The journal editors, Ann Moore and Gwen Jull, welcome the submission of papers for publication.
Submission to this journal proceeds
totally online at http://ees.elsevier.com/ymath.
Use the following guidelines to prepare your article.
You will
be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a single
Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files
are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All
correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the Author's
homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.
The above represents a very brief outline of this form of submission. It
can be advantageous to print this "Guide for Authors" section from the site for reference in the subsequent stages of article
preparation.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an
abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its
publication is approved by all Authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that,
if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of
the Publisher.
Word Count
Manuscripts should not exceed the following word counts
Original articles and review articles
3500 words
Technical and measurement notes 2000 words
Professional issues 2000 words
Masterclass 4000 words
Letters to
the Editors 500 words
These word counts do not include references or figures/tables
Presentation of Typescripts
Your
article should be typed on one side of the paper, double spaced with a margin of at least 3cm. One copy of your typescript and illustrations
should be submitted and authors should retain a file copy. Rejected articles will not be returned to the author except on request.
Authors are encouraged to submit electronic artwork files. Please refer to http://www.elsevier.com/authors for guidelines
for the preparation of electronic artwork files. To facilitate anonymity, the author's names and any reference to their addresses should
only appear on the title page. Please check your typescript carefully before you send it off, both for correct content and typographic
errors. It is not possible to change the content of accepted typescripts during production.
Papers should be set out as follows,
with each section beginning on a separate sheet: title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, tables, and captions to
illustrations.
Title
The title page should give the following information: •title of the article
•full name of each author •you should give a maximum of four degrees/qualifications for each author and the current
relevant appointment •name and address of the department or institution to which the work should be attributed •name,
address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence and to whom requests for offprints
should be sent.
Keywords
Include three or four keywords. The purpose of these is to increase the likely accessibility
of your paper to potential readers searching the literature. Therefore, ensure keywords are descriptive of the study. Refer to a recognised
thesaurus of keywords (e.g. CINAHL, MEDLINE) wherever possible.
Abstracts
This should consist of 150-200 words
summarizing the content of the article.
Text Headings should be appropriate to the nature of the paper. The use
of headings enhances readability. Three categories of headings should be used: •major ones should be typed in capital letter
in the centre of the page and underlined •secondary ones should be typed in lower case (with an initial capital letter) in the
left hand margin and underlined •minor ones typed in lower case and italicised
Do not use 'he', 'his' etc. where the sex
of the person is unknown; say 'the patient' etc. Avoid inelegant alternatives such as 'he/she'. Avoid sexist language.
References
The accuracy of references is the responsibility of the author. In the text your reference should state the author's surname and the
year of publication (Smith 1989).
If there are two authors you should give both surnames (Smith & Black 1989). When a source has
more than two authors, give the name of the first author followed by 'et al'.
A list of all references in your manuscript should be typed
in alphabetical order, double spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Each reference to a paper needs to include the author's surname
and initials, full title of the paper, full name of the journal, year of publication, volume number and first and last page numbers.
Here are examples:
Lee M, Svensson NL. Effects of loading frequency on response of the spine to lumbar postero - anterior
forces. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 1993; 16(7): 439-466
References to books should be in a slightly different
form:
Bogduk N, Twomey L. Clinical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine, 2nd edn. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1991; ch 4, p37
Jones
M A. Clinical reasoning process in manipulative therapy. In: Boyling J, Palastanga N editors. Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy, 2nd edn.
Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994; ch 34, pp 471-490
When citing a Churchill Livingstone journal, include the digital object
identifier (DOI), if noted, from the article's title page. Please note the following examples:
Nanduri B, Zimiak P. Archives of Biochemistry
and Biophysics 1998; 362: 167-174. doi: 10.1054/abbi.1998.1009
Prasad R K, Ismail-Beigi F. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
1998; doi: 10.1054/abbi.1998.1026
Citing and listing of Web references. As a minimum, the full URL should be given.
Any further information, if known (Author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. The date on
which the website was last accessed should also be included. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list)
under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
When citing a Churchill Livingstone journal, the digital
object identifier (DOI) may also be included, if noted, from the article's title page. Please note the following example:
Joos U, Kleinheinz
J 2000 Reconstruction of the severely resorbed (class VI) jaws: routing or exception? Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery 28: 1-4.
doi:10.1054/jcms.2000.0102 (last accessed 7 February 2006)
Figures and Illustrations
A detailed guide on electronic artwork
is available on our website:
http://www.elsevier.com/authors
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance
with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters.
Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described
elsewhere in the article. Ensure that each table is cited in the text.
Preparation of supplementary data. Elsevier now
accepts electronic supplementary material (e-components) to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the
Author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets,
sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier
Web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com In order to ensure that your submitted material
is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in
electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more detailed instructions
please visit our artwork instruction pages at http://www.elsevier.com/authors
Submitting Case Reports
The purpose of the Case Report is to describe in reasonable detail the application of manual therapy to a clinical use. Cases of particular
interest are those of an unusual presentation, rare conditions or unexpected responses to treatment. The following points will assist
authors in submitting material for consideration by the Editorial Committee:
•The Case Report should be between 1500 - 2000
words in length excluding references and illustrations. Longer studies will be considered by the Editorial Committee if of an exceptional
quality. •The introductory paragraph should provide the reader with an overview of the study in general. •The method
of presentation to the treating practitioner should be detailed along with the symptoms and their behaviour. A body chart illustrating
the symptoms is considered essential. •The history (present and past) should be reported. Relevant work and leisure activities
should also be presented in this section. •The objective examination findings should be detailed in a concise manner.
•Treatment of the condition should be reported along with results. It is essential to clearly state what was done to achieve the
reported results. •The management of the condition should then be discussed with references to the literature to support what
was done. Authors should remember it is a reasoned article rather than a purely factual report. •The Case Report should conclude
with a brief summary. •Three copies of the Case Report are required. For further details on the Case Report section please
contact: Jeffrey D. Boyling, Jeffrey Boyling Associates, Broadway Chambers, Hammersmith Broadway, LONDON, W6 7AF, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 20
8748 6878
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8748 4519
E-mail: jeffboyling@yahoo.co.uk
Submitting a Masterclass
The purpose
of the Masterclass section is to describe in detail clinical aspects of manual therapy. This may relate to specific treatment techniques,
a particular management approach or management of a specific clinical entity. •The article should be between 3500 - 4000 words
in length excluding references. •A short summary should precede the main body of the article overviewing the contents.
•The introduction should review the relevant literature and put the subject matter into context. •The main body of the
text will describe the technique or approach in detail. •Clinical indications and contraindications should be outlined when
relevant. •Illustrations are considered an essential part of the Masterclass in order to fully inform the reader and a minimum
of six photographs or line drawings are required. •Three copies of the Masterclass are required. For further details and
full instructions for authors for the Masterclass section please contact: Karen Beeton, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Hertfordshire,
College Lane, HATFIELD, Herts, AL10 9AB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1707 284114
Fax: +44 (0)1707 284977
E-mail: k.s.beeton@herts.ac.uk
Copyright Information
A "Transfer of Copyright" agreement will be sent to authors following acceptance of a paper
for publication. A paper is accepted for publication on the understanding that it has not been submitted simultaneously to another journal
in the English language. All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This
transfer agreement enables Elsevier Science Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, without the author relinquishing
his/her proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints,
photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of a similar nature, and translations. It also includes the right to
adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable
form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce
any material for which copyright already exists.
Funding body agreements and policies
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and developed policies to allow authors whose articles appear in journals published by Elsevier, to comply with potential manuscript
archiving requirements as specified as conditions of their grant awards. To learn more about existing agreements and policies please
visit http://www.elsevier.com/fundingbodies
Permissions Information
Written permission to produce borrowed
materials (quotations in excess of 100 words, illustrations and tables) must be obtained from the original copyright holders and the
author(s), and submitted with the manuscript. Borrowed materials should be acknowledged in the captions as follows: 'Reproduced by kind
permission of (publishers) from (reference)'.
Page Proofs
When your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered
to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded as "drafts".
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail
to the corresponding Author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited)
manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
A form with queries from the copyeditor may
accompany your proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required.
The Publisher reserves the right to
proceed with publication if corrections are not communicated
Return corrections within 48 hours of receipt of the proofs. Should there
be no corrections, please confirm this.
Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly
and accurately as possible. In order to do this we need your help. When you receive the (PDF) proof of your article for correction, it
is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible,
so please ensure your first sending is complete. Note that this does not mean you have any less time to make your corrections, just that
only one set of corrections will be accepted.
Author Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including
electronic submission where available) please visit http://www.elsevier.com/authors There is also the facility to track
accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines,
copyright information, frequently asked questions and more at: http://authors.elsevier.com/TrackPaper.html.
Contact details
for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for
publication.
Checklist
Before submitting your paper, please check that: •All files are uploaded. •The
reference list is complete and in correct style. •Written permission from original publishers and authors to reproduce any borrowed
material has been obtained.
