Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry is an international journal dedicated to the dissemination of fundamental knowledge in all
areas of nitric oxide research. The journal features Original Contributions (peer-reviewed, high-quality research investigations
representing new and significant contributions to basic and clinical science), Brief Reviews (peer-reviewed articles representing
reviews of major areas within the field of nitric oxide research), Brief Communications (peer-reviewed brief studies that are
highly significant and timely), Analytical Methods (peer-reviewed articles dealing with new methods of analysis involving nitric
oxide), Hypothesis Articles (current state-of-the-art brief reviews of the frontier area of nitric oxide research), Current
Trends (articles focusing on current and future directions of nitric oxide research), Letters to the Editor (comments on articles
published in the journal and on other matters of interest to the field of nitric oxide research), and Announcements and Calendar
(notices of forthcoming conferences, courses, and other events pertaining to nitric oxide research).
There are no page charges.
Submission of Manuscripts
It is a condition of publication that all manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical
English and be submitted to the NITRIC OXIDE Web site at http://ees.elsevier.com/nox.
Minimal exceptions will be allowed. If you are unable to provide an electronic version of your paper, please contact the Editorial Office
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Policy regarding publication of experiments
on unanesthetized animals conforms with the standards for use of laboratory animals established by the Institute of Laboratory Animal
Resources, U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Experiments in which curariform agents are used must be justified and details of the steps
taken to reduce or avoid distress to the animal must be provided, particularly with regard to electrical stimulation.
Original
papers only will be considered. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published,
that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the
authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to obtain agreement
of all the coauthors of the manuscript prior to its submission to the journal. Abstracts of oral or poster presentations are not considered
to constitute previous publication. Presentation of material in preliminary communications normally will not preclude publication of
a full paper in NITRIC OXIDE, provided that the full paper contains additional information that justifies its publication and
does not repeat the presentation of the same data that supported the preliminary communication. The manuscript should be accompanied
by PDFs of all preliminary communications and of all relevant manuscripts that are in press or under editorial consideration by another
journal. Authors must verify the wording of any cited personal communication with the persons who supplied the information and obtain
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Reviews Brief Reviews
may be solicited or unsolicited. Unsolicited Brief Reviews should be submitted initially as a 2-page outline for consideration and approval
by the Editors. Solicited Brief Reviews should be approximately 10 pages in length (about 25-30 double-spaced manuscript pages). A Brief
Review should have an Abstract or Summary of 300-500 words.
Preparation of Manuscript
Manuscripts should be double-spaced
throughout. All pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows.
The title page (p. 1) should contain the
article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address and contact numbers (phone, fax, e-mail)
of the person to whom correspondence should be sent.
An abstract (p. 2) consisting of a single paragraph of 150-250 words
must be included. Keywords should be listed immediately after the abstract.
The introduction should be informative and
present the background, rationale, and objective of the study. The introduction is to be prepared without subheadings.
Experimental
procedures should be informative and presented in sufficient detail to enable others to conduct similar novel experiments without
the necessity to refer to other references or sources.
Results and Discussion should be two separate and distinct
sections, each with subheadings where appropriate. The Results section should present and explain the data in a clear manner. A detailed
explanation of any illustrative data (figures, tables) should be given in the text. No discussion of the data, however, should be presented
in the Results. The Discussion section should be informative and include all explanations and discussions of data. Be certain that the
conclusions and any hypotheses made are derived from, and are consistent with, the data presented.
Acknowledgments should
be brief and precede the Reference section.
References must include all authors' names and the title of the article. They
should be cited in the text by an Arabic numeral in square brackets and listed at the end of the paper in numerical order typed double-spaced
on a separate sheet. Abbreviations of journal titles should conform to those of the most recent edition of Chemical Abstracts Service
Source Index. Please note the following examples.
[1] M.G. Ferrini, D. Vernet, T.R. Magee, A. Shahed, A. Qian, J. Rajfer, N.F. Gonzalez-Cadavid,
Antifibrotic role of inducible nitric oxide synthase, Nitric Oxide 6 (2002) 247-352.
[2] R. Hesketh, The Oncogene FactsBook, Academic
Press, San Diego, 1995.
[3] J.S. Beckman, The physiological and pathological chemistry of nitric oxide, in: J. Lancaster (Ed.),
Nitric Oxide: Principles and Actions, Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 1-82.
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Suggestions for cover art are welcome. A short (one-line) legend should also accompany each photograph.
Nomenclature.
All nomenclature should be simple, unambiguous, and in conformity with the conventions developed by the IUPAC. Because compound names
ending in -ic and -ous are not recommended (the oxidation state is not well defined), systematic nomenclature is preferred.
Proofs
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E-Offprints
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25 free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover
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