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ISSN 1336-0345 ISSN 0006-9248 Bratisl Lek Listy Published continuously since 1921 |
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ISSN 1336-0345 ISSN 0006-9248 Bratisl Lek Listy Published continuously since 1921 |
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Information for Authors (PDF document) Instruction for Electronic Manuscript Submission (PDF document)
Information for Authors The
number of scientific publications is
increasing continually and the new information grows exponentially.
However, the time available for the scientific publications remains
unchanged. These facts will soon affect all scientific journals in the
world. That is the reason why we are interested in publishing concise
and comprehensible scientific manuscripts analyzing the relevant
results. In the scientific manuscript,
a repetition of already known facts is restricted to the most relevant
knowledge. The introduction of the scientific manuscript is not a
historical overview. The methodology and description (experimental or
clinical) should provide the basic information. It is not needed to
describe the methodology in details. A detailed method may be
interesting only to those attempting the same experiment. The reader is interested in
results and not in a comprehensive description of the methodology and
statistical processing. The most important features are new knowledge
and new clarifications, not the complex statistics with many numbers. Figures showing the results
should be simple and clear. Tables containing data in more than one
third of the page are not suitable for a publication. The reference to
the nonsignificant results is considered unnecessary. A concise discussion should
relate only to the main results and their comparison to previously
published studies. Conclusions must be clear and easy to understand. We
are not interested in manuscripts with the conclusion “the authors
confirmed the results of other authors”. Neither we are interested in
manuscripts, which conclude that “the findings need a further study on
the issue”. A review article should not be a review of an existing literature. The review article should bring a new perspective on the problem. Case reports are often interesting as a rarity or structural or functional variability only. We cannot accept the case reports, which do not bring a new look on the problem. We consider referencing studies on the same topic, published in Bratislava Medical Journal in the past eight years, as a part of the author's culture. These
guidelines are in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for
Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals”. The
international journal Bratislavske lekarske listy (Bratisl Lek
Listy/Bratisl Med J) publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of
biomedical sciences, including original clinical studies, review articles
and experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance. Manuscript
should be addressed to: Editorial Office, Bratisl Lek Listy, Spitalska 24,
SK-813 72 Bratislava 1, Slovakia. Phone/Fax: +421.2.52965400,
e-mail: bll@fmed.uniba.sk
or ivan.hulin@fmed.uniba.sk. Manuscripts
are accepted for processing if neither the article nor any essential part,
tables or figures, has been or will be published or submitted elsewhere
before presenting in Bratisl Lek Listy (Bratisl Med J). This restriction
does not apply to abstracts or press reports related to scientific
meetings. The
Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Authors
should detail how their work differs from existing reviews on subject in
cover letter. Manuscripts/General
Guidelines The
manuscript should conform the guidelines set forth in the “Uniform
Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals”, 5th
edition, New Engl J Med 1997; 336 (4): 309–315. Manuscript
must contain no more than 5000 words. A cover letter signed by all
authors should identify the person (post address, telephone number, and
e-mail address) responsible for negotiations. Each author must sign a statement
attesting that he or she fulfills the authorship criteria of the Uniform
Requirements. Each author must significantly contribute to the submitted
work. Form
of Manuscript Three
copies of each manuscript, along with a disk (see “Instructions for
Electronic Manuscript Submission”), must be submitted in English, in
double-spaced typewritten form with a 5-cm (2-inch) left margin. (Do
not use “erasable” bond.) The text should be written in following
sequence: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgement,
References, Tables, Illustrations and Figure Legends, Structured Abstract
with key words and Condensed Abstract. Page
1
should
bear an article title, name(s) of the author(s) and institution where the
work was done and a person whom proofs and reprint request should be sent,
with complete address (including postal codes), telephone number and
e-mail address (address for correspondence). Tables
should
be typed neatly, each on a separate sheet, with title above and any
notes below. All abbreviations should be explained. Do not provide
duplicite information in tables and figures. Illustrations
should be submitted as clear glossy prints (two duplicate sets may be
photocopied), with lettering large enough to be legible if reduced. The
maximal final size of any figure in the printed journal will be 20 by 28
cm (8.25x11 inch). On
the back of each figure,
the name of author and the figure number should be writen, with the top
indicated by an arrow. Each figure should have a separate, fully
explicit legend; all parts of the figure and all abbreviations and symbols
should be clearly defined. Figure
legends should
be typed on separate pages; figure numbers must follow their reference in
text. Drug
names.
Generic names should be used; trade names may be given in parentheses in
the first mention, and generic names should be used thereafter. Abbreviations.
The list of abbreviations given in “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals” (section References) should be
followed. For additional abbreviations, consult the CBE Style Manual
(available from the Council of Biology Editors, 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, U.S.A.) or other standard sources. References The
journal complies with the reference style given in “Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals”. References should
be cited in text by number and numbered in order they are cited. The
reference should by written in double-spaced form at the end of the text,
following the sample formats given below. For the abbreviations of journal
names, refer to the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus (available
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402, U.S.A., DHEW Publication No. NIH 83-267; ISSN
0093-3821). Provide
all names of authors when fewer than seven: when seven or more, list the
first three and add et al. Provide article titles and inclusive pages. The
author is responsible for the accuracy of reference data. Article:
1. Greenblatt DJ,
Abernethy DR, Shader Jr RI. Pharmacokinetic aspects of drug therapy in the
elderly (commentary). Book:
2. Mitchell JR, Horning MG (Eds). Drug metabolism and drug toxicity.
New York; Raven Press, 1984: 1-25.
Chapter
of book:
3. Kutt H, Pippenberg CE et al. Plasma
clearance of nor-methsuximide in a uremic patient. 223-226. In: Levy
RH,
Book
in a series:
4. Usdin E, Asberg M, Bertilsson L (Eds).
Frontiers in biochemical and pharmacological research in depression. Internet: 5. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical Structured
Abstract A
structured abstract should be provided on a separate page with no more
than 250 words, presenting essential data in five paragraphs introduced by
separate headings in following order: Objectives, Background, Methods,
Results, Conclusion. Complete sentences should be used. All data in the
structured abstract must be present also in the submitted text or tables.
Three to five key words should be added. Terms from Index Medicus should
be used. Condensed
Abstract (for table of contents) A condensed
abstract of no more than 50 words should be provided for the expanded
table of contents, stressing clinical implications. Do not include data
which are not present in the text or tables. Proofs Proof must be returned within 3 days; late return may cause a delay in publication. Please check text, tables, legends, and references carefully.
Instructions for Electronic Manuscript Submission The
preferred storage medium is a compact disk or 3.5 inch disk in MS-DOS compatible
format. Each
submitted disk must be clearly labeled with the name of the author,
article title, journal title, type of the equipment used to generate the
disk, word processing program (including version number), and filenames. The
manuscript submitted on a disk must be in the final corrected version and
must agree with the final accepted version of the submitted paper
manuscript. The submitted disk should contain only the final version of
the manuscript. Delete all other material from the disk. Please follow the
general instructions on style/arrangement and, in particular, the
reference style as given in “Instruction to Authors”. Note,
that while the paper version of the manuscript must be presented in the
traditional double spaced format, the electronic version will be typeset
and should not contain extraneous formatting instructions. Do not
use
tabs or extra space at the beginning of a paragraph or for list
entries. Do not
indent runover lines in references. Turn
off
line spacing. Do not
specify page breaks, page numbers, or headers. Do not
specify typeface. Take
care to enter “one” (1) and lower case “el” (1)“, as well as
“zero” (0) and capital “oh” (O) correctly. Please
note the following conventions on dashes: Use a single hyphen with
space before it for a minus sign, use a double hyphen (with
space before and after) to indicate a “long dash” in text, and a triple
hyphen (with no extra space) to indicate a range of numbers (e.g.
“23–45”). Non-standard
characters (Greek letters, mathematical symbols, etc.) should be coded
consistently throughout the text. Please make a list and provide a listing
of the used codes. Authors
agree to execute copyright transfer forms as requested. Authors should
express all measurements in conventional units, with Systéme
International (SI) units given in parentheses throughout the text.
Conventional units should be used in figures and tables, with conversion
factors given in legends or footnotes. In
electronic manuscript submission text
editor Word 6 or higher
is recommended (editor T602 is possible). Text should be aligned
left (not justified), without hyphenation, without bullets, numbering and
underlines,
without extra hard returns at the end of line (only at the end of
paragraphs). One
type of Word paragraph
should
be used throughout the text. Word graphic experiments should not be used.
Word
tables : do not use vertical lines, unless it
is necessary. Provide tables as a separate file (do not place in text). Excel
graphs :
provide as Excel file. Word
graphs : provide as a separate Word file (do not
place in text!) Graphs should be processed for black and
white print. Graphs
printed on laser or ink printers could not serve as templates– always
provide original electronic files ! Figures
: provide original or scan. Scan to 600-800
dpi ! – set to B/W or line art. Figures
– black and white photos – provide high-quality original or scan to
350
dpi ! Figures
–
color photos -- provide high-quality original or scan to
350
dpi ! Figures
scanned to 72 or 96 dpi are not suitable for print ! On principle, do
not place scans in text ! Always provide original figures in tif or
jpg format (with minimal compression). Placing scan in Word text causes a
loss of quality! Figure
legends should be provided as a separate text file. Do
not place figures in PowerPoint – this application is meant for
presentations and it is not possible to use it as a template for print ! Figures
from digital camera should not be placed in text. Provide them
in tif or
jpg format (with minimal compression)!
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