期刊名称：PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
 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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The editor of Pediatric Cardiology welcomes original manuscripts concerning all aspects of heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents, including embryology and anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology, genetics, radiology, clinical aspects, investigative cardiology, electrophysiology and echocardiography, and cardiac surgery. Articles which may include original articles, case reports, letters to the editor etc., must be written in English and must be submitted solely to Pediatric Cardiology. |
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Instructions to Authors
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
1. Send all manuscript submissions to
Pediatric Cardiology Editorial Office
The University of Chicago, MC 4051
5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637-1470
USA
Voice: (773) 702-6172
Fax: (773) 702-2139
e-mail: rabdulla@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
2. Submit three copies of all elements of the article - text, references, legends, tables, and figures. The order of the paper should be: title page, summary, text, list of references, list of legends, tables, figures, and footnotes. Number all pages in sequence, beginning with the title page as page 1, summary as page 2, and so forth. Page numbers should be given in the top right corner.
3. All material (including Letters to the Editor) must be typed double-spaced, and each line should be numbered at the left. Use 8 1/2 x 11 (A4) opaque whitebond paper, one side of each sheet only, and leave wide margins on all four sides, at least 1 1/2 inches (4 cm).
4. The journal strongly encourages authors to submit electronically prepared manuscripts. Authors should provide disks (3 1/2" disks are preferred) only after a manuscript has been accepted and final revisions have been made. Disks should be submitted in addition to the usual number of hardcopies. The hardcopies should exactly match the magnetic version. There are no particular software requirements (i.e., authors are encouraged to work in their software of choice). Disks should be clearly labeled with both hardware and software information--e.g., Was the work done on an Apple Macintosh, an IBM compatible, a Sun workstation? Was the file saved in WordPerfect 5.1, Word for Windows 6.0, etc.? While it is not necessary to be fancy (note that straight ASCII files are perfectly acceptable!), it is important to follow the general instructions for preparing manuscripts. For example, if the reference section is incorrectly styled, the value of the diskette submission will be reduced.
5. Submitted material (text, images, and computer diskettes) cannot be returned to authors, whether the manuscript is accepted for publication or not.
Title Page
1. Include full names of all authors and their degrees.
2. Provide short running title of 3-6 words.
3. At bottom of page, type name and address of institution where work was done, plus information about grants or other financial support.
4. At bottom of page type phrase: Address offprint requests to: . . . , followed by full name, address; and telephone number of the responsible author to whom correspondence and proofs are to be sent.
5. In submitting your manuscript, the responsible author should state explicitly that the submission is with the full knowledge and approval of the listed coauthors.
6. The number of authors should be limited to four authors in Case Reports and two authors in Letters to the Editor.
Summary and Key Words
1. No more than 100-200 words for major articles; 50-100 for case reports.
2. At end of the summary list 2-6 key words and subjects for indexing.
Text
Divide the article, as far as possible, into separate sections, with the following headings: Summary (Abstract); Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; and Discussion. In the case of clinical (especially drug) trials, the Summary should be structured under the following nine headings: Objective; Design, Setting; Patients or Participants; Intervention; Measurements; Outcome Measure or End-Points; Results; and Key Conclusions. (For further information about "structured" abstracts, see Huth EJ (1987) Structured abstracts for papers reporting clinical trials. Ann Intern Med 106: 626-627.)
Please note the following specific points:
1. Do not use abbreviations unless a word or expression recurs many times in the article. In this case fully explain the abbreviation when first used.
2. Abbreviate measurements (mm, kcal, etc.) as recommended in the Style Manual for Biological Journals (3rd
edition), 1978, American Institute of Biological Sciences, 3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016.
3. Cite references to published articles, books, etc. by bracketed number within the text (see below for arrangement of references).
4. Number figures and tables in the order in which they are mentioned in the text.
5. Place acknowledgments at the end of the text, before the references.
6. Number footnotes throughout the article and type them on a separate sheet of paper. Use superscripts (1, 2 and so on).
References
1. Number references alphabetically by first author. Use this number to cite reference in the text.
2. Do not include unpublished material in the reference list. It should be cited in the text without a number.
3. Material which has technically been published but only in limited circulation may be cited, but citation must include information that would enable a reader to obtain a copy of the material.
4. All journal references must give first and last page of the cited article; and all book references must give specific page number(s). Indicate abstracts with the abbreviation "abstr" in square brackets after the title of the article.
5. In articles or books by more than one author, include names of all authors. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the style of the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus.
Examples of styles of references: For periodicals, the year of publication follows authors listing:
1. Roberts NK, Castleman KR (1980) Computer imaging of the atrioventricular node and bundles. Pediatr Cardiol 1: 275-279
(Note: no periods are used after authors' initials or at the end of references.)
For books (edited by other than author of article):
2. Ross R (1980)
Endothelial integrity, cell proliferation and atherosclerosis. In: Lauer RM, Shekelle RB (eds) Childhood prevention of atherosclerosis and hypertension 1980. Raven Press, New York, pp 51-60
For books (with identical author and editor):
3. Burton AC (1972) Physiology and biophysics of the circulation, 2nd edn. Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, pp 81-94
(Note: all book references should have specific page numbers.)
Figures and Movie Clips
1. Submit four copies of each illustration on glossy paper. Original line drawings are also acceptable. Lettering must be large enough to be clearly legible after photo reduction, where necessary.
2. Use black ink for all charts or line drawings. Decimal fractions, broken lines, etc., must be clear enough for reproduction.
3. X-rays and ECGs should be professionally cropped, aligned, and mounted. Wherever possible, the spine, after cropping, should be parallel to the sides of the frame.
4. Write number of the figure and author's name on the back of each figure.
5. Number figures, with arabic numerals, in the order in which they are mentioned in the text.
6. Clearly indicate the top of each figure.
7. Enclose written permission from both publisher and author to reproduce any previously published figures.
8. Keep number of illustrations to a minimum.
9. Color may be used without charge for the electronic edition of the journal but will appear in the printed version of the journal at the author's expense: $1150 for the first page and $575 for each additional page within the same article. Please contact the Editorial Office if color is essential but funding is unavailable.
10. Authors submitting articles to Pediatric Cardiology may also submit ancillary multimedia files with that article that will be made available on SpringerLink, the internet version of this journal. All video or audio files must be submitted as digitized computer files; we cannot accept magnetic tapes or other media at this time. The preferred format is Apple's Quicktime (.mov), as it will work on both PC and Macintosh computers. Video for Windows (.avi) is also acceptable, but limiting. Please limit individual file sizes to 2.5 MB, either compressed or uncompressed. Files larger than 2.5 MB must be broken into parts, with an overall limit of 10 MB total. If you are submitting your file in compressed format, also provide an uncompressed version. Files can be provided on floppies, ZIP disks, magneto-optical disks, or you may contact the Editorial Office for a temporary FTP account.
Figure Legends
1. Type list of legends on new page.
2. At the end of each legend explain all abbreviations used in the illustrations; use alphabetical order.
Tables
1. Start each table at the top of a new page.
2. Number table using arabic numerals (Tables 1, 2, etc.); Tables must be numbered in the order in which they appear
in the text. Give each table a title.
3. Each column must have a heading.
4. Explain abbreviations at the foot of each table. Use lowercase superscript Roman letters for table footnotes (a, b, etc.).
Case Reports
Only unusual and especially significant reports will be published. Priority will be given to those exceptionally well presented. The same instructions should be followed as for other manuscripts (see above) except that they must be limited to no more than 1500 words, up to three small tables, up to four illustrations (diagrams or photographs), and no more than 12 references.
Images in Pediatric Cardiology
Very short case reports (no more than 2 manuscript pages, double-spaced lines, font size 12) with less than 5 references and not more than 3 authors may be submitted. The manuscripts should highlight an interesting image (maximum 2 figures). Movie clips may be included in addition to still images.
Letters to the Editor
The editor welcomes letters for publication. These may be 1) comment on or addition to work recently published in the journal; 2) observations or findings too limited for submission as article or case report; or 3) opinion or discussion on matters likely to be of interest to readers. Such letters should not be longer than 400 words, but may be accompanied by a simple table or diagram.
Annotations
Opinions, comments on controversial issues, anecdotal experiences, or reports of historical facts may be submitted for publication as short notes. Submitted annotations should be no more than 1 1/2; pages long. Please type material in double-spaced lines, using Font size 12. A single diagram or illustration may be included. A list of references is optional, if included it should list no more than three references. Only one author should be listed.
Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for Print
General
Send illustrations separately from the text (i.e. files should not be integrated with the text files). Always send printouts of all illustrations.
Vector (line) Graphics
Vector graphics exported from a drawing program should be stored in EPS format.
Suitable drawing program: Adobe Illustrator. For simple line art the following drawing programs are also acceptable: Corel Draw, Freehand, Canvas.
No rules narrower than .25 pt.
No gray screens paler than 15% or darker than 60%.
Screens meant to be differentiated from one another must differ by at least 15%.
Spreadsheet/Presentation Graphics
Most presentation programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Freelance) produce data that cannot be stored in an EPS format. Therefore graphics produced by these programs cannot be used for print.
Halftone Illustrations
Black & white and color illustrations should be saved in TIFF format.
Illustrations should be created using Adobe Photoshop whenever possible.
Scans*
Scanned reproductions of black and white photographs should be provided as 300 ppi TIFF files.
Scanned color illustrations should be provided as TIFF files scanned at a minimum of 300 ppi with a 24-bit color depth.
Line art should be provided as TIFF files at 600 ppi.
* We do prefer having the original art as our printers have drum scanners which allow for better reproduction of critical medical halftones.
Graphics from Videos
Separate files should be prepared for frames from a video that are to be printed in the journal. When preparing these files you should follow the same rules as listed under Halftone Illustrations.
Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for ONLINE
Video
Quicktime (.mov) is the preferred format, but .rm, .avi, .mpg, etc. are acceptable.
No video file should be larger than 2MB. To decrease the size of your file, consider changing one or more of the following variables: frame speed, number of colors/greys, viewing size (in pixels), or compression. Video is subject to Editorial review and approval.
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Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Ra-id M. Abdulla, USA
Founding Editors
Gerald Graham, UK
Robert A. Miller, USA
Editors Emeritus
Ian Carr, USA
James Taylor, UK
Surgical Editors
Edward Bove, USA
William J. Brawn, UK
Associate Editors
Daniël De Wolf, Belgium
Roy Jedeikin, USA
Rae-Ellen Kavey, USA
Gerard Martin, USA
Thomas Vargo, USA
Nigel Wilson, New Zealand
Journal Review Editor
David G. Thole, USA
Pedi Heart Editors
Adam Birek, USA
Francis McCaffrey, USA
Images in Pediatric Cardiology Editor
Craig sable, USA
Advisory Editorial Board
Mohammed Al Fagih, Saudi Arabia
Omar Al-Koubisi, Iraq
R Arora, India
Steve Barnes, USA
Saroja Bharati, USA
Roberthe Margharite Bini, Italy
Redmond P Burke, USA
Louis Calder, New Zealand
William Douglas, USA
Tal Geva, USA
Ronald Grifka, USA Michel Ilbawi, USA
Kristina Kadar, Hungary
Peter Lang, USA
Fadia Mahmoud, Egypt
Peter Manning, USA
Rumiko Matsuoka, Japan
Tim McQuinn, USA
Ralph S Mosca, USA
Toshio Nakanishi, Japan
Vadiyala Reddy, USA
Albert Rocchini, USA
Larry Rohdes, USA
Carlos Ruiz, USA
Tony Salmon, UK
David Shim, USA
Gary Sholler, Australia
Savitri Shrivastava, India
Jorg Stein, Austria
William Strong, USA
Lloyd Tani, USA
Andrew Tometzki, UK
James Tweddell, USA
Deane Waldman, USA
Robert Weintraub, Australia
Maarten Witsenburg, Holland
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