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Preparation of manuscripts
Research Reports | Reviews | Short Communications | Hypotheses | Book Reviews | Letters to the Editor | Commentaries
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Research Reports
Organization and style of presentation
1. Manuscripts must be written in
English. Authors whose native language is not English are
recommended to seek the advice of a native English speaker, if
possible, before submitting their manuscripts.
2. Nomenclature for amyloids should follow the 1999 guidelines of
the International Nomenclature Committee on Amyloidosis (Amyloid:
Int J Exp Clin Invest 6, 63-66, 1999; http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13506129908993290), e.g., amyloid-β
(Aβ) and amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP). Also preferred is Aβ42 and sAβPPα.
3. Manuscripts should be double spaced throughout with wide margins (2.5cm or 1in),
including the abstract and references. Every page of the
manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc.,
should include a page number centered at the bottom.
4. Manuscripts should be organized in the following
order with headings and subheadings typed on a
separate line, without indentation.
Title page
- Title (should be clear, descriptive and
concise)
- Full name(s) of author(s)
- Full affiliation(s). Delineate affiliations with lowercase letters.
- Present address of author(s), if
different from affiliation
- Running title (45 characters or less, including spaces)
- Complete correspondence address,
including telephone number, fax number and e-mail address
Abstract and Keywords
- The abstract should be clear,
descriptive, and self-explanatory, with no subdivisions and no longer than 250
words.
- Include a list of 4-10 keywords. These keywords should be terms from the MeSH database.
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgments including sources of
support
References (Download Endnote X style or Reference Manager 12 style)
1. Place citations as numbers in square brackets in the text in order of appearance. Each citation should be to one manuscript only. All publications cited in the text should
be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. Only articles published or accepted for publication should be listed in the reference list. Submitted articles can be listed in the text as (Author(s), unpublished data).
2. All authors should be listed in the reference list.
3. Please include doi numbers for "in press" articles if available.
4. References should be listed in the order of appearance in the following
style:
[1] Alzheimer Research Forum, Drugs in Clinical Trials: AAB-001, http://www.alzforum.org/drg/drc/detail.asp?id=101, Last updated May 29, 2007, Accessed on January 29, 2008.
[2] Smith MA (2006) Oxidative stress and iron imbalance in Alzheimer disease: how rust became the fuss! In Alzheimer's Disease: A Century of Scientific and Clinical Research, Perry G, Avila J, Kinoshita J, Smith MA, eds. IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 305-308.
[3] Hara H, Monsonego A, Yuasa K, Adachi K, Xiao X, Takeda S, Takahashi K, Weiner HL, Tabira T (2004) Development
of a safe oral Abeta vaccine using recombinant adeno-associated virus
vector for Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 6, 483-488.
[4] Paxinos G, Watson C (1986) The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates,
Academic Press, Sydney.
[5] Zhu X, Perry G, Smith MA (2004) Two hits and you're out? A novel mechanistic hypothesis of Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer Research Forum, http://www.alzforum.org/res/adh/cur/zhu/default.asp, Posted 23 October 2004, Accessed January 29, 2008.
Datasets and Data Articles
- All datasets and data articles referenced in your manuscript should be cited in the main reference list of your article (not in a separate box or in the article text).
Tables
- Number according to their sequence in
the text. The text should include references to all
tables.
- Provide each table on a separate page
of the manuscript after the references.
- Include a brief and self-explanatory
title with any explanations essential to the
understanding of the table given in footnotes at the
bottom of the table.
- Vertical lines should not be used to
separate columns. Leave some extra space between the
columns instead.
Figure Legends
Figures
- Number the figures according to their
sequence in the text. The text should include references
to all figures.
- Figures should
preferably be formatted in TIF or EPS format. JPG is also acceptable.
- Composite figures MUST be preassembled.
- Figures should be designed with the
format of JAD in mind and preferable sized as they will
appear when printed. A single column of the
journal is 77mm and two columns are 165mm.
- Figures should be at 300 dpi or higher and be cropped to include the figure only (no blank space). CMYK is preferred for color figures.
- On figures where a scale is needed, use
bar scales to avoid problems if the figure needs to be
reduced.
- Each illustration should have a brief
self-explanatory legend that should be typed separately
from the figure in the section of the manuscript
following the tables.
- Costs for color figures in the print version of the journal are as follows: 1 figure - 650 euro; 2 figures - 900 euro; 3 figures - 1050 euro; 4 figures - 1200 euro; 5 figures - 1350 euro. Cost for each additional color figure will be 150 euro. Color figures are free in the electronic version of the journal. Unless the color printing charge is agreed on, color figures will be automatically adjusted to gray-scale in print. You may opt to send in both black/white figures for print, and color figures for the online PDF (please adjust the figure legend appropriately).
Supplementary Data
Supplementary Data is peer-reviewed material directly relevant to the conclusion of a paper that cannot be included in the printed version for reasons of space or medium (for example, movie clips or sound files). The supplement will be posted on the journal’s website at the time of publication.
Supplementary Data should be included at the end of the main manuscript at the time of submission. In the case of sound/movie files, these can be submitted separately to the Managing Editor (editorial@j-alz.com) at the time of submission. Supplementary tables and figures must have a separate numbering system from that used for tables and figures that appear in the print version of the paper (the first figure displayed should be labeled "Supplementary Figure 1", the first table "Supplementary Table 1", and so on). References should also be cited in supplements started with [1] and listed separately.
Supplementary Data for Short Communications is limited to 500 words and 1 table or figure.
Reviews
Reviews should be authoritative and topical and provide comprehensive and balanced coverage of a timely and/or controversial issue. Reviews should be prepared as detailed above for a Research Report, omitting Introduction through Discussion, and include a conclusion.
Short Communications
A short communication is an article of original scholarship of unusual interest of less than 1500 words (Introduction through Discussion). An abstract of 100 words or less should be included with no subdivison of text into sections. References should be formatted as above. A total of two tables and/or figures are allowed. Submissions that exceed the word or figure/table limits will be considered a Research Report and billed accordingly. Supplementary Data for Short Communications is limited to 500 words and 1 table or figure.
Hypotheses
A hypothesis article should be a balanced and insightful consideration of a topic with novel hypotheses well presented and supported. The article should be prepared as a Research Report but without Methods or Results sections.
Book Reviews
Book reviews should be 750 words or less and without sections. While most reviews are commissioned, suggestions can be proposed to the Editors-in-Chief.
Letters to the Editor
Authors can submit comments of 1000 words or less concerning prior articles published in JAD to the Editors-in-Chief through the Editorial Office (editorial@j-alz.com) for possible inclusion at our online site as a Letter to the Editor (http://j-alz.com/letterseditor/index.html). Letters will be shared with the authors of the original article for possible response prior to publication
Commentaries
Commentaries are usually commissioned and of at least 1000 words with an abstract and no other subdivisions.
Video Articles
As an author publishing in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, we would like to let you know about a new exiting opportunity to produce a video-article on experimental approaches employed in your studies. We develop this project in collaboration with Journal of Visualised Experiments (JoVE), to increase reproducibility and transparency of published research. JoVE arranges for experiments to be filmed by JoVE video-professionals in your laboratory. Once edited and approved by you, video-articles will be published on JoVE and linked to your article in JAD.
The service is available for a flat production fee of US $1,000 per video. Please contact JAD (editorial@j-alz.com) if you are interested to publish a video-article on your studies.
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