期刊名称：BIORHEOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Biorheology is an international interdisciplinary journal that publishes research on the deformation and flow properties of biological systems or materials. It is the aim of the editors and publishers of Biorheology to bring together contributions from those working in various fields of biorheological research from all over the world. Members of the editorial board and the advisory board work in different areas of biorheology in several countries where appreciable research activity in this field is being carried out.
The aim of biorheological research is to determine and characterize the dynamics of physiological processes at all levels of organization. Manuscripts should report original theoretical and/or experimental research promoting the scientific and technological advances in a broad field that ranges from the rheology of macromolecules and macromolecular arrays to cell, tissue and organ rheology. In all these areas, the interrelationships of rheological properties of the systems or materials investigated and their structural and functional aspects are stressed.
The scope of papers solicited by Biorheology extends to systems at different levels of organization that have never been studied before, or, if studied previously, have either never been analyzed in terms of their rheological properties or have not been studied from the point of view of the rheological matching between their structural and functional properties. This biorheological approach applies in particular to molecular studies where changes of physical properties and conformation are investigated without reference to how the process actually takes place, how the forces generated are matched to the properties of the structures and environment concerned, proper time scales, or what structures or strength of structures are required.
Biorheology invites papers in which such 'molecular biorheological' aspects, whether in animal or plant systems, are examined and discussed. While we emphasize the biorheology of physiological function in organs and systems, the biorheology of disease is of equal interest. Biorheological analyses of pathological processes and their clinical implications are encouraged, including basic clinical research on hemodynamics and hemorheology.
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Current Contents®/Life Sciences
EBSCO Databases
Embase
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MEDLINE
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Science Citation Index-Expanded (SciSearch®)
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Instructions to Authors
Authors should submit their manuscript online as a pdf or word file of the entire article to: harry.goldsmith@mcgill.ca with a copy of the email to biorheology@iospress.com
Authors are urged to submit names and addresses of reviewers for their paper. They may also request that a particular Associate Editor be in charge of the review process, although the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to the final choice of Associate Editor. The Editor-in-Chief will review Letters to the Editor.
Communications
Three types of manuscripts will be considered for publication:
Full length articles. These are reports of original research and have an abstract.
Brief Communications. These are short, often preliminary, reports of new research. They may or may not have an abstract and should not exceed 6 journal pages.
Letters to the Editor. These should be concerned with matters of opinion or critiques of interest to the scientific community in biorheology and related fields. They should not exceed 2 pages.
In addition to the above, reports and abstracts from scientific meetings, review articles and book reviews are published upon invitation by, or request to, the Editor-in-Chief. (All scientific communications are to follow the same format and layout). Biorheology also publishes news items.
Language of publication
Biorheology is published in English. Authors whose mother tongue is not English are urged to make sure that the tekst as submitted communicates their intent accurately. Authors who are unsure of acceptable English usage should have their manuscript checked by someone proficient in the English language. Manuscripts lacking clarity will be returned to the author for rewriting before being sent for review.
Colour figures
In addition to supplying electronic files, authors must submit printouts of the color figures to the Editorial Office at the time the manuscript is accepted. Color figures are expensive to reproduce; therefore authors will be required to cover the cost of reproduction. The corresponding author must inform the Editorial Office if color reproductions are desired.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced throughout on one side of the paper only, in 12 point Times Roman font, and must be numbered beginning with the title page. Major headings (Introduction, Experimental, Methods, Results etc.) are numbered 1, 2, 3… and in boldface, aligned with the left hand margin. Secondary headings should be in italics aligned with the left hand margin, numbered, e.g. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc. The text then resumes on the next line. Similarly for tertiary headings numbered, e.g. 2.1.1, 2.1.2 etc.
Title page
The title page should contain the title of the paper, authors, laboratory or institution of origin with city and country, but no postal codes etc. The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk referring to a footnote which should give a complete mailing address, a fax number and an e-mail address. The title page must also have a short running head, which does not exceed fifty characters, and 4-6 key words, not including words in the title of the paper.
Abstract page
Each paper submitted must be accompanied by an abstract which does not exceed 200 words. It should state concisely the reason for the study, what was done, what was found, what was concluded, and the relevance of the work.
REFERENCES
References in the text are cited numerically, in alphabetical order, the numbers in square brackets; [1], [2-5], [8,9,13]. When listed in the Bibliography, the numbers are also in square brackets, as shown below.
Papers in journals
[1] C. Fons, J.F. Brun, I. Supparo, C. Bardet and A. Orsetti, Evaluation of blood viscosity at high shear rate with a falling ball viscometer, Clin. Hemorheol. 13 (1993), 651-659.
[2] U.S.B. Potard, J.P. Butler and N. Wang, Cytoskeletal mechanics in confluent epithelial cells probed through integrins and E-cadherins, Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 272 (1997), C1654-C1663.
Books
[3] L. Dintenfass, Blood Viscosity, Hyperviscosity and Hyperviscosaemia, MTP Press, Melbourne, 1985, 482 pp.
Articles in books
[4] R.F. Doolittle, Fibrinogen and Fibrin, in: Haemostasis and Thrombosis, A. L. Bloom, C. D. Forbes, D. P. Thomas, and E. G. D. Tuddenham, eds, Vol. 2, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1988, pp. 491-514.
[5] J.P. Gaboury and P. Kubes, Endogeneous anti-allusive molecules, in: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Leukocyte Adhesion, D.N. Granger and G.W. Schmid-Schönbein, eds, Oxford University Press: New York, 1994, pp. 241-260.
Tables
Tables are numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Tables should be typed as text (do not use graphics programs), double-spaced on separate pages and placed at the end of the manuscript. Each table should have a brief title and sufficient information in its legend so that it is understandable without reference to the text. Each column should have a short or abbreviated heading. Do not use internal horizontal or vertical rules. Explanatory matter should be in footnotes in which nonstandard abbreviations, statistical measures of variations (standard deviation and standard error of the mean) should be identified.
Figures
Each figure should be provided on a separate page; figures should not be included in the text. Original drawings (no photocopies) are required.
Electronic versions of the figures should be supplied in either Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF or PDF format. For vector graphics, EPS is the preferred format and files should always include the fonts that were used. For bitmapped graphics, TIFF is the preferred format. Other formats e.g. JPEG, PiCT or WMF, cannot be used. Line weights should not be less than 0.35 point. PDF files should be not less than 300 dpi (halftones) and 600 dpi (lineart or combined) resolution, and files should include fonts that were used. Artwork prepared using a microsoft office application should have minimum of 300 dpi (halftones), 600 dpi (lineart), 500 dpi (combined) resolution. One should avoid enlarging or reducing images after placing them in a microsoft office application. Letters, numbers and symbols must be clear and large enough so that, when reduced for publication, they will remain legible. If the legend refers to panels “a”, “b”, etc., the figure must be labeled accordingly.
Figures should be saved in separate files without their legends (captions). Legends should be included in the text of the article on a separate page(s) for each figure and should be sufficient to make the figure understood without reference to the text. Figures should be kept to a minimum, and the author(s) may be instructed to reduce the number submitted if the Editor conducting the review judges this desirable.
Submission of Final Manuscript on Disk
In order to speed up publication and ensure accuracy, authors are requested to submit the final version of their accepted manuscript and figures online, together with one hard copy.
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
When human subjects are used in research, manuscripts must contain a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written or verbal consent of each subject according to the conditions set forth by a Human Subjects or Ethics Review Board, and that the study conforms with the Principles of the Code of Ethics applied to clinical and non-clinical research as written here (BIR ethics pdf file).
When animals are used for experiments, manuscripts must briefly, but explicitly state that measures were taken to minimize pain or discomfort, e.g. type and dose of anesthetic used, and that experiments were carried out with the approval of an Animal Protection Committee in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the NIH in the US regarding the care and use of animals for experimental procedures.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright of your article
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that they have read and agreed to the terms of the IOS Press Author Copyright Agreement.
Quoting from other publications
An author, when quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing figures or table from a book or journal article, should make sure that he is not infringing a copyright. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if he wishes to make substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates or other figures. If the copyright holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained. Submission of a paper will be interpreted as a statement that the author has obtained all the necessary permission. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.
PROOFS & PURCHASES
Proofs
A PDF file of the page proofs of the article will be e-mailed to the corresponding author. These proofs must be corrected and returned with completed order form to the printer of the journal, VTEX, Vilnius, Lithuania, by courier mail as soon as possible. If the proofs are not returned by the stated deadline we will assume that there were no corrections to be made. IOS Press will execute a cursory check only.
How to order reprints, a pdf file, journals, or IOS Press books
The corresponding author of a contribution to the journal is entitled to receive 1 copy of the journal free of charge, unless otherwise stated. An order form for reprints, additional journal copies or a pdf file will be provided along with the pdf proof.
If you wish to order reprints of an earlier published article, please contact the publisher for a quotation. IOS Press, Fax: +31 20 687 0019. Email: editorial@iospress.nl.
An author is entitled to 25 % discount on IOS Press books. See Author's discount (25%) on all IOS Press book publications
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Harry Goldsmith
Suite 206
136 Darlington Private
Ottawa, K1V 0X6
Canada
Email: harry.goldsmith@mcgill.ca; biorheology@iospress.com
Founding Editors
A.L. Copley
G.W. Scott Blair
Editorial Associate
Pamela Lilley
Editorial Board
G.R. Cokelet, Bozeman, MT, USA
S.L. Diamond, Philadelphia, PA , USA
J.M.R.J. Huyghe, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
T. Karino, Sapporo, Japan
M. Lammi, Kuopio, Finland
D. Lerche, Berlin, Germany
M.E. Levenston, Stanford, CA, USA
D. Liepsch, München, Germany
A. Maroudas, Haifa, Israel
H.J. Meiselman, Los Angeles, CA , USA
G. Nash, Birmingham, United Kingdom
H. Niimi, Osaka, Japan
K. Nishinari, North East Wales, United Kingdom; Osaka, Japan; Shanghai, China
N. Ohshima, Ibaraki, Japan
R.G. Owens, Montréal, QC, Canada
Z. Priel, Beer-Scheva, Israel
A. Pries, Berlin, Germany
P. Riha, Prague, Czech Republic
G.W. Schmid-Schönbein, La Jolla, CA , USA
T. Secomb, Tucson, AZ, USA
J.F. Stoltz, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
G.B. Thurston, Austin, TX , USA
C. Viney, Merced, CA , USA
S. Yedgar, Jenwalem, Israel
C. Zhu, Atlanta, GA, USA
F.Y. Zhuang, Beijing, China
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