Articles on original research: The text must not exceed 2500 words, excluding references and tables, and be organized into introduction, methods, results, discussion and conclusions, with a maximum of 4 tables and/or figures. In the materials and methods there must be a complete and appropriate reference to the statistical methods used and the results should be quite sufficiently explicit.
Review articles: Pulmonology publishes primarily review articles which have been requested by the editors. However, unsolicited articles submitted will be considered, particularly systematic reviews (meta-analysis). The text must not exceed 5000 words, excluding references and tables, with a maximum of 5 tables and/or figures in total. The reviews must be organized systematically in introduction, methods, results and discussion.
Short publications: Preliminary results or new findings could lead to short publications. The text should not exceed 1000 words, excluding references and tables, and be organized into introduction, methods, results and discussion, with a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures in total and up to 10 references. The short publications should be submitted with formal abstracts in English, of not more than 250 words.
Commentaries: Commentaries, essays, critical analyses or declarations of a position in relation to topics of interest in the area of health, particular the politics of health and medical education will be considered. The text must not exceed 900 words, excluding references and tables, and include a maximum of one table or figure. Commentaries do not require abstracts; they will normally be at the request of the editors.
Special articles: Where appropriate the editorial board may invite one or various authors to write an article on a subject of particular formative interest in achieving the priorities of the journal and where the subject matter is not being addressed by other areas of study (for example postgraduate study).
Clinical case studies (case reports): The text should not exceed 1200 words, excluding references and tables, with a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures in total. Clinical case studies should be submitted with formal abstracts in English, of not more than 120 words.
Depending on their interest and originality the clinical case studies may include a commentary/discussion by one of the editors or by an invited reviewer (Clinical case study with discussion).
Letters to the editor: Two types of letter to the editor are considered, clinical notes and correspondence.
Clinical notes stand for a very objective reporting of results of clinical observation or original research for which a detailed development is not appropriate. The text should not exceed 800 words, excluding references and tables, and can include a maximum of two tables or figures and up to 7 references.
Correspondence refers to a succinct commentaries on articles published in the Portuguese Journal of Pulmonology, preferably within the previous 6 months. In this case, the text should not exceed 500 words, excluding references and tables, and can include a maximum of one table or figure and up to 5 references.
Letters to the editor should not include abstracts.
In manuscripts signed by more than 6 authors (3 authors in the case of letters to the editor), there has to be an explicit explanation for such an extensive authorship.
Manuscripts submitted to Pulmonology must conform to the recommendations indicated here and must be accompanied by a covering letter. The Editorial Board will acknowledge receipt of manuscripts, supplying information as to the orientation category given to the relevant article. Whenever there are editorial recommendations to changes to the manuscripts sent, the authors should supply a new version with an explanation of changes made. Correspondence between the authors and the journal should be conducted electronically, by the Elsevier Editorial System (http://ees.elsevier.com/pulmoe).