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- The Journal of Japanese College of Angiology (JJCA)
publishes peer-reviewed original contributions to the
advancement of angiology. Submitted manuscripts should
not contain previously published material and must not
be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Submission to the JJCA is exclusive to the members
of the Japanese College of Angiology.
- Authors must clearly indicate that clinical investigations
have been conducted in compliance with the Ethical Review
Board guidelines and regulations, and/or upon obtaining
the informed consent from patients.
- Authors whose native language is other than English
are strongly recommended to have their manuscripts proofread
prior to submission. If authors wish to have us proofread
your manuscripts, the costs will be covered by authors.
- Each manuscript must consist of the following compo-nents:
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Title |
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Running title (50 words or fewer) |
| 3) |
Name(s) of author(s) |
| 4) |
Name(s) of affiliation(s) |
| 5) |
Key words (5 words or fewer for original articles;
3 words or fewer for case reports) |
| 6) |
Abstract (200 words or fewer for original articles;
100 or fewer for case reports) |
| 7) |
Body (introduction, subject and methods, results,
discussion, conclusion, references) |
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Tables and figures |
- An original article does not exceed 3,200 words,
including figures, tables, photographs and references.
A case report is limited to no more than 1,600 words.
The first 6 pages (of original articles) and the first
3 pages (of case reports) in galley proof are free of
charge. The cost of additional pages are covered by
authors.
- Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced.
- Use Arabic numerals and Système International
(SI) units such as mm, cm, ml, µg, g, N/10.
- References should include the following: references
are numbered consecutively in the order in which they
appear in the text; all authors, when four authors or
more, the first three are listed, followed by et al;
title of the article; name of the journal; publishing
year; volume; complete page numbers. In the case of
books, authors, title of the book, edition, publisher,
publishing place, publishing year and specific pages
must be provided. References should be limited to 25
listings or fewer in total.
| [e.g.] 1) |
Wittstein IS, Thiemann DR, Lima JA et al: Neuro-humoral
features of myocardial stunning due to sudden emotional
stress. N Engl J Med, 2005, 352: 539-548. |
| 2) |
Rutherford RB, Durham J: Percutaneous balloon angioplasty
for arteriosclerosis obliterans: long term results.
In: Yao JST, Pearce WH, eds. Techniques in Vascular
Surgery. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992, 329-345. |
- Figures and tables except for photographs should
be typed, printed in black and numbered on separate
pages. Authors must indicate in red where figures and
tables should be placed in the text.
- Photographs, figures and tables need to be printed
on paper due to unconducted tracing process in editing.
Authors cover the cost of tracing work if required.
A photograph covering a quarter of a printed page is
equivalent to approx. 160 words. Authors should retain
backup photocopies of the manuscript, figures and tables.
- Authors receive page proofs only once.
- Submit four sets of the manuscripts (the original
and three photocopies) and four photographs. All photographs
must be clearly printed on paper. When accepted for
publication, submit a revised manuscript on a floppy
disk. Refer to “Submission on floppy disk”
for details.
- Once submission has been accepted, no item is returned.
Retain backup photocopies of the manuscripts, photographs,
figures/tables, and floppy disks.
- No publication fee is charged unless pages of the
manuscripts exceed the guideline limits. Refer to the
guideline # 6.
- Reprints up to 30 copies are free of charge. The
cost of a cover page are charged to authors.
- The Editorial Review Committee reserves the sole
right to make a final decision regarding acceptance
and a date of publication of manuscripts. A charge will
be levied on urgent publication.
- Submission on floppy disk
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Once a manuscript has been accepted, an author submit
a revised manuscript after reviewing page proofs on
a 3.5-inch floppy disk as well as a hardcopy of the
same manuscript. |
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The manuscript is saved as a text file. If not,
indicate word processor, software, version. |
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A label with a manuscript code number and an author
is attached to a disk. |
- Manuscripts should be addressed to:
Journal of Japanese College of Angiology
Editorial Office
Medical Tribune Inc.
Nibancho TS Bldg., 2-1 Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084,
Japan
Tel+81-3-3239-7217
Fax+81-3-3239-9375
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