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Human Genomics
Instructions for authors
1. Submissions
should be typewritten, double-spaced, on A4 or US letter
paper and supplied electronically, preferably in Word
for Windows format. Please see points 18-21 for details
of required formats for figures, photos, tables and screen
dumps.
2. Submissions should be sent to Human Genomics, Professor Vasilis Vasiliou, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Box C238; Denver, CO 80262 or should be emailed to: vasilis.vasiliou@uchsc.edu
3. Submissions of the following types are accepted for
review in the Journal:
All
submissions, with the exception of primary research papers,
review articles and software/website reviews should be between
500 and 1000 words in length.
4. All primary research papers, review articles
and software/website reviews should be accompanied by
a short abstract, outlining
the aims and subject matter, and up to six keywords should be
provided for indexing purposes.
5. All papers, articles and reviews should be accompanied
by a short (about 30 words) description of the author(s) and,
if appropriate, the organisation of which he or she is a member.
6. Components of primary research papers should be arranged
in the following order: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Appendix, Electronic-Database
Information, References, Tables and Figures.
7. Papers describing the results of studies on human subjects
or human materials should state in the Materials and Methods
section that the study was carried out in accordance with the
Declaration of Helsinki (2000) of the World Medical Association
and was approved by the appropriate institutional review board
and/or that appropriate consent was obtained from human subjects.
If identifiable persons appear in any photographs submitted with
the manuscript, please include copies of signed consent forms
obtained from the subject.
8. Authors should avoid the use of language or slang which
is not in keeping with the academic and professional style of
the Journal. Authors should not also seek to use the Journal
as a vehicle for marketing any specific product or service.
9. Authors should follow the conventions of the CBE
Style Manual (Council of Biology Editors, Bethesda, MD, 1994). Chemical
Abstracts and its indices should be followed for chemical
names. For biochemical terminology the recommendations issued
by the IUPAC-IUB
Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, as given
in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, published
in 1992 by the Biochemical Society, UK should be followed. For
enzymes, the recommended name assigned by the IUPAC-IUB Committee
on Biochemical Nomenclature, 1978, as given in Enzyme Nomenclature,
published by Academic Press, New York, 1992 should be used. Wherever
possible, the recommended SI units should be used. Genotypes
should be italicised. Phenotypes should not be italicised. For
bacterial agents nomenclature Demerec et al. (1966) Genetics, 54,
61-76 should be followed and The Trends In Genetics Nomenclature
Guide (1998), Elsevier, Cambridge. Titles of organisations
etc should be written out first in full followed by the organisation’s
initials in brackets, eg. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
and thereafter the initials only should be used.
10. Papers should be supported by references. These should
be set out in accordance with the Vancouver style - that is,
they should be referred to by number in the text and set out
in full at the end of the text in the style shown in the following
examples:
(i) References to journals:
Attwood, T. K. (2000), ‘The role of pattern databases in sequence analysis’, Briefings
in Bioinformatics, Vol. 1, pp. 45-59.
(ii) References to books and monographs:
Scwartz, E. and Benz, E. J. (1995), ‘Thalassemia syndromes’,
in Hoffman, R. , Benz, E. J., Jr, Shattil, S. J. et al. Eds., ‘Hematology;
Basic Principles and Practice’, Churchill Livingston, New York, NY,
pp. 586-610.
(iii) References to a paper ‘in the press’ are
permissible provided that it has been accepted for publication:
Wittig, U. and De Beuckelaer, A. (Year), ‘Analysis and comparison of metabolic
pathway databases’, Briefings in Bioinformatics, In press.
(iv) References to web-only journals should give authors,
article ti
tle and journal name as above, followed by URL in full — or
DOI if known — and the year of publication in parentheses
and access details. This also applies when referring specifically
to the online version of a journal that is also available in
print.
Lockhart, D. J. and Winzeler, E. A. (2000), ‘Genomics, gene expression
and DNA arrays’, Nature [Internet], Vol. 405, pp. 827-836. [cited
2003 Jan 1]. Available from http://www.nature.com
(v) References to websites and online databases should
give authors if known, title of cited page, URL in full, who
the site is maintained by, and year of posting in parentheses.
Washington University BLAST Archives, http://tigrblast.tigr.org/tgi/
,Washington University, [cited 2003 Jan 1].
11. Authors are asked to ensure the references to named
people and/or organisations are accurate and without libellous
implications.
12. All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether they
are invited or not, must bear the author’s full name and
address, even if this is not for publication. Contri
butions,
whether published pseudonymously or not, are accepted on the
strict understanding that the author is responsible for the accuracy
of all opinion, technical comment, factual report, data, figures,
illustrations and photographs. Publication does not necessarily
imply that these are the opinions of the Editors, Editorial Board
or the Publisher, nor do the Editors, Editorial Board, or Publisher
accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report
or other technical and factual information. The Publisher will,
however, strive to ensure that all opinion, comments, reports,
data, figures, illustrations and photographs are accurate, insofar
as it is within its abilities to do so. The Publisher reserves
the right to edit, abridge or omit all material submitted.
13. Articles received by the Editors will undergo a pre-screening
process to increase the efficiency of the publication process.
Pa
pers that are considered to be of minor importance to the readership
of the Journal are not reviewed. Papers selected for review are
sent out to two referees, who agree to undertake the refereeing
within a short period of time.
14. The author bears the responsibility for checking whether
material submitted is subject to copyright or ownership rights,
e.g. photographs, illustrations, trade literature and data. Where
use is so restricted, the Editors and the Publisher must be informed
with the submission of the material.
15. No contribution will be accepted which has been published
elsewhere, unless it is expressly invited or agreed by the Editors
and the Publisher. Papers and contributions published become
the copyright of the Publisher, unless otherwise stated.
16. Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase
offprints of their paper once typesetting has been finalised.
Henry Stewart Publications will send first-named authors up to
five free copies of the issue containing their paper. Co-authors
(up to a maximum of seven) will each receive two
free copies.
17. All
reasonable efforts are made to ensure accurate reproduction
of text, photographs and illustrations. The Publisher does
not accept responsibility for mistakes, be they editorial
or typographical, nor for consequences resulting from them.
Figures
18. (i) Figures may be supplied in colour by the
author but will only be printed in colour if deemed necessary
by the Publisher. Authors are required to ensure where
possible that figures reproduce clearly in grey-scale.
Figures should be submitted in electronic format, preferably
in MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint. More detailed graphics
should be submitted as EPS files with fonts embedded
or as TIFF files.
(ii) Figures should be referred to in the text and numbered
consecutively. They should be supplied separately from the main
body of the text, with their approximate final positions, and
legends marked within the main text.
(iii) Figur
e legends should describe the figure content
and should be understood independently from the text.
(iv) Most figures will be set single column (82 mm), or
double column width (173 mm) (where necessary landscape (220
mm). Figures should be prepared to publication size with all
labeling in Times New Roman, no smaller than 10pt.Where appropriate,
a reasonably sized key should be included in the right-hand corner.
(v) Abbreviations should be avoided in figures. If abbreviations
or symbols are used in the figures they should be explained in
the figure legend, if they have not been explained in the key.
(vi) Line charts, bar charts and pie charts should be
two-dimensional, with single categories, a generous margin, and
grey-scaled backgrounds (with a 25% tint). Appropriate scales
should be used and sources should be quoted.
(vii
) Bar charts should have two categories or more and
at least five observations; otherwise the data should be presented
in a table. Horizontal lines should be used to mark the major
values on the y-axis.
(viii) Line charts should show changes over long time
spans and should have at least ten observations.
(ix) Pie charts should be used to show proportions and
have a minimum of four segments, and a maximum of twelve.
Photos
19. Photos can be supplied in colour (see point 18 (i) above) or as good
quality black and whites. They must be of sufficient quality with respect to
detail, contrast and fineness of grain to withstand the unavoidable loss of
contrast inherent in the printing process. Their approximate final positions
should be indicated in the text. Electronic copies of photos should be provided,
where possible, as GIF, TIFF or BITMAP files (minimum acceptable resolution
300 dpi).
Internet Screen Dumps
20. Internet screen dumps should have a white background to increase the
contrast between the illustration and the background and should be provided
electronically as BITMAP, with a minimum acceptable resolution of 300 dpi. Their
approximate final positions should be indicated in the margin of the text.
Authors should be aware that graphics supplied with low resolution are not
guaranteed to reproduce well and should be avoided whenever possible.
Tables
21. (i) Tables should be submitted in electronic form, preferably in MS
Word or Excel.
(ii) Tables should be referred to in the text and numbered
consecutively. They should be supplied separately from the main
body of the text, with their approximate final positions indicated
in the text.
(iii) Each column should have a short heading and, where
appropriate, the units should be stated.
(iv) Table legends should describe the content and should
be understood independently from the text.
(v) Data columns should be right-hand aligned, or aligned
by decimal place, where appropriate; data should be sorted where
possible.
(vi) Footnotes should be included on the same pages as
the tables themselves and should be used to explain any abbreviations
used in the table and denote them by letter. Footnotes should
also be used to quote sources.
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ISSN: 1473-9542 Online ISSN: 1479-7364
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