Author Guidelines
All papers for publication should be sent to the editors, Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, Wijerama House, No. 6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7. Sri Lanka. This could be done via a hard copy postage process or electronically through www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJCH
The Journal is indexed in SciVerse Scopus.
General
If the paper is assembled in a computer word processor, it should be in Microsoft WORD and the language set to "English (U.K.) and not "English (U.S.).
Authors must submit 3 copies of original manuscript. Text should be printed on one side of numbered A4 sheets. A separate title page should include title, authors' names with their highest medical and scientific degrees and current appointments. This page should include full postal address for correspondence along with telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. Financial support for work, including equipment and drugs, should be listed on title page. In "intervention" studies a statement that an ethical review body has approved the study, with documentary evidence of such approval, should accompany the article.
Covering letter
This should indicate that the contents have not been published elsewhere and the paper is not being submitted elsewhere. It should acknowledge any potential conflict of interest and bring to the notice of the editors any possible overlap with prior publications. In papers with more than one author a brief statement regarding the contribution of each author to the work reported should be included.
Criteria for authorship
Authors should meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Conceived and planned the work that led to the paper and/or interpreted the evidence it presents.
- Involved in conducting the study including data collection and/or analysis.
- Wrote the paper or reviewed successive versions and participated in their revision.
- Corrected and approved the final version.
Original Articles
Papers should contain original work not published elsewhere. Editors retain the right to shorten article or make changes to conform to style of journal and improve clarity. A structural format is preferred with the headings: Introduction, Design, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusions.
Abstract should not exceed 300 words and be structured wherever possible.
Authors should provide a few key words or phrases for the index.
All measurements must be in SI units apart from blood pressure measurements, which should be in mm Hg, and drugs in metric units.
Abbreviations should be in parenthesis preceded by words in full before the first appearance.
Generic names should be used for drugs and if necessary, brand name may follow in brackets.
The manuscript should be less than 2500 words and should not have more than 25 references.
Short reports, case reports and picture stories
Length must not exceed 900 words, including tables, illustrations and references.
Authors should provide a few key words or phrases for the index.
Leading articles, current practice and guest editorials
These are commissioned by the editors who welcome suggestions for topics or authors.
Authors should provide a few key words or phrases for the index.
Tables and illustrations
Tables should be presented separately. Illustrations should be used only when data cannot be otherwise clearly expressed. When graphs are submitted numerical data on which they are based should be supplied. Illustration should be trimmed to remove all redundant areas and the top should be marked on the back. Computer illustrations/photographs will be accepted. These should be separate from the word document (but can be in the same diskette).
Ultrasound scans, x-rays, etc. should be arrowed on an overlay to indicate areas of interest.
If photographs of patients are used, either the subjects should not be identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the figures.
Legends for illustrations should be given on a separate sheet and not appear on the illustrations.
Cost of reproducing colour illustrations will be charged to the authors when necessary.
References
References should appear in the text as superscript numbered in order of appearance. They should be listed at the end of the article. They should have the names of up to six authors, followed by initials. If there are more than six authors, first six should be given followed by et al. Title of the article should be followed by title of journal (abbreviated to the style of Index Medicus), year of publication, volume number and first and last pages. If a journal carries continuous pagination throughout a volume, issue numbers may be omitted. Reference for books should give the names of authors and editors, title, place of publication and publisher, followed by year of publication. ACCURACY OF REFERENCES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTHOR.
Some examples of references:
Journal articles
More than six authors
Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitator concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002; 935(1-2): 40-6.
Organization as author
Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin & proinsulin in participants with imp. tolerance. Hypertension. 2002; 40(5): 679-86.
Both personal authors and an organization as author
Vallancien G, Emberton M, Harving N, van Moorselaar RJ; Alf-One Study Group. Sexual dysfunction in 1,274 suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms. J Urol. 2003; 169(6): 2257-61.
No author given
21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ. 2002; 325(7357): 184..
Volume with supplement
Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002; 42 Suppl 2: S93-9.
Issue with supplement
Glauser TA. Integrating clinical trial data into clinical practice. Neurology. 2002; 58(12 Suppl 7): S6-12.
Issue with part
Ahrar K, Madoff DC, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Wright KC. Development of a large animal model for lun. Vasc Interv Radiol. 2002; 13(9 Pt 1): 923-8.
Issue with no volume
Banit DM, Kaufer H, Hartford JM. Intraoperative frozen section analysis in revision total joint arthroplasty.. 2002; (401): 230-8.
No volume or issue
Outreach: bringing HIV-positive individuals into care. HRSA Careaction. 2002 Jun: 1-6.
Pagination in Roman numerals
Chadwick R, Schuklenk U. The politics of ethical consensus finding. Bioethics. 2002; 16(2): iii-v.
Type of article indicated as needed
Lofwall MR, Strain EC, Brooner RK, Kindbom KA, Bigelow GE. Characteristics of older methadone maintenance patients.[abstract]. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2002; 66 Suppl 1: S105.
Books and other monographs
Personal author(s)
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
Editor(s ), compiler(s) as author(s)
Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw 2002.
Author(s) and editor(s)
Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed. Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): Education Services; 2001.
Organization(s) as author
Royal Adelaide Hospital; University of Adelaide, Department of Clinical Nursing. Compendium of nursing practice development, 1999-2000. Adelaide (Australia): Adelaide University; 2001.
Chapter in a book
Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathologic properties of invading microorganisms. In: Sodeman WA Jr, Sodeman WA, editors. Pathologic physiology of disease. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1974. p. 457-72.
Conference proceedings
Harnden P, Joffe JK, editors. Germ cell tumours V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Con Sep 13-15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.
Conference paper
Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for gene tic programming. In: Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-91.
Scientific or technical report
Issued by funding/sponsoring agency:
Yen GG (Oklahoma State University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stillwater, OK). Health vibration signatures. Final report. Arlington (VA): Air Force of Scientific Research (US), Air Force Research Laboratory; 2002 Feb. Report No.: AFRLSRBLTR020123. Contract No.: F496209810049.
Issued by performing agency
Russell ML, Goth-Goldstein R, Apte MG, Fisk WJ. Method for measuring the size distribution of airborne Rhin Berkeley (CA): Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division; 2002 No.: LBNL49574. Contract No. DEAC0376SF00098. Sponsored by the Department of Energy.
Dictionary and similar references
Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 29th ed. Philadelphia: W B Saunders; 2000. Filamin; p. 675.
Unpublished material
In press
Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl A. In press 2002.
Electronic material
CD-ROM
Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of haematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Will 2002.
Journal article on the Internet
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [seri Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12]; 102(6): [about 3p.]. Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm
Monograph on the Internet
Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [monograph on the Internet]. Washington Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/.
Homepage/Web site
Cancer-Pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2001-2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9].Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.
Part of a homepage/Web site
American Medical Association [homepage on the Internet]. Chicago: The Association; c1995-2002 [updated cited 2002 Aug 12]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison; [about 2 screens].Available from: http://www.anassn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html
N.B. When hard copies of the manuscript are submitted, a computer CD-ROM should also be submitted with the article in the soft-ware programme MICROSOFT WORD.
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