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, the deadline for the April issue is March 1, etc. Due to the ASA Annual Meeting in October, the deadline for the October 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. Final manuscripts may be sent by fax to the ASA Executive Office and/or the Editor. In addition, an electronic file of the manuscript should be provided on a computer disk or by e-mail no later than the issue's deadline. ASA has both PC-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/disks and related materials should be sent to the ASA Executive Office; a copy should be sent to the Editor:

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.

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.

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 not 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 lead authors’ last names. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all references. Authors should follow guidelines as outlined in the AMA Manual of Style, 9th ed. (Williams & Wilkins, 1998). Abbreviations of journal names must follow those in Index Medicus.

Example References:

JOURNAL

1. Author IN, Author IN. Title title title title. J Title. year; volume:page-page.
1. 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

1. Author IN, Author IN. Title title title title. J Title. year; volume (Suppl #):page-page.
1. Coleman TG, Grander HJ, Guyton AC. Whole-body circulatory autoregulation and hypertension. Circ Res. 1971; 8 (Suppl 2):76-87.

BOOK

1. Author IN, Author IN. Editor IN. ed. Title Title Title: Title Title Title Title. Xth ed. Place: Publisher; year:page-page.
1. Vanstrum GS. ed. Anesthesia in Emergency Medicine. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co; 1989:111-112.

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Chapter Author IN. Chapter title. In: Editor IN. ed. Book Title. Place: Publisher; year:page-page.
1. 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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