期刊名称：MUSCLE & NERVE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
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Aims and Scope
Muscle & Nerve is an international and interdisciplinary publication of original contributions, in both health and disease, concerning studies of the muscle, the neuromuscular junction, the peripheral motor, sensory and autonomic neurons, and the central nervous system where the behavior of the peripheral nervous system is clarified. Appearing monthly, Muscle & Nerve publishes clinical studies and clinically relevant research reports in the fields of anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, electrophysiology and electrodiagnosis, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, toxicology, and virology. The Journal welcomes articles and reports on basic clinical electrophysiology and electrodiagnosis. We expedite some papers dealing with timely topics to keep up with the fast-moving pace of science, based on the referees' recommendation.
Readership
Neurologists · physiatrists · physical and rehabilitative medical specialists · neurophysiologists
Abstracting and Indexing Information
- Abstracts in Anthropology (Baywood Publishing)
- BIOBASE (Elsevier)
- Biological Abstracts® (Thomson ISI)
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- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA/CIG)
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- CSA Biological Sciences Database (CSA/CIG)
- CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database (CSA/CIG)
- CSA Virology and AIDS Abstracts (CSA/CIG)
- Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier)
- Current Contents®/Life Sciences (Thomson ISI)
- EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (Elsevier)
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
- Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Thomson ISI)
- MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
- Neuroscience Citation Index™ (Thomson ISI)
- Neurosciences Abstracts (CSA/CIG)
- PASCAL Database (INIST/CNRS)
- RECAL Legacy Database ()
- Reference Update (Thomson ISI)
- Science Citation Index Expanded™ (Thomson ISI)
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- SCOPUS (Elsevier)
- Web of Science® (Thomson ISI)
Instructions to Authors
Author Guidelines
The Journal is composed of ten sections.
1. Main Articles present original clinical and laboratory research and related topics. Although there is no set limit on length, it is recommended that they be no longer than 6,000 words.
2. Short Reports provide preliminary communications of new data or research methods. Manuscripts should be no longer than 1,000 words and may include only 1 figure or table. Short Reports should include an abstract of no more than 75 words. Unsolicited case reports can be submitted as Short Reports or as a Letter to the Editor.
3. Review Articles describe current topics of importance and are usually solicited by the Editor. They undergo the regular review process by at least two referees before acceptance.
4. Editorials are either free-standing brief reviews or commentaries relating to an article published in the same issue of the Journal. They are usually no more than about 2000 words, with up to 12 references but no figures or tables. They are solicited by the Editor.
5. Cases of the Month consist of rare or illustrative studies of neuromuscular disorders. Authors should indicate in a cover letter when manuscripts are being submitted for this section. Manuscripts should be 2,000 to 3,000 words long and may include 1 table and up to 4 figures.
6. Issues and Opinions deal with current topics related to etiology, pathogenesis, electrodiagnosis or therapy of neuromuscular disorders. The articles need not be data based. We welcome a novel hypothesis and reviews of controversial subjects. When appropriate, opposing views will be presented in the same section usually prepared by one of our editors or an expert identified by the Editorial Office. Manuscripts should be 2,000 to 3,000 words long and may include 1 table and up to 4 figures.
7. Letters to the Editor comment on papers published in this journal or other relevant matters. Manuscripts should be no longer than 500 words and may include only 1 figure or table. Subtitles should not be used and any acknowledgments should be included in the body of the letter.
8. AANEM Material consisting of monographs, practice parameters and other position papers, and a monthly news and comments section, are published after approval by the editor.
9. Calendar of Events provides notices of forthcoming meetings in the field and current events. These notices should be sent to the Editor three months prior to the desired publication date.
10. Book Reviews are solicited by the Editor. Publishers should send one copy of each book to the editorial office in Charlottesville, VA. Selection of books and reviewers is at the sole discretion of the Editor.
Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere in any but abstract form and are not under consideration by any other journal.
Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically. For complete instructions on how to do so, go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mus and follow the instructions for creating an account and submitting a manuscript.
Please note that submission instructions for this journal have recently changed. MUSCLE & NERVE is now using Manuscript Central, which allows for online submission and review. Files uploaded to this system are ultimately used in the final production through a paperless system.
When submitting your article to Manuscript Central, upload as many files as needed for your manuscript. These files will be combined into a single PDF document for the peer review process.
MicroSoft Word Format is preferred for manuscript submission. Electronic versions in ASCII or PDF are not acceptable. Each figure must be uploaded separately as an image file using TIFF or EPS formatting. Each image file must include all subparts (A, B, C, etc.) to the figure. Subparts should not be uploaded individually. Figures saved as PDF or prepared in Word, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Lotus 123, PowerPoint and Corel Draw are not acceptable files. Tables should appear at the end of the manuscript text in the main document and should not be uploaded as separate image files. A figure legend/list of captions should appear at the end of the manuscript text as well. All submissions should have a complete title page and abstract in the main document file.
If you are submitting a revision of a manuscript originating in the old submission system, please send your revision in the original print format to the MUSCLE & NERVE Editorial Office, including the author’s response to the referees, an annotated revision, and a clean, unmarked copy of the revision.
If you are submitting a revision of a manuscript originating in Manuscript Central, please respond to each individual comment made by the referee(s) in the space provided. You can use this space to document any changes you make to the original manuscript. If your response contains symbols or equations that cannot be placed in this space, please upload a file of your comments in the 'File Upload' section with your revised manuscript. Please do not upload your response in the 'Cover Letter' section.
If you are updating a file, please delete the original version and upload the revised file. To designate the order in which your files appear, use the dropdowns in the "order" column below. View your uploaded files by clicking on HTML or PDF. When you are finished, click "Next."
General correspondence concerning a MUSCLE & NERVE submission may be directed to: Lawrence H. Phillips II, MD
Editor, Muscle & Nerve
Department of Neurology
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 800394
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-03944
All other correspondence should be addressed to Sarah Whalen, STM Dept., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, 8th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
Copyright
The publication agreement printed in the journal must be signed by all authors and accompany the manuscript or letter to the Editor at the time of submission. Failure to comply will delay the publication.
Style
Sources. Webster's Third New International or New Collegiate dictionaries (G. & C. Merriam Co., Springfield, MA) should be used for spelling and hyphenation of nonmedical terms, and Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (WB Saunders, Philadelphia) for medical terms. Good sources for general style (grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.) are: A Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press, Chicago) and The Elements of Style , by Strunk and White (Macmillan Publishing Co., New York). For units of measure, symbols and nomenclature for biochemistry and biology, use the CBE Style Manual (American Institute of Biological Sciences, Arlington, VA) and for medicine, use the AMA Stylebook and Editorial Manual (American Medical Association, Chicago).
Numbers. Use numerals for all units of measure and time, and for all enumerations (e.g., 3 mm, 55%, 2 hours, 9 months, 20 years, 1 of 19 patients). SI unit conversions should appear in parentheses following all units of measure. Spell out the numbers one through nine only for general usage (e.g., "we considered only two possibilities"). Spell out numbers beginning a sentence.
Abbreviations. Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum because their use often confuses readers who are not familiar with the subject matter. Only standard abbreviations, as listed in the CBE Style Manual and the AMA Stylebook and Editorial Manual (see above), may be used without definition. Terms appearing frequently within a paper may be abbreviated, but should be spelled out at first citation, with the abbreviation in parentheses.
Manuscript Preparation
Type the manuscript using double spacing throughout, including the reference section. Organize the manuscript in the order indicated below, with each component beginning on a separate page and with a running title and page number typed in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
Title Page. Page 1 should include: ( a ) the title of the article (80 spaces maximum), ( b ) the authors' full names (first name, middle initial, surname) with no more than two graduate degrees (please do not include diplomas), ( c ) affiliations (the name of the department if any, and the institution, city, and state or country where the work was done) indicating which authors are associated with which affiliations, ( d ) acknowledgments of grant support and of individuals who were of direct help in the preparation of the study, ( e ) the name and address of the author to whom reprint requests are to be sent, and ( f ) a running title (not more than 30 spaces). Authors with multiple affiliations should provide only their primary affiliation. If part or all of the material is contained within a presentation made at a national meeting, the organization, city, and date of the presentation should be included as a footnote, but details of any abstracts should not be cited here.
Abstract. Page 2 should include the title of the article followed by the abstract, which should have no more than 150 words for a main or review article and 75 words for a case of the month and short report. The abstract should be in the structured format as outlined by the National Library of Medicine. For most publications, the abstract should include sections labeled: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion. For basic research publications a statement of clinical relevance is encouraged. Authors who wish to have additional information about the structured abstract format are referred to the National Library of Medicine website: (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/policy/structured_abstracts.html) and to an article that reviews the subject: (Harbourt AM, Knecht LS, Humphreys BL. Structured abstracts in MEDLINE, 1989-1991. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1995;83:190-195).
Abbreviations. All abbreviations used in the text should be listed and defined in alphabetical order on a separate page. This list should appear just before the reference section.
Key Words. The authors should provide 5 key words below the abstract page pertaining to all major points of their contribution. This will help index the article for reference citations.
Text. Papers should be organized in the following format; Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Other descriptive headings and subheadings may be used if appropriate. Every effort should be made to avoid jargon, to spell out all nonstandard abbreviations the first time they are mentioned, and to present the contents of the study as clearly and as concisely as possible.
The methods, apparatus (including manufacturer's name and address), and procedures should be identified in sufficient detail to allow other investigators to reproduce the results. References should be given for all discussions of previous studies and for all nonstandard methods used. For experiments in which humans were studied, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accord with the standards of the Committee on Human Experimentation of the institution in which the experiments were done or in accord with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975. For experiments on animals, indicate whether the institution's or the National Research Council's guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. For drugs and chemicals, the generic name should be used at first mention and, preferably, thereafter. Trade name may appear in parentheses and should be capitalized. Patients' names, initials, or hospital numbers should not be used.
Be sure that all references and all tables and figures are cited within the text. The tables and figures should be numbered according to the order in which they appear. Data appearing in tables or figures should be summarized, not duplicated, in the text. All data cited in the text should be checked carefully against the corresponding data in the tables to ensure that they correspond, and all names cited in the text should be checked carefully against the references to ensure that the spelling is correct. Any ambiguous symbols (e.g., the letter "O" versus the numeral "0," the letter "I" versus the numeral "1") should be identified.
References. Type references double-spaced in the order of citation and number them accordingly. Identify references in the text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals typed as superscripts.
The authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the references.
For journal articles the following information should be included: ( a ) all author names (surnames followed by initials; use "et al" after the sixth author in the case of multi-authored works), ( b ) the title of the article with the same spellings and accent marks as in the original, ( c ) the journal title abbreviated as it appears in the Index Medicus or spelled out if it is not listed there, ( d ) the date of publication, ( e ) the volume number, and ( f ) inclusive page numbers. For books be sure to include the chapter title, chapter authors, editors of the book, title of the book (including volume or edition number), publisher's name and location, date of publication, and appropriate page numbers. Examples of the correct format are as follows:
1. Dawkins RL, O'Reilly C, Grimsley G, Ziko PJ. Myasthenia gravis: the role of immunodeficiency. Ann NY Acad Sci 1976; 274:461-467.
2. Voet D, Voet JG. Biochemistry. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1990. 1223 p.
3. Siegel IM. Orthopaedic correction of musculoskeletal deformity in muscular dystrophy. In: Griggs RC, Moxley RT III, editors. Advances in neurology. New York: Raven Press; 1973. Vol. 17, p 343-364.
"Unpublished observations," "personal communications," and information that has been obtained from manuscripts "submitted for publication" but not yet accepted should not appear in the references but should be cited in parentheses in the text. Unpublished observations should include the authors, the year, and should be accompanied by letters of permission from all individuals cited; quotations from manuscripts that have been submitted for publication should include the authors, the title of the manuscript, and the date. Manuscripts that have been accepted for publication but have not yet been published may appear in the references. Include the authors, manuscript title, and name of journal, followed by "to be published" in parentheses.
Use of EndNote for Preparing References. EndNote is a software product that we recomment to our journal authors to help simplify and streamline the research process. Using EndNote's bibliographic databases, build and organize your reference collection, and then instantly output your bibliography in any Wiley journal style. To download the reference style for this journal, or to purchase a copy of EndNote, go to the following URL www.interscience.wiley.com/jendnotes . If you need assistance using EndNote, contact endnote@isiresearchsoft.com , or visit www.endnote.com/support
Tables. Type each table double-spaced on a separate sheet; do not submit tables as photographs. If the table must exceed one typewritten page, duplicate all headings on the second sheet. Very wide tables are difficult and expensive to typeset and should be avoided by breaking up into smaller tables. Number tables in the order in which they are cited in the text. Every table should have a title, and every column in the table, including the left-hand (stub) column, should have a heading. Define all abbreviations and indicate the units of measurement for all values. Use commas for all numbers exceeding 999, and use zeros before decimals for numbers less than 1. Organize the tables so that like data are read vertically, not horizontally. Do not use internal horizontal or vertical lines to separate sections. Explain all empty spaces or dashes. Indicate footnotes to the table by the following symbols, used in the order shown: * (asterisk), † (dagger), ‡ (double dagger), § (section mark), (parallels), (paragraph mark), # (number sign). Letters of the alphabet, lower case and italic, should be used instead if there are more than seven footnotes. Symbols (or letters) should appear after commas and periods, before colons and semicolons, and should be superscript. If data from any other source, published or unpublished, are used, obtain permission for their use and cite the source in the legend.
Figures. Images submitted must be in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS). They may be submitted from either a MS-DOS or Macintosh system. If figures are in Adobe Photoshop, or EPS, it is recommended to use Aldus Freehand or QuarkXPress. Figures prepared in Word, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Lotus 123, PowerPoint and Corel Draw are not acceptable as digital files. If your files have been prepared in one of these formats and cannot be converted you will be required to mail high quality hard copy figures. Failure to comply with these electronic submission procedures result in a delay in publication. All images must be saved and submitted in final size. The final figure sizes are: 1 column = 3-in. (8.25-cm) wide, 1.5 column = 5-in. (13-cm) wide, 2 columns = 6-in. (17.15-cm) wide. Figures should not exceed 8-in. (21.6-cm) in height. All cropping and manipulation must be completed before the images are submitted to the publisher.
Resolutions of scanned images are as follows: Line art is to be scanned at 1200 dots per inch (dpi). Halftones are to be scanned at 300 dpi. To ensure good reproduction on press, the minimum black value on a halftone scan (highlight) should be 4% black. The maximum value (shadow) should be no higher than 95%. Avoid the use of fine lines (point and below) for graphs and charts. Use only Adobe Type 1 fonts in creating images, and limit the number of fonts used. Do not reletter images in Photoshop. If relettering must be done, import the image into either Freehand or QuarkXPress and reletter, then make an EPS file. Make sure all scanned images are "clean." Look for and clean up dust specks, scratches, tape marks, and anything that is not part of the actual image. Files generated in Freehand should be saved in EPS format.
Photomicrographs must include a calibration bar of appropriate length (e.g., 1µm, 0.1 mm, etc.) Symbols used in micrographs should contrast with the background.
For photographs of persons, written permission from the subject must be supplied. Unless specified otherwise, the subject's eyes will be masked to prevent identification.
Authors are encouraged to submit color illustrations that highlight the text and convey essential scientific information. All color figures will be reproduced in full color in the online edition of the journal at no cost to authors. Authors are requested to pay the cost of reproducing color figures in print.
Digital Figures. To ensure that your digital graphics are suitable for print purposes, please go to RapidInspector™ at http://rapidinspector.cadmus.com/wi/index.jsp . This free, stand-alone software application will help you to inspect and verify illustrations right on your computer.
Figure Legends. Legends should be typed double-spaced and numbered with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, each should be explained clearly in the legend. For photomicrographs, the internal scale markers should be defined and the methods of staining should be given. If the figure has been previously published a credit line should be included.
Disclosure
The journal Muscle & Nerve is committed to objectivity in the collection of, analysis, and interpretation of scientific data, and to maintaining the highest ethical standards in the conduct of all research.
All authors must disclose if they, or any immediate family member within the last five years have had any affiliations that they consider to be relevant and important with any organization that to any author's knowledge has a direct interest, particularly a financial interest, in the subject matter or materials discussed. Such affiliations include, but are not limited to, employment by an industrial concern, ownership of stock, membership on a standing committee or the board of directors, consultantships, or being publicly associated with a company or its products. Other areas of real or perceived conflict of interest include the receipt of honoraria, consulting fees, grants, or funds from such corporations or individuals representing such corporations.
Such disclosure is required for every sort of article submitted to the journal, including original research, reviews, editorials, letters to the Editor and any others, and should be made at the time of submission by completion of the journal's Disclosure Statement.
The simplest remedy for conflict of interest is disclosure. In the journal, disclosure will be achieved by the inclusion of a short footnote with each published article. This information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review. It will not be shared with peer reviewers, and it will not influence the editorial decision to accept or reject the manuscript. When an article is accepted for publication, the Editor will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be represented.
Data Access. For reports of original data, at least one author (e.g., the corresponding or principal investigator) is expected to have full access to all the data in the study and to take responsibility for its accuracy. Readers are referred to the editorial by Rosenberg et al. ( Muscle Nerve 2002;25:133–134). Such access must be confirmed on the Disclosure Statement.
Authorship
Authorship of articles implies that an individual has made a substantial contribution to the article both in terms of the design of the study or collection/evaluation of data and with regard to the intellectual content of the manuscript. Such contribution may be confirmed by signature on the Disclosure Statement that must be signed by all authors prior to formal acceptance of manuscripts for publication. In the case of multi-authored articles, the editor may seek clarification to determine that authorship is appropriate.
Review and Production Process
Manuscripts are evaluated by the Editor and at least two reviewers, who are informed of the confidential nature of the review process. An editorial decision (accept, reject, or revise) is made within four weeks in 85 percent of instances. Decisions of the Editor are final and rejected manuscripts will not be considered further. All material accepted for publication is subject to copyediting. Authors will receive page proofs of their article before publication, and should answer all queries and carefully check all editorial changes at this stage. Authors are asked to check for misprints or syntactic errors and not to otherwise revise the manuscript. The current policy of Muscle & Nerve calls for an editorial review of all notes added in proof but not minor modifications made in the text. Any major alteration would substantially delay publication, pending approval from the Editor, in consultation with the reviewers, if necessary. Authors are responsible for the scientific content of their article.
EarlyView
Once a corrected proof is received by the publisher from theauthor and reviewed with the Editor, individual articles are published on-line in the EarlyView service maintained by the publisher. This makes articles available before the print version and reduces publication time to about 2 months. Articles are available as PDF full-text and HTML full-text, and each article includes a digital object identifier (DOI) and a collaborative reference linking service through which readers can click on a reference citation and immediately access article content. Once articles are published electronically, it is not possible for authors to make further changes before the print version appears. The print version will indicate the on-line publication date.
Reprints
Reprints may be ordered directly from the publisher. An order form will be sent with the page proofs to the corresponding author. Reprints are available in quantities of 100s.
Editorial Board
E d i t o r
Lawrence H. Phillips II, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
P a s t E d i t o r s
Walter G. Bradley, DM, FRCP
(Founding Editor, 1978-1987)
Jun Kimura, MD
(Editor, 1988-1997)
Michael J. Aminoff, MD, DSc, FRCP
(Editor, 1998-2007)
Senior A s s o c i a t e E d i t o r s
Gregory T. Carter, MD
Seattle, WA
Rup Tandan, MD
Burlington, VT
A s s o c i a t e E d i t o r s
Anthony A. Amato, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Salvatore DiMauro, MD
New York, New York
James M. Gilchrist, MD
Providence, Rhode Island
Robert A. Werner, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gil Wolfe, MD
Dallas, Texas
E d i t o r i a l B o a r d
Michael Benatar, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas Brannagan, MD
New York, New York
Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gregory T. Carter, MD
Seattle, Washington
K. Ming Chan, MD
Edmonton, Canada
Robert Chen, MB, BChir
Toronto, Canada
Jasper R. Daube, MD
Rochester, Minnesota
Reinhard Dengler, MD
Hannover, Germany
Timothy J. Doherty, MD, PhD
London, Canada
Peter D. Donofrio, MD
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mary Kay Floeter, MD, PhD
Bethesda, Maryland
Hans H. Goebel, MD
Mainz, Germany
Eric P. Hoffman, PhD
Washington, DC
John T. Kissel, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Lisa S. Krivickas, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Kerry H. Levin, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
Jon M. Lindstrom, PhD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric L. Logigian, MD
Rochester, New York
Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD
San Francisco, California
Daniel Menkes, MD
Memphis, Tennessee
John E. Misiaszek, PhD
Edmonton, Canada
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD
New York, New York
Rachel Nardin, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Garth A. Nicholson, MB, BS, PhD
Sydney, Australia
Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, MD, PhD
Milan, Italy
Simon Podnar, MD
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Uwe Proske, DSc
Melbourne, Australia
Michael B. Reid, PhD
Lexington, Kentucky
Caroline Sewry, PhD
Oswestry, United Kingdom
Andreas J. Steck, MD
Basel, Switzerland
John D. Stewart, MB, BS
Vancouver, Canada
Dobrivoje Stokic, MD
Jackson, Mississippi
Jeffrey Strakowski, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD
Hamilton, Canada
J. Gert van Dijk, MD, PhD
Leiden, The Netherlands
Michael D. Weiss, MD
Seattle, Washington
Hugh J. Willison, MB, BS, PhD
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Machiel J. Zwarts, MD, PhD
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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