Instructions for contributors to the
journal "Cuardernos de Bioetica" (2007)
Cuadernos de Bioetica, the offi cial journal of the Spanish Association of
Bioethics and Medical Ethics, is a four-monthly publication containing articles
and bibliographic reviews covering the whole fi eld of bioethics, especially
those connected with research and clinical practice. Contributions are
initially revised by the editorial committee or are invited papers. Articles
that do not conform with the instructions detailed below will be returned to
the authors. The journal accepts article for publication in Spanish or
English.
Address: Articles for publication should be sent to L.M. Pastor.
Departamento de Biología Celular. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de
Murcia. Campus de Espinardo. 30100 Murcia, Spain. They may also be sent as an
attachment to the following e-mail addresses: bioetica@um.es or
gibioetica@terra.es.
Material: If they are not sent by e-mail, two printed copies should be
sent on DIN A-4 paper, accompanied by a PC formatted electronic support. The fi
rst page should contain the following information: 1) Title in bold capital
letters in Spanish and English; 2) Full name of the author or authors (also in
bold); 3) Institution to which the author/s belong (in italics); 4) Address,
telephone number, fax and/or e-mail address; 5) Short title of the article; 6)
Between 3 (min.) and 5 (max.) key words, which will serve for classifi cation
and search purposes. The second page should contain a summary of the article in
no more than 250 words in Spanish and English.
Text: The text should be written in Word.7 or more recent version, with
margins of 2.5 cm, on DIN A-4 paper, at 1.5 interline spacing and justifi ed,
Times New Roman size 12 letters should be used as type face. Footnotes should
appear on the same page in consecutive order.
Bibliographical references: All references should appear at the foot of
the page and be accompanied by any commentary. To harmonize the presentation of
the journal bibliographical references should fulfi l the norms that
follow:
a) To cite books and book chapters
— Author’s surname with fi rst letter as capital letter.
— Author’s initial (capital letter).
— Title in italics.
— Publisher, city, year of publication and pages referred to.
For example: Spaemann, R. Personas, Eunsa, Pamplona, 2000, 72-75.
To cite chapter of a book:
— Author’s surname with fi rst letter as capital letter.
— Author’s initial (capital letter).
— Chapter title between inverted comas(«...»). In: title in
italics, followed by publisher, city, year of publication and pages referred
to.
b) To cite articles
— Author’s surname with fi rst letter as capital letter.
— Author’s initial (capital letter).
— Title in inverted comas.
— Complete name of the journal in italics.
— Number, year (in parenthesis), fi rst and last page of the article
Foe example: Renteria, M.T. «Bioética de las políticas de
población». Persona y
Bioética 15, (2002), 701-793.
If a volume or journal is cited for a second time, cite it as follows:
Spaemann et al., op cit. 111.
If the next work cited is the same as the previous
Ibid, 103
c) To cite web page:
Doherty, M. [On line publication] «Redundant publication». 1-4. 1998.
<http://
www.bmj.com/misc/cope/text5.shtm> [Consulted: 5/08/1998]
Reviewers: All the articles received will be reviewed by two members of
the editorial or scientifi c committee of the journal. Their decision will be
forwarded by letter or e-mail to authors, along with the comments of the
reviewers. The editorial committee’s decision is final as to whether a
paper should be accepted for publication.
Editorial rules: The papers submitted for possible publication must
represent original work and should not have been submitted to another journal
at the same time. When the papers are submitted a certifi cate of originality
and the transfer of copyright should be sent by ordinary mail. The editorial
committee will proofs.
Offprints and copies: Articles are published free charge and authors
will receive 15 offprints of each article published.
Certificate of originality and transference of rights
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