期刊名称：NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
 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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The Netherlands Journal of Medicine publishes papers in all relevant fields of internal medicine. In addition to reports of original clinical and experimental studies, reviews on topics of interest or importance, case reports, book reviews and letters to the Editor are welcomed.
The language of the Journal is English. English idiom and spelling is used in accordance with the Oxford dictionary. Thus: Centre and not Center, Tumour and not Tumor, Haematology and not Hematology. |
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Instructions to Authors
Manuscripts
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should report original research not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission of a manuscript to this Journal gives the publisher the right to publish the paper if it is accepted. Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.
Language
The language of the Journal is English. English idiom and spelling is used in accordance with the Oxford dictionary. Thus: Centre and not Center, Tumour and not Tumor, Haematology and not Hematology.
Preparation of manuscripts
Type all pages with double spacing and wide margins on one side of the paper. To facilitate the reviewing process number the pages; also we would appreciate seeing the line numbers in the margin (Word: page set-up - margins - layout - line numbers). Divide the manuscript into the following sections: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Figures with Legends.
A Covering letter should accompany the manuscript, identifying the person (with the address, telephone and telex numbers, and e-mail address) responsible for negotiations concerning the manuscript: the letter should make it clear that the final manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors. Conflicts of interest, any commercial affiliations, consultations, stock or equity interests should be specified. In the letter 1-3 sentences should be dedicated to what this study adds. All authors should sign the letter.
The Title page should include authors¡¯ names, degrees, academic addresses, address for correspondence including telephone, fax and e-mail, and grant support. Also the con-tribution of each author should be specified.
The title should be informative and not exceed 90 charac-ters, including spaces. Avoid use of extraneous words such as ¡®study¡¯, ¡®investigation¡¯ as well as priority claims (new, novel, first). Give a running title of less than 50 characters. If data from the manuscript have been presented at a meeting, list the name, date and location of the meeting and reference and previously published abstracts in the bibliography. Give a word count (including references, excluding tables and legends) at the bottom of this page.
Abbreviations: Measurements should be abbreviated accord-ing to SI units. All other abbreviations or acronyms should be defined on the first appearance in the text. Use a capital letter for proprietary names of substances and materials. At first mention of a chemical substance, use the correct chemi-cal designation as well as the generic name.
The Abstract, not exceeding 200 words, should be written in a structured manner and with particular care, since this will be the only part of the article studied by some read-ers. In original articles, the abstract should consist of four paragraphs, labelled Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. They should briefly describe the problem being addressed in the study, how the study was performed and which measurements were carried out, the most relevant results, and what the authors conclude from the results.
The Introduction should be brief and set out the purposes for which the study has been performed.
The Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed so that readers and reviewers can understand precisely what has been done without studying the references directly. The description may be abbreviated when well-accepted tech-niques are used.
The Results should be presented precisely without discussion.
The Discussion should directly relate to the study being reported. Do not include a general review of the topic, but discuss the pertinent literature.
Acknowledgement: All finding sources should be credited here. Also a statement of conflicts of interest should be put here.
References should be numbered consecutively (in square brackets) as they appear in the text. Type the reference list with double spacing on a separate sheet. References should accord with the system used in Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (N Engl J Med 1991;324:424-8).
Examples:
[1.] Smilde TJ, Wissen S van, Wollersheim H, Kastelein JJP, Stalenhoef AFH. Genetic and
metabolic factors predicting risk of cardiovascular disease in familial hypercholesterolemia. Neth J Med 2001;59:184-95.
[2.] Kaplan NM. Clinical Hypertension. 7th Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1998.
[3.] Powell LW, Isselbacher KJ. Hemochromatosis. In: Harrison¡¯s Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th Edition, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, et al. (eds). New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001. p. 2257-61.
Please note that the first six authors should be listed; when seven or more, list only the first three and add et al. Do not include references to personal communications, unpublished data or manuscripts either ¡®in preparation¡¯ or ¡®submitted for publication¡¯. If essential, such material may be incorporated into the appropriate place in the text. Recheck references in the text against reference list after your manuscript has been revised.
Tables should be typed with double spacing each on a sepa-rate sheet, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and should contain only horizontal lines. Provide a short descriptive heading above each table with footnotes and/or explanation underneath.
Figures must be suitable for high-quality reproduction. Submit line drawings made in Word or other computer pro-grammes but not in a PowerPoint file. India ink drawings or sharp, strongly contrasting photographic prints on glossy paper are also acceptable. Lettering should be complete, of professional quality, and of a size appropriate to that of the illustration of drawing, with the necessary reduction in size taken into account. Figures should be no larger than 12.5 x 18 cm. Submit half-tone illustrations as black-and-white prints on glossy paper, with as much contrast as possible. Identify each figure on the back with a typed label, which shows the number of the figure, the name of the leading author, the title of the manuscript and the topside of the figure. Colour figures are occasionally possible and will be charged to the authors.
Legend for figures should be typed, with double spacing, on a separate sheet.
Brief reports
Brief reports containing concise reports on original work will be considered for publication. Case reports which are relevant for understanding the pathophysiology or clini-cal presentation of disease may also be accepted under this heading. Articles published in this section should be no longer than 1000 words, and be supplied with a summary of about 60 words, preferably no more than two figures and/or tables, and no more than 15 references.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor referring to articles previously published in the journal will be considered by the editors; letters should be no more than 500 words and sent both on disk or e-mail and in hard copy.
Submission
Manuscripts should be sent to the Editor in chief, Prof. J.W.M. van der Meer, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Department of General Internal Medicine, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands, tel.: +31 (0)24-361 04 59,
e-mail: g.derksen@aig.umcn.nl.
They should be submitted in four complete copies, which include four sets of the figures; authors should retain one copy of the manuscript. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned to the author unless specially requested at the time of submission.
Reviewing process
After external and editorial review of the manuscript, the authors will be informed about acceptance, rejections or revision. Unless stated otherwise in our letter, we require revision within three months.
Acceptance
After acceptance we prefer electronic submission of text and figures, either by e-mail to g.derksen@aig.azn.nl or on floppy disk. A disk plus two final and exactly matching printed versions should be submitted together. It is important that the file saved is in the native format of ¡®Word¡¯ or any other computer programme used. Label the disk with the name of computer programme used, your name, and the name of the file on the disk.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the authors to be carefully checked for printer¡¯s errors. Changes or additions to the edited manuscript cannot be allowed at this stage. Corrected proofs should be returned to the publisher within two days of receipt.
Offprints
These are not available. The first author receives two sample copies of the journal with the published article.
Books for reviewing
Books, which are to be considered for review, should be sent to the Editor in chief.
Editorial Board
Editor in chief,
Prof. J.W.M. van der Meer,
University Medical Centre St Radboud,
Department of General Internal Medicine,
O Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
tel.: +31 (0)24-361 04 59
e-mail: g.derksen@aig.umcn.nl.
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