<br/>Most of the articles received fail to effectively show the main advance in knowledge that has been reached after the study and its originality and degree of innovation.<br/>The cover letter should indicate these aspects and do not reproduce the abstract of the article.<br/>To identify the originality and novelty, the authors need to be fully aware in the state of the art of the field of study. Even if there are previous papers on the same specific topic, the present study can provide additional insight into the knowledge that would be worth publishing and receive a relevant citation.There are many ways to evaluate the previous studies in the field, and the use of at least two different databases is recommended.

How to show the originality and novelty of the study reported

256th National Meeting (2018)

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