期刊名称：PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Pediatrics International
Publishing articles of scientific excellence in pediatrics and child health delivery, Pediatrics International aims to encourage those involved in the research, practice and delivery of child health to share their experiences, ideas and achievements. Formerly Acta Paediatrica Japonica, the change in name in 1999 to Pediatrics International, reflects the Journal's international status both in readership and contributions (approximately 45% of articles published are from non-Japanese authors). The Editors continue their strong commitment to the sharing of scientific information for the benefit of children everywhere.
Pediatrics International opens the door to all authors throughout the world. Manuscripts are judged by two experts solely upon the basis of their contribution of original data, original ideas and their presentation.
Indexed/Abstracted in
ADONIS; ASSIA; BIOSIS; CancerLIT; Chemical Abstracts Service; Current Contents/Clinical Medicine; EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; Index Medicus; JOIS; Medical Documentation Service; MEDLINE; Research Alert; SciSearch; UnCover; University Microfilms
Instructions to Authors
Pediatrics International is the official bimonthly English journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, publishing articles of scientific excellence in pediatrics and child health.
Copyright
Manuscripts accepted for publication become the copyright of the Japan Pediatric Society. Authors will be required to complete a Transfer of Copyright form on acceptance of their paper. Manuscripts submitted under the category of original articles should not have been published elsewhere or be under consideration for publication by any other journal except as a Rapid Communication (discouragement of duplicate publication). In the event that the copyright of the manuscript is already owned by another journal or its publisher, evidence that permission has been given by the copyright holder for publication in Pediatrics International must be given (previous publication ina minor language, on rare occasions, warrants second publication). In such events, authors should enclose the English abstract and an offprint of the previous publication upon submission of manuscripts. The editor reserves the right of decision on publication all such manuscripts.
Ethics
Investigations on human subjects should conform to accepted ethical standards. Fully informed consent should be obtained and noted in the manuscript.
The protocol for the research project, including animal experiments, should also comply with the provisions of the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki as revised by the 29th World Medical Assembly in Tokyo in 1975 (WHO Chronicle 1976; 30: 360-2).
Style of Manuscripts
All contributions should be written in English. Spelling should be either British or American (current English usage), but must be consistent throughout the manuscript. Style should conform to a standard manual such as Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, as presented in JAMA 1997; 227: 927-34. The Editor reserves the right to modify manuscripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. Manuscripts should be as concise and clear as possible. Manuscripts not following the Notice to Contributors shall be returned to the authors.
Manuscript Categories
Authors are invited to submit articles in the following categories:
Original Articles
Clinical Investigations
Human studies, especially in clinical settings, as well as field works of child health.
Laboratory Investigations
Experimental animal studies and studies in vitro.
Patient Reports
Case reports of significance.
Rapid Communications
Short papers, brief laboratory investigations and preliminary communications which report new and exciting results requiring rapid publication.
Letters to the Editor and Replies
All letters should offer objective and constructive criticism of published articles in Pediatrics International.
Abstracts
Abstracts and proceedings of conferences.
Features
Editorials
Editorials will present the opinions of leaders in pediatrics and child health.
Invited Papers
Papers by experts on progress in major areas of pediatrics and child health
Japan Today
Papers by invitation on current diagnostic/therapeutic guidelines and statistics in Japan.
Proceedings and Symposia
Proceedings of international meetings closely related to the Japan Pediatric Society. Symposia on topics in pediatrics and child health.
Book Reviews
Reviews of newly published literature of interest.
Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate (including figures and tables) and sent by registered mail to:
Editor-in-Chief
Shoichi Awa, MD
Pediatrics International
c/- Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine
University of Tokyo
Hongo 7-3-1
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8655
Japan
Fax: +81 3 3816 4108
Tel: +81 3-3815-5411 (ext. 3456)
Authors should keep one set of text, tables and illustrations as the Editor cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to manuscripts. Manuscripts will not be returned to authors.
Manuscripts should be clearly typed in double spacing on one side only of good quality A4 paper (30 ?21 cm). Margins of 4cm should be allowed on all sides. Pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, commencing with the Title Page and including those containing Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Legends to Figures.
Clinical and Laboratory Investigations should not exceed 25 typed pages, respectively, including references, figures and tables.
Patient Reports and Rapid Communications should not exceed five typed text pages, no more than three figures and/or tables and 10 references. An abstract is not necessary. The final printed size of figures and tables should be no more than one final printed page.
Letters to the Editor and Replies should be typed double-spaced with no greeting or salutation. Name and affiliation should appear at the end of the letter. Titles for letters should be short and pertinent. The title for reply should be 'Reply'. All letter should not exceed two double-spaced, typed pages, including maximum of four references, with no Figures, Tables or Acknowledgements.
Conventional Manuscript
The manuscript should be arranged as follows, with each section beginning on a separate page, except in the category of Rapid Communications.
Covering letter
Manuscripts should be accompanied by a covering letter, signed by all authors, stating that the manuscript is being submitted to Pediatrics International only, that it has not been, and will not be, submitted elsewhere, and that should it be published in to Pediatrics International, it will not be published elsewhere without permission of the editors.
Title Page
The title page should include the following, in this order:
(1) Category of manuscript: The category of manuscripts (as listed above) should appear on the title page.
(2) Title: The title should be concise and informative, not exceeding 80 characters and spaces. The main title should where possible, contain the major key words used in the body of the paper. If a subtitle is necessary, it should be linked to the main title with a colon.
(3) Running title: A short running title, no longer than 40 characters and spaces, should be provided.
(4) Full names and academic degrees of the authors.
(5) Departments and institutions in which the work was performed.
(6) Name(s) and address(es) of the author(s): The full postal address, and the telephone and facsimile number of the author who will check the proofs and receive correspondence should be included (in English and Japanese for local authors), as well as the present address of any author if different from where the work was carried out.
(7) Number of text pages, reference pages, tables, figures and legends to figures.
Abstract
This should be a concise abstract, of no more than 250 words consisting of four paragraphs labeled as Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. They should briefly describe, respectively, the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and the principal conclusions of the investigation. New and important information should be emphasized.
Key words
No more than five key words that will assist indexers in cross indexing the article should be supplied. It is recommended that authors consult the medical subject headings from Index Medicus; if suitable MeSH terms are not yet available for recently introduced terms, present terms may be used.
Main Text
The text of observational and experimental article is usually divided into sections with headings Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. Long articles may need subheadings within some sections. The purpose of the article, and the rationale for the study or observation should be summarized.
Methods should be described in sufficient detail to leave the reader in no doubt as to how the results were obtained.
Results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text. Tables and figures should not include material appropriate to the discussion.
Discussion The new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions should be emphasized, without repeating data in detail. This section should consider the implications of the findings and their limitations. Link the conclusions with the goals of the study, and relate the observations to other relevant studies. New hypothesis and recommendations, when appropriate, may be included.
Acknowledgements should be made only to persons who have made genuine contributions and who endorse the data and conclusions.
References
Cite references in text by using superior Arabic numerals in the order in which they appear in the text. Abbreviate titles of the journals according to Index Medicus.
Examples of correct reference format:
Standard journal articles
(list all authors when six or less; when seven or more list only the first three and add et al.).
1 Saito H, Murakami H, Mori C. Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome in two siblings. Acta Paediatr. Jpn 1991; 32: 373-6.
Chapter in a book:
2 Tildon JT, Roeder LM. Metabolic and endocrine aspects of SIDS: An overview. In: Tildon JT, Roeder LM Steinschneider A (eds). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Academic Press, New York 1983; 243-62.
Books and other monographs:
3 Hutson JM, Beasley SW, Woodward AA. Jones' Clinical Pediatric Surgery, 4th edn. Blackwell Science, Melbourne. 1992.
Tables and Figures
In preparing a manuscript, consider one table or figure (or a set of figures given the same figure number) as equivalent to a single typed page.
Tables should be included on a separate page, numbered with Arabic numerals and accompanied by short titles at the top. Each table must be referred to in the text. Explanatory matter should be placed in footnotes below the tabular matter and not included in the title. All non-standard abbreviations should also be explained in the footnotes. Footnotes should be indicated by *, ?, ?, ?. Statistical measures such as SD (standard deviation) or SEM (standard error of the mean) should be identified in headings. Vertical rules and horizontal rules between entries should be omitted.
Figures Line drawings and graphs should be professionally drawn. High contrast photographic copies of the original line drawings, reduced to final journal dimensions, are required. All lettering should be done professionally and should be of adequate size to retain clarity after reduction. Photographs must be sharp, glossy black and white prints, with persons retouched to make the subject unidentifiable. Quality laser printouts, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, are equally acceptable.
Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals and each figure should be identified clearly on the back on a self-adhesive label with its number, name of author and orientation. Do not use ballpoint pen or paper clips. Titles and detailed explanations should be confined to legends and not included in figures. Supply legends for all figures on a separate sheet of paper, not with the figure. The whole cost of reproducing colour figures will be charged to author(s).
Figure Legends All figures require legends, typed on a separate sheet and double spaced. When symbols, arrows and numbers or letters are used to identify parts of figures, each one should be identified and explained in the legend (not in the figure). All illustrations are classified as figures and should be numbered with Arabic numberals in the order in which they are referred to in the text. When a full facial photograph is to be reproduced, written permission from the patient or guardian should be attached to the corresponding figure legend.
Units and Abbreviations
Manuscripts should be in metric units. Standard abbreviations may be used and should be defined in the Abstract and on first mention in the text. In general a term should not be abbreviated unless it is used repeatedly and the abbreviation is helpful to the reader.
Review and Selection of Papers
Original articles, excluding Letters to the Editor and Abstracts, are evaluated by at least two expert reviewers assigned by the Editor. The Editor will correspond with the authors and make the final judgement on the manuscript. Rapid Communications will be evaluated by a member of the Editorial Board. All communications pertinent to Pediatrics International will be by letter only.
Proofs and Offprints
Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author and should be returned to Blackwell Science within 2 days of receipt. Alterations should be limited to correction of typographical errors. The cost of excessive alterations will be charged to author(s). Authors may order offprints on the appropriate form sent with the page proofs. In order to expedite the printing process, page proofs will not be sent to authors of Rapid Communications.
Blackwell Science provides a free dial service from Japan (Tel: 00 31 61 6238). The Japanese Business Co-ordinator, a Japanese speaker, is able to answer authors' questions regarding printing of colour figures, proofs and offprints. A message may be left on the answering machine if the office is unattended.
Manuscripts on Disk
Authors are required to provide their manuscript on disk.
Authors should use a new disk rather than a reformatted disk, and the disk should contain the relevant file(s) only. Authors should supply their accepted paper as formatted text (most word processing formats can be handled). It is essential that the hardware and the word processing package are specified on the disk (e.g. IBM, Word 7), as well as the first author's surname, the journal title and the manuscript number.
The entire article - (i) title page, (ii) text, (iii) acknowledgements, (iv) references, (v) figure legends, (vi) tables and legends, (vii) appendices - should be saved in a single file; only electronic figures should be supplied as separate files. The following instructions should be adhered to.
- It is essential that the final, revised version of the manuscript and the file saved on disk are identical(i.e authors should supply a new disk if the article is revised).
- Do not use the carriage return (enter) at the end of lines within a paragraph.
- Turn the hyphenation option off.
- Do not use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (upper case oh) for 0 (zero) or ?(German esszett) for ?/SPAN> (beta).
- Include all figure legends and tables with their legends, if possible.
- Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables.
- If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell; do not use carriage returns within cells.
- Complete and return the File Description Form (supplied by the Editorial Office) specifying any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
Authors might want to visit the Blackwell Science website for authors at http://www.blackwell-science.con/elecmed/authors.htm which details further information on the preparation and submission of articles and figures and gives access to the Blackwell House Style guide.
Language Consultation
Authors not wholly familiar with English usage are advised to seek the help of a native English speaker, preferably a medical doctor. If it is difficult for the authors to find assistance, the Editorial Board advises the authors to contact our official language consultants for help and convenience. The English language consultation fee should be paid by the author(s).
Our official language consultants are:
Dr G. Barraclough
Kobe International Hospital and Services Association
Ninomiya Pearl Mansion 4F
4-23-11 Ninomiya-cho
Chuo-ku
Kobe 651-0093
Japan
Dr A.D. Fair
Tokyo Medical & Surgical Clinic
Mori Building 32
3-4-30 Shiba Koen
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0011
Japan
Editorial Board
Manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate (including figures and tables) and sent by registered mail to:
Editor-in-Chief
Shoichi Awa, MD
Pediatrics International
c/- Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine
University of Tokyo
Hongo 7-3-1
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8655
Japan
Fax: +81 3 3816 4108
Tel: +81 3-3815-5411 (ext. 3456)
Editor-in-Chief
Yukishige Yanagawa, Tokyo
Associate Editor
Yoshiyuki Morikawa, Tokyo
Assistant Editors
Michio Akagi, Tokyo
Hiroshi Matsushima, Tokyo
Yoshiyuki Ohtomo, Tokyo
Yoichi Sakakihara, Tokyo
Norikazu Shimizu, Tokyo
Editorial Board
Fumio Endo, Kumamoto
Kaichi Kida, Ehime
Naomi Kondo, Gifu
Shuki Mizutani, Tokyo
Makoto Nakazawa, Tokyo
Yoshiki Seino, Okayama
Atsushi Manabe, Tokyo
Makoto Uchiyama, Niigata
Tsunekazu Yamano, Osaka
Shumpei Yokota, Yokohama
International Advisory Board
Herbert T Abelson, USA
John Court, Australia
Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkey
Robert J Haggerty, USA
Lars ?Hanson, Sweden
Zai-Fang Jiang, People抯 Republic of China
Vladimir K Kozlov, Russia
Leonard M Linde, USA
Hung-Chi Lue, Taiwan
A Majid Molla, Kuwait
Perla Santos Ocampo, Philippines
Stephen J Oppenheimer, UK
Mitrohan J Studenikin, Russia
Prasong Tuchinda, Thailand
Rolf Zetterstrom, Sweden
Editorial Secretary
Kumiko Asanuma, Tokyo
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