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Volume 45, Issue 6, Supplement, Page ii (June 2007)


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Information for authors

Article Outline

Jack L. Cronenwett, Editor

James M. Seeger, Editor

Complete information for authors and editorial policies are available in the January and July issues, at our Web site www.jvascsurg.org, or at our Editorial Manager Web site at jvs.editorialmanager.com. An abbreviated checklist for manuscript submission follows. Manuscripts that are accepted for publication become the property of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, which is copyrighted by The Society for Vascular Surgery. They may not be published or reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the author(s) and the Journal.

Manuscripts to be considered for publication should be submitted to the Journal electronically using the Editorial Manager submission system located at jvs.editorialmanager.com. Detailed instructions on submitting a manuscript are available on that Web site.

Checklist for manuscript submission 

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(Note: If any item in the following abbreviated list is not clear, please review the complete Information for Authors document or consult the editorial office at JVASCSURG@hitchcock.org.)


Use of Editorial Manager (EM) system to submit the corresponding author’s name, address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, and the names and affiliations of all other authors

A completed Author Role, Sponsor Involvement, and Competition of Interest form, uploaded to EM with the manuscript (this form can be found at the bottom of the Welcome page at http://jvs.editorialmanager.com)

A completed Reviewer Request form, uploaded to EM with the manuscript (this form can be found at the bottom of the Welcome page at http://jvs.editorialmanager.com)

Formatting of Manuscript

double-space entire manuscript

at least 12-pitch font

ragged (unjustified) right margin

number all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner


Abstract and Title Page should include the title of the manuscript, the names of the authors (max. of 6), affiliations, and contact information for the Corresponding Author. Abstracts should be at least 250 words and must not exceed 400 words in structured format for clinical and basic science manuscripts

Text of Manuscript

For studies involving human subjects, a statement that appropriate human ethics committee approval was obtained

For studies involving animal experiments, a statement that institutional approval was obtained


References, figures, and tables cited in numeric order

Acknowledgments

References

double-space

in numeric order as cited in text


Tables

each saved and uploaded to EM as a separate file

descriptive title for each


Legends: double-space and in a separate electronic file

Figures

All images must be provided electronically, and uploaded via the EM system as separate files

Operative and pathology photographs should be in color. Other figures and charts should be black and white unless sufficiently complex to require color.

If possible figures should be saved and uploaded as TIFF or EPS files

Detailed artwork instructions and help with formatting, sizing, scanning, and file naming can be found at http://www.elsevier.nl/homepage/sab/artwork


Permissions

permission to reproduce published material from copyright holder

signed releases to publish patient photographs


Submission Length Limitations

Abstract Max WordsBody Max WordsFiguresTablesTotal Page LimitReferences- 6 (not 3) authors et al
Clinical250-4003200-35001 per page1 per page2540
Basic Science250-4003200-35001 per page1 per page2540
Clinical Update100-15030001 per page1 per page1540
Case Report1001200301220
Vascular ImageNA3504013
Letter to EditorNA5001126
Technical Note1001200401210

PII: S0741-5214(07)00879-8

doi:10.1016/S0741-5214(07)00879-8


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