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Abstract. Provide an UNSTRUCTURED abstract
(150 words maximum).
Sections. The text should be ordered into sections
as appropriate to the subject. Most of the following sug-
gested sections should be applicable for most reviews:
background, historical review, natural history, indica-
tions, contraindications, patient selection, preoperative
evaluation, operative technique, postoperative care,
complications, comparative techniques, conclusion,
and references. Reviews should be well illustrated and
comprehensively referenced.
FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF ARTICLES
REFERENCES
The references are to be cited consecutively in
the text in superscript Arabic numerals and listed
in numerical order at the end of the text, following
the discussion. Once a reference is cited, all subse-
quent citations to it should use the original reference
number.
Authors are responsible for bibliographic accuracy
and must check every reference in the manuscript and
proofread each reference in the page proofs. Authors
must have read cited works. Authors should not assume
the accuracy of citations taken from a database or from
the reference list of another publication; each reference
should be verified from its source.
No more than six authors should be listed; referenc-
es with more than six authors should list the first three
followed by "et al." "In press" articles may be cited by
number and included in the reference list identified as
"in press.'' Unpublished observations, including manu-
scripts "in preparation'' or "submitted'' and personal
communications should be cited parenthetically in the
text and not numbered or included in the references.
Reference format and abbreviations of journal names
should follow Index Medicus.
Reference Examples
Journal article (example is one with more than six
authors):
Iber FL, McGonagle T, Serebro HA, et al. Unidi-
rectional sodium flux in small intestine in experimental
canine cholera. Am J Med Sci. 1969;58:340-350.
Book:
Boyd W. Pathology for the Physician, 7th ed. Phila-
delphia, PA: Lea & Febiger; 1965:207.
Chapter:
Caster WC. The study of connective tissue. In:
Hollander JL, ed. Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 7th
ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lea and Febiger; 1966:57-64.
FIGURE LEGENDS
A complete descriptive legend for each figure should
be included in a "Figure Legends" section at the end of
the manuscript text, each legend identified by number
corresponding to order of appearance in the text and all
legends listed together in consecutive order. Sources, per-
missions, and any other explanatory information about
the figure should be included as part of its legend.
TABLES
Each table should be word processed and double
spaced, including all headings, on a separate page. Each
table should have an appropriate title. Lines should not
be used to indicate spacing. Each column should be
given a short abbreviated heading. Explanatory matter
should be listed in footnotes, not in the heading. All
necessary information must be contained in the cap-
tion and the table itself so that it can be understood in-
dependently of the text. Information contained in the
text should not be repeated in a table and vice-versa.
If data from another published or unpublished study
are used, written permission must be obtained and ac-
knowledged fully.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Because of the illustrative value of color figures, ap-
proved color figures will be published at no expense to
the author.
Illustrations should clarify and augment the text.
Each illustration should be transmitted in its own elec-
tronic file. All lettering must be legible after reduction
to column size.
The required format is .tiff or .jpg at 300 dpi reso-
lution. If images are to print in color, CMYK format
must be used. For black and white images, a grayscale
must be employed. Figures submitted in other formats
must be converted by the publisher and loss of resolu-
tion and/or detail in final printing may occur.
Images should not be embedded in text files. Each
image must be a separate, stand-alone file, named to
match the figure number listed in the text. Figure leg-
ends, headings, or captions should not be included in
the graphic file.
