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INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF
MANUSCRIPTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW IN PHARMACY
1. SCIENTIFIC REVIEW IN PHARMACY is a peer-reviewed
transdisciplinary journal covering the fields of pharmacy, medicine
and related sciences. The journal publishes conference
reports and materials, conference announcements, as well as
letters to the Editor.
2. All manuscripts should be sent to the Editor, both in a printed
and an electronic form. Electronic versions of articles are to be
sent to kolegium.redakcyjne@kwiecinski.pl or supplied on
CD-ROM disks. Printed copies (together with tables, diagrams
and figures) should be addressed to:
Scientific Review in Pharmacy
41-200 Sosnowiec
ul. Jedności 8
Tel: +48 32 364 11 50, +48 514 342 345
Fax: +48 32 364 11 58
Disk label should contain the first name(s) and surname(s)
of the Author(s), and the title of the paper. Text and graphics
should be included in separate files. Do not paste pictures and
graphics to text files. The Editor advises to use Star Office,
Word, or Word Perfect. The acceptable graphics format is *.
TIFF, color: CMYK resolution: 300 dpi.
3. All submitted manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editorin-Chief.
The Authors are encouraged to suggest their reviewers,
however the final selection of a reviewer is up to the Editorial
Board. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to correct or
abbreviate the text (after the Author’s approval).
Authors are requested to resubmit the revised manuscript
within four weeks. Papers that are not resubmitted within
four weeks will be treated as a new submission.
The manuscript that has been rejected by the Scientific
Review in Pharmacy should not be resubmitted.
4. A cover letter should be included with the manuscript, containing
a declaration that the manuscript has not been previously
published in print or electronic format and is not under consideration
by another journal or electronic medium, signed by all
the Authors. It should also include written approval from the
head of the institution in which the study was conducted.
5. All human and animal research will have obtained ethical consent
from the local Bioethical or Ethical Committee.
6. The material sent in and the review will remain among the
documentation of the Board of Editors.
7. Editor purchases, on the basis of exclusiveness, the whole
of the copyrights for the published papers (including the right
to publishing in print, on electronic media, such as CD-ROM
disks, and on the Internet). Reprinting the paper summaries is
allowed without any written permission of the Editor.
8. Instructions for authors:
8.1. Manuscript Page Setup
• Paper: white, A4 format.
• Margins: 2.5 cm (top, left, right, bottom)
• Font: Times New Roman, no smaller than 12 points.
• Text: Double-spaced, one side of the page only.
• Numbering: Insert page numbers at bottom right of each
page.
• Paragraphs: Indent first line 12.7 mm. Do not use an extra
line space between paragraphs.
• Subheads: All subheads should be flush with the left margin,
with one line above. Indent first line after a subhead. Use an
extra line space between the subhead and the text.
• Title or Heading of the article: boldface, on separate
line.
• Second-level subhead: boldface, on separate line.
• Third-level subhead: italic, on separate line.
8.2. Organization of Manuscript
• Title page should include: submission date and Author(s)
full names, i.e. first name(s) and surname(s), Authors’
full current affiliations (for papers with multiply authors,
please enumerate the authors and their affiliations in the
following way: Author 1 , Author 2 , etc; 1 Affiliation, 2 Affiliation,
etc.). Affiliations should contain the full name of the institution.
One corresponding author must be designated for
papers with coauthors. At the bottom of the page the full
name, academic degrees/titles, and address of the corresponding
author should be given, including the telephone
number, fax number and/or e-mail address. If research
has been funded, please indicate the source of funding
(including grant index/symbol, grant agencies, corporations,
or sponsors).
• The second page should include an abstract (150-250
words). The abstract must be self-contained, and must not
require reference to the paper to be understood. The abstract
should present objectives and scope of the study or
reasons for writing the paper. The methods and techniques
or approaches should be described only to the extent necessary
for comprehension. The findings and conclusions
should be concise and informative. The abstract should
be followed by the key words consistent with the Medical
Subject Headings Index Medicus, and should not contain
unfamiliar terms that are not defined, undefined acronyms
and reference citations. Neither displayed equations or
lists should appear in the abstract.
• Body text should be organized as follows:
original paper - introduction, material and methods descriptions,
research results, discussion;
review papers – free structure;
case studies – introduction (motivation for the study), case
descriptions, discussion of the characteristic symptoms,
treatment results etc.
• Figures (diagrams, drawings, color or black-and-white
photographs) should be put into a separate envelope. On
each figure there should be its number (Arabic numerals),
the name(s) of the author(s) paper title, and “top” marking.
Figure captions should be placed on separate pages and
numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. Previously
published visual materials should be supplied together
with the written consent of the Publisher for reprint.
• Tables, each on a separate page, should be numbered
using Roman numerals and preceded by their captions.
Table captions should be placed on separate pages, numbered
using Roman numerals.
• The papers should not exceed the following limitations:
original and review work – 10 pages and others – 5 pages.
8.3. References to the works cited should be presented at the
end of the paper and arranged according to the sequence
of citations in the body text. The acronyms for journal titles
should be used according to Index Medicus. Each entry,
starting with a new line, should be given a number and
must be presented as follows:
• journal citation:
Varga J, Abraham D. Systemic sclerosis: a prototypic
multisystem fibrotic disorder. J Clin Invest 2007; 117:
557-67.
If there are more than three authors, the name of the first
one should be given, followed by an ,,et al” annotation.
Komosińska-Vassev K et al. Graves’ disease-associated
changes in the serum lysosomal glycosidases activity and
glycosoaminoglycan content. Clin Chim Acta 2003; 331:
97-102.
• the specific chapter:
Rodwell VW. Białka: struktura i właściwości. Biochemia
Harpera. Murray RK et al. Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL.
Warszawa 1994, 59-69.
• monograph:
Bańkowski E. Biochemia. Urban & Partner. Wroclaw
2004.
References to the works cited within the text should be numbered
using Arabic numerals and placed between brackets,
e.g. [1]. The references should not exceed the following limitations:
original work – 20, review – 30 and others – 10 bibliography
entries.
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