期刊名称：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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The 'American Journal of Nephrology' is experiencing a renaissance in 2003 with a new editor and editorial board. Moreover, there has been a change in scope: the journal no longer features clinical papers, but mainly focuses on timely topics in basic science. Papers are divided into several sections, including
- basic science original reports (cell, molecular or animal research)
- patient-oriented, translational research dealing with mechanisms of disease or drug effects in man or animal models
- bench-to-bedside reviews on a given topic which may be invited or submitted by a group or individual for review
In order to meet the demands of the ever increasing pace in research, the 'American Journal of Nephrology' has also drastically lowered its publication time to 3 months from submission for printed texts and 4 to 6 weeks for online publications: papers will be published online first, and their printed version will be included in the next scheduled issue. 
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Instructions to Authors
Submission
As a general rule, the ‘American Journal of Nephrology'only accepts submissions online:
All further technical instructions can be found there.
Conditions
The journal will not publish articles which have been previously reported at any length or articles being considered for publication elsewhere. The authors must include a statement to this effect in their cover letter. If publication of the data in any form has occurred or is being contemplated, a copy of such publication should be included with the submitted manuscript.
Submission of an article for publication implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to the publisher upon acceptance.
It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, etc. from other publications. The manuscript should be written in English and the editors reserve the right to make appropriate corrections in grammar and style.
Accepted papers become the permanent property of the ¡®American Journal of Nephrology' and may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the publisher.
Information concerning financial disclosures (i.e. grants, funding, support, etc.) should be placed at the foot of the title page.
Types of Articles
Two types of articles will be accepted:
(a) Original Reports: Representing full sets of completed experiments that answer a given question. Max. 3,000 words, excl. figures.
(b) In-Depth Topic Reviews: Covering a timely topic by experts in the field. Max. 4,000 words, excl. figures.
The new focus of the journal is on basic science papers.The journal is no longer encouraging clinical papers such as case reports and small studies unless they pursue mechanisms of a disease process. All other manuscripts will be returned to the authors.
Page charges
The author will be charged USD 196.00 for every additional 500 words exceeding the limitations specified above.
Arrangement
Title page: The first page of each paper should indicate the title, the authors?names, the institute where the work was conducted, and a short title for use as running head.
NB: Authors wishing to preserve the phonetic meaning of diacritics (PubMed reduces diacritics to their root characters) must spell their names accordingly when submitting manuscripts (e.g. Müller should be Mueller).
Full address: The exact postal address of the corresponding author complete with postal code must be given at the bottom of the title page. Please also supply phone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail address.
Key words: For indexing purposes, a list of 3¨C10 key words in English is essential.
Abstract: Each paper needs an abstract of up to 200 words. It should be organized as follows:
Background/Aims: What is the major problem that prompted the study?
Methods: How was the study performed?
Results: Most important findings?
Conclusion: Most important conclusion?
Footnotes: Avoid footnotes.
Tables and illustrations: Tables and illustrations (both numbered in Arabic numerals) should be prepared on separate pages. Tables require a heading and figures a legend, also prepared on a separate page. Electronically submitted b/w half-tone and color illustrations must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling, line drawings one of 800¨C1,200 dpi.
Color Illustrations
Up to 6 color illustrations per page can be integrated within the text at the special price of USD 545.00 per page. Color illustrations are reproduced at the author's expense.
References
In the text identify references by Arabic numerals [in square brackets]. Material submitted for publication but not yet accepted should be noted as unpublished data, and not be included in the reference list. The list of references should include only those publications which are cited in the text. Do not alphabetize; number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The surnames of the authors followed by initials should be given. There should be no punctuation other than a comma to separate the authors. Preferably, cite all authors. Abbreviate journal names according to the Index Medicus system. (Also see International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. N Engl J Med 1997;336:309¨C315. www.icmje.org)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
S. Karger Publishers supports DOIs as unique identifiers for articles. A DOI number will be printed on the title page of each article. DOIs can be useful in the future for identifying and citing articles published online without volume or issue information. More information can be found at www.doi.org
Examples
(a) Papers published in periodicals:
Chatel J-M, Bernard H, Orson FM: Isolation and characterization of two complete Ara h 2 isoforms cDNA. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003;131:
14¨C18.
(b) Papers published only with DOI numbers:
Theoharides TC, Boucher W, Spear K: Serum interleukin-6 reflects disease severity and osteoporosis in mastocytosis patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol DOI: 10.1159/000063858.
(c) Monographs:
Matthews DE, Farewell VT: Using and Understanding Medical Statistics,
ed 3, revised. Basel, Karger, 1996.
(d) Edited books:
DuBois RN: Cyclooxygenase-2 and colorectal cancer; in Dannenberg AJ, Dubois RN (eds): COX-2. Prog Exp Tum Res. Basel, Karger, 2003, vol 37, pp 124¨C137.
Proofs
Unless indicated otherwise, proofs are sent to the corresponding author and should be returned with the least possible delay. Alterations made in proofs, other than the correction of printer's errors, are charged to the author.
Reprints
Order forms and a price list are sent with the proofs. Orders submitted after the issue is printed are subject to considerably higher prices.
Guidelines for the Electronic Submission
of Manuscripts and Images
We welcome the electronic submission of manuscripts and illustrations.
Please note that you still have to send the required number of manuscript copies as stated in the 'Guidelines for Authors' of each journal, even though you submit your data electronically. This must also be observed with regard to illustrations, where originals/printout and copies are required.
The printout of your manuscript must be double-spaced and must match the file on disk exactly. In case of any discrepancies, we will consider the printed version as the final one.
Technical Information
Disk Submission
Please store only data pertinent to the manuscript you are submitting. It is advisable to include your fonts (Macintosh users need to include both screen and printer fonts).
Important: Do not save your paper with illustrations integrated! It is of crucial importance that you remember to store all illustration data separately.
For text only, use:
3.5 inch disk
MS-Word format is preferred, Macintosh-OS format is acceptable
For text and illustrations, use:
3.5 or 5.25 Magneto Optical Disc
CD-ROM (DOS or hybrid)
Iomega Zip/DOS (100 MB)
44 MB, 88 MB or 200 MB SyQuest
Online Submission
We are currently evaluating online options.
Compressing / Stuffing
It may be appropriate to compress extensive data. Please use ZIP format, which you can download from www.pkware.com; Macintosh users should go to http://www.maczipit.com.
Data Description
Please always supply the following information with your data:
the title of the journal or book for which it is submitted
a short version of the paper's title
your name, postal and e-mail address, fax and telephone number
hard and software used, including the version
the complete list of the file names
All file names should consist of 8 characters before the dot identifying the file and 3 characters after the dot identifying the application (FILENAME.APP).
Text
Software
The preferred word-processing package is MS-Word. Other commonly used PC text programs as well as ASCII formats are accepted.
Revisions, Copy Editing
Please update your data when you revise subsequent to the reviewer's or editor's decision and mark revisions clearly as such.
All manuscripts accepted for publication by Karger are subject to copy editing. Changes introduced by the copy editor and / or questions will be marked in the manuscript/printout so please be sure to check the galleys against the manuscript
The copy edited manuscript and your disk will be returned to you along with the galley proofs.
Do's and Don'ts
Apart from the general rules on style and arrangement as set out in the 'Guidelines for Authors' please note the following:
Please do not use any special page layout or worry about unsightly line and page breaks.
If you would like to see what your manuscript looks like with embedded tables and illustrations, remember that we need text and illustrations as separate files!
Enter your text continuously flush left. Do not use hard returns ('enter') within a paragraph, only at its end.
Do not justify.
Do not use footer and header functions.
Do not split words at the end of a line.
Do not use indentations anywhere in your manuscript, including the references. Mark the beginning of a paragraph by inserting an extra blank line. Use a hard return ('enter') to mark the end of a paragraph.
You may use the automatic page numbering function.
Headings should be arranged left. Do not center headings, space them or set them in uppercase.
Use the same style for headings of the same ranking throughout the text.
You may use boldface and italics as well as sub- and superscript where appropriate.
Use block letters (UPPERCASE) only for abbreviation. Do not s p a c e individual words for emphasis.
Insert one -- and only one -- space after each punctuation mark, e.g. at the end of a sentence and with reference numbers, i.e. [22, 27, 35].
Distinguish hyphen and dash as follows:
hyphen high-resolution
en-dash 1890--1990
em-dash the incident -- as responses showed -- was perceived...
minus sign at a temperature of --75/TD>
Use your word-processing program to insert Greek letters and mathematical symbols etc.
Templates
In the near future we will be able to offer you user-friendly document templates for MS-Word Version 6.0 and higher.
Tables
Tables are part of the text. Place them at the end of the text file.
A table consists of heading, head and body and, if necessary, footnotes. Use a line to separate the individual parts.
Do not use spaces in tables, use the tabulator.
Within tables format operation data (e.g. 15.1 .7.23) on one line in the same column.
Do not use boldface or screens in tables.
Illustrations
General Information
If your data does not correspond with the following guidelines it may be much more economical for us to use the original/print for traditional reproduction.
Always include originals/prints when submitting digital images in as many copies as indicated in the 'Guidelines to Authors'.
Important: Illustration data must be stored as separate files. Do not integrate your figures in your text.
Legends
The legends to your figures are part of the text and should be listed at the end of your text file.
Line Drawings
Use a common program to generate drawings: CorelDraw for Windows, Freehand and Illustrator for Macintosh.
When preparing your line drawing make sure the size of the drawing corresponds to its importance and complexity and that the size and weight of all elements are balanced.
Keep in mind that it may have to be scaled down: Do not use 'hairlines', minute type or very fine details. Screens should be used sparingly. Fine background screens are not recommended as they do not scale down well.
Please check all text elements very carefully to exclude typing errors and inconsistencies.
We prefer line drawings in a standard format (TIF, EPS, WMF etc.). If this is not possible export them in their original format and include as much information as possible on the program you used.
Save your line drawings as separate files, not embedded in the text.
Black and White Half-Tone Images
For processing and retouching scanned half-tone images, Photoshop is recommended.
Please save the original scan as well as your processed version.
Export black and white half-tones as TIF or EPS format, as close as possible to their anticipated size in print.
Save the half tones as separate files, not embedded in the text.
Color Illustrations
For processing and retouching scanned half-tone images, Photoshop is recommended.
Please save the original scan as well as your processed version.
Export black and white half-tones as TIF or EPS format, as close as possible to their anticipated size in print.
Save the half tones as separate files, not embedded in the text.
Scans
Scanned line drawings must be digitalized with a resolution of at least 800, better 1000 dpi (dots per inch) after scaling.
Scanned half-tone images should be digitalized with a final resolution of 300 dpi, a 12 bit grayscale accuracy and a density range of 2.8. Screen values must lie between 5% and 95%.
Scanned color illustrations must be digitalized in RGB mode with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, a 32 bit accuracy and a density range of 2.8.
Summary:
Original Scan mode Final resolution Format
Line drawing Line 800-1200 dpi TIF, EPS, WMF
Half-tone illustration Grayscale (12bit) 300 dpi TIF, EPS
Color illustration RGB (32 bit) 300 dpi TIF, EPS
Please make sure that your original has the resolution values in this table after scaling, otherwise the print quality will not be sufficient
Editorial Board
www.karger.com/ajn_editors
Managing Editor
G.L. Bakris, Chicago, Ill.
Associate Editors
C.K. Abrass, Seattle, Wash.
R. Agarwal, Indianapolis, Ind.
J. Arruda, Chicago, Ill.
C.B. Langman, Chicago, Ill.
M.R. Weir, Baltimore, Md.
Section Editors
K.C. Abbott, Washington, D.C.
E.A. Ross, Gainesville, Fla.
Administrative Assistant
B. Brisky, Chicago, Ill.
Editorial Board Members
F. Ali, Chicago, Ill.
J.R. Asplin, Chicago, Ill.
P. August, New York, N.Y.
A.S. Awad, Hershey, Pa.
M. Banks, Chicago, Ill.
V.K. Bansal, Maywood, Ill.
E. Benedetti, Chicago, Ill.
P. Blake, London, Ontario
M. Braun, Houston, Tex.
E. Brooks, Chicago, Ill.
M. Burnier, Lausanne
D. Capone, Naples
D.F. Catanzaro, New York, N.Y.
J. Cockroft, Cardiff
M. Cooper, Melbourne
R. Danziger, Chicago, Ill.
S. D’Souza, London, Ontario
S. El-Dahr, New Orleans, La.
L. Ferder, Ponce, P.R.
B.I. Freedman, Winston-Salem, N.C.
D. Grekas, Thessaloniki
B. Hoppe, Cologne
R. Johnson, Aurora, Colo.
M. Josephson, Chicago, Ill.
K. Kalantar-Zadeh, Torrance, Calif.
J. Kopp, Bethesda, Md.
D. Leehey, Hines, Ill.
S.L. Linas, Denver, Colo.
M.S. Lipkowitz, New York, N.Y.
N. Litbarg, Chicago, Ill.
S. Moe, Indianapolis, Ind.
M. Nangaku, Tokyo
S.B. Nicholas, Los Angeles, Calif.
M.D. Okusa, Charlottesville, Va.
A.J. Peixoto, West Haven, Conn.
A. Portale, San Francisco, Calif.
A. Pozzi, Nashville, Tenn.
W. Proesmans, Leuven
M. Rahman, Cleveland, OH
N.M. Rajamannan, Chicago, Ill.
G. Remuzzi, Bergamo
R. Sam, San Francisco, Calif.
P. Sarafidis, Thessaloniki
J. Sedor, Cleveland, Ohio
K.C. Siamopoulos, Ioannina
A.K. Singh, Chicago, Ill.
D. Sirivongs, Khon Kaen
S. Sprague, Evanston, Ill.
H. Suzuki, Saitama
V. Thongboonkerd, Bangkok
C. Tikellis, Melbourne
G. Tsirpanlis, Athens
K. Tuttle, Spokane, Wash.
A.Y.-M. Wang, Hong Kong
A. Whaley-Connell, Columbia, Mo.
J. Yee, Detroit, Mich.
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