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The Neuroimaging section of Psychiatry Research publishes manuscripts on positron emission tomography, magnetic
resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, functional magnetic resonance imaging, single photon emission computed tumography,
computerized electroencephalographic topography, regional cerebral blood flow, computed tomography, magnetoencephalography, autoradiography,
post-mortem regional analyses, and other imaging techniques. Reports concerning results in psychiatric disorders, dementias and the effects
of behavioral tasks and pharmacological treatments are featured. We also invite manuscripts on the methods of obtaining images and computer
processing of the images themselves.
Submission of manuscripts
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging proceeds totally
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Editorial Policy
Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed anonymously by at least
two referees. Should a revised manuscript be required by the editors, the authors are requested to resubmit their revised manuscript
to the journal within 6 months time. Studies on humans submitted to the journal must comply with the principles laid down in the Declaration
of Helsinki (Br Med J 1964; 2: 177-178). The editors retain the right to reject papers on the grounds that, in their opinion, the ethical
justification is questionable. Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.
Manuscripts that are not published and
that are not resubmitted in revised form will be destroyed within 1 year of the date of submission.
Language
Manuscripts
should be typed in English
Preparation of manuscripts
Title page
The title page should be included in the
main body of the text, along with the abstract and keywords.
The title of paper (only the first letter of the first word of
the title should be capitalized), and authors' full names (do not use initials and academic degrees) and complete mailing addresses,
including zip codes (USA) or country codes should be provided for the corresponding author (more simplified addresses may be provided
for co-authors but should at least provide department, institution, city, state and country). An asterisk should be placed after the
name of the author to whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed. Superscript letters (a, b, c, etc.) should be used
to indicate the departmental and institutional affiliation of each author. If all authors are in the same department at the same institution,
superscript letters are not required. The corresponding author's fax, telephone, and e-mail numbers should be supplied.
The Abstractshould
be 150-200 words for full-length articles and 50 words for brief reports.
The abstract should be followed by 3 to 6 keywords
(3 keywords for brief reports). Note that the keywords should not duplicate words used in the title of the article, which will be automatically
indexed.
Text
Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5000 words, and shorter manuscripts
(e.g., 3000 words) are preferred. Each article should contain the following major headings: Introduction (preceded by arabic number 1.),
Methods (preceded by number 2.), Results (preceded by number 3.), Discussion (preceded by number 4.), Acknowledgment (optional
section
following the discussion, which should not be preceded by a numeral), and References (should not be preceded by a numeral).
Subheadings
should follow the numbering system used in the major heading; for example, the subheading "Subjects" within the Methods section should
be flush left on a separate line and designated 2.1., the subheading "Procedures" should be designated 2.2., etc.
Lower level headings,
if required, should also be numbered (e.g., "2.1.1. Patients." as a lower order heading under "2.1. Subjects."). Only the first letter
of the first word of each heading should be capitalized.
The use of abbreviations within the text should be minimized, and each abbreviation,
when introduced, must be defined and used onsistently thereafter. Systeme International measurements should be used. For products or
instruments (do not abbreviate) used in the research reported, provide the name, city and country of the supplier in parentheses. All
tables and figures must be referred to in the text.
Brief reports
Brief Reports should not exceed 1500 words, including
50-word abstract, 3 keywords, text, and references plus 1 talbe or 1 figure.
Case reports
Case reports will only be
considered as letters to the editor (maximum of 500 words and no references)
The Introduction
The introduction should
be brief and explain the purpose of the study; an extensive review of the literature should be avoided, but directly relevant articles
by other investigators, as well as by the authors themselves, must be cited. If the paper includes subjects who have been included in
previous reports, references should be provided and the number of subjects whose data have been included elsewhere should be specified.
Materials and Methods
Materials and Methods should contain sufficient detail to enable others to repeat the procedures
without studying the references directly.
Results
The Results should summarize the most important data, and statistical
correlations should be included. Tabular data should not be duplicated, important points and trends should be pointed out. The final
sentence should emphasize the importance attached to the observations.
Acknowledgement
The Acknowledgement section
is optional and should also be used for grant-support information.
Discussion
The discussion should relate directly
to the study being reported and give perspective to the adequacy of the materials and methods for the purpose of the study. Results should
be interpreted to lend meaning to the observations. Any discrepancies with previously published results should be explained. The paper
should conclude with a brief statement regarding the significance of the study.
Stratistical reporting
Study group variability
should be reported as the standard deviation, not the standard error. In addition to the probability value, be sure to specify full details
of the statistical analysis performed (e.g., name of statistical test used, test value, one-tailed or two-tailed test used,
degrees of
freedom or number of subjects, and probability level). Authors should also explicitly state what hypothesis is being tested. Probability
values should be presented as uppercased, italicized P; r, t, F, df, and n should also be italicized. Leading zeroes should be used throughout.
References
Literature citations. References in the text to literature cited should be given by the name of the author(s),
followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g.: Smith and Smith (1994) or (Allen et al., 1952; Smith, 1966a, 1966b; Jones and
Jones, 1993). For three or more authors, the name of
the first author followed by et al. should be used. References listed within parentheses
should be in chronological order. Articles published by the same author(s) in the same year should be designated "a," "b," etc. (note
that the a/b designation corresponds to the order in which each article appears
in the reference list, not to the order of first citation
within the manuscript). All references cited in the text must be included in the reference list. Check carefully to insure that the spelling
of names in the text matches that in the reference list and that the date in the text matches the date in the reference list.
Reference
list: References should be arranged in alphabetical order by first author and should not be numbered. For single-authored articles, if
more than one article by the same author is included, list each reference in chronological order. If both articles were published in
the same year, alphabetize by the first major word of the article title and designate the first listed article as "a," the second as
"b," etc. For multi-authored articles, list in alphabetical order by (1) last name of first author, (2) last name of second author, etc.
If the names of all authors are identical, list in chronological order. If both authors' names and year of publication are the same,
alphabetize by the first major word of the article title.
Provide the last names and first initials of all authors (do not use et
al. in the reference list). Journal titles should not be abbreviated. Be sure that all references are complete: journal articles should
include authors, year of publication, article title, full journal name, volume number, and beginning and concluding page numbers. Book
chapters should include authors, year of publication, chapter title, name(s) of volume editor(s), volume title, volume number (if any),
name of publisher, city of publication, and page numbers. Books should include author(s) or editor(s), year of publication, book title,
publisher, and city of publicaiton. Include only references that have been cited in the text.
Examples of typical types of references
follow. In addition to the particular reference styles, the examples illustrate the order in which references should be listed and give
examples of "a" and "b" designations.
Bernstein, T.M., 1985. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. Atheneum, New York.
Buchsbaum, M.S., 1990. Frontal lobes, basal ganglia, temporal lobes--three sites for schizophrenia? Schizophrenia Bulletin 16, 377-378.
Buchsbaum, M.S., Holcomb, H.H., DeLisi, L.E., Hazlett, E., 1986. Brain imaging in affective disorders. In: Rush, A.J., Altshuler,
K.Z. (Eds.), Depression: Basic Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment. The Guilford Press, New York, pp. 126-142.
Issa, F., Gerhardt,
G.A., Bartko, J.J., Suddath, R.L., Lynch, M. Gamache, P.H., Freedman, R., Wyatt, R.J., Kirch, D.G., 1994a. A multidimensional approach
to analysis of cerebrospinal fluid biogenic amines in schizophrenia: I. Comparisons with healthy control subjects and neuroleptic-treated/unmedicated
pairs analyses. Psychiatry Research 52, 237-249.
Issa, F., Kirch, D.G., Gerhardt, G.A., Bartko, J.J., Suddath, R.L., Freedman, R.,
Wyatt, R.J., 1994b. A multidimensional approach to analysis of cerebrospinal fluid biogenic amines in schizophrenia: II. Correlations
with psychopathology. Psychiatry Research 52, 251-258.
Strunk, W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, 3rd ed. MacMillan, New
York.
The correctness of the reference list is the entire responsibility of the author! Please check it carefully and remember to
recheck when your article has been revised. Unpublished results should not be included in the reference list but, rather, should be quoted
in the text (Smith and co-workers, unpublished results).
Tables and figures
Tables: Tables should be typed with
double spacing and should be uploaded separately, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and should contain horizontal lines only.
A short descriptive heading should be provided above with any footnotes and/or explanations below.
Figures: Figures and Photographs
of good quality should be submitted online as a separate file. Please use a lettering that remains clearly readable even after reduction
to about 66% (lettering should be no smaller than 2 mm after reduction). In preparing figures, bear in mind the dimensions of the page
and columns (typesetting area 15.8 x 20.8 cm and 7.4 x 20.8 cm, respectively). For every figure or photograph, a legend should be provided.
All authors wishing to use illustrations already published must first obtain the permission of the author and publisher and/or copyright
holders and give precise reference to the original work. This permission must include the right to publish in electronic media.
Footnotes:
These should be avoided; when essential, these should be numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page.
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about ISNIP, see application form at the back of this issue.)
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