Di-Ep Biomedical Editorial Services Ltd strives to improve the reporting quality of published research papers.

Checklists have been developed for a number of study designs, including randomized controlled trials (CONSORT), systematic reviews (PRISMA), observational studies (STROBE), diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD) and qualitative studies (COREQ, RATS).

We recommend authors refer to the EQUATOR Network website (http://www.equator-network.org) for further information on the available reporting guidelines for health research, and the MIBBI Portal for prescriptive checklists for reporting biological and biomedical research where applicable. Authors are requested to make use of these when drafting their manuscript and peer reviewers will also be asked to refer to these checklists when evaluating these studies.

 

Journal of Radiation Research

We are pleased to announce that from January 2012 the editorial office will be managing this journal.

Additional information and the instructions for authors can be found via the following link:

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/jrr/

Acta Neurochirurgica

From April 2011 a new section will begin: How I do it...

This new section in the journal is for showing how surgical procedures are carried out.

Editor of this section is Prof. Pierre-Hugues Roche.

Instructions:

Papers should be submitted as follows:

Title Page,

Abstract (no more than 100 words) including: Background – Method - Conclusion

Authors – Limit of 3 named authors

There is a limit of 1200 words for the rest of the paper.

There is a limit of 6 figures

Following paragraphs should appear in the manuscript:

- Relevant surgical anatomy

- Description of the technique

- Indications

- Limitations

- How to avoid complications

- Specific perioperative considerations (pre & postop workup, instructions for the postop care, ..)

- Specific information to give to the patient about surgery & potential risks

- A summary of 10 key points is required at the end of the manuscript

- References: Limit of 10 key references

- Disclosure - Conflict of interest should be noted on the title page and form must be filled in and uploaded

Videos of the procedure should be uploaded – there is no limit to the size of the video files. They should be uploaded on the EM system within 15 minutes. Please note a fast broadband/fiber optic connection is required. The videos should not be more than 2-3 mins in length.

For example, if you upload a 20MB file on an ADSL connection, it will take about 7 minutes to upload. This should give submitting authors a sense about the size file they can realistically upload based on their Internet connection speed.

Visit this website to check your connection speed prior to uploading:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/downloadspeed.htm

 

Graefes Archive

From January 2011 there will be 2 Editors-in-Chief. Prof. David Wong based in Hong-Kong and Prof. Antonia Jouessen based in Berlin, Germany. Read their article via the following web link:

 

http://www.springerlink.com/content/x858lp8027171446/fulltext.pdf

Editors Choice section will appear again from the February 2011 issue. Read the article via the following web link:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/r855224531j408nu/fulltext.pdf