Book reviews

This category includes reviews of relevant books or publications in the field of physiotherapy in mental health.

 

 

 

  1. What knowledge does this study add: summarize the new knowledge that this study provides.
  2. Why this is important: summarize what implications this study has.

This box must be no more than 5 sentences and must be constructed without repeating what your abstract already includes.

 

Writing this kind of review might consider the following points:

 

  1. What are the main ideas developed by the book?

 

  1. Sharing a constructive comment about the strengths and the weaknesses of the particular book.

 

  1. Memorable quotes from the book

 

  1. What scientific rigor does the book have?

 

  1. Innovation and contribution that this book provides.

 

Preparing your manuscript for submission

 

Manuscripts must be written in the Word processor, the font requested for writing is Times New Roman 12 points, with 2 line spacing, and margins adjusted to 2.5 cm.

 

The submission must include the following documents:

 

  1. Manuscript submission format (PDF) Download document.
  2. Cover page (Word file)
  3. Book review text (Word blind article file)
  4. Figures and images that must be uploaded in JPG, TIFF, or PGN format.
  5. Originality letter (PDF file) Download format.
  6. Authorization letter for literary communication (article) (PDF file) Download format.

 

Cover page

 

  1. Title: using a maximum of 20 words.

 

  1. Name(s) of the authors in the order in which it will be published: First name(s) followed by last name(s); consider whether the paternal and maternal surnames are recorded and linked with a hyphen.

 

*NOTE: This is the way the publisher presents the order of the authors' names in all published articles. The author defines the hyphen between the surnames.

 

  1. Academic degrees of the authors (include the full name of the academic degree).

 

  1. Affiliations and institution(s) where the work was performed. Include the affiliation data of each of the authors (name and address of the institution where the study was carried out, city and country of the institution).

 

NOTE: Indicate all affiliations using a superscript lowercase letter at the end of each author's last name.

 

  1. Provide the ORCID code (alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies scientists and other academic authors). You must include the full address, for example:

 

https://orcid.org/0003-4585-8734-5231. If you do not have this, you can register at the following link: https://orcid.org/

 

NOTE: Indicate the ORCID code of each author using a superscript number at the end of each author's last name (next to the letter of affiliation).

 

  1. Corresponding author: Name of the corresponding author; name, full address, and telephone number of the affiliated institution; email:

 

Corresponding Author: [Name of the corresponding author]. [Name of the institution of affiliation]. Address: [Address of the affiliated institution]. Tel.: +52 55 XXXX XXXX, [ext. 0000]. Email: [corresponding author's email]

 

NOTE: The information on the cover must be placed in a list in the order requested above.

 

Article text

 

The file with the text of the article must begin with the title of the research followed by the text and up to the references (including tables, figures, and graphs). Since this document corresponds to the blind file, it should not contain any mention of the names or initials of the authors, the institution where the study was carried out, or any acknowledgments. Consecutive page headers/titles may include the title, but not the authors' names. Manuscripts that do not comply with the blinding policy established by the Journal of Physiotherapy in Mental Health will be returned to the corresponding author. Authors are requested not to compress the files. Limit file size to 1 MB. Incorporate images, graphs, and/or tables in the text of the file. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the first page of the blinding article file.

 

The author is requested to remove personal information from the Word document by changing the "Author Name" and "Last Modified By" to "user" to maintain anonymity before uploading. For more information:

https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/office/ayudar-a-proteger-la-privacidad-252a47ec-1b31-4fd0-8450-e66d6c2de950

 

The text structure must contain:

  1. Title
  2. Keywords
  3. Text
  4. Appendixes
  5. Tables and figures they should be placed at the end of the manuscript text (after references).

 

  1. Title: Up to 20 words

 

  1. Keywords: include a maximum of six keywords after the abstract, written in English and Spanish, avoiding general terms, plurals, and multiplicity of concepts (such as the use of 'and' or 'de'). Keywords are used in indexing the article.

 

  1. Text: book review.

 

  1. Appendixes: If there is more than one appendix, it must be listed as A, B, etc.

 

  1. Tables and Figures: Tables concisely and efficiently illustrate relevant information in the manuscript. They must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. The table must be mentioned in the body of the text to subsequently insert it. Follow the standards established in Vancouver for its preparation.

 

The figures concisely and efficiently illustrate the relevant information of the manuscript through drawings, photographs, diagrams, etc. They must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. The figure must be mentioned in the body of the text to subsequently insert it. Follow the standards established in Vancouver for its preparation.

 

Authors are recommended to consult the guidelines prepared for the preparation of scientific manuscripts by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), available at:

http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/manuscript-preparation/

 

Letter formats

  1. Originality letter (PDF file) Download format.
  2. Authorization letter for literary communication (article) (PDF file) Download format.