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期刊名称:SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES

ISSN:1124-0490
版本:SCI-CDE
出版频率:Quarterly
出版社:MATTIOLI 1885, VIA DELLA LODESANA 649-SX, FIDENZA, ITALY, 43046 PR
  出版社网址:http://www.mattioli1885.com
期刊网址:http://www.sarcoidosis.it/home.html
影响因子:0.67
主题范畴:RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)   



About the journal

Thanks to the steady guidance of its founder and Executive Editor Gianfranco Rizzato and of the brilliant editorial skills of its long time Chief Editor Giampiero Semenzato, “Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases?has entered its 25th year of life. Unfortunately, the Unione Italiana per la Pneumologia (UIP), the Board of Italian Societies controlling the property of the Journal since 2002, found it increasingly difficult to sustain the high Executive and Editorial costs of the Journal and reached a contract termination agreement with the Executive and Chief Editors. On behalf of the Italian Respiratory Societies, the UIP President Antonio Corrado expresses his highest appreciation to Gianfranco Rizzato’s and Giampiero Semenzato’s continuing efforts in bringing Sarcoidosis to its high scientific standings. Over the years, the journal became one of the most widely cited sources of new information regarding sarcoidosis. The quality of the contributions led to a high citation index. With the publication of this issue, the Editorial team has valiantly accomplished the publication of all of the 2006 and 2007 issues of Sarcoidosis bringing the Journal back to schedule and earning the gratitude of the Italian Respiratory Societies.

After 25 years of successful publication, Sarcoidosis needs to speed up to the faster pace of research in the field and to reach a wider readership. In this regard, an agreement has been reached by the UIP and the WASOG Executive Committees: the Journal will be launched online by the Mattioli 1885 Publishing Company under the direction of a distinguished International Editorial Committee. The new committee will be led by Drs. Robert Baughman and Cesare Saltini as Chief Editors and Drs. Ulrich Costabel, Marjolein Drent, Sergio Harari, David Moller, Sonoko Nagai, Alberto Pesci, Venerino Poletti, Luca Richeldi, Paola Rottoli and Athol Wells have all agreed to act as Associate Editors. The scientific support of the Editorial Board will continue to be instrumental to the Journal’s continuing growth in scientific quality and prestige in clinical and basic research on sarcoidosis, interstitial and vascular lung disorders.

Sarcoidosis will therefore continue its pursuit of excellence. By going online, the Journal will better suit the scientific community. Publication times will be shortened by setting up web based manuscript submission and evaluation procedures and published articles will be made available to all researchers and clinicians in the field with the Journal online edition.

The new Editorial Committee would like to thank in advance Sarcoidosis readers and contributors for their continuing support, confident that they will help with making Sarcoidosis online a renewed success.

The Chief Editors
Robert Baughman and Cesare Saltini

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The manuscript should be sent in electronic format to the Publisher at the site:
www.sarcoidosis.it - submission@sarcoidosis.it
 

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General Considerations

The Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases will publish original research that addresses prevalence, causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, course, treatment or prevention of sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and interstitial lung diseases. We will consider various study types, including original research, meta-analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses.We divide original research into two categories: Original Articles (3200 or fewer words) and Brief Communications (1500 or fewer words). Brief Communications usually address preliminary or limited results of original research, including case series and important case reports of new treatments or serious adverse events. We will consider both narrative and systematic reviews.Narrative reviews are especially suitable for describing cutting-edge and evolving developments, and discussing those developments in light of underlying theory. Systematic reviews are especially suitable for critiquing and summarizing a body of evidence relevant to focused questions about diagnostic, prognostic, or therapeutic clinical practices. For narrative reviews, we ask that authors include a box listing three to seven take-home points that link back to the original questions that the review set out to answer. Prior to preparing a review, we recommend contact one of the Editors regarding the potential for publication in the Journal. The editors may also solicit specific reviews from leaders in the field.
Requirements for all categories of articles largely conform to the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals? developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Authors should write for a sophisticated general medical readership; follow principles of clear scientific writing and statistical reporting; and prepare manuscripts according to recommended reporting guidelines and checklists, whenever possible. All manuscripts must be submitted in English. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases does not retain the staff for extensive revision of the manuscripts. We consider only online submissions.When submitting manuscripts, authors should also submit a copy of the original research protocol and other supplemental data as attachments if you think they would help the Editors or reviewers better understand the work. Include reprints of published papers and manuscripts of papers in press that contain data that appear in the submitted manuscript to help the Editors form a judgment about the degree of duplicate publication. Be prepared to provide original study data if requested by the Editors.

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Manuscript Format and Style

We advise authors to arrange components of manuscripts in the following order (see below for further instructions): title page, abstract, text, acknowledgements (if any), references, tables in numerical sequence, figure legends, figures in numerical sequence, and appendices (if any). Number all pages consecutively, starting with the title page. List the word count of the text of the manuscript at the bottom of the title page. Double space the text of the manuscript. Do not use abbreviations unless absolutely necessary; do abbreviate long names of chemical substances and terms for therapeutic combinations, such as MOPP. Abbreviate names of tests and procedures that are better known by their abbreviations than by the full name (VDRL test, SMA-12). Abbreviate units of measurement when they appear with numerals (…measured in milliliters, but 10 mL). Use abbreviations in figures and tables to save space. Explain all abbreviations used in the figure legend or table footnote. Use generic names for all drugs. You may refer to an instrument by its proprietary name; give the name and location of the manufacturers in parentheses in the text. Use SI units throughout.When reporting values for commonly studied components (a 1-antitrypsin, ammonia, bilirubin, calcium, cholesterol, creatinine, creatinine clearance, digoxin, estradiol, glucose, iron, iron binding capacity, lead, lipids [total], lipoproteins, magnesium, phosphate, testosterone, thyroxine [T4], triglycerides, and urea nitrogen), report the value in SI units with traditional units given in parentheses.

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Title Page

Title: Give the main title and subtitle (if any). If the study is a randomized trial, systematic review, or meta-analysis, add that descriptor as the subtitle at the end of the title. Use titles that stimulate interest, are easy to read and concise (12 words or fewer), and contain enough information to convey the essence of the article. Also provide a short or “running?title of 7 or fewer words.
Authors: List authors in the order in which they are to appear in the byline of the published article. In the case of group authorship, identify one or more authors who will have responsibility for the publication. Give the institutional affiliation for each author, financial support information, contact information for the corresponding author, and contact information for the author to receive reprint requests.
Word Count: List the word count for the text of the manuscript. Don’t include the abstract or the references in word counts.
Abstracts: should accompany all submissions except Editorials and Letters to the Editor. Use structured formats and limits of 250 or fewer words for abstracts. Organize structured abstracts as follows: Background, Objective, Design, Results, and Conclusions. For reviews, an unstructured abstract or 250 or fewer words should be included.

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Manuscript Text

For Original Contributions, use four main headings when arranging text: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Aim for clear and concise and logically organized presentations. Avoid convoluted sentences and use active voice, whenever possible. Specific guidance regarding text content follows.
Introduction: Use short introductions that concisely set-up the context of the research for readers. Always end the introduction section with a clear statement of the study’s objectives or hypotheses.
Methods: For studies involving humans, describe in the Methods section how participants were assembled and selected, and the sites or setting from which they were recruited. Then describe study procedures including any interventions, measurements and data collection techniques. You may use figures to diagram study processes including the flow of participants through the study (such as CONSORT). Provide the number of patients at each stage of recruitment and follow-up, including the number who declined to participate and the number who completed follow-up. State, if true, that an institutional review board approved the study or affirm that the protocol is consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and state whether participants gave their informed consent. For studies that have numerical data and use statistical inference, include a section under Methods that describes the methods used for the statistical analysis and that states the specific statistical software. For all studies, include a statement at the end of the Methods section describing the role of the funding source for the study. If the study had no external funding source or if the funding source had no role in the study, state so explicitly. All clinical trials should be registered with central registry, such as Clinical- Trials.gov. The registry number should be provided.
Results: Fully describe the study sample so that readers can gauge how well the study findings apply to their patients (external validity). Then present primary findings followed by any secondary and subgroup findings. Use tables and figures to demonstrate main characteristics of participants and major findings. Avoid redundancy between text and tables and figures.
Discussion: Consider structuring the discussion according to the following sequence.
Provide a brief synopsis of key findings, with particular emphasis on how the findings add to the body of pertinent knowledge.
Discuss possible mechanisms and explanations for the findings.
Compare study results with relevant findings from other published work. You may use tables and figures to help summarize previous work when possible.
Discuss the limitations of the present study and any methods used to minimize or compensate for those limitations.
Mention any crucial future research directions.
Conclude with a brief section that summarizes in a straightforward and circumspect manner the clinical implications of the work.

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Acknowledgments Section

Acknowledge only persons who have contributed to the scientific content or provided technical support. Authors should obtain written permission from anyone that they wish to list in the Acknowledgments section. The corresponding author must also affirm that he or she has listed everyone who contributed significantly to the work in the Acknowledgments.

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References
Number references, using Arabic numerals in parentheses, in the order in which they first appear in the text. References cited in a table/figure should appear in numeric order relative to the first citation of the table/figure in the text. For example, if the last reference cited before the table/figure in question is mentioned as reference 14, and that table/figure contains 5 references that have not been cited, the references in the table/figure would be numbered 15 through 19. Reference citations in the text would then recommence with number 20.
Appendix material should not have separate reference sections. References that appear in both the text and the appendix should be numbered as they appear in the text. Any references that appear only in the appendix should be added consecutively to the end of the text reference list.
Use the reference style of the National Library of Medicine, including the abbreviations of journal titles.
List all authors when there are 6 or fewer; when there are 7 or more authors, list only the first 3 and add “et al.?
Do not use ibid. or op cit.
Include an “available from?note for documents that may not be readily accessible.
Cite symposium papers only from published proceedings.
When citing an article or book accepted for publication but not yet published, include the title of the journal (or name of the publisher) and the year of expected publication.
Include references to unpublished material in the text, not in the references (for example, papers presented orally at a meeting; unpublished work [personal communications, papers in preparation]), and submit a letter of permission from the cited persons to cite such communications (in general, avoid citations to unpublished scientific results).
Ensure that URLs used as references are active and available (the references should include the date on which the author accessed the URL).

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Footnotes

Use footnotes only on the title page and in tables. Do not use footnotes in the text. Footnote symbols, in the order in which they should be used, are *, ? ? ? ||, ? **, ††, ‡‡, and so on. Do not use numbers or letters.

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Tables

Number tables with Arabic numerals in the order in which they appear in the text.Tables that are meant as appendix material should be numbered as Appendix Table 1, Appendix Table 2, and so on. Use titles that concisely describe the content of the table so that a reader can understand the table without referring to the text.Tables may contain abbreviations that we do not permit in the text, but the table should contain a footnote that explains the abbreviation. Give the units of measure for all numerical data in a column or row. Place units of measure under a column heading or at the end of a side heading only if those units apply to all numerical data in the column or row.

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Figures

Number figures with Arabic numerals in the order in which they appear in the text. Figures that are meant as appendix material should be numbered as Appendix Figure 1, Appendix Figure 2, and so on. Each figure should have a figure legend that begins with a short title. Reduce the length of legends by using phrases rather than sentences. Explain all abbreviations and symbols on the figure, even if an explanation appears in the text. For pictures of histologic slides, give stain and magnification data at the end of the legend for each part of the figure. If no scale marker appears on the figure, give the original magnification used during the observation, not that of the photographic print. Acknowledgements to original sources of borrowed material should use the wording specified by the original publisher of the material. If there is no specified wording, cite the authors, reference number, and the publisher. Letters of permission from the copyright holder must accompany submission of borrowed material.

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Clinical Trials Registration

All clinical trials must be registered in a public registry prior to submission or the journal won’t consider them.We follow the trials registration policy of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.ICMJE.org) and consider only trials that have been appropriately registered before submission, regardless of when the trial closed to enrollment. Acceptable registries must meet the following ICMJE requirements: be publicly available, searchable and open to all prospective registrants; have a validation mechanism for registration data; and be managed by a not-for-profit organization.
As defined by the ICMJE, a clinical trial is any research project that prospectively assigns human subjects to intervention and comparison groups to study the cause-and-effect relationship between a medical intervention and a health outcome. A medical intervention is any intervention used to modify a health outcome, and includes but is not limited to drugs, surgical procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, and process-of-care changes. A trial must have at least one prospectively assigned concurrent control or comparison group in order to trigger the requirement for registration. Non-randomized trials are not exempt from the registration requirement if they meet the above criteria.

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Authorship Issues

Authorship implies accountability. Listed authors must have contributed directly to the intellectual content of the paper, and the corresponding author should list the specific contributions of all authors in the appropriate section of the Authors?Form. Authors should meet all of the following criteria, thereby allowing persons named as authors to accept public responsibility for the content of the paper.
Conceived and planned the work that led to the article or played an important role in interpreting the results, or both.
Wrote the paper and/or made substantive suggestions for revision.
Approved the final version.
Holding positions of administrative leadership, contributing patients to a study, and collecting and preparing the data for analysis, however important to the research, are not, by themselves, criteria for authorship. The manuscript should note people who made substantial, direct contributions to the work but did not meet the criteria for authorship in the Acknowledgments section, and should provide a brief description of their contributions.
Medical writers and industry employees can be legitimate contributors, and their roles, affiliations, and potential conflicts of interest should be described when submitting manuscripts. These writers should receive acknowledgment on the byline or in the Acknowledgments section in accord with the degree to which they contributed to the work reported in the manuscript. The Editors consider failure to acknowledge these contributors ghostwriting, and ghostwriting is unacceptable.

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Conflict of Interest: Definition and Policy

The potential for conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution or employer) has personal or financial relationships that could influence (bias) his or her actions. These relationships vary from those with negligible potential to influence judgment to those with great
potential to influence judgment.Not all relationships represent true conflict of interest. Conflict of interest can exist whether or not an individual believes that the relationship affects his or her scientific judgment.
Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Financial relationships (such as employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, paid expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, and royalties) are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and the most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and science itself. Authors must disclose all financial relationships (both personal and institutional) that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest. These include, but are not limited to, any financial relationship that involves conditions or tests or treatments discussed in the manuscript and alternatives to the tests or treatments for those conditions. If authors are uncertain, they should err on the side of full disclosure. Disclosure of these relationships is essential not only for original research articles but also for editorials, letters, commentary, and review articles. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases will publish conflict of interest disclosures.

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Authorship: Assigning Copyright and Declaration Processes

All authors of papers accepted for publication must sign a form transferring copyright of the manuscript to the journal and also affirming that they have met the criteria for authorship, have agreed to be authors, and are aware of the terms of publication. We request that authors complete these forms when we suggest revisions to manuscripts. We do not require them when manuscripts are initially submitted.We also request that authors provide written permission from the individuals that they wish to list in the Acknowledgments section when we suggest revisions to manuscripts.
The corresponding author will serve as the first contact for all communication about manuscripts submitted to Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases, and it is this person’s responsibility to share all Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases communication with all of the authors. In addition, it is the corresponding author’s responsibility to respond to any questions regarding the integrity of the work, including but not limited to requests for study protocols or trial registry information, study data, and documentation of institutional review board approval. If the list of authors changes between submission and final acceptance of an article, it is the corresponding author’s responsibility to explain the changes to the Editors in writing and to obtain written documentation that all of the authors (including deleted authors) approve of the author changes.
All authors, except government employees whose work was done as part of their official duties, must transfer copyright to Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases.

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COPYRIGHT

?2008 Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases. All rights reserved. Accepted papers become the permanent property of Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases. Transfer of copyright signifies transfer of rights for print publication; electronic publication; production of reprints, facsimiles, microfilm, or microfiche; or publication in a language other than English and no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of both the author and the publisher.
We usually grant permission on request and without charge when authors ask to use portions of their work published in Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases for limited educational purposes and in other scholarly publications.

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GALLEY PROOF

Unless indicated otherwise, galley proofs are sent to the first author and should be returned without delay. Alterations to galley proofs, other than those due to printer’s error, are charged to the author. Accepted and rejected manuscripts are retained for six months after publication or rejection, then destroyed.

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REPRINTS

PDF file will be supplied free to the first author, if requested when sending back galley proofs. Additional reprints are available at cost if they are ordered when the proof is returned. Order form and a price list are sent with the galley proofs; payment must be made with the order.

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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases is published sixmonthly. Individual annual subscription for 2008 is 50,00 Euro in Italy, 70,00 Euro in Europe, 80,00 Euro outside Europe. Institutional subscription is 85,00 Euro in Europe, 93,00 Euro outside Europe. The publisher accepts no responsibility for replacing Journal issues unless notified of non-receipt within 5 months of issue date. The Journal is sent by surface mail. Single copies are available at the following rates: 20,00 Euro in Italy, 25,00 Euro in Europe and 30,00 Euro outside Europe. Payment should be made to the publisher Mattioli 1885 SpA, Strada Lodesana di Sopra - Loc. Vaio 43036 Fidenza (PR), Italy, Tel. ++39 0524 892111, Fax ++39 0524 892006, E-mail: contact@sarcoidosis.it
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Applications for advertisement space and rates should be addressed to the Advertisement Committee of Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases, Mattioli 1885 SpA, Strada Lodesana di Sopra - Loc. Vaio 43036 Fidenza (PR), Italy, Tel. ++39 0524 892111, Fax ++39 0524 892006, E-mail: edit@mattioli1885.com, www.mattioli1885.com

 


 

 


Instructions to Authors
AUTHOR GUIDELINES


INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS


«SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE» publishes original papers, reviews, short notes and letters on subjects of occupational medicine and industrial hygiene. The contributions should not have been published or submitted to other journals. The manuscripts, written in English, should be submitted using the journal's website  http://www.mattioli1885.com/onlinejournals/index.php/sarcoidosis
Manuscripts are submitted to reviewers and the editorial board reserves the right to suggest alterations or reject any article. Authors will be informed of the reasons for any suggestions or rejections. Opinions expressed by authors are not in any way binding for the Journal.



MANUSCRIPTS - Manuscripts should be written using Microsoft Word for Windows, 12 font character, double spacing and wide margins. All pages, including references, must be numbered consecutively. The surname of the corresponding author and the running title should appear at the top of all pages, including references and tables.

FIRST PAGE -The first page of the manuscript should contain the title of the article, the initial and surname of the author or authors, the name in full and surname for female authors, affiliation of each author, indication of any financial support for the research, and complete address of the author responsible for correspondence. On the same page a running title must be provided and at least 3 keywords; the running title must also be repeated at the top of each page of the manuscript.
If the article has already been the subject of a personal communication, a footnote should be added giving the date and place.

TABLES - Tables should be included at the end of the text and should be numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Each table must be accompanied by a legend. Legends must contain sufficient information to render the table self-explanatory without reference to the text. In the text “tables” must be written in full (e.g. table 1). Tables should be prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows. They should be incorporated in the same file as the text along with legends. 

FIGURES – Figures should be numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Each figure must be accompanied by a legend. In the text, the figure must be cited in full (e.g. Figure 1). The figures can be embedded in the manuscript and should be placed at the end, after the tables, along with their legends. If Figures are prepared in jpeg or tiff (or high resolution pdf) format, they should be loaded separately as supplementary files. Photographs, drawings, graphs, diagrams must have a minimum size of 10x15 cm. A minimum resolution of 300 dpi is required. Figures will be printed in black and white or on greyscale. Colour figures will be printed in colour only if the authors agree to pay printing costs, but will be visible in the original colour format in the electronic version of the printed article that will be available on the website of the journal. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that colours printed in greyscale allow a clear reading of the image. If figures or graphs taken from other journals or books are intended to be published, the contributor must obtain prior written authorization to do so from the author and the publisher of such material. A copy of this authorization should be sent to the editorial board of the Journal and the source of the material used should be quoted in the article.

ARRANGEMENT OF MANUSCRIPT - Articles should be divided into Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References. Methods should be described in detail only when they are original or substantially modified compared to previous methods. For methods already known and reported in the literature, quotation of the original articles is sufficient. Repetition in the text under Results of data already given in tables and figures should be avoided.

ACCOMPANYING LETTER – In an accompanying letter, the author responsible for correspondence should declare that all the authors have read and agreed with the content and interpretation of the submitted article. The accompanying letter should also contain a declaration signed by the corresponding author also on behalf of all the other authors concerning the existence of any financial agreements that may constitute a potential conflict of interest with the subject matter dealt with in the article.
TITLE The title must be typed in the space provided in the web site (TITLE).
ABSTRACT The abstract should describe the study concisely but clearly, highlighting only significant details; it should be divided into: background, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and should not exceed 250 words. It must be typed in the web site in the space provided (ABSTRACT).
KEYWORDS. In the space provided, at least 3 key words should be inserted using capital letters only for the first letter of each key word and for proper names.



References
  1. Number references, using Arabic numerals in parentheses, in the order in which they first appear in the text. References cited in a table/figure should appear in numeric order relative to the first citation of the table/figure in the text. For example, if the last reference cited before the table/figure in question is mentioned as reference 14, and that table/figure contains 5 references that have not been cited, the references in the table/figure would be numbered 15 through 19. Reference citations in the text would then recommence with number 20.
  2. Appendix material should not have separate reference sections. References that appear in both the text and the appendix should be numbered as they appear in the text. Any references that appear only in the appendix should be added consecutively to the end of the text reference list.
  3. Use the reference style of the National Library of Medicine, including the abbreviations of journal titles.
  4. List all authors when there are 6 or fewer; when there are 7 or more authors, list only the first 3 and add “et al.”.
  5. Do not use ibid. or op cit.
  6. Include an “available from” note for documents that may not be readily accessible.
  7. Cite symposium papers only from published proceedings.
  8. When citing an article or book accepted for publication butnot yet published, include the title of the journal (or name of the publisher) and the year of expected publication.
  9. Include references to unpublished material in the text, not in the references (for example, papers presented orally at a meeting; unpublished work [personal communications, papers in preparation]), and submit a letter of permission from the cited persons to cite such communications (in general, avoid citations to unpublished scientific results).
  10. Ensure that URLs used as references are active and available (the references should include the date on which the author accessed the URL).


Footnotes

Use footnotes only on the title page and in tables. Do not use footnotes in the text. Footnote symbols, in the order in which they should be used, are *, †, ‡, §, ||, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡, and so on. Do not use numbers or letters.


Tables


Use footnotes only on the title page and in tables. Do not use footnotes in the text. Footnote symbols, in the order in which they should be used, are *, †, ‡, §, ||, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡, and so on. Do not use numbers or letters.



Clinical Trials Registration

All clinical trials must be registered in a public registry prior to submission or the journal won’t consider them.We follow the trials registration policy of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.ICMJE.org) and consider only trials that have been appropriately registered before submission, regardless of when the trial closed to enrollment. Acceptable registries must meet the following ICMJE requirements: be publicly available, searchable and open to all prospective registrants; have a validation mechanism for registration data; and be managed by a not-for-profit organization.
As defined by the ICMJE, a clinical trial is any research project that prospectively assigns human subjects to intervention and comparison groups to study the cause-and-effect relationship between a medical intervention and a health outcome. A medical intervention is any intervention used to modify a health outcome, and includes but is not limited to drugs, surgical procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, and process-of-care changes. A trial must have at least one prospectively assigned concurrent control or comparison group in order to trigger the requirement for registration. Non-randomized trials are not exempt from the registration requirement if they meet the above criteria.


Authorship Issues

Authorship implies accountability. Listed authors must have contributed directly to the intellectual content of the paper, and the corresponding author should list the specific contributions of all authors in the appropriate section of the Authors’ Form. Authors should meet all of the following criteria, thereby allowing persons named as authors to accept public responsibility for the content of the paper.
  1. Conceived and planned the work that led to the article or played an important role in interpreting the results, or both.
  2. Wrote the paper and/or made substantive suggestions for revision.
  3. Approved the final version.
Holding positions of administrative leadership, contributing patients to a study, and collecting and preparing the data for analysis, however important to the research, are not, by themselves, criteria for authorship. The manuscript should note people who made substantial, direct contributions to the work but did not meet the criteria for authorship in the Acknowledgments section, and should provide a brief description of their contributions.
Medical writers and industry employees can be legitimate contributors, and their roles, affiliations, and potential conflicts of interest should be described when submitting manuscripts. These writers should receive acknowledgment on the byline or in the Acknowledgments section in accord with the degree to which they contributed to the work reported in the manuscript. The Editors consider failure to acknowledge these contributors ghostwriting, and ghostwriting is unacceptable.


Conflict of Interest: Definition and Policy

The potential for conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution or employer) has personal or financial relationships that could influence (bias) his or her actions. These relationships vary from those with negligible potential to influence judgment to those with great
potential to influence judgment.Not all relationships represent true conflict of interest. Conflict of interest can exist whether or not an individual believes that the relationship affects his or her scientific judgment.
Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Financial relationships (such as employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, paid expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, and royalties) are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and the most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and science itself. Authors must disclose all financial relationships (both personal and institutional) that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest. These include, but are not limited to, any financial relationship that involves conditions or tests or treatments discussed in the manuscript and alternatives to the tests or treatments for those conditions. If authors are uncertain, they should err on the side of full disclosure. Disclosure of these relationships is essential not only for original research articles but also for editorials, letters, commentary, and review articles. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases will publish conflict of interest disclosures.


Authorship: Assigning Copyright and Declaration Processes

All authors of papers accepted for publication must sign a form transferring copyright of the manuscript to the journal and also affirming that they have met the criteria for authorship, have agreed to be authors, and are aware of the terms of publication. We request that authors complete these forms when we suggest revisions to manuscripts. We do not require them when manuscripts are initially submitted.We also request that authors provide written permission from the individuals that they wish to list in the Acknowledgments section when we suggest revisions to manuscripts.
The corresponding author will serve as the first contact for all communication about manuscripts submitted to Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases, and it is this person’s responsibility to share all Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases communication with all of the authors. In addition, it is the corresponding author’s responsibility to respond to any questions regarding the integrity of the work, including but not limited to requests for study protocols or trial registry information, study data, and documentation of institutional review board approval. If the list of authors changes between submission and final acceptance of an article, it is the corresponding author’s responsibility to explain the changes to the Editors in writing and to obtain written documentation that all of the authors (including deleted authors) approve of the author changes.
All authors, except government employees whose work was done as part of their official duties, must transfer copyright to Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases.


COPYRIGHT

© 2008 Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases. All rights reserved. Accepted papers become the permanent property of Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases. Transfer of copyright signifies transfer of rights for print publication; electronic publication; production of reprints, facsimiles, microfilm, or microfiche; or publication in a language other than English and no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of both the author and the publisher.
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Editorial Board

EDITORS IN CHIEF
R. Baughman (Cincinnati)
C. Saltini (Roma)

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
U. Costabel (Essen)
M. Drent (Maastricht)
S. Harari (Milano)
D. Moller (Baltimore)
S. Nagai (Kyoto)
A. Pesci (Monza)
V. Poletti (Forl?
L. Richeldi (Modena)
P. Rottoli (Siena)

EDITORIAL BOARD
M. Ando (Kumamoto)
F. Bariffi (Napoli)
A. Bisetti (Roma)
M. Chilosi (Verona)
T. V. Colby (Scottsdale)
J. F. Cordier (Lyon)
R. du Bois (London)
A. Eklund (Stockholm)
L. M. Fabbri (Modena)
E. Fireman (Tel Aviv)
C. Grassi (Pavia)
W. L. Gross (Lübeck/Bad Bramstedt)
J. Grunewald (Stockholm)
J. C. Grutters (The Netherlands)
P. L. Haslam (London)
Y. Hosoda (Tokyo)
T. Izumi (Kyoto)
Y. P. Kataria (Greenville)
T. E. King, Jr. (San Francisco)
D. S. Kim (Seoul)
M. Kitaichi (Kyoto)
S. Kudoh (Tokyo)
M. Luisetti (Pavia)
J. P. Lynch (Los Angeles)
J. Müller-Quernheim (Freiburg)
L. S. Newman (Denver)
M. L. Padilla (New York)
G. Raghu (Seattle)
H. Y. Reynolds (Hershey)
M. Selman (Mexico)
O. Selroos (Lund)
O. P. Sharma (Los Angeles)
U. Specks (Rochester)
A. S. Teirstein (New York)
B. Wallaert (Lille)
A. Wells (London)

HONORARY EDITOR
D.G. James (London)

EDITORIAL MANAGERS
L. Allegra (Milan)

EDITING MANAGER
Anna Scotti

 



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