Authors are asked to submit manuscripts to one of the following
sections of AIDS Reviews: Review articles, and Correspondence.
Authors will be asked to send the paper in electronic format
and in English.
These instructions comply with those formulated by the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).
For further details, authors should consult the article: Uniform
requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals
www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
AIDS Reviews publishes papers reporting original scientific,
clinical, epidemiologic and social research which contribute
to the overall knowledge of the field of the acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome and human retrovirology. Currently, the Journal publishes
review articles (usually by invitation, but spontaneous submitted
articles will also be considered). Manuscripts submitted to
AIDS Reviews will be accepted on the understanding that the
authors have not submitted the paper to another journal or
published the material elsewhere. Authors are asked to disclose
any affiliations, including financial, consultancy, or institutional
associations that might lead to bias or conflict of interest.
Under Submission of Manuscripts and Style, include the sentence:
Manuscripts should be sent in solid format in triplicate
to:
The Editor, AIDS Reviews
Permanyer Publications
Calle Mallorca, 310
08037 Barcelona, Spain
Pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page, and the page number should be placed in the top right-hand corner of each page.
As well as in electronic format to:
permanyer@permanyer.com
, or on CD-Rom to the address mentioned above.
Double spacing should be used throughout the manuscript,
including the following sections, each of which should begin
on a separate sheet: title page, abstract, text, acknowledgements,
references, figures, legends, tables, and captions. Abbreviations
should be those accepted internationally, and defined where
they first appear in the text. Systeme International (SI)
units should be used where appropriate. www.bipm.fr/en/si/si_brochure/
Original (review) Papers
Manuscripts should be 10–12 double-spaced pages,
excluding references, figures and tables. All manuscripts
are peer-reviewed. Letters to the Editor should not exceed
1000 words with no more than one figure or table. These
letters are subject to review by the Editors, and may be
rejected without written explanation. In some instances,
correspondence will be peer-reviewed.
Title page
The title page should carry the full title of the paper
and a «running head» of no more than 40 characters
including spaces. The title page should also include the
first name, middle initial and last name of each author
(no more than three are accepted). If the work is to be
attributed to a department or institution, its full name
and location should be included. Persons listed as authors
should be those who substantially contributed to the study’s
conception, design, and performance. Sources of support
for the work in the form of grants, equipment, or drugs
should be included on the title page. Disclaimers, if any,
should appear on the title page, as should the name and
address of the author responsible for correspondence concerning
the manuscript.
Structured abstract
The abstract should not exceed 500 words. It should state
the primary objective of the review, the principal reasoning
for the procedures adopted, the procedures used, the main
results of the referred studies, and the conclusions that
can be drawn from the data available. Numerical data may
be included, but should be kept to a minimum.
Key words
The abstract should be followed by a list of 4-6 keywords or short phrases which will assist in the cross-indexing of the article. The terms used should be from the Medical Subject Headings list of the Index Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html).
Text
Full papers should be divided into sections at the convenience of the author, but should include an Introduction and a Conclusion.
References
References should be numbered consecutively in the order
in which they first appear in the text. They should be assigned
Arabic numerals which should be given in brackets, e.g.
[17]. References should include the names of the first three
authors (adding et al.) or all if there are not more than
six names. References should also include full title and
source information. Journal names should be abbreviated
as in the Index Medicus. ftp://nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/online/journals/ljiweb.pdf
Personal communications and unpublished work should not
be included in the reference list, but should appear in
parentheses in the text. Submitted but not yet accepted
work should not be cited. Work accepted for publication
but not yet released should be included in the reference
list with the words «in press» in parentheses
beside the name of the journal. References must be verified
by the author(s) against the original documents.
Illustrations
References to figures and tables should be made in order
of appearance in the text and should be in Arabic numerals
in parentheses, e.g. (Fig. 2). Figures should be professionally
drawn and photographed; freehand or typewritten lettering
is unacceptable. Photomicrographs must have internal scale
markers. If photographs of people are used, their identities
must be obscured or the picture must be accompanied by written
permission of the subject to use the photograph. Only black-and-white
prints are admitted (except as stated below).
If a previously published figure is used, the original source
must be acknowledged and written permission for print and
electronic (internet and CD-ROM) formats from the copyright
holder must be submitted with the material. Permission is
required regardless of authorship or publisher, except for
documents in the public domain. Figures may be reduced,
cropped or deleted at the discretion of the Editors.
Colored illustrations
AIDS Reviews will publish, on special request, articles
with color provided that the addition cost for this (as
quoted by the publishers) is prepaid by the author.
Authors who wish to have color photos/graphics published with their articles are requested to pay an amount of Euros 40.00 per page printed with photo/graphic(s). Payment should be made by credit card at the time of submission of the corrected pdf of their article (final proof).
Captions for illustrations
Captions should be typed in double spacing, beginning on
a separate page. Each one should have an Arabic numeral
corresponding to the illustration or table to which it refers.
Internal scale should be explained and staining methods
for photomicrographs should be identified.
Tables
Each table should be typed on a separate sheet in double
spacing. Tables should not be submitted as photographs.
Each table should be assigned an Arabic numeral, e.g. (Table
3), and a brief title. |