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Current Neurovascular
Research
ISSN: 1567-2026 - Volume 5, 4 Issues, 2008
Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts and letters should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief
at the following address:
Kenneth Maiese
Editor-in-Chief, Current Neurovascular Research
Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Neurology
and Anatomy & Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine and Institute
for Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University
School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
Fax: +1-313-966-0486
E-mail: aa2088@wayne.edu
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 fields
of cell developmental disorders, plasticity, or degeneration
that relate to either neuronal or vascular biology in the
nervous system. Submissions must not be under consideration
by any other source or represent previously published work,
except in abstract format.
Full Length reviews and Mini-reviews: Full length reviews
are intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive assessment
of an area in neuronal and vascular biology focusing on the
disciplines of cell developmental disorders, plasticity, or
degeneration. The work should not only relate to the elucidation
of disease mechanisms that can impact the development of novel
therapeutic strategies, but also be of interest to investigators
beyond the boundaries of the immediate area of interest of
the author(s).
Mini reviews are encouraged for the discussion of new discoveries
or disciplines in neuronal and vascular biology that concentrate
on recent findings over the prior two to three years. A mini-review
is intended to provide a forum for debate and present new
hypotheses or models for the interpretation of current and
future work. As a result, a balanced view of the new developments
is warranted and should not concentrate unduly on the author's
published work. For full length review articles, the manuscript
should not exceed 70 pages in length (ca. 30 printed pages)
and for mini-reviews a maximum of 40 manuscript pages in length
(ca. 15 printed pages). The manuscript should be typed or
printed with a laser printer in double spacing throughout
on A-4 or American quarto paper. Dot matrix print or any print
that is difficult to read will be returned without further
consideration. 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.
Letters to the Editor: The journal will also consider
for publication letters that comment on original work and
reviews published in Current Neurovascular Research.
It is recommended that these letters usually not exceed 400
words plus up to 10 references. Longer letters are less likely
to be published. However, the Editors recognize that in some
cases letters may need to be longer. All letters should be
submitted to the journal Editor-in-Chief.
Manuscript Organization: The manuscript should be divided
as follows: Title page, abstract, a list of up to eight key
words, and the main text. The first page should contain the
title, the authors’ names and affiliation(s) with an
asterisk at the end of the name of the principal author, the
complete address, email, telephone, and fax numbers for the
corresponding author, and a running title of no more than
50 characters and spaces. For Original Manuscripts, headings
should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,
Discussion, Acknowledgements (if any), and References. For
Reviews, headings should include Introduction, the main text
that may be subdivided further according to the areas to be
discussed, Conclusions or Perspectives, Acknowledgements (if
any), and References. Legends for figures should follow the
Reference section.
Conflict of Interest: Financial contributions
to the work being reported should be clearly acknowledged,
as should any potential conflict of interest.
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 250 words
and it should condense the essential features of the review
article, with the focus on the major advances in the field.
Key Words: Authors must supply up to eight key words
along with their manuscript.
Text: The main text should begin on a separate page
and it may be subdivided into separate sections. For reviews,
the 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 authors should avoid presenting material that has already
been published in a previous review.
Tables: -
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
Neurovascular 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:
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white, smooth opaque paper. (Hardcopy requirement).
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& Resolution:
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PDF for the review of manuscripts. TIFF, JPEG, GIF for the
review and final publication of manuscripts.
- Illustrations must fit a single or double
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- Avoid textures and shadings giving a three-dimensional
effect to the illustration.
- Whenever possible, submit graphics that do
not have to be reduced to fit the standard figure size.
- Use the best resolution available (hardcopy
submission requirement). For online submission the maximum
resolution is 300 dpi.
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should be of similar size.
- Smaller lettering is used.
- Font: Times New Roman or Helvetica is preferable.
Font size: 10pt (maximum).
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- Do not use lines thinner than 1 point.
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.
Chemical Structures: Chemical structures must be prepared
according to the guidelines below.
Structures should be prepared using a suitable drawing program
e.g. ChemDraw and provided as separate file, submitted both
on disk and in printed formats.
Numbers in bold should identify all chemical structure. If
a name is also used to describe the compound, the associated
number in bold should be in parenthesis, e.g. “compound
(1)”.
Structure
Drawing Preferences: [As according to the ACS style sheet] Drawing
Settings:
Chain angle 120°
Bond spacing 18% of width Fixed length 14.4
pt (0.500cm, 0.2in) Bold width
2.0 pt (0.071cm, 0.0278in) Line width
0.6 pt (0.021cm, 0.0084in) Margin width
1.6 pt (0.096cm) Harsh spacing 2.5 pt (0.088cm, 0.0347in) Text
settings: Font Times
New Roman / Helvetica Size 10pt Under
the Preference Choose: Units
points Tolerances 3
pixels Under Page Setup Use: Paper US
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References: References
should be quoted in the text as last name and year within
parentheses e.g. (last name et al., year) and listed at the
end of the paper alphabetically without numbers. All references
must be accurate and have all cited authors stated with the
title of paper. The use of terminology "et al."
must not be used for citations in the reference section only.
On-line citations should include date of access. Journal titles
should conform to the present Index Medicus abbreviations.
Full paper titles should be given. References should be listed
in the style per the following examples:
Nakatomi, H, Kuriu, T, Okabe, S, Yamamoto, S, Hatano, O, Kawahara,
N, Tamura, A, Kirino, T, Nakafuku, M. (2002) Regeneration
of hippocampal pyramidal neurons after ischemic brain injury
by recruitment of endogenous neural progenitors. Cell
110: 429-441.
Calingasan, NY, Erdely, HA, Anthony Altar, C. (2002) Identification
of CD40 ligand in Alzheimer's disease and in animal models
of Alzheimer's disease and brain injury. Neurobiol Aging
23:31-39.
Hoffman, PL. (2003) Ethanol-induced neurodegeneration: Basic
mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. In: Neuronal and
Vascular Plasticity: Elucidating Basic Cellular Mechanisms
for Future Therapeutic Discovery. Maiese, K, Ed., Kluwer
Academic Publishers: Norwell, MA, pp. 189-218.
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.
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(or created in any other well-known word processing software)
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