期刊名称：ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM
 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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Alcohol and Alcoholism publishes papers on biomedical, psychological and sociological aspects of alcoholism and alcohol research, provided that they make a new and significant contribution to knowledge in the field. Papers include new results obtained experimentally, descriptions of new experimental (including clinical) methods of importance to the field of alcohol research and treatment, or new interpretations of existing results. Theoretical contributions are considered equally with papers dealing with experimental work provided that such theoretical contribution are not of a largely speculative or philosophical nature. Alcohol and Alcoholism is the official journal of the Medical Council on Alcohol.
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Instructions to Authors
Contributors should submit FOUR copies of their typescripts and a disc to either Chief Editor (Dr A. A.-B. Badawy or Professor G. L. Gessa) at the following Editorial Office addresses: Biomedical Research Laboratory, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF14 7XB, UK (alcalc@aaa.wales.nhs.uk) OR B. B. Brodie Department of Neuroscience, Cittadella Universitaria, S.S. 554, Monserrato (CA) 09042, Italy (lgessa@unica.it). All submissions will be subjected to peer review and must be prepared in accordance with the following Instructions to Authors. ]
Organization
The following items will be included in the Journal:
1. Full-length papers
These should be written in the style described below, their length being the minimum required for precision in describing the experiments and clarity in interpreting them. A concise well-written paper tends to be published more rapidly.
To meet increased demand on pages because of continually rising submissions, and despite printing the journal in the larger (A4) format, the size of a full length paper is now restricted to six printed pages of the journal, or 5000 words in total, including space for Tables and Figures. The Editors, therefore, strongly urge authors to be concise and to submit their work to occupy the smallest possible space. The shorter the papers are, the more that could be accommodated in an issue and the quicker they could be published in this bi-monthly journal. Authors should ensure that no data are presented in both tabular and graphical forms and that the content of a small table could easily be described in the text, without loss of clarity, especially when there are many other Tables and/or Figures in the paper. Methods should not be described in detail if previously published and the 慏iscussion?section should have the minimum of speculation and not be excessively long, ideally occupying no more than 25% of the length of the text excluding the references. Authors must also avoid excessive referencing.
2. Rapid communications
All appropriate papers describing important novel, unusual and/or exciting findings, and which can be accommodated in up to four printed pages of the journal (including space for Figures and/or Tables) will be treated as Rapid Communications. They will receive priority treatment and it is hoped that they will be published within 12?6 weeks from date of receipt, provided they do not require major revision. Criteria for acceptance and method of preparation of Rapid Communications will, however, be the same as for full-length papers. Thus Rapid Communications are not regarded as preliminary communications but as complete and final accounts. Authors are discouraged from attempting to take advantage of this rapid handling procedure to divide a substantial piece of work into smaller submissions.
The Abstract of a Rapid Communication must not exceed 80 words. The total size of the text (excluding the title, authors, addresses and Abstract) should not exceed 3000 words, which should include references and any Figures and/or Tables. Figures and Tables must be of reproducible quality and not require redrawing since this will delay publication. Authors should therefore assess the approximate space required for Figures and/or Tables and reduce the size of the text accordingly. Papers exceeding these specifications (and therefore likely to occupy more than four printed pages of the Journal) will not be given priority handling but will be treated as full-length submissions.
To expedite the publication of Rapid Communications, authors should, if possible, submit their Rapid Communications by e-mail. If not, then a disc must accompany the initial submission and MUST also accompany the final revised version. Proofs will be faxed or sent by e-mail to authors, who will be given 48 hours to fax or e-mail back their corrected proofs.
3. Letters to the Editors
These are intended to provide an opportunity to discuss or expand particular points made in published work, to comment on or criticize work previously published in Alcohol and Alcoholism, or to present a new hypothesis. They should not contain extensive new data (which would best be placed in a regular paper), nor be used as a vehicle for publication of preliminary results. If a letter is polemical in nature, a reply may be solicited from other interested parties before publication.
4. Reviews
Review articles will usually be solicited, although unsolicited reviews will be considered for publication. However, prospective writers of reviews should first consult the Chief Editors of the Journal.
5. Commentaries
These now replace Editorials and Annotations, which were important features of the journal before volume 18. Commentaries should provide succinct, comprehensive and up-to-date accounts of topical issues in alcohol and alcoholism research and treatment, where either rapid progress is being made or the need for a brief review is both timely and warranted. Another important aim of a Commentary is stimulation of debate. A Commentary may or may not be solicited and can be between 1000 and 4000 words (occupying no more than five printed pages). As with unsolicited Reviews, prospective writers of Commentaries should first consult the Chief Editors.
6. Book Reviews
Publishers, agents and other distributors of books are urged to send review copies direct to the Book Review Editors. The Book Review Editor of English language books is Dr Brian D. Hore, whose address is: 22 Handforth Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 2LU,UK. The Book Review Editors for other European languages are Professor Otto M. Lesch and Dr Jonathan D. Chick, at the following address: Universit鋞sklinik f黵 Psychiatrie, W鋒ringer-G黵tel 18?0, A-1090 Wien, Austria. Books are reviewed by experts in their fields and a copy of the review is sent to the publisher/distributor soon after its appearance.
Editors, Advisors and Independent Referees
Normally a paper is read by the handling Editor and two other persons, who may be Editorial Advisors, independent referees or both. The main task of the advisors and referees is to make recommendations on the acceptability of a paper. If rejection of a paper is recommended, or if there is any serious disagreement between those who have read the paper, the final decision is made by the Editor or Editors. Normally each paper is handled throughout by an Editor who will, if the paper is acceptable, make amendments and will request revision or shortening. Once the Editor(s) is satisfied, the paper is then prepared for press by an in-house sub-editor. In this final process, attention is paid to grammar and the detailed conventions of the Journal.
Submission of papers
Submission of a paper implies that it has been approved by all the named authors (who should all sign a statement to this effect), and that it reports unpublished work, that it is not under consideration for publication in whole or in part elsewhere, and that if accepted by Alcohol and Alcoholism it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, either in English or in any other language, without the consent of the Editors.
Papers that are scientifically acceptable but need revision because they are not clear and concise or do not conform sufficiently to the conventions of Alcohol and Alcoholism will be returned to the authors for amendment.
Electronic Submission
Authors should submit four copies of their typescripts together with a computer disc (3.5" HD disc). Follow the Guide for authors preparing electronic documents printed in each issue of the journal.
Please observe the following criteria: (1) Make sure that the disc and hard copy match exactly. (2) Specify what software was used, including which release, e.g. Word 97. (3) Specify what computer was used (either IBM-compatible PC or Apple Macintosh). (4) Include the text file and separate Table and illustration files. (5) The file should follow the general instructions on style/arrangement and, in particular, the reference style of this journal as given in the Instructions to Authors. (6) The file should be single-spaced and should use the wrap-around end-of-line feature, i.e. no returns at the end of each line. All textual elements should begin flush left; no paragraph indents. Place two returns after every element such as title, headings, paragraphs, Figure and Table call-outs. (7) Keep a back-up disc for reference and safety. It is essential that, when your paper becomes acceptable after revision, a disc containing the final revision is sent with the final hard copy.
Reprints and permissions
All communications about reprints should be addressed to the Publisher, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Authors will receive 25 offprints of their published work free of charge. Additional copies can be purchased by using the order form sent with the proofs of the paper. Requests for consent for reproduction of material from the Journal should be addressed to the Publisher.
Quotations of personal communications When such a quotation is made the authors should provide written evidence of permission from the person(s) concerned to be quoted. Such reference to personal communications should be made only in the text, not in the list of references.
Copies of submitted papers
The original typescript plus three copies should be submitted to either Chief Editor together with a letter signed by all the authors giving consent for publication in the Journal including the following statement: 慣his paper has not been, nor will be, published in whole or in part by any other journal? The senior author may, for reasons of convenience, submit a written and signed authorization by another co-author(s) for him(her) to sign on his(her) behalf, if such a co-author(s) is likely to be absent during the week of submission. In submitting illustrations or photographs, only one original is required, four photocopies should be enclosed with the four copies of the paper. The original manuscript and figures will be discarded one month after publication unless the Publisher is requested to return original material to the author(s).
Title page
The title of the paper should be given in full, together with the name(s) of the author(s), address(es) of the Laboratory or Unit(s) in which the work was performed, the address, telephone, fax and e-mail numbers of the author to whom correspondence concerning the handling of the paper should be sent. A running title for the paper and a list of no more than six key words should also be provided. A copy of the journal should be consulted for the journal style.
Abstract
An Abstract of between 3 and 5% of the total length of the paper (60 words for Rapid Communications) should precede the text. The Abstract must include a brief summary of the work done and the conclusions reached. It must not include any introductory material nor description of methods used or statistical comparisons of results. The Abstract should be structured into the following sections: Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
Style of papers
Typing should be on one side of white paper of uniform size, no smaller than quarto, double-spaced and with wide margins on either side of the typed text.
Spelling should conform to that of the Oxford English Dictionary. Full stops are not allowed in contractions or abbreviations; ATP,11 g/dl, etc.
Tables
Each Table should be typed on a separate sheet and should be supplied with a heading and an explanatory legend. The heading and legend should make the general meaning comprehensible without reference to the text. The heading, which should precede the Table details, must be short but informative, and must not include any details of any kind. Conditions specific to the particular experiment should be stated in the legend, which should be placed at the bottom of the Table. Reference to the text for general experimental methods is permissible provided that there is no ambiguity. Footnotes should be as few as possible. The units in which the results are expressed, e.g. g/dl, should be given at the top of each column, and not repeated on each line of the Table. Words or numerals should be repeated on successive lines; 慸itto?or ?are not to be used. The approximate positions of the Tables should be indicated in pencil in the margin of the text.
Illustrations
Each illustration should be on a separate sheet and packed flat; each should bear the author抯 name, the title (abbreviated if necessary) of the paper and the Figure number on the back. All photographs, diagrams and charts (both line and half-tone) should be referred to as Figures, given Arabic numerals numbered consecutively in the order in which they are referred to in the text. The approximate position of each Figure in the text should be indicated in pencil in the margin of the text. Figure legends must be typed on a separate sheet at the end of the paper. Each Figure should be supplied with a heading and legend which should make the general meaning comprehensible without reference to the text. The heading must be short but informative and must not contain any details of any kind nor be merged with the legend. The legend should then be started on a separate line and should include details specific to the particular experiment. Reference to the text for general experimental details is permissible provided that there is no ambiguity.
Illustrations must be of good quality, unmounted, glossy prints (not negatives or transparencies) proportionate to 17 cm wide by 20 cm deep. They should not be smaller than half that size. Line drawings, graphs and charts must be arranged to the same proportionate dimensions and should be drawn in black Indian ink on heavy white paper or card. Line diagrams that are submitted in a form unsuitable for direct reproduction, for any reason, will be redrawn by the Publisher抯 draughtsman, with consequent delay.
Reproduction of half-tone illustrations (photographs)
Glossy prints are required for these. The magnification, if any, is to be indicated; this is best done by adding a bar representing a stated length. The Editors will accept plates for publication only (a) when they make a significantly important scientific or clinical contribution to the paper, and (b) when the photographs supplied are of a quality that justifies publication in this form. Illustrations are usually reproduced in black and white. Authors wishing to submit colour illustrations will be asked to contribute towards the costs.
Footnotes
These should be avoided as far as possible. When they must be used, as in Tables, reference should be made by the symbols *, **, ***, ? 唵, 唵? in that order.
Acknowledgements
These must be as short as possible.
Animals and their diets
The full binomial Latin names should be included for all experimental animals other than common laboratory animals. The strain, and the source of laboratory animals should be stated. The diet on which the animals are maintained should also be stated together with the address of the source from which it has been obtained.
Ethics of animal experimentation
Animal experiments should be performed in accordance with the legal requirements of the local or national authority. Procedures should be such that animals do not suffer unnecessarily. For example, a study in which procedures lead to deaths of more than 10% of the animals will not be considered. Similarly, a paper using a procedure performed without anaesthetic in which the animals can be assumed to have suffered will not be considered. In short, the Editors will not accept papers where the ethical aspects are, in their opinion, open to doubt and which used procedures that would not be acceptable in the countries of the majority of readers of this journal.
Ethics of human experimentation
The Editors agree with the principles laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) [British Medical Journal (1964) ii, 177?78; see also the Report of the Medical Research Council for 1962?3, pp. 21?5]. Authors should ensure that their work complies with these declarations. Papers describing experimental work with humans should include a statement that the Ethics Committee of the Institution in which the work was performed has approved it, and should state that the subjects have given informed consent to the work. If necessary, the Editors may require to see a copy of the ethical approval.
Wider ethical guidelines
Alcohol and Alcoholism subscribes to the Farmington Consensus statement [see Alcohol and Alcoholism 33, 6? (1998)] and the Ethical Practice Guidelines of the International Society for Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE), which can be accessed on the ISAJE website (http://isaje.com)
The ISAJE guidelines have been developed after consultation with recommendations and other documents produced by a variety of bodies, including those of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), modification of the latter by Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Integrity, and the 'Integrity in Science' project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
Conflict of Interest
This journal takes a serious view on various ethical issues related to publishing in this field. As well as familiarizing themselves with guidelines relating to these issues at the ISAJE website and elsewhere, authors should also pay special attention to issues related to 'conflict of interest' before submission of their work to this journal.
Authors should each declare to the Chief Editors any interests which could constitute a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest with respect to his/her involvement in the publication, between: (1) commercial entities and the participant personally; (2) commercial entities and the administrative unit with which the participant has an employment relationship. 'Commercial entity' refers to any company, business, industry, association (e.g. trade association), organization, or other unit with commercial interest.
Authors must declare to the Chief Editors any significant financial or other relations (e.g. directorship, consultancy or speaker fee) of him(her)self with companies, trade associations, unions or groups (including civic associations and public interest groups) that may gain or lose financially from the results or conclusions in the study, review, commentary, editorial or Letter to the Editors.
All sources of funding for the study, review or other items should be declared in the typescript. Funding sources should be described in a way that allows the average reader to recognize any potential conflicts of interest.
Clinical trials
Authors reporting controlled treatment trials should follow the CONSORT guidelines, as described by Altman, D. G. (1996) Better reporting of randomised controlled trials: the CONSORT statement, in the British Medical Journal 313, 570?71.
Experimental hazards
Authors should draw attention to any particular chemical or biological hazard that may be involved in carrying out the experiments described. Where appropriate, the safety precautions that were taken should be stated. Alternatively, a statement may be included to indicate that an acceptable code of practice has been followed, with references to the relevant standards.
SI units
Alcohol and Alcoholism uses the recommended SI symbols for units [see Pure and Applied Chemistry (1970) 21, 1?4; IUPAC Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physico-chemical Quantities and Units (1979) Pergamon Press, Oxford].
Other technical information
Details of technical data, e.g. chromatography, enzymes, isotope experiments, and other physical aspects and constants, mathematics and abbreviations of biochemicals are as published in the Biochemical Journal (1993) 289, 1?5.
Statistics The Editors emphasize the importance of correct statistical design, analysis and presentation. Authors are advised to consider all statistical aspects at the stage of planning the project, as badly designed studies may not be salvageable later. Statistical methods should be specified explicitly and referenced if they are non-standard. Estimates presented should be accompanied by indices of precision (e.g. means accompanied by confidence intervals). Authors are advised to consult the following: Altman, D. G., Gore, S. M., Gardner, M. J. and Pocock, S. J. (1983) Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. British Medical Journal 286, 1489?493.
References This is a modified Harvard style system. In the text, references for papers by three or more authors are given as the first author et al., and the year. When more than one reference is mentioned at a time in the text, the references should be listed chronologically. In the list of references, the references should be typed double-spaced in alphabetical order and entries should be as follows:
(a) Journal references: (1) Authors?names; (2) year of publication; (3) title of paper: (4) journal name in full; (5) volume number; (6) first and last page numbers.
Example: Badawy, A. A.-B., Punjani, N. F. and Evans, M. (1981a) The role of liver tryptophan pyrrolase in the opposite effects of chronic administration and subsequent withdrawal of drugs of dependence, on rat brain tryptophan metabolism. Biochemical Journal 196, 171?80.
(b) Book references: (1) Authors?names; (2) year of publication; (3) title of article; (4) title of book and volume number, if any; (5) editor(s); (6) first and last page numbers of article; (7) publisher抯 name; (8) city of publication.
Example:
Alkana, R. L. and Noble, E. P. (1979) Amethystic agents ?reversal of acute ethanol intoxication in humans. In Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Ethanol, Vol. 2, Majchrowicz, E. and Noble, E. P. eds, pp. 349?74. Plenum Press, New York.
Only papers published or accepted for publication (and therefore in press) can be included in the list of references. Personal communications, unpublished work or work submitted for publication should not be entered in the list of references, but can be quoted only in the text. Similarly, a paper presented at a conference cannot be considered as a publication and should not therefore be listed, unless it appeared as an Abstract in a Journal.
Drug and dosage selection
Authors must make every effort to ensure the accuracy of information, particularly with regard to drug selection and dose. However, appropriate information sources should be consulted, especially for new or unfamiliar drugs or procedures. It is the responsibility of every practitioner to evaluate the appropriateness of a particular opinion in the context of actual clinical situations and with due consideration to new developments.
Correction to proofs
Authors are sent PDF page proofs by e-mail.Authors are fully responsible for corrections of any typographical errors. To avoid delays in publication, proofs should be checked immediately for typographical errors and returned by fax to Oxford University Press [+44 (0)1865 353798]. Essential changes of an extensive nature may be made only by insertion of a Note added in proof. Additional alterations may be subject to an extra charge.
Copyright
It is a condition of publication in Alcohol and Alcoholism that authors grant an exclusive licence to the Journal, published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the to the Medical Council on Alcohol. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning the Licence, Authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.
Editorial Board
Chief Editors:
Dr Abdulla A-B Badawy
Biomedical Research Laboratory
Whitchurch Hospital
Whitchurch
Cardiff, CF4 7XB
UK
alcalc@aaa.wales.nhs.uk
Professor Gian L Gessa
Department of Neuroscience 'B B Brodie'
Cittadella Universitaria
S. S. 554, Monserrato (CA)
09042
Italy
lgessa@unica.it
Deputy Editor:
Jonathan D Chick, UK
Associate Editors:
E Albano, Italy
G Colombo, Italy
P De Witte, Belgium
K Kuriyama, Japan
O Lesch, Austria
M A Plant, UK
H K Seitz, Germany
Book Review Editor:
B D Hore, UK
Editorial Board:
H Baker, USA
H Begleiter, USA
H Bergman, Sweden
J C Bode, Germany
P R Buckland, UK
A I Cederbaum, USA
K Conigrave, Austria
R Deitrich, USA
M O Doss, Germany
C J P Eriksson, Finland
C K Farren, USA
H F L Garretson, The Netherlands
M Glatt, UK
C Guerri, Spain
N Heather, UK
A Helander, Sweden
B D Hore, UK
M Ingelman-Sundberg, Sweden
H Ishii, Japan
A W Jones, Sweden
K E Kitson, New Zealand
W Kostowski, Poland
C S Lieber, USA
K Lindros, Finland
J Littleton, USA
J S Madden, UK
V Marks, UK
J M鴕land, Norway
R Nordmann, France
D J Nutt, UK
L A Pohorecky, USA
E B Ritson, UK
S B Rosalki, UK
H Rouach, France
H Suwaki, Japan
B Tabakoff, USA
P V Taberner, UK
R G Thurman, USA
G Tober, UK
R Verheul, The Netherlands
T L Wall, USA
T Wetterling, Germany
R Williams, UK
M J World, UK
T Zima, Czech Republic
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