期刊名称：JOURNAL OF AAPOS
 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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Journal of AAPOS presents expert information on children's eye diseases and on strabismus as it impacts all age groups. Major articles by leading experts in the field cover clinical and investigative studies, treatments, case reports, surgical techniques, descriptions of instrumentation, current concept reviews, and new diagnostic techniques. The Journal is the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Instructions to Authors
The review process
Receipt of each manuscript will be acknowledged to the corresponding author. Two referees-either Editorial Board members or experts in the field-will review manuscripts and make recommendations on suitability for publication. The referees are masked to the identity of the authors to provide an impartial review. Likewise, the Journal does not reveal referees' identities but does send pertinent comments to the author. The author will be notified of the Editorial Board's decision after the review. If a manuscript is returned for revision, the revised version should be received by the Journal within 6 months. Otherwise, the revised manuscript will be reviewed as a new submission. Before publication, the publisher will mail proofs to the author for examination and approval, along with a price schedule and an order form for reprints.
Should possible scientific misconduct or dishonesty in research submitted for review by the Journal be suspected or alleged, the Journal reserves the right to forward any submitted manuscript to the sponsoring or funding institution or other appropriate authority for investigation. The Journal recognizes the responsibility to ensure that the question is appropriately pursued but does not undertake the actual investigation or make determinations of misconduct.
Authors' responsibility
Cover letters should indicate the name, address, phone and fax numbers, and an e-mail address (if available) of the corresponding author, along with disclosure of any issue regarding financial conflict. Authors should list illustrations or tables previously published and enclose a letter of permission for reproduction rights. If any person's identity can be determined from a photo submitted with the manuscript, the author must include written permission to publish the photograph. In general, photographs of an individual's eyes that are cropped to show the portion of the face between the eyebrows and the tip of the nose do not require permission to publish. Photographs that are cropped to show a larger area of the face do require permission. Articles appear in both the print and online versions of the Journal, and wording of the letter should specify permission in all forms and media. Failure to get electronic permission rights may result in the images not appearing in the online version. All authors must sign the Author's Statement, certifying the copyright transfer, financial disclosure, and participation in this study (see below) and include it with the cover letter. The Author Checklist must be filled out and submitted with the manuscript. If a manuscript has multiple authors and some authors are geographically remote from each other, they may submit separate signed copies of the Author's Statement. However, the Editorial Office will not review a manuscript until the Author Checklist and a signed Author's Statement from each author have been received.
Technical preparation of manuscript
Manuscript style should follow the AMA Manual of Style and spelling should reflect Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. The manuscript should be double-spaced throughout, on 8?x 11 inch white paper with 1-inch margins on four sides. Limit the use of abbreviations to those that are commonly understood without explanation (eg, mm Hg). Do not abbreviate a syndrome or term merely because it appears frequently in the manuscript. Pharmaceuticals should be referred to by the generic name. Patients should be referred to by case number rather than by name or initials. Pages should be numbered consecutively with a short running title in the header. The text should not identify the author(s), the institution, or the geographic location by name or initial. If necessary, these items can be referred to by "XXX" in the text; the proper identification can be substituted after peer review. In the event that authors must refer to their own previously published work; and, if it is essential to the understanding of the manuscript that such work be identified as the author(s)' earlier work, authors can forgo masking of that material. This may occur, for example, when an author cites their previous work that describes methodology or earlier studies on the same subject. When this situation arises, the author should identify the issue in question in the cover letter. The Editorial Office can make a decision about whether to mask the material manually.
Keyboarding the electronically prepared manuscript
These instructions are crucial to enable Mosby to use your diskette. Do not justify the right margin or use centering tabs for text or headers. Be sure to key the letter O, the number 0, the letter l, and the number 1 correctly. Use only one space after colons or periods. Use the default hyphenation of your word processor. Use two hyphens for long dashes. Key in the reference list at the end of the text. Do not use your word processor's footnote or endnote feature to create references. Software designed to create references that is used as an adjunct to word processing software (eg, Endnote) is acceptable. Such software, in effect, keys in the reference list at the end of text. Use the table format or use only tabs, not spaces, to align columns in preparing tables. Do use your word processor's capabilities for bold, underline, italic, subscript, and superscript. Text that will be published in italic form may be keyboarded as italic or underlined text. Do not input special typesetting codes. Mosby will handle all design considerations for typefaces and page layout after an accepted paper is transferred to the publisher.
Organization of manuscript
Manuscripts (except short reports?see below) should be arranged in the following order when appropriate: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Methods and Materials or Subjects and Methods, Report of Cases, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Legends for Figures, and Tables. High-quality photocopies of illustrations should be appended to the body of the manuscript following the tables.
Title page
Each manuscript should be submitted with two title pages. The first title page should include the title of the manuscript; each author's name, academic degree, and academic affiliation; the corresponding author; the institution at which the study was conducted; the address to which reprints should be sent; the running title; the total word count for the entire manuscript, including abstract; and the word count for the abstract alone. The word count for the entire manuscript should include the words in the abstract, body of the manuscript, acknowledgments, legends, and references. It should not include the words on the title pages. The corresponding author's address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if available) should be listed. Authors wishing to receive e-mail communication from readers can have their e-mail addresses printed with the published manuscript. Material presented at the AAPOS annual meeting, or any other national meeting, should be acknowledged on the title page. Any author's financial conflict of interest regarding the subject matter in the manuscript should be disclosed on the title page. To facilitate masking, this title page will be removed by the Editorial Office before the manuscript is sent to the reviewers. The second title page should contain only the complete title of the manuscript, the word count for the entire manuscript, including abstract, and the word count for the abstract alone. The first title page is the only page on which the author(s) name(s) should be identified.
Abstract
The abstract must be in the "structured" format and less than 250 words. Where appropriate, abstract headings should read: Background or Purpose; Methods; Results; and Conclusions. See Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47(website http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/unifreqr.htm ) for more information on structured abstracts. Short reports should not have an abstract but should have an introductory paragraph (in boldface) that summarizes the article. (See section on Short Reports.)
Text
The text should include the following sections when appropriate for the material: Introduction, Methods and Materials or Subjects and Methods, Report of Cases, Results, and Discussion. A summary section should not appear at the end of the manuscript.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments must be listed on a separate page following the text. To facilitate masking, this page will be removed by the Editorial Office before the manuscript is sent to reviewers. Limit acknowledgments to individuals who provided extensive help, without which the study could not be conducted yet who do not qualify for authorship. Examples include those individuals who provided statistical help, essential equipment or laboratory help, or who translated references. The Journal does not acknowledge individuals who participated in the management of patients in the study as a part of their regular job.
References
References should be numbered consecutively in the manuscript in the order in which they are cited. Number and list references in the reference section in that order. Use the format of the "Uniform" (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47; website http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/unifreqr.htm ). Journal titles should conform to abbreviations used in Cumulated Index Medicus. Examples of reference styles are as follows:
Articles
Flynn JT, O'Grady G, Herrera J, Kushner BJ. Retrolental fibroplasia. I. Clinical observations. Arch Ophthalmol 1977;95:217-23.
Books
Parks MM. Ocular motility and strabismus. Hagerstown (MD): Harper & Row; 1975. p. 99.
Contributions in books
Jampolsky A. Adjustable eyelid and eyebrow suspension for blepharoptosis. In: Wesley RE, editor. Techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1986. p. 304.
Unpublished data, personal communications, and references to abstracts of meetings should not be listed as references but mentioned parenthetically in the text. The author should provide written authorization for the use of personal communications.
Legends for figures
All figures should be numbered in the order in which they are referred to in the text. The Legends for Figures should be a brief description that allows the figure to be fully understood. Material that is in the Legends for Figures should not be repeated in the text.
Tables
Table numbers should appear at the top of each table in the order in which they are referenced in the manuscript, along with a short descriptive title. Abbreviations used in tables that are not commonly understood terms should be explained in a legend. Material that is in the tables should not be repeated in the text. Each table must be submitted on a separate sheet of 8?x 11 inch paper. Use additional sheets if the table does not fit on one page. Double-space the table.
Illustrations
Submit three identical sets of illustrations, with each set in a separate envelope. On the back of each illustration, place a label containing the figure number, an indication of orientation (eg, top, left), and the running title of the manuscript. The author(s)' name(s) must not appear on the figure or label. If the author(s)' name(s) appears on the figures, the manuscript will be returned. Only unmounted glossy prints or high-quality, camera-ready laser-generated illustrations are acceptable. Illustrations in electronic format are acceptable, provided that these instructions are followed: Submit color or black-and-white images on disk with hard copy proof. In the case of color illustrations, this proof must be a CMYK digital proof (such as Iris, First Look, Rainbow, etc.). Submit images in JPEG, TIFF, or EPS format (color RGB images are not acceptable). Include the following information: platform, software program, medium, format, fonts, naming convention, and color separation. Photographs that are either 4 ? 6 inch or 5 ? 7 inch are preferred. High-quality photocopies of illustrations should be appended to the body of the manuscript after the tables. Color illustrations or photographs are acceptable; however, it is the author's responsibility to carry the added expense of publishing in color. Prices are available on request from Dawn Vohsen (800-325-4177 ext 4317) at Mosby, Inc. Depending on the priority assigned by the reviewers, for publishing the illustrations in color, funds may be available from the Journal office to offset some of the cost of color printing. For current funding information, please contact the Journal office. Authors who wish to be eligible for partial matching funds for color printing should submit 3 sets of color illustrations as well as 3 sets in black and white. Color figures should be submitted as transparencies or photographs, whichever format will show the color best. Authors wishing to publish color photographs should state so in their cover letter. Otherwise they will be published in black and white. Please refer to the section on Authors' Responsibility regarding permission to publish photographs.
Electronic illustration submission
Figures may be submitted in electronic format. All images should be at least 5 in wide. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF format on Zip disk, CD, floppy, Jaz, or 3.5 MO. Macintosh or PC is acceptable. Graphics software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, not presentation software such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics, should be used in the creation of the art. Color images need to be CMYK, at 300 DPI, with a digital color proof, not a color laser print or color photocopy. Note: This proof will be used at press for color reproduction. Gray scale images should be at least 300 DPI accompanied by a proof. Combinations of gray scale and line art should be at least 1200 DPI with a proof. Line art (black and white or color) should be at least 1200 DPI with a proof. Please include hardware and software information, in addition to the file names, with the disk.
Short reports
This section contains case reports, surgical techniques, and description of instrumentation. Manuscripts for the Short Reports section should be in the following form: Title Page, Text, References (no more than 10), Legends for Figures. Short Reports should not have an abstract. In its place there should be a single introductory paragraph in boldface that consists of a brief (up to 200 words) summary of the manuscript. This paragraph may contain references and should not be in the "structured" format. The contents of this paragraph should not be duplicated in the manuscript. Manuscripts submitted as Short Reports should not exceed 1200 words of text and may have up to three illustrations. Each illustration reduces the text limit by 200 words. Unless otherwise stated, the general requirements for manuscripts outlined above apply to Short Reports.
Letters to the editor
Correspondence regarding articles that have been published in the Journal should be submitted within 6 weeks of that publication. Letters to the Editor will be considered for publication by the Editorial Board and may be subject to editing. If a Letter to the Editor is regarding a previous publication in the Journal, the author of that article will be given an opportunity to reply. Letters to the Editor must contain a title page, be double-spaced, submitted in triplicate, and accompanied by copyright and disclosure statements. The letter and response may be published exclusively on the Journal Web site.
News items
The Journal publishes notices or other items regarding meetings, honors, named lectures, and obituaries revelant to its readership. Notices should be in narrative form and fewer than 100 words. They must be received by the Journal 8 weeks before the expected publication date.
Diskettes
Diskettes should be submitted only after the acceptance of the manuscript. Both IBM and Macintosh formats are acceptable. WordPerfect is the preferred word processing software; however, most other word processing programs can be accepted. Diskettes should be 3?inch , double-sided, and high density. Label the diskette with the name of the first author, running title, and the software used.
Video
If authors have videotape available that will augment the material in the manuscript, they have the opportunity to make the videotape available on the AAPOS homepage on the World Wide Web. Authors who wish to do this should state so in their cover letter and request specific instructions for preparing and submitting videotape.
Author's Statement (must be signed by all authors)
- In consideration of The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS) reviewing and editing my (our) submitted manuscript, the author(s) undersigned hereby transfers, assigns, or otherwise conveys copyright ownership to the AAPOS in the event that said work is published by the AAPOS. Such conveyance includes any product that may derive from the published journal, whether print or electronic media. The author(s) declare(s) that the manuscript, to the best of the author's knowledge, does not infringe upon any copyright or property right of any third party. The author(s) declare(s) that this manuscript is not under consideration by another publication, and its essential substance, tables or figures have not been previously published except as described in the transmittal letter.
- I certify that I have read the final manuscript and within the area of my expertise, I participated sufficiently in this study to take responsibility for it and accept its conclusions.
- I certify that I have disclosed on the title page and in the transmittal letter any possible financial conflicts of interest I have with the subject matter in this manuscript.
Manuscript Title: _______________________________
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My signature below indicates my agreement with the above three statements.
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Author checklist
NOTE: For all submissions. This must be filled out with each item checked.
(Must be signed by all authors: A photocopy of this form may be used)
- This work ( __was, __was not) presented at the AAPOS annual meeting. If yes, ( __as a paper, __as a poster). If yes, at (city and year) ____________________________________
- I realize by publishing photographs in color I will incur some cost. If color photographs were submitted, I wish them
- published in color (I have submitted 3 sets of color illustrations as well as 3 sets in black and white. __Yes __No),
- published in black and white, __not applicable.
- I am interested in having the cost of color printing shared by the Journal Office, if funds are available.
- I understand that copies of the manuscript and photocopies of illustrations will not be returned to me; however, glossy photographs will be returned. I have retained a copy for my own files.
- Copyright release and disclosure statement signed by all authors.
- Pages are numbered with running title. Author(s) name(s) are not in header.
- Manuscript is submitted in triplicate. Photocopies of illustrations are appended to manuscripts.
- Illustrations are labeled with figure number and running title. Author(s) name(s) are not on label.
- Three sets of illustrations are collated, each set in a separate unlabeled envelope.
- If any person's identity can be determined from a submitted photo, permission to publish in all forms and media is included.
- Permission to reproduce published material in all forms and media is included.
- Corresponding author is designated on first title page; address, telephone number, and fax number included. I have listed an e-mail address and ( __do, __do not, __not applicable) want it published with the manuscript. I ( __do, __do not, __not applicable) wish the Editorial Office to communicate with me by via e-mail.
- Manuscript is submitted as ( __Major Article, __Short Report, Letter to Editor, __Other).
- Abstract is structured, unless manuscript is submitted as Short Report. (Short Reports do not have an Abstract but do have a stand-alone, boldface introductory paragraph).
- Author(s), institution, and geographic location are not identified in body of text. If necessary, they are referred to as "XXX" in the manuscript.
- Manuscript contains two cover pages as described in Author Instructions. Both cover pages contain word count of entire manuscript, including abstract, and of abstract alone.
- Acknowledgments are listed on a separate page after text.
- This material has not been previously published in a similar form and is in accordance with the guidelines on prior publications described in the Author Instructions.
- The manuscript conforms to the instruction section on keyboarding the electronically prepared manuscript.
- I have an accompanying videotape that I would like to have available on the AAPOS homepage on the World Wide Web. __Yes __No.
Editorial Board
- Editor-in-Chief:
- S.J. Isenberg MD, Torrance and Los Angeles, CA
- Associate Editors:
- E.G. Buckley MD, Durham, NC
A.V. Levin MD, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Assistant Editor:
- A. Mehta MD, Anaheim, CA
- Managing Editor:
- S.M. Goodberry, Torrance, CA
- Editorial Board:
- S.M. Archer MD, Ann Arbor, MI
C.W. Avilla CO, Houston, TX
J.N. Bloom MD, Little Rock, AR
O.A. Cruz MD, St. Louis, MO
J.E. Egbert MD, San Francisco, CA
S.F. Freedman MD, Durham, NC
D.G. Hunter MD, Boston, MA
R.V. Keech MD, Iowa City, IA
R.A. Lewis MD, Houston, TX
M.D. Mills MD, Philadelphia, PA
D.A. Plager MD, Indiannapolis, IN
R.A. Saunders MD, Charleston, SC
R.M. Siatkowski MD, Oklahoma City, OK
C.G. Summers MD, Minneapolis, MN
T.L. Young MD, Philadelphia, PA
- International Editors:
- S. Awaya MD, Kariya City, Japan
A.O. Ciancia MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
J. Lee FRCS, FRCP, FRCOphth, London, UK
- Editor Emeritus:
- B.J. Kushner MD, Madison, WI
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