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Editors-in-chief Deputy Editor T R A N S P L A N T A T I O N R E V I E W S Instructions for Authors Stuart J. Knechtle, MD Professor of Surgery Emory University School of Medicine 5105 Woodruff Memorial Research Building 101 Woodruff Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 Tel: 404-712-9910 Fax: 404-727-3660 E-mail: [email protected] Jeremy R. Chapman, MD, FRACP, FRCP Renal Medicine Westmead Hospital Westmead, NSW 2145 Australia Tel: 61 2 9845 6349 Fax: 61 2 9845 8300 E-mail: [email protected] The purpose of Transplantation Reviews is to deliver in a timely fashion up-to-date comprehensive reviews of critical scientific practice in trans- plantation and to provide discussion papers on controversial issues particularly related to ethics in transplantation. Articles on these impor- tant aspects of tissue and organ transplantation will be of interest to all clinicians involved in transplantation, including surgeons, nephrolo- gists, hepatologists, cardiologists, and pulmonologists, and also to a wider spectrum of scientists involved in various aspects of transplan- tation. Manuscripts are invited but unsolicited original contributions are welcomed. Manuscript submission is completed through the Elsevier Editorial System (EES.) To submit your manuscript, please go to the EES website at http://ees.elsevier.com/transrev/ and click on “Submit Paper” from the menu at the top of the page. Your manuscript should consist of the following elements, each starting on a separate page: Title page Abstract Body of manuscript References Legends Figures (with permission for reuse, if required) Tables (with permission for reuse, if required) List of abbreviations (if necessary; see last paragraph of this section) Key words (The purpose of the Key Words is to assist people searching electronically for your article. The words should be additional to the words in the title and should contain terms that you think people might use to find your paper.) 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 generous margins—at least 1 inch—on both sides and at the top and bottom of every page. Your abstract must be no more than 200 words to comply with the international electronic databases. The abstract should describe the topic, scope, sources reviewed, and conclusion of your manuscript. On the TITLE PAGE, please include all of the following information: 1. The names, degrees, and professional affiliations (position, depart- ment, institution, place) of all authors. All authors should acknowledge financial support or potential con- flicts of interest. If there are none, please state ‘‘no conflict of interest.’’ 2. The name of the institution where the work reported was done (“From . . .”). 3. Acknowledgement of grant support when appropriate (“Supported in part by . . .”). 4. A complete mailing address (including US zip code or postal code for other countries) for first proofs and for reprint requests, as well as telephone and fax numbers. All DRUG NAMES cited in the manuscript should be generic, fol- lowed by brand name, manufacturer, city, and state (or country, if not United States) in parentheses. Please explain all abbreviations in parentheses the first time they are used in the text. If your article includes 4 or more uncommon abbreviations, please list them on a separate page so that they can be positioned under your abstract for easy reference by the reader. Julio Pascual, MD, PhD Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Hospital del Mar-IMIM Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Passeig Maritim 25-29 08003 Barcelona, Spain E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 34932483162

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Page 1: Instructions for Authors

Editors-in-chief

Deputy Editor

T R A N S P L A N T A T I O N R E V I E W S

Instructions for Authors

Stuart J. Knechtle, MDProfessor of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine5105 Woodruff Memorial Research Building101 Woodruff CircleAtlanta, GA 30322

Tel: 404-712-9910Fax: 404-727-3660E-mail: [email protected]

Jeremy R. Chapman, MD, FRACP, FRCPRenal MedicineWestmead HospitalWestmead, NSW 2145Australia

Tel: 61 2 9845 6349Fax: 61 2 9845 8300E-mail: [email protected]

The purpose of Transplantation Reviews is to deliver in a timely fashionup-to-date comprehensive reviews of critical scientific practice in trans-plantation and to provide discussion papers on controversial issues particularly related to ethics in transplantation. Articles on these impor-tant aspects of tissue and organ transplantation will be of interest to allclinicians involved in transplantation, including surgeons, nephrolo-gists, hepatologists, cardiologists, and pulmonologists, and also to awider spectrum of scientists involved in various aspects of transplan-tation.

Manuscripts are invited but unsolicited original contributions arewelcomed. Manuscript submission is completed through the Elsevier Editorial System (EES.) To submit your manuscript, please go to the EES website at http://ees.elsevier.com/transrev/ and click on “Submit Paper” from the menu at the top of the page.

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

● Title page● Abstract● Body of manuscript● References● Legends● Figures (with permission for reuse, if required)● Tables (with permission for reuse, if required)● List of abbreviations (if necessary; see last paragraph of this section)● Key words (The purpose of the Key Words is to assist people

searching electronically for your article. The words should be additional to the words in the title and should contain terms that you think people might use to find your paper.)

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 generous margins—at least 1 inch—on both sides and at the top and bottom of every page. Your abstract must be no more than 200 words to comply with the international electronic databases. The abstract should describe the topic, scope, sources reviewed, and conclusion of your manuscript. On the TITLE PAGE, please include all of the following information:

1. The names, degrees, and professional affiliations (position, depart-ment, institution, place) of all authors. All authors should acknowledge financial support or potential con-flicts of interest. If there are none, please state ‘‘no conflict ofinterest.’’

2. The name of the institution where the work reported was done(“From . . .”).

3. Acknowledgement of grant support when appropriate (“Supported inpart by . . .”).

4. A complete mailing address (including US zip code or postal code forother countries) for first proofs and for reprint requests, as well astelephone and fax numbers.

All DRUG NAMES cited in the manuscript should be generic, fol-lowed by brand name, manufacturer, city, and state (or country, if notUnited States) in parentheses.

Please explain all abbreviations in parentheses the first time theyare used in the text. If your article includes 4 or more uncommonabbreviations, please list them on a separate page so that they can bepositioned under your abstract for easy reference by the reader.

Julio Pascual, MD, PhDDepartment of Nephrology and Kidney TransplantationHospital del Mar-IMIMUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaPasseig Maritim 25-2908003 Barcelona, SpainE-mail: [email protected]: 34932483162

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Estimating Manuscript Length

Maximum length: 5,000 words of text (not including abstract, tables, figures, references, and online-only material), with no more than a total of 5 tables and/or figures and no more than 125 references.

References

Transplantation Reviews uses the Vancouver style references.

Reference style = ‘Vancouver’ system with numbers in text

Text: Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.

List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

[1] Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51–9.

Reference to a book:

[2] Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan; 1979.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

[3] Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an elec-tronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age. New York: E- Publishing Inc; 1999, p. 281–304.

Note shortened form for last page number. e.g., 51–9, and that for more than 6 authors the first 6 should be listed followed by ‘et al.’ For further details you are referred to “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals” (J Am Med Assoc 1997;277:927–34), see also http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/terms_cond.htm.

Tables and Figures

TABLES: Number all tables (Table 1, Table 2) in the order of their citation in the text and indicate within the text the preferred placement of the table. Include a title for each table (a brief phrase, preferably no longer than 10 to 15 words). All tables should be placed at the end of the manuscript file, each table on a separate page.

FIGURES: Number all figures (Fig 1, Fig 2) (graphs, charts, photographs, and illustrations) in the order of their citation in the text and indicate within the text the preferred placement of the figure. Legends should be included at the end of the manuscript. Legends should be sufficiently detailed to allow understanding without reference to the text.

Permission to Reprint

If any illustration or table has been previously published, a copy of the letter of PERMISSION to reprint from the copyright holder must accompany the manuscript. The author is respon-sible for any fees that the copyright holder imposes to borrow previously published materials. The source of the illustration or table should be included in the reference section of the manu-script. The legend should conclude with “Reprinted with permis-sion” followed by the reference number (eg, “Reprinted with permission.23”).

Please be cautioned not to submit the same illustration or table simultaneously to two publishers on the assumption that one article will publish before the other and that the publisher of the first article will grant permission for reuse of the material. Publication of one article may be delayed unexpectedly, neces-sitating withdrawal of material from the other article.

Conflicts of Interest

When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships that might bias their work. Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Authors should do so in a separate paragraph that follows the title page, providing additional detail, if necessary, in a cover letter that accompanies the manuscript.

Proofreading

The corresponding author is sent first proofs and is asked to proofread them for typographic errors and return them to the publisher within 48 hours of receipt. Important changes in data will be accepted, but authors will be charged for excessive alterations in proofs.

Copyright

Authors contributing a manuscript do so with the under-standing that, once it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the publisher. The au-thor will be asked to sign a copyright release form to this effect. The article cannot be published without this assignment.