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Current Immunology Reviews
ISSN: 1573-3955 - Volume 4, 4 Issues, 2008
Instructions for Authors
Online Manuscript Submission: Manuscripts
must only be submitted online to the Bentham Science Editorial
Office. You may submit your full manuscript either by e-mail
at cir@bentham.org (file
size restricted) or by online submission.
Short review manuscripts may be submitted as an e-mail attachment
(maximum file size 512 KB) to the editorial office at cir@bentham.org
For online submission, the manuscripts should be submitted
via our online manuscript submission service available at
www.bentham-mps.org
or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.org
Please provide your complete manuscript in the form of a single
zipped folder containing soft copies of all the material (main
text in MS word format, figures / illustrations, scanned photographs,
tables, chemical structures drawn in ChemDraw) as
separate files, while a PDF version of the entire manuscript
must also be included with all the figures / illustrations
/ tables / chemical structures etc. embedded in the text exactly
in the manner as they should appear online.
Authors are required to proofread the PDF version of their
manuscript before submission. The Publishers will not be responsible
for any error occurring in the manuscript in this regard.
Manuscript Length: There is no limit on
the number of pages that may be submitted, however, page lengths
can vary for mini-reviews of up to 12 journal pages and for
longer reviews up to 30 journal pages.
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. The Acknowledgements (if any) and Reference
sections must then follow.
Title Page: The first page should contain
the title, the author's full names, institutional affiliations
and location, with an asterisk in front of the name of the
principal author. The corresponding author should be designated
and their full address, business telephone and fax numbers
and e-mail address must be stated to receive correspondence
and galley proofs.
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed
200 words and should condense the essential features of the
review article.
Key Words: Authors must supply up to six
key words along with their manuscript.
Text: The main text should begin on a separate
page and it may be subdivided into separate sections. The
reference numbers should be given in square brackets in the
text. Acknowledgements should be kept to a minimum.
Tables:
- Data Tables should
be submitted in Microsoft Word table format.
- Each table should include
a title / caption being explanatory in itself with respect
to the details discussed in the table. Detailed legends
may then follow.
- Table number in bold
font i.e. Table 1, should follow a title. The title should
be in small case with the first letter in caps. A full stop
should be placed at the end of the title.
- Tables should be embedded
in the text exactly according to their appropriate placement
in the submitted manuscript.
- Columns and rows of
data should be made visibly distinct by ensuring that the
borders of each cell are displayed as black lines.
- Tables should be numbered
in Arabic numerals sequentially in order of their citation
in the body of the text.
- If a reference is cited
in both the table and text, please insert a lettered footnote
in the table to refer to the numbered reference in the text.
- 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
Immunology Reviews.
Editorial Requirements:
The quality of the illustrations to be published online in
the journal largely depends on the quality of the figures
/ illustrations provided by the author. In preparing artwork
or graphics for publication, keep in mind the following points:
- Submit the original artwork for publication.
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Illustrations should be provided as
separate files, as well as embedded in the text file.
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Figures should be referred to as “Fig.
(1)”, “Fig. (2)”
etc. in the text with figure numbers in bold within round
bracket.
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Revised manuscripts should contain
a complete set of artwork and photographs.
Technical Details:
Scaling/Resolution:
Illustrations as well as the text in the figures should be
designed in resolution high enough to maintain the legibility
even on being viewed at a width of 600 pixels, since this
is the default size for an illustration on the Web.
Text within figures should use either Arial or Helvetica font,
10pt (maximum) font size, although Courier may also be used
if a monospaced font is required. Select a font point compatible
to the size of the graphics.
Whenever possible, submit graphics that do not have to be
reduced to fit the standard figure size. Avoid textures and
shadings giving a three-dimensional effect to the illustration.
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:
Formats
For illustrations, the following file formats are acceptable:
• Illustrator
• EPS (preferred format for diagrams)
• PDF (also especially suitable
for diagrams)
• PNG (preferred format for photos
or images)
• Microsoft Word (version 5 and
above; figures must be a single page)
• PowerPoint (figures must be a
single page)
• TIFF
• JPEG (conversion should be done
using the original file)
• BMP
• CDX (ChemDraw)
• TGF (ISISDraw)
Bentham Science Publishers does not process figures
submitted in GIF format.
If the large size of TIFF or EPS figures acts as an obstacle
to online submission, authors may find that conversion to
JPEG format before submission results in significantly reduced
file size and upload time, while retaining acceptable quality.
JPEG is a 'lossy' format, however. In order to maintain acceptable
image quality, it is recommended that JPEG files are saved
at High or Maximum quality.
Files should not be compressed with tools such as Zipit or
Stuffit prior to submission as these tools will in any case
produce negligible file-size savings for JPEGs and TIFFs,
which are already compressed.
Please do not:
1. Supply embedded graphics in your word processor (spreadsheet,
presentation) document;
2. Supply files that are optimized for screen use (like GIF,
BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;
3. Supply files that are too low in resolution;
4. Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the
content.
Image Conversion Tools:
There are many software packages, many of them freeware or
shareware, capable of converting to and from different graphics
formats, including PNG.
Good general tools for image conversion include GraphicConverter
on the Macintosh, PaintShop Pro, for Windows, and ImageMagick,
which is available on Macintosh, Windows and UNIX platforms.
Note that bitmap images (e.g. screenshots) should not be converted
to EPS, since this will result in a much larger file size
than the equivalent JPEG, TIFF, PNG or BMP, with no increase
in quality. EPS should only be used for images produced by
vector-drawing applications such as Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw.
Most vector-drawing applications can be saved in, or exported
as, EPS format. In case the images have been originally prepared
in an Office application, such as Word or PowerPoint, then
the original Office files should be directly uploaded to the
site, instead of being converted to JPEG or another format
that may be of low quality.
Photographs:
Submit high-contrast images that are of single- or double-column
width so that they will not have to be reduced when appearing
online. Negatives are not acceptable.
Chemical Structures: Chemical structures must be drawn
according to the guidelines below.
Structures should be drawn using a suitable drawing program
e.g. ChemDraw and provided as separate file.
Numbers in bold should identify all chemical structure. If
a name is also used to describe the compound, the associated
number if required, should be in bold and parenthesis, e.g.
“compound (1)”.
Structure Drawing Preferences:
[As according to the ACS style sheet]
Drawing Settings:
Chain angle 120°
Bond spacing 18% of width Fixed length 14.4
pt (0.500cm, 0.2in) Bold width
2.0 pt (0.071cm, 0.0278in) Line width
0.6 pt (0.021cm, 0.0084in) Margin width
1.6 pt (0.096cm) Harsh spacing 2.5 pt (0.088cm, 0.0347in)
Text settings:
Font Times
New Roman
Size
8pt
Under the Preference Choose:
Units
points Tolerances 3
pixels
Under Page Setup Use:
Paper US
letter Scale
100%
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 the 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 6 authors use 3 authors and
then et al. References should be listed in the following Vancouver
style:
Typical Paper Reference:
Boehm M, Nabel EG. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-a new cardiac
regulator. N Engl J Med 2002; 347: 1795-7.
SoRelle R. Long reach of the N-terminal of B-type natriuretic
peptide. Circulation 2002; 106: 9059-63.
Typical Chapter Reference:
Stevenson WG, Friedman PL. In: Hennekens CH Ed, Clinical trials
in cardiovascular disease. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co. 1999;
217-30.
Abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications (which
can only be included if prior permission has been obtained)
should not be given in the reference section but they may
be mentioned in the text and details provided as footnotes.
Conflict of Interest: Financial contributions
to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged,
as should any potential conflict of interest.
Reviewing and Promptness of Online Publication:
All manuscripts submitted for online publication will be immediately
subjected to peer-review, usually in consultation with members
of the Editorial Advisory Board. All peer-review will be done
via the Internet to facilitate rapid review of submitted manuscripts.
Authors are encouraged, however, to suggest names of possible
referees along with their full names, postal and e-mail addresses,
telephone and fax numbers. Every effort will be made to assess
manuscripts quickly and the decision conveyed to the authors
normally within two weeks of receipt of the paper.
Page Charges: No page charges will be levied
to the authors.
Language Editing: Manuscripts submitted
containing many English typographical errors will not be published.
Authors from non-English language countries are advised to
use the services of our professional language editing department
prior to submitting their manuscript to the Journal. Please
contact Bentham Publishing Services www.benthampublishingservices.com
for a language editing quote at e-mail: info@benthampublishingservices.com
stating the total number of words of the article to be edited.
Proofs: Authors are sent page proofs. To
avoid delays in online publication, proofs should be checked
immediately for typographical errors and returned within 48
hours. Authors will be charged for excessive changes made
at the page proof stage.
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