期刊名称:JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY-MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
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ISSN: | 1366-8714
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版本: | SCI-CDE
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出版频率: | Bimonthly
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出版社: | BRITISH MED JOURNAL PUBL GROUP, BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE,TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1H 9JR
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出版社网址: | http://jcp.bmj.com/
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期刊网址: | http://jcp.bmj.com/
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| 主题范畴: | PATHOLOGY |
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Journal of Clinical Pathology is a leading international journal covering all aspects of pathology. Diagnostic and research areas covered include histopathology, virology, haematology, microbiology, cytopathology, chemical pathology, molecular pathology, forensic pathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology and immunopathology. Each issue contains Reviews, Original articles, Short reports, Case reports, Correspondence, Book reviews and more. JCP has Editorial Board members from all around the world to ensure coverage of global research.
From January 2004, the Molecular Pathology edition was folded into the parent journal. Each issue of JCP will have additional pages to ensure timely publication of molecular pathology papers. All articles on MP online will continue to be accessible to readers. JCP is the official journal of the Association of Clinical Pathologists.
Instructions to Authors
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Editorial policy
The Journal of Clinical Pathology (JCP) is committed to the advancement of all disciplines within the broader remit of human pathology. This also encompasses molecular biology and its applications in the understanding of human biology and pathology. The journal is intended to have world-wide readership and will publish articles that have a wide appeal even though they are regionally based.
Issues with a narrower restricted focus may be submitted as Letters to the Editor or as correspondence. JCP wishes to publish cutting edge, original clinical and laboratory-based articles, especially those with a clear clinical relevance. Provision of an educational platform for trainees, scientists and pathologists is an important function and aim of the journal. As such, state of the art reviews, viewpoints and editorials will be published.
The editorial team wishes to produce a balanced, informative and meaningful journal that is sensitive to the needs of its readership and the specialty at large, as well as being in tune with contemporary issues.
In pursuit of these goals we wish to publish work that is ethical (morally and scientifically), of a high quality and governed by a fair, independent peer review system.
Open access/Unlocked articles
Authors are able to make their articles freely available online, immediately on publication, for a fee, using the Unlocked service. This service is available to any author publishing original research in a BMJ Journal for a fee of £1,200(+VAT)/€1,775(+VAT)/$2,220.
Article types and word counts
Papers
Short reports
Letters to the Editor (original research)
Best Practice
My Approach / Demystified
Reviews
Leading Articles / Editorials
Correspondence
Supplements
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Take home messages: To aid understanding and clarity of their paper, Authors are asked to provide three to four key facts that summarise the essence of their work and/or what they intend the reader to focus on. These "take home messages" should be placed at the end of the manuscript, before the references. Please see the current issue for examples.
The word count excludes the title page, abstract, tables, acknowledgements and contributions and the references.
Papers
Papers should report original research of relevance to the understanding and practice of clinical pathology. They should be written in the standard form: abstract; introduction; methods; and discussion.
The journal uses a structured form of abstract in the interests of clarity. This should be short (no more than 250 words) and include four headings:
Aims - the main purpose of the study
Methods - what was done, and with what material
Results - the most important results illustrated by numerical data but not p values
Conclusions - the implications and relevance of the results
Word count: up to 2000 words. Structured abstract: up to 250 words. Tables/Illustrations: at editorial discretion. References: up to 150.
Short reports
Short technical notes and brief investigative studies are welcomed and usually published in the form of a Short/Technical report. At the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief some short reports will be published in the Correspondence section but will undergo the usual peer review process.
Word count: up to 1200 words. Abstract: up to 150 words. Tables/Illustrations: up to 6. If more are required the text must be reduced accordingly. References: up to 12.
Letters to the Editor (original research)
eLetters provide an opportunity for rapid online publication of correspondence related to articles published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. The letter must be pertinent/relevant to a recently published article in Journal of Clinical Pathology. Contributors should go to the abstract or full text of the article in question. At the top right corner of each article is a "contents box". Click on the "eLetters: Submit a response to this article" link. Some letters in response to an article may be published in the print version of the journal.
Authors are reminded that eLetters do not serve as a forum for seeking medical/health advice.
References should not exceed a maximum of four.
Best Practice
Best Practice articles are published by editorial invitation. Unsolicited best practice articles are unlikely to be accepted but the editor is always pleased to receive suggestions. The 'Best Practice' series is geared to practising pathologists as well as trainees on how to approach some of the more difficult/contentious issues in Pathology. We are looking for diagnostic algorithms, investigative trees and/or any other useful hint(s) that will facilitate making the best/right diagnosis. These can include molecular techniques which may not be within the remit of every laboratory but certainly something that is doable.
Word count: between 2500 and 3000 words. Abstract: up to 250 words. Illustrations: at editorial discretion. References: up to 150.
My Approach / Demystified
My Approach and Demystified articles are published by editorial invitation. Unsolicited demystified articles are unlikely to be accepted but the editor is always pleased to receive suggestions. These articles are geared to practising pathologists as well as trainees on how to approach some of the more difficult/contentious issues in Pathology.
We are looking for diagnostic algorithms, investigative trees and/or any other useful hint(s) that will facilitate making the best/right diagnosis. These can include molecular techniques which may not be within the remit of every laboratory but certainly something that is doable.
Word count: between 2500 and 3000 words. Abstract: up to 250 words. Illustrations: at editorial discretion. References: up to 150.
Reviews
Any proposals for reviews should be discussed with the editor before submission.
Word count: between 2500 - 3000 words. Abstract: up to 250 words. Tables/Illustrations: at editorial discretion. References: up to 150.
Leading Articles / Editorials
Leaders and Editorials are published by editorial invitation. Unsolicited leaders or editorials are unlikely to be accepted but the editor is always pleased to receive suggestions.
Word count: between 2500 words. Abstract: up to 250 words. Tables/Illustrations: at editorial discretion. References: up to 150.
Correspondence
Single case reports of outstanding interest or clinical relevance are mostly published as Correspondences. The title should be brief. No abstract, keywords or subheadings are required. The correspondence should include a brief introduction of a few sentences followed by a succinct report and discussion. A detailed literature review is not required.
Letters in response to articles published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology and short technical notes, and brief investigative studies may be published in this section at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.
Word count: up to 900 words. Abstract: Not required. Tables/Illustrations: up to 4. References: up to 8.
Supplements
The BMJ Publishing Group journals are willing to consider publishing supplements to regular issues. Supplement proposals may be made at the request of:
The journal editor, an editorial board member or a learned society may wish to organise a meeting, sponsorship may be sought and the proceedings published as a supplement.
The journal editor, editorial board member or learned society may wish to commission a supplement on a particular theme or topic. Again, sponsorship may be sought.
The BMJPG itself may have proposals for supplements where sponsorship may be necessary.
A sponsoring organisation, often a pharmaceutical company or a charitable foundation, that wishes to arrange a meeting, the proceedings of which will be published as a supplement.
In all cases, it is vital that the journal's integrity, independence and academic reputation is not compromised in any way.
For further information on criteria that must be fulfilled, download the supplements guidelines (PDF).
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
MCQs based on submitted manuscripts may be solicited by the editor for publication on the BMJ Online Learning site. An invitation to submit MCQs may be extended to you by the editor at the time of acceptance of your manuscript.
The journal requires between 5-10 multiple choice questions (MCQs) with 5 options each, based on your article for the online learning programme. You may choose to include images as well. The questions need to be submitted to the journal within 4-6 weeks. Please see below for some more helpful guidelines:
Please include in your MCQ file:
The title and authors of the article to which the MCQs are associated with must be provided
The author of the MCQs (even if the same) must be clearly stated
The MCQs set must contain at least 5 questions
Each question must have 5 possible answers, with only *one* answer being correct (the correct answer must be marked with an asterisk)
Additional explanation text (for user to see after taking the test) can be submitted for *each individual answer* if appropriate. It is ok to have some answers with explanation and some without.
Figures if applicable can be included in questions (must be submitted as gif/jpg files)
Editorial Board
Editor
Cheok Soon Lee Competing interests >> University of Western Sydney Sydney, Australia soon.lee@uws.edu.au
Associate Editors
Runjan Chetty St Mungo Notman Professor of Pathology University of Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland runjan.chetty@gmail.com
Jonathan Kerr Microbiology St. George's University of London London, UK jkerr@sgul.ac.uk
Mary Frances McMullin Haematology Queen's University Belfast, UK m.mcmullin@qub.ac.uk
Tahir Pillay Chemical Pathology University of Cape Towm Cape Town, South Africa t_s_p@yahoo.com
Jorge Reis-Filho Molecular Pathology Institute of Cancer Research London, UK jorgerf@icr.ac.uk
Joe Unsworth Immunology Bristol, UK joe.unsworth@nbt.nhs.uk
Web Editor
Dhiren Govender University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa dhiren@tiscali.co.za
ACP Trainee Representative
Guy Martland Association of Clinical Pathologists Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Poole, UK guytmartland@gmail.com
Editorial Board
Fahd Al-Mulla Kuwait University Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sylvia Asa University Health Network Toronto, Canada
Sunil Badve Indiana University Indiana, USA
Frederick Baehner UCSF San Francisco, USA
Bizhan Bandarchi University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Mark Catherwood Belfast City Hospital Belfast, Ireland
Kumarasen Cooper University of Vermont Burlington, USA
Francisco Couto IAP-Indian Division Goa, India
Peter Coyle Royal Group of Hospitals Belfast, UK
Martin Crook University Hospital Lewisham London, UK
Gábor Cserni Bács-Kiskun County Teaching Hospital Kecskemét, Hungary
Brett Delahunt Wellington School of Medicine Wellington, New Zealand
Sridevi Devaraj UC Davis Medical Center Sacramento, USA
Richard Drut Hospital de Niños Superiora Sor María Ludovica L Plata, Argentina
Wendy Erber Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, UK
Andrew Folpe Emory University Atlanta, USA
Stephen Fox University of Oxford Oxford, UK
Danny Ghazarian The Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Canada
Antonio Giordano Temple University Philadelphia, USA and University of Siena Siena, Italy
D Govender University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Chao-Cheng Huang Chang Gung University College of Medicine Taoyuan, Taiwan
Will Irving Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham, UK
Chris Jones Institute of Cancer Research Sutton, UK
Kevin Kerr Harrogate Hospital Harrogate, UK
Carel Le Roux Imperial College London, UK
Anthony Leong Hunter Area Pathology Service Newcastle, Australia
Suet-Yi Leung University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sara Marshall University of Dundee Dundee, UK
Glenn McCluggage Royal Group of Hospitals Trust Belfast, UK
Elizabeth Montgomery Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, USA
Simon Nayler SAIMR Johannesburg, South Africa
Ho-Keung Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong
John O'Leary Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Andre Oliveira Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA
Mauro Papotti University of Turin at St Luigi Hospital Turin, Italy
George Perry University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, USA
Tim Reynolds Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Burton-on-Trent, UK
Manual Salto-Tellez National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Fernando Schmitt IPATIMUP Porto, Portugal
Jean Yves Scoazec Hospices Civils de Lyon Lyon, France
Bill Simpson Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, UK
Puay Hoon Tan Singapore General Hospital Singapore, Singapore
Paolo Dei Tos Regional Hospital of Treviso Treviso, Italy
Gary Tse Prince of Wales Hospital Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Patrick Twomey (ACP Registrar Rep) The Ipswich Hospital Ipswich, UK
Jim Wainscoat University of Oxford Oxford, UK
Ian Young Queen's University of Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland
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