PSM volume 51 issue 12 Cover and Back matter

Abstract

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS Manuscripts should be submitted online via our manuscript submission and tracking site, http://www.editorialmanager.com/psm/. Full instructions for electronic submission are available directly from this site. To facilitate rapid reviewing, communications for peer review will be electronic and authors will need to supply a current e-mail address when registering to use the system. Papers for publication from Europe (except those on genetic topics, irrespective of country), and all papers on imaging topics, should be submitted to the UK Offi ce. Papers from the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Middle East (except those dealing with imaging topics), and all papers dealing with genetic topics, irrespective of country, should be sent to US Offi ce. Generally papers should not have text more than 4500 words in length (excluding these sections) and should not have more than a combined total of 5 tables and/or fi gures. Papers shorter than these limits are encouraged. For papers of unusual importance the editors may waive these requirements. A structured abstract of no more than 250 words should be given at the beginning of the article using the headings: Background; Methods; Results; Conclusions. The name of an author to whom correspondence should be sent must be indicated and a full postal address given in the footnote. Any acknowledgements should be placed at the end of the text (before the References section). Declaration of Interest: A statement must be provided in the acknowledgements listing all fi nancial support received for the work and, for all authors, any fi nancial involvement (including employment, fees, share ownership) or affi liation with any organization whose fi nancial interests may be affected by material in the manuscript, or which might potentially bias it. This applies to all papers including editorials and letters to the editor. Contributors should also note the following: 1. S.I. units should be used throughout in text, fi gures and tables. 2. Authors should spell out in full any abbreviations used in their manuscripts. 3. Foreign quotations and phrases should be followed by a translation. 4. If necessary, guidelines for statistical presentation may be found in: Altman DG, Gore SM, Gardner MJ & Pocock SJ (1983). Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. British Medical Journal 286, 1489–1493.