Revista ORL

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About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Revista ORL is published by Salamanca University Press dedicated to the publication and dissemination of content of otolaryngology, related disciplines, documentation related to otolaryngology and research methodology related to otolaryngology

It is published in Spanish and English.

Peer Review Process

Articles sent to Revista ORL for consideration and evaluation must be submitted through the «eUSAL Revistas» (OJS) platform accessible from: Revista ORL (usal.es)

Authors will follow the rules indicated in the Submissions | Revista ORL (usal.es).

Articles must be written in Spanish and conform to the style standards determined by the magazine (accessible in the guide for authors). Authors must submit 2 documents on the templates provided that can be downloaded below:

1- MANUSCRIPT

2- COVER LETTER

 

Authors must state that their article is unpublished and not under evaluation by another journal.

During the manuscript submission process, authors may suggest one or more reviewers. They can also indicate which reviewers they do not want to review the manuscript if there is a conflict of interest.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to enforce the authors’ choices.

Revista ORL will acknowledge receipt via email of all original submissions. Upon receipt, the Editor of the Journal and/or members of the Editorial Board will review the manuscript to determine if the work meets the requirements of timeliness and relevance, and if it meets the formal requirements. Once this stage is passed, the anonymous manuscript is sent to external reviewers through the double-blind method.

Reviewers have a checklist on a form in Excel format to assist in the review process. The evaluation process will be equal to or less than 3 weeks from the submission of the manuscript to the reviewers.

Publication Frequency

Revista ORL continuously publishes articles having been accepted for publication.

Items are grouped into an annual volume of consecutive pagination in four annual issues.

The monographs are published in supplements included in the annual volume with separate pagination.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research helps a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Revista ORL publishing is free of cost for authors in evaluating both the article and in the online publication.

No Charges for Levied Processing Contributions or for Publication in Open Access Format (APC)

The Journal does not levy charges for processing of articles, nor for editing them or publishing them in open access format [article processing charges (APCs)]

Sections of the Journal

ORL, is divided into several sections:

  • Original articles
  • Review articles
  • Special collaboration article
  • Evidence and recommendation
  • Clinical case
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Editorial
  • Monograph
  • Guide

Commitment to Research Submitted by New Authors and Authors from Developing Countries

The Journal ORL supports the research carried out by authors or research teams from developing countries, especially from Latin-America, whose texts are presented in scientific language, preferably in Spanish.

Permission to Self-Archive and Digital Preservation

Authors are authorized to publish on the internet (for example, in institutional repositories or personal web sites) after publication (in no case prior to the review, layout or even in the phase of proof-reading); in the event of embargo, immediately after this has expired. It is also permitted in cases in which the costs of APCs (article processing charges) have been paid to the Editorial Board. These measures are designed to foster the reading and citation of contributions and to achieve greater and faster dissemination of the work published (see The Effect of Open Access)

The Journal can be accessed from the two main repositories of the University of Salamanca:

This Journal uses the LOCKSS system to create an archive distributed among the participating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the Journal with a view to preservation and restoration.

Dissemination in Databases

The Journal is committed to the provision of XML metadata or in other specific formats, immediately after publication in «eUSAL Revistas» and before three months have elapsed in order to foster diffusion in databases (Proquest, Ebsco, Elsevier, DOAJ, CrossRef/DOI).

Download Statistics

The authors whose articles have been published since October 2020, can see the download statistics in the article file. Those prior to that date will have to be requested from the Editorial Office.

Golden Roads to Open Access

Salamanca University Press, will implement Golden Roads to Open Access as of 2011, and it will be possible to access complete texts in PDF format of the Journal ORL meeting the provisions of Enactment 14/2011, 1st June, concerning Science, Technology and Innovation.

Thematics

Contributions must be original, unpublished and should not have been submitted to «otorrinolaringología»:

  • IBIC: Otorrinolaringología (nariz, garganta, oídos) (MJP); Audiología y otología(sordera) (MJPD)
  • BIC: Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) (MJP); Audiology & otology (deafness) (MJPD)
  • BISAC: Medical / Otorhinolaryngology (COM000000); Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology (MED007000)

Language, Identification of Text Authorship

Language

Contributions will be published in Spanish, English or Portuguese.

Text Identification

The texts must always be identified with the following data:

  • Spanish: Título, resumen y palabras clave (+Enter).
  • English: Title, Abstract and Key Words (+Enter).

Authority Control 

The authors must specify their affiliation:

  1. Name: Lower case
  2. Second name: Lower case
  3. Surname(s): Lower case
  4. E-mail address: institutional but neither G-mail (generic) nor similar, etc.
  5. ORCID: previously registered in ORCID
  6. The institution: University or Research Institute
  7. Country
  8. Full postal address.

More information: https://indicadores.usal.es/informes/guias/8427-P08_Guias_Buenas_Practicas.pdf

Ethics and Accountability of the Journal

Upon submitting their originals to the Journal, authors must commit to accepting the usual procedures in the scientific community; only originals that have not been published previously and that are not undergoing review by other journals can be accepted. Thus, the originals sent to the Journal will cannot be sent to other journals while they are still undergoing review by our Journal.

Authors must respect international norms concerning authors’ rights to the text, graphics and other materials included in their contributions submitted to the Journal for publication. In turn, the editors, the editorial board and the reviewers of the journal will ensure the integrity of the research is maintained, which in the first instance is the responsibility of the authors, reminding them of the use of software «Turnitin Ephorus» https://moodle2.usal.es/mod/page/view.php?id=260582. Accordingly, authors are requested not to engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism

Accountability of the Journal

  • The Editorial Board will not be responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by authors in articles published in the Journal.
  • Once an article has been accepted for publication, it is assumed that all the authors have agreed to its diffusion, the right to reproduction in any format belonging to ORL.
  • Once the article has been published, the author will receive a separatum in PDF format from the Journal in which it has been published.

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

This Journal adheres to the principle of transparency and good practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): 

Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors

Concerning © and CC BY-NC-ND rights

Authors publishing in ORL must agree to accept the following conditions:

The authors conserve the copyright © and cede the publication rights to Salamanca University Press, under the license CC BY-NC-ND, which allows third parties the possibility of distributing and exhibiting the article as long as they cite the authorship, it publication in the  ORL Journal, the specific issue, and the pages on which the information appears. Derived works for commercial purposes not authorized by the editorial Board are not permitted.

Authors may engage in other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive diffusion of the version of their article published in ORL as long as:

  • It is clearly indicated that the work was published in the ORL Journal, together with the specific issues and the pages on which the information quoted appears.

The information of the Journal will be transmitted to Sherpa / Romeo, Dulcinea, etc.

DORA

The Revistas ORL, journal seconded the «San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment» - DORA.

Information on the specific contribution of each of the authors to the published articles

The order of signatures/affiliation in the article should reflect the effort and contribution.

 

Registration funder of articles published

The funding agency(ies) external to University must be indicated, indicating the reference(s) of the project(s) in the framework of which the research that has given rise to the publication of the article has been carried out. This information should be referenced by the authors in the acknowledgements in the article. The corresponding author in charge of submitting the article to «eUSAL Revistas» must include this metadata at the time of the submit in the corresponding section.

Good editorial practices in gender equality

Good practice in gender equality requires that:

  • Articles should include, as far as possible, the use of inclusive language;
  • Authors should include full names (not just first initials), at least in the metadata;
  • Being aware of the protection of personal data, the journal would appreciate information on the sex of the signatory(s) in the metadata, in order to enable the identification of possible gender differences;

 

Interoperability protocols

The OAI-PMH protocol is used with the route <https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/2444-7986/oai/>

 

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