Scope: Current Opinion in Rheumatology provides the views of experts on current advances in rheumatology in a clear and readable form and includes a comprehensive and annotated bibliography.
The publisher compiles a database of relevant articles published during the review period and offers to conduct a MEDLINE search based on a list of key words, which the authors supply. Authors may request up to 25 article reprints from the database and MEDLINE search combined, by returning the relevant pages and marking the selected items. Please note that publisher cannot guarantee the availability of all requested articles. Reprint orders take 4-6 weeks to complete.
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Authors should also select and annotate references in the 1-year scanning period that they feel will be of "special interest" or "outstanding interest" to the reader. Mark references "of outstanding interest" with (**) and label those "of special interest" (*). Please place the asterisk to the left of the reference number. Annotations should be written for each reference with a (*) or (**) classification, providing a 2-3 sentence description and evaluation of the information that makes these articles noteworthy. Please note that only references from the 1-year scanning period should be annotated and asterisked.
Unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, and personal communications must be referenced in the text only.
When citing specific manufactured products, equipment, and drugs, please provide the manufacturer and its location (city and state/country) in brackets.
Sample references:
Journal article
- Farkas LG, Tompson B, Phillips JH, et al: Comparison of anthropometric and cephalometric measurements of the adult face. J Craniofacial Surg 1999, 10:18?5
Book chapter
- Todd VR: Visual information analysis: frame of reference for visual perception. In Frames of Reference for Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Edited by Kramer P, Hinososa J. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999:205?56
Entire book
- Kellman RM, Marentette LJ: Atlas of Craniomaxillofacial Fixation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999
Software
- Epi Info [computer program]: Version 6. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1994
Online journals
- Friedman SA: Preeclampsia: a review of the role of prostaglandins. Obstet Gynecol [serial online]. January 1988, 71:22?7. Available from: BRS Information Technologies, McLean, VA. Accessed December 15, 1990
Database
- CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]: Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996
World Wide Web
- Gostin LO: Drug use and HIV/AIDS [JAMA HIV/AIDS web site]. June 1, 1996. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/ethics. Accessed June 26, 1997
Sample annotations:
* A rare review of over more than a hundred years highlighting the incidence and clinical features of small bowel tumors
** This study gives important information regarding the timing of follow-up for infants identified with hearing loss from an extensive UNHS program. It offers suggestions for a test battery for the earliest possible diagnosis of hearing loss after identification
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