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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY®
Assessment of Skeletal Health
The Official Journal of The International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Guide for Authors



We recommend that all manuscripts be submitted online at External link http://ees.elsevier.com/jclindensitom . If the manuscript must be submitted in print, then to: submit manuscripts prepared as outlined below to the Editor-in-Chief: Paul D. Miller, MD, CCD, Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Colorado Center for Bone Research, 3190 S.Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80227; Tel: 303-838-7868, Fax: 303-679-0891; E-mail: lmillerjcd@aol.com

Manuscripts
One original plus three copies of all manuscripts should be mailed to the Editor. To expedite the review process, authors are encouraged to recommend 3.5 reviewers (names, email address, and area of expertise to please be provided). Recommended reviewers will be used at the discretion of the Editor. Faxes of manuscripts will not be accepted. All human and animal experiments must be approved by an institutional review committee at the institution from which the study is submitted.

Type manuscript in English, giving full first and last names and full affiliations for all authors. Provide address and phone, fax, and E-mail numbers for the corresponding author. Type manuscript double-spaced on one side of consecutively numbered pages with 1- to 1½-inch margins.

Subdivide manuscripts into the following sequence of sections: Title page, Abstract and Key words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Figures, Acknowledgments, and References. Please follow the blinded peer review instructions on External link http://ees.elsevier.com/jclindensitom

Provide a running title of not more than 40 characters.

Include all figures and tables.

Computer Disks
We recommend that all manuscripts be submitted online at External link http://ees.elsevier.com/jclindensitom . If the manuscript must be submitted in print, then follow these instructions and send to editorial office. Once your manuscript has been accepted, be sure to include an electronic version in a Macintosh format, preferably in a Microsoft Word document. PC-prepared disks are also acceptable. Manuscripts and electronic versions must match. Revised electronic versions cannot be submitted without a corresponding reprinted manuscript.

Copyright
All manuscripts submitted must be accompanied by a signed copyright transfer agreement.

Abstracts
Abstracts should be a single paragraph of 100-200 words. Abbreviations and reference citations should be avoided.

Index Entries
Include 3-6 index entries/key words.

Artwork
Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals, callouts (if any) should be cap letters. All figures must be cited in text; figures will be placed as close as possible to the first text citation.

Include figure captions on a separate, numbered manuscript sheet. Define all symbols and abbreviations used in the figure. All illustrations, including chemical structures, must be provided in professional quality, finished form ready for direct reproduction without revision by us.

Color art cannot be accepted unless the author is willing to assume the additional production costs involved; quotes given on request.

Photographs should be glossy prints of high quality and with strong contrasts to withstand some reduction. Please indicate the magnification by a rule on the photograph. Additional specifications apply regarding Computer Graphics and Color Art.

If your submission includes Computer Graphics, acceptable software formats are: File formats are as follows: EPS (Encapsulated Postscript), TIFF, and those native software formats listed above. dpi specifications: line art should be no less than 1200 dpi; halftone scans should be 300 dpi. Please submit electronic artwork on 3.5" floppy disks, 100 mb Zip disks, CDR, or DVD. A printed copy of all electronic artwork must accompany the disk if submitting by mail.

Only figures will be returned in the case of rejected manuscripts.

Tables
Type on separate pages.
Number consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of mention in the text. Provide titles for all tables. Footnotes to tables indicated by lower case letters are acceptable, but they should not include extensive experimental detail.

Acknowledgments
These should be included at the end of text; personal acknowledgments should precede those of institutions or agencies.

References
Cite in the text by italic Arabic numerals in parentheses, set on the text line. List at the end of the paper in consecutive order.

Manuscripts in preparation or submitted, but not yet accepted, may be cited in the text, but should not be included in the list of references.

Please list all authors when there are six or fewer; when seven or more, list only the first three and add "et al."

Follow style indicated below:

Journal articles and abstracts:
1. Binoux M, Hossenlopp P. 1986 Insulinlike growth factor (IGF) and IGF-binding proteins: comparison of human serum and lymph. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 67:509.514.

2. MacLaughlin DT, Cigarros F, Donahoe PK. 1988 Mechanisms of action of Mullerian inhibiting substance. Proc 70th Meeting of the Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA, 1988, p19.

Chapter in book:
3. Rosen CJ. 1996 Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover. In: Osteoporosis Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles. Rosen CJ, ed. Humana Press, New Jersey, 129.141.

Books:
4. Rosen CJ, ed. 1996 Osteoporosis: diagnostic and therapeutic principles. New Jersey: Humana Press.

DXA Nomenclature
DXA, not DEXA
T-score, not T score, t-score, or t score
Z-score, not Z score, z-score, or z score

DXA Decimal Digits
BMD: 3 digits (e.g., 0.927 g/cm2)
T-score: 1 digit (e.g., .2.3)
Z-score: 1 digit (e.g., 1.7)
BMC: 2 digits (e.g., 31.76 g)
Area: 2 digits (e.g., 43.25 cm2)
% Reference Database: Integer (e.g., 82%)

Policy Concerning Availability of Materials
It is understood that by publishing a paper in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Assessment of Skeletal Health, authors agree to make available to colleagues in academic research any of the cells, nucleic acids, antibodies, and so on that were used in the research reported that are not available from commercial suppliers.

Reprints, except special orders of 100 or more, are available form the authors. Inquiries for 100 or more reprints may be directed to Reprint Department, Elsevier Inc., 360 Park Avenue South, New York 10010- 1710. Fax (212) 633-3820. E-mail: reprints@elsevier.com.

Page Charges
It is ISCD's policy that articles accepted for publication will incur page charges of $90.00 per printed page. ISCD will invoice for page charges following publication of the article.
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