Main Document
All manuscript types must include a \souttitle page, abstract, text and
references in the Main Document. Standard, double-spaced manuscript
format, in 12 point font is requested. Number all pages consecutively.
Title page: The \souttitle should be brief (no more than 100
words in length including spaces) and useful for indexing. All authors’
names with highest academic degree, affiliation of each, but no position
or rank, should be listed. For cooperative studies, the institution
where research was primarily done should be indicated. In a separate
paragraph, specify grants, other financial support received, and the
granting institutions (grant number(s) and contact name(s) should be
indicated on the title page). If support from manufacturers of products
used is listed, assurances about the absence of bias by the sponsor and
principal author must be given. Identify meetings, if any, at which the
paper was presented. The name, complete mailing address, telephone
number, fax number, and e-mail address of the person to whom
correspondence and reprint requests are to be sent must be included.
\soutKeywords should also be noted on the title page. For usage as a
running head, provide an abbreviated title (maximum 50 characters) on
the bottom of the title page.
\soutSummary/Abstract: In accordance with the structure of the
article, with or without separate headings, outline the objectives,
working hypothesis, study design, patient-subject selection,
methodology, results (including numerical findings) and conclusions. The
Summary should not exceed the word counts outlined above. If
abbreviations are used several times, spell out the words followed by
the abbreviations in parentheses.
\soutAcknowledgements: Technical assistance, advice, referral
of patients, etc. may be briefly acknowledged at the end of the text
under “Acknowledgements.”
\soutInformed Consent: Informed consent statements, if
applicable, should be included in the Methods section.
References/citations: \soutReferences may be included at the
end of your text, or uploaded as a separate file. Ensure your references
are up to date, and include a critical selection from the world
literature. References should be prepared according to CSE (Council of
Science Editors) citation-sequence style. Refer to the Scientific
Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers ,
8th edition (University of Chicago Press). Start the listing on a new
page, double-spaced throughout.
\soutNumber the references in the sequence in which they first appear
in the text, listing each only once even though it may be cited
repeatedly.
\soutWhen citing a reference in the text, the style advocated by CSE
suggests numbers appear in superscript, and appear before punctuation
marks (commas or periods). In the citation-sequence system,
sources are numbered by order of reference so that the first reference
cited in the paper is 1, the
second 2, and so on. If the numbers are not in a
continuous sequence, use commas (with no spaces) between numbers. If you
have more than two numbers in a continuous sequence, use the first and
last number of the sequence joined by a hyphen, for
example 2,4,6-10.
\soutIn the references, list the first ten authors of the cited paper.
If there are more than ten authors, list the first 10 authors followed
by ’et al’.
\soutJournals’ names should be shown by their abbreviated title
in Index Medicus .
\soutManuscripts in preparation or submitted for publication are not
acceptable references. If a manuscript “in press” is used as a
reference, a copy of it must be provided with your submission.