Duazary means 'well-being,' 'quality of life,' or simply 'health' among the Arhuacos, an Indigenous living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, who speak a language from the Chibcha family.

Duazary (ISSN 1794-5992) is a scientific publication of continuous periodicity edited by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia. It aims to disseminate original and unpublished research that contributes to understanding the health-disease-care process in nursing, medicine, dentistry, psychology, and other areas related to health care and human groups at the local, national, and international levels.

Duazary publishes articles approved by the Editorial Committee after peer review and adheres to the international regulations contained in the publication: Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication, from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (CIERM), updated May 2022. Available at: http://www.icmje.org/

Manuscripts may be submitted in Spanish or English. They are published digitally only, with free access: http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/index.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts are received permanently. Authors wishing to publish in Duazary must register in the Open Journal System ( http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/user/register ) and send the manuscript and the manuscript submission letter from there.

Authors should note that submitting a manuscript guarantees that all persons listed as authors have reviewed and approved all the content of the attached documents. Therefore, a manuscript submission letter must be attached for each manuscript, signed by the corresponding author on behalf of all authors.

The content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the authors, not of the editors, the Editorial Committee, or the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Magdalena.

Duazary Journal welcomes the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for clinical trial registration. For registration and further details, please visit http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-issues/clinical-trial-registration.html. Accordingly, Duazary will only accept clinical trials that are registered; the identification number must appear on the first page of the manuscript, along with the website where the registration was made.

Guidelines for reporting research and reviews

The editorial committee of Duazary authors is expected to follow the relevant EQUATOR research reporting checklist (https://www.equator-network.org/). EQUATOR checklists include:
• CONSORT Checklist for Reporting Randomized Trials and Cluster-Randomized Trials.
• TREND Checklist for Non-Randomized Controlled Trials.
• STROBE checklist for observational studies.
• COREQ checklist for qualitative research.
• SQUIRE Checklist for Quality Improvement Studies.
• TRIPOD checklist for developing or validating prediction models.
• CHEERS Guidelines for Economic Evaluations.
• AGREE II checklist for clinical practice guidelines.
• PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses include the following: Systematic review protocols should follow the PRISMA-P reporting guidelines. Where appropriate, systematic reviews should cite the protocol registration number in PROSPERO and report according to the most recent PRISMA format.

TYPES OF ARTICLES

Based on Publindex-Minciencias, manuscripts must correspond to:

a. Scientific and technological research articles (original): This document presents the original results of completed research projects. The structure contains five important sections: introduction, method, results, discussion, and conclusions. Articles within this category will have a maximum of 3500 words, not including summary, references, tables, or figures. A maximum of seven tables or figures (graphs or maps) are allowed. In addition, they will have a minimum of 20 references and a maximum of 40 references. The structure of this type of article is presented in the following section. Use the example article as support. It can be accessed here.
b. Short articles: These papers have the same characteristics as the originals; however, due to the magnitude of the objectives and results, they may be published in an abbreviated form. The maximum length of the text will be 1,500 words, not including a summary, references, tables, or figures. These articles must include an introduction, method, results, discussion, and conclusions. One example can be accessed here.
c. Review articles: These documents analyze, systematize, and integrate the results of published and unpublished research to account for advances and development trends, with at least 50 references and a maximum of 80. Review articles will have a maximum length of 4,500 words, not including the abstract, tables, or figures. A maximum of six tables or figures is accepted. It must have an introduction and a review body with discussion and conclusions. A draft can be consulted in the following document: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003149. The structure must be based on the guidelines of the PRISMA declaration found at http://www.prisma-statement.org/.
d. Presentation of clinical cases: manuscripts that discuss one or more cases and briefly review the state of knowledge of a clinical condition. The informed consent signed by the participating patient(s) must be attached. Faces must be masked. The presentation will have a maximum of 2000 words, not including abstract and references. Up to four tables or figures are accepted. They must have a minimum of 15 references and a maximum of 25. It must have the following sections: introduction, case presentation, discussion, and conclusions. Use the example article as support, which can be accessed here.
e. Editorials: It is a document written by the Editor, a member of the Editorial Committee, or a guest researcher. An editorial discusses a current topic in health or comments on the article's findings in the issue in which it appears. Editorials should have a maximum of 1000 words and ten references.
f. Letters to the Editor: These documents discuss an article published in the most recent issue of Duazary. The article under discussion must be cited; the maximum length is 600 words, with ten references and one table or figure. The maximum number of authors is three. The authors of the article under discussion have the right to a reply of the same length.

STRUCTURE OF MANUSCRIPTS

All documents must be submitted in Calibri 12 font, with 1 line spacing, two-centimeter margins on all sides, and justified alignment. The titles of the main sections (Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and References) of the manuscript must be placed in a central position and capital letters (font size 14); the second-rank titles must be placed in the left position in lower case (font size 12). All titles must be in bold. An example template is available in the journal by clicking here.

For articles that are described in typologies a, b, or c, the structure will be as follows:

1. Title: It should be clear, short, and descriptive, with a maximum of 15 words in Spanish and English, in bold and lowercase. Capital letters should only be used for the initial word, proper names, geographical names, and other cases accepted for Spanish and English. Abbreviations or acronyms should be avoided.
2. Author(s): An author is a person who has made substantial contributions from conception to final approval of the version to be published—CRediT ( Contributor Roles Taxonomy ). See more information at https://credit.niso.org/. Must provide first and last name (if two, always separated by a hyphen), a superscript Arabic number indicating the institution, city, country, unique researcher identifier (Open Researcher and Collaborator ID, ORCID), and email address.
3. Abstract: In Spanish, the maximum length of the abstract is 200 words for original articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and review articles. Abstracts of short articles should have a maximum of 150 words. The abstract of original articles, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews should be structured: present Introduction, Objective, Method, Results, and Conclusions. They should not include references and should be written in a single paragraph with bold headings. Narrative reviews and case presentations include an unstructured abstract of a maximum of 100 words.
4. Keywords: Three to six keywords must be included, separated by semicolons identifying the manuscript. In Spanish, these words must be Health Science Descriptors (DeCS ) and registered at https://decs.bvsalud.org/es/.
5. Abstract: The equivalent of the abstract in Spanish must be presented in English.
6. Keywords: They are equivalent to DeCS, that is, Medical Subjects Heading (MeSH), available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh.
7. Introduction: It should define the main concepts and summarize the state of the art.
8. Method: It should include design, population (sample or participants with parameters for calculating size, etcetera), measurements or instruments, information collection procedure, statistical analysis, and ethical considerations, including approval by a research ethics committee. In case presentation, names, initials, or medical record numbers should be omitted. Especially in illustrative material with the patient's image, the patient's signed authorization should be included. When laboratory animals are used, indicate the quality of the humane treatment given to the specimens.
9. Results: It should be clear and precise, including tables or figures, where appropriate, graphs or maps, which should appear under the figure heading. Tables or figures should be mentioned in the document's body in the results section and included in the document's body.
10. Discussion: It compares its findings with those of other studies and presents explanations for convergences and divergences, clinical or practical implications, strengths, and limitations of the research.
11. Conclusions: This section presents conclusions focused on the findings, generally responding to the general objective, and recommends future research to overcome the limitations of the discussed study
12. References: These will follow the abbreviated Vancouver style, which lists them in order within the text. References will be cited in superscript and always placed after the punctuation mark. It is advisable to check the references in the example articles.

Standard authors of journal articles in print or online version

Pérez-Anaya O, Ceballos-Ospino G, González-Gélvez D, Suescún-Arregocés J. Análisis bibliométrico de la revista Duazary en el quinquenio 2012-2016. Duazary. 2017;14:122-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.XXXX

When there are more than six authors, the first six will be mentioned, and "et al." will be used for the rest:

Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res 2002;935:40-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.XXXX

Number without volume

Banit DM, Kaufer H, Hartford JM. Intraoperative frozen section analysis in revision total joint arthroplasty. Clin Orthop. 2002;(401):230-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.XXXX

Collective author of journal articles in print or online version

Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40:679-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.XXXX

Standard authors of journal articles without DOI

Salazar A, Álvarez L. Los efectos del material particulado 10 (PM 10) y de las variables climatológicas en las admisiones hospitalarias por enfermedades respiratorias en niños en la ciudad de Santa Marta, Colombia, 2008-2009. Duazary. 2011;8:129-42.

13. Abbreviations: They are written in full the first time they appear in parentheses in the original language. The use of acronyms that are not universally recognized will be limited.
14. Scientific nomenclature: Scientific names of genera and species should be written in italics. When they are mentioned for the first time, they should be written in full, including in the title and abstract, and then only the initial letter of the genus should be used in capital letters, followed by the full name of the species in italics. In Spanish, decimal numbers, always two, should be separated from whole numbers by commas.
For articles described in type d, presentation of clinical cases, the structure will be as follows:

The presentation structure follows the following order:

I. Introduction: This section describes the health problem discussed in the article and specifies what is new about the case.
II. Case presentation: The text should clearly describe the case(s), initial status, treatments, and outcome, and relevant photos should be included.
III. Discussion: It compares similar findings or publications and ends with a conclusion focused on the findings.
IV. References: They will follow the abbreviated Vancouver format described above.

COPYRIGHT

• When an author cites another's work or reproduces a figure or table from a book or journal article, he or she must ensure that he or she is not violating copyright.
• Although, in general, an author may reproduce tables, photographs, or other illustrations, he or she must obtain permission from the copyright owner. If the copyright owner is not the author of the material quoted or reproduced, it is recommended that the author's permission be obtained as well.
• The author must always acknowledge and acknowledge any material supplied to him.

EVALUATION PROCESS

Before sending an article to Duazary, Please review and comply with the instructions for authors. In addition, each author must ensure that the manuscript has not been simultaneously sent to other journals, is original, and is unpublished. All papers received to be published in the journal will be initially reviewed by the editorial team, which has a period of four weeks to verify compliance with the specific standards of the articles, as well as their relevance and suitability for Duazary and quality. Documents that do not comply with the formal standards will be returned for review and adaptation by the authors to the suggested format.

Manuscripts that comply with all the guidelines set out in the instructions for authors will be sent to anonymous peer reviewers (double-anonymized). The reviewer will issue an opinion on the manuscript and may make recommendations or request clarifications. The journal will submit the evaluation opinions within less than six months.

The editorial team will correct the style and layout of accepted articles. Once the journal's galley proof is available, the manuscript will be sent to the authors for review. This step is carried out before or during the publication of the edition in progress at no financial cost to the authors.

Ethics in research and publication are fundamental to Duazary; therefore, if plagiarism or copyright infringement is verified, the editors will cancel the review, editorial preparation, or publication processes after notifying the author responsible for correspondence.

CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTIONS

According to the Editorial Committee's criteria, published articles may require subsequent corrections if they are significant in the title, authors (typing errors), institutional affiliation, abstract, main text, tables, figures, acknowledgments, or sharing data.

Likewise, the Editor and Editorial Board may retract an article if they have conclusive evidence that the findings are unreliable, the result of a significant error (experimental or calculation error), or fabrication or falsification of data or image manipulation. Likewise, if plagiarism, duplication of results previously published in another resource without proper attribution of sources or communication to the Editor, permission to republish or justification, presenting material or data without authorization for use, violates copyright, or there are other important legal problems, the research is unethical, the peer review process was manipulated or fraudulent, the authors omitted a significant conflict of interest that,
According to the Editor, this would have affected the editors' and peer reviewers' interpretations or recommendations—more details are available at https://publicationethics.org/files/cope-guides-for-retraction.pdf.

A retraction notice will be published and linked to the retracted article. This notice will include the title, the name of the authors, who is retracting the article, and the reasons for the retraction.

For further details, please consult the ethics and good editorial practices guide at http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/etica.

Version: 2025-01-28