Papers must be written in English and must be submitted online at http://ees.elsevier.com/jpsychores . Authors from the
United Kingdom and the remainder of Europe should choose Professor Francis Creed as the preferred Editor. Authors from North America,
Australia and the Far East should choose Dr. Colin Shapiro as the preferred Editor. Once all EES and journal submission requirements
have been met, an immediate acknowledgment of receipt will automatically be sent to the corresponding authors, along with the EES accession
number to be used for all futher correspondence. The decision on acceptance will usually be conveyed to the authors within three months.
Full Length Papers. Full length research papers will not normally be more than 4000 words in length and will preferably
be shorter. Submission of a paper to the Journal of Psychosomatic Research will be held to imply that it represents original research
not previously published (except in the form of an abstract or preliminary report), that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere,
and that if accepted by the Journal of Psychosomatic
Research it will not be published elsewhere in the same form in any language
without the consent of the Publisher. Major papers of topical content will be given priority in publication.
Short Reports.
The Journal welcomes short reports, which may be either preliminary communications or brief accounts of original research. The text must
not exceed 1500 words and ideally include no more than 2 tables. The journal does not publish case reports.
Editorials.
The Editors welcome suggestions for editorials which give personal and topical views on subjects within the Journal's area of interest.
They should not normally exceed 1500 words.
Review Articles. Review papers are normally 4000-5000 words. Authors are advised
to consult one of the Editors with an outline before submitting a review.
Letters to the Editors. These normally refer to
articles previously published in the Journal. The Editors are also willing to consider letters on subjects of direct relevance to the
Journal's interest.
Book Reviews. These are normally submitted by the Book Review Editors, but they welcome suggestions
of books for review.
Other Papers. The Editors welcome suggestions for other types of papers, such as conference reports,
accounts of major research in progress and interviews with senior research workers. These should not be submitted without prior consultation.
EACLPP Contributions These should not exceed 800 words. Contributions are not meant to publish results of specific disease-related
research; topics covered should be of general interest, stem from countries participating in the EACLPP or refer to EACLPP activities.
EACLPP contributors are not peer-reviewed but subject to editorial approval. In case of doubt about the suitability of a subject, please
contact Albert Leentjens, Associate Editor for EACLPP pages.
MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS
Manuscripts should conform to the
uniform requirements known as the 'Vancouver style' (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts
submitted to biomedical journals. N Engl J Med 1997; 336:309-315). The Editors and Referees attach considerable importance to a succinct
and lucid prose style and well organized tables. Authors whose native language is not English are advised to seek help before submission.
Statistical procedures should be clearly explained.
Manuscripts should be typed with wide margins, double-spaced on one side
of standard A4 or 8.5" x 11" paper. The format should be as follows:
Title page. This should contain (a) the title
of the article; (b) a short running head; (c) name of department where the work was conducted; (d) names of the each
author with highest academic degree; (e) name, address, phone and fax of author responsible for correspondence and to whom
requests for reprints should be addressed; (f) up to six keywords should be listed in alphabetical order after the abstract. These
terms should optimally characterize the paper.
Structured Abstract. This should be subdivided under the headings Objective,
Methods, Results, and Conclusion and should not exceed 250 words.
Text. This should be divided into sections with main
headings: Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion. Accepted papers will usually be between 2000 and 4000 words in length.
Acknowledgments.
These must include mention of any source of funding outside the basic funding of the host institution.
References. These
should be numbered consecutively in the text in the order in which they are first mentioned and be so denoted in the list. Their form
should be that adopted by the US National Library of Medicine, as used in the Index Medicus and as recommended in Huth EJ, Medical
Style & Format.
1. Ingham JC, Miller P McC. Self-referral to primary care: symptoms and social factors. J Psychosomatic
Res 1986;30:49-56.
2. Berkenbosch F. Corticotrophin-releasing factor and catecholamines: a study on their role in stress-induced
immunomodulation. In: Schneiderman N, McCabe P, Baum, A, eds. Perspectives in behavioral medicine. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Erlbaum 1992:73-91.
Tables. Each should be on a separate sheet, numbered consecutively in Roman numerals.
Figures Each should be
on a separate sheet, and numbered consecutively. Captions should be on a separate sheet. The number of illustrations should be kept to
a minimum. Color illustrations are not normally acceptable. Authors may be asked to support the costs of color reproduction.
Letters
to the Editors. Letters should not exceed 1000 words and, where appropriate, must begin with the reference to the published article
about which the author is commenting.
Submission Of Manuscripts
The Journal of Psychosomatic Research utilizes a web-based
submission and peer review system. Authors should submit their manuscripts, with figures and tables, electronically at the journal Web
site: http://ees.elsevier.com/jpsychores . Complete instructions are available at the Web site. When submitting a manuscript
to the online system, authors need to provide an electronic version of their manuscript. For this purpose original source files, not
PDF files, are preferred. The Author should specify a category designation for the manuscript (full length article, rapid publication,
brief article, review, etc.), choose a set of classification for the prescribed list provided online, and select an editor. Once the
uploading is complete, the system automatically creates an electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence,
including the editor's decisions and requests for revisions, will be by e-mail.
Rejected manuscripts and correspondence will be destroyed
six months after receipt.
Proofs and Reprints
The corresponding author will receive page proofs for checking. Corrections
must be restricted to printing errors. Any other alterations may be charged to the author.
Reprints may be ordered when the proofs
are returned.
