Jerrold B. Leikin, MD, Editor-in-Chief
Director of Medical Toxicology
NorthShore University HealthSystem – OMEGA 2150 Pfingsten
Road, Suite 3000 Glenview IL 60026
Phone: (847) 657-1700
Fax: (847) 657-1711
Email: jleikin@northshore.org
PURPOSE
The purpose of Disease-a-Month is to provide current, practical, clinical information to subscribers
for use in their daily practices. For the entity under discussion, you should cover basic science and pathogenesis, but the primary
emphasis should be on patient evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment. Please keep this objective in mind as you prepare your
article.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Two copies of the final, complete manuscript and a copy of the manuscript on disk
(preferably Microsoft Word) should be sent to your inviting editor on or before the contracted due date. The author accepts responsibility
for the submitted disk exactly matching the submitted printouts. Guidelines for submitting manuscripts on disk are attached.
The
requirements for manuscripts submitted to Disease-A-Month conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical
Journals established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47), and may be found online
at www.icmje.org. Certain requirements unique to the journal are provided below.
Include academic affiliations for yourself and all co-authors on the title page. Make sure to indicate the corresponding author.
Manuscripts, including references, tables, and illustration legends, should be double-spaced on 8½" x 11" white bond paper
with 1" margins. Number pages consecutively. Submit the original typescript copy of the manuscript, illustrations, a table of contents,
and one photocopy of the manuscript to the editor. Include with your manuscript an abstract of your article (two to three double-spaced
typewritten pages). Retain a copy of the manuscript and illustrations for your files.
LENGTH
Your manuscript should
be between 70 and 90 manuscript pages, including tables, illustrations, and references (based on 250 words per double-spaced, typewritten
page). References should not exceed 200 entries. References in exceeding 200 entries will be available online at www.mosby.com/disamonth.
TABLES
Each table should be organized logically and should supplement the article. Each table should have a title
and be numbered in Arabic numerals. Each table must be cited in the text. Make your column headings brief. Place footnotes to the
tables at the bottom of the table itself. Type each table on a separate sheet and insert all tables immediately after the reference
section. If the table or any part of it is taken from previously published material, its source must be indicated in a footnote
with a full credit citation (e.g., "From Palmer HD, Murphy HS Jr. Expanding intracranial lesions in childhood. JAMA 1952;149:220. Reproduced
by permission"), and written permission must be obtained (see PERMISSIONS).
FIGURES
Figures must be of
professional quality. When possible, please use or supply first-generation artwork. Figures are encouraged in electronic format with
a printed proof on glossy or high-quality photographic printer paper and should be at least 5 inches wide. Figures may be black and white
line art, graphs, halftones (photographs), or color. TIFF, EPS, or PDF formats are recommended for electronic artwork. Line art should
have a minimum resolution of 1000 dpi, halftone art a minimum of 300 dpi, and combination art (line/tone) a minimum of 500 dpi. MS Office
files (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) are also accepted if they meet certain standards. For help with preparing electronic artwork for
both on-screen review and eventual publication, visit the Elsevier Author Gateway.
Written permission must be obtained for all borrowed artwork.
REFERENCES
References (typed double-spaced) must be arranged
sequentially, not alphabetically, and referred to sequentially in the text by superscript numerals. Again, references should not exceed
200 entries. Do not assign a new number to the same reference used a second time, and do not assign more than one reference to any number.
Do not use name, date citations in the text. The accuracy of references is the author's responsibility. When there are more than six
authors, the names of the first six authors are used, followed by "et al." Do not use "and" between names. Information from manuscripts
not yet accepted or from personal communications should be cited in parentheses in the text. For all journal abbreviations, follow the
style of Index Medicus. Examples follow.
Journal
1. Parkin DM, Clayton D, Black RJ, Masuyer E, Friedl
HP, Ivanov E, et al. Childhood leukemia in Europe after Chernobyl: 5 year follow-up. Br J Cancer 1996;73:1006-12.
Book
2. Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY) : Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Book
Chapter
3. Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology,
diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-78.
PERMISSIONS
You must obtain permission
from the copyright holder for all tables, illustrations, or long quotations borrowed from another source. Use a permission request
form (available from Elsevier) for each of your requests. Attach a copy of the material you intend to use to the completed request form
before sending it to the copyright holder. Submit copies of letters granting permission with your manuscript. (All quotations
should be checked against the original for absolute accuracy.) Waivers must be obtained for the publication of photographs showing persons;
eyes may be masked to prevent identification, but every effort must be made to obtain permission for use. Any and all fees for the
reproduction of materials are the sole responsibility of the author and must be paid prior to publication.
PROOFS
Proofs
of your article, in pdf format, will be forwarded to you via email. Review the proofs carefully, and answer all queries addressed to
"au." We ask that you only make changes to correct factual errors (e.g., dosages, drug names). Return the proofs by the date indicated
in the letter accompanying the proofs. Authors will be charged for corrections in excess of 10%.
