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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、官网网址：https://www.liebertpub.com/sur/
3、投稿网址：http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/surgicalinfections
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5、期刊刊期：不定期出版。
2021年4月29星期四
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
Use of English Language
All submissions must be in English. Appropriate use of English is a requirement for review and publication in Surgical Infections. 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.
Manuscripts must be doubled spaced throughout including references. Please submit text of manuscripts in Microsoft Word.
Be prepared to submit:
the manuscript title
all author(s) names, valid email address and affiliations, source of a work or study (if any)
a running title
corresponding author information, including name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address
a structured abstract, which is mandatory except for “Letters to Surgical Infections” and “The Image of Surgical Infection” and must be self-explanatory without reference to the text. The structured abstract should consist of Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions
At the end of the article, give the name, address, and email address of the individual to whom reprint requests
and correspondence should be directed
approval by the relevant human subjects or animal welfare committee and adherence to all relevant regulations must be mentioned wherever appropriate
Letters to the Editor(s) are welcomed, but with a 500-word limit and no more than one (1) table OR figure, and with a maximum of four (4) references.
Tables and Illustrations
Prepare each table with its title as a separate file. 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 (all abbreviations must be defined in the legend). Details of experimental conditions should be included in the table footnotes. Information that appears in the text should not be repeated in a table, and tables should not contain data that can be given in the text in one or two sentences.
Color photographs that enhance the presentation meaningfully will be considered for publication. Authors are responsible for charges for color. Please follow these guidelines for submitting all figures:
• Line illustrations should be submitted at 1200 DPI.
• Halftones and color should be submitted at a minimum of 300 DPI.
• Save as either TIFF or EPS files.
• Color art must be saved as CYMK—not RGB.
• Do NOT submit PowerPoint or Excel files.
• When naming your files, please label them with your last name and Fig1.(For example, Smith.Fig1). Label figures and tables inside the files in addition to naming the file with the figure or table number.
NOTE: Supplemental Information, if provided, will not be copyedited or typeset; it will be posted online as supplied.)
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IMPORTANT:
Please upload individual files of all manuscript material - do NOT upload a single PDF file containing all text, figure, and table files of your article. Once all individual files are uploaded on to Manuscript Central, the system will automatically create a single PDF proof for you and the peer-review process.
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References
References should be presented in the Vancouver style:
Journal articles: Ko ST, Airan MC. Technique and early experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and cholangiogram. Surg Endosc 1990;4:58-59.
Books: Cuschieri A, Bouchier IAD. The biliary tract. In: Cuschieri A, Giles GR, and Moossa AR, eds. Essential Surgical Practice. London: Wright Publishers, 1988: 1051-1056.
When a citation has more than four authors, list the first three and use "et al." If it is necessary to cite an abstract, this should be designated. Abbreviations of journal titles should follow MEDLINE. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the reference, and are reminded that inaccurate references are highly frustrating to the reader, the cited author, and indexing services, and may delay publication. Within the text, citations should be identified by numbers in brackets, and the list of references at the end of the article must be numbered by order of citation. Ensure that issue numbers and pagination relation to “discussion” are omitted from the reference citation. Only works referred to in the text and already accepted for publication can be included. All cited references (i.e., in tables) must be mentioned in the text and reference list.
Disclosure Statement
Immediately following the Acknowledgments section, include a section entitled “Author Disclosure Statement.”
In this portion of the article, authors must disclose any commercial associations that might create a conflict of interest in connection with submitted manuscripts. This statement should include appropriate information for EACH author, thereby representing that competing financial interests of all authors have been appropriately disclosed according to the policy of the Journal. It is important that all conflicts of interest, whether they are actual or potential, be disclosed. This information will remain confidential while the article is being reviewed and will not influence the editorial decision.
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IMPORTANT:
Please upload individual files of all manuscript material — do NOT upload a single PDF file containing all text, figure, and table files of your article. Once all individual files are uploaded on to Manuscript Central, the system will automatically create a single PDF proof for you and the peer-review process.
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Please see the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals at http://www.icmje.org/index.htlm#conflicts for further guidance.
If no conflicts exist, the authors must state “No competing financial interests exist."
Permissions
The author must obtain permission to reproduce figures, tables, and text from material published previously.
Written permission must be obtained from the original copyright holder (generally the publisher, not the author or editor) of the journal or book concerned. An appropriate credit line should be included in the figure or legend or table footnote, and full publication information should be included in the reference list. Written permission must be obtained from the author of any unpublished material and should accompany the manuscript.
Reprints
Reprints may be ordered by following the special instructions that will accompany page proofs, and should be ordered at the time the corresponding author returns the corrected page proofs to the Publisher. Reprints ordered after an issue is printed will be charged at a substantially higher rate.
Publisher
Surgical Infections is published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers, 140 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801-5215. Telephone: (914) 740–2100; fax: (914) 740–2101.; Email: info@liebertpub.com; www.liebertpub.com
ARTICLE TYPES AND WORD LIMITS
Word limits do NOT pertain to the abstract, disclosure statements, author contribution statements, funding information, acknowledgments, tables, figure legends, or references.
Exceptions to the limitations set herein are only permissible at the discretion of the Editor. Manuscripts exceeding these word limits without prior permission from the Editor will be returned to the authors for editing. To inquire, contact the Editor-in-Chief.
Original Articles
• 3,000-word limit
• Structured abstract of no more than 250 words
• Maximum total of five (5) figures and/or tables
• Maximum of 50 references
Review Articles
• 5,000-word limit
• Structured abstract of no more than 250 words
• Maximum total of six (6) figures and/or tables
• Maximum of 100 references
Case Reports
• 1,500-word limit
• Structured abstract of no more than 150 words
• Maximum total of two (2) figures and/or tables
Commentaries
• 1,000-word limit
• No abstract
• No figures or tables
• Maximum of 10 references
Letters to the Editor
• 500-word limit
• May include one figure OR table
• Reference citations are identical in style to those of full original articles, but should not exceed five (5).
STUDY DESIGN AND ETHICS REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVALS
INTERNAL REVIEW BOARD APPROVALS/WAIVERS
(as described and defined on the World Medical Association's website; www.wma.net)
When reporting research involving human data, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed have been assessed by the responsible review committee (institutional and national), or if no formal ethics committee is available, were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki as revised in 2013. If doubt exists whether the research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, the authors must explain the rationale for their approach and demonstrate that the institutional review body explicitly approved the doubtful aspects of the study. Approval by a responsible review committee does not preclude editors from forming their own judgment whether the conduct of the research was appropriate.
If the study is judged exempt from review, a statement from the committee is required. Informed consent by participants should always be secured. If not possible, an institutional review board must decide if this is ethically acceptable. This information should be outlined in the cover letter accompanying the submission, and in a sentence declaring adherence should be included in the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript.
ETHICS OF EXPERIMENTATION
All articles involving the use of human fetuses, fetal tissue, embryos, and embryonic cells must adhere to the US Public Law 103–41, effective December 13, 2001. (http://ethics.od.nih.gov/).
ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
All peer-reviewed submissions containing animal experiments must comply with local and national regulatory principles and contain a statement in the Materials and Methods section stating whether their national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals were followed.
For further information, consult the World Medical Association’s website: https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/
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