期刊名称：ENDOCRINE REVIEWS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Endocrine Reviews publishes bimonthly comprehensive, authoritative, and timely review articles balancing both experimental and clinical endocrinology themes and crystallizing the most significant clinical experience and current research in endocrinology and related areas such as cell biology, immunology, pharmacology, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, reproductive medicine, and pediatric endocrinology. In 2002, Endocrine Reviews had the highest ISI Impact Factor ranking of the 88 journals in the ISI category of Endocrinology and Metabolism: 21.643. Of the 5876 journals surveyed by ISI, EDRV's ranking is 19.
Instructions to Authors
Purpose, Scope, and General Information
Endocrine Reviews publishes bimonthly scholarly review articles in all areas of experimental and clinical endocrinology. The Journal believes that for its readers, a broad definition of endocrinology is appropriate. The overlap in mechanisms between regulatory molecules important in many systems mandates their inclusion. Therefore, we will consider articles addressing traditional hormones, locally acting regulatory molecules, and other molecules that act in ways that are hormone-like, e.g., cytokines or growth factors. The Journal strives to publish a mixture of basic, transitional, and clinically relevant articles of general interest.
Each manuscript should present a timely, authoritative review of its focal topic. Authors should provide sufficient background information to allow both endocrinologists and other scientists to gain both knowledge and perspective of the subject. We particularly encourage articles that present an evaluation of the available data, not just a compilation. While a limited amount of new data may be included to buttress the author’s point of view,manuscripts that deal primarily with new findings should be submitted to Endocrinology or The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism or Molecular Endocrinology.
Note that all articles submitted to Endocrine Reviews, whether solicited or not, must undergo review. Manuscripts will be reviewed for scientific accuracy, clarity, and balance of perspective by members of the Editorial Board and other experts in the field. Manuscripts that focus entirely on the author’s previous contributions to the literature will not be accepted. The bibliography should be comprehensive for current or recent citations, but need not include all previous references. To this end, appropriate recent reviews should be cited whenever possible.
Submission of Proposals for Manuscripts
Manuscripts may be solicited by the Editor-in-Chief or proposals for manuscripts may be submitted independently by interested individuals. When submitting a proposal, authors must include the following items:
1. A full outline of the proposed review, listing all topics to be covered
2. A brief (1 page) narrative of the material to be covered in the manuscript, including a statement on why the topic is important and timely
3. A curriculum vitae for each author, including a full bibliography of published work
4. A completion date for the manuscript.
Once a proposal has been reviewed by the editors, the author will be notified of its status.
Manuscript Submission
Mail
Send manuscripts to: E. Brad Thompson, M.D., Editor-in-Chief
Endocrine Reviews
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Room 111C, Basic Science Building
Galveston, TX 77555-0628 USA
Phone 301-951-2603
Fax 301-951-2617
Send e-mail attachments to: endoreviews@endo-society.org
All submissions MUST INCLUDE:
1. Cover letter stating the authors?wish that the manuscript be evaluated for publication in Endocrine Reviews. This letter must list the title and all authors of the paper, the submission package contents, and suggest specific reviewers.
2. Completed Copyright Assignment & Affirmation of Originality form, which is available at http://edrv.endojournals.org/misc/origcopy.pdf
MAILED COPIES MUST INCLUDE THE ABOVE PLUS
3. Original + 3 copies of manuscript with collated figures for reviewers
4. Two complete sets of original figures
5. Separate disk containing figures prepared according to guidelines at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/
NOTE: There is no submission fee for The Endocrine Society journals.
Manuscript Preparation
General Format
The manuscript should be typed, with all text double-spaced (including references, tables, and legends). Use wide (1" or larger) margins, and print on one side only of standard paper. Number all pages. The following sections must begin on separate pages: title page, references, footnotes, tables, legends.
Title
The title page should include the following:
- Full title (a concise statement of the article’s major contents)
- Abbreviated title of not more than 40 characters for page headings
- Authors' names and institutions
- Corresponding author's address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address
- Name and address of person to whom reprint requests should be addressed
- Key words to support indexing and information retrieval
- Any grants or fellowships supporting the writing of the paper
Abstract
- Do not exceed 200 words
- Briefly describe in complete sentences the purpose of the investigation, the methods used, the results obtained, and the principal conclusions
- Do not refer to the text or references
- Write the abstract with a general audience in mind
Outline
An outline of the manuscript’s contents helps to lead the reader by providing preliminary information on the structure of the review.
Introduction
The article should begin with a brief introductory statement that places the work to follow in historical perspective and explains its intent and significance.
Body of Manuscript
The organization of this privileged section of the review is left to the authors. However, the organization should be logical and readily comprehended by the reader. As indicated above, an outline that indicates this organization is desirable.
Figure Legends
Figure legends and titles should be submitted on a separate page from the figures. Figure legends should add meaning and significance to the figure, and should not require reference back to the text.
Figures
Digital Art: Authors are encouraged to submit digital art to expedite the review and publication processes. Please review the detailed instructions for preparing digital art at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/. E-mail queries can be sent to digitalart@cadmus.com.
Sizing and labeling the figure: The author is responsible for providing digital art that has been properly sized, cropped, and has adequate space between images. Plan the size of the figure to fill 1, 1.5, or 2 columns in the printed journal (see chart below for dimensions). In most cases, figures should be prepared for 1-column width. Produce original art at the size it should appear in the printed journal.
1 column = 18 picas, 7.5 cm, 3.0 in
1.5. columns = 30 picas, 12.5 cm, 5.0 in
2 columns = 38 picas, 16.0 cm, 6.4 in
At 100% size, no lettering should be smaller than 8 point (0.3 cm high) or larger than 12 point (0.4 cm high). Use bold and solid lettering. Lines should be thick, solid, and no less than 1-point rule. Avoid the use of reverse type (white lettering on a darker background). Avoid lettering on top of shaded or textured areas. Titles should be clear and informative. Keep wording on figures to a minimum, and confine any explanation of figures to their separate-page legends. Label only one vertical and one horizontal side of a figure. Freehand lettering or drawing is unacceptable.
Special requirements for 4-color art: Save files in CMYK mode (cyan-magenta-yellow-black). Color saturation of the shadow portion cannot exceed 280% (%cyan + %magenta + %yellow + %black cannot exceed 280%).
Shading: Avoid the use of shading, but if unavoidable, use a coarse rather than a fine screen setting (80-100 line screen is preferred). Avoid 1-20% and 70-99% shading; make differing shades vary by at least 20%, i.e., 25%, 45%, 65%. Instead of shading, denote variations in graphs or drawings by cross-hatching; solid black; or vertical, horizontal, or diagonal striping. Avoid the use of dots.
Grouped figures: For grouped figures, indicate the layout in a diagram. Place grouped figures so that they can be printed in 1 column width with uniform margins. Indicate magnification in the legends and by internal reference markers in the photographs. Their length should represent the fraction or multiple of a micrometer, appropriate to the magnification.
Hard copy submissions: Authors must submit two original sets of figures. In soft pencil or as a typed adhesive label on the back of each figure, indicate the following: 1) figure number; 2) corresponding author's name; 3) orientation (top). Because the figures will be scanned for on-line review, they must also be labeled with the figure number on the front of each figure. Figures must be clean and neat. Avoid writing in ink on the back of figures. Surface smoothness is critical: avoid tape and creases. Do NOT mount figures.
Graphs: Graphs with axis measures containing very large or small numbers should convert to easily readable notations. Example: For an ordinate range of "counts per minute" values from 1,000 to 20,000, the true value may be multiplied by 10-3 (scale would read from 1 to 20) and the ordinate axis display "cpm (x10-3)." Similarly, for a Scatchard plot with values ranging from 0.1 to 2 femtomolar (10-15 M), the scale may run from 0.1 to 2 with the abscissa labeled "M(x1015)." Three-dimensional bar graphs will not be published if the information they refer to is only two-dimensional.
Tables
Submit tables as printed text on plain paper only. Photographs of tables are not acceptable. Each table must have a concise heading and be constructed as simply as possible; it must be intelligible without reference to the text. At the foot of the table a description of experimental conditions may appear together with footnotes. Tables that duplicate text or figures are not acceptable. The width of the table must be designed to occupy one or both journal columns: no more than 4 table columns (one journal column), or no more than 8-10 table columns (two journal columns). See the chart under Figures and Legends for dimensions.
Acknowledgments (not required for submission)
A note of acknowledgment is appropriate recognition for contributors who may not be listed as authors, or for noting grant support of the research.
References
References to the literature should be cited in numerical order (in parentheses) in the text and listed in the same numerical order at the end of the manuscript on a separate sheet or sheets. There must be only one reference to a number.
The number of references cited should be kept to a reasonable minimum; to this end, appropriate recent reviews should be cited whenever possible.
Examples of the reference style that should be used are given below. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in the Index Medicus.
Journal articles and abstracts: List all authors. The citation of unpublished observations, of personal communications, and of manuscripts in preparation or submitted for publication is not permitted in the bibliography. Such citations should be inserted at appropriate places in the text, in parentheses and without serial number, or be presented in the footnotes. The citation of manuscripts in press (i.e., accepted for publication) is permitted in the bibliography; the name of the journal in which they appear must be supplied. If references to personal communications are made, authors are encouraged to keep written proof of the exchange. If it is necessary to cite an abstract because it contains substantive data not published elsewhere, it must be designated at the end of the reference [e.g., . . .68:313 (Abstract)]. The author is responsible for the accuracy of references.
Books: List all authors or editors.
Sample References
1. Binoux M, Hossenlopp P 1986 Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and IGF-binding proteins: comparison of human serum and lymph. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 67:509-514
2. MacLaughlin DT, Cigarros F, Donahoe PK 1988 Mechanism of action of Mullerian inhibiting substance. Program of the 70th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA, 1988, p 19
3. Bonneville F, Cattin F, Dietemann J-L 1986 Computed tomography of the pituitary gland. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag; 15-16
4. Burrow GN 1987 The thyroid: nodules and neoplasia. In: Felig P, Baxter JD, Broadus AE, Frohman LA, eds. Endocrinology and metabolism. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 473-507
For general aid in the preparation of manuscripts, authors should consult: CBE Style Manual: A Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers. 5th ed. Bethesda, MD: Council of Biology Editors; 1983
Units of Measure
Results should be expressed in metric units. Systeme Internationale (SI) units must be added in parentheses. Temperature should be expressed in degrees Celsius (e.g., 28 C) and time of day using the 24-hour clock (e.g., 0800 h, 1500 h). Do not express molecular weight in daltons. Molecular weight is considered to be the relative molecular mass of a substance, i.e., the ratio of the mass of one molecule of the substance to 1/12 of the mass of one atom of carbon 12. Therefore, molecular weight is dimensionless. The dalton is a unit of mass equivalent to 1/12 of the mass of one atom of carbon 12.
Abbreviations and Nomenclature
All abbreviations used in the text must be defined immediately after the first use of the abbreviation. See standard abbreviations listed below.
Publication and Production Guidelines
Electronic Editing
Authors are encouraged to submit electronic diskettes of the final version of their manuscript along with the typed revised manuscript. Please be sure that the file you send is the most recent version of the manuscript, and that it matches the printed copy that was accepted for publication. The file should contain all parts of the manuscript text in one file. Mathematics and tabular material, however, will be processed in the traditional manner and may be excluded from the diskette file. Digital art must be submitted on a separate disk.
The journal does not assume responsibility for errors in conversion of customized software, newly released software, or special characters.
Please label the outside of the diskette with the journal name; manuscript number; senior author's name, telephone and fax numbers; name of the file. Please be sure to also include the following information: name used to access file on diskette; type of hardware used (e.g., IBM/PS2); operating system and version (e.g., DOS 3.3); word processing program and version (e.g., WordPerfect 5.0); special characters used in the file (e.g., Greek, mathematical symbols).
Authors preparing diskettes on Macintosh computers should not use the Fastsave option. Files in ASCII can also be used, but are not preferred.
A diskette is not required with the first submission, but a $100 fee must be substituted if authors do not provide a copy of the manuscript on diskette prior to publication. Purchase orders are not accepted as payment. Payment must be by MasterCard, Visa, or check payable to the journal drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds.
Proofs and Reprints
Proofs and a reprint order are sent to the corresponding author unless the Editorial Office is advised otherwise. The author should designate by footnote on the title page of the manuscript the name and address of the person to whom reprint requests should be directed. Questions about reprints should be referred to Cadmus Professional Communications at 410-819-3912 (direct) or 800-407-9190 (toll-free).
Page and Other Charges
There is no manuscript submission fee for The Endocrine Society journals.
There will be a charge of $450 per color figure. Queries on page charges may be directed to Joy Williams at Cadmus Professional Communications (410-691-6439; fax 410-684-2792). In extraordinary cases, on appeal by the author, the Publications Committee may consider waiving some of the color charges.
Archiving
The editorial office will retain all manuscripts and related documentation (correspondence, reviews, etc.) for 12 months following the date of publication or rejection.
Editorial Board
Endocrine Reviews
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Room 111C, Basic Science Building
Galveston, TX 77555-0628 USA
Phone 301-951-2603
Fax 301-951-2617
Send e-mail attachments to: endoreviews@endo-society.org
George P. Chrousos, M.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Jacques Drouin, D.Sc.
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
Montreal, Canada
B. Mark Evers, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Linda C. Giudice, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California
Patricia M. Hinkle, Ph.D.
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Ilpo Huhtaniemi, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Scotland
Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D.
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D.
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
Stafford L. Lightman, M.B., Ph.D.
University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary,
Bristol, United Kingdom
MANAGING EDITOR
Maggie Haworth
Kelly E. Mayo, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Shlomo Melmed, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Malcolm G. Parker, Ph.D.
Imperial College
London, United Kingdom
Donald W. Pfaff, Ph.D.
Rockefeller University
New York, New York
J. David Puett, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Diane M. Robins, Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sophia Y. Tsai, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Gilbert Vassart, M.D., Ph.D.
Universite¡ä Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Debora Botting
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