期刊名称：PSYCHOGERIATRICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Aims and Scope
Psychogeriatrics is an international journal sponsored by the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society and publishes peer-reviewed original papers dealing with all aspects of psychogeriatrics and related fields
The Journal encourages articles with gerontopsychiatric, neurobiological, genetic, diagnostic, social-psychiatric, health-political, psychological or psychotherapeutic content. Themes can be illuminated through basic science, clinical (human and animal) studies, case studies, epidemiological or humanistic research
Indexed / Abstracted in
Abstracts in Social Gerontology (Sage)
Academic Search (EBSCO)
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Current Abstracts (EBSCO)
Embase/Excerpta medica (Elsevier)
InfoTrac
Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Thomson ISI)
MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
Proquest 5000 (ProQuest)
ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (ProQuest)
Proquest Research Library (ProQuest)
PsycINFO
Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch®)
Instructions to Authors
Author Guidelines
AIMS AND SCOPE
Psychogeriatrics is an international journal sponsored by the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society and publishes peer-reviewed original papers dealing with all aspects of psychogeriatrics and related fields.
The Journal encourages articles with gerontopsychiatric, neurobiological, genetic, diagnostic, social-psychiatric, health-political, psychological or psychotherapeutic content. Themes can be illuminated through basic science, clinical (human and animal) studies, case studies, epidemiological or humanistic research.
ACCEPTANCE
Manuscripts are accepted regardless of whether or not the author is a member of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society and on the condition that the content has not been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. All material submitted for publication, including solicited articles, are subject to editorial review and revision. Each manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence, as material cannot be returned. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
All articles submitted to the journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.
Manuscripts should be written so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in the particular field. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific content, the Editor or the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader.
COVERING LETTER
Papers are accepted for publication in the journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the covering letter. The covering letter must also contain an acknowledgement that all authors have contributed significantly, and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the publisher), stating authorization to reproduce the material, must be attached to the covering letter.
In keeping with the latest guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, each author's contribution to the paper is to be quantified. Authors must state that the protocol for the research project has been approved by a suitably constituted Ethics Committee of the institution within which the work was undertaken and that it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki in 1995 (as revised in Tokyo 2004), available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm.
All investigations on human subjects must include a statement that the subject gave informed consent. Patient anonymity should be preserved. In general, submission of a case report should be accompanied by the written consent of the subject prior to publication; this is particularly important where photographs are to be used or in cases where the unique nature of the incident reported makes it possible for the patient to be identified. While the Editorial Board recognizes that it might not always Mar03 be possible or appropriate to seek such consent, the onus will be on the authors to demonstrate that this exception applies in their case.
Any experiments involving animals must be demonstrated to be ethically acceptable and where relevant conform to national guidelines for animal usage in research.
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
AUTHOR MATERIAL ARCHIVE POLICY
Authors who require the return of any submitted material that is accepted for publication should inform the Editorial Office after acceptance. If no indication is given that author material should be returned, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing will dispose of all hardcopy and electronic material two months after publication.
SUBMISSION
The original manuscript and two copies, should be submitted to: Professor Masatoshi Takeda, Editor-in-Chief: Psychogeriatrics, c/o Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Proteomics, Osaka University Medical School, D3, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan (email: mtakeda@psy.med.osaka-u.ac.jp; tel: +81 6 6879 3050; fax: +81 6 6879 3059).
COPYRIGHT
Authors publishing in the Journal will be asked to sign an Exclusive Licence Form. In signing the form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the form, and must sign the form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed form has been received. Authors can download the form from http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/psy_elf.pdf.
PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Submissions should be printed, doubled-spaced, on one side only of ISO A4 paper. The top, bottom and side margins should be at least 30 mm. Laser quality print is essential. The average length of the manuscript text should be approximately 4000 words, which will be approximately seven printed pages including figures and tables. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page.
Style:
Manuscripts should follow the style of the Vancouver agreement detailed in the revised 'Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals', as presented in Ann Intern Med 1997; 126: 36-47:
http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/unifreqr.htm
The journal uses either US or UK spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or the Concise Oxford Dictionary. Spelling must be consistent throughout the manuscript.
All measurements must be given in SI units. Abbreviations should be used sparingly - only where they ease the reader's task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only.
Drugs should be referred to by their generic names. If proprietary drugs have been used in the study, refer to these by their generic name, mentioning the proprietary name, and the name and location of the manufacturer, in parentheses.
GENETIC NOMENCLATURE
Standard genetic nomenclature should be used for further information, including relevant websites, authors should refer to the genetic nomenclature guide in Trends in Genetics (Elsevier Science, 1998).
Sequence data submission:
Nucleotide sequence data can be submitted in electronic form to any of the three major collaborative databases: DDBJ, EMBL or GenBank. It is only necessary to submit to one database as data are exchanged between DDBJ, EMBL and GenBank on a daily basis. The suggested wording for referring to accessionnumber information is: 'These sequence data have been submitted to the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession number
U12345.'
Addresses are as follows:
DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp
EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions http://www.ebi.ac.uk
GenBank http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PARTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and keywords, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgements, (v) references, (vi) figure legends, (vii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (viii) figures. Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript, proofs and requests for offprints should be sent. The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote.
The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 40 characters, including spaces) should also be provided.
Abstract and key words:
All manuscripts except Case Reports must have include a brief but informative abstract that states in 300 words or fewer the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. For Original Articles, the abstract should be separated with the headings: Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references.
Key words (up to seven), for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
Introduction:
This section should include sufficient background information to set the work in context. The aims of the manuscript should be clearly stated.
Methods:
This should be concise but provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be repeated by others. The source of material should be given in detail, where possible. Ethical considerations should be detailed.
Results:
Results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and figures; repetitive presentation of the same data in different forms should be avoided.
Discussion:
This should consider the results in relation to any hypotheses advanced in the introduction and place the study in the context of other work.
Acknowledgements:
The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors' industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
References:
The Vancouver system of referencing should be used. In the text, references should be cited using superscript Arabic numerals in the order in which they appear. If cited in tables or figure legends, number according to the first identification of the table or figure in the text.
Cite the names of all authors when there are six or fewer; when seven or more, list the first three followed by et al. Do not use ibid. or op cit. Reference to unpublished data and personal communications should not appear in the list, but should be cited in the text only (e.g. Smith A, 2000, unpublished data). All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list. Names of journals should be abbreviated in the style used in MEDLINE.
Journal article
Kyosseva SV, Elbein AD, Hutton TL et al. Increased levels of transcription factors Elk- 1, cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein, and activating transcription factor 2 in the cerebellar vermis of schizophrenic patients. Arch Gen Psychiat 2000; 57: 685-691.
Harada K, Nanno H, Sumi N et al. The interaction of the neurophysiological marker (somatosensory evoked potential, event-related potential), the regional cerebral blood flow and the mental ability in patients with cerebrovascular accident. Rhonen Seishin Igaku Zasshi 1999; 10: 573-580 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Online article not yet published in an issue
An online article that has not yet been published in an issue (therefore has no volume, issue or page numbers) can be cited by its Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI will remain valid and allow an article to be tracked even after its allocation to an issue.
Shibata N and Arai H. Alzheimer's disease and mortality in Japan. Psychogeriatrics doi:10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00273.x
Book
Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and Leadership Skills for Nurses, 2nd edn. Albany: Delmar Publishers, 1996.
Chapter in a book
Kosaka K, Iseki E. Diffuse Lewy body disease and diffuse neurofibrillary tangles with calcification. In: Iqbal K, Winblad B, Nishimura T, Takeda M, Wisniewski HM (eds). Alzheimer's Disease: Biology, Diagnosis and Therapeutics. New York: Wiley, 1997; 179-184.
World Health Organization. Application of the international classification of disease to neurology: ICD-NA, 2nd edn. Geneva: WHO Publishing Office, 1997.
Electronic material
Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center. The Present and Future Condition of the Elderly Population. [cited 31 October 2001]. Available from: http://www.stat.go.jp/data/guide/5-3-1.htm
Tables:
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate sheet in doublespacing with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: � � §, , should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings. If tables have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder, stating authorisation to reproduce the table, must be sent to the Editorial Office with the manuscript.
Figures:
Authors are requested to provide three sets of figures. One set of figures should be labelled as 'original' and these will be used for publication. All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labelled on the back in very soft marker or chinagraph pencil, indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. Do not use adhesive labels as this prohibits electronic scanning. Figures should be sized to fit within the column (84 mm) or the full text width (175 mm).
Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package; lettering must be included and should be sized to be no larger than the journal text.
Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared. Photographs need to be cropped sufficiently to prevent human subjects being recognized (or an eye bar should be used). Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
If supplied electronically, graphics must be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif. A high-resolution print-out must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as lowresolution print-outs and/or files cannot be used. Please visit our Digital Illustrations Standards web page at:
http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthors/digill.asp
Colour figures:
Colour photographs should be submitted as good quality, glossy colour prints. The cost of colour reproduction will be charged to the author.
Figure legends:
Type figure legends on a separate sheet in doublespacing. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement. If figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder, stating authorisation to reproduce the figure, must be sent to the Editorial Office with the manuscript.
MANUSCRIPTS ON DISK
Authors are required to provide their manuscripts on disk; however, disks should not be sent until the manuscript has been accepted.
Use a new disk rather than a reformatted disk; the disk must contain the relevant file(s) only. Authors should supply their accepted paper as formatted text. It is essential that the hardware and the word processing package are specified on the disk (e.g. IBM, Word 2000 or Mac, Word 5.1), as well as the first author's surname, the journal title and the manuscript number.
The entire article (including tables) should be supplied as a single file; only electronic figures should be supplied as separate files.
The following instructions should be adhered to.
It is essential that the final, revised version of the accepted manuscript and the file saved on disk are identical.
Do not use the carriage return (enter) at the end of lines within a paragraph.
Turn the hyphenation option off.
Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
Take care not to use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (capital o) for 0 (zero) or ß (German esszett) for b (Greek beta).
Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables.
If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell, i.e. do not use carriage returns within cells
Digital figures must be supplied as .tif or .eps files at a resolution of at least 300 d.p.i. (high-resolution print-outs are also required)
FURTHER ON-LINE GUIDELINES
Please visit the Blackwell Science website for authors at:
http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthors/journal.asp
which gives detailed information on the preparation and submission of articles and figures.
PAGE CHARGES
For articles of seven printed pages or less, there are no page charges. Articles in excess of eight pages are subject to extra charge. Color figures require an additional charge.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHARGES
Authors are responsible for the linguistic accuracy of their manuscripts. Authors not fully conversant with the English language are advised to seek skilled advice from subject specialists with a sound knowledge of English. The editors reserve the right to forward accepted manuscripts to an English language consultant for language improvement. The cost of English revision will be charged to the author according to the extent of revision.
PROOFS
It is essential that authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed. (1) Word files of the edited articles will be sent via e-mail and should be returned to the Publisher within 3 days of receipt. It is essential that these files are checked carefully, as the cost of changes made at a later stage may be charged to the author. Full instructions on how to correct and return the file will be attached to the email. (2) After the Word file has been checked, notification of the URL from where to download a Portable Document Format (PDF) typeset page proof, associated forms and further instructions will be sent by email to the corresponding author. The purpose of the PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations (other than the essential correction of errors) are unacceptable at PDF stage. The proof should be checked, and approval to publish the article should be emailed to the Publisher by the date indicated; otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor or held over to the next issue.
OFFPRINTS
Offprints may be ordered using the Offprint Order Form that is available for download with the PDF proofs. Offprints will be provided only if a completed Offprint Order Form is returned to the publisher by the specified date.
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Editorial Board
Editorial Information
Editor-in-Chief
Masatoshi Takeda, Osaka
Editorial Board
Naoji Amano, Matsumoto
Heii Arai, Tokyo
Raul L. Arizaga, Argentina
Robert. H. Belmaker, Israel
Henry Brodaty, Australia
Ramon Cacabelos, Spain
Vijay Chandra, India
Edmond Chiu, Australia
Helen F. K. Chiu, Hong Kong
Jeffrey L. Cummings, USA
Timo Erkinjuntti, Finland
Hans ForstI, Germany
Ezio Giacobini, Switzerland
Vladimir Hachinski, Canada
Akira Homma, Tokyo
Dilip V. Jeste, USA
Haruo Kashima, Tokyo
Brian A. Lawlor, Ireland
Kiyoshi Maeda, Kobe
Peter V. Rabins, USA
Karen Ritchie, France
Robert G. Robinson, USA
Kenneth Rockwood, Canada
Hiromi Shiraishi, Tokyo
Tetsuya Suhara, Chiba
Toshihisa Tanaka, Osaka
Katsuya Urakami, Tottori
Peter J. Whitehouse, USA
Bengt Winblad, Sweden
Jong Inn Woo, Korea
Mitsunobu Yoshii, Tokyo
Shen Yucun, PRQ
Address for Editorial Correspondence
Professor Masatoshi Takeda
Editor-in-Chief
Psychogeriatrics
c/o Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Proteomics
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
D3, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0879, Japan
Tel: +81-6-6879-3050/ Fax: +81-6-6879-3059
email pgsubmit@psy.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Production Editor
Yuko Fukuda
email: yukofukuda@wiley.com
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