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Spinal Cord
Instructions for authorsManuscripts: Original manuscripts for consideration should be sent to the Editor: Dr LS Illis
Three copies of the manuscript (and of the figures) should be submitted, typed on one side only, double spaced and with a margin of 4 cm on paper size A4. Name(s) of author(s) should be supplied with a full postal address and fax number together with their full qualifications. The name(s) of the author(s) should appear under the title of the paper with his or her degrees. A running title should also be supplied. As a rule, papers should be divided into sections, headed by a caption (eg Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions) and should include a structured abstract in English at the beginning of the paper. Authors should conform to the style and layout in the current issue of the journal ie tables and references. Up to six keywords, as are used in the Index Medicus, should be given. Authors are requested to use abbreviations only after the word(s) have been used fully, eg spinal cord injury (SCI). Authors are strongly recommended to utilise the ASIA/IMSOP scales of international standards which were published in Spinal Cord 1997; 35: 266-274. Please note that authors of manuscripts and letters etc submitted for consideration for publication in Spinal Cord are not required to be members of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia (IMSOP). Copyright: In order for us to ensure dissemination and copyright protection of material published in the journal, copyright must be explicitly transferred from author to the International Medical Society of Paraplegia. A copy of the copyright transfer agreement to be used for the journal is reproduced in most issues. Extra copies are available from Dr LS Illis, Editor of Spinal Cord, at the above address, or authors may photocopy the agreement reproduced in the journal. A copy of this agreement signed by the author, must accompany every article submitted for publication. Structured abstract: All regular papers should be prepared with a structured abstract designed to summarise the essential features of the paper in a logical and concise sequence under the following headings: Study Design: Objectives: Setting (ie country and/or county or state): Methods: Results: Conclusion: Sponsorship: (where applicable): Keywords. References in the text are to be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear (ie the Vancouver style). Identify by superscript Arabic numerals. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in a sequence established by the first identification in the text of the table or figure. Reference list: Type in double spacing. List references in numerical order of appearance in the text. For each reference quote name and initials of author(s), title of paper, abbreviated title of journal, year of publication, volume number and first and last page numbers. If a book is quoted, the publisher, place and year of publication should be included. eg Illustrations: Photographs, micrographs and radiographs should be printed on glossy paper; three copies of each illustration should be submitted unmounted and clearly marked on the back in pencil with the title of the paper and author’s name. Figures and diagrams should be numbered consecutively as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Lettering should not be handwritten. Lettering should be done on line drawings, for which good stencils are obtainable; ie on the drawings themselves and not on covering transparent paper. Legends to illustrations should be typed on a separate sheet of paper. Equipment: Authors should provide the name of the manufacturer and their location of specially named medical equipment and instruments. Patient confidentiality: Where illustrations must include recognisable individuals, living or dead and of whatever age, great care must be given to ensure than consent for publication has been given. If identifiable features are not essential to the illustration please indicate where the illustration can be cropped. In cases where consent has not been obtained and recognisable features may appear it will be necessary to retouch the illustration to mask the eyes or otherwise render the individual ‘officially unrecognisable’. Tables: Should be unlined and typed on separate sheets of paper. They should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Offprints: Twenty-five offprints will be sent to the first named author only. Further copies will be provided at the rates stated in the official order form which must returned with the corrected proofs. Corrections to Proofs: Proofs should be corrected carefully and returned to the publisher without delay. Alterations in print are costly and, apart from verbal corrections, will be charged to the author. The editors cannot accept responsibility for damage to or loss of papers submitted to them. Contributors are advised to keep copies of their manuscripts and illustrations.
Membership of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia Professor JJ Wyndaele, Hon. Secretary, International Medical Society of Paraplegia, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8AL, UK.Applications for membership from within the USA should be sent to: Dr Edward R Carter, USA Corresponding Secretary, International Medical Society of Paraplegia, Rehabilitation Services, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1333 Moursund Avenue, PO Box 20095, Houston, Texas 77225, USA.
Applications for membership from within Japan should be sent to: Dr Shinsuke Katoh, National Secretary from Japan, International Medical Society of Paraplegia, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. Tel: + 81 886 337240; Fax: + 81 886 330178. E-mail: skatoh@clin.med.tokushima-v.ac.j
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