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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The contribution is original and unpublished and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal.
  • The submission file is in a format that can be read by Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.
  • When available, URLs for references must be provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The complete rules for article submission and compliance policy can be accessed here.

Author Guidelines

The complete call for papers can be found here: Complete call for papers.

The journal publishes only unpublished articles.

The author must have a postgraduate degree at the Master, Doctoral or Post-Doctoral level in any area since the object of the journal is respected.

The article may have shared authorship.

Articles with up to 3 (three) authors will be accepted, as long as one of the authors has a Doctor degree and, preferably, linked to a Postgraduation Program in Law (or related areas).

The works submitted for publication in Comparative Health Law Journal must be unpublished in Brazil and their publication must not be pending in other vehicles, printed or electronic.

After publication in the Journal, the paper may be published in other vehicles, as long as the original publication is cited as a source.

No copyright or any remuneration will be due for the publication of the works, in any type of printed (paper) or electronic media (Internet, CD-Rom, e-book, etc.).

Those interested in submitting their articles for publication should access the Journal's electronic address <https://revistas.unisa.br/index.php/direitosaude/user/register>, register and submit the article(s) electronically, in the system itself.

The submission, in addition to being carried out in the journal's system, must be communicated to the editors by email <revista.rdsc@unisa.br>.

Microsoft Word 2013 or higher is recommended. If another software is used, the files must be written in RTF (readable by all word processors) or ODT (Libre Office Writer) format.

Sending material to the Journal implies the tacit declaration of the originality of the study.

The text of the submitted article may be in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Articles submitted by foreign authors or co-authors have priority.

Articles written by specialists from other areas can be published in the Comparative Health Law Journal, provided that the topic is of interest to the area of ​​Medical Law and the right to health and that it is written, preferably, together with a co-author from the area of ​​law.

Copyright Notice

Declarations and documents

In accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), it is requested the author(s) submit documents and statements for evaluation of the manuscript. They are listed below and, when applicable, attach the papers to the file. The time when such papers will be requested varies.

- Cover letter: it must be signed by all authors or, at least, by the first author. The ORCID of all authors must be informed in this letter. The cover letter must contain (Download of Presentation letter)

  • Information about the novelty of the study (relevant findings) and the reason it should be published in this journal;
  • Certificate of exclusivity of manuscript submission to CHLJ;
  • Declaration of authors’ potential conflicts of interest;
  • Each author’s contribution to the manuscript: conception and planning, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and/or critical review of the final version of the manuscript.

- Transfer of copyright: all authors must read, sign, and send a copyright transfer form. The article will only be released for publication when the document is in the possession of CHLJ. The copyright transfer form must be submitted with the manuscript (Download of copyright transfer).

- Conflicting interests: they may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests which, whether apparent or not, may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. The conflict of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts which may have influenced their work. Authors must disclose all financial support received for their work and all other financial or personal connections associated with the research in the manuscript under the heading “Conflict of Interest Statement.” The reviewers must report to the editors any conflicts of interest which may influence their opinion of the manuscript and, when applicable, declare themselves not qualified to review it. If the authors are not sure what may constitute a potential conflict of interest, they should contact the CHLJ editorial board. This declaration must be submitted together with the cover letter.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements must be addressed to the people, institutions, or development agencies that contributed to the research.  They are placed immediately after the references.

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