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Current Problems in Cardiology

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of Current Problems in Cardiology is to provide comprehensive review articles and symposia on topics pertaining to both fundamental cardiovascular science and the practice of cardiovascular medicine.

Submission Checklist
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the Editor who has invited you to contribute. Revised manuscripts should have a unique file name (eg, SmithTextrev1.doc). Text, figures, and tables should be provided as separate files. (Multiple figure files can be compressed into a Zip file. See www.WinZip.com for a free trial.) All files should be labeled with appropriate and descriptive file names (eg, SmithFig1.eps, SmithTable3.doc).

Your manuscript should consist of the following elements, each starting on a separate page:

  • Title page
  • Abstract and key words
  • Body of manuscript
  • References
  • Legends
  • Figures (with permission for reuse, if required)
  • Tables (with permission for reuse, if required)

All parts of the manuscript (including references and legends) should be typed double-spaced-that is, with a full line of space after every typed line. Leave one-inch margins on both sides and at the top and bottom of every page.

The TITLE PAGE should include the following information:

  1. The names, degrees, and professional affiliations (position, department, institution, place) of all authors.
  2. The name of the institution where the work reported was done ("From. . .").
  3. Acknowledgment of grant support when appropriate ("Supported in part by. . .").
  4. For the corresponding author, a complete mailing address (including zip code or postal code), telephone and fax numbers, and email address to which page proofs can be sent.

The ABSTRACT should be not longer than 150 words. The KEY WORDS should be a list of three to five important words or phrases; these are used for indexing.

All DRUG NAMES cited in the manuscript should be generic, followed by brand name, manufacturer, city, and state in parentheses.

Estimating Manuscript Length
We are counting on your cooperation in providing published issues of 96 printed pages. The Editor who has invited you to contribute to the issue has specified the requested length of your article. The following approximations are offered to help you calculate length:

3 (8 1/2 x 11-inch) pages, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, in standard 12-point font (approximately 250 words per page) = 1 printed page

25 references (all lines double-spaced) = 1 printed page

2 tables or figures with legends = 1 printed page

Example: A manuscript contains 24 pages of text with 50 references and 6 tables: 24 pages of text = 8 printed pages

6 tables = 3 printed pages

50 references = printed pages

Total = 13 printed pages

References
References should be cited in numerical order in the text, with the reference number in parentheses and the complete references provided at the end of the article in the References section. The MicroSoft Word End Notes feature should not be used for references or automatic list numbering because these features are lost in conversion in the process of typesetting. (The use of the citation manager End Note, on the other hand, is acceptable.) References are listed in the order in which they are referred to in the text, not in alphabetical order. References should follow the style of the samples below, and journal titles should be abbreviated as in Index Medicus. Manuscripts in press may be referenced, but manuscripts that have been submitted for publication but not yet accepted should not be referenced. All references must be complete when the manuscript is submitted.

Journal article, one to three authors

De Luca G, Suryapranata H, Marino P: Reperfusion strategies in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an overview of current status. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 50:352-382, 2008

Journal article, more than three authors

Boden WE, Shah PK, Gupta V, et al: Contemporary approach to the diagnosis and management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 50:311-351, 2008

Journal article in press

Slepian MJ: Polymeric endoluminal paving: a family of evolving methods for extending edoluminal therapeutics beyond stenting. Cardiol Clin (in press)

Book

Califf RM, Mark DB, Wagner GS: Acute Coronary Care (ed 2). St. Louis, MO, Mosby, 1993

Chapter in a book

Schlebert HR: Principles of positron emission tomography, in Marcus ML, Schelbert HR, Skorton DJ, et al (eds): Cardiac Imaging, Philadelphia, PA Saunders, 1991, pp 1140-1168

Paper presented at a meeting

Ardehali A, Laks H, Drinkwater D, et al: Heart transplantation for congenital heart diseases. Presented at the American College of Cardiology 43rd Annual Scientific Session, Atlanta, Georgia, March 14, 1994

Tables
Tables should be comprehensible without reference to the text and should not be repetitive of descriptions in the text. Every table should consist of two or more columns; tables with only one column will be treated as a list and incorporated into the text. All tables must be cited in the text and numbered in order of appearance. Tables should include a short title. Each table submitted should be double-spaced on its own page. Each table should be saved as its own file as a Word document. Abbreviations, explanatory matter, and source notations for borrowed tables should be placed in the table footnote. The maximum table width is 144 characters (letters and spaces).

Figures
All figures should be cited in the text and numbered in order of appearance. Each figure should be saved as its own file and named accordingly (SmithFigure1.tiff, SmithFigure2.tiff). Figures must be submitted in TIFF or EPS file format only. Compressed BMP files and JPEG files cannot be used. PowerPoint files cannot be reproduced. Illustrations should be scanned at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi; line art should be provided at a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi. Color illustrations will be published in color online; they will be published in black and white in print unless the author agrees to pay the cost of printing in color ($650 per page of color art).

Figure legends should be provided for each figure and should be brief and not repetitive of the text. Figure legends should be double-paced as a separate page within the manuscript, with all abbreviations and symbols appearing in the illustration described.

Author Biography
Authors are asked to provide a short bibliographic note for each author of approximately 100 words and no longer than 120 words. These will be reproduced at the end of the article.

Video Clips
Illustrations that are inherently moving images may be submitted as repetitive clips for publication online. Video clips should be submitted as MPG, MOV, AVI, or GIF files. To limit the loading time, clips should contain only one cycle and the maximum file size should be less than 1.5 megabytes. Larger clips are permissible with 3-D images. For the print publication, submit a still picture that is representative of the moving image and include in the leg-end a reference to the video clip.

Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder (usually the publisher or author) for the use of any non-original figures, tables, or other material. A copy of the written permission must be submitted with the manuscript. Authors are responsible for any permissions fees.

Deadline
It is of utmost importance to submit your manuscript with all figures and tables (and written permission to reproduce them when required) by the agreed-upon deadline, as provided by the Editor who invited you to submit an article. This deadline will allow the Editor time to review your manuscript and forward it in time for prompt publication. It will also allow time for any revisions to your manuscript should they be necessary.

Proofreading
The corresponding author will be sent an email and PDF proofs for review. He or she will be asked to proofread for typographical errors and to return corrections to the publisher within 48 hours. Important changes in data will be made, but authors will be charged for excessive alterations in proofs.

Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies that it is not being submitted to another journal. Accepted manuscripts may not be published elsewhere. Authors contributing a manuscript do so with the understanding that, once it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms of media, shall be assigned exclusively to the publisher. The author will be asked to sign a copyright release form to this effect.

Questions
If you have any questions about the content or structure of your article, please contact Hector O. Ventura, MD, FACC.

If you have specific questions on publication procedures, please contact:

Josie Liu

Associate Publisher, Health & Medical Sciences

Elsevier

E-mail: [email protected]

Declaration of competing interest

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of competing interest statement using this template and upload to the submission system at the Attach/Upload Files step. Note: Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required. If there are no interests to declare, please choose the first option in the template. More information.

Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing

The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.

Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans, as outlined in Elsevier’s AI policy for authors.

Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.

Disclosure instructions
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’.

Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.

This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.

Reporting sex- and gender-based analyses

Reporting guidance
For research involving or pertaining to humans, animals or eukaryotic cells, investigators should integrate sex and gender-based analyses (SGBA) into their research design according to funder/sponsor requirements and best practices within a field. Authors should address the sex and/or gender dimensions of their research in their article. In cases where they cannot, they should discuss this as a limitation to their research's generalizability. Importantly, authors should explicitly state what definitions of sex and/or gender they are applying to enhance the precision, rigor and reproducibility of their research and to avoid ambiguity or conflation of terms and the constructs to which they refer (see Definitions section below). Authors can refer to the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines and the SAGER guidelines checklist. These offer systematic approaches to the use and editorial review of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, outcome reporting and research interpretation - however, please note there is no single, universally agreed-upon set of guidelines for defining sex and gender.

Definitions
Sex generally refers to a set of biological attributes that are associated with physical and physiological features (e.g., chromosomal genotype, hormonal levels, internal and external anatomy). A binary sex categorization (male/female) is usually designated at birth (""sex assigned at birth""), most often based solely on the visible external anatomy of a newborn. Gender generally refers to socially constructed roles, behaviors, and identities of women, men and gender-diverse people that occur in a historical and cultural context and may vary across societies and over time. Gender influences how people view themselves and each other, how they behave and interact and how power is distributed in society. Sex and gender are often incorrectly portrayed as binary (female/male or woman/man) and unchanging whereas these constructs actually exist along a spectrum and include additional sex categorizations and gender identities such as people who are intersex/have differences of sex development (DSD) or identify as non-binary. Moreover, the terms ""sex"" and ""gender"" can be ambiguous—thus it is important for authors to define the manner in which they are used. In addition to this definition guidance and the SAGER guidelines, the resources on this page offer further insight around sex and gender in research studies.

Author contributions

For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; and Writing - review & editing. Note that not all roles may apply to every manuscript, and authors may have contributed through multiple roles. More details and an example.

Article transfer service
This journal uses the Elsevier Article Transfer Service to find the best home for your manuscript. This means that if an editor feels your manuscript is more suitable for an alternative journal, you might be asked to consider transferring the manuscript to such a journal. The recommendation might be provided by a Journal Editor, a dedicated Scientific Managing Editor, a tool assisted recommendation, or a combination. If you agree, your manuscript will be transferred, though you will have the opportunity to make changes to the manuscript before the submission is complete. Please note that your manuscript will be independently reviewed by the new journal. More information.

Open access

Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.

Queries

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Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the name of the preprint server, as part of the reference. The preprint DOI should also be provided.

Research Elements

This journal enables you to publish research objects related to your original research – such as data, methods, protocols, software and hardware – as an additional paper in a Research Elements journal.

Research Elements is a suite of peer-reviewed, open access journals which make your research objects findable, accessible and reusable. Articles place research objects into context by providing detailed descriptions of objects and their application, and linking to the associated original research articles. Research Elements articles can be prepared by you, or by one of your collaborators.

During submission, you will be alerted to the opportunity to prepare and submit a manuscript to one of the Research Elements journals.

More information can be found on the Research Elements page.