期刊名称：CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
 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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As of January 1999, The journal
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology,
and its two sections
Electromyography and Motor Control and
Evoked Potentials
have amalgamated to become this journal -
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Neurophysiology is the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. It is dedicated to fostering research and disseminating information on all aspects of Clinical Neurophysiology, both normal and abnormal. The journal aims at publishing scholarly reports on human physiology and pathophysiology of both the central and the peripheral nervous system. The journal is interested in manuscripts reporting data on integrated neuroimaging of central nervous functions including, but not limited to, functional MRI, MEG, EEG, PET and other aspects of neuroimaging. Electromyography, motor control and somatosensory physiopathology are covered by the journal, as well as evoked potentials with special emphasis on studies of cognitive functions. Studies on animals and technical notes must have clear relevance and applicability to humans.
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Instructions to Authors
Editorial Policies A manuscript is accepted with the understanding that the material has not been previously published, except in abstract form, and that it is not simultaneously under consideration by any other journal. The Editors reserve the prerogative of requiring the original data from the authors to compare with the supplied illustrations or results. If accepted, the manuscript shall not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the authors and Publisher.
The journal will consider full-length original articles, review articles, abstracts, announcement(s), book reviews, editorials, expedited communications and letters to the Editor. Review articles require comprehensive and up-to-date survey of a specific area of neurophysiology. Review articles are generally by invitation. Review articles may be considered, but should be pre-approved by the Editor. Original articles are not limited in length, but authors are encouraged to write briefly, avoid repetitions, jargon and neologisms.
Articles for 'rapid publication' can be submitted provided they fulfil the criteria of containing new and important scientific information. Articles for 'rapid publication' if accepted will be published within 8 weeks from the received date at Elsevier. Such manuscripts should not exceed 2000 words, 20 references and 3 illustrations or tables. Articles submitted for 'rapid publication' must be accompanied by a diskette prepared according to the guidelines in these instructions. The Editors reserve the right for final decision whether a manuscript submitted for rapid review will be so processed or be submitted through the routine review process.
Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed on the assumption that all listed authors concur with the submission and that a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities in the laboratories where the work was carried out. The submission should include the author concurrence form (see the Journal website) with signatures of all authors.
Authors reporting experimental studies on humans must specify that the research received prior approval by the appropriate institutional review body and the ethical committee when the two are not coincident. Authors must also specify that informed consent was obtained from each subject or patient. Manuscripts describing investigations in animals must clearly indicate the steps taken to eliminate pain and suffering. Authors have a duty to protect their subjects, animal or human, and to show clearly in their writing a recognition of the moral issues involved.
All manuscripts submitted to Clinical Neurophysiology are subject to blinded peer review and acceptance is never guaranteed. When appropriate, additional review for statistical adequacy may also be obtained. Decisions of the Editors are final.
For all types of papers the preferred method of submission is electronic via the WWW using the Editorial Manager website:
http://clinph.edmgr.com
SMARTworks is still available for pending submissions, reviews and revisions. Go to: http://www.smartworks2000.com/smart2000/start/start.asp
However, if this is not possible or should the authors prefer, hardcopy manuscripts may be sent (in quadruplicate, including four copies of all illustrations), accompanied by a disk, to the Editor-in-Chief.
One original and 3 copies of manuscripts and a disk, in English only, should be sent as follows:
to:
Professor M. Hallett, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 5N226, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428, USA.
Manuscripts from overseas should be sent by airmail. An acknowledgement will be mailed upon receipt by the editorial office.
Preparing electronic manuscripts Keep text and graphics (and any other items) as separate files - do not import the figures into the text file. Name your files using the correct extension, e.g. text.doc, fig1a.eps, fig1.tif, Fig1.cdr, tbl_16.xls, etc.
Text files should be supplied in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, Windows or Macintosh formatted. The native format is preferred over ASCII text or Rich Text Format (RTF).
Ensure that the letter "l" and the digit "1" (also letter "O" and digit "0") have been used properly, and format your article (tabs, indents, etc.) consistently. Characters not available on your word processor (Greek letters, mathematical symbols, etc.) should not be left open, but indicated by a unique code (e.g. gralpha, @, #, etc. for the Greek letter alpha). Such codes should be used consistently throughout the entire text. Please make a list of such codes and provide a key.
When accepted articles are processed, most formatting codes will be removed or replaced so there is no need for you to use excessive layout styling. In addition, do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns or automatic paragraph numbering (especially for numbered references). However, do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts etc. for scientific nomenclature.
When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, please use only one grid for each separate table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is being used, use tabs to align columns, not spaces.
Graphic files: See Elsevier's website for guidelines for preparing electronic artwork:
http://www.authors.elsevier.com/artwork
Submission of manuscripts
Electronic submission of articles via the Web using Editorial Manager
When submitting a manuscript through Editorial Manager, full instructions for uploading data and files etc. are given on the Editorial Manager website:
http://clinph.edmgr.com
You will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. When submitting a manuscript to Elsevier Editorial Manager, authors need to provide an electronic version of their manuscript and a separate electronic version of their abstract. The author should select a set of classifications from a list, and a category designation for their manuscript (research article, letter to the editor, brief communication, etc.). Authors may send queries concerning the submission process, manuscript status, or journal procedures to the Clinical Neurophysiology editorial office at clinph@elsevier.com. Once the uploading is done, the system automatically generates an electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence, including the Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by e-mail.
It is the responsibility of the authors to create the proper files as instructed above for the electronically submitted manuscript. The editorial office cannot make conversions beyond the supported file types. No hardcopy manuscripts or illustrations are to be sent to the Editors unless specifically requested.
Upon 'notification of acceptance' or 'acceptance with minor revision', two sets of hardcopy illustrations should be sent to the Editorial Office, for the purpose of checking the quality of the processed electronic files.
Preparing hardcopy manuscripts The preferred medium of submission to the accepting editor is on disk with accompanying reviewed and revised manuscript(see 'Electronic manuscripts' above).
Double-space all typing with 3-cm margins; the right margin should not be justified. This includes reference list, figure legends and tables.
Place all footnotes on a separate page. Place a superscript 1 in the text and before the footnote. Manuscripts should be typed on 8.5 x 11 inch or European A4 bond paper. Do not submit manuscripts typed throughout in italics or script. Use the metric system and give all laboratory numerical data in SI (Système International) units. When other units are unavoidable, use their SI equivalents in brackets. Consult recent issues of the journal for conventional use of abbreviations. Type each table on a separate page with Arabic numeral headings (Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Type figure legends on a separate page or pages, and number them separately using Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.). Tables and figures should be cited in numerical order of their being mentioned in the text.
Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Title pages, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Tables, Figures and Legends. Acknowledgements for personal and technical assistance should be indicated on the title page. Financial support and any conflict of interest should be indicated in the acknowledgements. All articles and reviews must have an abstract not exceeding 200 words and appropriate keywords. Abstracts should adhere to the following format: Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Significance. Use of an abstract should eliminate the need for a summary in the main text.
The title page should include the manuscript's title, the initials and names of the authors, and the place where the work was done. Please do not use more than 135 characters, including spaces, in the title. The phrase 'with the technical assistance of...' is not acceptable.
Assistants can be listed as co-authors, or their help can be mentioned under Acknowledgements. In addition, the title page should include the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the author who will receive correspondence and proofs, and up to 6 keywords for indexing purposes. For the purpose of the blind review, a second title page containing only the title and keywords should follow the 'full' title page. Do not put the authors' names on the figures when originally submitted. Potential financial interests must be disclosed on this second title page, including funding sources supporting the work. Authors must disclose commercial considerations, such as an equity interest, patent rights, or corporate affiliations, including consultantships, for any product or process mentioned in the submission.
References The author is responsible for accurate reference citations and the exact agreement between text and reference list. Reference listing should conform precisely with the original spelling (including accents), punctuation, hyphenation, etc. Cite references in the text by authors(s) name(s) followed by the year in chronological order (Møller and Jannetta, 1982; Moore, 1985). With more than two authors, name only the first followed by 'et al.' (Gardi et al., 1979). When two or more papers by the same author(s) appear in one year, distinguish them by a,b, etc. after the date (Babb et al., 1984a,b). Include papers 'in press' (accepted in final form by a journal) in the reference list. The reference to a paper 'in press' is acceptable provided the authors send one copy of the manuscript in press along with the submitted manuscript. Manuscripts in preparation or submitted but not accepted should not appear in the reference list. These data should be cited in the text by the author(s) name(s) followed by 'in preparation' or 'personal communication'. The reference list should be in the alphabetical order of the first author's names. Two or more references to the same author(s) should be in chronological order. References should follow the Vancouver style described in the 'Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals' with the exception that pagination should be complete. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in conformity with Index Medicus. The following are sample styles:
Journal article: Tobin K, Giuliani MJ, Lacomis D. Comparison of different modalities for detection of small fiber neuropathy. Clin Neurophysiol 1999;110:1909-1912.
Book: Strunk W, White EB. The elements of style, 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1979.
Book chapter: Williamson SJ, Kaufman L, Curtis S, Lu Z-L, Michel CM, Wang J-Z. Neural substrates of working memories are revealed magnetically by the local suppression of alpha rhythm. In: Hashimoto I, Okada YC, Ogawa S, editors. Visualization of information processing in the human brain. Recent advances in MEG and functional MRI. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1996:163-180.
This journal should be cited as Clin Neurophysiol, or, if reference is made to articles appearing before January 1999, as Electroenceph clin Neurophysiol.
Illustrations Authors should consult Elsevier's website for guidelines for preparing (electronic) artwork: http://www.authors.elsevier.com/artwork
It should be borne in mind that in the journal illustrations will appear either across a single column (=8.4 cm) or a whole page (=17.6 cm). The illustrations should be numbered in Arabic numerals according to the sequence of appearance in the text, where they are referred to as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.
Send 4 copies of each figure. Most should be high-contrast black-and-white prints on glossy paper. Originals are preferred, but photocopies are acceptable for 2 of the manuscript copies if they are of equivalent quality to the originals. Illustrations should be unmounted, at least 12.5 x 17.5 cm, but not larger than 20 x 25 cm. They should be labeled on the back with illustration number and article title but NOT the author's names. The Journal is not responsible for loss or damage to original figures. Legends (typed on a separate page) should be clear, brief and self-explanatory (avoid the phrase 'see text'). All artwork (graphs, diagrams, line drawings, etc.) should be done professionally. The Journal reserves the right to reduce the size of illustrations. Symbols, lettering and numbering should be sufficiently large to remain legible after it has been reduced to fit the width of a single column.
Colour Reproduction Reproduction in colour will have to be approved by the Editor. Authors will be required to pay a fee for partial payment of the extra costs incurred in colour reproduction. The charges are EURO 300.00 (approx. USD 300) for the first page involving colour, and EURO 200.00 (approx. USD 200) per page for all subsequent pages involving colour in a given article (all prices including sales tax). Colour figures should be submitted as separate prints and not be mounted on cardboard. Colour figures relating to functional neuroimaging with MRI, PET and SPECT may be printed without cost at the discretion of the editor who will make the judgement based on the necessity for the colour and the number of illustrations.
Credits and Permissions Submit with the manuscript written permission to use non-original material (quotations not exceeding 100 words, any graph, table or figure). Permission from both author and Publisher of the original is required. No article can be finally accepted for publication in Clinical Neurophysiology without all required permissions. Credit the source in a text or table footnote, or at the end of a figure legend, as appropriate. Photographs of recognizable persons should be accompanied by a signed release from patient or legal guardian authorizing publication. Masking eyes to hide identity is not sufficient.
Books for Review Books for review should be sent to:
Dr. J. Valls Sol? Unitat d'EMG, Servei de Neurologia, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Proofs A first proof will be sent by e-mail as soon as possible after a paper has been accepted. At this stage, authors can indicate only mistakes in the typesetting of their paper, changes in or additions to the original manuscript will not be incorporated. Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible, both online (ScienceDirect) and in print. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.
Cover illustration Authors are encouraged to submit aesthetically interesting figures (preferably in colour) for possible publication on the front cover of an issue of Clinical Neurophysiology. The photograph should at least be related to the authors' accepted article, but need not be one of the figures appearing in that article. The ideal format of that figure should be 10 x 15 cm for 1:1 reproduction (or any multiples of the above).
Society Proceedings Abstracts from proceedings of Member Societies of the Federation will be published without charge. Members are urged to send abstracts to the editorial office within 3 months of the meeting. The abstracts will be published in the next available issue of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Abstracts will be published on the IFCN web site within one month of receipt of the abstracts by Elsevier. In order to enable publication of the abstracts on the IFCN web site, it is necessary to provide, with the hard copy, a diskette with all abstracts in one file, in order of publication.
Abstracts must be in correct English form, each typed double-space on a separate numbered page, and no longer than 200 words. It is the responsibility of the responsible contact person of Member Societies to ensure that these instructions are complied with. Two complete sets of abstracts should be submitted. A separate page should give the title of the member Society, the place and date of the meeting and the name and address of the responsible contact person who will receive proofs. Each abstract should be preceded by number, title, author(s) name(s), name of the institution where the work was done (not more than 5 words), city and country. No editing of the abstracts will be done by the Editors or the publisher.
Notice to Authors Manuscripts and figures for review will not be returned to authors whether the editorial decision is to accept, revise, or reject. The only exception will occur when the Editor returns a manuscript with hand-written editorial suggestions to authors to aid them in making revision.
News and Notes News and Notes relating to the IFCN and its Chapters and Member Societies are welcome for publication in the Yellow Pages. Such material should be submitted to the IFCN secretary and details are given within the Yellow Pages itself.
Editorial Board
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- Editor-in-Chief:
- M. Hallett, Clinical Neurophysiology, National Institute of Health, Building 10, Room 5N226, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428, USA Tel: (+1)-301-496-0781, Fax: (+1)-301-402-1007, Email: hallettm@ninds.nih.gov
M.K. Floeter, Assistant Editor
- Executive Board:
- F. Mauguière, (President)
M.R. Nuwer, (Past-President)
M. Hallett, (Editor-in-Chief)
A.A. Eisen, (Treasurer)
G. Harding, (Secretary)
R. Kaji, (Member-at-Large)
J. Noth, (Member-at-Large)
- Honorary Consulting Editors:
- C. Ajmone Marsan
F. Buchthal
P. Buser
G.G. Celesia
W.A. Cobb
J.E. Desmedt
R.J. Ellingson
C.E. Henry
P. Kellaway
J. Kimura
C.H. Lücking
O. Magnus
F. Mauguière
R. Naquet
P.M. Rossini
W. Storm van Leeuwen
H. van Duin
- Associate Editors:
- F. Babiloni, Italy
C. Binnie, U.K.
J.F. Connolly, Canada
G. Curio, Germany
A.F. Fuglsang-Frederiksen, Denmark
H. Shibasaki, Japan
- Book Review Editor:
- J. Valls-Sol?/B>, Barcelona
- Liaison Board:
- G. Abbruzzese, Italy
J. Altamirano, Peru
G. Bauer, Austria
L. Ciganek, Slovenia
A. De Weerd, The Netherlands
B. Dimitrov, Bulgaria
J.W. Dunne, Australia
C. Ertekin, Turkey
J. Farina, Brazil
J.M. Fernandez, Spain
M. Gourie-Davie, India
A.M. Helal, Egypt
M. Lauritzen, Denmark
C. Machado, Cuba
Y. Mano, Japan
M. Medici, Uruguay
S. Muchnik, Argentina
M.R. Nuwer, (Past-President)
M. Palestini, Chile
J. Partanen, Finland
W. Paulus, Germany
D. Psatta, Romania
G. Ramos Burbano, Colombia
D. Sanders, Durham, NC
J.R. Santoni, Dominican Republic
M. Shkurovich, Mexico
G.B. Young, Canada
- Editorial Board:
- A. Achim, Montreal
M. Andary, East Lansing
J.C. Baron, Cambridge
A. Berardelli, Rome
C.H.M. Brunia, Tilburg
D. Burke, Randwick
S. Butler, Bristol
R. Chen, Toronto
S. Chokroverty, New York, NY
L. Cohen, Bethesda, MD
J.G. Colebatch, Randwick
G. Cruccu, Rome
J.R. Daube, Rochester, MN
G. Deuschl, Kiel
J.S. Ebersole, Chicago, IL
C. Epstein, Atlanta, GA
A. Esteban, Madrid
G. Galbraith, Pomona, CA
J. Gotman, Montreal
S. Grafton, Hanover, NH
C. Guilleminault, Palo Alto, CA
J.M. Guérit, Brussels
R. Hari, Helsinki
I. Hashimoto, Tokyo
B.H. Jansen, Houston, TX
R. Kakigi, Okasaki
T. Lagerlund, Rochester, MN
R.P. Lesser, Baltimore, MD
F.H. Lopes da Silva, Amsterdam
A.L. Maertens de Noordhout, Liège
F.L. Mastaglia, Nedlands, W.A.
K.H. Mauritz, Berlin
K. Meador, Washington, DC
M. Molnar, Budapest
R. Näätänen , Helsinki
M.L. Nunes, Porto Alegre
J. Olichney, San Diego, CA
R. Olney, San Francisco, CA
G. Pfurtscheller, Graz
J. Polich, La Jolla, CA
B. Porjesz, Brooklyn, NY
H. Pratt, Haifa
B. Renault, Paris
W. Ritter, Monterey, CA
G.L. Romani, Chieti
J. Rothwell, London
D. Schomer, Boston, MA
R. Sica, Buenos Aires
S. Spencer, New Haven, CT
C.J. Stam, Amsterdam
A. Starr, Irvine, CA
E. Stålberg, Uppsala
C. Tenke, New York, NY
P. Thompson, Adelaide
R.D. Treede, Mainz
Y. Ugawa, Tokyo
J. Valls-Sol?/B>, Barcelona
E. Wassermann, Bethesda, MD
U. Ziemann, Germany
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