Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
Brief Background
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Founded in 2003, the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho (RBMT) is the official scientific journal of the Associação Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho (ANAMT). Initially published on a semiannual basis, the journal became a quarterly publication in 2017, thereby expanding its capacity to disseminate scientific knowledge in the field. In 2023, RBMT adopted a continuous publication workflow distributed across four annual issues. In 2026, the journal adopted a continuous publication model with a single annual volume. Throughout its history, RBMT has shown consistent progress in the Qualis CAPES evaluation system, rising from B4 in the 2013–2016 evaluation period to B3 in the following period, and reaching B1 in the most recent period (2021–2024).
Given the breadth and complexity of Occupational Medicine and its interfaces with other specialties and areas within the broader field of Workers’ Health, RBMT has progressively expanded its editorial scope, consolidating its role as an important venue for scientific dissemination among professionals and researchers in health, work, and safety. Currently, the journal follows an open access model and accepts submissions of original articles, systematic reviews, theoretical and conceptual studies, critical reflections, case reports and case series of scientific relevance, as well as reports of successful experiences and practices in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. RBMT recognizes that publishing relevant scientific evidence contributes to strengthening technical and scientific debate, advancing knowledge in the field, and supporting the development of practices and policies aimed at improving working conditions, quality of life, and the health of workers. The abbreviated title of the journal is Rev. Bras. Med. Trab., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic captions. Mission To publish scientific articles that are relevant to the advancement of knowledge and that foster technical and scientific debate in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). |
Open Access
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The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted online access, including the absence of financial barriers, to all scientific content published by the journal.
Open access is understood as the condition in which the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY 4.0), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. |
Open Science Compliance
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This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. In line with Open Science principles, RBMT adopts a number of practices, including an open access policy, adherence to good editorial practices, and the use of social media to disseminate published work. The journal also requires a clear description of each author’s contribution in multi-authored manuscripts through the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). In addition, RBMT encourages the sharing of datasets, research instruments, statistical analysis scripts, and supplementary materials, which may be made available in open online repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare and OSF, when they cannot be included in the article itself. This information must be explicitly stated in the manuscript. RBMT also supports the submission of manuscripts previously posted as preprints on public platforms such as SciELO Preprints, preprints.org, Emerging Research Information (EmeRI) and Biorxiv, so that they may be openly discussed before formal publication. Also in accordance with Open Science practices, the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho offers authors and reviewers options for opening the peer review process, with or without disclosure of their names. Authorization for name disclosure may be provided by authors at the time of manuscript submission and by reviewers when completing the Open Science Compliance Form. |
Ethics in Publication
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RBMT is committed to upholding best practices in ethical conduct in scientific journal publishing, based on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct. Preventing negligence is also a core responsibility of the editor and editorial team. Any form of unethical conduct, as well as plagiarism in any form, is not accepted by the journal.
The journal’s publication ethics and good practices policy is based on the following documents and principles: 1. COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors and Publishers: https://publicationethics.org/about/what-we-do/our-story/history-code-conduct; 2. Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication: https://www.scielo.org/en/about-scielo/methodologies-and-technologies/guide-to-best-practices-for-strengthening-ethics-in-scientific-publishing/; 3. COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing: https://publicationethics.org; 4. Transparency & Best Practice: https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/; 5. OASPA endorsement of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): https://librarylearningspace.com/oaspa-endorses-declaration-research-assessment-dora/; 6. Bylaws of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME): https://wame.org/bylaws-of-the-world-association-of-medical-ed; 7. Basic Guidelines for Integrity in Scientific Activity of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), 2011: http://cnpq.br/diretrizes 8. Brazil Platform protocols through Research Ethics Committees: https://plataformabrasil.saude.gov.br/login.jsf; 9. The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): https://sfdora.org/read/ 10. Promotion of the FAIR Principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) and the DEIA Principles (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility): https://blog.scielo.org/blog/2016/03/16/principios-orientadores-fair-publicados-em-periodico-do-nature-publishing-group/; https://ease.org.uk/communities/gender-policy-committee/the-sager-guidelines/ For original articles and studies involving human participants, RBMT requires authors to upload, at the time of submission, the ethics approval document issued by the relevant institution, including the CAAE and the approval by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) under which the study was approved. RBMT supports and follows COPE recommendations. |
Focus and Scope
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The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho (RBMT) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal edited and published by the National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT) since 2003. Its mission is to disseminate original research articles, opinion pieces, review articles, and other scholarly contributions on Workers’ Health and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) whose content contributes to deepening and updating debate in the field, improving working conditions, preventing occupational diseases and accidents, and supporting discussion and policymaking related to these issues.
The journal seeks to include current and diverse topics in the field of OHS in each published issue, as well as systematized contributions on specific themes. As of 2026, RBMT ceased publication in serial issue format and adopted the continuous publication model, maintaining one online annual volume with the continuous and individual publication of manuscripts. |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards established by the SciELO Digital Preservation Policy Program. |
Indexing Sources
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Bibliographic Journal Information
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Websites and Social Media
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Preprints
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RBMT accepts the submission of manuscripts previously deposited in reliable preprint servers, such as SciELO Preprints, MedRxiv, arXiv and Europe PMC. This practice accelerates the communication of results and enables authors to improve their work through reader feedback before or simultaneously with submission to the journal. The use of preprints is optional and must be declared in the Open Science Compliance Form, including the name of the server and the DOI. Preprints do not compromise the originality of the manuscript.
RBMT accepts preprints, which are subject to the same peer review process described below. |
Peer Review Process
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After submission through the electronic system (https://www.gnpapers.com.br/rbmt/), the manuscript is initially checked by the editorial assistant to verify whether its formal and technical aspects comply with the Instructions for Authors. If the manuscript does not comply, it is returned to the authors for correction. If it does comply, it is forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief and/or Associate Editors, who assess its content and decide whether to reject it or send it for peer review using RBMT’s evaluation form. Reviewers receive an invitation to assess the manuscript and have three days to accept or decline. If they accept, they have 21 days to submit their review. Reviewers must declare the absence of conflicts of interest, and their evaluation must be fair and clearly indicate any changes required from the authors. After review by two reviewers, each of whom may recommend rejection, acceptance without restrictions, or revisions, the handling editor evaluates the reports and communicates the editorial decision to the authors. If revisions are requested, the process may be repeated until final approval or rejection. If accepted, the article undergoes final revision and layout editing. The authors then receive a PDF proof for review. Any necessary corrections are made, and the final version is published on the journal’s website in PDF and HTML formats.
Open Peer Review Options In line with Open Science principles, RBMT may publish in the final article the names of the editors responsible for the evaluation process, as well as the reviewer’s name, provided prior authorization has been granted. |
Open Data
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RBMT encourages the sharing of “data, codes, methods, and other materials used in and generated by research that usually underlie the text of articles published in scholarly journals.”
The journal requests that authors make the materials underlying their manuscripts available in recognized repositories, such as Dataverse, Mendeley Data, Figshare, Zenodo and Lattes Data. These materials may include datasets, programming code, and supplementary materials. This practice enhances transparency in the review process, ensures preservation and reuse of deposited materials, and promotes research reproducibility. Authors must include, in the accepted manuscript, a Data Availability Statement indicating the repository where the material has been deposited and the corresponding access link, or, where applicable, provide the data directly in the manuscript itself. At the time of submission, authors must provide a statement specifying how the research-related materials will be made available. A data availability statement is mandatory for research articles, review articles, experience reports, case reports, and brief communications. For all other document types—except errata, retractions, and addenda—its inclusion is optional. Clinical Trials RBMT reaffirms its commitment to transparency and ethics in scientific research by fully supporting policies for the registration of clinical trials. In accordance with the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the World Health Organization (WHO), all clinical trials submitted for publication must include an identification number from a duly validated public clinical trial registry. This requirement aims to ensure data integrity, reduce publication bias, and promote rigor and social responsibility throughout all stages of the research process. |
Fees
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RBMT does not charge submission fees or article processing charges.
The sustainability of RBMT is ensured by ANAMT, which is supported by the annual dues of approximately 2,500 members. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
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Errors identified in published articles will be corrected by means of an erratum, in accordance with ICMJE recommendations. In addition to the publication of the erratum, the article containing the error will be replaced by a corrected version, followed by the erratum detailing the changes made. If misconduct is identified to the extent that it invalidates the results and conclusions of an article, or if plagiarism or duplicate publication is confirmed, the published article will be retracted and replaced by a document explaining the reasons for the retraction. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. They may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. Upon submission, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work.
If there is any actual or potential conflict of interest, the author(s) must declare it in a signed document to be attached to the submission platform. For further information, see Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. |
Adoption of Similarity Software
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RBMT uses the anti-plagiarism software iThenticate and accepts a maximum similarity index of 20%. All articles are screened using iThenticate after acceptance. If a similarity index above 20% is identified, the manuscript is returned to the authors for justification. |
Adoption of Software Using Artificial Intelligence Resources
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The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho permits the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies in the preparation of scientific manuscripts, but only for the purpose of improving the clarity and quality of the writing. Such tools must not replace tasks inherently attributable to the authors, such as generating scientific knowledge, analyzing and interpreting data, or drawing scientific conclusions.
Authors must not list AI or AI-assisted technologies as authors or co-authors, nor cite AI as an author in the references. However, if AI or AI-assisted technologies are used at any stage of manuscript preparation, this use must be disclosed in a specific section at the end of the manuscript. |
Gender and Sex Issues
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The RBMT editorial team, as well as authors publishing in the journal, must observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines (Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER). These guidelines provide recommendations for reporting information on sex and gender in study design, data analysis, results, and interpretation of findings.
In addition, RBMT observes a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board. The journal recognizes the relevance of both sex and gender as analytical categories and has prioritized gender balance in the composition of its Editorial Board. |
Ethics Committee
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Authors must attach a statement of approval issued by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution responsible for approving the study. |
Copyright
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Upon submission of an article to the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, authors retain copyright over their published work, while granting the journal the right of first publication. In the event of acceptance and publication, authors agree that the article may be shared with proper acknowledgment of authorship, in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0, which allows unrestricted reuse and distribution provided that the original work is properly cited.
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Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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Responsibility of the Website:
As an open access journal, all content published by the journal, unless otherwise indicated, may be freely shared and adapted for any purpose, provided that:
The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho assumes no responsibility for adaptations derived from published articles. Responsibility of the Author: Authors remain the holders of the moral rights to their work but grant the economic rights for publication and distribution to the journal/publisher. RBMT adopts the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). Authors who publish in RBMT retain copyright over their work and license it Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which allows unrestricted reuse and distribution provided that the original work is properly cited. The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho encourages authors to self-archive accepted manuscripts in personal blogs, institutional repositories, academic social networks, and personal social media, provided that the full citation to the version published on the journal website is included. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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Editor-in-Chief
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Associate Editors
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Executive Editors
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Editorial Assistant
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National Editorial Board
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International Editorial Board
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Types of Documents Accepted
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RBMT accepts manuscripts in the following categories: Editorial, Original Article, Review Article, Opinion Article, Special Article, Experience Report, Brief Communication, Case Report, Review, and Letter to the Editor. Original articles reporting research or fieldwork conducted more than five years prior to submission will not be accepted. The journal accepts manuscripts written in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, provided that they meet the journal’s submission requirements and are written in clear and comprehensible language suitable for peer review. RBMT supports the submission of manuscripts previously posted on preprint servers such as SciELO Preprints, MedRxiv, arXiv and Europe PMC. |
Authors' Contribution
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Only individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the study and the writing of the manuscript should be listed as authors. In accordance with the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), authors must meet all four of the following requirements:
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Manuscript Preparation
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RBMT requires authors to submit a cover letter highlighting the most important findings of the manuscript and explaining its relevance to the scientific community. The cover letter must also state that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal. Each manuscript must include an abstract of up to 250 words, followed by 3 to 5 keywords selected from DeCS. It must also include an English abstract and the title in English, with corresponding keywords selected from DeCS or MeSH. The content of the abstract in the original language and the English abstract must be identical. The abstract should concisely present the essence of the work. Article Structure Editorial
Editorials are usually written by invitation or by a member of the Editorial Board and comment on an article published in the same issue of the journal. Occasionally, unsolicited editorials may also be considered.
Original Article
This category includes studies generating original data, such as randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and basic research involving experimental animals.
Clinical Trial Registration The Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho supports the clinical trial registration policies of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ICMJE. Therefore, clinical trials will only be accepted if they were properly registered in a recognized repository before the beginning of data collection. The registration number must be provided at the end of the abstract. Reporting Checklists Before submission, authors are encouraged to use the reporting checklist corresponding to their study design:
Review Article
A comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature, including a detailed description of the methods used to search for studies and of the procedures employed to synthesize the results of the reviewed studies, with or without meta-analysis, in order to deepen current knowledge. For systematic reviews, the use of one of the following guidelines is recommended: PRISMA, PICO, Cochrane, or STROBE. Authors are expected to clearly define a guiding question and, in reviewing the scientific literature, identify relationships, contradictions, gaps, and/or inconsistencies.
Opinion Article
Articles expressing a well-founded position on issues that call for analysis and reflection and that stimulate debate.
Experience Report
This category includes descriptions of collective initiatives developed in workplaces to address issues that pose health risks or significantly affect the work environment and workers’ health, resulting in successful interventions in workers’ health promotion, disease prevention, and the fostering of healthy workplace initiatives. When employee data are reported, all applicable ethical requirements must be observed.
Brief Communication
Reports of original findings on topics of interest that do not warrant the broader analysis and discussion expected of a full original article.
Case Report
Presentation of new clinical or theoretical issues of scientific interest and relevance to the prevention, diagnosis, or clinical management of work-related health conditions.
Review
A critical review of a book, film, or documentary related to the journal’s thematic field and published or released within the previous two years.
Letter to the Editor
Used to comment on, discuss, or criticize articles published in the journal, or to address matters of general interest. Whenever appropriate and feasible, a reply from the authors of the discussed article will be published together with the letter.
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Article Submission Format
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Submitted manuscripts must include:
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Digital Assets
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Tables, charts, and figures must be uploaded in the appropriate fields or stages of the electronic submission system.
Tables Tables should be used to present data collected in the study. Data presented in tables should not duplicate information already included in the text, and vice versa. Tables must be concise and self-explanatory. Each table must be presented on a separate page and numbered according to the order in which it appears in the text, using Arabic numerals. All tables must be cited in the text in ascending order. Each table must have a concise but explanatory title. Any acronym or abbreviation used in the table must be defined in a legend below it. Charts Charts should be used to present structured information that does not consist of study data but is necessary for understanding the subject and benefits from this mode of presentation, such as classification systems, step-by-step procedures, or sequential lists. Charts must be created using the table tool of the word processor. Each chart must be presented on a separate page and numbered according to the order in which it appears in the text, using Arabic numerals. All charts must be cited in the text in ascending order. Each chart must have a concise but explanatory title. Any acronym or abbreviation used in the chart must be defined in a legend below it. Charts must be concise and self-explanatory. Figures All figures, including photographs, graphs, and diagrams, must be numbered consecutively according to their order of citation in the text and submitted on separate pages. Data presented in figures should not duplicate information already included in the text, and vice versa. Figures may be submitted in color or black and white. Each figure must be presented on a separate page and numbered in order of appearance in the text using Arabic numerals. Alternatively, figures may be submitted as separate files (.jpg or .tif) with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. All figures must be cited in the text in ascending order. Each figure must be accompanied by a self-explanatory legend. When figures are submitted as separate image files, the corresponding legends must be included on the last page of the main manuscript file. Any acronym or abbreviation used in a figure must be defined immediately after the legend. Figures reproduced from previously published sources must indicate this in the legend and must be accompanied by a signed permission letter from the copyright holder. Photographs must not allow patient identification. Covering the eyes with a black bar is not considered an adequate or sufficient method of protection. |
Citations and References
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References
Examples of References
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Supplementary Documents
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Please describe any supplementary documents requested from authors during manuscript submission.
Cover Letter Template City, [day] [month] [year]. Dear Editors of the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, We hereby submit for your consideration the manuscript entitled “__________ [title] __________”, which falls within the scope of the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho because [insert a brief description of the research]. The journal was chosen because [insert justification for choosing the journal for publication of the manuscript]. I certify that this manuscript is original and that neither it, in whole or in part, nor any other manuscript with substantially similar content authored by me/us has been published or is under consideration for publication in another journal.
Full name of Author 1 + signature + ORCID Note: Include the information of all authors of the manuscript. Authorship Responsibility Statement Template To the Editors of the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, The undersigned authors declare, in accordance with the authorship criteria of the Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho, that they meet the required authorship criteria and detail below the specific contributions of each author to the study, as follows:
1st Author (XXXXXXXXXXXXX): drafted the manuscript and made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, as well as to the acquisition and analysis of the data collected. The authors also declare that they take public responsibility for all aspects of the work and ensure that any questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the study will be appropriately investigated and resolved. Include the information of all manuscript authors:
1st Author: Name and signature
2nd Author: Name and signature Conflict of Interest Statement Template I, [full name], the author responsible for the submission of the manuscript entitled [title], together with all co-authors listed herein, declare that we do or do not have conflicts of interest of the following nature:
( ) personal We also declare that all information that could potentially constitute a conflict of interest has already been fully disclosed during the submission process of the above-mentioned manuscript. Place and date Authors (signature of all*) * Signatures may be scanned; however, the signatures of all authors listed in the submission metadata must appear in this declaration. |
Financing Statement
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Sources of research funding, including the names of funding agencies, grant or contract numbers, and a description of the role of the funding bodies in the study, must be detailed in the Conflict of Interest Statement. |
Contact
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ASSOCIAÇÃO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA DO TRABALHO/REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA DO TRABALHO
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