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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、期刊网址：
https://journals.lww.com/dermatologicsurgery/pages/default.aspx
3、投稿网址：https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ds
4、期刊刊期：月刊，一年出版12期。
2021年7月28日星期三
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Author Guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Dermatologic Surgery (DSS) publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of reconstructive and cosmetic dermatologic surgery, and oncology, including surgical hair restoration and phlebology (venous disease). We welcome clinical and experimental studies, descriptions of novel surgical procedures, review articles, and interesting case reports. DSS is the official publication for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American College of Mohs Surgery, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the Dermatologic & Aesthetic Surgery International League.
Instructions for Authors are also available in:
Chinese (http://links.lww.com/DSS/A349)
Spanish (http://links.lww.com/DSS/A350)
Manuscript Submission
All manuscripts should be submitted electronically at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ds. New authors should use the “create new account” button. Manuscripts should be submitted in a Word document only. DO NOT SUBMIT PDFs. Manuscripts received either incomplete, or without the proper forms, or those that fail to follow the following instructions will not be reviewed for publication.
The Copyright Transfer Form and Conflict of Interest Form, available at the website, should be scanned and submitted with the manuscript. Alternatively, these documents can be faxed to the editorial office at 504-885-2512.
The author can expect accepted manuscripts to be published within three months of acceptance. Online publication usually precedes print publication. The Editor in Chief has the final say on whether a manuscript is published. Their decision is based on peer reviews from assistant editors and reviewers. Most submissions that are eventually accepted require revisions recommended by the reviewers. Revising a manuscript does not guarantee its publication. Authors who respond rapidly to these revision requests will accelerate the peer review process. The editors may choose to solicit a senior commentary to accompany accepted manuscripts in print. The editors may also choose to publish some or all of a manuscript’s content online only.
Types of Manuscripts
Original Articles: Randomized, controlled clinical trials are much more likely to be accepted for publication than personal observations. Authors should have experts in statistics confirm the accuracy of their data before composing a manuscript.
Review Articles should be a comprehensive review of a single subject, including at least 50 pertinent references, and all the recent ones from this journal. Subjects for reviews should be broad enough to be of interest to readers and adequately supported by prior research, but they should be sufficiently narrow to be feasibly addressed in the limited page-space available and to add to clinical knowledge in the area. For instance, a review of “treatment of scars” may be excessively broad, as complete coverage of this topic would likely require a long monograph or even a book; a better subject might be “treatment of acne scars,” or even “treatment of acne scars with energy devices.” Literature searches underpinning a review should be systematic and explore all major index databases and information sources that may be relevant.
One type of review is a structured review designed to address a specific clinical question. A structured review may analyze the pertinent literature specifically to obtain an answer to this question. Such reviews can assist dermatologic surgeons in clinical decision-making. For example, a review might aim to answer the question “What is the most effective means for reduction of post-operative infection after surgery on the ear?” or “How can filler injection-associated bruising be prevented?”
Structured reviews may include meta-analyses. A meta-analysis is a quantitative approach that statistically combines the results of two or more studies. This differs from more simple structured reviews, which focus more on qualitative rather than quantitative analysis of the available data.
Regardless of the type of review article you choose to prepare, please be aware that such articles must be evidence-based. Furthermore, please be sure to identify levels of evidence associated with various findings and to discriminate between levels of evidence. As an example, if your source data includes information from randomized controlled trials as well as cohort studies, you would want to identify the former as a higher level of evidence and rely more heavily on RCT findings in developing your final conclusions. To better understand this process, please consider perusing the reviews prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration. Once you have found the best available evidence, please label each finding you include in your review with the appropriate level of evidence (Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford: 1a-5), and draw conclusions (using GRADE) based on the best evidence. For more information regarding CEBM levels and GRADE ratings, see:http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/product/ebm_loe.cfm?show=oxford. Case reports that expand into lengthy reviews of the literature are not acceptable.
Communications (including Case Reports and How We Do It)
The editors recognize the inherent value of short reports in defining unusual manifestations/extent of a disease or innovative refinements in management. As is the case with many other peer-reviewed journals, these types of submissions to Dermatologic Surgery are disproportionately high. They compete for space with original studies that we deem of higher value and interest to the readership. Furthermore, many submitted reports are too long and include an extensive review of the literature that would be better left to textbooks. To be considered for publication, a Communications manuscript must contain new or innovative information of relevant value and interest to the readership. What is new or innovative should be stated clearly and succinctly within the first sentence or two of the introductory paragraph of the manuscript so the editor can judge its novelty accordingly. Such reports should be procedure-oriented, as this is the main interest of our readership. Similarly, a “great” case or example of a repair will be rejected if not new or innovative. Case reports that expand into lengthy reviews of the literature are not acceptable.
Reconstruction Conundrum manuscripts challenge the reader to think through alternatives to repairs of cutaneous defects. Three high quality photographs should be submitted: one of the wound to be reconstructed with no planned incisions on the image (there should be no markings of the intended repair, or initial incisions of the contemplated repair, on the pre-operative conundrum figure), an immediate post-reconstruction photograph as well as a long-term follow-up photograph no less than 6 months postoperatively. Cases with specific educational merit are needed. The author should include specific reasons for choosing the method of reconstruction as well as alternative approaches. The case should be presented in two parts: an initial presentation of the conundrum that the defect presents along with a brief patient history and a second portion with the immediate post-reconstruction photograph and a long term follow-up view. The discussion of salient educational points should be made here. Abstracts and References are NOT necessary, but references may be included. Do not include the type of repair in the title.
Authorship and Word Limits
For Original Articles and Review Articles, manuscripts should not exceed 5 authors, 3,500 words, including tables captions, and references, and 16 figures (before-and-after photographs count as two figures, data figures count as tables). A maximum of three tables and/or data figures will be accepted for original and review articles, as long as the guidelines below on Tables and Data Figures are followed. Communications and Reconstructive Conundrums are allowed one table or data figure.
Multi-center trials may include more than 5 authors as long as each author fulfills the uniform requirements for authorship. “Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published. Authors should meet conditions 1, 2, and 3. When a large, multicenter group has conducted the work, the group should identify the individuals who accept direct responsibility for the manuscript (3). These individuals should fully meet the criteria for authorship/contributorship defined above, and editors will ask these individuals to complete journal-specific author and conflict-of-interest disclosure forms. When submitting a manuscript authored by a group, the corresponding author should clearly indicate the preferred citation and identify all individual authors as well as the group name. Journals generally list other members of the group in the Acknowledgments. The NLM indexes the group name and the names of individuals the group has identified as being directly responsible for the manuscript; it also lists the names of collaborators if they are listed in Acknowledgments.” (http://icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html)
Paid medical editors who help organize the development of the manuscript and contribute to the writing should be listed as authors. This is common in industry generated manuscripts. Authorship practices such as “ghost” authorship (individuals who qualify for authorship or who have made a contribution but who are not listed either as authors or as contributors) are inappropriate. This includes professional medical writers and their names, affiliations, and conflicts of interest must be included among the authors. “Guest” (or honorary) authorship (individuals who are listed despite not qualifying for authorship, such as heads of departments not directly involved with research) are inappropriate and should be avoided. Articles should include as authors only those who have contributed substantially to the work. Other contributors can be listed in Acknowledgements.
Case Reports and How We Do It)
The editors recognize the inherent value of short reports in defining unusual manifestations/extent of a disease or innovative refinements in management. As is the case with many other peer-reviewed journals, these types of submissions to Dermatologic Surgery are disproportionately high. They compete for space with original studies that we deem of higher value and interest to the readership. Furthermore, many submitted reports are too long and include an extensive review of the literature that would be better left to textbooks. To be considered for publication, a Communications manuscript must contain new or innovative information of relevant value and interest to the readership. What is new or innovative should be stated clearly and succinctly within the first sentence or two of the introductory paragraph of the manuscript so the editor can judge Reconstruction Conundrum manuscripts challenge the reader to think through alternatives to repairs of cutaneous defects. Cases with specific educational merit are needed. The author should include specific reasons for choosing the method of reconstruction as well as alternative approaches. The case should be presented in two parts: an initial presentation of the conundrum that the defect presents along with a brief patient history and a second portion with the immediate post-reconstruction photograph Do not include the type of repair in the title.
Case Reports, Communications, Reconstructive Conundrums, and How We Do It manuscripts should not exceed 1,000 words, 5 references, and 4 figures. The word count includes tables, data figures, and references. Communications are allowed only one table or data figure (see below under Tables and Data Figures). No more than four authors are allowed on these reports.
Manuscript Construction
All manuscripts should be concise. Authors whose manuscripts exceed these limits or whose work could be presented more concisely will be asked to reduce the length of their manuscripts.
Only one mention of trade names is allowed in the Introduction. After that use of generic terms is required.
The manuscript must be the original work of the author(s). If similar material has been published in another language, it is protected by copyright and cannot be published again in English. Attempting to publish similar material in two or more journals is PLAGIARISM and violates copyright laws. Any suspected cases of plagiarism will be carefully investigated. Authors guilty of plagiarism will be banned from publishing in Dermatologic Surgery, and similar journals will be notified, as well as appropriate academic institutions.
Authorship practices such as “ghost” authorship (individuals who qualify for authorship or who have made a contribution but who are not listed either as authors or as contributors) are inappropriate. This includes professional medical writers and their names, affiliations, and conflicts of interest must be included among the authors. “Guest” (or honorary) authorship (individuals who are listed despite not qualifying for authorship, such as heads of departments not directly involved with research) are inappropriate and should be avoided. Articles should include as authors only those who have contributed substantiallyThe manuscript must be written in appropriate English. The publisher cannot correct poor grammar. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure this by either having sufficient English-language skills or by obtaining the services of a native English-speaking expert. Manuscripts with poor English grammar will be returned to the authors for revision. If you are not a native English speaker, we strongly recommend that you have your manuscript professionally edited before submission. Professional editing will mean that reviewers are better able to read and assess your manuscript. For a list of professional services that can assist you, please refer to the instructions and forms option on the Manuscript Central site or see: http://wkauthorservices.editage.com.
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