• Editorial.
• Original investigation and research articles.
• Update issues (review articles).
• Clinical cases.
• Information and events.
• Review of International bibliography.
• In memoriam.
• Self-avaluation.
• Letters to the Editor.

Articles should be written either in Spanish or English, in a clear and concise way. Text should be written on computer, in 12-point Courier New font-type, doublespaced, with minimum margins of 2.5 cm as a "Word" or "Open Office" document. Submitting a printed version, it should be printed on bond, letter-size paper. Pages will be numbered in a consecutive way, beginning by the title page, printing the number on the upper right corner.

First page will include: title in Spanish and English; a short title no longer than six words; author and co-authors complete names; complete ascription of the institution(s) where authors are working as well as the corresponding author's address and e-mail. Only authors who really participated in writing the article (generally not more than six) should be included. Those who contributed to a lasser level will be mentioned in footnote. Researchers who supported an investigation can be mentioned in the acknowledgements at the end of the article.

Each paper should not exceed 30 pages (folios), summaries and references inlcude. Ilustrations (photographs, figures, graphs and drawings) and table will be printed in a separate sheet of paper.Ilustrations should be no larger than 20.3 to 25.4 cm. with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, being edited in format "JPG", "TIFF" o "EPS".

• The traditional way, sending the printed article to the journal office (please check below the address in "Correspondence") with a version in CD-Rom or DVD, enclosing a letter from the main author, signed by the other authors. This letter should state that they have no conflicting interests and should indicate the percentage of collaboration from each author in the work.

• Accesing the Salud Mental on-line system at the following Internet address: www.inprf-cd.org.mx/revista_sm and clicking the icon: PUBLICAR EN SALUD MENTAL (Publishing in Salud Mental), located at the left side of the screen. Ths second option would be preferred. In this case, it will be necessary to scan the letter previously mentioned in Option 1.

1. TRADITIONAL DELIVERYY
Fully respecting specifications mentioned in the previous section, two complete printed copies (tables and illustrations included) and a copy in CD-Rom or DVD should be delivered in the journal office, to the attention of the Director-Editor. It is important to MAKE SURE that the information of the printed material and of the electronic version are absolutely THE SAME.

Each table or figure should be sent in separate sheets and numbered with Arabic numerals. Titles of tables and footprints should be clear and brief and always show the number which identifies it. If an author wants to print in full color his illustrations, the editorial will charge to him the additional cost; to know this cost and pay, the author will be contact directly the editorial, Composición Editorial Láser.

All figures should be sent well-protected and in a separate envelop to avoid mishandling. The photographs must be well contrasted photographs and printed on glossy paper. A label, mentioning the title of the article, the number of the figure and signaling the top with an arrow, will be glued on the back of each illustration.

2. On-line DELIVERY, VIA INTERNET
Access the following Internet address: www.inprf-cd.org.mx/revista_sm and clicking the icon "PUBLICAR EN SALUD MENTAL" (Publishing in Salud Mental). Using the system for the firts time, the main author must activate his registration following the instructions. Then the author will be able to access the system as often as required to send articles to SALUD MENTAL, to supervise the STATUS of the submitted papers and to be in touch on-line with the Director-Editor, etc.

All articles must be accompanied by a letter of transfer of Copyright to SALUD MENTAL, duly signed by the main author (to whom all correspondence will be addressed) and by all the other authors, so the Journal should be published in physical and electronic formats, Internet included. In this document it must be mentioned that the text has been approved by those who are signing it. Also it is necessary to send copy of the authorizations to reproduce any material and any photographs of patients.

For the sections "Original investigation and research articles", "Update issues" (review articles) and "Clinical cases", papers must include two summaries, one in Spanish and the other in English, both no larger than 300 words, in a clear and concise way. Summaries in Spanish and in English should include at least three (but no more than six) key words; and no bibliographic references. It is recommended to base key words in the MeSH (Medical Subject Haedings) consulting the following address: www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html

Original works should be organized as follows:

• Title page;
• Structured summaries and key words in Spanish and English;
• Introduction: an explanation about the background and objectives of the research;
• Material and methods: detailed information about experimental work and technology employed;
• Results: a precise and concise description of these, using, whenever is possible, queantitative terms;
• Discussion: an argumentation about the importance of results and its interpretative limitations;
• Acknowledgements to people and funding who have supported the research;
• References.

Every work involving human beings or animals must include a copy of approval document of the Ethic and Research Committees (Comité de Ética e Investigación) of the corresponding Institution, according to the prevailing rules of the Haelth Ministries or Departments.

Clinical cases should be 20 pages long and organized as follows:

• Title page;
• Simple summaries and key words in Spanish and English;
• Introduction;
• Presentation of the case;
• Discussion;
• References.

References
The author must ensure references mentioned in the paper match those listed at the end of the article. References will be mentioned in progressive order, according to their appearance in the text. Names of journals cited will be abbreviated according to the list published in the Index Medicus.

Below you will find some examples of the order and punctuations references are to follow, according to the source of information. The author must strictly adhere to this format.

Scientific Journals: Candia O, Favale E, Guissania A, Rossi GF. Blood pressure during natural sleep and during sleep induced by electrical stimulation of the brain stem reticular formation. Arch Ital Biol 1962;100:216-233.

Book: Berman AL. The brain of the cat; a cytoarchitectonic atlas with stereotaxic coordinates. 3rd Ed. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press; 1968.

Chapter of a book: Myers MG, Brown SA, Tate S, Abrantes A et al. Toward brief interventions for adolescents with substance abuse prevention and comorbid psychiatric problems. En: Monti PM, Colby SM, O'Leary TA (eds). Adolescents, alcohol, and substance abuse. New York: Guilford Press; 2001.

Author will cite references in the text by means of the corresponding nember, placed as superscript:

Example: … hippocampus stimulation.^2,3,34.

Only texts whichhave been already printed or pasted on the Web may be cited as references. Mentions to internal reports, photocopies, papers under assessment, personal communications, communications in progresses and unpublished lectures may appear as footnotes.

Published articles are available at SALUD MENTAL website in PDF. Authors requuiring reprints may contact the publishers to see cost and payment:

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