期刊名称：EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The primary aim of the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is to provide a medium for the publication of high-quality original scientific reports documenting progress in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The journal publishes reports of significant clinical and experimental advances related to surgery of the heart, the great vessels and the chest. Special emphasis is placed on contribution from the European countries. The journal is supported by a number of leading European societies.
The European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery welcomes original articles, editorials, case reports, how-to-do-it reports, reviews, Images in cardio-thoracic Surgery, and Letters to the Editor. Papers are submitted to a peer review by the members of Editorial and Advisory Board and by other invited reviewers. Selected papers from the annual meetings of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery are printed in the journal.
Manuscripts should be submitted to:
L.K. von Segesser, Editor European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Editorial Office
Av. Grand-St.-Bernard 69A (app.6)
CH-1920 Martigny (VS)
Switzerland
Tel: +41.27.7236171
Fax: +41.27.7236173
E-mail: info@ejcts.ch
Membership to the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons includes a subscription to the Journal.
Instructions to Authors
General requirements
The European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) welcomes scientific contributions to the journal in the field of cardio-thoracic surgery. Papers from the annual meetings of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery will be also considered in the course of the following year. All manuscripts are subject to review by the Editor, Associate Editors, Editorial Boards, invited referees and a statistician when appropriate. Acceptance is based upon the originality, significance, and validity of the material presented. Please note that journal policy dictates that Case Reports will only be considered if they are of exceptional interest to the readership.
Submission letter. All new manuscripts should be accompanied by a submission letter that includes the following statements: (a) there has been no duplicate publication or submission elsewhere (see: Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg 1999; 16:1); (b) all authors have read and approved the manuscript; (c) subject to acceptance, authors will transfer copyright to the Publisher; and (d) there is no ethical problem or conflict of interest (see below). The submission letter should also indicate the type of paper and the appropriate subject category.
Human research. Authors should stipulate in the Materials and methods section that informed consent was obtained where applicable and state that the study was approved by their institutional ethics committee on human research.
Animal research. Authors should stipulate in the Materials and methods section that all animals received humane care in compliance with the European Convention on Animal Care and that the study was approved by their institutional ethics committee.
Conflict of Interest Policy. The Editors require authors to disclose any commercial associations that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article. All sources of funding for the work should be acknowledged in a footnote on the title page, as should all institutional affiliations of the authors (including corporate appointments). Other kinds of associations, such as consultancies, stock ownership or other equity interests or patent-licensing arrangements should be disclosed to the editors in the cover letter at the time of submission. If no conflict of interest exists, please state this in the cover letter. The editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements.
Content of paper
The submission should be classified into one of the following types: Original articles (OA); Editorials (ED); Review articles (REV); Case reports (CR); Images in Cardio-thoracic Surgery (ICTS); How-to-do-it (HTDI); Letters to the Editor (LTTE); - see the journal for examples. The specification for each submission category should contain but not exceed the following.
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Maximum number authors |
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Maximum text words |
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850 |
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Maximum number of references |
25 |
10 |
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Maximum number of Tables + Figures |
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IMPORTANT: ALL papers submitted not-conforming to the above specifications will not be considered for review and immediately returned to the authors - note that it saves everybody time to submit correctly the first time around.
* Figures including composite parts a,b,c etc. will only be allowed if ALL of the constituting parts are mounted into 1 image / 1 electronic file.
Subject categories. The most appropriate subject category should be selected and indicated for your paper from the following: Arrhythmia, Assisted circulation, Cardiac general, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Congenital, Coronary, Esophagus, Experimental, Pulmonary, Thoracic general, Transplantation, Valves, Vascular thoracic.
Language. Manuscripts must be written in English. Spelling can be British or American, but consistent throughout. Authors in Japan please note: upon request, Elsevier Science K.K. will provide authors with a list of people who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office: Editorial Service, Elsevier Science K.K., Higashi Azabu 1-chome, Building 4F, 1-9-15, Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0044 Japan, Tel: (+81)3 55615032; Fax: (+81)3 55615045; E-mail: info@elsevier.co.jp.
Layout/presentation. The whole manuscript should be keyed double-spaced throughout. The pages should be numbered. Where appropriate (see table), manuscripts should be organized as follows: (a) Title page; (b) Abstract and Key words; (c) text with the following sections: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements; (d) References; (e) Figure legends; (f) Tables; and (g) Illustrations.
Title page. The title page should include a brief and descriptive title of the article, the first name and surname(s) of the author(s) (but no qualifications), and the name and location of the establishment where the research was carried out (in English). The name, address, telephone and fax numbers and the e-mail address of the corresponding author should be typed at the bottom of the title page. If the manuscript was presented at a meeting, the meeting name, venue, and the date on which it was read should be indicated.
Word count. An exact word count of the abstract and of the text, excluding figures, tables and references, should be given.
Abstract. The abstract is an essential and the most read part of the paper. It should be factual and free of abbreviations except for SI units of measurement. The abstract should be printed on a separate page. The structured abstract for an original article must have four sections: (1) Objective: should describe the problem addressed in the study and its purpose. (2) Methods: should explain how the study was performed (basic procedures with study materials and observational and analytical methods). (3) Results: should describe the main findings with specific data and their statistical significance, if possible. (4) Conclusions: should contain the main conclusion of the study. A short non-structured abstract is required for shorter communications and a Summary for reviews (see Table).
Key words. Following the abstract, up to 6 key words should be given for subject indexing. They should be taken from Index Medicus or composed on similar lines.
Text (for original articles and others in part)
Introduction: should state the purpose of the investigation and give a short review of pertinent literature.
Materials and methods: should be described in detail with appropriate information about patients or experimental animals. Use of abbreviations renders the text difficult to read; abbreviations should be limited to SI units of measurement and to those most commonly used, e.g. VSD, ASD, CABG. Generic names of drugs and equipment should be used throughout the manuscript, with brand names (proprietary name) and the name and location (place, state) of the manufacturer in brackets when first mentioned in the text.
Results: should be reported concisely and regarded as an important part of the manuscript. They should be presented either in tables and figures, and briefly commented on in the text, or in the text alone. Repetition of results should be avoided! For statistical analysis, follow the 'Guidelines for data reporting and nomenclature' (Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46: 260--261).
Discussion: is an interpretation of the results and their significance with reference to pertinent work by other authors. It should be clear and concise. The importance of the study and its limitations should be discussed.
Acknowledgements: of financial or personal assistance should, if appropriate, be placed at the end of the text.
References. A list should be arranged sequentially following appearance in the text. References should be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets. Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the list of references, but can be mentioned in the text only. All authors should be listed (use of 'et al.' is not acceptable). Journals should be indexed in, and their abbreviations conform to, Index Medicus. Please follow this reference style carefully as the reference list will be hypertext linked to enable the reviewers to cross-reference on-line.
Presentation examples as follows:
Journals
[1] Solaini L, Bagnioni P, Grandi U. Role of videoendoscopy in pulmonary surgery: present experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1995;9:65--68.
Books
[2] Cooley DA. Techniques in cardiac surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1984:167--176.
Multi-author books
[3] Huang GJ, Wu YK. Operative technique for carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. In: Huang GJ, Wu YK, editors. Carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. Berlin: Springer, 1984:313--348.
Authors are encouraged to cite previous key referenes from EJCTS/ICVTS in order to establish that their studies are well founded.
Figure legends. These should be keyed double-spaced, on a separate page and included at the end of the manuscript.
Tables and Figures. The number of Tables and Figures should be kept to a minimum. Each Table should be keyed on a separate page. Tables should be self-explanatory, supplementing but not duplicating the text. A brief title should be provided for each. Abbreviations used in the Tables should be defined. Figures should be numbered in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. A reasonable number of halftone (photo- or micrograph) illustrations will be reproduced. Reproduction of color is possible, but the authors will be asked to pay the extra production costs involved. All artwork and lettering must be of professional quality.
Submitting complete electronic manuscripts - web submission (PREFERRED)
Authors should note that manuscripts submitted on-line can be handled much more efficiently resulting in a shorter reviewing process. Electronic manuscripts should be submitted via:
http://submit-ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org
(if you are using this website for the first time you will need to register). Please complete the on-line submission form carefully and then upload:
(1) Full Text (including title page) and Tables (plus any embedded artwork - optional) as ONE word processor file (.doc or .rtf preferred).
(2) Artwork files can be uploaded separately (.jpg preferred).
To produce an attractive and compact PDF (improves reviewing speed) we recommend uploading:
Artwork for on-line review (creation of PDF): .jpg files (specification: 72 dots per inch/600 pixel screen width, Greyscale for black and white, RGB for color)
Original artwork for print (for all revised manuscripts) - upload as supplemental files: .tif files (specification: sized to 8.4 cm column width, 1000 dots per inch for line art, 300 dots per inch grayscale/combine/color, CMYK for color)
Before commencing on-line submission please ensure that you have prepared in electronic form all the appropriate items outlined above.
Mixed on-line, e-mail + paper submissions lead to inefficient handling and will not be processed.
Submitting paper manuscripts
Post/courier to: Prof. L.K. von Segesser, Editor-in-Chief, c/o Editorial Office EJCTS, av. Grand-St.-Bernard 69B (app. 6), CH-1920 Martigny (VS), Switzerland. Tel: (+41)27 7236171; Fax: (+41)27 7236173; E-mail: info@ejcts.ch
One complete copy of the manuscript and three sets of original illustrations (marked on the back to indicate the corresponding author's name, the figure number and the top edge) should be submitted together with the electronic file of the text (and artwork if possible) on disk, zip disk or CD.
Note that the review system is totally electronic so you must be prepared to register and work on-line to further process your submittion - even if you submitted on paper with disk.
Revised manuscripts
Label accordingly (2nd, 3rd version) including new figures and tables; provide a covering letter, replying point-by-point to the Editor's and referees' comments, and describing the changes which have been made in the revised version. Highlight the changes in the revised manuscript to facilitate editorial reassessment.
Reprints. After publication, 25 reprints will provided free of charge. Additional reprints (100 minimum) can be ordered at prices quoted on the reprint order form which will be sent out with the proofs.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
L.K. von Segesser, Lausanne, Switzerland
Associate Editors:
M.J. Antunes, (Valves) Coimbra, Portugal
J. Bachet, (Thoracic Vascular) Paris, France
D. Birnbaum, (Perfusion) Regensburg, Germany
R. Dion, (Coronary) Leiden, The Netherlands
A. Haverich, (Transplantation) Hannover, Germany
K. Moghissi, (Thoracic) Hull, UK
J. Vaage, (Experimental) Stockholm, Sweden
P.R. Vouh¨¦, (Congenital) Paris, France
Associate Editor (ESTS):
K. Jeyasingham, Bristol, UK
Past Editors:
H.G. Borst, Hannover, Germany
M. Turina, Zurich, Switzerland
Editorial Board:
O.R. Alfieri, Milano, Italy
H.B. Barner, St. Louis, USA
E. Baudet, Bordeaux-Pessac, France
A.E. Becker, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J.R. Benfield, Los Angeles, USA
F. Beyersdorf, Freiburg, Germany
R.S. Bonser, Birmingham, UK
D.J. Chambers, London, UK
R.C. Deac, Tirgu-Mures, Romania
P. Fuentes, Marseille, France
J. Hasse, Freiburg, Germany
G. Hempelmann, Giessen, Germany
F. Lacour-Gayet, Denver, CO, USA
Y.N. Levashev, St. Petersburg, Russia
P. Menasch¨¦, Paris, France
B.J. Messmer, Aachen, Germany
J. Meyer, Mainz, Germany
J.L. Monro, Southampton, UK
J.L. Pomar, Barcelona, Spain
J.M. Revuelta, Santander, Spain
P. Sergeant, Leuven, Belgium
F. Smolle-J¨¹ttner, Graz, Austria
G. Thiene, Padova, Italy
J.A.Ch. Thorpe, Leeds, UK
G.J. Vlahakes, Boston, USA
D. Wheatley, Glasgow, UK
Assistant Editors: (Bern, Lausanne, Zurich, Switzerland)
T. Carrel
A. Corno
R. Pr¨ºtre
B. Seifert, (Statistical Consultant)
H. Tevaearai
G. Zund
Managing Editor:
I. Beecroft, Martigny, Switzerland
Editorial Office: EJCTS, av. Grand-St.-Bernard 69A (app. 6), CH1920 Martigny (VS), Switzerland Tel: +41 27 7236171, Fax: +41 27 7236173, Email: info@ejcts.ch
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