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PUBLICATION
The Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia will consider
for publication
suitable articles on all topics related to anesthesia
for cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery. The scope of this Journal
is
broad and seeks to consolidate all material pertinent to cardiothoracic
anesthesiology, including topics from critical care medicine,
pharmacology,
monitoring, perfusion technology, internal medicine, surgery,
and transplantation.
Articles, editorials, letters to
the Editor, and other text material in theJournal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia represent the opinion
of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the
Editor, Editorial Board, or Publisher. The Editors and Publisher deny
any responsibility
or liability for statements and opinions expressed by
the authors. Neither the Editor nor the Publisher guarantees, warrants,
or endorses
any product or service advertised in this publication, nor do
they guarantee any claim made by the manufacturer of such product or
service.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so with the understanding that if
it is accepted for publication, copyright of the article, including
the
right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned
exclusively to the Publisher. Following acceptance for publication,
in
order to comply with United States copyright law and the requirements
of the insurance carrier, the Publisher will require authors
of accepted
manuscripts and letters to sign a copyright release form.
SUBMISSION
All submissions must
be directed to our web site:  http://ees.elsevier.com/jcva . On the home page you will find links not only to
this Guide,
but also to a Tutorial for Authors, Artwork Guidelines, and
general information on the Journal.
First-time authors can register
from the home page by clicking on theregister link. You will receive e-mails guiding you on the basic information
for submitting
a manuscript. Each page of the web site during
the review process contains important information for that step. The Editorial Office
will send by e-mail to the corresponding author all communications related to the status of a submission, including the final decision
and the scheduled date of publication.
Detailed information on submissions is provided below. Further inquiries and information
may be directed to the Editorial Office at: dwalk@louisville.edu.
EDITORIAL POLICIES
Manuscripts
are accepted for consideration on the condition that they
are contributed solely to the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular
Anesthesia.
No substantial part of a paper may have been published
elsewhere, except for a scientific abstract.
Manuscripts will be reviewed by
the Editor in Chief, Associate
Editors, members of the Editorial Board, and appropriate independent
referees. Acceptance of a paper for
publication is based on the originality
of the observation or investigation, the quality of the work
described, and the clarity of the
presentation. Clinically relevant material
is especially desirable. Good English usage is an essential prerequisite
for consideration
of the paper.
In all cases the authors must accept the responsibility of conforming
to the instructions in the sections below. Manuscripts
must conform
fully before reviewers will be assigned. Substantial non-conformity
may result in outright rejection.
If a submitted
article is accepted for publication, editorial revisions
may be made to aid clarity and understanding without altering the
meaning.
Expedited Review. Our online submission and review process commonly
results in editorial decisions within 1 month. The Journal
will
nevertheless consider reports of original investigations of uncommon
scientific importance in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular
anesthesia
for expedited review, decision, and publication. The value to the
readership of accelerated publication is a major criterion
for accepting
a manuscript for expedited review. The corresponding author of the
manuscript may request an expedited review in his/her
cover letter; the
Editor in Chief may also initiate a rapid review process for any
submission. The Editor in Chief will normally provide
decisions on
such manuscripts within 2 weeks of receipt at the Editorial Office.
Authors of accepted expedited manuscripts may expect
publication
within 6 months.
Experimentation subjects. Papers reporting human experimentation
will be reviewed in accordance
with the precepts established by the
Helsinki Declaration (available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm ). Copies of
this declaration may also be obtained by writing to
the American Medical Association, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610.
Such papers
must include a statement that human investigations were
performed after approval by a local Human Investigations Committee
and after
obtaining informed consent from a patient or other responsible
individuals. All experimental work with animals must conform to
American
Physiological Society standards for animal care.
Article types. The following may be submitted: original research
articles,
case reports, review articles, articles on emerging technology,
case conferences, pro and con articles, diagnostic dilemmas,
special
articles (those not easily suited to another type), and letters to
the Editor. Potential authors are invited to e-mail the Editorial
Office to
establish a consultation with our Editor in Chief, Associate Editors, or
a Section Editor in regard to interest in a proposed
submission.
ARTICLE TYPES
For all manuscript types, see examples in any recent issue of the Journal.
Original Research Articles, This article type requires 4 items: Cover Letter, Title Page, Structured Abstract, and Manuscript
(which includes only the references to tables or figures). The Manuscript document must have 4 identified sections: Introduction, Methods,
Results, and Discussion.
Case Reports. This article type requires 4 items: Cover Letter, Title Page, Summary, and Manuscript
(which includes only the references to tables or figures). The Manuscript document should begin with a short introduction and follow
with 2 identified sections: Case Report and Discussion. A 1-paragraph summary should complete the article. In most situations the introduction
and summary can be combined to for the Summary item.
Case Conferences. These articles are handled by a Section Editor for Case
Conferences. Some offline communication between authors and editors is expected.
- There are 3 parts to each case conference:
(1) case presentation, (2) case discussion, and (3) commentary(ies). The case presentation and discussion will originate from 1 institution.
Their authors are invited to solicit expert commentators.
- The case presentation and case discussion should be set up as a case
report. The discussion should focus on the perioperative management of the patient.
- The commentary provides input from related
specialties and/or other viewpoint(s) on anesthetic or intensive care management of the case already presented and discussed. A commentary
should be submitted with its author's full name, degrees, and affiliation on its first page. The commentators may be from any appropriate
medical or medically-related discipline within the same or another institution. The Journal reserves the right to solicit commentary(ies)
appropriate to a submitted case conference and to make final determination of commentators.
- Each author of a commentary shall
receive a galley proof of the case conference to provide copyediting of his or her contribution; this responsibility is not to be delegated
to an author of the case presentation or case discussion.
- Figures, tables, and references for all three sections are desirable
to expand the teaching value of the case. Follow the guidelines for preparing illustrations, tables, and references.
- The final
version of the case conference will have its references compiled into 1 consecutively-numbered list.
Letters to the
Editor. These should be double-spaced, brief, and concisely focused. They should have a title. Cited works must have full, accurate
references. A cover letter should be provided with full information on the author(s), as in the cover page described above. Figures and
tables may be included.
MANUSCRIPT DETAILS
• All manuscripts (except figure files) should be prepared
in Microsoft
Word for Windows.
• Manuscripts must be double-spaced on page sizes 8½ x 11 inch or
A4. A margin of at least
1 inch should be provided on all sides. All type
should be 11-13 points in size, except as appropriate in tables and
figures. Multiple-page
documents must be numbered. Landscape format
is acceptable as needed to display tables or figures to advantage.
• Word limits
are not imposed on any manuscript types, but all
papers should be concise, yet complete.
• All items required for a submission
are identified on the Add Files page on the online submission form. Items required vary among article types. Almost all article types
include as optional items tables, figures, and video/audio clips. A separate electronic file of the appropriate type (eg, "Figure") is
required for each table, figure, or clip; the "Description" should be its textual reference.
• In all artwork submissions, the
highest possible quality is expected. The publisher automatically provides for every submission or revision an Artwork Quality Assessment
to inform authors of any likely problems with their figures.
• Arrange the main text for all research reports in 4 sections:
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Describe the statistics
used in the Methods section.
• Use generic drug names
throughout. The name and city/state
location of the manufacturer must be included. Brand names may be
inserted in parentheses following
the generic names.
• The name of the author(s) or of affiliated institution(s) should
not be identified in the text, header,
or footer in the submission
except on the title page and the cover letter. Acknowledgments should be placed at the end of the Title Page,
not in the Manuscript document.
Online submission requires that the submitted material be uploaded
in several separate
files. For examples, an original science article or
case report requires:
1. A cover letter addressed to the Editor
in Chief is required as part of the online submission. The letter must include at the end a list of all authors as if for signature.Cover
letters scanned from official letterhead with all signatures are strongly encouraged. The cover letter must state that the authors agree
with and are responsible for the data presented. The letter should also acknowledge or deny any potential conflicts of interest including
commercial relationships such as consultation and equity interests. The cover letter may not be sent as an "offline" item.
2. Title
page with (a) title of paper; (b) authors' full names with
advanced degrees; (c) name(s) of institution(s) in which work was
done;
(d) acknowledgment of research support, if any; (e) information
on the corresponding author: full name and advanced degrees, a reliable
e-mail address, complete street address (not only P.O. box), telephone
and fax numbers.
3. For an original science article, a
structured abstract (see
section below); but for a case report, a summary (max. 200 words to
recapitulate the essential features
of the case, its resolution, and likely
consequences for further study or clinical practice). A structured abstract
will be published;
a summary is not published but is circulated to
invited reviewers.
4. Main text including reference list and figure legends, the
pages
numbered consecutively beginning with page 1; tables and figures are
not included. The figure legend list should be the last page
of the main
text document. The title of the article and the abstract can be repeated
on page 1, but no author information is to be included.
5. Tables. A separate file is required for each table, including its number and title at the top and its legend at the end. The
legend should provide definition of abbreviations used in the table and any permission statement for use of copyrighted materials. Tables
may be formatted as Microsoft Word or as Excel spreadsheets. A table may be continued on multiple pages if necessary.
6. Figures.
Figures. A separate file is required for each figure. It is strongly preferred that figures be submitted in either .tif (300 dpi),
.eps, or .pdf format. See additional details in the "Preparing Figures" section. The highest possible quality is expected.
7.
Video/audio clips. The preferred movie/video format is .mpg, and the preferred audio format is .mp3. For additional information,
follow the link to Author Artwork Guidelines on the home page of this web site.
Offline submission.
Offline submission is not
permitted, unless requested by the Editorial Office.
The structured abstract for an original research article is limited to
250 words (including section headings) in order to avoid truncation inIndex Medicus computer searches. The abstract should
consist of 7
paragraphs:
1. Objective(s): What scientific question was the study designed to
answer?
2. Design:
A phrase describing whether a study is prospective,
randomized, blinded, etc.
3. Setting: Type of hospital or laboratory;
university or community
setting; single or multi-institutional.
4. Participants: Patients, volunteers, animals.
5. Interventions:
What interventions were done to the participants?
6. Measurements and Main Results: How was the outcome of the
intervention(s)
assessed? What were the major finding(s) of interest?
7. Conclusions: What conclusion(s) may be reasonably drawn from
the
results of the study?
Following these 7 paragraphs, repeat the list of key words that are
uploaded into the key word file. No references
or abbreviations should
be used in the abstract. Do not include a summary at the end of an
original research paper.
SPECIAL
MANUSCRIPT TYPES
For all manuscript types, see examples in any recent issue of theJournal.
Case
Reports. These should have a brief introduction prior to the
case presentation and a summary in the last paragraph of the paper;
in
most situations, these items can be combined, with editing, as the
"summary" file in your submission.
Case Conferences.
These articles are handled by a Section Editor
for Case Conferences. Some offline communication between authors
and editors is expected.
• There are 3 parts to each case conference: (1) case presentation,
(2) case discussion, and (3) commentary(ies). The case presentation
and discussion will originate from 1 institution. Their authors are
invited to solicit expert commentators.
• The case presentation
and case discussion should be set up as a
case report. The discussion should focus on the perioperative management
of the patient.
•
The commentary provides input from related specialties and/or
other viewpoint(s) on anesthetic or intensive care management of the
case
already presented and discussed. A commentary should be submitted
with its author's full name, degrees, and affiliation on its first
page. The commentators may be from any appropriate medical or
medically-related discipline within the same or another institution. The
Journal reserves the right to solicit commentary(ies) appropriate to a
submitted case conference and to make final determination
of commentators.
• Each author of a commentary shall receive a galley proof of the
case conference to provide copyediting of
his or her contribution; this
responsibility is not to be delegated to an author of the case presentation
or case discussion.
•
Figures, tables, and references for all three sections are desirable
to expand the teaching value of the case. Follow the guidelines
for
preparing illustrations, tables, and references.
• The final version of the case conference will have its references
compiled
into 1 consecutively-numbered list.
Letters to the Editor. These should be double-spaced, brief, and
concisely focused. They
should have a title. Cited works must have full,
accurate references. A cover letter should be provided with full information
on the
author(s), as in the cover page described above. Figures
and tables may be included.
REFERENCES
Please
refrain from using automatic reference list software because
its features are often lost during the publication process. Simply insert
the reference number in parentheses in the text and type the reference
list. Formatting, such as Greek letters, italics, super- and subscripts,
may be used, but the coding scheme for such elements must be
consistent throughout.
References must be numbered with Arabic numerals,
and cited in the
text in numerical order. The reference list at the end of the article must
also be in numerical order. The list headed
"REFERENCES" should
begin on a new page of the main text document and be double-spaced.
Abbreviations for titles of medical periodicals
must conform to those
used in Index Medicus ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html ).
References to abstracts,
supplements, and letters to editors must be
identified as such. Inclusive page numbers of references are required.
SAMPLE
REFERENCES
Journal article, one to three authors
1. Beutler E: The effect of methemoglobin formation on sickle
cell
disease. J Clin Invest 40:1856-1858, 1961
2. Karpatkin S, Smith K, Charmatz A: Heterogeneity of human
platelets. III. Glycogen
metabolism in platelets of different sizes. Br J
Haematol 19:135-137, 1970
Journal article, four or more authors
3. Golomb
HM, Vardiman J, Sweet DL, et al: Hairy cell leukemia:
Evidence for the existence of a spectrum of functional capabilities. Br J
Haematol
38:161-162, 1968
Journal article in press
4. O'Malley JE, Eisenberg L: The hyperkinetic syndrome. Semin
Psychiatry (in
press)
(Note: A copy of the in-press article must be included as a separate
Manuscript file, described as "In-press, Reference
[#].")
Complete book
5. Lillie RD: Histopathologic Technic and Practical Histochemistry
(ed 4). New York, NY, Blakiston,
1965, pp 39-41
Chapter of book
6. Moore G, Minowada J: Human hemopoietic cell lines: A progress
report, in Farnes P (ed):
Hemic Cells in Vitro, vol 4. Baltimore, MD,
Williams & Wilkins, 1969, pp 100-105
Chapter of book that is part of published
meeting
7. Hatvg JB, Kunkel HG, Gedde-Dahl T Jr: Genetic studies of the
heavy chain sub-groups of gamma globulin, in Killander
J (ed):
Gamma Globulins, Proceedings of the Third Nobel Symposium. New
York, NY, Wiley, 1967, pp 19-26
Chapter of book that is
part of unpublished meeting
8. Polliak A: A morphologic study of the lymphoproliferative lesions
induced by excess vitamin A.
First Meeting, European Division,
International Society of Hematology, Milan, Italy, 1971, p 181
Abstract
9. Curnutte JT,
Karnovsky ML, Babior BM: Manganese-dependent
NADPH oxidation by a particulate preparation from guinea pig granulocytes:
An alternative
interpretation. Clin Res 23:371A, 1975
Letter to Editor
10. Seeler RA: Sickle cell anemia monthly variations. Blood 47:
879, 1976
PREPARING FIGURES
Authors are responsible to meet the graphic standards in
the Publisher's
Artwork Guidelines ( http://authors.elsevier.com/ArtworkInstructions.html?dc=AI1 ). A link to these Guidelines is also
provided on the Journal's home page. Authors are strongly advised
to consult these Guidelines for detailed information before
preparing
any graphics for submission. Figures not properly prepared will
be returned to the contributor for revision or will be
reworked with the
cost charged to the contributor.
Electronic submission of figures is strongly encouraged. Visual
clarity is vital.
Figures are to be submitted only in "Figure" documents, one figure
per document, and described as "Figure 1," "Figure 2," etc. Figures
should not appear in a "Manuscript" document.
Figures must be cited in order in the text using Arabic numerals, eg,
Figure 1. Legends
to figures should be double-spaced in a list at the end
of the manuscript document. A legend must be provided for each
illustration.
Legends should not appear on the associated Figure document.
Color figures are acceptable for papers dealing with color imaging;
however,
as color printing is costly, it will be used at the discretion of
the Editor. If color images are to be reproduced in black and white,
the
contributor should submit the prints in black and white for best results.
The use of any figure or table that has been previously
published
must be supported by a letter of permission to reprint, signed by the
publisher. The author will be expected to furnish the
letter to the
publisher shortly after the paper has been accepted for publication.
PROOFREADING
Contributors
are provided with electronic galley proofs and are asked
to proofread them for typesetting errors. Important changes in data are
allowed,
but authors will be charged for excessive alterations in proof.
Galley proofs should be returned to the Issue Manager within 48 hours.
REPRINTS
Reprints of articles can be furnished to contributors when ordered in
advance of publication. An
order form is sent in advance of proofs.
Individuals wishing to obtain reprints of an article that appears in theJournal of Cardiothoracic
and Vascular Anesthesia can do so by
contacting the author at the address given in the Journal.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements of meetings, conferences, and the like that are of
interest to the readership of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and
Vascular
Anesthesia should be sent to Section Editor for Cardiac Calendar,
Dr. George Silvay (george.silvay@msnyuhealth.org),
at least 3 months
before the first day of the month of the issue in which the announcement
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