Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology



SUBMISSION POLICY

Manuscripts should be addressed to the Editor. Submission of a paper to the International Journal of Psychophysiology is understood to imply that it has not previously been published (except in abstract form) and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

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Authors' rights
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Submission Procedure



Web submission is compulsory, and papers for publication should be submitted online using the following guidelines. Visit the submission page of this journal at http://ees.elsevier.com/intpsy/, where you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files, text, tables and illustrations. Once the uploading is done, our system automatically generates an electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by e-mail and it is essential that we have full contact details including an e-mail address of the corresponding author for this reason.

ORGANIZATION OF THE ARTICLE

As a rule, Full Length Reports and Review Articles should be divided into sections headed by a caption (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, etc.). Short Communications should not be divided into sections but should be accompanied by a brief summary and keywords.

Fast Track Reports should not exceed 4,000 words including figures, tables, references, figure legends and abstract. Note that each figure and table will take up about 250 words. The author should indicate that the manuscript is to be considered for fast communication and may indicate up to five referees who have specialist knowledge. In the accompanying letter the author should make the case for rapid publication. Results must be fully documented. In order to ensure rapid publication author proofs must be returned within 24 hours. If the publisher receives no corrections to proofs of a Fast Track Report within 48 hours of these having been sent, it will be assumed that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published.

Title page. The title page should contain the following items: (i) complete title (preferably no chemical formulas or arbitrary abbreviations); (ii) full names of all authors; (iii) complete affiliations of all authors; (iv) the number of text pages of the whole manuscript (including figures and tables) and the number of figures and tables; (v) the name and complete address of the corresponding author (as well as telephone number, fax number and E-mail address).

Abstract. This should provide a concise description of the purpose of the report or review article and should not exceed 250 words. (For Short Communications, it should be between 50 and 70 words.)The abstract should include a maximum of 8 keywords, which reflects the entries the author(s) would like to see in an index.

Literature references. Citation of literature references in the text should be given at the appropriate place by the author's name followed by year in parentheses. Should there be more than two authors, the first author's name should be followed by et al. When there are two or more papers by the same author(s)appearing in the same year these should be distinguished by a, b, c, etc. after the year. All references cited in the text should be listed at the end of the paper on a separate page (also double spaced) according to the Harvard system, i.e. arranged in alphabetical order according to the first author followed by the second author, then with all papers with more than two authors being arranged in chronological order. Every reference cited in the text should appear in the list of references and vice versa. Literature references must be complete, including initials of author(s) cited, year, title of paper referred to, and title of journal (abbreviated according to the List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations, CIEPS/ISDS, Paris, 1985 [ISBN 2-904938-02-8]), followed by volume and first and last pages of article (see example a below). The form of literature references to books should be author, initials, year, title of book, volume or edition, publisher, city and page number(s) referred to (see example b below). References to authors contributing to multi-author books or to proceedings printed in book form should be similar to those for books (see example c below).

Examples:

(a) Duncan, C.C., Kosmidis, M.K., Mirsky, A.F., 2005. Closed head injury-related information processing deficits: An event-related potential analysis. Int. J. Psychophysiol 58, 133-157

(b) Bure , J., Bure ov , O., Huston, J.P., 1983. Techniques and Basic Experiments for the Study of Brain and Behavior, 2nd edn., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 326 pp.

(c) Swaab, D.F., 1982. Neuropeptides. Their distribution and function in the brain. In: Buijs, R.M., P vet, P., Swaab, D.F. (Eds.), Chemical Transmission in the Brain. The Role of Amines, Amino Acids and Peptides, Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 55, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 97-122.

This journal should be cited as Int. J. Psychophysiol.

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Colour Illustrations

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ETHICS

Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted. Reports of animal experiments must state that the "Principles of laboratory animal care" (NIH publication No. 86-23, revised 1985) were followed, as well as specific national laws (e.g. the current version of the German Law on the Protection of Animals) where applicable. The Editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfil the above-mentioned requirements.

AUTHOR PROOFS

One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Elsevier now sends PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 available free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Instructions on how to annotate PDF files will accompany the proofs. The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and return to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail, or by post. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.

AUTHOR ENQUIRIES

For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit this journal's homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijpsycho. You can track accepted articles at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as copyright information, frequently asked questions and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.

OFFPRINTS

The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with free e-offprints, in the form of a PDF file of the article, via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Additional paper offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.

Funding Bodies

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

For further information and application for membership please contact: The Secretariat P.O. Box 1614 Station ``H'' Montreal Quebec Canada H3G 2N5 E-mail: membership@world-psychophysiology.org

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DISCLAIMER
Whilst every effort is made by the publishers and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement appears in this journal, they wish to make it clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisements herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publishers, and editors and their respective employees, officers and agents accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement.