Guidelines for authors

Nature of the works

Contributions received for possible publication must be original results of academic work or high-level medical practice in the field of Urology.

Non-simultaneous postulation

The submitted works must be unpublished and their authors undertake to not simultaneously submit them to other publications, this way it is necessary to attach the Statement of originality.

Extension and format

The articles in full (title, authors, adscriptions, abstracts, body of article, illustration legends and references) must have a 1.5 spacing, letter size format (21.5 x 28 cm), 2.5 cm margins, Times New Roman, 12 points. The article may be written in English or Spanish. Any word processor is accepted, including tables (PDF files will not be accepted). The text must not include abbreviations, only international symbols.

Anonymity in the authors’ identities

The articles must neither include in the body nor in the footnotes any information that reveals the authors’ identity, this with a view to ensuring an anonymous review by the referees. After the possible acceptance of the collaboration, all the identifying information shall be included in the front page. 

Front page content

In a separate file, other than the article’s, the following must be included:

  1. Article title: in Spanish and English, it is recommended that it is brief and descriptive (ideally under 15 words).
  2. Names and surnames of the authors: in the strict order intended for publication. The order and number of authors shall not be modified after submission (for further information see: Author’s obligations and Policies regarding authorship).
  3. Authors’ ID: it is essential that each and every author provides their ORCID, for further information, access https://orcid.org/register.
  4. CRediT taxonomy: it is essential to describe each and every author’s contribution in function of CRediT taxonomy (for further information, see: Policies regarding authorship).
  5. Ascription institution and country of each and every author: only the first level institution must be mentioned, with no initials, acronyms or translations of the institutions’ names (unless non-western characters are used).
  6. Indicate the corresponding author: name, address, telephone and email address (for further information, see: Policies regarding authorship).
  7. Acknowledgements: in the case there are.
  8. Declaration of absence of conflicts of interest.
  9. Disclose the funding source; in the case there is none, explicitly indicate so.

Abstracts

All the abstracts must be written both in Spanish and English in an understandable way so that the reader finds a concise and adequate summary of the work. Abstracts must not include bibliographic references, acronyms —save in the case they are indispensable for drafting conciseness.

For Original articles, abstracts will have a maximum extension of 250 words and must be structured with the following sections, in the order given, both in Spanish and English:

  1. Goal
  2. Design, methodology or approach
  3. Results
  4. Limitations or implications of the study
  5. Originality or relevance
  6. Findings or conclusions

For Clinical cases, abstracts will have a maximum extension of 200 words and must be structured with the following sections, in the order given, both in Spanish and English:

  1. Description of the clinical case
  2. Relevance
  3. Clinical implications
  4. Conclusions

For Review articles, abstracts will have a maximum extension of 200 words and must be structured with the following sections, in the order given, both in Spanish and English:

  1. Brief description of the topic
  2. Relevance
  3. Conclusions

For Brief articles, abstracts must have a maximum extension of 70 words and must be structured with the following sections, in the order given, both in Spanish and English:

  1. Brief description of the topic
  2. Conclusions

Keywords

After the abstracts in Spanish and English, 3 to 5 keywords will be included, following the standard defined by Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

Contents of collaborations

Original articles: the body of text of Original articles will comprise the following sections:

  1. Background
  2. Materials and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusions
  6. References in Vancouver format
  7. Tables (placed in sequential order, after the references, never in the text) with their respective headings and legends.
  8. Figures, progressively numbered, with their respective headings and legends.

Clinical cases: the body of text of Clinical cases will comprise the following sections:

  1. Background
  2. Clinical case
  3. Discussion
  4. References in Vancouver format
  5. Tables (placed in sequential order, after the references, never in the text) with their respective headings and legends.
  6. Figures, progressively numbered, with their respective headings and legends.

 

Review articles: they can be divided into sections with appropriate titles and subtitles. Tables and figures must follow the format above. The maximum number of references is 50 (Vancouver format), taking care or reporting recent references.

Brief communications: they will not be divided into sections, no more than five references (Vancouver format) are allowed. Tables and figures must follow the format above and will not be more than 3 (or one of each). In this case, no more than five authors will be accepted.

Letters to the editor: they must be written as a response to any content already published in RMU, references must be provided (no more than 5 in Vancouver format) and never more than two authors.

How I do it? Advice from an Expert: The body of the papers for this section will include the following sections:

  1.  
  2.  
  3. Key words.
  4.  
  5. Technique description.
  6. Results (if necessary).
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Appendices (if necessary).
  10. References in Vancouver style.
  11. Tables (in sequential order, right after the references, never interlaced with the text), with their respective titles and footnotes.
  12. Figures, numbered in sequential order, with their respective titles and footnotes.

For the section “How do I do it? Advice from an Expert”, the abstract will have a maximum extension of 250 words and it must include the following sections, in the requested order:

  1. Objective
  2. Brief description of the surgical procedure
  3. Results and limitations
  4. Conclusions

Editorial comment: the Editorial comment will not be divided in sections, and will not  include more than 10 references (in Vancouver style). The Editorial Comment must have the same format for tables and figures, which will be no more than 2.