For authors

Use the journal's official templates: they already include the required formatting and manuscript structure. Upload both files in the "Files" step of the submission — the anonymized manuscript goes to the reviewers; the title page stays with the editorial team only.

Before submitting, confirm that the submission meets all the items below. Submissions that do not meet them may be returned to the authors.

• The manuscript is original, has not been previously published and is not under review by another journal.
• The topic is in line with the journal's focus and scope.
• The text follows the author guidelines regarding format, length, structure and reference style (Vancouver).
• The manuscript is written in English.
• The title page (with author identification) and the anonymized manuscript have been submitted, with no authorship data in the file properties.
• The structured abstract, with 3 to 6 keywords, is included.
• The study was approved by an Ethics Committee, where applicable, and the approval number is reported.
• All authors have approved the submitted version and meet the ICMJE authorship criteria.
• Conflicts of interest, funding, data availability and any use of AI have been declared.
• DOIs of the references have been provided where available.

1. Language and file format

Manuscripts must be written in English and submitted as an editable file (.docx or .odt), A4 page size, Times New Roman or Arial font size 12, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins, with numbered pages and lines.

2. Submission files

• Title page (separate file): title, short title, full name, institutional affiliation (institution, city, country), ORCID and email of all authors; corresponding author; contributions of each author (CRediT); funding; conflicts of interest; acknowledgements.
• Anonymized manuscript: full text without names, affiliations, acknowledgements or any information that identifies the authors, including in the file properties. Self-citations must appear as "Author, year" in the text and references during review.
• Figures and tables, if any, and supplementary materials.
• Cover letter to the editor (optional), presenting the contribution of the study.

3. Manuscript structure

Original articles follow the structure Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. The structured abstract (Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion), of up to 250 words, is presented in English, followed by 3 to 6 keywords, preferably from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) or the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS).

Clinical trials must report the registration number at the end of the abstract. The methods section must describe the study design, participants, eligibility criteria, sample size calculation, instruments, procedures, statistical analysis and the ethics committee approval.

4. Length

• Original article: up to 5,000 words, up to 6 figures or tables and up to 50 references;
• Systematic review or meta-analysis: up to 6,000 words and up to 80 references;
• Review article: up to 6,000 words;
• Case report: up to 2,500 words, an abstract of up to 150 words and up to 20 references;
• Letter to the editor: up to 1,000 words, no abstract, up to 10 references.

The word count excludes abstracts, references, tables and figures.

5. Tables and figures

Tables and figures must be numbered in order of citation, with a self-explanatory title and source. Tables are submitted in editable format, without vertical lines. Figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (JPG, PNG or TIFF). Third-party images require permission for use.

6. References

References follow the Vancouver style (ICMJE recommendations), numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text, using superscript Arabic numerals. Provide the DOI whenever available. Example:

Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Res. 1989;28(2):193-213. doi:10.1016/0165-1781(89)90047-4

7. Mandatory statements

At the end of the manuscript (in the identified version), include: author contributions (CRediT), funding, conflicts of interest, ethics approval and consent, data availability and use of artificial intelligence, where applicable.

8. After acceptance

Authors receive the typeset proofs for review and must respond within the stated deadline, limiting themselves to correcting errors. Changes to content at this stage require the editor's authorization.

Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits sharing and adaptation of the work for any purpose, provided that authorship and initial publication in this journal are properly acknowledged.

Authors may enter into additional arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version (for example, in institutional repositories or as book chapters), with acknowledgement of its initial publication in OSJ.

The Oxton Science Journal follows the diamond open access model: it charges no fees for submission, review, article processing (APC) or publication. Authors do not pay to publish and readers do not pay to access.

Editorial costs are covered by Oxton Education. The absence of fees does not affect the rigor of the review: all manuscripts follow the same screening and peer review workflow.

The names, email addresses and other personal data provided to the journal are used exclusively for the services provided by this publication — submission management, editorial communication and peer review — and are not made available for any other purpose or to third parties. Personal data are processed in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018).

Data subjects may request access to, correction of or deletion of their data at any time through the journal contact email. The names and affiliations of authors of published articles form a permanent part of the scholarly record.