DASH Gazette: Guidelines

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Description and Focus

 

The Doctor as a Humanist Journal is an international academic project whose aim is to establish itself as a means of developing and disseminating scientific, humanistic and ethical knowledge.

 

Thematic areas

 

 

a. Medicine • Basic sciences • Clinical sciences

b. Arts-Humanities

c. Bioethics / Medical ethics

d. Law and Health

 

Objetive

 

To offer an institutional means of academic-humanistic divulgation allowing clinicians, academics and students to collaborate at an international basis.

 

Methodology

AEditorial Board

 

Manuscripts should be sent to Dr. David Cerdio Domínguez (david.cerdio@anahuac.mx), editorial coordinator of the “The Doctor as a Humanist Journal”.

Then (if the manuscript complies with all the established requirements established in the authors guide) the manuscript will be sent to the Editorial Board, who will carry out a double-blind review of the presented articles. The corresponding author will be notified via e-mail as to whether the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

** The fact that a manuscript has been presented does not mean that it has been accepted for publication.
** The publications reflect the opinion of the author(s), without any relation to the vision of the Faculty of Bioethics or Health Sciences at Anáhuac University, México.

 

BManuscript types

 

a. Short communications: The following format has been designed to accommodate short observations that are not long enough to be research articles but nevertheless have involved more exhaustive research than an innovation article. An abstract of no more than 100 words should be included. The article should be divided into the following sections: Background, Activity, Results, Discussion and References (minimum 15, Vancouver style, current, maximum 5 years old). A short communication article should not exceed 5,300 words

** Graphs, tables and images not included.

b. Monographs / Research articles: They are manuscripts on a topic of general interest. This category includes descriptive articles. Each monograph should include an abstract of not more than 100 words. With a total length of 5,300-7,000 words. It should be divided into the following sections: Introduction, Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References (minimum 20, Vancouver style, current, maximum 5 years old).

** Can include a maximum of 1 table or graph.

 

CAuthor guidelines

 

1. Font- Arial 12
2. Line spacing- 1.5
3. References (see manuscript type)
4. Graphs and images (see manuscript type)
5. Attach short biography (maximum 5 lines) + photograph of author(s) (JEPG)
6. Language English / Spanish

 

IMPORTANTE The title page should contain:

• Títule
• Author information:
  • Name
  • Affiliation (University, Department, city, country)
• Abstract (see manuscript types)
• Key words (4 to 6)
• Declarations:
  • Funding
  • Conflict of interests
  • Data availability
  • Ethics Committee (if applicable)
  • Informed Consent (if applicable)

** In case not applicable for article type, write (Not applicable).

 

DAcceptance guidelines

 

Criteria to assess	Y	N
Does is specify the manuscript type and comply with the established requirements in terms of total number of words
Arial 12
Line spacing 1.5
Short Biography + Photograph (JEPG)
Meets the thematic proposed by journal
TOTAL (Needs to comply with all 5 to be accepted)

 

Reviewer guidelines:

Criteria to assess	Good	Medium	Inadequate
The Title fits the topic
Has summary / abstract and key words
Clearly expressed
Correct spelling (1 spelling mistake = Inadequate)
Adequate composition
Quality and adherence to the themes proposed by journal
Originality of topic
Truth of topic
Correct research methodology (if applicable)
Bibliography is adequate and appropriate (correspondence, current, requested style)
TOTAL (Needs to reach “Good” in all 10 to be accepted)
Comments: