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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 submitted electronically to <communications@ASAhq.org>.
The NEWSLETTER editor should be copied
on the transmitting e-mail at <bacon.douglas@mayo.edu>.
Brief, concise articles are preferred. Feature articles
should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words; “Administrative
Update,” “Subspecialty News,”
“What’s New In …” and “Committee
News” articles should be no more than 750
to 1,000 words.
Each author will be asked to submit a recent photograph.
Clear color photographs are required.
Photos should depict a head-and-shoulders portrait
of the subject with sufficient uncluttered background around the head; passport photos
and photos downloaded from Web sites are unacceptable.
We can accept a digital photo scan, providing the
resolution is a minimum of 300 dpi. The preferred formats are: TIF or EPS. Size should
be approx. 5" x 7" but no smaller than
3" x 3". Do not crop the photo; please
leave sufficient background image.
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.
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. An electronic
file of the manuscript should be provided on computer
disk or by e-mail to <communications@ASAhq.org> when possible. ASA has both PC-compatible and Macintosh-compatible
capabilities for most word processing programs.
Originals/disk and related materials should be sent
to the ASA Executive Office; a copy should be sent
to the editor:
ASA NEWSLETTER
520 N. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573
(847) 825-5586
(847) 825-5658 - fax (for articles only)
communications@ASAhq.org
Douglas R. Bacon, M.D., Editor
ASA NEWSLETTER
Department of Anesthesiology, Ch 1-140
Mayo Clinic
200 First St., S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905
(507) 284-9700
(507) 284-0120 - fax
bacon.douglas@mayo.edu
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.
With few exceptions, the articles contributed to
the NEWSLETTER are researched and prepared
by physician members or staff of the Society. Prior
approval must be obtained from the Editor for nonmember-authored
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). Do not embed graphics
in the electronic manuscript; please submit as separate
files or scans.
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 color
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 and references
will be available on the ASA Web site. Bibliographies
will be published if relevant to the article and
if limited to no more than 10 citations, as space
permits.
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 (Lippincott 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 Co.; 1980:89-117.
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