Guide for Authors
Official Publication of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS)
Former title: Archives de Investigación Médica
Archives of Medical Research
Guidelines for Authors
Including New Information for Mandatory
Manuscript and
Peer Review Submission with the
Elsevier Electronic System (EES)
http://ees.elsevier.com/arcmed/
Archives of Medical Research
, published and distributed
by Elsevier Inc., is the official medical
research publication
of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS
(Mexican Institute of Social Security), Health Sciences Research
Department, Mexico. This peer-reviewed
Journal is published eight times per year and
includes articles covering all areas of medical
research
relevant to human disease. Articles reporting original
research that demonstrate pertinence to human medical
investigation are
encouraged and published as Original
Articles and Brief Reports, along with Rapid
Communications, Book Reviews, News and Comments,
Opinion,
and Letters to the Editor. Review
Articles, written by experts in their field, will be at the
invitation of the Editors of
Archives
of Medical Research. Natural product articles may be considered if they thoroughly describe the active compounds and their actions.
Manuscripts written proficiently in scientific English are
accepted from authors in any country and should be
submitted only via
http://ees.elsevier.com/arcmed/
,
c/o Luis Benítez-Bribiesca, Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial
Office of
Archives of Medical Research located at
Centro Médico
Nacional Siglo XXI, Unidad de Congresos, Bloque B, 4° piso, Av. Cuauhtémoc #330 Col. Doctores, 06725
México,
D.F., México (Telefax: (+52) (55) 5761-1503, Fax: (+52) (55) 5627-6900, extension 21982, Fax: (+52) (55) 5761-1503).
Once all Elsevier Electronic System (EES) manuscript submission requirements
are fulfilled, the work will be accepted for submittal
and an
immediate acknowledgment of receipt letter will
automatically be sent to the corresponding author,
along with an EES accession
number to be used for all
further correspondence. After peer review and acceptance,
manuscript production status from the Elsevier Production
Tracking System may be obtained at:
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/arcmed In addition, all
manuscript
reviewers
who kindly afford their much appreciated
time and expertise to our
peer review process
will be asked to enter the EES system at
http://ees.elsevier.com/arcmed/ for all communications
regarding the manuscript.
Submission of a manuscript implies
that it reports
unpublished work and, if accepted for publication, will not
be published elsewhere without Journal consent.
A letter
signed by each author expressly stating that he/she has
contributed substantially to the article, describing those
contributions,
and agreeing to submission of the article
must be received with electronic signatures of all coauthors.
This letter should express that
the final manuscript
has been seen and approved by all authors and that they
have taken due care to ensure the integrity of the work.
As
stated in the Uniform Requirements (see later), credit for
authorship requires substantial contributions to a)
conception and design,
or analysis and interpretation of
data, b) the drafting of the article or critical revision for
important intellectual content; and c)
final approval of the version to be published. All these conditions must be met and should be
listed in each co-author letter.
Include
separately the complete names and e-mail addresses
of
two internationally recognized experts in the scientific
area of your manuscript,
to be used at the discretion of the
Editorial Board of the Journal.
Natural Products. Studies mentioning the use of natural
products must first describe active compounds and
significant actions. Studies that do not include these may be
rejected without further
review. The use of purified agents
is encouraged. All active agents should be sufficiently
identified with chemical names as well as
registry numbers
and common names where appropriate.
Form. Manuscripts should be submitted only electronically via
the EES
system with text and tables preferably in
Word format.
Number pages consecutively, beginning with the title page.
Manuscript
Preparation. Assemble the manuscript in
this order: Title page, Abstract, Text, Acknowledgments,
References, Tables, Figure Legends
and Figures. Prepare the
manuscript in Word using 12 point Times New Roman font, with 1 inch margins all around, flush left
margin without
paragraph indents,
unjustified right margin.
This format includes the title page, where all information
should be presented as
previously mentioned. Do not boldface any
information unless it is explained and necessary. Do not center
any information.
Organization.
Organize manuscripts as follows:
Title Page. The title page should contain a brief, concise
title of not more than 150
characters.
Titles should accurately reflect the content of
the article. Provide a running title of no more than 50
characters.
The Editors of Archives of Medical Research
reserve the right to modify titles when deemed
appropriate. Following the title and running
title, all author
names should be listed, without any degrees or titles.
Affiliations (without street addresses) should be listed
below
author names, using a superscript letter to identify
the authors with their corresponding affiliation. The author
to whom correspondence
should be sent should be listed
below the affiliations and should include complete name,
street address, city, state, country, postal
code, FAX
number (if applicable), and e-mail address (obligatory for submission).
Abstract. Include a Structured Abstract
(sections entitled Background, Aim of the study, Methods, Results, and
Conclusions, no more than 250 words) followed by four to
six key
words or short phrases for cross-indexing. Refer to
the
Medical Subject Headings-Annotated Alphabetic List,
(National Institutes
of Health, National Library of
Medicine, Library Operations, Medical Subject Headings,
Bethesda, MD 20894, USA,
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/
) for internationally
accepted subject headings. Do not cite References
in the Abstract.
Sections should be in the following
order:
Introduction,
Materials and Methods, Results, and
Discussion (no
separate
Conclusion section is included
in Original
Articles).
Acknowledgments (if mentioned), and
References
follow the text.
Tables, with included titles,
and
Figure
Legends follow. Figures should be sent separately. See
Section on
Illustrations.When using
abbreviations,
clearly explain at first mention and use abbreviation consistently thereafter. Do not overuse abbreviations.
Research on Human
Subjects. All research involving
human subjects must contain a statement reflecting
informed consent and approval from the scientific
and ethics
committees at the end of the Methods section. Conflict of
interest should be specified.
References. Accuracy of
references is the responsibility of
the authors. Copy authors' names, article titles and other
publisher information accurately, according
to the Uniform
Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical
Journals (N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-316). Confirm that
all references
mentioned in the text are presented in the
Reference section at the end of the paper (and vice versa).
References mentioned within text
should be presented in
Arabic numbers in parentheses and appear before the ending
punctuation if at the end of the sentence. Do not superscript
reference numbers. References are numbered sequentially in
the text. The Reference list at the end of the paper should be
numbered in
the order as mentioned in the text and must
match the in-text citation.. If more than six authors are listed, limit the number of authors
listed to three, after that, use et al. References may contain only
published works and papers in press. Works in progress,
manuscripts
submitted but not yet accepted, unpublished
data, and personal communications may only be acknowledged
(in parentheses) within the text
(including year).
Adhere to the following formats for:
Articles in Journals*
Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation
is
associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary
disease. Ann Intern Med 1996;124:980-983.
*We do not include month and
number of the cited journal, as
specified in the second option of the Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
Volume with supplement
Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel carcinogenicity
and occupational lung cancer. Environ
Health
Perspect 1994;102(suppl):275-282.
Books and other monographs
(Note: Previous Vancouver style incorrectly had a
comma
rather than a semicolon between the publisher and the date.)
Personal author(s)
Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership
skills
for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Editor(s), compiler(s) as author
Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors. Mental
health care for elderly
people. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
Book chapter
(Note: Previous Vancouver style had
a colon rather than a
period before pagination.)
Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In:
Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors.
Hypertension: pathophysiology,
diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York:
Raven Press; 1995. pp. 465-478.
Conference proceedings
Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors. Recent advances in clinical
neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International
Congress of EMG and
Clinical Neurophysiology; 1995 Oct
15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1996.
Patents:
Larsen CE, Trip R, Johnson
CR, inventors; Novoste
Corporation, assignee. Methods for procedures related to the
electrophysiology of the heart. US patent 5,529,067.
1995
Jun 25.
Periodical abbreviations should conform to those used in the
Index Medicus as first published in its January
issue each year
and in the first volume of the annual
Cumulated Index Medicus.
Tables and Figures. Be sure that all
Tables and Figures are
mentioned in the text. The publisher will prepare the final
layout of all Tables and Figures appropriately, as
close to
the mention in the text as possible. It is not necessary to
indicate where Tables and Figures should be placed. Tables
or Figures
used from another published source (either
exactly or closely adapted) require
written permission
from the publisher. It is the
author's responsibility to
obtain this permission upon acceptance of the manuscript
by
Archives of Medical Research.
Elsevier will not publish
any material that has been previously published without this
permission.
Tables. Each Table should
be typed on a separate page using Word or Excel format. Type
all material using double spacing. Tables should be self-contained
and
self-explanatory. Provide a title for each table and
use Arabic numbers. Do not use vertical lines to separate information within
the
table. Avoid the use of both tables and graphs to illustrate
the same results and detailed description of information
in either within
the text that can be easily observed in the
Tables and Figures. Use superscript letters for table legends.
Illustrations. Instructions
for submitting Figures may be
found on the EES page (
http://ees.elsevier.com/arcmed/
under Author Information
Artwork
Guidelines. Original
illustrations should be professionally designed, in two
dimensions, separately from the text (Tables are included
with the Text), and submitted with the manuscript in recent
versions of software programs. (
Elsevier recommends that
only TIFF, EPS,
or PDF formats be used for electronic
artwork.) Figure size must be at least 8.5 cm (maximum 17.6 cm) in width. Resolution of the
jpg images must be at least 300 dpi Color illustrations are
encouraged, and may be requested of the corresponding
author by the Editor-in-Chief
for certain figures; however, the
cost of color printing is at the author's expense and arranged
directly with the publisher (
t.monturano@elsevier.com).
BRIEF REPORTS: These are brief, definite reports of
novel findings that are relevant to medical practice. They use
the same structure
as original articles (with the exception of an unstructured Abstract), and emphasis should
be given to the concise presentation of
results, with sufficient
explanation of experimental or methodological data. Limit to
4,500 words, including all aspects of the manuscript,
and no
more than 2 tables or figures and 20 references. These brief
manuscripts are reviewed for their novelty, immediacy,
significance,
and completeness and may report preliminary
results.
BOOK REVIEWS: A book review examines one book in
2,000-3,000 words. It
presents a book's strengths and weaknesses
and scientific achievements. Books are analyzed
using a conceptual framework, and the implications
of
future research and practice are addressed in depth.
REVIEW ARTICLES: Review articles will generally be
invited by the Editor-in-Chief.
They should be concise and
do not include experimental details. Their main purpose is to
provide up-to-date information about a topic
by an expert in
the field. Non-invited authors may submit review articles
accompanied by a list of their own published works in the
field
that confirms their expertise in the area.
OPINION: This is an expression of the author's opinion
about a medical subject,
850 words including text, references,
and acknowledgments but not including the title page.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Letters
would preferably
address articles published in
Archives of Medical Research
and should be structured with 500 words including
text, references,
and acknowledgments, but not including the title page.
NEWS AND COMMENTS: No more than 850 words and
approximately
10 references are welcome as a comment on
another paper or other report or event within the past month
or so or in the near future.
Proofs, Reprints, Subscriptions, and Copies. The corresponding
author will receive proofs electronically that must
be corrected
and returned to Elsevier according to their instructions and in accordance with their deadlines in order to meet their publication schedules.
Elsevier reprint permissions information:
http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/authors/?form=permis. Twenty-five complimentary
reprints of each article are mailed to the corresponding author. An order form for requesting additional reprints will be sent by the
publisher. Subscription and journal copies may be requested by contacting Elsevier Periodicals Customer Service, 11830
Westline Industrial
Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. Telephone: (+800) 654-2452 (U.S. and Canada); (+314) 453-7041 (outside U.S. and Canada). Fax: (+314) 523-
5170. E-mail:
journalscustomerservice-usa@elsevier.com (for print support);
journalsonlinesupport-usa@elsevier.com
(for online support).
Copyright. Upon acceptance of an article by the Journal,
the author(s) will be asked, in a separate
letter with forms
attached, to transfer copyright to the Instituto Mexicano
del Seguro Social to provide the widest diffusion of
information.
This copyright
must be signed and returned
via email to Elsevier Log-In in Philadelphia within
48 hours.
Non-compliance will
delay issue publication of
the individual article. Elsevier copyright information:
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/authors/copyright.
Elsevier Further Liberalization of Copyright. To demonstrate
their continued support for scholarly communications,
on June
3, 2004, the following was published in a communication
from Arie Jongejan, CEO, Science and Technology,
Elsevier, entitled Building
Insights, Breaking Boundaries:
Authors of papers published in any Elsevier journal can
now post the final text of their articles,
as accepted by the
journal, i.e., with all of the changes made during the peer-review
and editing process, on the authors' personal or
their
institutions' websites.
Instructions included in these
Archives of Medical
Research guidelines conform to guidelines
indicated by the
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (see
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to
Biomedical
Journals: N Engl J Med 1997; 336:309-316).
Download the Uniform Requirements at
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/336/4/306.
Archives of Medical Research is indexed in Current
Contents (Life Sciences)-Science Citation Index-Index
Medicus—Excerpta
Medica-Chemical Abstracts—LILACS
(Brazil).
Consult the Archives of Medical Research electronic page at
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/arcmed
and the Elsevier
home page at:
http://www.elsevier.com