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Alzheimer Research
ISSN: 1567-2050 - Volume 5, 6 Issues, 2008
Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts should be submitted openly to one of the
following Editors without prior invitation at the following addresses:
Prof. Debomoy K. Lahiri
Professor of Neurobiology and Medical & Molecular Genetics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Institute of Psychiatric Research
Department of Psychiatry
791 Union Drive
Indianapolis
IN-46202
USA
Tel: +1 317-274-2706
Fax: +1 317-274-1365
E-mail: dlahiri@iupui.edu
Unless invited to provide a review it is preferable to send
a brief outline of any text you propose to submit to the Editor-in-Chief.
Topic headers will be sufficient. The approximate date of
submission of your review should also be included. The text
must be written in the Vancouver style throughout the manuscript.
Regular Reviews and Mini-Reviews: For ‘Regular
Review’ articles, the manuscript, written in English,
should not exceed 50 pages (ca. 25 printed pages) and for
‘Mini-Reviews’ a maximum of 20 manuscript pages
in length (ca. 10 printed pages). ‘Mini-reviews’
can deal with an emerging area within AD research and ‘Regular
Review’ articles can cover up to two areas of AD research.
Original Articles: The journal considers the publication
of ‘Original Research Papers’, which represent scientifically
rigorous novel research that addresses disease mechanisms
from biochemical, genetic, and molecular levels using both
cellular and in vivo systems. The journal also welcomes recent
research work in fast emerging areas of molecular diagnostics,
brain imaging, drug development discovery and clinical aspects
of Alzheimer’s disease.
Single Topic Issues: These issues will be restricted
to invited review articles. A Single Topic Special Editor
will offer a short Perspective and co-ordinate the solicitation
of between 6 to 10 manuscripts from leading scientists. Authors
interested in editing a single topic issue in an emerging
topic of AD research may submit their proposal to the Editor-in-Chief
for his consideration.
Letters to the Editor: The journal
will also consider for publication letters (no more than one
page) that comment on reviews published in this journal. Authors/readers
are encouraged to comment/ debate/ challenge any of the published
articles of this journal.
Book Reviews and Conference Reports: Anyone who wants
to write a book review or a report on a relevant conference
should contact the Editor first.
The manuscript should be typed in double spacing throughout
on A-4 or US Letter (8.5x11 inches) paper. Dot matrix print
or any print that is difficult to read is unacceptable. Two
copies of the manuscript must accompany the original along
with a computer disk and should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief
at his address. All pages should be numbered. Abbreviations
should be defined the first time that they are used in the
manuscript and a list of abbreviations used should be provided
(see below).
Manuscript Organization: The manuscript should be
divided as: Title page, abstract and the main text. The text
may be subdivided further according to the areas to be discussed.
This should be followed by the Acknowledgement (if any) and
Reference sections. The first page should contain the title,
the authors’ names (initials and surname only), with
an asterisk to mark the name of the principal author.
Conflict of Interest: Financial contributions
to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged,
as should any potential conflict of interest.
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 250
words and it should condense the essential features of the review article, with
the focus on the major advances in the field. Key Words: Authors
must supply up to eight key words along with their manuscript.
Text: The main text should begin on a separate page
and it may be subdivided but not into the separate sections.
The review article should mention any previous important reviews
in the field and contain a comprehensive discussion starting
with the general background of the field. It should then go
on to discuss the salient features of recent developments.
References should be numbered sequentially [in square brackets]
in the text and listed in the same numerical order in the
Reference section.
Tables: -
Data Tables should be submitted in Microsoft Excel or in Microsoft Word table
format.
- Each table should include
a title/caption explaining what the table shows. Detailed legends may then follow.
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Tables should be given on separate pages with indications on the left hand margin
to the text, as to the appropriate placement of the tables.
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Tables should not contain vertical rules.
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Columns and rows of data should be made visibly distinct by ensuring the borders
of each cell display as black lines.
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Tables should be numbered consecutively in order of their citation in the body
of the text, with Arabic numerals.
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If a reference is cited in both the table and text, insert a lettered footnote
in the table to refer to the numbered reference in the text.
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Tabular data provided as additional files can be submitted as an Excel spreadsheet.
Figures
/ Illustrations:
All authors must strictly follow the guidelines below for
preparing illustrations for publication in Current Alzhimer
Resarch.
Editorial
Requirements: The quality of the illustrations printed in the journal
largely depends on the quality of the figures/illustration provided by the author.
In preparing artwork or graphics for publication, keep in mind the following points.
- Submit the original artwork or a photographic
print of the original for publication.
- Do not submit photocopies. (Hardcopy submission
requirement).
- Illustrations should be provided as separate
files, not embedded in the text. (Hardcopy submission requirement).
- Remove all color from graphics except for
those illustrations (Greyscale), which are intended to be
printed in color.
- Good quality of hardcopy originals are a
requirement.
- Figures should be referred to as “Fig.
(1)”, “Fig. (2)” etc. in the
text with figure numbers in bold within round bracket.
- Revised manuscripts should contain a complete
set of artwork and photographs.
Technical
Details:
- Figures should be provided on high quality,
white, smooth opaque paper. (Hardcopy requirement).
Format
& Resolution:
- The following file formats can be accepted.
(Preference in order of appearance): PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF.
- Illustrations
must fit a single or double column format on the journal page, according to the
following guideline below:
|
HEIGHT | WIDTH |
SINGLE COLUMN |
24 cm (max) |
8.5 cm (max) | DOUBLE
COLUMN | 24
cm (max) | 18
cm (max) |
- Whenever possible, submit
graphics that do not have to be reduced to fit the standard figure size.
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Use the best resolution available (hardcopy submission requirement). For online
submission the maximum resolution is 300 dpi.
- Avoid textures
and shadings giving a three-dimensional effect to the illustration.
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Symbols and lettering in the illustration should be of similar size.
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Smaller lettering is used.
- Font: Times New Roman or Helvetica is preferable.
Font size: 10pt (maximum).
- Line drawings should
have clear and sharp lines and should be of uniform density. Moreover, lines should
be continuous without any breaks.
- Do not use lines thinner
than 1 point.
Color Figures / Illustrations:
Photographs: Submit
high-contrast prints that are of single- or double-column width so that they will
not have to be reduced when printed. Negatives are not acceptable. However, in
case of hardcopy submission, color illustrations and plates can be published from
35 mm color slides.
Structures: Structures should be presented separately,
drawn using a suitable graphics program (e.g. ChemDraw) and
printed with a laser printer. The structures should fit into
a width of 8 cm (for structures to be inserted within single
column widths) or a width of 18 cm (for structures or schemes
to be inserted in double column widths).
References: References should be numbered sequentially
[in square brackets] in the text and listed in the same numerical
order in the reference section. All references must be complete
and accurate. Online citations should include date of access.
Journal titles should conform to the present Index Medicus
abbreviations. It is necessary to list all authors if the
total number of authors is 6 or less and for more than six
authors use et al. References should be listed in the following
Vancouver style:
Typical Paper Reference:
Boehm M and Nabel EG. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-a new
cardiac regulator. N Engl J Med 347: 1795-1797 (2002).
Lahiri DK, Farlow MR, Greig NH, Giacobini E and Schneider
LS. A critical analysis of new molecular targets and strategies
for drug developments in Alzheimer's disease. Curr Drug Targets
4: 97-112 (2003).
Typical Book Reference:
Stevenson WG and Friedman PL. In: ‘Clinical trials in
cardiovascular disease’. (Ed: Hennekens CH), WB Saunders
Co. Philadelphia’, p. 217-230 (1999).
Typical Chapter Reference:
Lahiri DK, Ge Y, Nurnberger JI, Yang EY, Walsh TJ and Bondy
SC. Melatonin, nitric oxide synthase and oxidative stress.
In ‘Catecholamine Research: From Molecular Insights to
Clinical Medicine’ (Eds: Nagatsu T, Nabeshima T, McCarty
R and D Goldstein, D), Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers,
New York, p. 245-248 (2002).
Abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications (which
can only be included if prior permission has been obtained)
should not be given in the references section but they may
be mentioned in the text and details provided as footnotes.
Manuscript Submission: Authors may submit a list
of 4-5 potential reviewers who are expert in the field and
can promptly review the manuscript. Also they can provide
a list of investigators with 'conflict of interest. Two copies
of the manuscript must accompany the original along with the
soft copy of the manuscript on a computer floppy disk(s) in
MS Word file format (or created in any other well-known word
processing software) should be submitted. To achieve rapid
publication authors are encouraged to e-mail or fax their
submission to the appropriate editorial office (see above)
at the same time that they mail the manuscript. For even faster
publication, authors are encouraged to submit their entire
manuscript via Bentham’s online submission service (see
below). Authors must provide their full address, telephone
and fax numbers with e-mail address with all submissions.
For expedient and speedy reviewing of author's manuscripts,
authors are strongly advised to include the PDF file of their
manuscript on a floppy or zip disk, into the mailing material.
At the same time the package is mailed, please also send by
e-mail a copy of the PDF file of the manuscript to the editorial
office.
Online Manuscript Submission:
(preferable) To facilitate speedy and cost-effective submission of abstracts
and manuscripts, an online submission and tracking service via Internet is being
offered. Once the Editor-in-Chief of the journal has accepted your abstract, we
would prefer that you submit your full manuscript online via our online submission
service available at www.bentham-mps.org For
online submission, please provide your complete manuscript in the form of a single
zipped folder containing all the material (main text, figures/ illustrations,
scanned photographs, tables, chemical structures drawn in ChemDraw) as separate
files and a PDF version of the entire manuscript with all the figures/ illustrations
/ tables / chemical structures etc., embedded in the text exactly in the manner
as they should appear in printing. Authors are required to proofread the
PDF version of their manuscript before submission. The article will be published
exactly as received and the Publishers will not be responsible for any error occurring
in the manuscript in this regard.
For online submission of manuscripts, these should be submitted
via our online manuscript submission service available at
www.bentham-mps.org
or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.org
You may, however, still submit your abstracts and manuscripts
through conventional surface mail.
A successful electronic submission of a manuscript will be
followed by a system-generated acknowledgement to the principal/corresponding
author within 72 hours of the dispatch of the manuscript.
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and copied to Jalil@bentham.org
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of their acceptance.
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