Author Guidelines
Before you begin: The new user goes to the home page of the Cortica www.revue-cortica.net website and registers to create a "login" by clicking on the "register" link. The user must provide his/her first name, last name and e-mail address. Then they are asked for additional information: author, reviewer or reader. The user will then receive a confirmation email containing their username and password. These instructions are only done once. For the following connections, simply log in and then click on the "connect" button.
Policy between Manuscript Contributors: Individuals named as authors must (a) have made a substantial contribution to the design of the manuscript or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; (b) write the work or critically revise it by providing significant intellectual content; (c) validate the final version to be published; (d) ensure the accuracy and integrity of the content of the manuscript. Everyone knows that the lead author will need to sign (by submitting the article online) on their behalf a "Permission to Publish" prior to publication. The authors' names that appear on the manuscript contributed substantially to the text and approved it. All works published by other researchers and used in the manuscript have been duly cited.
Manuscript Submission: The submitted manuscript must not have been pre-published. It is not under consideration for publication, in whole or in part, in any other national or international journal. The manuscript must be submitted on a word processor (Word) in Times New Roman 12. The number of words allowed varies depending on the manuscript category (editorial, original article, literature review, perspective, cortica journal club, cortica incubator), excluding abstracts, abstracts, tables, figures, and references. The French abstract and the English abstract must each be identical, followed by the keywords. The abstract should be written with the aim of providing a quick overview of the questions asked, the objectives pursued and the results obtained. The maximum number of tables and/or figures is 5. The number of references varies according to the category of the manuscript. The style of presentation of the bibliographic references is that of the American Psychological Association (APA 7 https://www.hesge.ch/heds/sites/default/files/documents/CentreDoc/citation-ref-bibio/apa_7ed_guidecitationsreferences.pdf). https://www.unige.ch/fapse/files/4916/4915/2442/SSED_References_bibliographiques_APA7-mars_2022.pdf
Tables and graphs are correctly inserted in their respective places and numbered in Arabic numerals. The legend of the graphs and reproductions as well as the titles of the tables must be clearly indicated.
On the first page, the author indicates the title of the manuscript, the author's name(s), affiliations, and correspondence address.
The manuscript submitted to Cortica must not have been previously published (except for an abstract of less than 250 words), nor must it be simultaneously submitted for publication in another journal. The lead author guarantees that the manuscript is original, has not been submitted for publication to another journal, and has not been previously published.
The manuscript submitted must be clear and easily understandable, accurate and concise; Simple and correct French with always an abstract (250 words) and a title in English. Abbreviations that are not internationally recognized should be explained when they first appear in the text and then used consistently and inconsistently.
Acknowledgments and conflicts of interest: Appear before bibliographic references. Contributions that call for thanks but do not justify a place among the authors, acknowledgments for technical aids, acknowledgments for material or financial support, Financial links that may be the source of a conflict of interest.
Protection of participants in research studies: Submitted work must comply with the ethical recommendations of the Declaration of Helsinki https://www.fmh.ch/files/pdf24/declaration-helsinki-amm.pdf. They must have been submitted, if required, to an advisory committee for the protection of persons in research (relevant ethics committee).
Information and consent of participants: It is necessary to obtain the consent of the participants/subjects of the research project described in an article or appearing in a photograph, in order to comply with privacy regulations. The participant (or guardian in the case of protected adults) must give explicit consent in writing. The lead author is responsible for ensuring strict anonymization of the data.
For more information, see Elsevier's recommendations on patient consent rules.
Submission Statement and Approval of Manuscript by Authors
By submitting an article for publication, authors warrant that it has not been submitted for publication to another journal and has not been previously published (with the exception of an abstract of less than 500 words); that its publication is approved by all authors and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere, including electronically, without the consent of the copyright holder. They also certify that they have taken every precaution to ensure strict compliance with professional secrecy. For more information, please visit: 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication'.
Articles
Article de recherche original : 5000 mots, excluant le résumé « abstract », les tableaux/figures (maximum 5) et les références (maximum 50). L’article présente des résultats scientifiques originaux, divisés en cinq sections titrées : Introduction, Méthodes, Résultats, Discussion et Conclusion, qui permettent de comprendre et, si possible, de répliquer le travail de recherche. Il est accompagné de résumé non-structuré en français et en anglais ; sans abréviation ni référence, de 250 mots au maximum.
