Front Matter - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery WELCOMES
ARTICLES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO SURGICAL
SCIENCE FROM ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Manuscripts submitted for publication in the AMERICAN VOLUME should be sent to The Editor,
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgeiy, 8 The Fenway, Boston 15, Massachusetts.
Manuscripts submitted for publication in the BRITISH VOLUME should be sent to The Editor,
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 82 Portland Place, London, W.1, England.
INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE AMERICAN VOLUME
#{149} Articles are accepted only for exclusive publication in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
#{149} Publication does not constitute official endorsement of opinions presented in articles.
#{149} Articles published and their illustrations become the property of The Journal.
Careful attention to the following suggestions can save much time and correspondence.
WHEN YOU SUBMIT AN ARTICLE PLEASE SEND:
1. TIlE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT. Keep a copy. The original manuscript of an accepted article
will not be returned. Several editors report on every manuscript. One or two
extra copies sent to us will accelerate this procedure.
2. BIBLIOGRAPHY, alphabetical, of references made in text only. Please refer to bibliographies
in this copy of The Journal and follow style exactly.
3. LEGENDS for all illustrations submitted, listed in order.
4. ILLUSTRATIONS
a. Black and white glossy prints of photographs.
b. Direct-contact glossy prints from the original roentgenograms, not prints
from secondary negatives.
c. Original drawings or charts.
d. Magnification of photomicrographs.
NOTES ON PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
#{149} Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins.
#{149} Write out figures under 100 except percentages, degrees. or figures expressed
in decimals.
#{149} Direct quotations should include exact page numbers on which quotation
appeared in book or article.
NOTES ON PREPARATION OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COPYRIG1I’l’
#{149} Number all illustrations.
#{149} Indicate top plainly.
#{149} \Vrite author’s name on the back of each one.
#{149} l’uit dates or initials in Legends, not on prints.
#{149} Send prints unmounted or mounted only with rubber cement. Paste or glue
will damage prints.
#{149} I)rawings, charts, and lettering on prints should be done with black India
ink. Use white India ink on black backgrounds.
#{149} Make lettering large enough to be read when drawings are reduced.
#{149} When submitting an illustration which has appeared elsewhere give full
information about previous publication, credit to be given, and state
whether or not permission to reproduce has been obtained.
Material appearing in The Journal is covered by copyright. As a general rule
permission will be given to reputable medical journals to reprint anything in
these pages, if permission is first obtained from The Journal and if the material
used is properly credited to The Journal.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE WRITE TO THE EDITOR
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