ISSN 2183-5985 [printed version] ISSN 2183-5985 [online version]	INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
	Scope and policy Form and preparation of manuscripts Original articles Communications, technical reports, letters, review articles

Scope and policy

· The Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição is a scientific journal that publishes papers in the area of nutrition and food sciences and also professional articles, related to the professional practice of nutritionists.

Manuscripts submitted for publication should meet the following criteria:

- Presentation of a current and original scientific research or a literature review of a topic related to food and nutrition; or a clinic case; or an article of professional character with the description and discussion of matters relevant to the profession practice of nutritionists.

- Articles written in portuguese or english; if written in english, the title, abstract and keywords must be translated into portuguese.

· Nutritional sciences

· Upon reception all manuscripts are numbered. The number of the manuscript is then communicated to the authors and it identifies the manuscript in the communication between the authors and the journal. The manuscripts (anonymous) will be examined by the Editorial Board and by the Scientific Board of the Journal, as well as by two elements of a group of reviewers designated by the Boards. Following the arbitration, the manuscripts may be accepted without changes, rejected or accepted after the authors correct the changes proposed by the reviewers. In this case, the proposed changes are sent to the authors and they have a deadline to make them. The rejection of a manuscript will be based on two negative opinions emitted by two independent reviewers. In the presence of a negative and a positive opinion, the decision of the manuscript publication or rejection will be assumed by the Editor of the Journal. Upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication, proof review should be made within a maximum of three days, where only spelling errors can be corrected.

· Nutritionists and other health professionals

Form and preparation of manuscripts

· The manuscript must be submitted on the website http://actaportuguesadenutricao.pt/.

Original Articles

• Articles resulting from scientific and original studies, has not been previously published
• Clinical Cases

· Original Article: Full papers will normally present no more than 10 pages (including the text, references, figures and tables and excluding the title page). The articles must be written in Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, normal margins, and with the indication of the line number in the lateral margin.
The original research article must present the following structure:
Title page and institutions
- 1^st Title; 2^nd Author(s); 3^rd Address and contacts of the correspondence author;
Text
- 4^th Abstract; 5^th Keywords; 6^th Introduction; 7^th Aim (s); 8^th Materials and Methods; 9^th Results; 10^th Discussion; 11th Conclusions;
- 12th Acknowledgments (optional); 13^th References; 14^th Figure, tables and respective legends.

Clinical Cases: Original Article: Full papers will normally present no more than 8 pages (including the text, references, figures and tables and excluding the title page). The articles must be written in Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, normal margins, and with the indication of the line number in the lateral margin.
The original research article must present the following structure:
Title page and institutions
- 1^st Title; 2^nd Author(s); 3^rd Address and contacts of the correspondence author;
Text
- 4^th Abstract; 5^th Keywords; 6^th Introduction; 7^th Clinical Case; 8^th Critical Analysis; 9^th Conclusions;
10^th Acknowledgments (optional); 11^th References; 12^th Figure, tables and respective legends.

· The text should start with a structured abstract not exceeding 300 words: Background; Material and Methods, Results, Conclusions. It must be presented in english and portuguese.

· The reference of figures and tables should be indicated throughout the text in Arabic numbers in parentheses.
These illustrations should be placed after the bibliographic references, on separate pages, and the order in which they should be inserted must be the same in which they are referenced throughout the text.
The titles of the tables should be placed above them and referred with Arabic numbers (example: Table
1). The legend should appear under each figure and referred with Arabic numbers (example: Figure 1).
Graphics and legends should be written in Arial font, size not less than 8.

Communications, technical reports, letters, review articles

• Review articles about food and nutrition
• Articles of professional nature that include articles that address one approach or opinion on a particular subject, technique, methodology or activity carried out within the professional practice of Nutritionists.

Review articles: Full papers will normally present no more than 12 pages (including the text, references, figures and tables and excluding the title page). The articles must be written in Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, normal margins, and with the indication of the line number in the lateral margin. If the article is a systematic review it should follow the requirements specified above for the original articles. If the article has no systematic character it must be structured according to the following order:
Title page and institutions
- 1^st Title; 2^nd Author(s); 3^rd Address and contacts of the correspondence author;
Text
- 4^th Abstract; 5^th Keywords; 6^th Main text; 7^th Critical Analysis; 8th Conclusions;
- 9^th Acknowledgments (optional); 10th References; 11^th Figure, tables and respective legends.

Articles of professional nature: Full papers will normally present no more than 8 pages (including the text, references, figures and tables and excluding the title page). The articles must be written in Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, normal margins, and with the indication of the line number in the lateral margin.

This category includes articles that address one approach or opinion on a particular subject, technique, methodology or activity carried out within the professional practice of Nutritionists.

Articles of professional nature must present the following structure:

Title page and institutions
- 1^st Title; 2^nd Author(s); 3^rd Address and contacts of the correspondence author;

Text
- 4^th Abstract; 5^th Keywords; 6^th Main text; 7^th Critical Analysis; 8^th Conclusions;
- 9^th Acknowledgments (optional); 10^th References (if used); 11^th Figure, tables and respective legends.

• The text should start with a structured abstract not exceeding 300 words: Background; Material and Methods, Results, Conclusions. It must be presented in english and portuguese.
• The reference of figures and tables should be indicated throughout the text in Arabic numbers in parentheses.
  These illustrations should be placed after the bibliographic references, on separate pages, and the order in which they should be inserted must be the same in which they are referenced throughout the text.
  The titles of the tables should be placed above them and referred with Arabic numbers (example: Table
  1). The legend should appear under each figure and referred with Arabic numbers (example: Figure 1).
  Graphics and legends should be written in Arial font, size not less than 8.

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