期刊名称：INFECTIONS IN MEDICINE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Despite rapid advances in diagnosis and treatment, infection remains a major cause of outpatient morbidity as well as the leading cause of hospital complications and death. Infections in Medicine provides the clinician with practical reports on prevention, diagnosis, public health issues, and treatment. Issues concerning cost-effectiveness and infection control are regularly addressed. By providing current, scientifically sound information, Infections in Medicine strives to improve the art and science of medicine and the quality of care for patients everywhere.
Instructions to Authors
Statement of Editorial Purpose
Despite rapid advances in diagnosis and treatment, infection remains a major cause of outpatient morbidity as well as the leading cause of hospital complications and death. INFECTIONS in MEDICINE provides the clinician with practical reports on prevention, diagnosis, public health issues, and treatment. Issues concerning cost-effectiveness and infection control are regularly addressed. By providing current, scientifically sound information, INFECTIONS in MEDICINE strives to improve the art and science of medicine and the quality of care for patients everywhere.
Editorial Content/Focus
INFECTIONS in MEDICINE focuses on providing physicians with up-to-date, practical information on diagnosis and management of infections and of infectious complications of other medical disorders. This is done through review articles on diagnosis and management, case reports, and a series of departments written by invited experts. Readers are invited to submit review articles and case reports on any aspect of infectious disease as it pertains to clinical practice.
Antibiotics
* Clinical efficacy
* Investigation & controversies
* Cost-effectiveness
* Empiric therapy
* Pharmacokinetics
The Infectious Agent
* Emerging diseases
* Epidemiology
* Virulence factors
* Resistance patterns
Medical Technology
* Laboratory diagnosis of infection
* Computer-aided diagnosis
* Drug delivery systems
* New procedures/devices
Immunology
* Vaccines and immunization
* Host defense mechanisms
* The immunocompromised host
* Immunomodulators
Clinical Problems
* Diagnostic dilemmas
* Management guidelines
* Infection control
* Nosocomial infection
* Community-acquired infection
* Virology
* Immunosuppressed patients
* Sepsis & multiple organ failure
Case Reports: Reports of interesting and/or unusual presentations are welcome. To be of educational value, they should present a new observation that may be useful to readers. Whenever possible, case reports should be illustrated with clinical slides and/or slides of biopsy samples or microorganisms.
Communicating With the Editors
The publisher prefers that communication between authors and Cliggott Publishing occur via email. Contact Leo Cristofar, Group Editor, at tracy.iscove@scp.com. Phone inquiries at 203-662-6582, and fax messages at 203-662-6776, also are welcome.
Submission of Manuscript
Text files can be sent as email enclosures or on 3.5" floppy diskettes formatted for Macintosh or Windows computers. Email your submission to tracy.iscove@scp.com. On the disk or email cover note, please include the name and version of the word processing program and the type of computer used. The publisher supports Microsoft Word for Macintosh and Windows computers. If using another application for preparation of the text, save the file as Plain Text (ASCII). When preparing the manuscript, please keep the format simple (ie, no hidden codes that indent text). Also, please do not use codes that place references at the bottom of each page. Leave a box or space with a note for placement of graphics.
All submitted manuscripts must be accompanied by 3 printed copies of the text and graphics. For technical assistance in submitting a manuscript as an email enclosure or in saving a manuscript to a floppy disk, contact Tracy Iscove by email at tracy.iscove@scp.com.
All manuscripts should be double-spaced, with 1.5" margins, on white paper. Retain 1 copy of all articles, and all other elements of value (such as photographs or other illustrative materials), and submit an original and 3 copies to the following address:
Leo Cristofar, Group Editor
INFECTIONS in MEDICINE
Cliggott Publishing
330 Boston Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
Photos, Illustrations, and Supplemental Material
Authors are strongly encouraged to submit illustrations, illustrative sketches, or suggestions for illustrations that increase understanding of the text. Graphics should be submitted as slides or high quality, glossy photographic prints (no more than 8" X 10" in size). Each graphic submitted must be numbered and cited in the text. Be sure each is labeled with the appropriate figure number, title of the manuscript, name of senior author, and arrow indicating the top. For photographic prints, type the information on a gummed label and affix it to the back of the photograph. Submission of original x-rays or copies is discouraged; high quality, right-reading glossy photographic prints are preferred. All illustrative material will be returned to the author upon request.
Electronic Submission of Art: High resolution illustrations or photos may be submitted electronically (via disk or email). Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop files are preferred (no less than 300 DPI); however, other formats, such as EPS, JPEG, or TIFF files, are acceptable. Powerpoint documents, saved as version 4 or earlier Mac-compatible files, may also be submitted. For technical assistance in saving and submitting visual material electronically, contact Tracy Iscove at (203)662-6582, or by email at tracy.iscove@scp.com.
Review Process
All articles are peer reviewed by 2 or more authorities selected by the editor. Articles may be edited for clarity. All major revisions will be submitted to the author for approval prior to publication.
Honorarium
An honorarium of $250 is paid on publication for each full-length and $150 for case report articles. Honorarium payments are reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099.
Preparing the Manuscript
Target Audience: Infectious disease specialists, AIDS-treating clinicians, immunologists, and oncologists treating infectious complications.
Length: Articles should be 2000 to 2500 words in length (8 to 10 double-spaced, typed pages), not including tables, figures and references. Case reports should be no more than 1000 words, not including tables, figures, and references.
Organization: Where possible, articles presenting original data should be organized using standard scientific sections and subheadings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. For articles in which these headings are not appropriate, descriptive subheadings should be provided to clarify the article's content.
Reviews and other types of articles may be organized in a similar manner. For example, the introduction to a review article may describe the number of studies reviewed and the basic conclusions reached.
Presenting Data: Essential to any scientific article -- be it original research or a review article -- is the clear presentation of statistically significant numeric relationships. The American Society of Information Science classifies relationships as significant (P<0.05), nonsignificant, and not statistically tested. Numeric relationships are preferable to language descriptors of a relationship: "In one series, 60% of infections were community acquired" is preferred to "most infections were community acquired."
Drug Names and Doses: Use the generic drug name in text and include in parentheses any trade names that would be more recognizable to clinicians than the generic name. Drug dosing information should be checked carefully for accuracy and should include dose, frequency, route, and length of time it was administered.
Essential Elements in the Manuscript
Every manuscript should contain the following elements, each beginning on a new page:
* Title page
* Abstract and key words
* Text
* Illustrations and captions
* References
* Tables
Title Page: The title should be concise and informative. Authors should be listed by first name, middle initial, last name, and degree(s). A primary academic title and department affiliation should be provided for each author. Give the name, address, and email address of the author responsible for correspondence.
Abstract and Key Words: The abstract should not be longer than 100 words and should highlight the significant content of the article. A list of 3 to 5 key words should be provided beneath the abstract for use by indexing and abstracting services.
References: References should be used selectively to support cited data or factual statements. Truisms (such as the statement "Hypertension is often asymptomatic, but can have serious long-range effects") require no reference. The number of references should generally be limited to 30 for review articles and 10 for case reports.
References should be listed in the numerical order in which they are first mentioned in the article, not alphabetically. Use AMA style:
Journal articles:
Robert GW, Jones RG, Bunting FR. Infection in the burn patient. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1978;74:835-841.
Books:
Rogers FP. Fundamentals of Surgical Infection, 3rd ed. St. Louis: CV Mosby; 1978:383-395.
Chapters in books:
Frank RR. Precancerous events in the human spleen. In: Arthur GV, ed. Liver and Disease. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts;1979:131-134.
Captions: Captions for graphics should be no more than 50 words. Include magnification, stain, and other pertinent data where applicable.
Acknowledgments and Permissions: Illustrations and tabulated data from other publications must be acknowledged and must have received permission from the previous publisher. Provide the following information where applicable: author(s), title of article or chapter, title of journal or book, volume number, page number(s), month and year of publication, and publisher name and location. The publisher's signed permission to reprint or adapt must be submitted with the manuscript.
Copyright Transmittal: Copyright law requires that prior to publication of any manuscript, the principal author sign a statement transferring the copyright and other rights to the publisher. The publisher will send a copyright transmittal form once the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Additional Information: Further information on the preparation of manuscripts is available in Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, prepared by the International Steering Committee of Medical Editors or on their website (http://www.icmje.org/).
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Russell W. Steele, MD
Professor and Vice-Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
John T. Sinnott IV, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Surgery, and OB/GYN
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
and Tropical Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
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Editor (1987-1994)
Thomas R. Beam, Jr., MD deceased
Mark Ballow, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
Arthur E. Brown, MD
Attending Physician, ID Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Myron S. Cohen, MD
Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology
Chief, Division of Infectious Disease
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Burke A. Cunha, MD
Chief, Infectious Disease Division
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY
Robert DiBianco, MD
Cardiology Department
Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Park, MD
Jay F. Dobkin, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY
William Greene, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
Margaret Hammerschlag, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Daniel R. Hinthorn, MD
Professor of Medicine
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
Sally H. Houston, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious and Tropical Disease
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Florida School of Medicine
Tampa, FL
Albert S. Klainer, MD
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, NJ
Jeffrey Laurence, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Larry I. Lutwick, MD
Director, Infectious Diseases
Brooklyn VA Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Robert C. Moellering, Jr., MD
Physician-in-Chief
Department of Medicine
New England Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gilles R.G. Monif, MD
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Michael Niederman, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary &
Critical Care Medicine
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY
Professor of Medicine
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
Charles Nightingale, PhD
Vice President for Research
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Richard H. Parker, MD
Director of Education and Research
Section of Infectious Diseases
Providence Hospital
Washington, DC
Richard Quintiliani, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
Keith A. Rodvold, PharmD, FCP, FCCP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Associate Professor of Medicine in Pharmacy
Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Barry Sieger, MD
Director, Antibiotic Quality Management Program
Orlando Regional Health Care
Orlando, FL
Leon G. Smith, MD
Director of Medicine
St. Michael's Medical Center
Newark, NJ
Contact Information
The publisher prefers that communication between authors and Cliggott Publishing occur via email. Contact Leo Cristofar, Group Editor, at tracy.iscove@scp.com. Phone inquiries at 203-662-6582, and fax messages at 203-662-6776, also are welcome.
Our mailing address is:
Leo Cristofar, Group Editor
INFECTIONS in MEDICINE
Cliggott Publishing
330 Boston Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
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