期刊名称：BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
 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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In practical paperback format, each 200 page topic-based issue of Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology will provide a comprehensive review of current clinical practice and thinking within the specialty of gastroenterology.
All chapters are commissioned and written by an international team of practising clinicians with the Guest Editors for each issue drawn from a pool of renowned experts and opinion leaders. Reference is made to:
- the latest original research
- Cochrane Reviews
- audits and confidential enquiries
- national and international conferences
- national and international guidelines
- personal communications
All chapters take the form of practical, evidence-based reviews that seek to address key clinical issues of diagnosis, treatment and patient management.
Each issue follows a problem-orientated approach that focuses on the key questions to be addressed, clearly defining what is known and not known. Management will be described in practical terms so that it can be applied to the individual patient.
Boxed and bulleted Learning Objectives and Practice Points are features within each chapter and will highlight the core and essential knowledge that will help the physician to provide the best care to their patients.
The series' objective is to provide a continuous update for the busy clinician and researcher.
2002 topics Volume 16 issues 1-6
1. Gastroenterology in the Elderly: Part II
(A. Thomson, Canada)
2. Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
(E. van Cutsem, Belgium)
3. Disorders of the Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas
(G. Adler, Germany)
4. Diverticular Disease
(M .Kamm, A. Emmanuel and R. Cohen, UK)
5. Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
(J. Heathcote, Canada)
6. The Future of Gastroenterology-Hepatology is Bright
(G.N.J. Tytgat, The Netherlands)
2003 topics Volume 17 issues 1-6
1. Emergent issues in IBD
(J.F. Colombel, France)
2. Transition of Care between Paediatric and Adult Gastroenterology
(A. Thomson, Canada and G.N.J. Tytgat, The Netherlands)
3. Gastrointestinal Disorders and the Critically Ill
(J. Scholmerich, Germany)
4. Alcohol-related GI Diseases
(M.V. Singer, Germany)
5. Pre- and Pro-biotics in Gastroenterology
(J.-P. Galmiche and J. Marteau, France)
6. Minimally Invasive Procedures in Gastroenterology
(L. Lundell, Sweden
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Instructions to Authors
All contributions for the series are commissioned and no unsolicited material is accepted. The Editor-in-Chief will, however, consider suggestions of topics and Guest Editors for forthcoming issues.
IMPORTANT: Please read these guidelines carefully and observe all the directions given, paying particular attention to the instructions on REFERENCING STYLE and the requirements for ABSTRACT, KEY WORDS, PRACTICE POINTS and RESEARCH AGENDA. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary delays to the publication of your and other authors' chapters.
Manuscript preparation
Manuscripts must be submitted in English and should be typed on one side of A4 paper only. All sections should be typed double-spaced (i.e. a full line of space after every typed line). Margins of at least 25 mm should be left on all sides.
The presentation of chapters will be standardized to make the information easily accessible and of practical value. Please follow these guidelines carefully.
Chapters should focus on practical problems and issues.
Management should be described in practical terms, so that it can be translated to the individual patient. Use appropriate examples to illustrate management problems, so that the reader actually knows what to do, when to do it, how to do it and why.
Recommendations should be evidence-based. The quality of the information available and what remains unknown should be highlighted. Meta-analysis data and systematic reviews should be used where available. Emphasis should be given to randomized controlled trials, translating data from such trials to clinical practice wherever possible. If recommendations are not evidence-based, this should be clearly stated.
Make clear what we know, what we think we know and what we do not know. Use Practice Points and Research Agenda to emphasise these.
As one of the primary functions of this publication is educational, please ensure that your chapter is well structured and clearly laid out, with level of headings clearly indicated and figures, diagrams, tables and flow-charts used to explain points and reduce explanatory text.
The abstract should include the key issues which will be addressed in your chapter, emphasising what we know, what we think we know and what we do not know.
The summary should focus on the conclusions reached in the chapter, indicating unanswered and unanswerable questions.
Practice Points.
Where appropriate, present the most important points to note in current clinical practice; these should be brief and set out as a bullet point list at the end of the main text.
Research agenda.
Please indicate points which you feel would repay further research, again presented as a bullet point list at the end of the text.
Digital Object Identifier
Bailliere Tindall assigns a unique digital object identifier (DOI) to every article it publishes. The DOI appears on the title page of the article. It is assigned after the article has been accepted for publication and persists throughout the lifetime of the article. Due to its persistence, it can be used to query Bailliere Tindall for information on the article during the production process, to find the article on the Internet through various Web sites, including IDEAL, and to cite the article in academic references. When using a Bailliere Tindall article in a reference section, it is important to include the article?s DOI in the reference as volume and page information is not always available for articles published online. The References section shows samples of DOI included in references. Further information may be found at http://www.academicpress.com/doi .
Number of Copies
WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL MANUSCRIPT, DISC AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Please send two copies plus disc to:
Mr Seán Duggan
RAPID MEDICAL MEDIA
207 Willingdon Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex BN20 9JP
UK
Note: A copy of the chapter should also be sent to the Guest Editor.
Title
This should include the full name and address of each author, together with their email address, telephone and fax numbers. The degrees and affiliations of each author should also be provided. Proofs will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified.
Abstracts
The second page should contain the abstract (which should not exceed 150 words) and the key words. The abstract should be comprehensible to readers before they have read the paper. References or illustrations should not be mentioned and abbreviations should be avoided. Ensure that the abstract focuses the reader on the key issues that will be addressed.
Length
Length should be 7,000 words maximum, unless otherwise stated in your contract letter (check). Please include a total of words used. The length given is inclusive of references and equivalent illustrative or tabular space. As a guide for conversion, a half-page illustration or table is equivalent to 250 words of text.
Reference Format
These should represent the most recent and pertinent literature available.
It is essential that references are thoroughly checked as inaccuracies cannot be detected by the Publisher. A maximum of 100 references should be included. Reference style.
PLEASE PRESENT REFERENCES ONLY IN THE STYLE DESCRIBED BELOW.
References should be provided in the Vancouver system.
1. Indicate reference(s) in the text with a number in square brackets [1] to [100]. 2. At the end of the chapter, provide a corresponding numbered reference list. This should not be alphabetised, but should appear in the same sequence as the numbers in the text.
All journal titles should be given in full.
Examples:
Books: Zucherman AJ, Smith O, Clark J et al. Infectious mononucleosis. In Top FH & Wehrle PF (eds) Communicable and Infectious Diseases. 2nd edn, St Louis: CV Mosby, 1990, pp 558-9. Journals: Taylor PE, Almedia JD, Zuckerman AJ & Leach JM. Relationship of Milan antigen to abnormal serum lipoprotein. American Journal of Diseases of Children 1991;123: 329-331.
Papers that have been accepted but not yet published should be included in the reference list followed by '(in press)'. Those in preparation including those already submitted for publication, personal communications and unpublished observations should be referred to in the text only.
Please indicate up to a maximum of 10 of the most important references clearly (e.g. by an asterisk).
When citing a Bailliere Tindall journal, include the digital object identifier (DOI), if noted, from the article?s title page. Please note the following examples.
1. Tharmaratnam S. Fetal distress. Bailliere's Best Practice and Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000; 14: 155-172, doi:10.1053/beog.1999.0069.
2. Sivanesaratnam V. The acute abdomen and the obstetrician. Bailliere's Best Practice and Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, doi:10.1053/beog.1999.0065.
Figures
All figures must be cited in the text. They must be submitted as good quality glossy black and white prints of original artwork of professional quality, ready for printing. The Author should retain all negatives. Photocopies are not suitable for reproduction but are acceptable as duplicate copies. All figures should be on separate sheets, numbered sequentially, and identified on the back with soft pencil by the first-named Author, and the number. Orientations should also be marked. Figure legends should be typed on a separate sheet, numbered in arabic and all keys, etc. should be included in the legend rather than the figure. Colour prints are not acceptable for reproduction as black and white prints. Photographs should be sharp with strong contrast. All authors wishing to use illustrations already published must first obtain the permission of the author and publisher and/or copyright holder and give the precise reference to the original work.
Colour. If colour illustrations are essential, please inform Mr Sean Duggan (address above) of your requirements as soon as possible.
Tables
Authors are actively encouraged to use tables. The intended position of the Tables should be clearly indicated in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively using arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. Each table should be typed in double spacing on a separate sheet of paper and given a brief explanatory caption.
Keywords
Key words should preferably be taken from the MESH index of Index Medicus.
Acknowledgements
Only the help of those who have made substantial contributions to the study and/or preparation of the paper should be mentioned. The source of grant support, equipment and drugs may be included.
Units & Abbreviations
Spelling. The publisher will ensure that this is consistent with the Concise Oxford Dictionary (eg, haemoglobin, oesophagus, organized).
Headings. Information should be carefully organized under headings that allow the reader to find practical information readily. Please indicate the level of headings (A, B, C or D) in your manuscript. Try to avoid using more than four levels of heading.
Units. The International System of Units (SI) should be applied (e.g. mm, kg etc.). For abbreviations, capitals withut full stops are preferred. If uncommon abbreviations are used they should be defined at first mention.
Drugs. Generic names should be used; proprietary names may follow in parentheses (include both English and American names if different). Great care should be taken in describing the use of drugs and details of the regimen should be thoroughly checked.
Footnotes. These should be avoided where possible.
Genetics. All genes should be underlined to indicate italicization. Proteins should be left as Roman.
Text. Underline only the words or letters which are to appear in italics. Clearly identify unusual hand-written symbols and Greek letters. Differentiate between the letter O and zero and the letters I and L and the number 1.
Disk/Electronic Submission
Manuscripts on Disk
Always provide a 3? pc compatible disk with your manuscript.
Ensure that the hard copy which you submit with your disk is absolutely identical. If there are any discrepancies at all, hard copy will be used.
Provide 2 copies of the manuscript and the disk to the publisher and 1 copy of the manuscript to each Guest Editor.
On the disk:
- Ensure your entire chapter is contained on the disk.
- One copy of your chapter should be in either Word or WordPerfect (any version).
- An identical copy should be a text file, in either dos ASCII (or any other version of ASCII) or RTF (Rich Text File). This can be very simply saved from your word processor.
- Tables should be created in a spread sheet package and this should again, be clearly indicated on the disk.
- Label your disk clearly with your name, the name of the Guest Editor and the type of programs that were used on the disk (ie WordPerfect for Windows version 5.2 and tables in Excel version 4).
- Provide a list of the file names on a sheet of A4 with the disk.
- Always keep copies of your files on either disk or hard drive for safety.
- Package the disk as carefully as possible when posting.
- Do not include copyright material, e.g. word processing software or operating systemfiles, on the disk because this can create difficulties with Customs clearance. Ensure that your files are not saved as read only.
- If you have used lots of special characters (i.e. Greek letters or accents) include them on a separate file at the end of the disk as below, so that we can detect the code used (e.g. Greek beta - ?, 'a' acute - ?
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
G.N.J. Tytgat, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9,
Amsterdam 1005 AZ, The Netherlands;
Email:g.n.tytgat@amc.uva.nl
Editorial Board:
G. Cleghorn, Queensland, Australia
G. Delle Fave, Rome, Italy
G. Dusheiko, London, UK
M. Farthing, Glasgow, UK
B. Fennerty, Portland, USA
J.P. Galmiche, Nantes, France
C. Hawkey, Nottingham, UK
W. Maddrey, Dallas, USA
J. Malagelada, Barcelona, Spain
M. Manns, Hannover, Germany
K. McColl, Glasgow, UK
J. Rask-Madsen, Herlev, Denmark
J. Rodes, Barcelona, Spain
J. Scholmerich, Regensberg, Germany
J. Sung, Shatin, Hong Kong
J. Tack, Leuven, Belgium
A. Thomson, Alberta, Canada
S.J.O. Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Halifax, Canada
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