Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
General Remarks
Please note that changes in authorship during revision or after acceptance require confirmation of all co-authors and are only granted for very important reasons.
Manuscripts can be provided in Word or Latex format
Types of Papers
MAGMA currently presents research papers, reviews, commentaries, and Letters to the Editor.
Format for Research papers
The main text must be divided into the following sections:
The Introduction should define the subject matter in a few sentences and give a short review of the pertinent literature.
The Materials and Methods section should give clear, concise descriptions of patients and/or laboratory animals concerned and specify the equipment, chemical preparations and methods used. A clear description of the statistical analysis employed should also be given.
The Results section should describe the outcome of the study. Data should be presented as concisely as possible, if appropriate in the form of tables or figures, although very large tables should be avoided.
The Discussion should include the analysis of the significance of the results with reference to work by other authors.
An abstract of not more than 200 words should precede the text and must be divided in sections which correspond to the sections of the text:
Object - state the hypothesis being tested
Materials and Methods - brief but specific to number of subjects, how data were collected and what was done
Results – the findings of the study with statistical significance
Discussion.
Three to five keywords taken from the NLM “Medical Subject Headings” should be supplied after the Abstract for indexing purposes; see:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/
Magma recognises three types of review article, following the basic definitions of PubMed.
Meta-Analysis
A works consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies.
Systematic Review
An article published after examination of published material on a subject. It may be comprehensive to various degrees and the time range of material scrutinized may be broad or narrow, but the reviews most often desired are reviews of the current literature.
Expert Review
Expert reviews re an equivalent of narrative reviews, they present and critically evaluate topics based on the selection of important references in the current literature; they are based mainly on the experience of the authors, and report the author's vision of future developments and research directions in the area.
In all categories a substantial and in-depth review is expected. Authors should consult with the Editor in Chief during the early stages of writing a review.
Manuscript Preparation
MAGMA authors are required to submit a double-spaced manuscript
Pre-Submission Inquiries:
Please note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript at EditorialManager (cf. below). The Editor will then contact you.
EditorialManager
Important note on Author corrections
It is the Corresponding Author’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has the correct authors’ names, affiliations, addresses and author sequence when the final corrected proofs are submitted.
Please keep in mind that corrections are no longer possible after online first publication. All additional corrections need the approval of the Editor-in-Chief and would result in the publication of an erratum that will be hyperlinked to the article.
Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
Online Submission
Please follow the hyperlink “Submit manuscript” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.
Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production process.
Authors’ Contribution
Each manuscript should contain a statement about the authors' contribution to the Manuscript.
This should be placed before the reference list at the end of the manuscript.
List each author by surname (family name) and describe each of their contributions (select all that apply) to the manuscript using the following terms:
Study conception and design
Acquisition of data
Analysis and interpretation of data
Drafting of manuscript
Critical revision
Title Page
The title page should include:
The name(s) of the author(s)
A concise and informative title
The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author
Abstract
For Research Papers, an abstract of not more than 200 words should precede the text and must be divided in sections which correspond to the sections of the text.
Keywords
Please provide three to five keywords taken from the NLM “Medical Subject Headings” for indexing purposes; see:
NLM
Text
Text Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.
Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
Use italics for emphasis.
Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
Do not use field functions.
Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).
Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.
LaTeX macro package (Download zip, 188 kB)
Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.
Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.
Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
Additional Remark:
Please avoid the use of footnotes as far as possible.
Scientific Style
Please always use internationally accepted signs and symbols for units (SI units).
Nomenclature: Insofar as possible, authors should use systematic names similar to those used by Chemical Abstract Service or IUPAC.
Genus and species names should be in italics.
Generic names of drugs and pesticides are preferred; if trade names are used, the generic name should be given at first mention.
Please use the standard mathematical notation for formulae, symbols, etc.:Italic for single letters that denote mathematical constants, variables, and unknown quantities Roman/upright for numerals, operators, and punctuation, and commonly defined functions or abbreviations, e.g., cos, det, e or exp, lim, log, max, min, sin, tan, d (for derivative) Bold for vectors, tensors, and matrices.
Laboratory slang, clinical jargon and uncommon abbreviations should be avoided.
Radiation measurements and laboratory values should be given using the International System of Units (SI) (source: SI Units in Radiation Protection and Measurements, NCRP Report no. 82 (August 1985): ‘‘Now Read This: The SI Units Are Here.’’ JAMA 1986; 255:2329-2339). Blood pressure should be given in millimeters of mercury.
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