Checklist of Requirements

Submit manuscripts as .doc or .rtf files. Double space all parts of manuscript

Full title page with all authors and institutions listed

Abbreviated title page without authors or institutions
Advances in knowledge (up to 5 sentences)
Implications for Patient Care (up to 3 sentences)

Abstract: no more than 250 words for Original Research and 100-200 for all other types of manuscript
Text length: 3000 words for total text (Introduction to Discussion)
Introduction: recommend up to 400 words
Methods: recommend up to 800 words
Results: recommend up to 1000 words
Discussion: recommend up to 800 words

Include summary statement in boldface in discussion. No more than 255 characters

Minimize the use of abbreviations and define each when first used both in the abstract and in the text. Provide numerator and denominator for all percentages. Give SI units for radiation measurements and laboratory values

Include Institutional Review board approval, informed consent, HIPAA compliance and/or animal care committee approval

Digital figures must be 300 dpi (1200 dpi for line art) and no larger than 7 x 7 or smaller than 3 x 3 inches

Author Contribution Form completed by each author, includes for all authors: institutional affiliation, address, phone number, Fax/Telx number, and e-mail address

Copyright and certifications agreement signed by all authors

Verify accuracy of reference information to enable hyperlinks in online version of journal to function properly

For previously published material: Send written permission to reprint any figure or any other applicable permissions (see Rights and Permissions)

Provide copies of any material for which there is overlap with your manuscript (see Redundant Publication)