期刊名称：JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
 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 Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) is a monthly journal publishing peer-reviewed original contributions on all aspects of surgery. These contributions include, but are not limited to, original clinical studies, review articles, and experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance. In general, case reports are not considered for publication. As the official scientific journal of the American College of Surgeons, JACS has the goal of providing its readership the highest quality rapid retrieval of information relevant to surgeons.
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Instructions to Authors
The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) has joined other medical journals endorsing the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals," including statements related to "Protection of Patients'Righhts to Privacy," established by editors in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom (N England J Med 1997;336:309-315). The complete document appears in January and July each year. The Journal uses guidelines except where stylistic changes are noted by an asterisk (*). JACS also endorses the CONSORT statement (JAMA 1996;276:637-639).
The Journal of the American College of Surgeons is a monthly journal that considers for publication original articles in all fields of surgery. Manuscripts are reviewed with the understanding that the work has not been published, and is not simultaneously considered or accepted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a statistician reviews manuscripts as required.
The Journal publishes: Original Scientific Articles, Collective Reviews, Surgeon at Work, Images for Surgeons, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor and, periodically, Education, Humanism/Ethics, and Specialty Disciplines sections.
An Original Scientific Article is a full length report of original basic or clinical investigation. See profile and standards for reporting randomized controlled trials--the CONSORT Statement--the last section of "Information for Authors."
A Collective Review article is a comprehensive, scholarly, systematic review of published material relating to a timely, important clinical subject, accompanied by author analysis leading to conclusions. Length varies depending on topic. No abstract is required.
The Surgeon at Work provides information about an operation or an invasive procedure in a "how I do it" fashion. Manuscripts are usually no longer than 8 pages, including artwork and references, if appropriate.
The Images for Surgeons section is a monthly feature that contains x-rays, photographs of pathology, images taken in the operating room, or other relevant clinical images that illustrate classic findings of surgical disease, typical features of uncommon diseases, and rare presentations or findings of common surgical problems. Three sets of high quality glossy prints should accompany the written description; remove all patient and other identifying marks from the original before submitting photos. Send submissions to: Images Editor, Jonathan Meakins, MD, FACS, at the editorial office address.
An Editorial is a signed piece about a current issue usually written by an editorial board member, although this also can be an invited author.
Letters to the Editor pose a question or a controversy based on recently published material in the Journal. Often these letters are sent to the principal author of that article for reply and both letters are often published simultaneously.
General Information
Retain copy and send five sets of manuscript and illustration(s) to the Editor (see below). A disk must be included with the final, accepted manuscript:
Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, FACS
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
633 North St Clair Street
Chicago, Il 60611 USA
Tel: 312-202-5306
Fax: 312-202-5027
Email: whusser@facs.org
Summary of Requirements
Double spaced type should be used throughout; collate the manuscript as follows:
Title page including Competing Interest statement
Structured Abstract (for original scientific articles)
Text
Acknowledgment (when appropriate)
References (when appropriate)
Tables (on separate pages, not within text)
Legends for illustrations
Manuscript Preparation Details
Specific guidelines for reporting clinical trials are at end of "Information for Authors."
Title Page
Provide title of manuscript, name(s) of all authors, including first name, middle initial, graduate degrees of authors, FACS if author(s) are members of the ACS, name of institution or affiliation where work was done, name and address of corresponding author, and any grant support that requires acknowledgment.
Credit for authorship requires substantial contributions to the intellectual content, drafting, design, analysis, and interpretation of the data presented. Each author must be able to take public responsibility for the content. No more than 10 names will appear under the title; other names will appear in a footnote.*
Disclose in detail at the time of submission all competing interests including all affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in, or in financial competition with, the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. Certify that all financial and material support for this research and work are clearly identified in the manuscript.
Structured Abstract for Original Scientific Articles
The abstract should contain about 300 words and conform to "Uniform Requirements." Format is:
Background (one paragraph)
Study Design (about one paragraph)
Results (one to two paragraphs)
Conclusions
Describe the problem addressed in the manuscript, how the study was performed, the salient results, and the conclusions of the authors. Include at the end of the abstract about 10 key words or phrases to be used for indexing.
Text
Divide the manuscript into four sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Number all manuscript pages consecutively beginning with title page. Please number in upper right hand corner (ex: Jones - 1). Abbreviations immediately follow the words for which they stand, and must be spelled out completely at first use. Use generic names for drugs and in parentheses provide the trade name, company name, and location of company. Do not use patient names, initials, or hospital numbers.
Introduction
Provide the purpose of the article and summarize reasons for the study. Give relevant references only, and do not include data or conclusions.
Methods
Describe statistical methods with enough detail that a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data could verify the reported results. Avoid overuse of p value, which fails to convey important quantitative information. Provide details about randomization, describe methods for blinding of observations, give numbers of observations, and report complications. Include a general description of statistical methods and design of the study and specify general-use computer programs used. Define all statistical terms, abbreviations, and symbols.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, provide information about ethical standards of the work (Helsinki Declaration of 1975, revised in 1983). When reporting experiments on animals, indicate procedures followed for care and use of laboratory animals.
Results
Summarize data, specifying the statistical methods used to analyze them. Results should be presented in a logical sequence. Do not repeat material from tables in the text. Emphasize and summarize important observations only.
Discussion
Provide new aspects of the report and do not repeat data given in the Results section. Include implications of findings and limitations, relate these observations to other relevant studies, and include implications for additional studies. Link the conclusions with the stated goals of the study; do not form conclusions that are unsupported by the data presented. When appropriate, recommendations can be included.
Acknowledgment
Acknowledge persons who have made substantive contributions to the work but whose contributions do not justify authorship (ex: scientific advisor, or data collection). Authors must obtain written permission from persons acknowledged by name. Technical help should be acknowledged in a separate paragraph.
References
Number consecutively in order mentioned in text. Citation number is placed in the text after the name when the reference is cited; if no name is mentioned the citation is placed in the text at the end of the material referred to. [Ex: (a) Meakins and Jones (13) have shown that ...(b)A group of oncologists has proved that if ...(13).] Avoid using abstracts as references. References to manuscripts accepted but not published at time of submission can be designated as "J Am Coll Surg. In Press 2000." Personal communication is cited within the text, not in references. Authors must obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of personal communication before submission. References must be verified against original documents; authors are responsible for completeness and accuracy of all citations.
- A. Standard journal article
- 1. Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary disease. Ann Intern Med 1996;124:980-983.
- More than four authors
- 1. Parkin DM, Clayton D, Black RJ, et al. Childhood leukaemia in Europe after Chernobyl: 5 year follow-up. Br J Cancer 1996; 73: 1006-1012.*
- B. Editor(s), compiler(s) as author
- 1. Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors. Mental health care for elderly people. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
- C. Chapter in a book
- 1. Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press;1995:465-478.
Tables
Double space on separate page, number in arabic numbers consecutively in order of text citation, and provide a brief title. Each column must have heading. Put all explanatory matter in footnotes, including an explanation for all nonstandard abbreviations used in table. For foot-notes, use this sequence: *,  ,  , ?, i ,  , # , **, , , etc.
If table contains data from previously published material, published by you or by others, obtain permission and acknowledge fully in table footnote.
Illustrations
Color illustrations are charged to author: $1,150 first picture on a page, $250 second picture on same page. Two color photos on one page $1,400. Two color photos on two separate pages $2,800. Send color prints or slides, no transparencies or electronic submissions at this time.
Submit five sets of figures; do not use freehand or typewritten lettering. Illustrations should be sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints. Label each on the top back of the figure with figure number, author name and indicating "TOP." Human subjects must not be identifiable (Protection of Patients' Rights to Privacy).
Legends for Illustrations
One or two sentences should suffice to explain the figure. Use arabic numbers corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrowheads, or letters identify parts of an illustration, explain each in the legend, and spell out all abbreviations. Explain, if necessary, the internal scale, and identify the method of staining in photomicrographs.
CONSORT Statement
The Editors of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons have joined other national and international journals endorsing the CONSORT statement for reporting randomized controlled trials. (See Begg C, Cho M, Eastwood S, et al. Improving the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials. JAMA 1996; 276:637-639.) The CONSORT format will convey to authors, editors, reviewers, and readers information about the design, conduct, analysis, and generalizability of the trial. Advantages of the CONSORT format include minimal change to the length and readability of the manuscript and enhanced clarity and organization in the actual report or a clinical trial.
Editorial Board
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- Editor in Chief:
- Seymour I. Schwartz MD, FACS, Rochester, NY
- Executive Editor:
- Wendy Cowles Husser, Chicago
- Senior Associate Editors:
- R. Scott Jones, Charlottesville
Jonathan L. Meakins, Oxford, UK
- Statistician:
- Joan S. Chmiel PhD, Chicago
- Education Editor:
- Olga Jonasson, Chicago
- Image Editor:
- Jonathan L. Meakins, Oxford, UK
- Web Editor:
- M. Michael M. Shabot, Los Angeles
- Surgical Forum Editor:
- Robert M. Mentzer, Lexington
- Former Editors:
- Loyal Davis, (1939 - 1982)
G. Tom Shires MD, FACS, (1982 - 1992)
Samuel A. Wells, Jr., (1992 - 1996)
- Associate Editors:
- Kathryn D. Anderson, Los Angeles
Timothy R. Billiar, Pittsburgh
Murray F. Brennan, New York
Tom R. DeMeester, Los Angeles
Timothy J. Eberlein, St. Louis
Josef E. Fischer, Boston
Keith D. Lillemoe, Baltimore
Thomas E. Starzl, Pittsburgh
James C. Thompson, Galveston
- Editorial Board:
- Breast Surgery
- Kirby I. Bland, Birmingham
Michael J. Edwards, Louisville
Armando Giuliano, Santa Monica
- Burns, Trauma, Critical Care
- L.D. Britt, Norfolk
Timothy G. Buchman, St. Louis
David L. Dunn, Minneapolis
Richard L. Gamelli, Maywood
David N. Herndon, Galveston
David B. Hoyt, San Diego
Danny O Jacobs, Omaha
Stephen F. Lowry, New Brunswick
Ernest E. Moore, Jr., Denver
H. Leon Pachter, New York
Wiley W. Souba, Hershey, PA
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Richard J. Finley, Vancouver, BC
Timothy J. Gardner, Philadelpia
Irving L. Kron, Charlottesville
Alex G. Little, Las Vegas
Eric Rose, New York
David Sugarbaker, Boston
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Robert W. Beart, Jr., Los Angeles
Victor W. Fazio, Cleveland
Jose G Guillem, New York
Robin S. McLeod, Toronto
Steven D. Wexner, Weston, FL
- Endocrine Surgery
- Orlo H. Clark, San Francisco
Jeffery A. Norton, San Francisco
Patricia J. Numann, Syracuse
Robert Udelsman, New Haven
- Ethics
- C. Rollins Hanlon, Chicago
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Leslie H. Blumgart, New York
John L. Cameron, Baltimore
Achilles A. Demetriou, Los Angeles
B. Mark Ever, Galveston
William C. Meyers, Philadelphia
Michael W. Mulholland, Ann Arbor
Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville
Nathaniel J. Soper, St. Louis
Steven M. Strasberg, St. Louis
Harvey J. Sugerman, Richmond
Michael J. Zinner, Boston
- Minimally Invasive Surgery:
- Gerald Fried, Montreal
Theodore Pappas, Durham
Jeffrey Ponsky, Cleveland
Carol Scott-Connor, Ames
- Neurolgical Surgery
- Julian T. Hoff, Ann Arbor
Edward Laws, Charlottesville
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Robert E. Rogers, Fischer, IN
Maurice J. Webb, Rochester, MN
- Oncology
- Robert D. Beauchamp, Nashville
William G, Cance, Chapel Hill
John E. Niederhuber, Madison
J. Nicholas Vauthey, Houston
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- James C. Fleming, Memphis
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Kalia K. Sadasivan, Shreveport
- Otolaryngology
- K.Thomas Robbins, Gainesville
- Palliative Care
- Geoffrey P. Dunn, Erie
- Pediatric Surgery
- Richard G. Azizkhan, Cincinnati
Arnold Coran, Ann Arbor
Jay L. Grosfeld, Indianapolis
Marshall Z. Schwartz, Wilmington, DE
- Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Thomas A. Mustoe, Chicago
Luis O. Vasconez, Birmingham
- Transplantation
- Clyde F. Barker, Philadelphia
John J. Fung, Pittsburgh
Hans W. Sollinger, Madison
- Urology
- Jack W. McAninch, San Francisco
Charles F. McKiel, Jr., Chicago
- Vascular Surgery
- Julie Ann Freischlag, Los Angeles
Lazar J. Greenfield, Ann Arbor
Frank LoGerfo, Boston
Kenneth Ouriel, Cleveland
Gregorio Sicard, St. Louis
Bauer E. Sumpio, New Haven
- International Correspondents:
- Michael Appleberg, Sydney, Australia
Bertil Hamberger, Stockholm, Sweden
Christian H. Herfarth, Heidelburg, Germany
Enrique Moreno-Gonzalez, Madrid, Spain
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Peter J. Morris, Oxford, UK
John Wong, Hong Kong, China
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