期刊名称：EUROPEAN CELLS & MATERIALS
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ISSN： | 1473-2262
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出版频率： | Semi-annual
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出版社： | AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE DAVOS-ARI, CLAVADELERSTRASSE 8, DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, CH 7270
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出版社网址： | http://www.ecmjournal.org/
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期刊网址： | http://www.ecmjournal.org/
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影响因子： | 3.942 |
| 主题范畴： | CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL; MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS; ORTHOPEDICS |
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
ECM provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for publication and discussion for researchers in the following fields:
Assessment of materials for biomedical use & interaction with tissues/ cells /bacteria.
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Properties of bone, cartilage, intervertebral disc & other related connective tissues.
Stem and Progenitor Cells.
ECM carries original research papers, reviews and tutorials on the advances made within the journal scope. All articles are peer-reviewed and reviewer comments, together with responses by authors, are published as an integral part of the paper.
Ten good reasons for publishing a paper in ECM
1. World-wide ‘True Open & Free access to all? 5461 registered readers (100 countries).
2. Indexed in CAS, Index Medicus, Medline and Scopus databases and can be searched directly from Pubmed, DOAJ and Open J Gate.
3. Indexed by ISI within: Science Citation Index Expanded, Materials Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports /Science Edition, Biosis Previews and Biological abstracts.
4. No submission or publication charges of any kind.
5. Authors retain copyright to their articles.
6. Open high standard peer reviewing minimises both favouritism and prejudice.
7. Discussion with reviewers feature allows sensible arguments included in the paper.
8. Speed of publication (Usually 3 weeks after acceptance).
9. No payment for reprints: simply mail colleagues the web page address of the paper.
10. Founded by scientists for the benefit of Science rather than profit.
All papers are available in Portable Document File (PDF) format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to be able to read them. No paper version is published.
ECM is the Official Journal of Swiss Society for Biomaterials (SSB) and Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES)
The SSB is the assembly of people in Switzerland working or interested in the field of biomaterials, be it on the industrial or the university level. Our Charter and Bylaws describe the goals of our Society. We welcome everybody interested in the wide field of biomaterials to join our Society and to participate in our annual meetings in Switzerland. The SSB is officially affiliated with the European Society for Biomaterials.
The Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES), based in the United Kingdom has the aim of furthering knowledge, research and dissemination of information on Cell and Tissue Engineering. It covers the whole field of cell and tissue engineering from materials and biocompatibility issues via the use of engineered devices used to address cell biological questions to attempts in whole organ fabrication. We welcome everybody interested within the field to join our Society and participate in our meetings in Britain.
Instructions to Authors
Instructions to authors
Submission of papers for consideration
Publication
Reviewing
Volume numbers
Reprints
General Instructions on style
Submission of papers for consideration
As European Cells and Materials (ECM) is an exclusively on-line journal all papers will need to be submitted for publication in digital format. Figures must be prepared in a digital format *.jpg (minimum 300dpi), ideally in a PowerPoint file. For review purposes the page format should be double spaced . Our journal style (see below) is important to follow. In all cases full postal and e-mail address of the main author must be included on the manuscript. All communication between the editors and authors will normally be by e-mail. When the format used is not according to the instructions below, papers will be directly returned and not reviewed until they are received in the correct format.
ECM publishes Original research of general interest, original research of interest to specialists, original reviews*, original tutorials* and technical notes.
*NOTE: We define a Review Paper as a paper which includes an extended literature review and complete bibliography (including authors' own work), and can also emphasise authors' new unpublished findings and in an extended discussion puts the topic in proper perspective. A review can also be based on a complete bibliography of an author's own work over several years in relation to others. A Tutorial Paper contains an organised comprehensive review of all relevant published material as for a teaching lecture.
Conflict of Interest
When a paper is submitted, the authors should declare any potential conflict of interest, and any support from commercial sources. The following letter of submission MUST be filled in and sent (signed) with the paper submission.
Once a paper has been accepted for publication and has entered the final editorial stages no changes can be made, except those involving typographical corrections.
Manuscripts should be sent, in electronic format (Microsoft Word), by e-mail to:
Prof. R Geoff Richards, Editor-in-Chief, European Cells and Materials
From now until December 2007 manuscripts should be sent, in electronic format (Microsoft Word), by e-mail to:
Prof. mauro Alini, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, European Cells and Materials
mauro.alini at aofoundation.org
When a manuscript is accepted for publication by European Cells and Materials journal, the authors must agree not to submit the same material to another journal. An exception is allowed if the published material appears as a part of a review article. In such cases the original paper in European Cells and Materials must be acknowledged. Figure reproduction is on the basis you get permission form the paper author and write with "Kind permission of reproduction from ecmjournal.org". The author must warrant that the work is original, has not been published by another journal and does not infringe any existing copyright. The copyright of the paper remains with the author (or author's employer). The author agrees that the paper can be freely distributed for non-commercial use in its original unmodified Portable Document Format (PDF), produced by the journal. The article may also be distributed by any third parties that European Cells and Materials journal has such arrangements with.
Disclaimer: It is the authors responsibilityif using figures that are already published to request copyright, since ECM does not hold copyright to any published manuscript in ECM. The copyright remains with the authors, plus the duty to get permission to use copyrighted material.
A flow chart displaying what happens to your submitted manuscript on its path to publication can be downloaded here. (PDF file)
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Publication
Guidance is given below as to the page arrangement required for publication. Whenever possible papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (any version - the later the better). Other formats may also be used (e.g. WordPerfect or Rich Text Format). The final version for publication will be converted by us to Portable Document File format (PDF) through Pagemaker. This is the format in which it will appear in the electronic journal. There are no practical limitations concerning illustrations - monochrome or colour are equally acceptable. Short video sequences may also be offered for inclusion as appendices to the paper - please consult the appropriate Managing Editor in such cases.
Each paper will have its own Web page with the paper title, authors, and address listed. An abstract and list of key words will be included. From this page the reader will then be able to download a PDF file of the paper. Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or later will be needed to display the paper. No paper version of the journal will be printed. Readers may print out copies of the PDF files for their own use. Authors may distribute the PDF file of their own paper, freely as e-mail attachments, or on disk.
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Reviewing
Each manuscript will be sent to a Scientific Editor (SE) who takes care of the paper including review, plus chooses two more suitable reviewers. A copy of each reviewer's report will be sent to the SE by e-mail, who will make the overall review and send it to the authors with the decision. In addition to reviewing the paper as critically as a reviewer would for any other respected journal, we require relevant questions such as may arise at a conference where this paper is presented as written. Questions which bring out additional information or which challenge the authors' approach, findings, or conclusions, are particularly welcomed. While some of these questions may be attended to by appropriate text changes, most questions and authors' replies will be published with the paper as "Discussion with Reviewers" section.
The SE will check the final re-submitted manuscript to verify that the reviewers' comments and questions have been satisfied. The discussion with reviewers (DWR) will be placed at the end of the paper. The reviewers will be identified by name unless they have requested specifically that their name be withheld.
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Volume numbers
Volume numbers commenced with number 1, dated with the year 2001. This volume contains all the papers published between January 1 and 30 June 2001. Volume 2 corresponds to July - December 2001 etc. Each volume will itself be open-ended and available from the beginning of the publication period, papers being added as they become available for publication, until the end of the six month period. Page numbering will start at the beginning of each volume. Each volume will be fronted by its own Web page, containing a hyper linked full contents list. Papers will be published as soon as possible after they have been accepted.
From time to time, special supplements may also be published, usually containing conference abstracts etc. These will be numbered consecutively, but 'Suppl' following the volume number. The volume number used will be the one appropriate to the time of publication e.g.: Vol.1 Suppl.1; Vol.1 Suppl.2 ...etc. The supplements are not peer reviewed by the journal, but may have already been by the conference itself.
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Reprints
As there will not be a paper version of the journal, authors may refer readers to visit the ECM Website, to download the papers and read the readers comments about the paper.
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General Instructions on style
The language of the journal is English (UK).
General: The manuscript should be submitted as a plain Microsoft Word format document, or similar. No attempt should be made to arrange the text into columns, or apply other formatting. This also applies for supplements.
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Title: The title should contain no more than twenty words (including subtitle, if any). Do not use abbreviations in the title.
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Running Title: An informative running title, of no more than 50 characters, must be provided.
Authors: Use initials and last names of all authors with only commas between. Do not add titles (e.g. Prof. Dr. PhD etc.). Different affiliations should be marked by superscript numbers (1,2 etc,). The corresponding author should be designated by an asterisk (*). Full mailing address (essential) as well as e-mail address (essential) should be included.
Key Words: Provide up to 10 key words or phrases. Do not use abbreviations in the key words.
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Abstract: The abstract should be no more than 250 words. It should contain the purpose of the work, the methods used, as well as the main results and conclusions. It must not contain phrases like "will be described", "will be discussed", "are presented", etc. Abbreviations may be used in the abstract but must be defined in parentheses the first time they are used, e.g. "...transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to....". References should not be included in the abstract.
Introduction: This must be a clear and concise statement of the purpose of the paper and the relationship of this paper to what is already in the literature (along with relevant references).
Materials & Methods: All ECM reviewers are asked a simple question. Is the M&M section described well enough to allow repetition of the work? If the answer is no the paper is sent back. This section must have complete information (even if already published) so that others could duplicate the work.
For review papers, this section may not be applicable.
Text: All text will be presented in Times New Roman font. Where symbols other than standard Greek letters are used please indicate the font set they can be found in. Each paragraph should be clearly indented.
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Headings: Do not number headings. Major headings should be typed in bold upper and lower case, bold and centred. Subheadings: print bold and place flush with the left margin of the text on a separate line, indent the following line (text) as a new paragraph. Sub-subheadings: Place at the start of a new paragraph that is indented, print in bold, and continue text on the same line. All headings must conform to these categories.
Equations : Each equation must be consecutively numbered, and placed centred on a separate line with space before and after it. Equation numbers, in parentheses, should be flush with the right margin. If the work is submitted as a Microsoft Word document the equation should be prepared using 'Microsoft Equation Editor'. Otherwise the equations should be prepared as bitmaps with DPI values of 300 or better.
Symbols and abbreviations : Define each abbreviation in parentheses the first time it is used (even if it has already been defined in the Abstract). For more than 10 symbols include a separate table in the text defining symbols (with units, as applicable).
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Tables : Tables should be numbered and referred to sequentially in the text. Each Table should have a short descriptive heading, on the same line as the Table number. Additional details, explanation of symbols, etc., should be placed at the bottom of the Table. Tables must fit in one column (8cm wide), or, if that is not possible, over the width of a page (two columns, 17cm). All letters and numbers in tables should be at least 2.0 mm at publication (A4 size page). Where tables have been prepared in Microsoft Excel and pasted into a Word document, the 'Paste Special' option should be used to choose 'paste as a picture' and not as an embedded object or send the XL file with the paper.
Units : Use SI or metric units. Note that kilovolt is abbreviated kV. Use nm rather than Ångstrom.
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Figures
Number each figure (including line drawings) and refer to each figure in sequence in the text (no exception to this rule is allowed, even if several figures are mounted to form a plate). Multiple illustrations within each figure must be designated (lower case) (a), (b), (c) etc. Each figure must have a comprehensive caption. Letters, labels and numbers must be at least 2mm when printed in their final size onto an A4 page.
All figures must be supplied in digitised form *.jpg as high resolution (at minimum 300dpi - in their final size - as printed on an A4 page). Ideally all figures should be sent in a PowerPoint file. Diagrams in vector drawing format should be sent in either *.wmf or PowerPoint format. Where figures are derived from programs such as Microsoft Excel files they should be saved as graphics files and not included in the form of embedded objects in a Word file. No Figures should be embedded in the word file, papers will be sent straight back and not reviewed !
Use arrows or letters of sufficient size to point out features in figures. Use white lettering on dark backgrounds and vice versa. Labelling must be added to the digital bitmap files BEFORE saving. Do NOT add labelling to figures as overlays in Microsoft Word files.
Magnification marker - This MUST be included on all image figures : Use a line representing 10 micrometers, 1 micrometer, 100nm, etc. to indicate magnification, identify the line size either on the photo or in the caption. Magnification should NOT be indicated as 'X ..........' in the legend, this has no meaning.
Size : Line drawings should be suitable for display at a final size of 8cm or 17cm. Micrographs should be of a size suitable for display at their final size (digital resolution of 600 dpi). Please advise your preference of grouping of photographs, if any, in your cover letter. Alternatively you may compile plates and supply them as single *.jpg bitmaps to a final size resolution of 600 dpi.
Captions : Each figure must have a separate caption; the caption should include: Figure x (in bold), followed by the caption text. The text should provide a comprehensive description of the figure(s).
Stereopairs : Use 7.5cm wide photographs, if already mounted, the space between photos on the final size (printed on A4) should be 12mm. Red/green and red/cyan (please specify) anaglyphs are preferred, if possible.
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References
Include all references relevant to the paper. References can be made only to readily available published work and to papers in press. Unpublished results, submitted manuscripts and personal communications are not allowed and must not be included in the reference list, but can be acknowledged in the text (in parentheses). Important: All references cited in the paper, and the names (spellings) and years in the text must match those in References. Reference may be made to Web sites. These must be listed separately, in a list entitled 'Web References', following the usual 'References' list. Web references in the list should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Web references should be referred to in the text as '(Web ref. 1)','(Web ref. 2)' etc. Details of each Web reference should include the FULL Uniform Resource Locator (URL), followed by the date accessed in square brackets 1.e. [dd-mm-yyyy].
References must be organized in alphabetical order by the first author's last name. For several references with the same first author , the following order must be used: [a] one-author references, ordered by year {e.g., Jones (1989); Jones (1991)}; [b] two-author references, ordered first according to second author's last name, then ordered by year {Jones and Brown (1990); Jones and Smith (1988)}; and [c] three (and more)-author references, ordered by year {Jones et al. (1983); Jones et al. (1993a); Jones et al. (1993b)}.
In the text use the following style:
Jones (1989) or (Jones, 1989) or Jones and Smith (1988). If there are three or more authors, use the form Jones et al. (1993) (use italics for et al.). If more than one paper is published by the same author(s) in the same year, use the form Jones (1986a)
Reference list section:.
Begin each reference on a separate line.
For papers in journals; last names and initials of all authors (not "et al."), year (in parentheses), full title of paper, name of publication (use standard abbreviations), volume number (in bold), and first and last pages must be provided. Do not use any punctuation (nor "and " or "&" preceding last author's name), except for commas between authors' names.
Titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. The list can be obtained from the following Web page
For a book, include name(s) and initials of author(s), year, title of book (in upper and lower case), name and city of publisher, range of pages or chapter cited; do not refer to an entire book!
For a Proceedings or multi-author book, in addition, the names of all editors, name and city of publisher or alternatively full availability information, as well as the last pages must be included. Abstracts should be clearly identified as such.
For internal or contract reports, Master's and Doctoral Theses relevant inclusive pages, full availability information, with identification numbers and complete address must be provided.
An ECM reference style file for ENDNOTE users is available here (10Kb).
MAC version: choose Applications -> Endnote x.x -> Styles and drag ECM.ens file into that folder. Win version: choose Program Files -> Endnote x.x -> Styles and drag ECM.ens file into that folder
Please note that the journal abbreviations have to be loaded separately, see for example here.
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Discussion with Reviewers
The Discussion with Reviewers (DWR) section is an important part of European Cells and Materials journal and should be prepared with great care. Improper, careless or non-responsive answers will require revision and will thus delay publication. No length limit is imposed on DWR, therefore please provide complete but concise answers. The DWR section should be placed immediately following the References. Consider 'Discussion with Reviewers' to be a major heading. Leave one line of space and start with the first question. Deal with each of the reviewers' questions separately. Extra figures and references can be included, when necessary.
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Editorial Board
Editors
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Editor-in-Chief & Webmaster
R. Geoff Richards
AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland,
geoff.richards at aofoundation.org
Managing Editor Iolo ap Gwynn
Manuscript/Supplement Production
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, GB iag at aber.ac.uk
Managing Editor Godfried Roomans
Manuscript Editing
University of Uppsala, Sweden
Godfried.Roomans at medcellbiol.uu.se |
Scientific Editors
Mauro Alini (AO Research, Davos, Switzerland)
Charlie Archer (Cardiff University, Wales)
Joost de Bruijn, (Queen Mary, London, England)
Adam Curtis (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
Chris Evans (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA)
Juerg Gasser (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland)
David Jones (University of Marburg, Germany)
Hanns Plenk (University of Vienna, Austria)
Marcus Textor (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland) |
International Editorial Review Board
Mario Barbosa (INEB, Porto, Portugal)
Rolando Barbucci (University of Siena, Italy)
Cosimo De Bari (University of Aberdeen, Scotland)
Serena Best (University of Cambridge, England)
Marc Bohner (Robert Mathys Foundation, Bettlach, Switzerland)
Pierre Bongrand (Mediterranean University, Marseille, France)
Donald Brunette (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Ken Cheung (The University of Hong Kong, China)
Jan Czernuszka (Univerity of Oxford, England)
Guy Daculsi (Nantes University, France)
Matt Dalby (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
John Davies (University of Toronto, Canada)
Agi Grigoriadis (Kings College London, England)
Julie Gold (Chalmers University, Sweden)
Takao Hanawa (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
Llinos Harris (Swansea University, Wales)
Christine Hartmann (IMP-IMBA, Vienna, Austria)
Dick Heinegård (Lund University, Sweden)
Heinrich Hofmann (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland)
John Hunt (University of Liverpool, England)
Anita Ignatius (University clinic, Ulm, Germany)
Brian Johnstone (Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA)
Kazunori Kataoka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
James Kirkpatrick (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany)
Leo Koole (University of Maastricht, Netherlands)
Matthias Lutolf (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland)
Ivan Martin (University of Basel, Switzerland)
Milena Mastrogiacomo (Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy)
Clive McFarland (CSIRO, Sydney, Australia)
Yannis Missirlis (University of Patras, Greece)
Thimios Mitsiadis (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Brendon Noble (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
Richard Oreffo (University of Southampton, England)
Abhay Pandit (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)
Patrick Prendergast (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Jim Ralphs (Cardiff University, Wales)
Heinz Redl (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, Vienna, Austria)
Mathis Riehle (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
Vehid Salih (Eastman Dental Institute,London, England)
Kevin Shakesheff (University of Nottingham, England)
Martin Stoddart (AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland)
Laurence Vico (Saint-Etienne, France)
Howard Winet (UCLA, Los Angeles, USA) |
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