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Current HIV Research
ISSN: 1570-162X - Volume 6, 6 Issues, 2008
Instructions for
Authors
Manuscripts and letters should be submitted to the editorial
office at the following address:
Ted M. Ross, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Current HIV Research
University of Pittsburgh
Center for Vaccine Research
9047 Biomedical Science Tower 3
3501 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
USA
Tel: +1-412-648-8666
Fax: +1-412-624-4577
E-mail: chivr@cvr.pitt.edu
Current HIV Research publishes Original
Manuscripts, Review Articles and
Single Topic issues. Please submit your final
manuscript directly to the Editor-in-Chief and proposals for
edited single topic issues.
Original Manuscripts: Although no page limitation
exists, manuscripts submitted as Original Articles should
be concise, well organized, and clearly written. The journal
welcomes the submission of novel and pioneering work in the
basic and clinical fields of virus replication and gene expression,
HIV assembly, virus–cell interaction, viral pathogenesis,
epidemiology and transmission, anti-retroviral therapy and
adherence, drug discovery, the latest developments in HIV/AIDS
vaccines and animal models, and prevention of viral infection.
Submissions must not be under consideration by any other source
or represent previously published work, except in abstract
format.
All submitted manuscripts should be typed in double spacing
throughout on A-4 or American quarto paper. Dot matrix print
or any print that is difficult to read is unacceptable. Two
copies of the manuscript must accompany the original (along
with a computer zip disk) and should be sent to the journal’s
Editorial Office. All pages should be numbered. Abbreviations
should be defined the first time that they are used in the
manuscript and a list of abbreviations used should be provided.
Organization for Original Research Manuscripts: The
manuscript should be divided as: Title page, abstract, introduction,
material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements,
and literature cited. The material and methods and results
sections may be subdivided further according to the areas
to be discussed.
Title, running title, and byline: On the title page,
include the title, running title, name of each author, address(es)
of the institution(s) at which the work was performed, each
author’s affiliation, and a footnote indicating the present
address of any author no longer at the institution where the
work was performed. Place an asterisk after the name of the
author to whom inquiries regarding the paper should be addressed
(see “Correspondent footnote” below).
Correspondent footnote: The complete mailing address,
a single telephone number, a single fax number, and a single
e-mail address for the corresponding author should be included
on the title page of the manuscript.
Keywords: Please provide 4-6 keywords for indexing.
Abstract: Limit the abstract to 250 words or fewer
and concisely summarize the basic content of the paper without
presenting extensive experimental details. Avoid abbreviations
and references, and do not include diagrams. When it is essential
to include a reference, use the same format as shown for the
References section but omit the article title. Because the
abstract will be published separately by abstracting services,
it must be complete and understandable without reference to
the text.
Introduction: The introduction should supply sufficient
background information to allow the reader to understand and
evaluate the results of the present study without referring
to previous publications on the topic. The introduction should
also provide the hypothesis that was addressed or the rationale
for the present study. Choose references carefully to provide
the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review
of the topic.
Materials and Methods: The Materials and Methods section
should include sufficient technical information to allow the
experiments to be repeated. When centrifugation conditions
are critical, give enough information to enable another investigator
to repeat the procedure. For commonly used materials and methods
(e.g., media and protein concentration determinations), a
simple reference is sufficient. If several alternative methods
are commonly used, it is helpful to identify the method briefly
as well as to cite the reference. The reader should be allowed
to assess the method without constant reference to previous
publications. Describe new methods completely and give sources
of unusual chemicals, equipment, or viral strains. All strains
of virus, genes, and gene products derived from specific viral
strains should be referred with a subscript, such as HIV-1JR-FL,
HIV-1IIIB, SIVmac239, gp120YU-2,
NefIIIB, etc. in the text.
Results: In the Results section, include the rationale
or design of the experiments as well as the results; reserve
extensive interpretation of the results for the Discussion
section. Present the results as concisely as possible in one
of the following: text, table(s), or figure(s). Data in tables
(e.g. cpm of radioactivity) should not contain more significant
figures than the precision of the measurement allows. Illustrations
(particularly photomicrographs and electron micrographs) should
be limited to those that are absolutely necessary to show
the experimental findings. Number figures and tables in the
order in which they are cited in the text, and be sure to
cite all figures and tables.
Discussion: The Discussion should provide an interpretation
of the results in relation to previously published work and
to the experimental system at hand and should not contain
extensive repetition of the Results section or reiteration
of the introduction.
Acknowledgments: The source of any financial support
received for the work being published must be indicated in
the Acknowledgments section. (It will be assumed that the
absence of such an acknowledgment is a statement by the authors
that no support was received.) The usual format is as follows:
‘‘This work was supported by Public Health Service
grant CA-01234 from the National Cancer Institute.’’
Recognition of personal assistance should be given as a separate
paragraph.
References: See below.
Organization for Review Articles: There is no specified
word count for reviews; however, authors must cover a topic
in detail. The manuscript should be divided as: Title page,
abstract, and the main text. The text may be subdivided further
according to the areas to be discussed.
The Acknowledgement (if any) and Reference sections should
then follow after. The first page should contain the title,
the author’s names with an asterisk in back of the name
of the principal author.
Conflict of Interest:Financial contributions
to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged,
as should any potential conflict of interest.
Title, running title, byline, correspondent footnote, and
keywords: should be written as presented in original manuscripts.
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 250 words
and it should condense the essential features of the research
article.
Text: The main text should begin on a separate page
and it may be subdivided, but not separate sections. The review
article should mention any previous important reviews in the
field and contain a comprehensive discussion starting with
the general background of the field. It should then go on
to discuss the salient features of recent developments. The
reference numbers should be given in square brackets in the
text. Acknowledgements should be kept to a minimum.
Organization of Tables:
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Data Tables should be submitted in Microsoft Excel or in Microsoft Word table
format.
- Each table should include
a title/caption explaining what the table shows. Detailed legends may then follow.
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Tables should be given on separate pages with indications on the left hand margin
to the text, as to the appropriate placement of the tables.
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Tables should not contain vertical rules.
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Columns and rows of data should be made visibly distinct by ensuring the borders
of each cell display as black lines.
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Tables should be numbered consecutively in order of their citation in the body
of the text, with Arabic numerals.
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If a reference is cited in both the table and text, insert a lettered footnote
in the table to refer to the numbered reference in the text.
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Tabular data provided as additional files can be submitted as an Excel spreadsheet.
Figures
/ Illustrations:
All authors must strictly follow the guidelines below for
preparing illustrations for publication in Current HIV Research.
Editorial
Requirements: The quality of the illustrations printed in the journal
largely depends on the quality of the figures/illustration provided by the author.
In preparing artwork or graphics for publication, keep in mind the following points.
- Submit the original artwork or a photographic
print of the original for publication.
- Do not submit photocopies. (Hardcopy submission
requirement).
- Illustrations should be provided as separate
files, not embedded in the text. (Hardcopy submission requirement).
- Remove all color from graphics except for
those illustrations (Greyscale), which are intended to be
printed in color.
- Good quality of hardcopy originals are a
requirement.
- Figures should be referred to as “Fig.
(1)”, “Fig. (2)” etc. in the
text with figure numbers in bold within round bracket.
- Revised manuscripts should contain a complete
set of artwork and photographs.
Technical
Details:
- Figures should be provided on high quality,
white, smooth opaque paper. (Hardcopy requirement).
Format
& Resolution:
- The following file formats can be accepted.
(Preference in order of appearance): PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF.
- Illustrations
must fit a single or double column format on the journal page, according to the
following guideline below:
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HEIGHT | WIDTH |
SINGLE COLUMN |
24 cm (max) |
8.5 cm (max) | DOUBLE
COLUMN | 24
cm (max) | 18
cm (max) |
- Whenever possible, submit
graphics that do not have to be reduced to fit the standard figure size.
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Use the best resolution available (hardcopy submission requirement). For online
submission the maximum resolution is 300 dpi.
- Avoid textures
and shadings giving a three-dimensional effect to the illustration.
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Symbols and lettering in the illustration should be of similar size.
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Smaller lettering is used.
- Font: Times New Roman or Helvetica is preferable.
Font size: 10pt (maximum).
- Line drawings should
have clear and sharp lines and should be of uniform density. Moreover, lines should
be continuous without any breaks.
- Do not use lines thinner
than 1 point.
Organization of Color Figures / Illustrations:
Photographs: Submit
high-contrast prints that are of single- or double-column width so that they will
not have to be reduced when printed. Negatives are not acceptable. However, in
case of hardcopy submission, color illustrations and plates can be published from
35 mm color slides.
Structures: The chemical structures must be prepared
in ChemDraw (any version) and should be provided as separate
file and submitted both on disk and printed formats. The structures
should fit into a width of 8 cm (for structures to be inserted
within single column widths) or a width of 18 cm (for structures
or schemes to be inserted in double column widths).
References: References should be numbered
sequentially [in square brackets] in the text and listed in
the same numerical order in the reference section.
All references must be complete and accurate. Online citations
should include the date of access. Journal titles should conform
to the present Index Medicus abbreviations. It is necessary
to list all authors if the total number of authors is 6 or
less and for more than 6 authors use 3 authors and then et
al. References should be listed in the following Vancouver
style:
Typical Paper Reference:
[1] Banda NK, Bernier J, Kurahara DK et al. Crosslinking
CD4 by human immunodeficiency virus gp120 primes T cells for
activation-induced apoptosis. J Experimental Med 1992; 176:
1099-1106.
[2] Baur AS, Sawai ET, Dazin P, Fantl WJ, Cheng MC, Peterlin
BM. HIV-1 Nef leads to inhibition or activation of T cells
depending on its intracellular localization. Immunity
1994; 1: 373-384.
[3] Anderson SJ, Lenburg M, Landau NR, Garcia JV. The cytoplasmic
domain of CD4 is sufficient for its down-regulation from the
cell surface by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef. J
Vir 1994; 68: 3092-3101.
Typical Chapter Reference:
[4] Watkins JC. Twenty-five Years of Excitatory Amino Acid
Research. In: Roberts PJ, Storm-Mathisen J, Bradford H Eds,
Excitatory Amino Acids. Chichester, MacMillan Press. 1986;
pp 1-39.
Abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications (which
can be only included if permission has been obtained) should
not be given in the references section but they may be mentioned
in the text and details provided as footnotes
Manuscript Submission: Two copies of the manuscript
must accompany the original along with the soft copy of the
manuscript on a computer floppy disk(s) in MS Word file format
(or created in any other well-known word processing software)
should be submitted. To achieve rapid publication authors
are encouraged to e-mail or fax their submission to the appropriate
editorial office (see above) at the same time that they mail
the manuscript. For even faster publication, authors are encouraged
to submit their entire manuscript via Bentham’s online
submission service (see below). Authors must provide their
full address, telephone and fax numbers with e-Mail address
with all submissions.
For expedient and speedy reviewing
of author's manuscripts, authors are strongly advised to include the PDF file
of their manuscript on a floppy or zip disk, into the mailing material. At the
same time the package is mailed, please also send by e-mail a copy of the PDF
file of the manuscript to the editorial office. Online Manuscript Submission:
(preferable)
To facilitate speedy and cost-effective submission of abstracts
and manuscripts, an online submission and tracking service
via Internet is being offered. Once the Editor-in-Chief of
the journal has accepted your abstract, we would prefer that
you submit your full manuscript online via our online submission
service available at www.bentham-mps.org
or by FTP submission at www.bentham-ftp.org
For
online submission, please provide your complete manuscript in the form of a single
zipped folder containing all the material (main text, figures/ illustrations,
scanned photographs, tables, chemical structures drawn in ChemDraw) as separate
files and a PDF version of the entire manuscript with all the figures/ illustrations
/ tables / chemical structures etc., embedded in the text exactly in the manner
as they should appear in printing.
Authors are required to proofread the PDF version of their
manuscript before submission. The article will be published
exactly as received and the Publishers will not be responsible
for any error occurring in the manuscript in this regard.
You may, however, still submit your abstracts and manuscripts
through conventional surface mail.
A successful electronic submission of a manuscript will be
followed by a system-generated acknowledgement to the principal/corresponding
author within 72 hours of the dispatch of the manuscript.
Any queries therein should be addressed to mahmood@bentham.org
and copied to Jalil@bentham.org
Page Charges: No page charges will be levied to authors.
Language Editing: Manuscripts submitted containing
many English typographical errors will not be published. Authors
from non-English language countries are advised to use the
services of our professional language editing department prior
to submitting their manuscript to the Journal. Please contact
Bentham Publishing Services www.benthampublishingservices.com
for a language editing quote at e-mail: info@benthampublishingservices.com
stating the total number of words of the article to be edited.
Proofs: Authors are sent page proofs. To
avoid delays in publication, proofs should be checked immediately
for typographical errors and returned within 48 hours. Authors
will be charged for excessive changes made at the page proof
stage.
Reprints: Each first named author will receive
by e-mail a free copy of their article as a PDF file. The
PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article
which is exclusively for the author's own use and may not
be copied or distributed. Reprints may be ordered from the
Publisher prior to publication of the article. First named
authors may also order a personal print and online subscription
of the journal at 50% off the normal subscription rate by
contacting the subscription department at e-mail: subscriptions@bentham.org
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be published online for free open access for all to view.
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of the article to the largest audience. Authors must pay for
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whether or not they wish to pay to have their paper made freely
available on publication. If authors do not select the Open
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Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution
and reproduction in any medium, provide the work is properly
cited.
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Alternatively, authors may choose to publish their article
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Reviewing and Promptness of Publication:
All papers submitted for publication will be immediately subjected
to editorial scrutiny, usually in consultation with members
of the Editorial Advisory Board. Every effort will be made
to assess the papers quickly. The papers will be typeset and
the proofs dispatched to the authors normally within 4 weeks
of their acceptance.
Copyright: It is a condition of publication
that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published
and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere.
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden, and by submitting the article
for publication the authors agree that the publishers have
the legal right to take appropriate action against the authors,
if plagiarism is discovered. By submitting a manuscript the
authors agree that the copyright of their article is transferred
to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for
publication.
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