Official Journal of the Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences



Nuclear Medicine and Biology uses a Web-based online manuscript submission and review system. Please visit http://ees.elsevier.com/nucmedbio/ to submit your manuscript electronically. The website guides authors stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. Note that original source files, not PDF files, are required. A cover letter is generally required; please save this as a separate file for upload. Authors may send queries concerning the submission process, manuscript status or journal procedures to the Editorial Office. Once the submission files are uploaded the system automatically generates electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence, including the Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by e-mail.

Style

Manuscripts must be typewritten and double-spaced.

The first page should include:

(a) the title, which should be concise but informative.
(b) an abbreviated title of not more than 45 letters and spaces for abstracting and indexing purposes.
(c) the authors' names and institutions including postal address in full for the corresponding author.
(d) the author to whom correspondence should be sent, including e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.
(e) for indexing purposes, please provide up to 6 key words.
An abstract of 80 to 250 words with subdivisions of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions must be supplied for all articles.

Animal experiments

In manuscripts describing experiments with living animals, authors should state clearly in the text that the experiments were carried out in compliance with the relevant national laws relating to the conduct of animal experimentation, or, where such laws do not exist, that the studies were performed in accordance with some internationally recognized code of practice such as the United Kingdom Biological Council'sGuidelines on the Use of Living Animals in Scientific Investigations, 2nd edn.

Illustrations and Tables (see below) should not be placed in the body of the text, but their approximate location should be indicated in the margin. All figure captions must be typed in a list on a separate sheet at the end of the script.

Nomenclature

Preferably Systeme International (SI) units should be used throughout with equivalent quantities in older usage indicated in parentheses. NBS Special Publication 330 The International System of Units (SI) or the Systeme International d'Unites may be helpful in this respect. Chemical and biological nomenclature should conform to International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommendations. The IUPAC Rules can be found in the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. Radioactive labels should be indicated by the radionuclide's symbol in square brackets before the labeled compound, e.g. [³H]H₂O, [¹⁴C]carbon dioxide, 2-amino- 4-([¹¹C]methylthio) butyric acid (not [¹¹C]methyl-methionine), N-[¹¹C]methyl-normophine, etc. Carrier-free compounds only should be designated as ³H2O, ¹³NH₃, etc. No-carrier-added compounds should be written as [¹³N]NH₃, [¹¹C]CO₂ unless proof of specific activity is given. Metastable (isomeric) and ground state of nuclei are designated by an "m" or "g" respectively, placed after the atomic-mass number, e.g.^99mTc and ^99gTc although the "g" may be omitted if no ambiguity results.

References

Text: Indicate references by number(s), in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number( s) must always be given. List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the order in which they appear in the text. List the first six authors for each reference.

Reference to a journal publication:
[1] Van der Geer J, Hanraas JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51-9.

Reference to a book:
[2] Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1979.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith TX, editors. Introduction to the electronic age.New York: E-Publishing Inc.; 1999, p. 281-304.

Abbreviated journal titles should be in accordance with Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI).

Illustrations

Complete instructions for submission can be found at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09698051 (click on Information for Authors). Color figures are welcome, and will appear in color on the web a no extra charge; however, there is a charge for the reproduction of color illustrations in print ($650 for the color figure and $100 for each additional color figure in the same article). Alternatively, the illustrations can be reproduced in black and white in the print edition at no extra charge.

All figures that contain images of biodistribution in vivo must contain the amount of radioactivity injected, the anesthesia used, and the length of the scan used to obtain that image in the figure caption. The same information should also appear in the Materials and Method section.

Tables

Each table should be typed, with caption, on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript.

Extensive tables should be suitable for direct photographic reproduction, and thus are to be treated as illustrations (see above).

Proofs

Proofs will be despatched to the first-named author, unless otherwise requested. They should be returned with the least possible delay. Corrections to the proofs must be restricted to printer's errors only. Any substantial changes other than these will be charged to the author. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since late corrections cannot be guaranteed for inclusion in the printed journal.

Offprints

Offprints and copies of the issue (at a specially reduced rate) can be ordered on the offprint order form that will accompany the proofs. This should be returned to: Elsevier Inc., 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710 USA.