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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

The Revista Nutrición Continua (RNC), the official scientific dissemination body of the Centro de Investigación y Nutrición Continua (CINC), maintains a strict commitment to quality and scientific integrity. To ensure that your manuscript proceeds promptly to the peer-review stage, authors must rigorously comply with the following standards:

File Preparation and Identity Management

To ensure transparency and editorial efficiency, all submissions must consist of three separate files in Microsoft Word format:

  1. Main Manuscript: Must be strictly anonymized (containing no author names, affiliations, or institutional identifiers) and formatted according to the RNC Official Template.

  2. Title Page / Identity Sheet: Must be uploaded separately and include the full title of the work, complete names of all contributors along with their respective institutional affiliations, validated ORCID iDs for each author, and contact details for the corresponding author.

  3. Declaration of Authorship, Originality, and Non-Exclusive Publication License: Submission of this signed document is mandatory. It must specify the contribution of each author according to the CRediT taxonomy, state the retention of their moral and economic copyright, declare all funding sources, and disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

Technical Excellence and Editorial Style

Formal rigor is the primary criterion for manuscript admissibility. Original research articles must follow the international IMRaD structure (Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion) and maintain a length between 3,000 and 8,000 words in Arial 11 pt font with single line spacing. It is mandatory to include a structured abstract of no more than 250 words, accompanied by standardized keywords selected from DeCS or MeSH descriptors.

Citation Standards and Bibliographic Integrity

Revista Nutrición Continua strictly adheres to the APA Style (7th edition). It is mandatory that every reference includes its active, full-URL DOI link. The bibliography must accurately reflect the state of the art on the topic, prioritizing high-impact scholarly sources published within the last five years to ensure the currency of the scientific debate.

Visual Elements and Reproducibility

Tables and figures must be embedded directly into the body of the manuscript at their appropriate placement. These elements must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be submitted in editable formats (not as flattened, static images) to facilitate typesetting. Furthermore, authors are strongly encouraged to upload supplementary files containing primary datasets or complementary materials that support the transparency and reproducibility of the study.

Operational Workflow and OJS Submission

Submissions are handled exclusively through the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) editorial portal. Upon logging in, the platform will guide the author through several submission steps where precise metadata management is critical. The submitting author must enter the information for all co-authors, the full article title, and the abstract exactly as presented in the manuscript file. This consistency is essential to guarantee accurate indexing in international academic databases upon publication.

Ethical Protocols and Plagiarism Screening

The RNC strictly complies with the ethical guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Every received manuscript undergoes a Technical Triage and similarity check using specialized plagiarism detection software within a maximum period of 5 business days.

  • Submissions showing similarity indices above allowable thresholds or evidence of scientific misconduct will be rejected immediately (desk rejection).

  • Works that successfully pass this preliminary integrity filter will proceed to the Double-Blind Peer Review process, where independent external referees will evaluate their scientific merit and original contribution.

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. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines:

  1. The submission (manuscript) has not been previously published, nor is it currently before another journal for consideration.

  2. The author(s) assume responsibility for its content and certify having contributed to the conception, study design, and execution of the article, data analysis, and interpretation, as well as having participated in drafting the text and its revisions, and in the approval of the version finally submitted.

  3. The author(s) attach the declaration of authorship, originality, and non-exclusive publication license, duly signed and ratified by all authors.

  4. The author(s) declare having read, understood, and accepted the Author Guidelines of the Revista Nutrición Continua.

  5. This article will be evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process by a minimum of two (2) external and independent reviewers. For this purpose, the manuscript has been strictly anonymized across all its sections, in accordance with the regulations of the Revista Nutrición Continua.

  6. The submission file is in Microsoft Word format (for PC). Wherever possible, complete URL/DOI addresses are provided for references.

  7. The original manuscript file is COMPLETE, including: title, abstract, keywords, full text with embedded figures and tables, and the references section (see Publication Guidelines).

  8. The text does not exceed 8,000 words, including abstract, references, tables, and figures; and adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, available in the "About the Journal" section.

  9. The author(s) declare being free from any personal, financial, or commercial association that could represent a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article, and certify strict compliance with ethical principles in research processes.

  10. Yes, I consent to my personal and academic data being collected and stored in accordance with the journal’s Privacy Statement and data policy

Thematic Section

1. Purpose and Scope

The Thematic Section of the Revista Nutrición Continua is an editorial space integrated within our regular issues. Its main objective is to table knowledge findings that can impact the direction of nutrition, grouping original research of high relevance around emerging or high-impact topics, or topics derived from symposia, congresses, and special calls within the field of nutrition.

Unlike a Special Issue —which constitutes a complete and independent delivery of the journal—, the Special Section coexists within a regular edition, maintaining the scientific quality standards, visibility, and Open Access accessibility of the journal.

2. Author Guidelines and Management Timelines

To guarantee the consistency and rigor of our editorial workflow:

  • Author Guidelines: All contributions destined for a Special Section must strictly adhere to the same author guidelines in effect for the general section of the journal, ensuring uniformity in the format, style, and structure of manuscripts.

  • Editorial Management Timelines: The deadlines corresponding to reception, peer review, and publication follow exactly the same standards and timelines established for the general section of the journal.

  • Publication Modality: Contributions accepted in a Special Section are published jointly with the ongoing regular issue.

3. Proposal and Evaluation Criteria

Every proposal for a Special Section must meet the following institutional guidelines:

  • Focus and Novelty: Topics must address current issues in nutrition and incorporate approaches of innovation, technological development, and applicability in nutrition. The goal is to open space for new lines of research that go beyond our usual topics and explore emerging areas of global impact, putting findings that can impact the course of nutrition on the knowledge table.

  • Editorial Coordination: Each Special Section will be jointly coordinated by at least one internal editor (affiliated with CINC or the core journal team) and/or one external editor (belonging to another academic institution or national/international academic body), ensuring plurality and quality.

  • Number of Contributions: A Special Section will typically consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 articles to guarantee thematic cohesion without saturating the regular issue.

  • Peer Review Process: All manuscripts submitted to a Special Section will undergo the same double-blind peer review process, meaning review by two (2) expert researchers in the subject matter. Acceptance is strictly subject to scientific merit.

4. Workflow and Management in Open Journal Systems (OJS)

To ensure correct indexing, metadata assignment (DOIs, Crossref), and international visibility:

  1. Proposal Approval: The Editorial Board will evaluate the thematic proposal and the profile of the Guest Editor, validating its innovative potential.

  2. Call Configuration: An internal guideline or a specific Call for Papers will be issued if the section is open to external reception, or direct reception of papers will be managed if derived from CINC academic events.

  3. OJS Management: Accepted articles will be tagged and grouped under the corresponding Section within the OJS manager, ensuring they share homogeneous metadata and are published alongside the ongoing regular issue.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Rights Retention: Authors retain full copyright and all publishing rights without restrictions, granting Revista Nutrición Continua the non-exclusive right of first publication and digital dissemination of the work.

  2. Distribution License: Published works are simultaneously distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits third parties to copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works (including translations) for non-commercial purposes, provided proper credit is given to the authors and initial publication in this journal is formally acknowledged.

  3. Self-Archiving and Dissemination: Authors are permitted and strongly encouraged to share and self-archive all versions of their work (submitted version/preprint, accepted manuscript/postprint, and publisher's final published version/PDF) in institutional or subject repositories, as well as on personal websites, thereby enhancing the visibility, reproducibility, and academic impact of the study

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