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Thank you for agreeing to contribute to Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Please read these instructions carefully and observe all the directions given. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary delays in publishing your article.
Please indicate the article title, your (and your contributor's) full name, degree, title, academic affiliation, department, and current mailing address (with e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers) on the cover page of your article.
Objectives
The purpose of Seminars is to present contemporary information on a specifically defined subject in the field of critical care medicine. Each issue is designed to provide information of immediate clinical relevance.
Manuscripts
Please use a computer to prepare your article. The manuscript should be typewritten and double-spaced using a 12-point font with 1-inch (2.5 cm) margins. Double-spacing must be used for all material, including legends and references. Pages should be numbered clearly and consecutively, with the title page as page 1. Please submit manuscripts in triplicate along with a disk, original figures and any necessary permissions letters.
Length: It is important that contributions are as close to the length stipulated as possible. The length should average 20 typed pages. The length allocated each article is inclusive of references, illustrations and tables. (An illustration or table is equivalent to about one-half page of manuscript.)
Abstract: Included with each article should be an abstract of 150 words, 3 to 5 key words, and a footnote defining ALL abbreviations used. The abstract should briefly outline the content of the article and any conclusions it may reach.
CME Questions
Please submit a short summary of what you consider to be the chief educational objective of your article in 40 words or less. For instance, if your article were on "Perils and Pointers in the Evaluation and Management of Back Pain," the educational objective might be:
"Upon completion of this article the reader should be able to (1) summarize the important steps in assessing the patient with back pain, (2) list the common causes of chronic back pain and the appropriate course of management.
Please submit three multiple-choice questions with five possible answers. The questions should not be "tricky," but rather should underscore the clinical import of your article. For example, an article on "Perils and Pitfalls in Clinical Neuroradiology," included this CME question:
"In spine imaging, diffusely decreased marrow signal on TI-weighted images may occur with which of the following:
a) anemia of chronic disease
b) diffuse benign or malignant hematologic abnormalities
c) HIV infection
d) it can be seen as an otherwise normal finding in endurance athletes
e) all of the above"
NOTE: When completed, all materials should be mailed to the guest editor unless otherwise instructed.
CME Program: Please disclose any commercial financial support of research activities, which may be discussed in the article.
References
These should represent the most recent and pertinent literature available. It is essential that references are thoroughly checked because inaccuracies cannot be detected by the publisher.
References should be cited within the text using superscript numbers and must be cited sequentially (starting with 1, 2, 3, etc.), double-spaced, and at the end of the article in order of citation, using the AMA style. The reference list should not be alphabetized, but should appear in the same sequence as the numbers in the text. For articles having up to four authors, list all. For more than four authors, list three, followed by et al. Please note, as in the following examples, we will not be italicizing book or journal titles. Use the following style:
Journals
Greenwood M, Irwin J. The biostatistics of senility. Hum Biol 1939;11:1-23.
Books
Stryer L. Biochemistry. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Calif: WH Freeman Co; 1981:559-596.
Parts of Books
Rice TA, Michels RG. Complications of vitrectomy. In: Little HL, Jack R, Patz A, Forsham PH, eds. Diabetic Retinopathy. New York, NY: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc; 1983: 315-340.
Tables and Figure Legends
Data given in tables may be commented upon but should not be repeated in the text. Tables should be typewritten on a separate sheet, appended to the article and given a brief, self-explanatory caption. Figure legends should also be typewritten, double-spaced in a listing and appended to the text.
Illustrations
For best results, submit 5x7 glossy prints for both line and halftone illustrations. Indicate figure number and, when appropriate, "top" on the reverse side in soft pencil. All illustrations should be referred to in the text by figure numbers. Wrap illustrations carefully for mailing. Upon publication your illustrations will be returned to you. Do not mount illustrations. Captions for the illustrations should be printed on a separate page and should not be presented on the illustration. All line photographs must be black on white background for optimal results. We also require signed patient permission forms for all patient photographs used. If we do not receive signed permission forms, the identity of the patient will be obscured by the Publisher.
When submitting figures or radiographs with arrows, asterisks or arrowheads, the arrows identifying structures should be light on dark background figures. On light background figures, the identifiers should be dark and large. Because figures will be reduced for publication, the identifiers will be reduced and the entire figure will become slightly darker.
Color: Color illustrations are expensive to reproduce and cannot be accepted unless the author is willing to cover the additional production costs incurred. Please check with the publisher for details.
Proofs
One set of page proofs will be sent to you. This affords the opportunity to check the typeset text for typographic and related errors. Elective alterations are difficult to accommodate owing to the associated time and expense of introducing them. Therefore, please ensure that when you submit your manuscript it is accurate and complete. Please correct and return proofs within 48 hours of receipt.
Offprints: Details and prices will be sent to you along with the page proofs.
Diskette Submissions
Hard Copy
Always include a hard (printed) copy of your manuscript with the disk and be sure that the disk and manuscript match precisely. If changes are made to the disk, rerun the manuscript so that it remains a match. Thieme will assume that any marks on the manuscript have not been transferred to the disk. Keep a copy of your files in case the journal editor or Thieme receive a damaged disk. Disks are not returnable.
Platform
PC (Windows or DOS) and MAC disks are acceptable. An OS/2 document should be translated to a DOS equivalent when you save it to disk. 3.5 inch high-density disks are preferred.
Software
Word, WordPerfect, and MacWrite are preferred programs, but any format is acceptable. Put the name of the software, and version, on the disk label (such as, WP5.1 or WFW6.0). Do not compress the file before you put it onto your disk. Put your name and the filenames on the label, and package the disk carefully for mailing.
Files on the Disk
Your manuscript should be saved as one file. Figures and tables should be saved in separate files. Do not embed tables or figures within the manuscript text file. These require special handling by the typesetter. Ideally, each table should be in a separate file. If you do create figures on the computer then please put each one in a separate file, and indicate on the label the software and version used. Always send a good quality printout of each figure.
Miscellaneous
Keep the layout as simple as possible. We will set your manuscript according to our style-do not try to "present" the document.
- Use hard returns (the Enter key) only at the end of a paragraph, not at the end of a line. Allow lines of text to break themselves in your word processing software. Do not justify your text.
- Use only one space, not two, after periods. Be sure to use double line spacing throughout.
- Use the numeral one key where you intend the number, not the lowercase letter "l". Also, use the zero key, not the letter "O" key.
- Mark special characters (Greek letters, symbols such as less than, greater than, etc.) on the manuscript. Do not use your word processor's program- specific code.
Permissions
NOTE: Owing to problems in obtaining permission to reproduce and store material electronically, authors are requested to avoid the use of previously published material if possible.
Authors who plan to reproduce unaltered illustrations, charts, tables or other previously published material must obtain written permission from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and send the letter granting this permission with their manuscript. A credit line giving the full source of the material should be included in the manuscript.
Necessary permissions must be obtained by the author. When the manuscript is submitted, authors should state whether they have obtained or have applied for permissions. Serious delays to publication can be incurred if this ignored. Even if material from your own published work is to be used, permission must still be obtained from the publisher. Attached is a permissions request form as pdf that can be copied and used to seek permissions.
Checklist for Authors
Please ensure that the following has been included when submitting your manuscript to the guest editor.
¡¤ Full contact and affiliation information for all contributors, including address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address
¡¤ Three copies of your manuscript, including an abstract of up to 150 words, 3 to 5 key words, and reference list presented according to style
¡¤ CME objective and questions
¡¤ All figures, tables and illustrations with figure legends and captions presented according to guidelines
¡¤ All necessary letters of permission and patient release forms
¡¤ A disk containing the manuscript as one file and figures as separate files All materials should be mailed to the guest editor unless otherwise instructed.
Should you have any further questions that cannot be answered by the guest editor, please contact the Editor-in-Chief or Thieme Medical Publishers:
Contact
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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph P. Lynch, III, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan Medical Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
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Journals Coordinator
Thieme
Attn. Journals Coordinator
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-760-0888
Fax: 212-947-1112
e-mail: journals@thieme.com |
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