期刊名称：ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
This peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal publishes the latest reports on:
biomaterials
bioelectronics
hemodynamics
extracorporeal technologies
Since 1977, Artificial Organs has been publishing original articles featuring the studies of design, performance, and evaluation of the biomaterials and devices for the international medical, scientific, and engineering communities involved in the research and clinical application of artificial organ development. Artificial Organs promises to bring you today's information from the international arena in areas as diverse as polymers, surgery, and ethical concerns.
We are pleased to offer members of societies included in the newly formed International Federation of Artificial Organs a special rate for their one-year premium subscription to the journal
Members of the
Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
European Society for Artificial Organs
American Society for Artificial Organs
International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps
Indexed/Abstracted in
Current Contents, Index Medicus, Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/LSC, EMBASE, Chemical Abstracts, Science Citation Index
Instructions to Authors
As of January 2003, the peer review process for Artificial Organs has been trasferred to an online system, Manuscript Central. The use of this system will: Speed the time to decision; Improve accuracy; Enable immediate distribution; Allow authors to track their own manuscripts. To access this system for submission and review, go directly http://artificialorgans.manuscriptcentral.com/ . If you need assistance, please contact our support staff by phone at 1-434-817-2040 x 167 or via e-mail at Support@Scholarone.com
Submission
Artificial Organs is a peer-reviewed journal and articles are published without charge to the author (except in certain circumstances as explained). Membership in the International Society for Artificial Organs is not a prerequisite for publication.
Papers are accepted for review with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere. Authors will receive an immediate acknowledgment of receipt and should let the editors know if receipt is not acknowledged within two weeks. Notices of acceptance or rejection may take eight to ten weeks because reviewers are very often international. Following these instructions will result in more rapid processing of submitted papers. Disregarding instructions will not necessarily mean rejection, but will cause considerable delay in processing.
Authors will be required to assign copyright in their papers. Copyright assignment is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless copyright has been assigned. An appropriate copyright assignment form can be found at the following address: AOR Copyright Assignment Form.
Send manuscripts to:
Executive Editor
Artificial Organs
10 West Erie Street, Suite 200
Painesville, OH 44077
Tel: 440-358-1102
Fax: 440-358-1104
Email: artiforgs@aol.com
Letter of Transmittal
A "Letter of Transmittal" should accompany each manuscript and should give the name(s) of the author(s), manuscript title, and a one- or two-sentence summary of the paper's main point. Designate one author as the correspondent and include his/her telephone number. All transmittal letters must contain the following statement: "../in consideration of the editors of Artificial Organs taking action in reviewing and editing my/our manuscript, the undersigned author(s) hereby transfers, assigns, or otherwise conveys all copyright ownership to the International Society for Artificial Organs in the event that such work is published by Artificial Organs." This statement does not preclude the use of the material for other purposes by the author(s), except that courtesy permission must be asked of the Society, which will immediately grant it without charge.
Types of Papers
Artificial Organs publishes Main Text articles, Thoughts and Progress articles, and Communications information (including Letters to the Editor). Please see a recent issue for examples in these categories.
Main Text
Each paper must have an Abstract of no more than 150 words. The Abstract should describe the purpose, methods, and significant results of the study. It should be complete in itself and should not require reference to the text. Please supply approximately six key words which will help to index the article. Suggested organization for Main Text articles is: Abstract, Introduction, Materials (or Patients) and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgments, References, tables, and figure legends. Main Text articles are subject to peer review. Avoid commercial names in article titles.
Thoughts and Progress
These are brief and informal communiqués for exchanging ideas on specific issues, aspects of artificial organ application, approach, philosophy, suggestions, new ideas, and thoughts for the future. Abstract and key words are required. The manuscript should not exceed five to six double-spaced, typewritten pages, including tables and references. No more than two illustrations are appropriate. Manuscripts submitted as Thoughts and Progress articles are subject to peer review. Manuscripts submitted as Main Text articles may sometimes be recommended for Thoughts and Progress by the reviewers.
Communications
This section of Artificial Organs serves to disseminate information within the artificial organs community. It may include information about upcoming meetings, summaries of recent meetings, notices of corrections, information about pending legislation, standards recommendations, abstracts of papers presented at various meetings and from other journals, and Letters to the Editor. This section is not peer-reviewed. Artificial Organs particularly welcomes Letters to the Editor because they provide a means of open communication between members of the artificial organs community.
Preparation of Manuscripts
The language for all papers is English. Authors whose native language is not English are urged to have an English-speaking colleague look over the paper. The original, on 8? x 11" bond paper, and two clear copies are required. Papers must be typewritten, double-spaced throughout (including references, legends, and tables) and must have at least one inch of margin on all four sides. Do not break words at the end of a line. Within the manuscript, specify the manufacturer and manufacturer's address (city, state, country) for all products used in experiments. Any abbreviations used should be spelled out fully the first time they are used. Thereafter, the abbreviation may be used without elaboration. For easy reading, however, avoid too many similar or complex abbreviations. Do not identify manuscript pages with your name. Artificial Organs protects the identity of authors from reviewers as it protects the identity of reviewers from authors.
Title page
The title pages must be separate and consist of the title, all authors' full names (no degrees), the name(s), city(ies), and country(ies) of the institution(s) with which they are affiliated, and the complete address for correspondence. Information concerning sources of financial support should be placed in an Acknowledgment section between the Conclusions and References.
The title should be concise and lend itself to indexing; i.e. do not start with "Significant New Results . . ." or "Recent Investigations on...." Also include a "short title" of no more than 40 characters. Each subsequent page of the manuscript should have the page number in the upper right-hand corner.
Illustrations
Figures and tables should supplement and not duplicate text material or they might be eliminated at the editor's discretion. All illustrations (except tables, which may be typewritten) must be professionally rendered and suitable for reproduction. Glossy photographs are required. Only one set of photographs is necessary, but the two copies of the manuscript must each have a photocopy set of the original glossy photographs. Do not send negatives, slides, or original artwork. Care must be taken to spell words on glossies correctly as no corrections can be made on them. Words, numbers, and symbols should be large and clear enough to remain legible when the figure is reduced to column width. Indicate stain for photomicrographs and provide a scale bar in such photographs. Identify glossy prints by affixing a label on the back with author's full name, the figure number, an arrow showing "top," and the symbol "AO" to identify Artificial Organs. The preferred size for photographs is 5 x 7 inches.
Provide a set of legends, typed double-spaced, as the last element of the manuscript. Do not type each legend on a separate sheet of paper. Do not incorporate the legend into the illustrations. In the legends explain all symbols and abbreviations used in the figures. The Society will pay the first $100 of the costs of reproduction of illustrations, figures, and tables. This will cover about four illustrations. Costs above this amount may be charged to the author. The cost of color illustrations will also be charged to the author, and will be quoted upon request.
Tables
Each table should have a brief, concise title. Column headings within the table should also be brief. Indicate units clearly. Use table footnotes for additional information such as statistical methods and explanations of abbreviations. Double-space when typing and do not rule in any lines. Authors may be charged for tables that exceed l?printed pages per manuscript.
Equations
Equations may be photographed rather than typeset, so be sure they are camera-ready. Double-check form and accuracy. All symbols (especially if handwritten) should be clearly identified. For equations that will be typeset, use pencil in the margin of the original copy to indicate capital vs. lowercase letters to avoid confusion; indicate superscripts and subscripts clearly. Many typewriters use the same symbol for the letter "ell" and numeral "one." Distinguish between them, if necessary. The use of "exp( )" is recommended, particularly for complicated or fractional exponents.
References
Artificial Organs, along with many other learned journals, is now using an international standard reference format. References must be complete and accurate or they will be returned to the author. References must be typed double-spaced. Arrange all references in order of first appearance in the text. References should be kept to a reasonable minimum - no more than 25. Authors may be charged for references in excess of that number. Follow abbreviations for journal titles as they are used in Index Medicus. Within the text, indicate references online in parentheses. (For specific instructions and examples see the following Guidelines.)
Guidelines for references
Accuracy of references is the author's responsibility. Editors of Artificial Organs will not verify or complete inadequate citations.
In the main body of the text
Reference citations in the text must be in ascending, numerical order and correspond to ascending, numerical order in the reference section of the work. Reference numbers are always inside (to the left of) punctuation.
. . . according to recent observations (6-12).
. . . according to recent observations (6,7).
. . . according to recent observations (7,9,11,12).
At the end of the text
It is important that all information necessary for the reader to locate a source document be given. If in doubt, put it in.
- References must be typed double-spaced.
- Limit citations to 25.
- Author's last name first, no comma, then initials with no space between first and subsequent initials.
- Authors' names and initials must be in upper and lower case.
- All authors must be listed.
- No colon after authors' names.
- Use biomedical lower-case style for both book and journal titles after first letter of first word. Proper nouns in title, however, must be capitalized.
- Index Medicus abbreviations (with no periods) must be used.
- The abbreviated name of the journal must be followed by the year of publication, then semi-colon; volume number, then colon; then first and last page numbers.
- Indent second and subsequent lines of reference as shown in samples below.
- For book references, see examples under "Book."
- Underline book and journal titles.
Sample references
Journal article
1. Law EG, Heistad DD, Marcus ML, Mickelson MR. Effect of hip position on blood flow to the femur in puppies. J Pediatr Orthop 1982;2:133-7.
Book
2. Weatherall DJ, Fiorelli G, Gorini S, eds. Advances in red blood cell biology. New York: Raven Press, 1982.
Chapter in book
3. Ryan PFJ, Hughes GRV. Plasmapheresis and lymphopheresis. In: Ziff M, Velo GP, Gorini S, eds. Rheumatoid arthritis. New York: Raven Press, 1982:271-83. (Weissmann G, ed. Advances in inflammation research; vol 3).
Corporate author
Organizations and governments often put out publications in which no single author or authors can be identified. In such cases, the corporate body is the author.
4. U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare. Blood pressure of adults by race and area, United States, 1960-1962. National Health Survey. Vital and Health Statistics, Series II, No. 5, Public Health Service, 1964.
In press references
Do not cite unless the manuscript has been formally accepted by a publisher. Journal or publisher's name must be given.
5. Cornfield J, Mitchell S. Selected risk factors in coronary disease. Arch Environ Health (in press). Personal communications and unpublished documents
Do not cite. The reader cannot readily locate the source document. If they must be referred to, they are better worked into the text matter.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Paul S. Malchesky
Emeritus Editor-in-Chief
Yukihiko Nos? Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Editors
Horst Klinkmann, Germany
Yoshinori Mitamura, Japan
Raymond Vanholder, Belgium
Jack J Curtis, United States
Executive Editor
Angel Hadsell
Editorial correspondence
Artificial Organs
The Midland Building
10 West Erie Street, Suite 200
Painesville, OH 44077
USA
Tel: +1 440 358 1102
Fax: +1 440 358 1104
artiforgs@aol.com
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