期刊名称：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
AJIC (American Journal of Infection Control) is the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC). AJIC is a recognized, reliable source for peer-reviewed articles on infection control, epidemiology, infectious deseases, quality management, occupational health, and disease prevention. AJIC also publishes APIC Guidelines and Standards. AJIC is recommended for purchase in Brandon-Hill's Selected List of Nursing Books and Journals.
Instructions to Authors
Editorial policies AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control is a professional, peer-reviewed journal and the official scientific publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. It welcomes original articles in English pertaining to the prevention, surveillance, and control of infections and related complications in health care facilities and the community, and the application of epidemiologic principles to reduce risks among patients and health care professionals. Manuscripts and correspondence should be sent to the Editor, Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC, Columbia University School of Nursing, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032; telephone 212-305-0723; fax 212-305-0722; e-mail ajic@columbia.edu. The Editor assumes that articles from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the requisite authorities, including all matters pertaining to human studies.
Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Editor, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, or Publisher, and the Editor, Association, and Publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such material. The Editor, Association, and Publisher do not guarantee, warrant, or endorse any product or service advertised in this publication; neither do they guarantee any claim made by the manufacturer of such product or service.
Copyright transfer form An original copyright transfer letter (language below) signed by all authors must be sent to the Editorial Office for every submission.
“The undersigned author(s) transfer all copyright ownership of the manuscript entitled [title of article] to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, in the event the work is published. Each undersigned author warrants that he or she has participated sufficiently in the work described to justify authorship as defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. It is further warranted that the article is original, that it is not under consideration by another journal at this time, and that neither the text nor the data reported have been published previously. It is understood that the statements and opinions expressed in this manuscript are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the editor(s) or publisher(s); the editor(s) and publisher(s) disclaim all responsibility or liability for this material.?/B>
Editorial disclosure policy
Authors are requested to disclose to the editors receipt of financial and/or material support from an organization that may either gain or lose financially from the results or conclusions of their study or invited editorial. Such disclosure(s) will not be released to peer reviewers, but the Editor may request that the author(s) draft a disclosure statement to accompany a published article. In addition, authors who have received financial support from a manufacturer or been given a product free of charge to use in a study should acknowledge this support on a separate sheet.
Institutional review board
When research involves human participants, authors should state in the “Methods?section the procedure used to ensure ethical conduct of research.
Preparation of manuscripts
The following guidelines for submission of manuscripts will expedite the review process and ensure that publication is not delayed.
Manuscripts must conform to acceptable English usage. For current usage consult the 9th edition of AMA's Manual of Style. Standard abbreviations should be used consistently throughout the article. Unusual or coined abbreviations should be spelled out the first time they appear in text, with abbreviation in parentheses. Generic drug names should be used; however, proprietary names may be inserted in parentheses after the generic name. If equipment must be identified by proprietary name, provide the manufacturer name and city/state. Weights and measures should be expressed in metric units. Temperatures should be expressed in degrees centigrade.
Length
An article of 12 double-spaced typewritten pages with 4 illustrations, 3 tables, and 15 references makes about 7 journal pages. Brevity and clarity increase the likelihood that an article will be accepted because they enhance readability. Authors should stay within 7 journal pages as the maximum except under unusual circumstances.
Title pages
The first title page should include the title; name(s) and academic degree(s) of the author(s); name(s) of the department(s) and institution(s) in which the work was done; and name, address, business and home telephone numbers, and e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed. A second title page without any author information should follow the full title page. This page will be used for double-blind peer review.
Abstract
A structured abstract of 150 to 200 words in length should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper after the title page. Structured abstracts should include Background, Methods, Results (including some data), and Conclusions. An abstract of 50 to 75 words should accompany Brief Reports and other articles in special departments. Nonexperimental articles can have summary abstracts.
References
Place the reference list after the text. Number references consecutively in order of their mention in the text; all references must be cited in the text. Personal communications and unpublished data should be cited in the text in parentheses; they should not appear in the reference list. Follow the format of the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals?(Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47; Web site www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/unifreqr.htm). Use journal abbreviations as listed in the Cumulated Index Medicus.
EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES (if 6 or fewer authors, list all; if 7 or more, list first 6 and et al):
Format for journal articles You CH, Lee KY, Chey WY, Menguy R. Electrogastrographic study of patients with unexplained nausea, bloating and vomiting. Gastroenterology 1980;79:311-4.
Format for books Eisen HY. Immunology: an introduction to molecular and cellular principles of the immune response. 5th ed. New York: Harper & Row; 1974. p. 406.
Format for chapters Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathogenic properties of invading microorganisms. In: Sodeman WA Jr, Sodeman WA, editors. Pathologic physiology: mechanisms of disease. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1974. p. 457-72.
Submission Manuscripts may be submitted in one of two methods outlined below: mail or electronically. When submitting by mail, please include a diskette whenever possible.
For traditional mailed submission: Submit an original and 2 clear photocopies of the manuscript along with 3 glossy sets of illustrations. Type all copy double-spaced on 1 side only of white bond paper (22 ?28 cm or 8??11 in), with at least 1?in margins.
For electronic submission: Submit the manuscript either as an attachment to an e-mail (preferable) or on floppy disk, using the following guidelines. Send the manuscript, references, table legends, and illustration/figure legends as one attached file. Tables and illustrations/figures should be attached in separate files. In the cover e-mail be sure to include complete contact information (eg, primary author's full name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address). In this same cover, be sure to include the name, type (eg, Microsoft Word), and version of software used to create each attached file. Authors are reminded to submit the copyright transfer form via mail or courier service simultaneously with their electronic submission.
Keyboarding the electronic manuscript.
Do not input special typesetting codes. The publisher will handle all design considerations for typefaces and page layout after the editorial office transfers an accepted paper to the publisher.
Do use your word processor's capabilities for bold, underline, italic, subscript, and superscript. Text that will be italic in published form (eg, genus, species) may be keyboarded as italics or as underlined text.
Use a “hard return?/I> only to end a paragraph or for titles, headings, separate items in a list, etc. Rely on the word processor's word wrap (“soft return? for all other line endings. A hard return results from tapping the ““Enter”” key on the keyboard.
Do not right justify or center text or heads.
Be sure to key the letter O, the number 0, the letter l, and the number 1 correctly.
Use only one space after colons and periods.
Use the default hyphenation of your word processor. Use 2 hyphens for long dashes.
Key in the reference list at the end of the text. Do not use your word processor's footnote or endnote feature to create references. This is crucial to enable the publisher to use your diskette.
Use the table format or use only tables, not spaces, to align columns in preparing tables.
Submit files on 3.5-in diskettes. Retain copies of all files as a backup.
Label the diskette with the name of the first author, short title of the article, type of computer used (IBM-compatible or Macintosh/Apple), diskette format, and word processing software used, including version.
Save the text of the article, along with references and figure legends, as one file. Save tables as a separate file. Include a list of files with the diskette. Use protective packaging to protect the diskette.
Illustrations
Figures may be submitted in electronic format. All images should be at least 5 in wide. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF format on Zip disk, CD, floppy, Jaz, or 3.5 MO. Macintosh or PC is acceptable. Graphics software (such as Photoshop and Illustrator) not presentation software (such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics) should be used in the creation of the art. Special arrangements must be made with the Editor for color illustrations. Color images need to be CMYK, at least 300 DPI, with a digital proof, not a color laser print or color photocopy. Note: This proof will be used at press for color reproduction. Gray scale images should be at least 300 DPI accompanied by a proof. Combinations of gray scale and line art images should be at least 1200 DPI accompanied by a proof. Gray scale line art should be at least 1200 DPI with a proof. Line art (black and white) should be at least 1200 DPI with a proof. Please include hardware and software information, in addition to file names, with the disk. Legends should be typed on a separate page labeled “Figure legends?and include enough information so that the figures can be interpreted without reference to the text. Give staining and magnification for photomicrographs of histologic slides. If a figure has more than 1 part, label as A, B, C, etc using uppercase letters; in the legend, present as “Fig 1. A,.... B,....?If either figures or tables (or data therein) are taken from previously copyrighted material, the legends must give full credit to the original source.
Final manuscript submission
Once a manuscript is accepted, the final version of the manuscript must be submitted on diskette by mail along with 2 printed copies, or as an e-mail attachment to the Editor.
The author accepts responsibility for the submitted diskette exactly matching the printout of the final accepted version of the manuscript.
Copyrighted material and informed consent
Direct quotations, tables, or illustrations from copyrighted material must be accompanied by written permission for their use from the copyright owner and original author, along with complete information as to source. Photographs of identifiable persons must be accompanied by signed releases showing informed consent.
Reprints
Individual reprints of an article may be ob-tained from the author.
Requirements for featured sections
Brief reports
Articles in this category should be limited to 1000 words or less and may include two illustrations or tables and a maximum of 10 references.
Commentary
Opinions, philosophy, or comments related to infection control practice should be sent to the Editor for review. They should be brief and referenced whenever appropriate.
Correspondence
Letters pertaining to articles published in the Journal or concerned with issues of current interest to readers should be sent directly to the Editor. They are subject to review and/or responses by authors of the pertinent papers.
Practice forum
Reports of infection prevention and control practices and related applications of epidemiology will be published. Items should be limited to two to five typed double-spaced pages, referenced whenever appropriate. Send them directly to the Editor.
Checklist:
Letter of submission
Copyright transfer letter
Original and 2 photocopies of manuscript
Title page
Title of article
Full name(s), academic degree(s), and affiliations of author(s)
Author to whom correspondence and reprint requests are to be sent, including address and business and home telephone numbers
Structured abstract (double-spaced)
Article proper (double-spaced)
References (double-spaced), on a separate sheet
Tables (double-spaced), on a separate sheet
Legends (double-spaced), on a separate sheet
Illustrations, properly labeled (3 sets of glossy prints)
Permission to reproduce published material or cite unpublished data
Informed consent for patient photographs
Editorial Board
Editor
Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC New York, NY
Associate Editors
Michael T. Brady, MD ColumEditor
Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC New York, NY
Associate Editors
Michael T. Brady, MD Columbus, Ohio
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC Ann Arbor, Mich
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPH, CIC Olympia, Wash
MANAGING EDITOR
Manuel Cortazal, BA New York, NY
SECTION EDITORS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPH, CIC Olympia, Wash
Ziad Memish, MD Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
CURRENT METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
Teresa Horan, MPH, CIC
REACTION AND RESPONSE
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC Ann Arbor, Mich
EDITORIAL BOARD 2002
Sadad Sabri Al-Ozairi, MD, PhD, FRCS, ChM, FACS, FICS, FICA Al-Shamieh, Kuwait
George Allen, PhD, CIC, CNOR Brooklyn, NY
Carla Alvarado, MS, CIC, Madison, Wis
Bonnie Barnard, MPH, CIC Houston, Tex
Joanne Bartkus, PhD Minneapolis, Minn
Nathan L. Belkin, PhD Clearwater, Fla
John C. Christenson, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
Caryl L. Collier, RN, MPH, CIC Jefferson City, Mo
George W. Counts, MD Bethesda, Md
Charles Craig, MD Ann Arbor, Mich
Bradley Doebbeling, MD, MSc Iowa City, Iowa
Adriano Duse, MD, International Liaison, Gauteng, South Africa
Hala Fawal, MPH, MBA, CIC Birmingham, Ala
D. J. Flournoy, PhD, MT(ASCP), Sm, CLD, FAAM Oklahoma City, Okla
Robert Garcia, BS, MT, CIC Brooklyn, NY
Robyn R. M. Gershon, DrPH Baltimore, Md
Dinah Gould, MPhil, PhD, International Liaison, London, UK
Patti Grant, RN, MS, CIC Dallas, Tex
Clark Gregg, Houston, Tex
Barbara Gruendemann, RN, MS, FAAN Dallas, Tex
Donna Jean Haiduven, RN, PhD, CIC Tampa, Fla
Anna M. Hambraeus, MD, PhD Uppsala, Sweden
Alan Hartstein, MD Miami, Fla
Jaime E. Hernandez, MD Research Triangle Park, NC
Teresa C. Horan, MPH, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Ruth Huber, RN, MS, CIC Washington, DC
Marguerite M. Jackson, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN San Diego, Calif
John A. Jernigan, MD, MS Atlanta, Ga
Virginia Kennedy, RN, MS Houston, Tex
Joanne M. Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPC Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Geeta Mehta, MD, MAMS, FIAMS New Dehli, India
Ona Montgomery, RN, MSHA, CIC Amarillo, Tex
Cathryn Murphy, MPH, PhD Atlanta, Ga
Carol O'Boyle, RN, MS, PhD Minneapolis, Minn
Folasade T. Ogunsola, PhD Lagos, Nigeria
Charles John Palenik, BA, MS, PhD Indianapolis, Ind
Trish Perl, MD Baltimore, Md
Teresa Pi-Sunyer, RN Barcelona, Spain
Didier Pittet, MD Geneva, Switzerland
Jean Pottinger, RN, MA Iowa City, Iowa
Gary A. Preston, PhD Vashon, Wash
Larry Reimer, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
Emily Rhinehart, RN, MPH, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Brenda Roup, RN, PhD, CIC Baltimore, Md
Henning Ruden, MD Berlin, Germany
Barbara S. Russell, RN, MPH, CIC, ACRN Miramar, Fla
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH Ann Arbor, Mich
Harshadkumar C. Sanhvi Nairobi, Kenya
Syed Sattar, PhD Ottawa, Canada
Elizabeth Scott, PhD Newton, Mass
Kent Sepkowitz, MD New York, NY
Carlos Starling, MD Barro Preto, Brazil
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Larry J. Strausbaugh, MD Portland, Ore
Patricia Stone, RN, PhD New York, NY
Joan G. Turner, DNSc Birmingham, Ala
Thelma D. van der Merwe, RN, PhD South Africa
Edward S. Wong, MD Richmond, Va
ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, INC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2002
Georgia P. Dash, RN, MS, CIC PRESIDENT
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPA, CIC PRESIDENT-ELECT
Patricia A. Kulich, RN, CIC TREASURER
Hala J. Fawal, MPH, MBA, CIC SECRETARY
Judith F. English, RN, MSN, CIC IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Marie A. Kassai, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Patricia A. Rosenbaum, RNC, CIC
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC
James F. Marx, RN, MS, CIC
Patti Grant, RN, BSN, MS, CIC
John Jernigan, MD
Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT, SM, CIC
Denise Murphy, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Bonnie M. Barnard, MPH, CIC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR James G. Masland, Jr
1275 K St NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-4006
202-789-1890; 202-789-1899 (fax); http://www.apic.org/
bus, Ohio
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC Ann Arbor, Mich
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPH, CIC Olympia, Wash
MANAGING EDITOR
Manuel Cortazal, BA New York, NY
SECTION EDITORS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPH, CIC Olympia, Wash
Ziad Memish, MD Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
CURRENT METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
Teresa Horan, MPH, CIC
REACTION AND RESPONSE
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC Ann Arbor, Mich
EDITORIAL BOARD 2002
Sadad Sabri Al-Ozairi, MD, PhD, FRCS, ChM, FACS, FICS, FICA Al-Shamieh, Kuwait
George Allen, PhD, CIC, CNOR Brooklyn, NY
Carla Alvarado, MS, CIC, Madison, Wis
Bonnie Barnard, MPH, CIC Houston, Tex
Joanne Bartkus, PhD Minneapolis, Minn
Nathan L. Belkin, PhD Clearwater, Fla
John C. Christenson, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
Caryl L. Collier, RN, MPH, CIC Jefferson City, Mo
George W. Counts, MD Bethesda, Md
Charles Craig, MD Ann Arbor, Mich
Bradley Doebbeling, MD, MSc Iowa City, Iowa
Adriano Duse, MD, International Liaison, Gauteng, South Africa
Hala Fawal, MPH, MBA, CIC Birmingham, Ala
D. J. Flournoy, PhD, MT(ASCP), Sm, CLD, FAAM Oklahoma City, Okla
Robert Garcia, BS, MT, CIC Brooklyn, NY
Robyn R. M. Gershon, DrPH Baltimore, Md
Dinah Gould, MPhil, PhD, International Liaison, London, UK
Patti Grant, RN, MS, CIC Dallas, Tex
Clark Gregg, Houston, Tex
Barbara Gruendemann, RN, MS, FAAN Dallas, Tex
Donna Jean Haiduven, RN, PhD, CIC Tampa, Fla
Anna M. Hambraeus, MD, PhD Uppsala, Sweden
Alan Hartstein, MD Miami, Fla
Jaime E. Hernandez, MD Research Triangle Park, NC
Teresa C. Horan, MPH, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Ruth Huber, RN, MS, CIC Washington, DC
Marguerite M. Jackson, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN San Diego, Calif
John A. Jernigan, MD, MS Atlanta, Ga
Virginia Kennedy, RN, MS Houston, Tex
Joanne M. Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPC Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Geeta Mehta, MD, MAMS, FIAMS New Dehli, India
Ona Montgomery, RN, MSHA, CIC Amarillo, Tex
Cathryn Murphy, MPH, PhD Atlanta, Ga
Carol O'Boyle, RN, MS, PhD Minneapolis, Minn
Folasade T. Ogunsola, PhD Lagos, Nigeria
Charles John Palenik, BA, MS, PhD Indianapolis, Ind
Trish Perl, MD Baltimore, Md
Teresa Pi-Sunyer, RN Barcelona, Spain
Didier Pittet, MD Geneva, Switzerland
Jean Pottinger, RN, MA Iowa City, Iowa
Gary A. Preston, PhD Vashon, Wash
Larry Reimer, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
Emily Rhinehart, RN, MPH, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Brenda Roup, RN, PhD, CIC Baltimore, Md
Henning Ruden, MD Berlin, Germany
Barbara S. Russell, RN, MPH, CIC, ACRN Miramar, Fla
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH Ann Arbor, Mich
Harshadkumar C. Sanhvi Nairobi, Kenya
Syed Sattar, PhD Ottawa, Canada
Elizabeth Scott, PhD Newton, Mass
Kent Sepkowitz, MD New York, NY
Carlos Starling, MD Barro Preto, Brazil
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC Atlanta, Ga
Larry J. Strausbaugh, MD Portland, Ore
Patricia Stone, RN, PhD New York, NY
Joan G. Turner, DNSc Birmingham, Ala
Thelma D. van der Merwe, RN, PhD South Africa
Edward S. Wong, MD Richmond, Va
ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, INC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2002
Georgia P. Dash, RN, MS, CIC PRESIDENT
Barbara M. Soule, RN, MPA, CIC PRESIDENT-ELECT
Patricia A. Kulich, RN, CIC TREASURER
Hala J. Fawal, MPH, MBA, CIC SECRETARY
Judith F. English, RN, MSN, CIC IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Marie A. Kassai, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Patricia A. Rosenbaum, RNC, CIC
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC
James F. Marx, RN, MS, CIC
Patti Grant, RN, BSN, MS, CIC
John Jernigan, MD
Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT, SM, CIC
Denise Murphy, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Bonnie M. Barnard, MPH, CIC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR James G. Masland, Jr
1275 K St NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-4006
202-789-1890; 202-789-1899 (fax); http://www.apic.org/
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