ARCHIVES OF GASTROENTEROHEPATOLOGY publishes original papers, case reports, multi-center trials, editorials, review articles, letters to the Editor, other articles and informations concerned with practice and research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, written in English.
 

Address manuscripts to:

Dr. Vojislav N. Perisic

Tel. (38111) 685-155; Fax (38111) 684-672
 

Manuscripts are prepared in accordance with Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals developed by the international committee of medical journal editors (N Engl J Med 1991; 324; 424-428). Consult these instructions and a recent issue of Archives of Gastroenterohepatology in preparing your manuscript.

Original manuscripts will be accepted with the understanding that they are solely contributed to Archives of Gastroenterohepatology. Manuscripts, accepted for publication, become the property of the Journal, and may not be published elsewere without written permission from both the editor and publisher. The Journal does not publish papers containing material that has been published elsewhere except as an abstract of 400 words or less; previous publication in abstract form must be disclosed in a footnote.
 

Cover letter

A covering letter contains pertinent explanations and clarifications, if any, concerning the manuscript. Authors are encouraged to provide on a separate sheet the names and addresses of one to three experts who, in their oppinion, are best qualified to peer review the paper.
 

Manuscript

The manuscripts have to be submitted on a 3.5-inch disk. The word-processing package is Word for Windows. Also, the manuscripts must be printed out in two copies which exactly match the disk. The copies must be printed double-spaced throughout (including references, tables, figure legends, and footnotes) on A4 (21 cm x 29.7 cm) paper with wide margins.

The manuscript is arranged as follows: title page, abstract, introduction, patients and methods/material and methods, results, discussion, references, tables, and figures.

Each manuscript component (title, page, etc.) begins on a separate page. All pages are numbered consecutively beginning with the title page. The first author's last name is typed at the top right corner of each page.

All measurements, except blood pressure, are reported in Systeme International (SI) and, if necessary, in conventional units (in parenthesis). Generic names are used for drugs. Brand names may be inserted in parenthesis.

Authors are advised to retain extra copies of the manuscript. Archives of Gastroenterohepatology is not responsible for the loss of manuscripts in the mail.
 

Title page

Title page contains the title, short title, full names of all the authors, names and full location of department and institution where work was performed, acknowledgements, abbreviations used, and name of corresponding author.

The title of the article is concise but informative, and includes animal species if appropriate. A subtitle can be added if necessary.

A short title of less than 50 spaces, for use as a running head, is included.

A brief acknowledgement of grants and other assistance, if any, is included.

A list of abbreviations used in the paper, if any, is included. List abbreviations alphabetically followed by an explanation of what they stand for. In general, use of abbreviations is discouraged unless they are essential for improving the readability of the text.

The name, telephone number, fax number, and exact postal address of the author to whom communications and reprints should be sent are typed in the lower right corner of the title page.
 

Abstract page

An abstract of less than 180 words concisely states the objective, findings, and conclusion of the studies described in the manuscript. The abstract does not contain abbreviations, footnotes or references.

Below the abstract, 3 to 8 short keywords are provided for indexing purposes.
 

Introduction page

The introduction in concise, and states the reason and specific purpose of the study.

Patients and methods / Material and methods

Selection of patients or experimental animals, including controls is described. Patient's names and hospital numbers are not used.

Methods are described in sufficient detail to permit evaluation and duplication of the work by other investigators.

When reporting experiments on human subjects, it is indicated whether the procedures followed were in accordance with ethical standards of the Committee on human experimentation of the institution in which they were done and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Hazardous procedures or chemicals, if used, are described in detail, including the safety precautions observed. When appropriate, a statement is included verifying that the care of laboratory animals followed accepted standards.

Statistical methods used are outlined.
 

Results

Results are clear and concise, and include a minimum number of tables and figures necessary for proper presentation.
 

Discussion

An exhaustive review of literature is not necessary. The major findings should be discussed in relation to other published work. Attempts should be made to explain differences between the results of the present study and those of others. Hypothesis and speculative statements should be clearly identified. The Discussion section should not be a restatement of results, and new results should not be introduced in the discussion.
 

References

References are identified in the text by Arabic numerals in parenthesis. They are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. Personal communications and unpublished observations are not cited in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text in parenthesis. Abbreviations of journals conforms to those used in Index Medicus. The style and punction conform to Archives of Gastroenterohepatology style requirements. The following are examples:

Article (all authors are listed if there are six or fewer; otherwise only the first three are listed followed by "et. al.").

12 - Talley NJ, Zinsmeister Ar, Schleck CD, Melton LJ III: Dyspepsia and dyspeptic subgroups: A population-based study. Gastroenterology 1992; 102: 1259-68.

Book

17 - Sherlock S, Diseases of the liver and biliary system, 8th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Sci Publ, 1989.

Chapter or article in a book

24 - Trier JJ, Celiac sprue. In: Sleisenger MH, Fordtran JS, eds. Gastrointestinal disease, 4th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1989; 1134-52.

The authors are responsible for the exactiness of reference data.

Tables

Tables are typed on separate sheets with figure numbers (Arabic) and title above the table and explanatory notes, if any, below the table.
 

Figure legends

All illustrations (photographs, graphs, diagrams) are to be considered figures, and are numbered consecutively in the text and figure legend in Arabic numerals. The number of figures included is the least required to convey the message of the paper, and no figure duplicates data present in the tables or text. Figures do not have titles. Letters, numerals and symbols must be clear in proportion of each other, and large enough to be legible when reduced for publication. Figures are submitted as near to their printed size as possible. Figures are reproduced in one of the following width sizes: 8 cm, 12 cm or 17 cm, and with a maximal length of 20 cm.

If magnification is significant (photomicrographs) it is indicated by a calibration bar on the print, not by a magnification factor in the figure legend. The length of the bar is indicated on the figure or in the figure legend.

Two complete sets of high quality unmounted glossy prints are submitted in two separate envelopes, and shielded by an appropriate cardboard. The backs of single or grouped illustrations (plates) bear the first author's last name, figure number, and an arrow indicating the top. This information is pencilled in lightly or placed on a typed self-adhesive label in order to prevent marking the front surface of the illustration.

Photographs of identifiable patients are accompanied by written permission from the patient.

For figures published previously the original source is acknowledged, and written permission from the copywright holder to reproduce it is submitted.

Color prints are available by request at the author's expense.
 

Letters to the Editor

Both letters concerning and those not concerning articles that have been published in Archives of Gastroenterohepatology will be considered for publication. They may contain one table or figure and up to five references.
 

Proofs

All manuscripts will be carefully revised by the publisher's desk editor. Only in case of extensive corrections will the manuscript be returned to the authors for final approval. In order to speed up publication no proof will be sent to the authors but will be read by the editor and the desk editor.
 

Reprints

Twentyfive reprints, for full-length papers only, are provided free of charge.
 

Checklist for authors

Complete this checklist before sending your manuscript.

- Cover letter

- Two complete copies of manuscript (including glossy prints of illustrations)

- 3.5 - inch disk containing manuscript file

Title page

- Title

- Short running head of no more than 50 spaces

- Author(s) and affiliation(s)

- Acknowledgement (if any)

- Abbreviations (if any)

- Address, telephone and fax numbers of corresponding author

Article proper (double spaced)

- Abstract

- Key words

- Introduction

- Patients and methods / Material and methods

- Results

- Discussion

- References

- Tables

- Figure legends

- Figures

- Permission to reproduce any previously published material and patient releases to publish photographs (if any).

Submission of a manuscript implies that the work has not been published before and that is not under consideration elsewhere.