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eferences in the bibliography section should conform with the examples
provided in N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-15. The first six Authors
must be indicated, followed by et al. Journals should be cited according
to the abbreviations reported on Index Medicus.
Examples of the correct format for bibliographic citations:
Journal/articles:
Bisset WM, Watt JB, Rivers RPA, Milla PJ. Postprandial motor response
of the small intestine to enteral feeds in preterm infants. Arch Dis
Child 1989;64:1356-61.
Books:
Smith DW. Recognizable patterns of human malformation. Third
Edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. 1982.
Chapters from books or material from conference proceedings:
Milla PJ. Electrogastrography in childhood: an Overview. In: Chen
JDZ, McCallum RW, eds. Electrogastrography Principles and
Applications. New York: Raven Press Ltd 1994:379-96.
• All units of measurement should be reported in the metric system in
the terms of the International System of Units (SI), reporting in
parentheses, if necessary, the same data in conventional units.
• Abbreviations should be avoided unless they are standard units of
measurement. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should
precede its first use in the text.
• Drugs should be referred to by their chemical name; the commercial
name should be used only when absolutely unavoidable (capitalizing
the first letter of the product name).
• If a figure or a text has been published, acknowledge the original
source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to
reproduce the material. Permissions are required irrespective of
authorship or publisher, except for documents in public domain.
• A statement for copyright assignment to the journal will be included
in the proofs and must be signed by the Author.
• Acknowledgements and the citation of any grants or other forms of
financial support should be provided after the bibliography.
• Notes to the text, indicated by an asterisks or similar symbols, should
appear at the bottom of the relevant page.
• Mathematical terms and formulae, abbreviations, and units of measure
should conform to the standards set out in Science
1954;120:1078.
• Tables (in 3 copies) must be limited in number (the same data should
not be presented twice, in both the text and tables), typewritten one
to a page, and numbered consecutively with Roman numbers. In the
text and legend of the tables, Authors must use, in the exact order, the
following symbols: *, †, ‡, , **, ††, ‡‡ …
• Figures in the form of photographs must be provided in 3 original
copies, labelled and numbered on the back, with the indication of the
Author, of the title of the article and of the top of the picture.
• Please check the section devoted to specific instructions for the number
of questions to provide.
Specific instructions for the various categories of papers
1. Editorials (written on the invitation of the Editor or a member of the
Editorial Board) are brief discussions of the general and practical
aspects of topics of current interest. They should be written in Italian
or English; no abstract is necessary.
2. Original articles represent reports of new and original work, or
descriptions of a consolidated body of experience (even if not entirely
original) in a given field. Due to the educational mission of the
journal, original article should devote part of the Introduction and
Discussion sections to the state-of-the-art on the subject. 3 multiplechoice
questions should be included (each of them with 3 different
answers, the right one in bold). The text must be sub-divided into the
following sections: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results,
Discussion, and Conclusions. The text must not exceed 15 typewrit-
ten pages, pictures, bibliography and summary included (legend of
figures and tables apart). The abstract, must be less than 250 words
and must be subdivided into the following sections: Objective(s),
Method(s), Results, Conclusion(s) (see “General instructions for
Authors”).
3. Update articles may be submitted for consideration by authors, or
may be written on the invitation of the Editor. They should not
exceed 20 typewritten pages, including the bibliography, tables, and
figures (but not including the legends). Abstract must be less than
200 words. 3 groups of 3-5 multiple-choice questions should be
included (each of them with 3 different answers, the right one in
bold). The first group after 1/3 of the article; the second at the half
of the article, the last at the end of the article.
4. Evidence-based-medicine education articles: written on the invitation
of the Editor or a member of the Editorial Board. 3 groups of 3-
5 multiple-choice questions should be included (each of them with 3
different answers, the right one in bold). The first group after 1/3 of
the article; the second at the half of the article, the last at the end of
the article.
5. Case reports will be considered for publication only if they describe
very rare cases or are of particular didactic interest. The presentation
should include a clear exposition of the case and a discussion of the
differential diagnosis. The text must be concise (less than three
pages), and furnished with no more than 1 or 2 figures or tables, and
with a few essential bibliographic references. 3-5 multiple-choice
questions should be included (each of them with 3 different answers,
the right one in bold).
7. Letters to the Editor may address problems of current interest in the
area of andrology, or may comment on articles that have recently
appeared in the journal. In the latter case, the letter will be sent to the
authors of the article in question and their eventual reply will be
published together with the letter. Letters to the editor should be
written in Italian, must not exceed 2 typewritten pages, and must be
furnished with a title.
8. Reviews of books. The journal reserves the right to publish reviews
(either unsolicited or written on the invitation of the Editor) of
books. The text should be in Italian, and should not exceed 1 to 2
typewritten pages.
Memorandum for Authors
The Authors should send a letter accompanying their article containing
a declaration to the effect that the work being submitted is original and
that copyright is transferred to the publisher; moreover, if necessary, the
Authors should state that informed consent on the part of the patients
has been obtained for their participation in the experiments and/or for
publication of photographs.
Title, key-words, summary, captions in Italian and English.
Preferably send article by e-mail to pacini.editore@pacinieditore.it
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