Narrative Review

The text of a narrative review should present the information organized in a didactic way with a Title, Abstract, Keywords, Resumo em português, Palavras-chave, Abbreviations, Introduction, Development (text divided into sections defined by the author with titles and subtitles according to the approaches to the subject) and References. The use of Figures or Tables to illustrate important aspects of the study is recommended.

Preparing the manuscript

1. Style

• Manuscripts must be written and submitted in English according to the following rules:

• Ideas should be presented directly, concisely, clearly, logically and precisely.

• Manuscripts previously submitted to a preprint repository (SciELO Preprints, BioRXiv, Fighshare, Zenodo, arXiv e PeerJ Preprints) are accepted.
• The measurements of the International System of Units (SI) must be used.

• Use universal anatomical terms approved by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists.

• The Recommended International Non-Proprietary Name (rINN; https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-and-policy-standards/inn/ ) to name medicines, substances or active products must be used.

• The Microsoft Office® Word software (.doc or .docx files) must be used to write and edit the text as a document.

• The text can be written in British or American English or in Portuguese. After the evaluation process, authors must provide an English translation of the final approved version of the manuscript. If the author is not proficient in English, to ensure compliance with correct writing and grammar, a document stating that the manuscript has been proofread by a certified translator must be provided. The cost of English language translation and verification is the author's responsibility.  Here are some companies and individuals who offer editing and proofreading services.

• Bottom, top and side margins of 2.5 cm.

• 12-point Times New Roman or Arial typeface.

• Single space in the Title and Abstract.

• 5 spaces between lines.

• Single space in Tables and Figures.

• Single-spaced references.

• Tabulation of 0.75cm in the first sentence of each paragraph.

2. Title

The title of the manuscript should be concise and informative, with a maximum of 15 words, without the use of abbreviations.

3. Abstract

The Abstract should present the most important aspects of the study, with a maximum of 250 words. Quotations should not be used in the abstract and abbreviations should be avoided. The text should be clear, concise, direct, and structured in the following sections: Introduction, Development (text divided into sections defined by the author with titles and subtitles according to the approaches to the subject) and Conclusion.

4. Keywords

Keywords or expressions should be carefully selected so that they identify the content of the article and can be found easily. They should not be contained in the article's title, as indexers automatically search for them. The maximum number of keywords is six, separated by semicolons, with the first letter of each word capitalized. The keywords in English must be in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

5. List of abbreviations and acronyms with their meaning

A complete list of all the abbreviations and acronyms used with their meaning should be inserted immediately after the keywords. In the text, the abbreviation or acronym should be defined the first time it is used, putting the full meaning followed by the abbreviation/acronym in brackets. After that, the abbreviation/acronym should be used throughout the text.

The maximum total number of Tables and Figures is five. These elements must be numbered with Arabic numerals independently, sequentially and inserted into the body of the text exactly at their final location. Before inserting the table into the manuscript, it must be mentioned in the text. The title of the table must be complete and self-explanatory. When drawing up tables and figures, the following sequence of symbols should be used: *, †, ‡, §, ||, *,, ††, ‡‡.

Attention: 

• The table must be prepared with the MS Word table tool, with the same font as the rest of the text (Times New Roman or Arial), in size 10 points. The insertion of the table in the manuscript must be in an editable format.
• The table’s title should be located at the top of the table with single-spaced. Only the word "Table" and its number should be presented in bold. The rest of the title information should be inserted without bolding. For example: "Table 1. Clinical and electroencephalographic characteristics of patients with XX disease, São Paulo, Brazil, 2026".
• The table’s title must be self-explanatory, informative, clear and complete, indicating what is intended to be represented. It should contain information on the type of study participants, the type of data being presented, the location (city, state, country) and the period of data collection. The meaning of the abbreviations, acronyms and symbols used should be written in the legend.
• The table’s title must be self-explanatory, informative, clear and complete, indicating what is intended to be represented. It should contain information on the type of study participants, the type of data being presented, the location (city, state, country) and the period of data collection. The meaning of the abbreviations, acronyms and symbols used should be written in the legend.
• Headings of columns and rows should only capitalize the first letter.
• When proportions are presented, the absolute number and percentage must be entered in a single column. E.g.: n (%).

The layout of the Tables must respect a maximum width of 15 cm and a maximum height of 22 cm. To send to the magazine, the Table must have a minimum resolution of 600dpi, Tiff format, and RGB color standard.

9. Citation

In the text, sources of information (bibliographical references) must be identified and cited with Arabic numerals, in ascending and consecutive order, in superscript format, at the end of the corresponding sentence, and before the full stop. After a source has been cited for the first time, it may be cited out of sequence. Example: The disease can be considered easily preventable^2,3,7-10.

10. References

References must be presented in the "Vancouver" format, recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. In the list, they should be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text. A narrative review manuscript must contain up to sixty references in total, with a maximum of 30% being suggested to be more than five years old.  Click here to access the reference templates.

11.Authors' Contribution

The author of a scientific article is the person who participated effectively, transparently, and with integrity in carrying out the study and in the intellectual production of the manuscript. AHS adopts the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE);

All authors must declare their names and affiliations when submitting the manuscript. To qualify as an author of a scientific study, a researcher must display all of the following six characteristics or activities:

1. Substantial participation in the elaboration and design of the study; or in the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the study; and,
2. Elaboration of the manuscript or critical review with important intellectual contribution to its content; and,
3. Final approval of the content to be published; and,
4. Agreement to take responsibility for all components of the study, ensuring that the accuracy or integrity of all aspects of it are adequately investigated and resolved; and,
5. To have the ability to identify co-authors responsible for other specific parts of the study; and,
6. To have a duty to rely on the integrity of their co-authors' contributions.

12. Acknowledgements

In this section, the author has the opportunity to describe the collaboration of individuals who deserve recognition but do not qualify for authorship. Also, when artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used, the type of use made should be specifically stated in the acknowledgements (name of the tool, stage or part of the study that used it).