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Guide for Authors
1. Aims and scope
The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for papers concerned with basic auditory mechanisms. Emphasis
is on experimental studies, but theoretical papers will also be considered. The editor of the journal is prepared to accept original
research papers in the form of full-length papers, methodological papers, letters to the Editor, and reviews. Papers submitted should
deal with auditory neurophysiology, ultrastructure, psychoacoustics and behavioural studies of hearing in animals, and models of auditory
functions. Papers on comparative aspects of hearing in animals and man, and on effects of drugs and environmental contaminants on hearing
function will also be considered. Clinical papers will not be accepted unless they contribute to the understanding of normal hearing
functions. Authors may suggest one or two reviewers from the Editorial Board for consideration by the Editor. The act of submitting a
manuscript to the Journal carries with it the right to publish that paper and implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to
the Publisher.
2. Types of Papers
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Research Papers should deal with original research not previously
published or being considered for publication elsewhere. These papers should provide a survey, evaluation and critical interpretation
of recent research results and concepts in the fields covered by the Journal.
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Methodological papers should describe
new methods for the recording, collection, and/or analysis of data relevant to understanding how the auditory system works. Manuscripts
must describe the method in sufficient detail to enable others to implement or replicate the method or procedure. Manuscript must demonstrate
that the method actually works; and should be applied to real data.
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Letters to the Editor should be comments on
or clarifications of articles published in the Journal.
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Announcements that the Editor considers to be of interest of
readers of the Journal will also be considered for publication.
Also suggestion to introduce a part where the journal statistics
are shown instead of just the impact factor. See for instance:  http://www.the-aps.org/publications/jn/stats.htm
3. Language Editing
International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing can provide English language and copyediting
services to authors who want to publish in scientific, technical and medical journals and need assistance before they submit their article
or before it is accepted for publication.
Authors may contact these services directly: International Science Editing:
http://www.internationalscienceediting.com/
Asia Science Editing:
http://www.asiascienceediting.com/ For more information about language editing services, please contact
authorsupport@elsevier.com who will be happy to deal with any questions.
Please note that Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility
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refer to our terms and conditions: http://www.elsevier.com/termsandconditions
4. Submission procedure
You
are strongly urged to submit your manuscript to Hearing Research electronically via
ees.elsevier.com/heares
All correspondence,
including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, take place by e-mail.
Should you be unable to submit
via the web, please contact the Editorial Office at heares@elsevier.com for advice.
5. Preparation of manuscripts
Formats. We accept most word processing formats, but Word, WordPerfect or LaTeX is preferred. The file extension should
provide information about the digital format used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout as simple as possible.
Do not embed graphically designed equations or tables. Put them on a separate page, and note in the manuscript where the equations should
appear.
General. Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted but not a mixture of these).
Use double spacing and wide (3cm) margins. Check spelling carefully.
The title should be concise and informative. Titles are often
used in information-retrieval systems.
The Author's affiliation address (where the actual work was done) should be listed below the
Authors' names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after each Author's name. Provide the full
postal address of each of each affiliation, including the country name and the e-mail address of each Author.
Corresponding
author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication and post-publication.
Provide telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code), e-mail address and complete postal address.
Abstract. For
full-length Research and Review Papers a concise and factual abstract is required, not exceeding 200 words (on page 2 of the manuscript).
Avoid references in the abstract.
Keywords. The abstract should be followed by 3 to 6 keywords which will be used for indexing
purposes.
Sections. Research Papers should be divided into sections: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion,
References.
If the work that is reported involves experimentation on animals or humans, a statement must be included in the manuscript
at the end of the 'Materials and methods' section stating that the experimentation on animals has been approved by a specific university's
Animal Care and Use Committee, and that studies involving humans have been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the university
where the study is performed. If these options do not apply, please contact the Editor.
If drugs or other substances that are not
commercially available are used in the studies that are reported, information on how to obtain these substances must be included so that
other researchers can replicate the studies.
Tables. Tables should contain only horizontal lines and each should have a
descriptive heading (legend) above the table. Footnotes and explanations if applicable
should be placed underneath each table.
Figures
(see below).
Aknowledgements. Place acknowledgements, including information on grants received in a separate section before
the reference list.
References. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list
(and vice versa). References should be listed in alphabetical order on a separate sheet and appear in the text according to the Harvard
system. More than one paper by the same author in the same year must be identified by the letters a,b,c, etc., placed after the year
of publication. In the text, when referring to a work by three or more authors, the name of the first author should be given followed
by 'et al.'. Literature references must consist of names and initials of all authors, year, title of paper referred to, volume number
and first and last pages of the paper. For books, the publisher and place of publication are also needed. Periodicals (i), books (ii)
and edited volumes (iii) should appear in the reference list as follows:
(i) Zhong, S.-X., Liu, Z.-H., 2004. Immuno-histochemical
localization of the epithelial sodium channel in the rat inner ear. Hear. Res., 193 (1-2) 1-8.
(ii) Møller, A.R., 2000. Hearing:
Its Physiology and Pathophysiology, Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
(iii) Mills, J.H., Boettcher, F.A., Dubno, J.R., Schmiedt, R.A.,
1996. Psychophysical and evoked response studies of aged subjects: masking by low noise. In: Axelsson, A., Borchgrevink, H., Hamernik,
R., Hellstrom et al. (Eds.), Scientific Basis of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Thieme Medical Press, New York, pp. 181-192.
Abbreviations
of journal titles should conform to the List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations, International Serials Data System, 20, rue Bachaumont,
75002 Paris, France. ISBN: 2-904938-02-8.
For further information, please go to www.elsevier.com/locate/guidepublication.
6. Figures
A detailed guide to electronic artwork is available on our website: http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Submitting your artwork in an electronic format helps us to produce your work to the best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity
and a high level of detail. Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text. Use a logical naming convention for your
artwork files, and supply a separate list of the files and the software used.
Use one of the following fonts in your illustrations:
Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol. Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork. Save text in illustrations
as graphics, or enclose the font. Please do not embed graphics in your word processing file. Regardless of the application used, when
your electronic artwork is finalised, please save as or convert the images to one of the following formats: eps; .tiff; .jpg.
Size.
For Hearing Research the figures should be prepared for either single (84mm) or double column (178mm) width. Ensure that the resolution
of the figures at their correct size in the journal will be at least 1000 dpi for line drawings and 500 dpi for half-tone and
colour illustrations.
Free Web colour illustrations. If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour
figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect
and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For colour reproduction
in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate your
preference for colour in print, or on the Web only. Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to
grey-scale, (for the printed version should you not opt for colour in print), in addition, please submit usable black and white versions
of all the colour illustrations. Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (.tiff; .eps or MS office files) and
with the correct resolution (500 dpi).
Cover illustration. Authors are encouraged to submit interesting figures for possible
publication on the front cover of an issue of this journal; the figure should be part of or related to the Author's article.
Figure
captions. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title and a description. Keep text in the
illustrations themselves to a minimum, but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. Supply all captions together on a separate page.
7. Preparation of supplementary data
Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting
applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied
will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com.
To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should
submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more
detailed instructions please visit www.elsevier.com/authors. When supplementary files are supplied, an additional 'supplementary'
figure list should also be submitted. Any supplementary material that is not directly referred to from within the text of your manuscript
should be referred to via use of a footnote to the article title. In addition, it is also recommended that a short description is provided
for each supplementary file supplied. When published online, the descriptive texts will appear as captions alongside links to the relevant
supplementary files, an example layout of online supplementary material can be viewed at http://authors.elsevier.com/ArtworkInstructions.html?dc=A149.
Please note that any supplementary material supplied is subject to the normal peer review process.
8. Proofs
When
your manuscript is received by the Publisher, it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded as 'drafts'. One
set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding Author to be checked for typesetting/editing errors. No
changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely
your responsibility. A form with queries from the copy editor accompanies your proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections
required.
The proofs should be checked carefully and returned by E-mail, fax or (air) mail within 48 hours of receipt (also in case
of no corrections).
As only one set of corrections will be accepted; please ensure that you send us all your corrections to us together
in one communication. If changes in meaning are made, the manuscript may have to be re-reviewed.
9. Offprints
A
PDF file or offprints may be ordered by filling in and returning to the Publisher the order form that is sent to the corresponding author.
Per contribution 25 free offprints will be made available should the PDF file not be required.
10. Copyright
Submission
of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the forma of an abstract or as part of a published
lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors
and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published
elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. Upon acceptance of an
article, Authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information, please go to http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights).
This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A 2 page letter will be e-mailed to the corresponding Author,
confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copy right will be provided. The corresponding author must sign
it on behalf of all the authors and return both pages to the Publisher.
11. Information on accepted papers
For enquiries
relating to the submission of articles including electronic submission, please go to http://www.elsevier.com/authors. The
link www.elsevier.com/trackarticle provides the faculty to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you
of when an article's status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions and
more. Contact details for question relating to proofs are provided after registration of an article for publication. For publication
data and offprints of your paper please contact Elsevier B.V., Author Support Department, P.O. Box 2759, 1000 CT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Fax: +31-20-485-3752; E-mail: authorsupport@elsevier.com or visit the website: http://www.elsevier.com/authors.
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