Documenta Ophthalmologica

Instructions and help for formatting the word.doc submission:

Page 1: Title Page

The title page should include:

Title of Paper

Names(s) of all authors

Affiliation

Details of corresponding author-Full name, Affiliation, Full postal address, E-Mail/Fax details

Conflict of Interest

Presentation at a conference

Clinical Trial Registration number if required

Number the page-Title page will be page#1

Page 2: Abstract

A structured abstract is required between 150-250 words to be divided into the following headings:

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes

Page 3: Introduction.

The Introduction should state the purpose of the investigation and give a short review

of the pertinent literature (max. one printed page).

Followed by:

Materials and methods

The Materials and methods section should follow the Introduction and should

provide enough information to permit repetition of the experimental work.

For particular chemicals or equipment, the name and location of the supplier should be given in parentheses.

Results.

The Results section should describe the outcome of the study. Data should be presented as

concisely as possible, if appropriate in the form of tables or figures, although very large tables should be avoided.

Discussion.

The Discussion should be an interpretation of the results and their significance with reference to

work by other authors.

Acknowledgements.

These should be as brief as possible. Any grant that requires acknowledgement should be mentioned. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

The references should be listed in the order they appear.

The correct Format: Names of authors, Year, Title, Journal, PP

Example:

Marmor MF, Fulton AB, Holder GE, Miyake Y, Brigell M, Bach M (2009) ISCEV Standard for full-field clinical electroretinography (2008 update). Doc Ophthalmol 118:69-77.

Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see

www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php

There are software programmes available which can help in formatting the references accordingly see "guidelines" section

The complete and updated instructions for the journal can be found on the following web site:

Documenta Ophthalmologica: http://www.springer.com