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INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography uses
a Web-based online manuscript submission
and review
system. Please visit  http://ees.elsevier.com/jase to submit
your manuscript electronically. The website guides
authors stepwise through the creation and uploading
of the various files. Note that original source files, not
PDF files, are required.
Authors may send queries
concerning the submission process, manuscript status,
or journal procedures to the Editorial Office. Once the
submission files are uploaded, the system automatically
generates an electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used
for reviewing. All correspondence,
including the
Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by
e-mail.
The Journal will consider for publication suitable
articles
on topics pertaining to ultrasonic examination of the cardiovascular
system or echocardiography. All communications
relating
to the editorial management of the Journal should
be sent to Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE.
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effective Jan 1, 1978, the
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in the event the work
is published. The undersigned
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upon any copyright or other proprietary right
of any third
party, is not under consideration by another journal, and has
not been previously published." Authors will be consulted,
when possible, regarding republication of their material.
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instructions regarding copyright transfer.
Review
All articles are reviewed by 2 or more referees. Acceptance
is based on significance, originality, and validity of the
material presented.
If the article is accepted for publication,
editorial revisions may be made to aid clarity and understandingwithout altering the meaning.
Sections
The following sections are established features of the
Journal.
Original investigations. Original, in-depth
investigations, related
experimental research articles. (See "Preparation of
Manuscripts")
Review articles. Concise and
comprehensive articles devoted
to reviewing a certain area or topic.
Forum: Letters to the editor. Brief letters or notes
to the
Editor regarding published material or information of timely
interest.
Editorials. Brief, substantiated commentary
on special subjects.
Special reports. This section will appear periodically when
pertinent and will include items of special
interest on a
particular subject.
We have a backlog of Case Reports that we have already accepted for publication, and a limited
number of available "online" pages for publication. Accordingly, as of May 1, 2010, we are temporarily suspending consideration of all
new Case Report submissions. We anticipate continuing this moratorium at least through the summer and perhaps beyond. For that reason,
you cannot upload a submission as a Case Report. Please do not choose another category simply to submit a Case Report.
Preparation
of Manuscripts
Only original manuscripts will be considered for publication.
Manuscripts must be less than 30 double-spaced pages
in length, including figures and tables. Correct preparation of
the manuscript by the author will expedite the reviewing and
publication
procedures. Please note the following requirements
and the instructions for online submission at http://ees.elsevier.com/jase.
The article, including all tables, should be formatted in
Microsoft Word. The use of appropriate subheadings
throughout the body of the
text (Methods, Results, and
Discussion sections) is required. Legends for figures and
tables should appear after the reference list.
Illustrations must
also be submitted electronically as separate files (not embedded).
File specifications are listed below in "Illustrations."
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usage. Standard abbreviations should be used consistently
throughout the
article. Unusual or coined abbreviations
should be spelled out the first time they appear in the text
and followed in parentheses by
the abbreviation. Consult
the latest editions of the Council of Biology Editors Style Manual,
The Chicago Manual of Style by
The University of Chicago
Press, or the Manual of Style by the AMA for current
usage.
Pagination. Begin numbering
with the title page as page 1,
the summary page as page 2, and continue throughout the
text, references, figure legends, and tables.
Page numbers
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Title page. The title page should include the title,
authors'
full names, highest earned academic degrees, and institutional
affiliations and locations. Authors are asked to list their names
as they would like them to be indexed in Medline. Authors with compound surnames should be specific about their Medline listing preference.
Designate one author as
correspondent (provide address, business and home telephone
numbers, and e-mail address) to receive correspondence,
galley proofs, and reprint requests.
Abstract. Each article should be accompanied by an
abstract not to exceed 250 words,
typed doublespaced
on a separate page.
References. References must be numbered serially in the
order in which they appear
in the text and typed doublespaced
on a separate page. Reference list format should
conform to "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted
to Biomedical Journals" (Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-
47). Abbreviations for journal names should conform to
those in Cumulated
Index Medicus.
EXAMPLES (list all authors when 6 or fewer; when 7 or more,
list first 6 and add "et al"):
Format for journals:
Oleske J, Minnefor A, Cooper R Jr, Smith PB, Oswald BR,
Atkinson J, et al. Immune deficiency syndrome in children.
JAMA 1983;249:2345-9.
Format for books:
Eisen HN. Immunology: an introduction to molecular and cellular
principles of the immune response. 5th ed. New
York:
Harper & Row; 1974. p. 406.
Format for chapters:
Fromer PL.Workshop on congestive heart failure. In: Braunwald
E, Mock
MB, editors. Congestive heart failure. New York:
Grune & Stratton; 1982. p. 1-2.
Unpublished data and personal communications
may be
cited in the text but should not be listed as references.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references.
Illustrations.
Illustrations should be numbered in the order
of their mention in the text.
Illustrations must be submitted in electronic format.
All
images should be at least 5 inches wide. Images should be
provided in either TIF or EPS format, per the instructions for
online submission
at http://ees.elsevier.com/jase. Macintosh or
PC is acceptable. Graphics software such as Photoshop and
Illustrator (not
presentation software such as PowerPoint,
CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics) should be used in the
creation of the art. Color images need
to be CMYK, at least
300 DPI. Gray scale images
should be at least 300 DPI. Combinations
of gray scale and line art should be at least
1200
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color) should be at least 1200 DPI.
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All lettering must be done professionally and should be in
proportion
to the drawing, graph, or photograph. Do not
send original art work, x-ray films, or electrocardiographic strips. Any special instructions regarding sizing should be
clearly noted.
If the manuscript is accepted, 1 glossy copy of each
illustration must be submitted to
the Editorial Office (see
mailing address above). Glossies should be marked lightly on
the back with the author's last name and figure
number and
an arrow to indicate the top edge. See Case Reports for
instruction regarding illustrations of moving images.
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be submitted on a separate page. A concise
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the column. If a table or any data therein has been previously
published, a footnote to the table must give full credit to the
original
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supplement, not duplicate, the text. Type all footnotes immediately
below the table
and define abbreviations.
Human research. Authors should identify that informed
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the manuscript
should also include the notation that the study was
approved by the institutional committee on human research.
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CHECKLIST
__ Letter of submission
__ Copyright transfer letter (fax to Editorial Office)
__ Title page
__ Title of article
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name(s), academic degrees, and affiliations of author(
s)
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telephone and fax numbers
of author to whom correspondence
should be sent
__ Reprint request line
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__ Tables (double-spaced) on a
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__ Illustrations, properly formatted
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and media (fax
to Editorial Office)
__ Informed consent to publish recognizable likenesses
__ Statement of humane animal care
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Updated August 2010
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