期刊名称：FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Foot & Ankle International, the official publication of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), is a monthly medical journal that emphasizes surgical and medical management as well as basic clinical research related to foot and ankle problems. In circulation since 1980, FAI offers peer-reviewed articles emphasizing surgical and medical management as well as basic clinical research related to foot and ankle problems. The journal focuses on the following areas of interest: surgery, wound care, bone healing, pain management, in-office orthotic systems, diabetes and sports medicine.
Foot and Ankle International features:
•Original, peer-reviewed articles presenting new approaches to foot and ankle pathology and
treatment
•Review articles covering topics of current interest
specialized symposium providing an in-depth look at
specific clinical topics
•Guest-edited collections of papers on related topics |
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Instructions to Authors
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Before submitting your manuscript to be considered for publication in FAI using the MTS, it is imperative that your submission be properly prepared and formatted. Please read over and follow the instructions below carefully; failing to do so may result in your submission being returned to you.
ALL MANUSCRIPTS
FORMATTINGPlease make sure your manuscript file is formatted to the following specifications.
TextAll text is Times New Roman size 12 font double-spaced.
HEADINGS are bold upper-case.
Subheadings are simply bold.
Manuscript titles are bold underlined. Margins are 1.25” on the sides and 0.5” top and bottom. These settings and the font settings should be the default settings on most word processing software.
All lines of manuscript must be consecutively numbered using the Line Number feature. Do NOT number the lines manually.
Do not start each manuscript section on its own page.
References must be numbered and listed in alphabetical order in the REFERENCES section. In-text citations of those references must be in superscript numeral format; see below for more information and proper reference formatting.
NumbersWhen not being used as part of a percentage, degree, decimal, or unit of time, measure, or quantity, write out numbers of less than 10, or any numbers that begin a sentence. When spelling out numbers with measurements, make sure to spell out the measurement as well.
The retention rate of 8% was considered very low.
Eight percent of those contacted returned for followup.
Out of 27 patients, 14 had the flu, nine the measles, and four had the mumps. When placing two numbers side-by-side, spell out one of them.
Next, use seven 2-mm Kirschner wires.
Percentages & UnitsThe numerator and denominator should be included for all percentages. Round off the percentages when the denominator is less than 100. Percentages should not be used when the value of n is less than 20.
All measurements should be given in SI units.
"Degrees" is always spelled out; do not use the o symbol.
DecimalsAll decimals must include a number to the left of the decimal point; in cases where the number is less than one, use 0.1234 instead of .1234; commas are not to be used in decimals.
RangesRanges should not be expressed using hyphens; try “to” or “through” as necessary. When giving ranges for average values, please format as follows:
The average age was 46 (range, 38 to 74) years.
(median age, 46 years; range, 38 to 74)
Word UsageWords placed in quotation marks, indicating that they have a meaning other than the one found in a dictionary, should be defined.
The symbols > and < should only be used in equations, such as (p < 0.005). If used in a sentence, spell out:
These studies showed less than 5% involvement. Use:
'Operative' instead of 'surgical' whenever possible for consistency.
'Medical history' instead of 'past medical history.'
'Tibialis posterior' instead of 'posterior tibial.'
'Tibialis anterior' instead of 'anterior tibial.'
No. 2 suture instead of number 2 suture. Use the following words without hyphens as shown:
Followup
weightbearing
nonweightbearing
intraobserver
interobserver
preoperative
postoperative Hyphenate after double letters:
Post-treatment
Pre-evaluation
OtherUse the term 'significant' only to describe statistical significance. A p value is required when this word is used.
Surgical procedures should be described in the past tense.
In-text figure callouts must be spelled out and included BEFORE punctuation: (See Figure 1).
Always list manufacturer, city, and USPS state abbreviation or country of origin for devices and brand names.
Power ranges and correlations should be italicized: p = 0.05 r = 0.0003.
Student t-test should have Student capitalized because it is a proper noun (but the phrase is not italicized).
Do not capitalize 'scarf osteotomy' or 'chevron osteotomy' unless they begin a sentence.
GENERAL STYLE
Cover Letter
All submissions to FAI must include a cover letter containing the manuscript title and the full names, academic status, and affiliation of all authors (corresponding AND contributing) attributed to the manuscript. A corresponding author must be clearly designated, with a full mailing and e-mail address for correspondence with that author included. Please make sure all cover letter information is as correct as possible; it will be used to set how the authors are listed in the printed article.
Manuscript Body
Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
TitleThe manuscript title does not need to be on its own page or included in header.
AbstractAbstracts are not required for case reports or clinical tips.
If needed, an abstract should be between 250 to 300 words long and broken into four sections: Background, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion. A fifth paragraph (Clinical Relevance) should be added for basic-science articles.
The MTS has a 250-word limit on the text of abstracts entered into the system. Therefore, an MTS version of a manuscript's abstract may be adbridged to fit this requirement. However, the complete abstract must be included in the body of the manuscript.
KeywordsKeywords should describe the information contained in the paper, including any terms unique to the paper’s subject. All keywords should have the first letter of each word capitalized and listed using semicolons.
IntroductionState the problem that led to the study and the specific purpose of the study. It can include a brief review of the literature that is dealt with in the Discussion section.
Materials and MethodsProvide demographic data on the study population and define the period during which the study was conducted, the specific criteria for inclusion and exclusion of patients, the indications for the operative procedure, and the duration of followup. The section must also describe the statistical methods used in the study:
- The statement that "no significant difference was found between two groups" cannot be made unless a power study was done and the value of alpha or beta is reported. A large number of patients (at least 60, and often more, in each group or subgroup) is required to make such a statement. If no such power study was done, the author must state: "With the numbers available, no significant difference could be detected."
- Ninety-five percent confidence in intervals is required whenever the results of survivorship analysis are given in the text or in graphs.
- Use of the word "correlation" requires reporting of the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient r.
ResultsProvide a detailed report on the data obtained during the study. Results obtained after less than two years of followup are rarely accepted. It is essential that all data in the text be consistent with data both in the Abstract and in any illustrations, legends, or tables included.
DiscussionInclude a review of the literature, with emphasis on previous findings that agree with those of the present study. The Discussion should also state both the strengths and the weaknesses of the study.
ReferencesThe bibliography must be titled "REFERENCES" and be an alphabetical listing of references made in the preceeding text. Titles of foreign-language articles and books should appear in their published language. When citing a book, give the specific pages used unless the entire book was used. If an article has a DOI link associated with it, include it after the reference.
In cases where there are more than five authors for a given article, list the first three authors with an "et al." after them.
Reference examples:
Journal article:
Ostrum, RF; Meo, PD; Subramanian, R: A critical analysis of the anterior-posterior radiographic anatomy of the ankle syndesmosis. Foot Ankle Int. 16:128-131, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1988)001>0715:COAPSR<2.0.CO;2
Book:
Basmajian, JV: Primary Anatomy, Baltimore, William & Wilkins, 1970.
All references must be cited in the text. Citations must be superscript and come directly AFTER punctuation, not before it. For example:
The foot is connected to the ankle.15
The foot is connected to the ankle.4,6-9,22
The knee,4 thigh,10 and ankle54 are all parts of the leg.89,101
We no longer accept references of papers given at meetings, personal communications, doctoral theses, or obscure references that cannot be verified.
LegendsAll artwork (figures and tables) submitted must have text included here, listed in order. Explain what each illustration shows rather than simply defining it. Give the amount of magnification of all photomicrographs. Define all arrows and other such indicators appearing, when necessary. If an illustration is of a patient who is identified by a case number in the text or table, include that case number in the legend. If a piece of artwork has been published elsewhere prior to this article and permission to include it has been granted, include proper attribution in the figure legend here.
Artwork
Only electronic black and white photographs, radiographs, drawings, graphs, and charts may be used free of charge; color illustrations cannot be used unless the author or institution pays the expense of including the color in the print issue (contact the publisher for cost).
Resolution on artwork files provided must be at least 300 dpi or higher to ensure best-quality reproduction in the printed article.
Please label each illustration (i.e. Fig. 1, Fig. 2A, etc.) in the order they are to appear in print before uploading them to the MTS. When uploading, please upload each figure or table individually.
Although FAI discourages submission of artwork previously published elsewhere, when such artwork is deemed essential, the author MUST include a letter from the original holder of the copyright, granting permission for their use. Give full information about the previous publication, including the specific page on which the illustration appeared.
CASE REPORTS
VERY FEW CASE REPORTS ARE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION.
Case reports must either offer new information that has been previously unpublished, offer completely new information or information that will change the current practice patterns of our readers. Entities that are unique in and of themselves, bizarre, or common will NOT be accepted as case reports.
Case reports must contain the following sections: Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, and Summary/Conclusion.
CLINICAL TIPS
Clinical tips must offer a tip for, or a modification of, a pre-existing, documented procedure or clinical application. Entirely new procedures are NOT considered clinical tips and MUST be prepared and submitted according to the instructions for manuscript submissions outlined above. In general, a clinical tip should consist of the following:
- An Introduction/Discussion section consisting of a clinical discussion about the process, procedure, or the actual diagnosis. It should state the problem that led to the use of the process, procedure or diagnosis as well as the reason(s) it is more useful than another process, procedure, or diagnosis.
- A Technique section in which the technique or exam itself is described in detail. This section should contain illustrations.
MANUSCRIPT CLEARANCES
AUTHORSHIP
It is to be clearly understood that each author has participated in the design of the study, has contributed to the collection of the data, has participated in the writing of the manuscript, and assumes full responsibility for the content of the manuscript. Normally, no more than six authors should be listed. Individuals who have contributed to only one segment of the manuscript or have contributed only cases should be credited in a footnote. (FAI does not allow use of such footnotes to thank individuals who made secretarial, technical, or other contributions that were part of their normal jobs, for which they were compensated.) If extenuating circumstances prevail, the cover letter should detail why the authors have taken exception to these recommendations and should state how each author has contributed to the manuscript.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTFor each manuscript accepted for publication, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing any conflict of interest that could be perceived to bias their work, acknowledging all financial support and any other personal connections. If necessary, authors will be required to submit one of the following statements:
- One or more of the authors has received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
- One or more of the authors has received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article. In addition, benefits have been or will be directed to a research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other nonprofit organization with which one or more of the authors is associated.
- Although none of the authors has received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article, benefits have been or will be received but are directed solely to a research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other nonprofit organization with which one or more of the authors is associated.
- No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
- The authors of this manuscript have chosen not to furnish information to FAI and its readers concerning any relationship that might exist between a commercial party and material contained in this manuscript that might represent a conflict of interest.
In addition to the above, authors will also be asked to submit one of the following two statements:
- No funds were received in support of this study.
- Funds were received in total or partial support of the research or clinical study presented in this article. The funding sources were: ________.
The statements selected by the author or authors will be printed on the first page of the published article.
COPYRIGHT
Material appearing in FAI is covered by copyright. As a general rule, permission will be given to recognized medical journals to reprint anything in these pages if permission is first obtained from FAI and if the material used is properly credited to FAI.
INFORMED CONSENT
All manuscripts dealing with a study of human subjects must include a statement that the subjects have given informed consent, and that the study has been approved by an institutional review board or similar committee. All studies should be carried out in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki [Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 79-A 1089-1098, July 1997].
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
UPLOADINGBefore submitting a manuscript, please gather the following information:
- Author information: first and last names, institutions, degrees, and active e-mail addresses.
- Manuscript title.
- Manuscript abstract, where applicable (Can be cut and pasted from your manuscript).
- Manuscript files in Word, WordPerfect, EPS, LaTeX, text, Postscript, or RTF format.
- Figures/Images in TIFF, JPG, or Postscript.
The manuscript submission process starts by pressing the "Submit Manuscript" link on your "Home" page. The manuscript submission process is broken into a series of four screens that gather detailed information about your manuscript and allow you to upload the manuscript files. The sequence of screens is as follows:
- SCREEN 1: General author and manuscript information. Please be as complete and accurate as possible.
- SCREEN 2: File uploading. All artwork (figures and tables) should be uploaded individually and NOT included in the manuscript file.
- SCREEN 3: Completion screen with a specific manuscript number for your manuscript.
- SCREEN 4: Approval screen for you to verify that your manuscript was uploaded and converted correctly.
After the manuscript is submitted, you will be taken to a page that will allow you to review your converted manuscript. If the conversion is not correct, you can replace or delete files as necessary. After you have reviewed the converted files, you will need to click on "Approve Manuscript". This link will have a red arrow next to it. Throughout the system, these arrows reflect pending action items that you should address.
CHECKING MANUSCRIPT STATUSAfter you approve your manuscript, you are finished. You can get the status of your manuscript by:
- Logging into the system with your password.
- Clicking on the link represented by your manuscript tracking number and abbreviated title.
- Clicking on the "Check Status" link at the bottom of the displayed page.
POST-SUBMISSION
REVIEWManuscripts are evaluated by the FAI editorial staff and sent to outside reviewers for blind peer review. A decision on a manuscript that has been rejected is returned as quickly as possible. It usually takes more time to make a decision regarding a paper being considered for publication.
REVISIONThe editorial staff may require revisions be made to accepted manuscripts before publication. In this case, authors must follow the instructions for revisions included with the revision request. All changes to the text must be highlighted in the submitted revision to aid in the review process. Revised manuscripts will be evaluated by the editorial staff and further requests for revision may be made. All communication regarding revisions will be made with the corresponding author. Revisions should be made within 60 days of receiving the revision request. Revisions taking longer will be deleted from our files unless we are contacted by the author.
PUBLICATIONOnce the final revised manuscript has been accepted, all authors (corresponding and contributing) will receive a letter stating that the manuscript is ready for publication. Once the manuscript has been assigned to a particular issue of FAI, the corresponding author will receive another letter stating which issue will carry the manuscript. Corresponding authors will receive page proofs from the editorial department via e-mail. Proofs must be reviewed within 48 hours and corrections must be sent by fax or e-mail to:
Foot & Ankle International
Editorial Office
ATTN: Greg Matiasevich
Fax: 410-494-0515
E-mail: editorial@faijournal.com
All correspondence including requests for information, changes, additions or deletions in respect to manuscripts or proofs must be made directly to the Editor-in-Chief, with the exception of queries from the Journal Publishing Department.
Editorial Board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lowell D. Lutter, M.D. ASSISTANT EDITORS E. Greer Richardson, M.D. J. Chris Coetzee, M.D. Elly Trepman, M.D. David B. Thordarson, M.D.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Richard V. Abdo, M.D. Nicholas Abidi, M.D. Robert S. Adelaar, M.D. James A. Amis, M.D. Robert B. Anderson, M.D. Robert M. Barnett, Sr., M.D. Judith F. Baumhauer, M.D. Donald E. Baxter, M.D. Gordon L. Bennett, M.D. Irwin Bliss, M.D. Walter H. O. Bohne, M.D. Michael. J. Botte, M.D. John H. Bowker, M.D. Mike Bowman, M.D. Matison L. Boyer, M.D. Michael E. Brage, M.D. James W. Brodsky, M.D. Nicholas Brown, Ph.D. Jason H. Calhoun, M.D. Dennis Callahan, M.D. Peter Cavanagh, Ph.D. Loretta Chou, M.D. Thomas O. Clanton, M.D.Richard J. Claridge, M.D. Stephen F. Conti, M.D. Paul S. Cooper, M.D. Steven N. Copp, M.D.
Michael J. Coughlin, M.D. Andrea Cracchiolo III, M.D. Lynn A. Crosby, M.D. Tim Daniels, M.D. Richard S. Davidson, M.D. Robert Dehne, M.D. Jonathan T. Deland, M.D. Peter Deluca, M.D. James K. DeOrio, M.D. Christopher W. DiGiovanni, M.D. Beth Dollinger, M.D. Brian G. Donley, M.D. Louis F. Draganich, Ph.D.Sharon Dreeben, Ph.D. Keith Feder, M.D. Richard Ferkel, M.D. Linda Ferris, M.D. Timothy C. Fitzgibbons, M.D. Lamar L. Fleming, M.D. David A. Friscia, M.D. Edward L. Garr, M.D. Lowell H. Gill, M.D. Amit Gefen, Ph.D. Ward Glasoe, M.A., P.T., A.T.C. Mark Glazebrook, M.D. John Gould, M.D. Stanley Graves, M.D. Gregory P. Guyton, M.D. Warren A. Hammerschlag, M.D. Marion C. Harper, M.D. Gerald Harris, Ph.D. George Holmes, M.D. Helen M. Horstmann, M.D. John D.Hsu, M.D. Sue Ishikawa, M.D. Jeffrey E. Johnson, M.D. David Katcherian, M.D. David B. Kay, M.D. Robert A. Kaye, M.D. Tom Kernozek, Ph.D. Richard Laughlin, M.D.Tom Lee, M.D. Edward Leventen, M.D. George Lian, M.D. Ralph Lusskin, M.D. Arthur Manoli II, M.D.Roger A. Mann, M.D. Richard M. Marks, M.D. John V. Marymont, M.D. Irene McClay Davis, Ph.D. Wiliam C. McGarvey, M.D. Kathleen A. McHale, M.D. Thomas McPoil, Ph.D. James D. Michelson, M.D. Stuart D. Miller, M.D. Mark S. Mizel, M.D. Michael P. Mott, M.D. G. Andrew Murphy, M.D. Mark S. Myerson, M.D. Richard Needleman, M.D. James A. Nunley, M.D. James C. Otis, Ph.D. Tye J. Ouzounian, M.D. Walter Pedowitz, M.D. Glenn B. Pfeffer, M.D. Stephen J. Piazza, Ph.D. Michael S. Pinzur, M.D. Fabian E. Pollo, Ph.D. Gregory Pomeroy, Ph.D. Christopher M. Powers, Ph.D. Michael M. Romash, M.D. Steven Douglas K. Ross, M.D. Sally Rudicel, M.D. Anthony Sakellariou, M.D. Charles L. Saltzman, M.D. G. James Sammarco, M.D. Melanie Sanders, M.D. Lew C. Schon, M.D. Mark Scioli, M.D. Pierce Scranton, Jr., M.D. John R. Sellman, M.D. Steven L. Shapiro, M.D. Neil A. Sharkey, Ph.D. Michael J. Shereff, M.D. Sorin Siegler, Ph.D. Judith W. Smith M.D. Ronald W. Smith, M.D.Mark Sobel, M.D. Robert D. Teasdall, M.D. H. Thomas Temple, M.D. Allan F. Tencer, Ph.D. Saul G. Trevino, M.D. Arthur K. Walling, M.D. Keith L. Wapner, M.D. Douglas G. Wright, M.D. Gilbert Wright, M.D.
MANAGERIAL BOARD
James A. Nunley, M.D. Chairman Thomas O. Clanton, M.D. Andrea Cracchiolo III, M.D. G. James Sammarco, M.D. Ronald W. Smith, M.D.
PAST EDITORS
FOUNDING EDITOR
Melvin H. Jahss, M.D.
Kenneth A. Johnson, M.D.
SUBSECTION EDITOR
W. Hodges Davis, M.D.,
Current Topic Reviews
ASSOCIATE FOREIGN
EDITORS
Annunziato Amendola, M.D.(Canada)
In-tak Chu, M.D. (Korea)
Tim R. Daniels, M.D. (Canada)
Greta E. Dereymaeker, M.D.(Belgium)
Patrice F. Diebold, M.D.(France)
Elefthererios E. Dounis, M.D.,
F.A.C.S. (Greece)
Beat Hintermann, M.D.(Switzerland)
Leslie Klenerman, M.D.(United Kingdom)
Osny salomao, M.D. (Brazil)
Terenze Saxby, M.D.(Australia)
Michael M. Stephens, M.Sc.,
F.R.C.S.I (Ireland)
Hajo Thermann, M.D.(Germany)
Antonio Viladot, M.D. (Spain)
Hans Zollinger, M.D.(Switerzland)
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