Guide for Authors

CLINICAL IMAGING is a forum for radiologists to present information concerning diagnostic imaging techniques. The journal publishes full-length original articles, review articles, brief reports, and letters to the editor. Emphasis is placed on the clinical application of imaging. Manuscripts will be subject to prompt peer review and early publication is a high priority.

Manuscripts. Manuscripts must be in the English language and typewritten on one side of 8 ½ x 11 inch bond paper with 1 to 1½ inch margins. Double or triple space everything, including references, figure legends, and footnotes. At the top of each typed page, the last name of the principal author and, if applicable, at least one coauthor should appear for identification purposes. Two complete copies of each manuscript including figures, legends, tables, etc., should be sent to:

Joseph P. Whalen, M.D.
Clinical Imaging
Department of Radiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital-
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
525 East 68th Street
New York, New York 10021

Accepted manuscripts will not be returned to the author.

The title page should be separate and include the full names and degrees of all authors, title of the manuscript, an abbreviated title not to exceed 45 characters, and the name and address of the institution where the work was performed. The reprint address should include the full name and address, including the zip code, of that author to whom reprint requests are to be sent.

On a separate sheet, a concise abstract of no more than 80 words should be accompanied by about five relevant index terms.

Uncommon abbreviations are not acceptable, and all abbreviations must be fully identified on their first appearance in the text. Clinical or laboratory jargon is to be avoided.

Tables. Tables should be typed double-spaced on separate sheets in as simple a form as possible. They should be numbered and titled concisely. Abbreviations used in the table and not defined in the text should be defined in footnotes.

Illustrations. The number of illustrations should be restricted to the minimum necessary to support the textual material. Illustrations in color and excessive numbers of black and white illustrations may be published at the author's expense; cost estimates will be provided by the Editor on request. Illustrations should be submitted as unmounted, unretouched glossy prints, and should be carefully marked on the back with the figure number, top of the illustration, and the principal author's name. Prints should have the same black and white relationships as the original radiography or Polaroid image obtained from the scanner. Illustrations of body scans should be oriented in such a manner that rightsided anatomic structures on the scan are on the reader's left side, i.e., as if the section were viewed from the patient's feet toward his head. Illustrations of head scans, on the other hand, should be oriented in the conventional manner, i.e., as if the brain were viewed from the top. Drawings, graphs, charts, etc. should be drawn in India ink on white paper or on light blue or green paper. Arrows and other symbols must be of professional quality and of a size permitting some reduction in the final copy.

Legends should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet and indicate the anatomic area and/or pathologic condition shown. All symbols and abbreviations not defined in the text should be defined in the legend.

References. References should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text. Abstracts should not be cited unless the abstract is the only available reference to an important concept. Each reference citation should be a number enclosed in parentheses on the same line as the text, rather than a superscript. The bibliography should list the references in the numerical sequence in which they appear in the text, including those in tables, figures, and footnotes in the order in which they are cited. Abbreviations for periodicals should conform to those used in theIndex Medicus and include the complete title and names and initials of all authors. The data contained in the references should be arranged in conformity with the following examples:
1. Hesselink JR, Dowd CF, Healy ME, Hajek P, Baker LL, Luerssen TG. MR imaging of brain contusions: a comparative study with CT. AJNR 1988;92:269-278.
2. Timor-Tritsch IE, Rottem S, (eds). Transvaginal Sonography. New York: Elsevier, 1988.
3. Dehner LP. Pathology of the urinary bladder in children. In Young RH (ed): Pathology of the Urinary Bladder. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1989;179-206.

Proofs and Reprints. The corresponding author will receive proofs, which should be proofread and returned with the original manuscript within 72 hours of receipt. Corrections are limited to printers errors--no substantial author's changes will be made without charge. Reprints may be ordered at the price listed on the order form accompanying the proofs.

Copyright. Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information under the U.S. Copyright Law.