期刊名称：OBESITY RESEARCH & CLINICAL PRACTICE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The aim of ORCP is to publish high quality clinical and basic research relating to the epidemiology, mechanism, complications and treatment of obesity and the complication of obesity. Studies relating to the Asia Oceania region will be particularly welcome. In addition to original research the ORCP will publish reviews, patient reports, short communications, and letters to the editor (including comments on published papers). The proceedings and abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity will be published as a supplement each year.
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Editors-in-Chief:
Gary Wittert
Shuji Inoue
Instructions to Authors
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice presents articles on basic, clinical and public health aspects of obesity and related disorders.
Criteria for initial considerations for papers submitted will be originality, statistical provability of all data, and applicability to the aims of the Journal as a whole. Additional weight will be afforded to those submissions that are concise and comprehensible. All potentially acceptable manuscripts will be subjected to the process of peer review. To aid with the peer review process, please include names, addresses, (email), phone and fax numbers for all individuals suggested to review the manuscript.
To increase the usefulness of Obesity Research & Clinical Practice to the readership, submissions in the following categories, in addition to original manuscripts, will be deemed appropriate for consideration by the Editors and Editorial Board:
Editorials: Comments by organizations or individuals on topics of current interest will be by invitation only.
Review Articles: Critical presentations of topics of interest to those active in the prevention and treatment of obesity and its associated conditions, will generally be invited but unsolicited reviews will be considered for publication if topical, of high quality and subject to peer review.
Case Reports: Limited to the presentation and discussion of cases that help advance our understanding of the pathophysiology or management of obesity and related syndromes.
Letters to the Editor: Responses to previous articles and editorials.
Announcements: Announcements to pertinent forthcoming meetings or events.
MANUSCRIPTS: Manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced, using a standard sized typeface and margins of at least one inch. Place two returns after every element, such as title, headings, paragraphs, and figure and table callouts. Manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that their contents, or their essential substance, have not been published elsewhere, except in abstract form or by the express consent of the Editors. Materials taken from other sources must be accompanied by written permissions for reproduction, obtained from the original publisher. Statistical methods should be identified. Priority claims are discouraged.
Acknowledgments of aid or criticism should be approved by the person whose help is being recognized. Grantors may be listed at the conclusion of the text. Papers must be submitted using the online submission system at http://ees.elsevier.com/orcp
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: Authors are required to disclose commercial or similar relationships to products or companies mentioned in or related to the subject matter of the article being submitted. Sources of funding for the article should be acknowledged in a footnote on the title page. Affiliations of authors should include corporate appointments relating to or in connection with products or companies mentioned in the article, or otherwise bearing on the subject matter thereof. Other pertinent financial relationships, such as consultancies, stock ownership or other equity interests or patent-licensing arrangements, should be disclosed to the Editor-in-Chief in the cover letter at the time of submission. Such relationships may be disclosed in the Journal at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief in footnotes appearing on the title page. Questions about this policy should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief.
TITLE PAGE: On the title page include title; subtitle (if any); first name, middle initial, and last names of each author, with academic degrees; name of Department(s) and Institution(s) to which the work should be attributed; disclaimer(s) (if any); name and address of author to whom requests for reprints should be sent. The address, telephone and fax numbers of the person responsible for negotiations concerning the manuscripts should be listed separately and clearly labelled as such. Authors will be required to sign a statement conferring the manuscript copyright to Obesity Research & Clinical Practice.
ABSTRACT AND KEY WORDS: An abstract of 100 to 250 words for articles (including reviews), or 50 to 100 words for brief communications, should be typed double-spaced on a separate page. It should cover the main factual points, including statements of the problem, methods, results, and conclusions. The abstract should be accompanied by a list of three to five key words for indexing purposes.
TEXT: Headings and subheadings should be provided in the methods and results, and where appropriate in the discussion sections. Please keep the text clear and concise. Because the readership of Obesity Research & Clinical Practice spans many disciplines, jargon should be avoided, as it may not be familiar to some readers.
ABBREVIATIONS: Use standard abbreviations and units recommended in the Style Manual for Biological Journals (Fourth edition, Arlington, Va., American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1978). Nonstandard abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in the text.
DRUG NAMES: Generic names should be used. Proprietary names may be given (parenthetically) with the first use of the generic name.
REFERENCES: Consecutive numbers in square brackets should be used to indicate references in the text, e.g., [1,2], as part of the text and not raised above it. The full reference should be cited in a numbered list essentially according to the Vancouver Uniform Requirements (see 5th ed., Ann Intern Med 1997;126(1):36-47).
References to articles that are in press must state name of journal and, if possible, volume and year. References to unpublished material, if essential, should be incorporated in the appropriate place in the text. Written permission from authors of unpublished data should be obtained and submitted. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Please recheck all references before submission of the paper.
TABLES: Tables should be typed, double-spaced, on separate sheets with number (Roman) and title. Symbols for units should be confined to column headings. Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum, and those used, explained.
REVIEW AND ACTION: All contributions (including solicited articles) are critically reviewed by the Editors, members of the Editorial Board, and/or appropriate consultant reviewers. Reviewers' comments are usually returned to authors. The decision of the Editors is final. Submit manuscripts to:
Online-Submission
http://ees.elsevier.com/orcp
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief:
Prof. Gary Wittert
Prof. Shuji Inoue
Associate Editors:
Dr. France Bellisle
Prof. John Birkbeck
Dr. Walmir Coutinho
Dr. Nick Finer
Prof. John Foreyt
Prof. Tim Gill
Dr. Kuo-Chin Huang
Prof. Jae-Heon Kang
Prof. Karen Lam Sui Ling
Prof. Augusto D. Litonjua
Prof. Margaret Morris
Prof. Kazuwa Nakao
Prof. Mohd Ismael Noor
Prof. Anthony Okely
Prof. A. Ramachandran
Prof. Yasushi Saito
Prof. Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Prof. Judith S. Stern
Prof. Tessa Van der Merwe
Prof. Den Hong Wen
Dr. Mabel Yap
Prof. Hironobu Yoshimatsu
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