Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

Submitting Articles for Medical Journals for
Begell House Publishing

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Manuscripts should be submitted through the Begell House Online Submission Program by registering on the website (http://submission.begellhouse.com).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If you are a first time user of our Submission Program, please click on the New User icon located on the left sidebar of the Submission home page. Please complete the registration form and submit by clicking the Register link. Your completed form will be reviewed and your username and password will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

If you have previously completed a registration form please click on the Login icon located on the left sidebar and continue to submit your article.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS:

1. Write in clear, concise English. The author is responsible for all aspects of manuscript preparation. Extensive changes to the manuscript will not be undertaken by the Editor or during the production process.
   1. Non-English Speaking Authors. Authors in non-English speaking countries are requested to find persons who are fully conversant and competent in English writing and also familiar with medical terminology to edit manuscripts before they are submitted to the editor. Referrals to U.S. translation services authorized by the publisher are available at www.submission.begellhouse.com.
2. Original submitted manuscript should be provided in pdf format. After acceptance of your manuscript for publication in one of our journals, please provide your manuscript as follows: double spaced with 1" margins all around with the page size set for letter (8½" x 11"). Times Roman is the preferred typeface for manuscripts. Acceptable formats for text files are Microsoft Word or LaTex. All pages should be numbered consecutively. Manuscripts should begin with title information and end with pages containing references, tables, and figure legends. Figures must be submitted in either a separate file containing all figures or individual figure files. All figures must be labeled (example: 1, 2, 3, etc) clearly for proper placement within the text. Figures can be submitted in the following formats: word, tiff, jpeg, or eps.
3. A transmittal form must be filled out for each article submitted. The transmittal form includes the following information: article title, short title for running heads, keywords (no more then 10 keywords), and all author names (include affiliation and e-mail addresses). Corresponding authors must include their complete mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number.
4. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that the article has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere. The original drawings and photos should be retained by the author until the conclusion of the review process. The original typed manuscript should also be retained by the author.
5. Each manuscript must include a signed copyright form which can be found on the Begell House Submission site.
6. All manuscripts must include the following:
   
   Author Information: Senior authors full name, affiliation, and e-mail address. Corresponding authors complete mailing address and e-mail address. Additional author's affiliation and email address.
   
   Abstract: All manuscripts must have an abstract not to exceed 200 words.
   
   Key Words: All manuscripts should have a list of key (indexing) terms. Three to ten key words or terms not in the title will assist indexers in cross-indexing your article.
   
   Body: The body of the article presents details of the review. It should be divided into several sections identified by headings and subheadings according to the following scheme:
   1. PRINCIPAL HEADING
   1. First Subheading
   1. Second Subheading
   1. Third Subheading
   Italic or boldface type should be clearly indicated and Greek or unusual characters should be written plainly or explained by annotations. Simple fractional expressions should be written with a slant line rather than stacked, so that only a single line of type if required in the text.

TABLES: Tables should be used only when they can present information more effectively than can be done in running text. Avoid any arrangement that unduly increases the depth of a table, column heads should be as brief as possible, use abbreviations liberally. Lines of data should not be numbered nor run numbers given unless those numbers are needed for reference in the text.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Figures should be numbered in series, and all legends should be typed double spaced and placed at the end of the text file. All figures should be called out in the text in numerical order. Figures should be supplied in a separate file or in individual files. Symbols used in figures (open or closed circles, triangles, squares, etc) and lettering of labels should be sized for optimum reproduction but should not exceed the size of the journal pages (size requirements can be obtained by emailing erica@begellhouse.com). Color reproduction of figures is possible at the author's expense, rates will be provided upon request.

COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL: Authors who make use of artwork already published, or verbatim quotations of text amounting to more than a few words, are required by copyright law to ask the owner of the copyright (usually the publisher) for permission. Assign proper credit in the caption (the publisher granting permission may specify wording). Send copies of permissions clearly marked to indicate the relevant figure or table. If authors use material from their own published work, permission must be obtained from the publisher. ALL PERMISSIONS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR ARTICLE.

FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS: Displayed equations should be incorporated in the text and should be numbered using Arabic numerals (in parentheses) in sequence. In the text, they should be referred to as, e.g., Eq. (12). At the beginning of a sentence, the word Equation(s) should be written out. Equations should be part of the word-processing document, using software component such as Equation Editor or MathType. All symbols should be identified in the text at first mention. Symbols that denote mathematical variables should be in italics. A clear distinction should be made between the characters "I," "l" (el) and "1" (one); "o," "O," and "0" (zero); "w" and "ω" (omega); "v" and "ν" (nu), etc. Please observe correct spacing - e.g., 25°C (not 25° C or 25 °C). For numerical values of measurable quantities, show no more digits than are significant. The use of powers of ten is recommended, e.g., 1.23 x 10⁵ instead of 123,000. Use decimal points, not commas.

EMPIRICAL AND STRUCTURAL FORMULAS AND MATHEMATICAL AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS should be arranged to fill the width of a single or double column. Subscripts and superscripts (i.e., exponents), such as +, -, =, <, or >, (ex: 10² + 11⁴, 125 - 47) should be spaced but the components of mathematical products should not be spaced.

ORGANIC STRUCTURAL FORMULAS should be submitted as copy suitable for direct photographic reproduction. Do not use structures when a simple formula will suffice. Do not use multiple lines unnecessarily. In order to avoid errors, carefully arrange and execute all formula matter, paying special attention to correctness of symbols; location of subscripts, superscripts and electric charges; and the placing and close join-up of single and multiple bond lines. Originals should be grouped at the end of the manuscript with other figures.

UNITS AND QUANTITIES Units should be in accordance with the Systeme International d'Unites (SI http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html ). Symbols for physical quantities should be those recommended by IUPAC, IUPAP, or ASTM.

COPYRIGHT RELEASE forms can be found on the submission website. Original copyright forms must be completely filled out, signed, and mailed to Begell House, 50 Cross Highway, Redding, Connecticut 06896. To avoid delays in processing your article, please upload a copy of your signed copyright form with your final manuscript.

OFFPRINTS An order form for offprints, copies of issues, subscriptions, and orders for color figures will be sent to the corresponding author with the author proofs. Authors who wish to purchase any of the above should fill out the order form and return it with their author corrections. Corresponding authors are asked to provide their co-authors with the above information. Corresponding authors will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which the article appears. If corresponding authors do not receive their complimentary copy of the journal, within 3 months after receiving their page proofs, they should notify Begell House immediately. Begell House will not honor claims for missing complimentary copies after the year in which the article is published.

REFERENCES

References follow Vancouver Style, which is available in all reference management software. Detailed instructions to set up Vancouver Style References can be found on the NLM site at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html. Cite references in the text in numerical order using superscript numerals, placed closed-up (no space) after punctuation. References to classified documents and reports or to unpublished material not generally available to the scientific public should not be used. Journal abbreviations should be consistent with Index Medicus (check a journal abbreviation at http://www2.bg.am.poznan.pl/czasopisma/medicus.php?lang=eng). Format references exactly as follows:

Journal Articles

Books and Other Monographs

Conference Proceedings

Report

Dissertation

Patent

Other Published Material

Legal Material

Map

Unpublished Material

Electronic Material