Papers submitted to Respirar must be prepared according to the Instructions for Authors who adhere to the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). 

The articles are divided into several categories. The specific requirements of each category are presented below, but some aspects are common to all. 

Format

Articles must be supplied in .doc format.It is recommended to use Arial font, size 12 pt and double spaced. 

Writing style

Authors should remember that they are writing for an international, primarily Latin American, audience: clarity is essential. Authors should be concise, not repeat information and, if possible, avoid lengthy explanations or lengthy technical information (these should be presented as figures or tables). 

Front page

The following information should appear on the first page: 

• Type of article
• Full title in english and spanish
• Abbreviated title for page header
• Full names of the authors and their full institutional affiliation (institution/s, city, country)
• ORCID identifier of the authors
• Name and email of the corresponding author (with whom correspondence will be maintained)
• Contributions of the authors (identification of responsibility of the author of the content according to the criteria of ICMJE and roles defined in the taxonomy of CRediT- NISO (conceptualization; data curation; formal analysis; funding acquisition; investigation; methodology; project administration; resources; software; supervision; validation; visualization; writing, original draft; writing, review and editing
• Total number of words in the document 

Work title

The title of the work should be concise, but informative about the main content of the publication and stimulate the interest of the reader. Do not use abbreviations in the title. Add in a separate line an "abbreviated title" of no more than 60 characters (including spaces), which summarizes said title and can be used as "header of pages". 

Abstract in Spanish and English
Original articles, clinical cases, images and reviews must have an abstract in Spanish and another in English that must not exceed 250 words each. It will begin with a title and end with the keywords (between three and six). No tables, figures or references should be mentioned. 

'In the case of original articles, the abstract must be structured (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion or Conclusions).

The use of the DeCS (Descriptors in Health Sciences) is recommended for most of the keywords. 

Figures and tables

Authors will be encouraged to include figures, flowcharts, or tables to illustrate their articles. Images, such as photographs, x-rays, etc., must be supplied in .jpg or .tif format, with a resolution of no less than 72 dots per inch (dpi) at their final print size. The images must not be integrated into the document that contains the text of the article, but must be sent in a separate, well-identified document. 

It is important that you identify and explain any symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters that you have used to mark any part of the illustrations. In reproducing slides, make explicit the magnification and staining methods. Explain at the bottom of the legends the meaning of all the abbreviations used. 

References

The references will be Vancouver style, they must be limited to the necessary and essential ones (50 or less) in the majority of the cited publication categories as shown below:

Reference type	How to quote
For journal articles	Bannerjee D, Khair OA, Honeybourne D. Impact of sputum bacteria on airway inflammation and health status in clinical stable COPD. Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 685–692. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.04.00056804
Chapters of books	Bourbon J, Henrion–Caude A, Gaultier C. Molecular basis of lung development. In: Gibson GJ, Geddes DM, Costable U, Sterk PJ, Corrin B, eds. Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Elsevier Science, Edinburgh/Philadelphia, 2002; pp. 64–81.
Websites	Websites can be listed in the bibliography, but not among the texts, and should be used only when the original to be cited is inaccessible by other means: WHO. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). [Internet]. [Accessed 2012 Jul 3]. Available at: www.who.int/csr/sars/en/index.html.
Forthcoming and Preprints	Barr DZ, Atkatsh K, Tavarez U, Erdos MR, Gruenbaum Y, Collins FS. Biotinylation by antibody recognition- A novel method for proximity labeling. BioRxiv 069187 [Preprint]. 2016 [Accessed 2017 Jan 12]. Available at: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/069187v1
Dataset	Kraemmer MUG, Sinka ME, Duda KA et al. The global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence [dataset]. 2015 Jun 30 [Accessed 2015 Oct 23]. Dryad Digital Repository. Available at: https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.47v3c Referenced in doi: 10.7554/eLife.08347
Software	Hayes B, Tesar B, Zurow K. OTSoft: Optimality Theory Software. Version 2.3.2 [software]. 2013 Jan 14 [Accessed 2015 Feb 14]. Available at: https://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/otsoft/.

 

When an article has more than six authors, the first six will be mentioned followed by the expression et al.

The names of the journals will be abbreviated according to the style used in the Index Medicus. The list can be obtained at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov

In all references, the DOI must be indicated if available, and it must be a clickable URL.

In the text, reference numbers should be placed as superscripts after the punctuation mark, without parentheses.

Units

International units [MOU2] must be used and these must be clearly indicated in the text, figures and tables.

Types of articles published

Respirar initially considers the following types of articles: Original Articles; Reviews; Clinical Cases; Images of Respiratory Pathology; Brief Communications; Editorials and Letters to the Editor, each of which has its own characteristics.

1. Original Articles

Original articles must not exceed 3,000 words (excluding references, tables and figures) and will be divided into: a) Introduction: It will summarize the background that gives rationality or relevance to the study and in the final part the objectives of the work will be presented without anticipating results or conclusions. b) Materials and methods: the subjects studied will be described; the methods, apparatus and procedures used; statistical analysis, ethical guidelines or standards followed. c) Results: they must be clear and concise, not repeat what is already indicated in figures or tables. d) Discussion: the results that emerge from this work will be discussed and linked to other relevant studies on the subject. The findings and limitations of the work and the relationship with the objectives formulated in the introduction will be highlighted. e) Conclusions: brief summary of about two paragraphs summarizing the main points of the article in question. f) Acknowledgments: When appropriate, the authors may thank people or institutions that have made substantive contributions to the work. The consent of the named persons will be the responsibility of the authors.

Authors must indicate in the manuscript that the study was approved by a recognized Scientific Ethics Committee, and attach a copy of the ethical approval certificate at the time of submission.

2. Reviews

Review articles should not exceed 3,000 words (excluding references, tables, and figures). When reviewing a topic, its importance should be explained and a summary of the most representative works that have already been published on that topic should be made.

3. Clinical Cases

Cases should be chosen for their clinical importance and not just for their rarity. They should not exceed 1,500 words (excluding references, tables and figures) and full use should be made of complementary studies, measurements, laboratory results and images of diagnostic tests. References should be limited to what is essential.

At the end of the paper, a statement must be included confirming that written informed consent was obtained from the patient (or their legal representative) for the publication of the case and any associated material (including images).

4. Images of Respiratory Pathology

With a maximum of three images and 1500 words, the images submitted must be illustrative, original and have the authorizations of the patient. The presentation format includes a description of the clinical case and a discussion that does not exceed 660 words. References should be limited to what is essential.

5. Brief Communications

Brief Communications correspond to final or preliminary results that, due to their interest, justify early dissemination. Due to their length, they will not be divided into sections. These articles will have a maximum of eight pages, 15 references and two Tables or Figures. The publication of Brief Communications will take place in a period of less than three months from its acceptance.

6. Editorials

Editorial comments are usually requested by the Editorial Board to update an important issue or to discuss or comment on the news or controversies of an original work published in Respirar. They should not exceed 1500 words and 20 references.

7. Letters to the Editor

The section Letters to the Editor is designed to give readers the opportunity to carry out a structured discussion or comment on one of the clinical cases or article commented on in previous editions of the journal. The analysis should be short (less than 300 words) and structured. This must include the title of the case or article to be commented on, details of its publication, and provide a documented reasoning for the discussion, such as the reason why it occurs, or the area of ​​controversy. References should be limited to essential citations.

(Last update 2025.11.10)