.: ^(1-3).
When they are interspersed, separate each one with a comma. Ex.: ^(2-3,5).
Direct citations must be described in quotation marks, not in italics, respecting the sequence of the text.

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Interview/subject's speech/testimony

Must be in a separate paragraph, distinct from the normal text.
In italics, without quotation marks, with single spacing and a 2 cm indent from the left margin.
The identification of the speech must be coded and presented at the end of each speech/interview/testimony, in parentheses and not in italics.

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Footnotes/endnotes

Are NOT allowed.

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Acronyms/Abbreviations

Only internationally standardized ones.
Must be spelled out the first time they appear in the text.
In tables and figures, they should be used as little as possible and spelled out in the footer of the illustration (caption).

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Non-textual resources (tables and figures)

A maximum of five (5) are allowed.
Font Times New Roman, size 12, justified, single spacing.
Must be inserted in the text as soon as they are cited.
Tables and charts must be editable (Microsoft Word).
They should not exceed the file margins (2.5 cm on all sides).
Must contain indication of authorship source.

Tables

The title must be presented above the table.
A period should not be placed after the title.
Must be open on the left and right sides.
Should not contain internal lines.

Figures

Charts, graphs, drawings, flowcharts, schemes, diagrams, and photos must be identified as figures.
Must have a title below them. When there is an authorship source, the title goes below the source.
Must have a minimum resolution of 900 DPI (Dots Per Inch), be editable whenever possible, and have a maximum size of 16x10 cm.
Photos with identifiable people must have image usage authorization submitted along with the manuscript.

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References

At least 80% of the references must be from the last five (5) years, except for historical articles, review articles, or exceptionally authorized ones.
References must be numbered in the sequential order of appearance in the text body, following the Vancouver norm.
Font Times New Roman, size 12, justified, single spacing.
Articles published in more than one language must be referenced in ENGLISH.
Whenever available, the DOI of the cited works must be informed.
For review articles, at the end of the references resulting from the review process, the term "[included in review]" must be written.
Journal titles must be abbreviated according to the National Library of Medicine catalog.
For national and Latin American journals, use the abbreviated title registered in the Scientific Health Sciences Journals Portal of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) or in Latindex.
In the absence of an abbreviation, use the full name of the journal.
If reference managers have been used, it is necessary to remove the link with the software before the manuscript is submitted.
The number of references is unlimited.

Examples:

Bulechek GM, Butcher HK, Dochterman JM. Classificação das Intervenções de Enfermagem- NIC. 6. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier; 2016.
Dordetto P, Pinto G, Rosa T. Pacientes submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca: caracterização sociodemográfica, perfil clínico epidemiológico e complicações. Rev Fac Cienc Med. 2016;18(3):144-9. https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1984-4840201625868

Example of a reference without DOI:

Lima DVM. Design of research: a contribution for authors. Online Braz J Nurs [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2022 Set 11];10(2). Available from: http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/3648

Example of a reference included in the review:

Magnago C, Pierantoni C, França T, Garcia A, Ney M, Matsumoto K. The influence of family health strategy on health indicators in the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Online Braz J Nurs. 2011 May;10(1). https://doi.org/10.5935/1676-4285.20113211 [included in review]

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Licensing and Copyright

Copyright: The authors transfer and assign the right to use the work to OBJN, on a permanent, irrevocable, free-of-charge, and exclusive basis for the first publication.

Reuse rights: OBJN adopts the Creative Commons (CC-BY) - Attribution 4.0 International licensing system. Under this license, it is allowed to access, copy, download, print, share, reuse, edit, and remix, including for commercial purposes, provided that due credit is given to the author(s) and OBJN.

Author depositing/Self-archiving rights: OBJN encourages authors to deposit the published version in institutional repositories. Granted authorizations can be consulted in the information services Diadorim or Miguilim.

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*Updated on 10/05/2025.