December 1998
Volume 62 |
Number 12
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Authors |
The ASA NEWSLETTER Editorial Board requests the cooperation
of authors to submit articles that comply with the following guidelines.
Any questions may be directed to the editor or the editorial staff.
Preparation
Manuscripts must be typed, one side only, double-spaced, leaving
wide margins (1-inch minimum) on standard 8-1/2-by-11-inch white
bond paper. Brief, concise articles are preferred; an ideal manuscript
will not exceed four or five typed double-spaced pages, or approximately
1,000 to 1,500 words total.
Each author will be asked to submit a recent photograph. Black-and-white
photographs are preferred for better reproduction, but clear,
high-contrast color photos may be acceptable. Photos should depict
a head-and-shoulders portrait of the subject with sufficient uncluttered
background around the head; passport photos generally are unacceptable.
There are no restrictions on the size, and photos can be with
or without borders. ASA will keep the author's photograph on file
unless arrangements are made with the editorial staff to have
it returned after publication.
In addition, the author(s) will be asked for a brief biographical
author profile, including current position/title, hospital/institution
affiliation, current ASA involvements (committee memberships,
committee chairs), and city and state of practice or residence.
A curriculum vitae may be submitted if available.
Manuscripts
Deadline. The deadline for articles is the first of the
month prior to the month of publication; e.g., the deadline for
the March issue is February 1, for the April issue is March 1,
etc. Due to the ASA Annual Meeting in October, the deadline for
the November issue is September 23.
Title Page. Authors may suggest a title for their articles.
Titles should be brief. Include a title page with all authors'
names and their highest academic ranks and affiliation. Restrict
authorship to direct participants. Also include the corresponding
author's name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail
address (if available).
Submission Format. Preliminary manuscripts may be sent
by facsimile machine to the ASA Executive Office and/or the editor.
In addition, an electronic file of the manuscript should be provided
on computer disk or by e-mail when possible. ASA has both IBM-compatible
and Macintosh-compatible capabilities for most word processing
programs. Files sent by e-mail should be in text or ASCII format
as an attached file. A printed original copy of the manuscript
must be sent to the ASA Executive Office for receipt by the first
of the month deadline regardless of whether the manuscript has
been sent on disk or by fax or e-mail.
Originals/disk and related materials should be sent to the ASA
Executive Office; a copy should be sent to the editor:
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Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D., Editor
ASA NEWSLETTER
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Editorial Policies
Editorial Review. All articles, whether solicited or
unsolicited, are subject to editorial review. All material will
be reviewed by the editor, the editorial staff and/or the editorial
board as needed. Articles will be edited to ensure clarity, good
grammar and appropriate language, and to conform to ASA NEWSLETTER
style, format and space restrictions.
Authorship. Accepted material becomes the copyrighted
property of the NEWSLETTER and may not be republished or
reprinted, in part or in whole, by the author or any other party
without permission from the NEWSLETTER. Requests for reprints
from the NEWSLETTER by another publication may be authorized
at the discretion of the editor. The author(s) will be notified.
ASA procedure for reprint requests is to review all written
requests based on individual merit of each request and proposed
use(s) of the material. If the reprint request is deemed valid,
ASA may authorize the reprint request contingent on the requester's
agreement to contact the original author(s) of the material.
ASA does not publish anonymous, nonattributable, previously
published or commercially produced articles. An article submitted
by an individual will carry the byline of that individual. An
article prepared, reviewed and submitted by a committee will carry
the byline of the chair of that committee. A committee chair may
submit an article that is not necessarily based on committee review
or consensus; in that instance, the author's designation as chair
of that committee may not be included in the byline.
The views expressed in the NEWSLETTER are those of the
authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views,
policies or actions of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Disclosure. The NEWSLETTER expects authors to
disclose voluntarily any institutional or commercial affiliations
or associations that might pose a conflict of interest in connection
with the submitted material. All funding sources supporting the
work should be acknowledged in a footnote. Institutional or corporate
affiliations of the authors that might constitute a conflict of
interest should be brought to the attention of the editor.
Graphics. The NEWSLETTER requests advance notification
if the submission will include graphics (e.g., tables, illustrations,
photographs, charts, graphs).
Illustrative material must be identified by its reference number
in the text and must be accompanied by a short caption, legend
or summary statement. Tables should be self-explanatory and should
supplement, not duplicate, the text. Photographs should be black-and-white
glossy prints, if possible, and should also include a suitable
caption. The size of most graphics can be reduced or enlarged
during production.
Abbreviations. Define all abbreviations and acronyms
except those that have been approved by the International System
of Units for length, mass, time, electric current, temperature,
luminous intensity and amount of substance. Do not create new
abbreviations for drugs, procedures or substrates.
Drug Names and Endorsements. Use generic names for all
drugs, products and commercial services whenever possible. If
any product or brand name(s) must be included for accuracy or
clarity, notify the editor or editorial staff.
References. The ASA NEWSLETTER will print a maximum
of 10 references. If more than 10 sources are cited or if space
in a particular issue is limited, readers will be referred to
the author for the complete list of references. Bibliographies
will be published if relevant to the article and if limited to
no more than 10 citations.
All references should be numbered in the order cited in the
text; reference numbers in the text should be typed as superscripts.
Bibliographical entries should be listed in alphabetical order
by last name of the lead author. Authors are responsible for the
accuracy and completeness of all references. Authors should follow
guidelines as outlined in the AMA Manual of Style (Williams &
Wilkins). Abbreviations of journal names must follow those in
Index Medicus.
Example References:
Journal
- Author IN, Author IN. Title title title title. J Title.
year; volume:page-page.
- Boutros AR, Lee C. Value of continuous monitoring of mixed
venous blood oxygen saturation in the management of critically
ill patients. Crit Care Med. 1986; 14:132-134.
Journal With Supplement
- Author IN, Author IN. Title title title title. J Title.
year; volume (Suppl #):page-page.
- Coleman TG, Grander HJ, Guyton AC. Whole-body circulatory
autoregulation and hypertension. Circ Res. 1971; 8 (Suppl
2):76-87.
Book
- Author IN, Author IN. Editor IN. ed. Title Title Title:
Title Title Title Title. Xth ed. Place: Publisher; year:page-page.
- Vanstrum GS. ed. Anesthesia in Emergency Medicine.
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company; 1989:111-112.
Book Chapter
- Chapter Author IN. Chapter title. In: Editor IN. ed. Book
Title. Place: Publisher; year:page-page.
- Winnie AP. Regional anesthesia for surgery on the extremities.
In: Zauder HL. ed. Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery.
Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis Company; 1980:89-117.
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