期刊名称：NEUROREPORT
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
ISSN: 0959-4965
Instructions to Authors
Guidance for Authors on the Preparation and Submission of Manuscripts to NeuroReport
ScopeNeuroReport is a channel for rapid communication of new findings in neuroscience. It is a forum for the publication of short but complete reports of important studies that require exceptionally fast publication. Papers are accepted on the basis of the originality and novelty of their findings, provided that they meet other accepted criteria for publication in a reputable scientific journal.
We aim to give authors a decision on their submission within 4 weeks, and all accepted articles appear in the next issue to press. Accepted papers are thus normally published online within 10 to 12 weeks of submission to the Editors.
Points to consider before submissionRedundant or duplicate publication
Submissions are accepted on the understanding that they have not been published in their current form or a substantially similar form (in print or electronically, including on a web site), that they have not been accepted for publication elsewhere, and they are not under consideration by another publication.
Conflicts of interest
Authors must state all possible conflicts of interest, including financial, consultant, institutional and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest, this should be explicitly stated. All sources of funding should be acknowledged in the paper.
Permissions to reproduce previously published material
Authors should include with their submission copies of written permission to reproduce material published elsewhere (such as illustrations) from the copyright holder. Authors are responsible for paying any fees to reproduce material.
Patient consent forms
Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying details (written or photographic) should be omitted if they are not essential, but patient data should never be altered or falsified in an attempt to attain anonymity. Complete anonymity is difficult to achieve, and a consent form should be obtained if there is any doubt. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. When informed consent has been obtained it should be indicated in the published article.
Ethics committee approval
All authors must sign a declaration that the research was conducted within the guidelines below and under the terms of all relevant local legislation. The Editors reserve the right to judge the appropriateness of the use and treatment of humans or animals in experiments for publication in the journal.
Human experiments
All work must be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Papers describing experimental work on human participants that carries a risk of harm must include (1) a statement that the experiments were conducted with the understanding and the consent of each participant, and (2) a statement that the responsible ethical committee has approved the experiments.
Animal experiments
In papers describing experiments on living animals, include (1) a full description of any anaesthetic and surgical procedure used, and (2) evidence that all possible steps were taken to avoid animals' suffering at each stage of the experiment. In experiments involving the use of muscle relaxants, describe the precautions taken to ensure adequate anaesthesia (J Physiol 1990; 420:xii-xiii).
Experiments on isolated tissues
Indicate precisely how you obtained the donor tissue. The NIH guide for the care and use of laboratory animals (National Institutes of Health Publications No. 80-23, revised 1978) gives guidelines for the acquisition and care of animals.
Authorship
All authors must confirm that they have read and approved the paper, that they have met the criteria for authorship as established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, that they believe that the paper represents honest work, and that they are able to verify the validity of the results reported.
Copyright assignment
Papers are accepted for publication on the understanding that exclusive copyright in the paper is assigned to the Publisher. Authors are asked to sign a copyright transfer form to accompany their submission. They may use material from their paper in other works published by them.
SubmissionsSubmission method Authors are strongly encouraged to submit papers through the web-based submission and tracking system Editorial Manager at http://nr.edmgr.com/. The site contains detailed instructions and advice on how to use the system. You should NOT in addition then mail a hard-copy submission to the editorial office unless you are supplying artwork, letters or other files that you cannot submit electronically or have been instructed to do so by the editorial office. For those authors who have no option but to submit by mail, please send one copy of your article together with an electronic version on disk or CD-ROM to NeuroReport Editorial Office, Third Floor, 241 Borough High Street, London SE1 1GB, UK; tel. (+44) (0)20 7940 7518; fax (+44) (0)20 7940 7515; e-mail nr@lww.co.uk. Please also include a copy of the Mandatory Author Submission Form and Author Checklist, preferably in an electronic form but if necessary, a hardcopy is sufficient. The subject category (classification) (section of the journal you wish your article to appear in) should also be indicated. Copies of the forms, and a full listing of subject categories are available from the Editorial Manager Website or can be found in the printed issue of the journal. The following may also be included where appropriate: patient consent forms; transfer of copyright form; permission to reproduce previously published material. Keep copies of everything submitted. Double spacing should be used throughout the manuscript, which should include the following sections, each starting on a separate sheet: title page, abstract (when required) and keywords, text, acknowledgements, references, individual tables and captions. Margins should be at least 3 cm. Pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page, and the page number should be placed in the top right-hand corner of each page. Abbreviations should be defined on their first appearance in the text; those not accepted by international bodies should be avoided. Manuscripts should be submitted on high quality white paper and on a word-processing disk.
Page and colour charges
A page charge of $75 per page will be made for publication of articles in NeuroReport. In exceptional circumstances inability to pay the page charge will not disqualify the standard prompt processing and publication of your manuscript.
At the discretion of the Editor and Publisher, a charge will not be made for colour illustrations deemed to be an essential component of the paper. In other circumstances, a charge of $1000 per colour page will be made
Length of paper
Papers should comprise no more than four printed pages in NeuroReport. As a guide, this is equivalent to 6,750 characters including spaces. You will need to deduct an appropriate amount from this total to allow space for figures and tables (for example, deduct 1690 words from the allowance if you are including one quarter-page figure).
Presentation of papersTitle page
The title page should carry the full title of the paper (up to 80 characters including spaces) and a short title to be used as a 'running head' (45 characters including spaces). The first name, middle initial and last name of each author should appear. If the work is to be attributed to a department or institution, its full name should be included. Any disclaimers should appear on the title page, as should the name and address of the author responsible for correspondence concerning the submission and the name and address of the author to whom requests for reprints should be made. Finally, the title page should include the sources of any support for the work in the form of grants, equipment, drugs, or any combination of these.
Abstracts and key words
The second page should carry an unstructured abstract of not more than 120 words. The abstract should be followed by a list of 3-10 keywords or short phrases which will assist the cross-indexing of the article and which may be published. When possible, the terms used should be from the Medical Subject Headings list of the Index Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html).
Text
Full papers of an experimental or observational nature may be divided into sections headed Introduction, Methods (including ethical and statistical information), Results, Discussion and a short Conclusion, although reviews may require a different format.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledge only those who have made a substantial contribution to the study. You must obtain written permission from people acknowledged by name in case readers infer their endorsement of data and conclusions.
References
Include not more than 25 references. Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first cited in the text, using Arabic numerals in square brackets, e.g. [17]. Include the names of all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more, list only the first six names and add et al. References should also include full title and source information. Abbreviate journal names as in the Index Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lsiou.html).
- Journal article: Woelbern T, Eckhorn R, Frien A, Bauer R. Perceptual grouping correlates with short synchronization in m prestriate cortex. NeuroReport 2002; 13:1881-1886.
- Book: Siegel GJ, Agranoff BW, Albers, RW, Fisher SK, Uhler MD, Carew TJ, et al., editors. Basic neurochemistry: molecular, cellular, and medical aspects. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
- Chapter in a book: Keynes RJ and Stern DC. The development of neural segmentation in vertebrate embryos. In The making of the nervous system. Parnavelas JG, Stern CD, Stirling RV (editors). Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1988. pp. 116-130.
Do not include personal communications and unpublished work in the reference list; cite them in parentheses in the text, with the permission of their author(s). Include unpublished work accepted for publication but not yet released in the reference list with the words 'in press' in parentheses beside the name of the journal concerned. Verify all references against the original documents.
Tables
Each table should be typed on a separate page in double spacing. Do not submit tables as photographs. Assign each table an Arabic numeral, e.g. (Table 3), in accordance with order of citation, and a brief title. Do not use vertical rules. Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table. Identify statistical measures of variations, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean. Be sure that each table is cited in the text. If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge the source fully.
Illustrations
References to figures and tables should be made in order of appearance in the text and should be in Arabic numerals in parentheses, e.g. (Fig. 2). Please ensure when attaching files of illustrations onto Editorial Manager that the format is compatible with tif or jpeg. If you need to submit hard copies, label them clearly with the figure number, the title of the paper, the first author's name and a mark indicating the top of the figure. Prepare illustrations to a width of 82 mm or 173 mm. Photomicrographs must have internal scale markers. If photographs of people are used, their identities must be obscured or the picture must be accompanied by written consent to use the photograph. If a figure has been published before, the original source must be acknowledged and written permission from the copyright holder for both print and electronic formats should be submitted with the material. Permission is required regardless of authorship or publisher, except for documents in the public domain. Figures may be reduced, cropped or deleted at the discretion of the editor. Captions should be typed in double spacing, beginning on a separate page. Each one should have an Arabic numeral corresponding to the illustration to which it refers. Internal scales should be explained and staining methods for photomicrographs should be identified.
Units of measurement
Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be reported in metric units (metre, kilogram, or litre) or their decimal multiples. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Blood pressures should be given in millimetres of mercury.
All haematological and clinical chemistry measurements should be reported in the metric system in terms of the International System of Units (SI). Editors may request that alternative or non-SI units be added by the authors before publication.
Abbreviations and symbols
Use only standard abbreviations. Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement.
Offprints
Offprints may be purchased using the appropriate form, which will be made available with proofs. Orders should be sent when the proofs are returned; orders received after this time cannot be fulfilled.
Editorial Board
Editor
G. Gabella (London)
E-mail: ggabella@lww.co.uk
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David Morgan
Production Editor
E-mail: dmorgan@lww.co.uk
For information on the status of accepted papers in the production process and for all queries about accepted papers and proofs.
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Siobhan Allen
Editorial Coordinator
E-mail: sallen@lww.co.uk
For information on how to submit a paper to NeuroReport and the status of submitted papers. |
Editorial Office
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
250 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8RD
Tel: +44 (0)20 7981 0600
Fax: +44 (0)20 7981 0601 |
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