期刊名称：LIFE SCIENCES
 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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Life Sciences is an international weekly journal publishing reports on research in biomedical areas. Articles are encouraged that emphasize the molecular, cellular and functional aspects of Cardiovascular & Autonomic Mechanisms; Drug Metabolism; Endocrinology; Growth Factors and Neoplasia; Immunology; Neuroscience and Toxicology.
The Journal publishes original research rapidly. Although full-length manuscripts are favored, shorter submissions are also considered. These shorter articles must be of the same high quality as full-length articles, and should contain information from topical and fast-moving fields in order to merit more rapid communication. Mini-reviews on topics of wide interest to investigators in the life sciences are also published. All articles are rigorously reviewed.
The Journal favors publication of papers where modern scientific technologies are used to explain molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms. Articles that merely report observations are rarely accepted. Recommendations from the Declaration of Helsinki or NIH guidelines for care and use of laboratory animals must be adhered to. Articles should be written at a level accessible to readers who are non-specialists in the topic of the article themselves, but who are interested in the research. |
Audience
Pharmacologists, microbiologists, toxicologists, neurobiologists, immunologists.
Instructions to Authors
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
We encourage you to submit your article electronically using the Elsevier Editorial System (EES). EES is a web-based system with full online submission, review and status update capabilities. EES allows you to upload files directly from your computer. You may access EES at http://www.ees.elsevier.com/lfs If you are using EES for the first time, you must register before you submit a paper. To do so, please click on "Submit Paper," then "Not Yet Registered," to begin the registration process.
Beginning September 1, 2004 all articles submitted to Life Sciences must be submitted online.
If you are unable to submit your article electronically, you may send us an original plus two hard copies of the manuscript, and a diskette to the editorial office:
Life Sciences
C.K. Kisthardt
Managing Editor
655 N. Alvernon Way, #119
Tucson, AZ 85711 USA
Phone: 520.321.7778
Fax: 520.321.7781
The editors do not accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers submitted. Original manuscripts will not be returned in order to reduce mailing costs. Only the decision of the editors together with the recommendations of the referees, will be sent to the authors.
Submission of a paper will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. 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. Upon acceptance of an article, author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
Suggested Referees: To expedite the review process, authors must submit names of 4-6 individuals who are qualified to review their work. Include the email address of each potential referee, as much contact information as possible, and why you feel this person is competent to review your work. In our effort to enhance global perspective and communication of science, these individuals should be associated with institutions from as many different regions as possible (Europe, North America, Asia, etc.).
FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS
For both electronic and paper submissions, follow the formatting instructions below:
- Prepare the text in Microsoft Word in order to prevent conversion errors.
- Format the manuscript as a double-spaced document with no paragraph indents.
- Use the word-processor's word-wrap feature. Use hard returns only at the end of paragraphs.
Computer Disk Preparation for Hard Copy Submissions: Ensure your manuscript files are virus-free. Use only a new 3.5" HD diskette. Write the following information on the disk label:
1. Name of the application software and the version number used (e.g. Microsoft Word 2000).
2. Specify what type of computer was used (IBM compatible PC, Apple Macintosh, etc.).
3. Include the first author's last name and a few words of the title.
4. The date, i.e. January 21, 2004.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Beginning with the first page, present your manuscript in the order below:
1. Title: First letter capitalized, subsequent letters in lower case.
2. Name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s); each author must have a complete address including city/state/country.
3. Author to whom proofs and correspondence should be sent, including name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
4. Abstract of not more than 250 words.
5. Three or more key words for indexing purposes.
Headings: Papers must include the major headings Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References. Include subheadings as appropriate.
Figures, Figure Legends and Tables. Placement of figures and tables will be determined by the printer at the time of publication; do not indicate where they appear in the text. Online Instructions: Upload figures and tables where indicated on the Attach Files page of EES. Legends are considered part of the manuscript and should appear following References. Hard Copy Instructions: Tables, figures and legends must be printed on separate pages and placed at the end of the article. Label each figure and table with number, title of paper and author's name. Figures and tables will be reproduced from originals supplied by the author, not from the diskette.
Reproduction of Color Photographs: The publisher now offers the ability to publish your color artwork on the Web (e.g. Science Direct and other sites) at no additional cost - regardless of whether the artwork appears in color or black & white in print. For color online and black & white in print, both color and black & white artwork (file and hardcopy) must be provided. For cost of color reproduction in print, you will receive information from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. For information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see www.authors.elsevier.com/artwork
Funding Acknowledgment must appear under the Acknowledgment heading.
Displayed Formulae: Displayed formulae should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript as (1), (2), etc. against the right-hand margin of the page.
References: References may contain only published works and papers in press. Manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted, unpublished observations and personal communications may be acknowledged (in parentheses) in the text (including year).
Text citations
-- Single author (Smith, 2003)
-- Two authors (Smith and Thompson, 2003)
-- Three or more authors (Smith et al., 2003) (N.B.: note period after et al.)
-- Multiple references (Smith et al., 2003; Jones et al., 2003) (N.B.: note semicolon)
-- Same author(s), same year (Smith and Thompson, 2000a,b,c)
-- Same author(s), different years (Smith et al., 1999, 2001)
List of References
List references alphabetically. Include the full title of the article referred to, capitalizing only the initial letter of the title. Spell out all words in journal titles. Sample references:
Journal articles:
Dawson T.M., Snyder S.H., 1991.Epidemiology of heart failure. Journal of Neuroscience 14(2), 5147-5149.
Books:
Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. MacMillan, New York (Chapter 4)
Articles or chapters in edited books:
Cooper C.J., Landzberg M.J., Anderson T.J., Jaffe E.A. 1995. Macrophage and endothelial cell nitric oxide synthesis. In: Levi, R. (Ed.), Biochemistry Basics. Biopub Inc., New York, pp. 96-103.
Conferences:
Angers, S., Salahpour, A., Bouvier, M., 2001. Biochemical and biophysical demonstration of GPCR oligomerization in mammalian cells. In: Nagao, T., Urushidani, T., Yamamura, H.I. (Eds.) The Third International Symposium on Membrane Receptors, Signal Transduction and Drug Action, Yokohama, Japan, March 25-26, 2000. Life Sciences 68(19/20), 2243-2250.
When the paper has been reviewed, revised if necessary and accepted:
COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT and OFFPRINT ORDER FORM
A Transfer of Copyright Agreement and an Offprint Order Form will be sent to the corresponding author by Elsevier at the time the article begins the final production process.
AUTHOR PROOFS
Author proofs will be sent in .pdf format to those who have supplied correct e-mail addresses. Return corrections to the publisher in one communication. Once your corrections have been submitted, it is not possible to incorporate later changes. Our goal is to publish articles in Life Sciences as quickly as possible, thus we request return of corrections to proofs within 24 hours of receipt.
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT STATUS
For accepted manuscript status, contact Elsevier Science at authorsupport@elsevier.ie.
Editorial Board
- Executive Editor-in-Chief:
- H.I. Yamamura, University of Arizona, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA; Tel: (520)626-7381, Fax: (520)626-2204, Email: hiy@ccit.arizona.edu
- Emeritus Executive Editor:
- R. Bressler, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
- Cardiovascular and Autonomic Mechanisms:
- W.R. Roeske
- Drug Metabolism:
- J.J. Bahl
- Endocrinology:
- D.G. Johnson
- Growth Factors and Neoplasia:
- T.P. Davies
- Immunology:
- E.M. Shevach
- Neuroscience:
- F. Porreca
- Scientific Communication:
- A. Horita
- Toxicology:
- I. G. Sipes
- Editorial Board:
- J. Axelrod, Bethesda, MD, USA
F.E. Bloom, La Jolla, CA, USA
T.F. Burks, Houston, TX, USA
K.J. Catt, Bethesda, MD, USA
J.-T. Cheng, Tainan City, Taiwan
J.T. Coyle, Belmont, MA, USA
W.C. de Groat, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
R.G. Dickinson, Queensland, Australia
S.J. Enna, Kansas City, KS, USA
K. Gulya, Szeged, Hungary
T. Haga, Tokyo, Japan
M. Hamon, Paris, France
T. Kamataki, Sapporo, Japan
I.J. Kopin, Bethesda, MD, USA
P. Lefebvre, Li¨¨ge, Belgium
R.J. Lefkowitz, Durham, NC, USA
C.A. Maggi, Florence, Italy
J. Mendlewicz, Bruxelles, Belgium
C.B Nemeroff, Atlanta, GA, USA
K. Ohashi, Hamamatsu, Japan
G.W. Pasternak, New York, NY, USA
N.W. Pedigo, Jr., Lexington, KY, USA
G. Pei, Shanghai, Republic of China
R. Quirion, Verdun, Quebec, Canada
R.J. Reiter, San Antonio, TX, USA
A.V. Schally, New Orleans, LA, USA
S.H. Snyder, Baltimore, MD, USA
T. Suzuki, Tokyo, Japan
R.J. Tallarida, Philadelphia, PA, USA
G. Tsujimoto, Tokyo, Japan
H. Ueda, Kyoto, Japan
G. Valen, Stockholm, Sweden
J.R. Vane, Keston, UK
M.A. Van Zwieten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D.P Westfall, Reno, NV, USA
S. Yamada, Shizuoka, Japan
S. Yamawaki, Hiroshima, Japan
Y. Yoneda, Ishikawa, Japan
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