《骨研究（英文版）》投稿指南
Guide for Authors
Type of manuscript accepted
Review articles provide a comprehensive review of the state of the art on topics selected by the Editor-in-Chief. Reviews should not be submitted without contacting the Editorial Office. The word limit is 10,000 words (not including the title, author affiliations, abstracts, or references) and 200 references.
Articles should report studies originated by the author. Original articles should be no more than 5,000 words (not including the title, author affiliations, abstracts, or references), include no more than 8 figures or tables and no more than 50 references.
Comments are original research studies that answer specific questions about novel therapies or new uses of established therapeutic agents. Bone Research will consider manuscripts in this category for all phases of clinical trials.
Correspondence concerns timely and important issues raised in articles previously published in Bone Research. All Letters are forwarded to the authors of the original article following an initial editorial review in order to provide an opportunity for a response to appear along with the submitted letter. Note that the Bone Research only considers Letters to the Editor that are primarily about papers previously published in the Journal. Letters should be no more than 900 words (12-point Times New Roman).
Review Process
The editors will promptly reject manuscripts that report work not within the editorial scope of Bone Research or that are likely to fail to achieve a sufficient priority score for publication. All other manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two experts and an editor, who will return detailed comments to the corresponding author. Every effort will be made to complete reviews within 30 days of the initial date of submission.
Authors and Contributors
All those listed as authors must meet all three of the following requirements and all those who meet these requirements must be listed as authors:
Conceived and/or designed the work that led to the submission, acquired data, and/or played an important role in interpreting the results
Drafted or revised the manuscript
Approved the final version
Individuals who made direct, substantive contributions to the work but do not meet all of the above criteria must be identified, along with their contributions, in the Acknowledgments section of the manuscript.
Organization of Manuscript
Manuscripts must be presented in the following order, with the exception that “Materials and Methods” and “Results” sections are not necessary for a Review.
1. Cover letter Each manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter including statements that:
All authors agree with the submission
The work has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, either completely or in part, or in another form or language
If material has been reproduced from another source, the authors have authorization from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher) to use it, and have included this authorization with their submission
The authors have conformed to all the editorial policies of Bone Research
In addition, for revised manuscripts, the cover letter must include a point-by-point response to each comment raised by the editors and reviewers of the original or previous submission.
2. Title page The title page should include a succinct title (less than 25 words); a concise running title (which should normally not exceed 50 characters); the full names of all authors including their given names; the affiliations (including city, state and country) of all authors; and the full contact details of the corresponding author (including telephone and fax numbers, and email address).
3. Abstract A brief abstract (200-300 words) should state the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references and should not be structured.
4. Introduction Briefly and clearly describe the background and rationale for the stated hypothesis to be tested or objective to be studied. Sufficient detail must be provided to permit the interdisciplinary readers to evaluate the results without review of earlier publications. It should be focused, outlining the historical or logical origins of the study and gaps in knowledge. It should close with the explicit statement of the specific aims of the investigation, or hypothesis to be tested. Describe and cite only the most relevant earlier studies, avoid presentation of an exhaustive review of the field. The Introduction should not contain either results or conclusions.
5. Materials and Methods To ensure the experiments can be repeated, the experimental or study design, specific procedures, and type of statistical analysis must be described clearly and carefully. Use section subheadings in a logical order to title each category or method. Previously published methods should be named and cited. New methods must be described completely. Present the data that validate the new method.
There is something ethical the contributor should follow: First, proprietary names and sources of supply of all commercial products must be given in parentheses in the text (name and model of product, company, country), report generic names and terms wherever possible. Second for protocols involving the use of human subjects or specimens, indicate succinctly that subjects' rights have been protected by an appropriate institutional review board and informed consent was granted. When laboratory animals are used, indicate the level of institutional review and assurance that the protocol ensures humane practices.
6. Results Report results concisely, using tables and figures to present important differences or similarities that cannot otherwise be presented or summarized in the text. Number tables and figures in the order in which they are described and cited in the text.
All tabular data should identify and report, such as either standard deviation values or standard errors of the means, the number of replicate determinations or human or animal subjects, and probability values and name(s) of statistical test(s) for reported differences. Restrict presentation of photo- and electron micro- graphs to those essential to the results.
7. Discussion The Discussion should not reiterate Results, but rather should consider them in relation to any hypotheses advanced in the Introduction. This may include an evaluation of methodology and the relationship of new information to the existing body of knowledge.
It should end with a brief conclusion and a comment on the potential clinical relevance of the findings. Statements and interpretation of the data should be appropriately supported by original references.
8. Acknowledgments Authors should acknowledge the sources of financial grants and other funding, and declare all organizational links or affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions must also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers should not be included.
9. Disclosures A conflict of interest statement must be included for each contributing author.
