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2021年7月6日星期二
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Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques
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Submitting Your Manuscript
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Create an Account in ScholarOne
If you do not already have an account in ScholarOne for Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, you will need to create one. Once you create your account, you may log in to the system to begin your submission. Each listed author on a submission must either have an account, or have one created, in the submission system.
Use of English Language
All submissions must be in English. Appropriate use of English is a requirement for review and publication in Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. To support non-native speakers, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., has partnered with Editage to provide language editing and translation services for a fee prior to official submission. To learn more about the services, please visit the Liebert Author Services website. Please note that employing the use of such services is not mandatory and using it, or any other language editing service, does not guarantee the acceptance of any paper. All submissions are subject to peer review.
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Manuscript Preparation
Determining Authorship
(See AUTHORSHIP DEFINITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES)
All authors, including the co-authors, should be responsible for a significant part of the manuscript. All authors and co-authors should have taken part in writing the manuscript, reviewing it, and revising its intellectual and technical content. Any author whose name appears on a manuscript assumes responsibility and accountability for the results.
Submission Process
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All Original submissions must contain:
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval (or waiver) statement in the Methods section
Acknowledgments section (if applicable) after the Conclusion of the manuscript, followed by
An Author Contribution statement for each listed author, followed by
An Author Disclosure Statement for each author listed on a submission, even if there are no conflicts to disclose, followed by,
Funding statement(s), even if there is no funding information to declare.
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Human Subjects: Patient Consent/Release
If applicable, it is incumbent upon the author(s) to obtain patient release statements of permission to reproduce any identifiable images of patients. The Journal does not provide a generic patient release form. Any identifying information should not be published in descriptions or photographs unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent/guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires that an identifiable patient be shown the manuscript to be submitted. Authors should disclose to these patients whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication. Nonessential identifying details should be omitted. Informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt that anonymity can be maintained. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. If identifying characteristics are de-identified, the manuscript should contain assurances/statements that such changes do not distort scientific meaning.
In keeping with patients' rights of privacy, the Journal does not require the submission of patient consent forms, but instead requires the author(s) to retain and archive all patient consent documentation. Upon submission of a manuscript for review, the authors must make a statement in a cover letter to the Editor/Journal which attests that they have received and archived written patient consent.
All manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations).
When submitting your manuscript for peer review, be prepared to:
Enter the full title of the manuscript
Enter the full names and institutional affiliations of ALL listed authors
Enter ALL listed authors' institutional email addresses
Identify the corresponding author
Enter a running (abbreviated) title of no more than 45 characters (including spaces).
Enter 3–6 keywords or phrases
Provide a structured abstract of no more than 250 words, which should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. Section headings may include: Background, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Provide the names and email addresses of at least five potential preferred reviewers familiar with the field. Please make sure preferred reviewers are not from your university or institution or with whom you have collaborated. Anyone whom the author does not want to be considered should also be named as a non-preferred reviewer. Ultimate reviewer selection is at the Editor’s discretion.
Confirm that the material has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere
Provide a letter requesting evaluation for publication.
Create an Effective Title
Manuscript titles should be brief, contain key terms, and clearly identify the purpose of the work conducted
Manuscript titles should not exceed 15 -18 words. Exceptions can be made with the Editor’s approval
Manuscript titles should be direct and to the point. Remember that the journal has a global readership, so clear and concise non-vernacular language is most effective
Avoid the use of specific locations in the title
Do not use proprietary/trademarked names in the title
Do not use acronyms in the title unless they are universally recognized and accepted
NOTE: The title page of your submission must be included as part of your main text document (not as a separate file).
File Naming
All file names should be in English and contain only alphanumeric characters. Do not include spaces, symbols, special characters, dashes, dots, or underscores. Label each file with the first author's last name, followed by the content of the file (i.e.: SmithText; SmithTables; SmithFigureLegends; SmithFig1, etc.)
Important: Please upload individual files of all manuscript material as described herein — please do NOT upload a combined PDF file containing all material in your submission.
Preparation of Manuscript
Prepare text of manuscripts, figure legends, and tables in Microsoft Word, double spaced. The order of elements in each manuscript should be:
Title page (with full manuscript title, all contributing authors’ names and their affiliations, the source of a work or study, if any, a short running title, a denotation of the corresponding author, and a list of 3-6 keywords)
Abstract
Main text (do not embed figures or tables)
Conclusion (if applicable; as a separate paragraph, not as part of the Discussion section)
Acknowledgments (if applicable)
Authorship confirmation statement (see below)
Author(s’) disclosure statement(s) (see below)
Funding statement (see below)
References
Figure legends
Tables
Supplemental files (if applicable; if the submission is accepted, the Supplemental Information will not be copyedited or typeset; it will be published as supplied.)
Manuscript Text
Maximum word count for original articles should not exceed 3,000 words. In general, the text should be organized under the headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Number pages consecutively. Use only standard abbreviations, which can be found in the AMA’s Manual of Style for Authors and Editors, 10th edition or the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style Manual, 8th edition. At first usage, spell out terms and provide abbreviations in parentheses. Thereafter, use only the abbreviations. It is not necessary to spell out standard units of measure. Use generic names for drugs if possible. If you wish to use a proprietary drug name the first time it appears, use the generic name followed by the proprietary name, manufacturer, and location in parentheses.
References
References must be prepared in Word, double spaced, and numbered consecutively as they are cited in the text (using superscript numbers). Include the reference section as part of the main text file, not as a separate file. References appearing for the first time in tables and figures must be numbered in sequence with those cited in the text where the table or figure is mentioned. Use journal abbreviations as provided by PubMed/Medline. List all authors when there are six or fewer. When there are more than six authors, list the first three, followed by et al.
If references to personal communications or unpublished data are used, they are not to be in the list of references. They should be referred to in the text in parentheses: (AB Jones, personal communication). Written permission must be obtained from the author for any unpublished material cited from other laboratories, and should accompany the manuscript. Include among the references any articles that have been accepted but have not yet published; identify the name of publication and add "In Press." If the reference has been published online, provide the DOI number in place of the page range. If it is necessary to cite an abstract, this should be designated.
Sample style for references:
Journal article:
Bradley LD, Pasic RP, Miller LE. Clinical performance of radiofrequency ablation for treatment of uterine fibroids: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019;29:1507-1517.
Book:
Tinelli A, ed. Laparoscopic Entry: Traditional Methods, New Insights and Novel Approaches. London, UK: Springer-Verlag London; 2012.
Chapter in a book:
Marven SS, Godbole PP. Laparoscopy in children: basic principles. In: Godbole P, Koyle MA, Wilcox DT, eds. Pediatric Endourology Techniques. London, UK: Springer-Verlag London; 2014, pp. 1-11.
Figure Legends
Figure legends should be uploaded as a separate Word file and double spaced. In the legend, provide explanations for any abbreviations, arrows, etc. that appear in the figure. If the figure is taken from a copyrighted publication, permission must be secured, appropriate credit must be given in the legend, and a corresponding reference must appear in the reference section.
Tables
All tables should be prepared in one single Word file. Provide a title for each table. Use Arabic numerals to number tables. Each table must stand alone, i.e., contain all necessary information in the caption, and the table itself must be understood independently of the text. Information that appears in the text should not be repeated in tables, and tables should not contain data that can be given in the text in one or two sentences. Cite tables in sequence in the text. Details of experimental conditions should be included in the table footnotes. Explain abbreviations used in the body of the table in footnotes. If the table is taken from a copyrighted publication, permission must be secured, appropriate credit must be given in the legend, and a corresponding reference must appear in the reference section.
Figures
Submission of high resolution .TIFF or .EPS figure files is strongly recommended.
Figures should not be embedded within the manuscript file.
Cite figures consecutively in text within parentheses.
A legend should be supplied for each figure and all legends numbered consecutively.
Images should not show the name of a patient or a manufacturer.
Do not include any illustrations as part of your text file.
Video Submission
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques welcomes video submissions demonstrating cutting-edge minimally invasive surgical techniques. The videos must serve as an accompaniment and amplification of a full manuscript. Please follow the guidelines below for submission:
1. The video may be up to 10 minutes in duration.
2. Videos may be uploaded in the following formats:
WMV
MPEG
AVI
MOV
3. Video dimensions must be at least 640 x 840 or higher for the best results. The video must also be in the NTSC format (the European PAL format is not supported).
Correspondence Address
Following the references, provide the name and complete affiliation and institutional email address of the person to whom correspondence should be sent.
Manuscript Revisions
To upload a revision of a manuscript, the submitting author should log in to their Author Center and click on “Revised Manuscripts in Draft.” All revised submissions will be required to meet all formatting conditions described herein. Submissions that do not satisfy these requirements will be un-submitted and returned to the submitting author for proper configuration. Revised articles must include a cover letter stating the required changes and a revised manuscript without track changes.
Letters to the Editor
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques will consider Letters to the Editor commenting on the scientific content of an article published in the Journal. Letters should not exceed 500 words of text and 5 references. Letters submitted for publication must be original and must not be submitted to any other publication simultaneously.
For questions regarding manuscript submissions, contact our Author Services Division.
