期刊名称：CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Congenital Anomalies is the official English language journal of the Japanese Teratology Society, and publishes experimental, clinical, epidemiological research dealing with birth defect and pregnancy loss, reproductive disabilities and prevention of abnormal development from all over the world. Although contributions by members of the teratology societies affiliated with The International Federation of Teratology Societies are given priority, contributions from non-members are welcomed. The journal welcomes submission of Original Article, Case Report, and Review articles via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Keywords
congenital, anomalies, teratology, etiology, abnormal, development, birth defects, pregnancy, epidemiology, pathology, anatomy
Abstracting and Indexing Information
BIOSIS Previews (Thomson ISI)
CSA Biological Sciences Database (CSA/CIG)
CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database (CSA/CIG)
Embase (Elsevier)
Embiology (Elsevier)
IBIDS: International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements ()
Index Medicus/MEDLINE (NLM)
MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
Neurosciences Abstracts (CSA/CIG)
Science Citation Index Expanded™ (Thomson ISI)
Web of Science (Thomson ISI)
Instructions to Authors
LATEST INFORMATION
• Accepted Articles: New online service
Congenital Anomalies is now offering the Accepted Articles online service to its authors. Accepted Articles is a service whereby peer-reviewed accepted articles are published online prior to their ultimate inclusion in a print or online issue. Articles published within Accepted Articles have been fully refereed, but have not been through the copy-editing, typesetting and proof correction process.
• Letters to the Editor: New manuscript type.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Word limit: 500 words
Abstract: No abstract required for this manuscript type
References: Up to 5
Figures/ tables: Up to 1
Description: Letters may be submitted to the Editor on any topic of discussion; clinical observations as well as letters commenting on papers published in recent issues. Submissions may be edited for length, grammatical correctness, and journal style. Authors will be asked to approve editorial changes that alter the substance or tone of a Letter or response. Letters that offer perspective on content already published in Congenital Anomalies can use an arbitrary title, but a Response from authors must cite the title of the first Letter: e.g. Response to [title of Letter]. This ensures that readers can track the line of discussion.
AIMS AND SCOPE
Congenital Anomalies is the official English language journal of the Japanese Teratology Society, and publishes original articles in laboratory as well as clinical research in all areas of abnormal development and related fields, from all over the world. Although contributions by members of the teratology societies affiliated with The International Federation of Teratology Societies are given priority, contributions from non-members are welcomed.
ARTICLE TYPES
Manuscripts are published in the following categories: (i) Original articles; (ii) Short communications (reports not exceeding four printed pages of significant new ideas and results); (iii) Case reports (descriptions of congenital anomaly cases with attendant diagnostic problems, difficulties or perplexing features); (iv) Review articles (including mini-reviews, notes and references); and (v) Letters to the Editor (any topic of discussion; clinical observations) on subjects of importance in the field of teratology.
EDITORIAL REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to the Journal’s readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed by two independent reviewers, selected from the members of the Editorial Board. On the basis of their reports, a paper is either accepted as submitted, returned for revision, or rejected and returned to the author. Revised manuscripts should be returned to the Editorial Office within 2 months, otherwise they will be considered to be a new submission and will undergo the review process again. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.
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 Publisher reserves the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cga. Authors must supply an email address as all correspondence will be by email. Two files should be supplied: the covering letter and the manuscript (in Word or rich text format (.rtf)). The covering letter should be uploaded as a file not for review.
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.
• Submissions should be double-spaced.
• All margins should be at least 30 mm.
• All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page.
• Do not use Enter at the end of lines within a paragraph.
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• 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).
Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name. For submission, low-resolution figures saved as .jpg or .bmp files should be uploaded, for ease of transmission during the review process. Upon acceptance of the article, high-resolution figures (at least 300 d.p.i.) saved as .eps or .tif files should be uploaded. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution files cannot be used.
Further instructions are available at the submission site.
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 will dispose of all hardcopy and electronic material two months after publication.
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, in any language. This must be stated in the covering letter.
The covering letter must also contain an acknowledgment that all authors have contributed significantly, and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript. In keeping with the latest guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, each author’s contribution to the paper should be quantified.
If tables, figures or any other material 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.
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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. Reports based on investigations that are obliged to obtain approval of an authorized ethical committee must be accompanied by a copy of the permit.
All investigations on human subjects or materials of human origin 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 (or parent/legal guardian) 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 be possible or appropriate to seek such consent, the onus will be on the authors to demonstrate that this exception applies intheir case.
Any experiments involving animals must be demonstrated to be ethically acceptable and where relevant, conform to national guidelines for animal usage in research. In the case of recombinant DNA, experiments should be performed according to the guidelines issued by the authorized agency in the country in which the research was carried out.
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 here
PUBLICATION FEES
Page charges For articles of six printed pages or less there are no page charges. Articles in excess of six printed pages are subject to a charge of US$50/¥6000 per extra printed page. Authors will be invoiced for page charges by the Japanese Teratology Society.
Colour figures A charge of US$530/¥64 000 for one to three colour figures and US$265/¥32 000 for each additional colour figure will be charged to the author.
English language revision 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 Editor reserves the right to forward accepted manuscripts to an English Language consultant for review. The cost of English revision will be charged to the author according to the extent of the revision.
PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Submissions should be doubled-spaced. The top, bottom and side margins should be at least 30 mm. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page.
Parts of the manuscript Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page; (ii) abstract and keywords; (iii) text; (iv) acknowledgments; (v) references; (vi) appendixes; (vii) figure legends; (viii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes); and (ix) figures. Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
Title page The title page should contain (i) the article type; (ii) the title of the paper; (iii) the full names of the authors; and (iv) 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 all correspondence about the manuscript shouldbe 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 All articles must have a brief abstract that states in 250 words or fewer (for original articles and reviews) or 120 words (for short communications and case reports) the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. (No abstract required for Letters to the Editor)
Key words Five key words, for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the IndexMedicus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list (No key words required for Letters to the Editor)
Text The text of full research manuscripts (original articles and short communications) should be divided into the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion. For case reports, the sections should be Introduction, Clinical Report and Discussion. In all cases, each section should start on a new page. For Letters to the Editor no sections are allowed, however, response must cite the title of the Letter: e.g. Response to [title of Letter]. This ensures that readers can track the line of discussion. 500 word limits.
Acknowledgments 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 toanonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
References The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used. In the text, give the author’s name followed by the year in parentheses: Smith (2000). If there are two authors use‘and’: Smith and Jones (2001); but if cited within parentheses use ‘&’: (Smith & Jones2001). When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used: MacDonald et al. (2002). References made to morethan one paper by the same author(s), published in the same year, should be designed in the text as: (Brown, 1990a) and (Brown 1990b).
In the reference list, the references should be listed in alphabetical order (examples are given below). If there are two or more references by the same author(s), the order of citations in the text and references in the list should be from oldest to most recent. 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 shouldbe cited in the text only (e.g. A. Smith, 2000, unpublished data). All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list. Letters to the Editor are allowed a maximum of 5 references.
Names of journals should be abbreviated in the style used in Index Medicus.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.
EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Journal articles Cappon GD, Morford LL, Vorhees CV (1997) Ontogeny of methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity and associated hyperthermic responce. Dev Brain Res 103: 155–162.
Books Friedman JM, Polifka JE (2000) Teratogenic Effects of Drugs, 2nd edn. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Chapters in books Whitley RJ, Stagno S (1997) Perinatal viral infections. In: Scheld WN, Whitley RJ, Durack DT (eds) Infections of the Central Nervous System, 2nd edn. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, pp 223–253.
Non-English journal articles Unoki K, Okubo A, Arimura H et al. (1995) [Beneficial effect of a retinoic acid responsive gene product, midkine, on constant light-induced retinal damage in albinomice.] Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 99: 636–641. (In Japanese.)
Abstracts Yasuda M, Ohya R, Shimokuni H (1994c) Effects of methoxyaceti acid on mouse palatal development. Teratology 49: 397. (Abstract.)
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 double-spacing 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 (inthat order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
Figures All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Figures should be sized to fit within the column, intermediate or the full text width. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
Figures must be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif. Do not embed figures in the word document – they must be supplied in separate files.
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.
Original slides and unmounted high-resolution photographs can be submitted by post if the author does not have access to scanning facilities. Hard-copy figure should be labelled on the back indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared.
Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
Colour figure files should be set up as CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) and not as RGB (red, green, blue) so that colours as they appear on screen will be a closer representation of how they will print in the Journal.
Type figure legends on a separate page. 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.
STYLE
Manuscripts should follow the style of the Vancouver agreement detailed in the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' revised 'Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication', as presented at http://www.ICMJE.org/
The journal uses US spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition ofthe Merriam–Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Please write in a clear, concise, direct style.
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.
Chemical substances and 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 inGenetics (Elsevier Science Ltd, 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 accession-number information is: ‘These sequence data have been submitted to theDDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession number U12345.’ Addresses are asfollows:
DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp
EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions www.ebi.ac.uk
GenBank www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
WILEY-BLACKWELL AUTHOR SERVICES
Author Services enables authors to track their article, once it has been accepted, through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated emails at key stages of production so they do not need to contact the production editor to check on progress. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources, including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
PROOFS
It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed while their article is in production.
Word files of edited articles will be sent for checking via email, and should be returned to the Publisher. 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.
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 proof 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
A minimum of 50 offprints will be provided upon request, at the author’s expense. These paper offprints may be ordered online. Please visit http://offprint.cosprinters.com/ Fill in the necessary details and ensure that you type information in all of the required fields.
If you have queries about offprints please email offprint@cosprinters.com
ONLINE GUIDELINES
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CGA is also available online via Wiley Interscience.
EDITORIAL OFFICE ADDRESS
Professor Hiroki Otani, Editor-in-Chief, Congenital Anomalies
c/o Department of Developmental Biology,
Faculty of Medicine,
Shimane University
Izumo 693-8501,
Shimane, Japan
Phone: +81 853 20 2102
Fax: +81 853 20 2100
Email: cga@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Hiroki Otani, Izumo
Editorial Board
Hiroaki Aoyama, Joso
Nigel A. Brown, London
Chiristina D. Chambers, San Diego
Robert E. Chapin, Groton
Andrew E. Czeizel, Budapest
Makoto Ema, Tsukuba
Yoshihiro Fukui, Tokushima
John M.Graham, Jr., Los Angeles
Toshihisa Hatta, Uchinada
Fumiki Hirahara, Yokohama
Lewis B. Holmes, Boston
Sachiko Iseki, Tokyo
Kenjiro Kosaki, Tokyo
Kenji Kurosawa, Yokohama
Susan L. Makris, Washington, DC
Masashi Mizuguchi, Tokyo
Chisato Mori, Chiba
Maximilian Muenke, Bethesda
Tetsuji Nagao, Higashiosaka
Yuji Nakajima, Osaka
Ichiro Naruse, Yonago
Tetsuo Ogawa, Tokyo
Toshihiko Ogino, Yamagata
Rengasamy Padmanabhan, Macon
Elisabeth Robert, Lyon
Kohei Shiota, Kyoto
Shinichi Sonta, Nagoya
Donald G. Stump, Ashland
Tomoyuki Takano, Otsu
Yoshihiro Tsutsui, Hamamatsu
Jun Udagawa, Izumo
Toshiaki Watanabe, Himeji
Gen Yamada, Kumamoto
Hideto Yamada, Kobe
Masako Yamamoto, Sagamihara
Michiko Yamanaka, Tokyo
Atsushi Yoshiki, Tsukuba
Editors Emeritus
Ujihiro Murakami (1963–1975)
Yoshiro Kameyama (1976–1989)
Mineo Yasuda (1990–1999)
Yoshihiro Tsutsui (2000-2006)
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Manuscripts and related correspondence should be sent to:
Professor Hiroki Otani, Editor-in-Chief, Congenital Anomalies
c/o Department of Developmental Biology
Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University
Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan
Phone: +81 853 20 2102
Fax: +81 853 20 2100
Email: anatomy1@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
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