期刊名称：HORMONES-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM ISSN： 1109-3099 出版频率： Quarterly 出版社： SPRINGER INT PUBL AG, GEWERBESTRASSE 11, CHAM, SWITZERLAND, CH-6330   出版社网址： http://www.hormones.gr/ 期刊网址： http://www.hormones.gr/ 影响因子： 2.885 主题范畴： ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal HORMONES publishes articles related to:  Original research findings on humans or experimental animals Complete reviews of the Literature Case reports Puzzling cases: Undiagnosed cases or cases in which the final diagnosis was unexpected Editorial Comments News and Views Book Reviews Letters to the Editor Short notes on etymology of medical terms History of Endocrinology It is with great pleasure that we announce the completion of eight years of publication of our Journal HORMONES, which is indexed in Medline, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition. The editorial board of the Journal includes well-known scientists of the field from the international community. The specific aims of this Journal are both to offer a forum of communication for scientists of the field of Endocrinology and to meet the educational needs of clinicians and trainees. Besides the standard material, the Journal includes a section devoted to the etymology of medical terms and the history of Endocrinology. Moreover, the Journal also publishes "puzzling" cases with an invitation for comments. The full text of the published articles is now available on the Internet free of charge. Instructions to Authors PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT Must be written in English Use wide margins Number all pages Use separate pages for title page, references, footnotes, tables, legends The title page should include Full title Abbreviated title of not more than 40 characters Authors' names and institution affiliations Corresponding author's address, telephone number, fax and e-mail Key words up to 8 Grants or fellowship supports ABSTRACT For research papers the abstracts must be structured: OBJECTIVE, DESIGN, RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS. Not exceeding 200 words (not necessary for review articles) Abstract is not necessary for review articles. Describe briefly the background, the aim of the study or the hypothesis tested, the methods used, the results and the conclusions. MAIN TEXT Follow the usual architectural model, namely: introduction, subjects or experimental animals and methodology, results, discussion Laboratory values should be stated in both the international system (SI units) and in metric units in parenthesis. The abstract should be stated only in SI units. Temperatures should be written in degrees Celsius FOOTNOTES The text should be numbered consecutively at the foot of each page using a line for separation from the text FIGURES For electronic submission use a separate file for each figure in one of the three acceptable formats TIF, EPS, jPG (at least 300dpi). For mail submission send 3 sets of figures for the reviewers and 2 original sets for press requirements. Mark with a soft pencil only on the back the number of the figure, the name of the first author and the presentation (top) with an arrow. Number in Arabic numerals. TABLES should be presented on separate plain pages as printed text. Tables require a concise heading. REFERENCES References should be cited consecutively in numerical order in the text (as superscript outside the punctuation) and the same numerical order must be followed on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. The title of the Journals used follow the abbreviated style used in the index medicus. The author is responsible for the accuracy of references. Examples of References Papers published in Journals: Mahagan T, Lightman SL, 2000 A simple test for growth hormone deficiency in adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85: 1473-1476 When the number of authors exceeds six, the designation et al must be used after the third author Books Mazzaferri EL 1993 Thyroid carcinoma. Papillary and follicular. In: Mazzaferri EL, Samaan N (eds) Endocrine tumors, Blackwell Scientific Publications Inc, Cambridge; pp, 278-333 SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Electronic Through our website www.hormones.gr - Create an account as an author - Log in to our system as an author - Follow the on-line instructions step by step - The home page also includes FAQs for any further information you may need. Manuscripts may also be sent to: info@hormones.gr Mail Submission of an original and four copies, typewritten on one side, double spaced on standard paper. Manuscript accompanied by a disk with the text in electronic form. Please label the outside of the diskette with the first authorʼs name and the word processing program and version (e.g., Word-Perfect 5.0). Provision of a statement signed by all authors that the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere. Personal communications should not be included in the references. They may be cited in the text in parentheses. Papers in press may be mentioned in the references given the Journal. Personal communications should not be included in the references. They may be cited in the text in parentheses. Papers in press may be mentioned in the references given in the Journal. Manuscripts will become the permanent property of HORMONES and should not be published elsewhere without written permission from the authors and Journal. Manuscripts are submitted to HORMONES with the understanding that they have not been simultaneously submitted to other journals ETHICAL CONSIDERATION Authors should state these, when applicable. The relevant statement should also be accompanied by a notation of approval by the institutional committee on human research, whenever applicable   Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Catherine Dacou-Voutetakis Athens University School of Medicine, First Pediatric Department, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Goudi 115 27, Athens, Greece Overseas Editor-in-Chief Maria I. New Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA Associate Editors Maria Alevizaki Athens, Greece George Chrousos Bethesda, USA Leonidas Duntas Athens, Greece Ashley Grossman London, UK George Mastorakos Athens, Greece Vera Popovic Belgrade, Yugoslavia Richard J.M. Ross Sheffield, UK Stylianos Tsagarakis Athens, Greece Editorial Board Menelaos Batrinos   Athens, Greece Paolo Beck-Peccoz Milano, Italy Stefan Bornstein Dusseldorf, Germany Jean-Claude Carel Paris, France Felipe Casanueva Santiago de Compostella, Spain Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis Athens, Greece Andrea Dunaif Boston, USA Murat Erdogan Ankara, Turkey Olga Fofanova Moscow, Russia Ezio Ghigo Turin, Italy Lucia Ghizzoni Parma, Italy Achilleas Gravanis Crete, Greece Jan-Ake Gustafsson Hudding, Sweden Zeev Hochberg Haifa, Israel Ilpo Huhtaniemi London, UK Wieland Kiess Leipzig, Germany George Kontogeorgos Athens, Greece George Koukoulis Larissa, Greece Kalman Kovacs Toronto, Canada Gerasimos Krassas Thessaloniki, Greece Zvi Laron Tel-Aviv, Israel Christos Mantzoros Boston, USA Eleftheria Maratos-Flier Boston, USA Andreas Margioris Grete, Greece Ioannis Messinis Athens, Greece Walter Miller San Francisco, USA John Morris Rochester, USA Primus Mullis Bern, Switzerland John Nestler Virginia, USA Sharon Oberfield New York, USA Demetrios Panidis Thessaloniki, Greece Athanasios Papavassiliou Athens, Greece Constantine Polychronakos Quebec, Canada Alan Rogol Virginia, USA Tomasz Romer Warsaw, Poland Guiseppe Saggese Pisa, Italy Nicholas Sarlis Houston, USA Constantine Sekeris Athens, Greece Stephen Shalet Manchester, UK Pierre Sizonenko Geneva, Switzerland Bessie Spiliotis Patras, Greece Constantine Stratakis Bethesda, USA Charles Sultan Montpellier, France Agathoklis Tsatsoulis Ioannina, Greece Constantine Tsigos Athens, Greece Apostolos Vagenakis Patras, Greece Helen Vlassara New York, USA Wilmar Wiersinga Amsterdam, Netherlands