期刊名称：CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY ISSN： 0008-428X 版本： SCI-CDE 出版频率： Bi-monthly 出版社： CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC, 1867 ALTA VISTA DR, OTTAWA, CANADA, ONTARIO, K1G 5W8   出版社网址： http://www.cma.ca/ 期刊网址： http://www.cma.ca/cjs 影响因子： 2.089 主题范畴： SURGERY 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal CJS provides Canadian surgical specialists with effective continuing medical education and a vehicle to communicate their observations in clinical and basic science research.   Instructions to Authors   New manuscripts in English or French on clinical research, original articles, surgical technique, surgical practice, trauma and critical care, clinical reviews, editorials, letters, commentaries, case notes and surgical cornucopia should be sent to: Dr. James P. Waddell, Canadian Journal of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St., Toronto ON M5B 1W8. Do not fax submissions. We also welcome letters to the editor by email to waddellj@smh.toronto.on.ca Authorship Authors must accept full responsibility for the published paper and must meet all the following criteria: (1) have conceived or designed the work resulting in the submitted paper or interpreted the evidence arising from that work; (2) have written the paper or reviewed and revised it; and (3) have approved the final version. Additional criteria are spelled out in "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals." Cover letter A cover letter signed by all the authors should state that the manuscript has not been published and is not under consideration by any other journal. It should explain the purpose of the paper and its intended readership. Authors must disclose the source of any financial or material support, any commercial interest they may have in the subject of the study and any involvement with an organization that has a financial interest in the research materials or the topic. Also included, if appropriate, should be a signed letter of permission from any patient whose case is described in the paper, people identified as sources of personal communications, those acknowledged or identifiable in illustrations, and from the copyright holder of previously published material that is to be reproduced, with or without modification. [Top of page] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manuscript preparation Authors should consult "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals" Submit 4 hard copies of the text, double-spaced with good margins. Title page This page should contain: an abbreviated title (maximum 5 words); the full title; the authors' names and academic degrees only; the authors' affiliations; 3 to 6 key words (MeSH headings); any meeting(s) at which the work has been presented, in whole or in part; the corresponding author's name and address, fax number and email address. Abstract All articles except brief communications should contain an abstract, 150 to 250 words long, as follows: Original clinical research: A structured abstract using the headings: introduction; methods; results; conclusions. The body of the paper should use these same headings. Clinical practice guidelines: A structured abstract with the headings: objectives; outcomes; evidence; recommendations; validation; sponsor; completion date. Other articles: Articles for which a structured abstract is not applicable should contain an informative descriptive abstract. References References should be cited in superscript in numerical order of appearance in the text. References cited in tables and figure legends should be numbered and placed where the table or figure is first cited in the text. Include names and initials of up to 6 authors followed by "et al" if there are more than 6. Tables and figures These (4 copies of each) should be identified with the corresponding author's name and figure number. Authors should be prepared to pay the additional cost of publishing colour figures. Figures submitted electronically should adhere to the specifications outlined in the following PDF pages. Digital Art Submission for Editorial Articles  [PDF format] Postscript to PDF (Adobe Acrobat Distiller)  [PDF format] Digital camera specifications  [PDF format] [Top of page] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case notes These should be no longer than 2 manuscript pages: The clinical course should be described briefly and the significant observation or event described only in sufficient detail to establish its credibility. Negative or normal findings need be included only if they are essential to rule out a possible diagnosis. There should be no more than 5 references and 2 figures. Peer review All unsolicited manuscripts will be peer reviewed, if the editors consider them for publication. Most solicited manuscripts will also be peer reviewed. The original copy of a rejected manuscript will be returned to the corresponding author; all other copies will be destroyed. Upon acceptance, authors must supply an electronic version of accepted manuscript. Confidentiality Manuscripts under review are privileged communications between authors and editors. Editorial staff will discuss them only with the corresponding author and peer reviewers, who are not to discuss them with others without the editors' permission. Editing Accepted manuscripts will be edited to conform to Canadian Medical Association (CMA) style. The corresponding author will receive a proof before publication and is responsible for obtaining coauthors' approval. Copyright Before publication all authors will be expected to sign a document transferring copyright to the CMA. All accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of the CMA and may not be published elsewhere, in whole or in part, without written permission from the publisher. Reprints can be purchased and distributed as the author desires.   Editorial Board   Editorial staff Coeditors James P. Waddell, MD Toronto tel 416 864 5048 fax 416 864-6010 email waddellj@smh.toronto.on.ca Garth L. Warnock, MD Vancouver tel 604 875-4136 fax 604 875-4036 email gwarnock@interchange.ubc.ca Managing Editor Gillian Pancirov (gillian.pancirov@cma.ca) Ottawa Editorial Assistant Melanie Mooy (melanie.mooy@cma.ca) Translation Coordinator Marie Saumure Indexer Heather Ebbs Book Review Editor William R.J. Rennie, MD; Winnipeg Editorial Board Gilles Beauchamp, MD, Montral Michael Gross, MD, Halifax Edward J. Harvey, MD, Montral Geoffrey H.F. Johnston, MD, Saskatoon William J. Mackie, MB ChB, Edmonton Vivian C. McAlister, MD, London Peter J. O'Brien, MD, Vancouver Eric C. Poulin, MD, Toronto William R.J. Rennie, MD, Winnipeg David C. Taylor, MD, Vancouver Section Editors David P. Girvan, MD, London Edward J. Harvey, MD, Montral Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, MD, Calgary Peter L. Munk, MD, Vancouver Ori D. Rotstein, MD, Toronto Nis Schmidt, MD, Vancouver Richard K. Simons, MB BChir, Vancouver Lawrence A. Stein, MD, Montral