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Cell Death and Differentiation

Instructions for authors

Submission of manuscripts (Full Papers)

Four copies of the manuscript, with one original set (and three copies) of artwork, should be submitted to one of the Editorial Offices. Authors whose first language is not English are requested to have their manuscripts checked carefully for linguistic correctness before submission. To Speed up the reviewing process, Authors are encouraged to submit by e-mail (text in Rich Text Format, RTF; figures in PDF or JPEG); two printed copies will follow by post. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Rome
Mauro Piacentini, Gerry Melino, Peter H Krammer, Richard A Knight, Seamus Martin, Guido Kroemer
c/o Mauro Piacentini
IDI-IRCCS Laboratory
Department of Experimental Medicine F153/D26,
University of Rome
‘Tor Vergata’,
via Tor Vergata 135,
00133 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 20427299
Fax: +39 06 20427290
E-mail: cell.death.differ@uniroma2.it

San Diego
Doug R Green, Guy Salvesen, Carol J Thiele, Barbara A Osborne, Gabriel Nunez
c/o Doug Green
Division of Cellular Immunology,
La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology,
10355 Science Center Drive,
San Diego CA 92121, USA
Tel: +1 619 558 3515
Fax: +1 619 558 3526
E-mail: dgreen5240@aol.com

Tokyo
H Ichijo, S Nagata, Y Tsujimoto, Y Kuchino, S Kumar, D Vaux
c/o Ichijo Hidenori
Laboratory of Cell Signalling,
Graduate School,
Tokyo Medical and Dental University,
1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8549,
Japan
Tel: +81 3 5803 5471
Fax: +81 3 5803 0192
E-mail: ichijo.csi@tmd.ac.jp


Organisation of manuscripts

Full papers should be as comprehensive as possible, between 5 and 12 published pages (about 15-40 double spaced A4 pages, excluding tables and figures). The manuscript should be organised as follows:

  • Title page
    The title page should consist of a title, running title of less than 50 characters, authors, affiliations, and the address/telephone/fax/e-mail of corresponding author;
  • Abstract
    One single paragraph of no more than 150 words;
  • Keywords and Abbreviations;
  • Introduction;
  • Results;
  • Discussion
    The discussion may be subdivided by further subheadings or may be combined;
  • Materials and methods
    This section should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated, in conjunction with cited references;
  • References
    Only articles that have been published or are in press may be included in the references. They should follow the Vancouver format. In the text, they should appear as numbers starting at 1. At the end of the papers they should be listed (double-spaced) in numerical order corresponding to the order of citation in the text. All authors should be quoted. Abbreviations of journal names should conform to the Index Medicus style. The first and last page numbers for each reference should be provided. The following are examples of the reference style:

    1. Gottschalk AR, Boise LH, Oltvai ZN, Accavitti MA, Korsmeyer SJ, Quintans J and Thompson CB (1996) The ability of Bcl-XL and Bcl-2 to prevent apoptosis can be differentially regulated. Cell Death Differ. 3: 113-118

    2. Feramisco JR and Welch WJ (1986) Modulation of cellular activities via microinjection into living cells. In Microinjection and organelle transplantation techniques, Celis JE, Graessmann A and Coyter A, eds (London: Academic Press) pp.40-58

  • Tables
    Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, should have an explanatory caption, and be numbered. Indicate in the margin of the text where the table should be positioned;
  • Figures and illustrations
    All illustrations and graphs should be submitted in the form of completed artwork suitable for reproduction (not photocopies). They should be separate from the typescript. Legends should be on a separate sheet clearly marked with the figure number. Please indicate the preferred position of all figures in the text. All figures should have ‘TOP’ marked on the reverse with a soft pencil, and the name of the first author. Colour reproduction can be considered only if financed by the author.

Other types of manuscripts

Cell Death and Differentiation publishes Reviews, Letters to the Editors, Meeting reports, Book reviews and News and Views. Please contact the Editorial Offices for specific information.

Style

  • Please avoid using more than three levels of heading.
  • Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum, be clearly defined when used for the first time and listed along with keywords after the abstract. Abbreviations should be typed with no full points.
  • Use italics for emphasis sparingly.
  • Generic names should be used for drugs. Authors should be aware of different drug names and availability in the UK, North America and Australia, and give alternative names of drugs in the text.
  • Footnotes should be avoided.

Submission by e-mail attachments

Authors should e-mail the text (Rich Text Format, RTF) and figures (PDF or JPEG); two printed copies will follow by post. Your paper should be submitted in double-spaced typescript. Each piece of artwork should be saved as a separate file.

Permissions

Authors must obtain permission to reproduce all maps, diagrams, figures and photographs. As a rule it is also necessary to obtain permission for single passages of prose exceeding 250 words, or scattered passages totalling more than 400 words from any one work. Please supply the publisher with full information for all work cited, including author, date published, publisher and page references. Copyright extends to 50 years after the death of the author or 50 years after publication of a scholarly edition, whichever is longer.

Copyright

Authors will be asked before publication to assign the world copyright of their manuscript to Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Therefore, all manuscripts submitted must be accompanied by a signed statement that the article is original, is not under consideration or has not been previously published elsewhere and its content has not been anticipated by any previous publication. Authors will be entitled to publish any part of their paper elsewhere without permission, provided the usual acknowledgements are given.

Publication implies that the authors are prepared to supply freely to interested academic researchers any material (DNA, cells, antibody or other) used in the experiments. Nucleic acid and protein sequences should be deposited in appropriate data banks.

Proofs

Proofs will be supplied once only in the form of page proofs. Submitted manuscripts must be considered as final texts to which no changes should be made at the proof stage apart from correction to printer’s errors. Modifications will be charged to the author. Proofs must be returned to the publishers within 48 hours of receipt. If you return proofs even a few days after the date stipulated, it may be too late to include any corrections in the final version of the journal.

Offprints

The publishers supply 25 offprints upon payment of page charges. Offprint order forms are sent out with the proofs, and must be returned to the publisher. Later orders submitted after the journal is printed are subject to increased reprint prices.


Last Updated 4 January 2001

© Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2001

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