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IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Articles can only be submitted online via the EditorialManager at http://www.editorialmanager.com/ejp . Before you can upload
your manuscript you will need to register to the program as an author. An individual username and a password will be sent to you. Please
make sure that your manuscript is in accordance with the instructions for authors given below.
Any queries or questions may be sent
to (preferred method of contact): ejp@meditos.de
or alternatively to:
Professor Hermann O. Handwerker
European
Journal of Pain Editorial Office
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Erlangen
Nuremberg Universitaetsstr.
17
D-91054 Erlangen
Germany
Fax: +49 9131 8522497
E-mail: ejp@meditos.de
Ethics
All experimental
work should be in accordance with the ethical standards of a responsible committee, the Helsinki Declaration and IASP's guidelines for
pain research in animals (Pain 1983;16:109-110) and humans (Pain 1995;63:277-278).
Author Agreement Form and Comments
The author agreement form must be downloaded while submitting the manuscript on line, signed by all authors, and sent to the Editorial
Office via fax. If an abstract of the work has been published, or if the content of it has been published in another language, then this
fact should be made clear in the "comments" field while submitting the manuscript on line.
Manuscript Preparation: Original
Articles Papers must be written in English and submitted on line in an established word processor. Each of the following sections
should begin on a new page and all the pages should be numbered serially.
- Manuscript:
(i) Title page
(ii) Abstract
(should not exceed 250 words)
(iii) Text:
- Introduction (should not exceed 500 words)
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion (should not exceed 1500 words)
(iv) Acknowledgements
(v) References
(vi) Legends for
illustrations
- Tables (to be uploaded as separate files)
- Figures (to be uploaded as separate files)
Title
The title page should give:
(i) The title of the article, this should be short and is not allowed to contain any acronyms.
(ii)
The authors' names (first name, middle initial and last name of each author) and institutes of origin.
(iii) The name, address, telephone
and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence.
(iv) The category for which the manuscript is being
submitted (original article, review, case study).
(v) About five key words.
Abstracts
The abstract should not exceed
250 words and should describe the background, the aims, the methods, the results and the conclusions reached. It should contain only
standard abbreviations and no references.
Reference Format
References should be typed with double spacing. In the text,
references should be cited at the proper point (in parentheses) by author(s) and year in chronological order. References with two authors
should include an "and" (e.g. Mustola and Baer, 1995). References with more than two names should be cited by the first author, the abbreviation
"et al." and year (e.g. Mustola et al., 1998). If two or more references with the same first author and year are cited, use lower-case
letters a, b, etc., after the year both in the text and in the reference list. References to cited materials should be listed in alphabetical
order at the end of the article.
The sequence for a journal article should be author(s), title of paper, journal name abbreviated
as in Index Medicus (written in full if no abbreviation quoted), year of oublicaiton, volume number, first and last pages. Include all
authors. Do not use "et al." except in text. The sequence for a book is: chapter author(s), chapter title, editor(s) or compiler(s),
book title, edition number, place of publication, publisher's name, year of publication, first and last pages (if relevant).
Example
1: Mustola ST, Baer T, Metsa-Ketela T, Laippala P. A District General Hospital pain management programme: first year experiences and
outcomes. Anaesthesia 1995;50:114-117.
Example 2: Stubhaug A, Breivik H. Post-operative analgesic trials: some important issues.
In: Breivik H, editor. Post-operative Pain Management. London: Balliere Tindall Ltd; 1995. p. 555-584.
Quotations of papers with
two authors should include both names in full, e.g.
Mustola ST and Baer T, A District General Hospital pain management programme: first
year experiences and outcomes. Anaesthesia 1995;50:114-117. References with two authors should include an "and" (e.g. Mustola and Baer,
1995).
Personal communications, manuscripts in preparation and other unpublished data should not be cited in the reference list but
may be mentioned in the text in parentheses.
Citing and listing of Web references: As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any
further
information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.),
should also be given. Web references
should be listed separately (e.g., after the reference
list) under the heading "Web references".
Titles of publications
in any European language should be provided in the original language of the article. Titles in extra-European languages should be complemented
by an English translation. If the original title is not written in Latin characters, the title should be transcribed and complemented
(or replaced) by an English translation in brackets.
Figures
All colour illustrations will be published free of charge.
The European Journal of Pain does not charge authors for colour reproduction.
All illustrations must be cited in sequence
and uploaded as separate files. Please follow the artwork
instructions
The legends for illustrations should be listed on a separate page in numerical order and should contain brief
but comprehensible explanations.
All authors wishing to use illustrations already published must first obtain the permission of the
author, publisher and/or copyright holders and give precise reference to the original work. This permission must include the right to
publish in electronic media.
Tables
Tables should be numbered in series and must be cited in the text in sequence. Each
table, with an appropriate brief legend, comprehensible without reference to the text, should be typed on a separate page. For footnotes,
use superscripts 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., not asterisks or other symbols.
Acknowledgements
The acknowledgements section should
specify acknowledgement of technical help, sources of financial and material support. A 'Declaration of Interests' should be added in
which support from commercial sources is specified.
Units & Abbreviations
Abbreviations, numbers and SI lengths, measurements
of length, height and volume should be reported in metric units (metre, kilogram, litre). Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius
and blood pressures in millimetres of mercury or kPa with the alternative units in parentheses. All other measurements including laboratory
measurements should be reported in the metric system in terms of the International System of Units (SI).
Abbreviations should be
limited and defined after the first use of the term.
Drug Names
Generic names of drugs should be used where possible.
When quoting from specific materials on proprietary drugs, authors must state in parentheses the name and address of the manufacturer.
Reviews
The Editor-in-Chief encourages submission of review articles on topics of interest to the readers of the journal
which have not been covered recently in other international journals. Any topic will be considered, but priority will be given to those
addressing a major current problem and those with up-to-date literature reviews. Reviews will be subjected to the usual refereeing process.
The guidelines for the preparation of review articles are the same as those for original articles.
Clinical and Experimental Notes
and Short Communications
Clinical and experimental notes and short communications should not exceed about 1500 words, with references
as appropriate and a few illustrations. The guidelines for the preparation of the manuscripts are the same as those for original articles,
as far as applicable. However, full length articles are preferred and short communications or notes will only be accepted if they are
of broad interest.
Clinical trials
All intervention and treatment studies need to be prepared following the CONSORT
recommendations. In particular, a flow chart depicting patient flow needs to be included. In addition, authors should consider
describing the outcome measures following the IMMPACT recommendations (Dworkin et al., Pain 2005:113;9-19).
Translations
Mere translations of questionnaires into another language will not be considered for publication except if the study provides information
and insights that go beyond the issue of translation. Such data include for example comprehensive validity analyses including factorial
validity, divergent and convergent validity or findings with regard to the clinical usefulness of a particular questionnaire.
Language
Editing
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Qualitative studies
While European Journal of Pain has a strong focus on quantitative
research, qualitative studies are also published. However, qualitiative reports will only be considered for publication if they address
research questions which are new or have not been extensively addressed in the empirical-quatitative literature. The findings should
provide new insights.
Letters to the Editor
Letters containing critical assessment of papers recently published in the European Journal of Pain will be considered for publication in the correspondence section. Letters should not exceed two printed
pages (1000 words including references, one table or one figure). At the Editor's discretion, a letter may be sent to authors of the
original paper for comment, and both letter and reply may be published together. Letters should be typed in double spacing, should have
a heading and no abbreviations. Two copies should be sent to the Editor.
Proofs
The Publisher reserves the right to charge
the authors the cost of changes made to the text or the figures at the proof stage when such changes are extensive. No charge will, of
course, be made for correction of errors made during the editorial process or by the printer.
Offprints
The corresponding
author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail, or alternatively, free paper offprints. 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.
