About the Journal
About the Journal
The Portuguese Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery is an official organ of SPORL – CCP - Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and was founded in 1961.
Initially named Bulletin of the Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Broncho-Esophagology, it has since undergone several name changes, the latest in 2019 when it became Portuguese Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, abbreviated as Rev Port ORL, with the new ISSN 2184-6499 .
The Journal is published quarterly (March, June, September, December) and follows the biomedical publishing standards established by the International Committee of Medical Journals – ICMJE, and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
It is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field of otolaryngology and related fields.
Scope
The Portuguese Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery publishes clinically relevant and ethically grounded research on a wide range of topics, including:
- General Otolaryngology
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Sleep Respiratory Disorders
- Allergy and Rhinology
- Otology and Neurotology
- Audiology and Vestibulometry
- Laryngology and Voice Pathology
- Paediatric Otolaryngology
- Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery
- Head and Neck Oncology
- Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Balance Pathology and Vestibulology
Its values include promoting knowledge, up to date scientific quality, ethics, respect for human dignity, and unbiased editorial independence.
It is a journal that publishes open-access original articles, review articles, clinical cases, editorial articles, and others of interest to the otolaryngology medical community. It aims to promote high-quality publication and prioritize original publication, particularly scientific research.
Review and Publication Process
The Journal follows a strict single-blind peer review process, with papers reviewed by at least two specialists. The corresponding author will be informed of the acceptance of their work or any changes to be made prior to publication.
When submitting an article, it goes through several important steps before possible publication:
- Initial Screening
Initial Verification: The editorial assistant checks if all necessary documents have been sent and if all metadata are complete. A basic check is made to ensure compliance with publication parameters. The originality of content, including figures, is confirmed.
Editorial Verification: Editors recheck if the article meets the basic submission requirements (formatting, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal's scope).
Plagiarism Check: Plagiarism detection software is used to ensure originality.
At this stage, authors may be asked to resolve contested points. Unresolvable non-conformities are rejected by the editors.
- Peer Review
Peer review is single-blind (the reviewer knows the authors' identity, but not vice versa).
At least two reviewers, specialists in the article's field, evaluate the scientific quality, methods, data integrity, and relevance of the article.
This review is then evaluated by the editors, and in cases of contradictory opinions, a third reviewer is asked to review.
- Editorial Decision
After peer review, editors consider the reviewers' opinions (and any additional communications from the authors) and make one of the following decisions:
- Accept
- Revisions Required
- Reject
- Revisions
If revisions are requested, reviewers' opinions and suggestions are made available to the authors so they can make appropriate changes or refute the need to comply with reviewers' suggestions, justifying.
It is expected that a revised manuscript (or a complementary response text) with a detailed response to each comment will be submitted on the platform.
- Final Acceptance and Review
After acceptance, the article undergoes a final review and pagination. Finally, for articles not submitted in English, a scientific translation into English is done by a certified translator.
After these steps, authors are asked to review the final manuscript for errors before publication.
- Online Publication
The article is published online in open access.
The editorial board reserves the right to correct or introduce minor changes to the text, in order to improve it, provided that they do not change 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/editorial-policies
Open Access Policy
The journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available leads to a greater global exchange of knowledge. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence (CC-BY-SA), which allows users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, reference articles in their entirety, or use them for any other legal purpose, without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in line with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) definition of open access.
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 with Turnitin software. 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.
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.
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