About the Journal
About the Journal
The Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, is the official journal of SPORL – CCP | Portuguese Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; was founded in 1961 with the aim of keeping Portuguese otorhinolaryngologists informed through the publication of scientific articles on the areas of this Specialty.
Initially named BULLETIN of the Portuguese Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Broncho-Esophagology since then with several denominations, the last in 2019 designated Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, abbreviation Rev Port ORL, with the new ISSN 2184-6499.
The Journal is a quarterly publication and it’s governed by the biomedical editing standards developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) available at http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf and of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines
Its values are the promotion of scientific knowledge, of quality and scientific news, ethics and respect for human dignity and editorial independence and impartiality.
Peer Review Process
The Journal follows a rigorous blind (single-blind) peer review process, with articles submitted for review by one or more experts. The corresponding author will be informed of the acceptance of his work or of any changes to be made prior to its publication.
The editorial board reserves the right to correct or introduce minor changes to the text, with a view to its improvement, provided that they do not impair its meaning.
The journal's editorial policy incorporates the Editorial Policy Statements issued by the Council of Science Editors in the review and publication process available at https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/resource-library/editorial-policies/
Open Access Policy
The Journal also offers open access to its content at https://www.journalsporl.com following the principle that making scientific knowledge, freely available to the public, provides greater worldwide democratization of knowledge, facilitating scientific developments.
Editorial Policies for Authors
In accordance to the ICMJE Requirements mentioned, authorship requires a substantial contribution to the manuscript, and it is necessary to specify, that all those designated as authors participated significantly in the work, fulfilling the 4 criteria for authorship.
The authors are those who:
- Have a direct and substantial intellectual contribution to the conception or design of the article, or data collection, or analysis and interpretation of results;
- Participate in the writing of the manuscript or in the critical review of intellectually relevant content;
- Approve the final version to be published;
- Acknowledge the responsibility for the work, ensuring that all issues related to its accuracy and integrity have been properly investigated and resolved.
Collaborators who do not accomplish the four criteria for authorship but who have contributed to the study or manuscript, should be recognized in the Acknowledgments section, specifying their contribution.
Authors and co-authors must provide an ORCID ID at the time of submission by typing it in the user profile in the submission system. You can get it at https://orcid.org/.
Each manuscript must have a “Corresponding Author” who will function on behalf of all co-authors as the main correspondent with the editorial team during the submission and review process. The corresponding Author is also responsible for ensuring all administrative requirements of the journal (authorship details; approval of the ethics committee; conflicts of interest, informed consent).
Preprints Policy
The Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery accepts the submission of manuscripts previously published on preprint servers. Authors cannot submit their articles to a preprint server after they have been submitted to the journal. You must indicate in the submission process as a note to the editor the link where the manuscript was published as a preprint.
Plagiarism Policy
The journal implements a plagiarism check in the processing of papers. If evidence of plagiarism is found before/after acceptance or after publication of the article, the author will be given an opportunity for rebuttal. If the arguments are not considered satisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted.
Publication costs
There will be no publication costs, no submission or article processing fees (APCs).
Auto-Archive
Authors are authorized to make any version of their articles available in the repositories of their home institutions, as long as they always mention where they were published and in accordance with the respective Creative Commons license.
Copyright
The article is made available in electronic form, by the Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery according the terms of the Creative Commons Legal Code "Attribution - Share Alike" (by-sa) - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This means that the authors retain the copyright, but allow the electronic copy, distribution and printing of published articles for commercial, academic or individual purposes, by any user, without permission or payment, provided that the authorship and source, and the licensing of derivative works under the same terms is also imposed.
Authors must ensure that all content is original – text, data, images or diagrams.
Informed Consent
The authors are responsible for obtaining informed consent for each individual present in photographs, videos, detailed descriptions or on radiographs or ultrasounds.
Names, initials or other forms of identification should be removed from photographs or other images. Personal data such as profession or residence, should be omitted except where they are epidemiologically relevant to the work. Authors should ensure that they do not provide data that allow unambiguous identification or, if this is not possible, should obtain the informed consent of the parties involved.
Ethical Conduct, Human and Animal Rights
Ethical Conduct, Human and Animal Rights Form
The authors must ensure that the study submitted for publication complies with the ethical and legal principles, during research and publication phases, including the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki available at https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/ and the ICMJE (www.icmje.org) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines
In appropriate cases, authors should demonstrate that the research was approved by the ethics committee of the institutions involved and that the recommendations were followed.
Conflict of Interest and Financing Support
A conflict of interest is considered to exist when an author or the author's institution maintains financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that may inappropriately influence their actions. Financial relationships are easily identifiable, but conflicts can also occur due to personal relationships, academic competition or intellectual passion. Examples of financial conflicts include employment, consulting, stock ownership, fees, expert testimonials, patents or patent applications and travel grants. A conflict can be real or potential, and full disclosure to the editor must be made.
The rigor and accuracy of the contents, as well as the opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the Authors. In order to prevent ambiguity, the authors, whenever they consider relevant, must declare potential conflicts of interest, as well as disclose all financial and personal relationships that may bias the work.
In this pursuit, authors must complete the Form in accordance with ICMJE - Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest available at: http://www.icmje.org/ and send to the Editor.
This information will be kept confidential during the review of the manuscript and will not influence the editorial decision, but will be published if the article is accepted.
If the authors have doubts about what constitutes a relevant financial or personal interest, they should contact the editor.
If there is no conflict of interest, the authors must state this fact.
If it exists, the name of the sponsors or source of funding for the study must also be indicated.
Digital Preservation
All the content of the journal is preserved by the service PKP PN.
eISSN: 2184-6499
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