Concepts in Magnetic Resonance
INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS
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Concepts in Magnetic Resonance |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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Editorial Office |
Production Department |
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Editor: |
Senior Managing Editor: |
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Daniel D. Traficante |
Lois Polese |
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Manuscript Administrator: |
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Brigitte Sutphen |
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Telephone: 201-748-5951 |
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Fax: 201-748-6052 |
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Telephone:
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E-mail: lpolese@wiley.com |
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AIM AND SCOPE
Concepts in Magnetic Resonance consolidates the lore of
magnetic resonance into effective and easily understandable presentations for practitioners. The journal provides a forum for researchers
to discuss fundamental aspects of magnetic resonance, both old and new, that
relate to their research, but are difficult to include in a research paper. Such articles
are clearly valuable to the larger magnetic resonance community in conveying an
understanding of basic principles and are expected to be useful for instruction
in research settings. Articles are
expected to maintain the highest standards of scientific and educational rigor
and substance. The target audience
consists of advanced undergraduate and graduate students, laboratory technical
personnel, scientists new to magnetic resonance, and to more experienced
scientists who wish to broaden their comprehension of magnetic resonance concepts
as the field grows and expands. Each
article must not only be scientifically sound but must also have a pedagogical
delivery.
TYPES OF ARTICLES
CMR
publishes three types of articles:
Pedagogical
and Review Articles. Articles must not only be scientifically
sound, but must also have an exceptionally clear pedagogical approach and
delivery.
Notes.
Short manuscripts consisting of 1 to 5 Pages may be considered a note
and will be peer-reviewed.
Letters to the Editors. Comments on published articles and
controversial issues will be considered for publication as Letters to the
Editor. Letters may be peer-reviewed.
EDITORIAL PROCESS AND POLICIES
All
manuscripts will be assessed initially by the Editor and then sent for external
review to experts in the field. When a
decision is reached, a decision letter will be sent to the authors, including
the comments of the referee(s). To aid
in the peer review, authors are invited to suggest potential reviewers of their
manuscript and are asked to include the potential reviewer’s contact
information in their cover letter. The
receipt of the manuscript will be acknowledged by e-mail and the assigned
manuscript number will be provided at that time. Authors submitting a manuscript to Concepts in Magnetic Resonance agree
that the work is original in presentation and content, has not been published
elsewhere (including being posted on any site on the internet), nor is
simultaneously under submission as a complete manuscript with another journal. Publication in any reasonably retrievable
source constitutes prior publication, but meeting abstracts or preprints do
not. If parts of the manuscripts have
been presented at a scientific meeting, this should be indicated on the title
page.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscripts must be submitted to the Editor
in a word file (doc or rtf), for text and tables, and a TIFF, or eps file for
figures.
Manuscripts must be written in English. Improper use of
the English language will weaken the presentation. All text is to be typed
double spaced. Every page of the
submitted manuscript is to be numbered.
A
pedagogical approach with scientific accuracy can cause manuscripts to become
lengthy. Manuscripts are not limited to
a specific number of pages. Pedagogy is
more critical than length. In some
instances, however, lengthy manuscripts may need to be broken into two or more
parts. Multiple-part manuscripts should
be submitted in their entirety. A
different abstract is required for each
part. An introduction and summary are
recommended for each part. The labeling
of new equations, figures, tables and references should begin with the Roman
numeral I in each part. In parts
subsequent to Part I, equations referenced from earlier parts should be prefaced
by the corresponding Roman numeral (i.e. equation 4 from Part I would be
referenced [I-4], equation 10 from Part II would be referenced [II-10].
Title
Page. The first
page of the manuscript should contain the manuscript title, all authors’ names
and contact information. The
corresponding author and contact information must be clearly indicated, and if
applicable, an alternate corresponding author with contact information should
be provided.
Abstract. Following the
title page, a 100-250 word abstract must be
provided. This should concisely describe
the substantive content. Because the
abstract may be used directly by an abstracting service, it must be
self-contained, having no references to formulas, equations, or bibliographic
citations that appear in the body of the manuscript.
Key Words. A listing of key
words must accompany all manuscripts.
Key words are terms that are essential to the understanding of the text,
and will become part of the Subject Index that appears annually in the October
issue.
Titles of Sections. The use
of headings (i.e. Introduction, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, etc.)
should appear in capital letters.
Subheadings also may be used and should appear in upper- and lower-case
letters.
Symbols, Abbreviations, and
Acronyms. The American Chemical Society’s
latest edition of the Handbook for Authors or the Style Manual of the American
Institute of Physics are to be followed for standard abbreviations, names and
symbols for units. If computer capability
is not available, Greek letters or mathematical symbols may be identified in
pencil in the margin. Acronyms and
abbreviations must be written out where they first appear in the text, followed
by the acronym or abbreviation in parentheses.
Thereafter, they may appear in their shortened forms.
Mathematical Expressions.
Italicize all variables and leave constants in roman typeface. Vectors are bold roman.
Equations.
All equations should be numbered consecutively. Complicated structural formulas must be
submitted as figures.
Preparation of Figures. To ensure the highest quality print
production, figures must be submitted in TIFF or EPS format according to the
following minimum resolutions:
▪ 1200
dpi (dots per inch) for black and white line art (simple bar graphs, charts,
etc.)
▪ 300
dpi for halftones (black and white photographs)
▪ 600
dpi for combination halftones (photographs that also contain line art such as
labeling or thin lines)
Vector-based
figures (usually created in Adobe Illustrator) should be submitted as EPS. Do not submit figures in the following
formats: JPEG, GIF, Word, Excel, PDF,
PowerPoint, or Lotus 1-2-3.
Graphs
must show an appropriate grid scale.
Each axis must be labeled with both the quantity measured and the unit
of measurement.
Color
figures must be submitted in a CMYK color space. Do not submit files as RGB. All color figures will be reproduced in full
color in the online edition of the journal at no cost to authors. Authors are requested to pay the cost of
reproducing color figures in print.
Authors may submit color illustrations that highlight the text and
convey essential scientific information.
For best reproduction, bright, clear colors should be used.
To ensure
that your digital graphics are suitable for print purposes, please go to
RapidInspector ™ at http://rapidinspector.cadmus.com/wi/index.jsp.
This free, stand-alone software application will help you to inspect and verify
illustrations right on your computer.
Tables. Tables are to be numbered consecutively, be
accurately grouped, and clearly labeled.
Footnotes to the table are placed directly below each table and are
indicated by superscript, lower-case, italic letters (a,b,c). No
table should be longer than one journal page.
Footnotes.
Authors are asked not to use footnotes within the text of the
manuscript. All relevant material should
be placed into the text of the manuscript.
Questions & Answers. To be consistent with our pedagogical
approach, authors are encouraged to submit "Questions & Answers"
that pertain to their manuscripts and that could serve as a Self Test. This
feature is optional and will not affect acceptance or rejection of manuscripts
submitted for publication. Additional magnetic resonance related
"Questions & Answers" are also welcome. For the answers to
multiple-choice questions, please circle the correct answer and explain why it
is correct and why the others are not.
References.
Wiley’s Journal styles are in EndNote.
This software product is recommended to journal authors to simplify and
streamline the research process. Using EndNote’s bibliographic management tools
enables you to search bibliographic databases, build and organize your
reference collection, and then instantly output your bibliography in any Wiley
journal style.
To
download the reference style for this journal or to purchase a copy of EndNote,
go to: www.interscience.wiley.com/jendnotes. For technical support or assistance using
EndNote, visit: www.endnote.com/support
or contact endnote@isiresearchsoft.com
Literature
references are to be cited in order of appearance in the text by in-line,
parenthesized, italic numerals.
References to “unpublished” or “to be published” works should not be
used. However, dissertations may be
cited, and manuscripts actually accepted may be referred to as “in press” if
the name of the journal is included.
Each reference should contain the authors’ initials, last names, article
title (in quotes), journal name (italicized), year (bold), volume (italicized),
and initial and final page numbers, in that order. The name of the journal should be abbreviated
in the style of the most recent Chemical
Abstracts Service Source index.
Examples:
Journal
references shall
include the specified information listed in the following order: Authors, article title and subtitle, journal
abbreviation, year, volume number in Arabic numerals, and inclusive pages.
1. Schweitzer D,
Spiess HW. 1974. Nitrogen-15 NMR of pyridine in high magnetic fields. J Magn
Reson 15:529–539.
Book
references are
listed as follows: Authors, title, edition (if other than the first), volume (if more than
one), city, publisher, year, page(s).
2. Abragam A. The
principles of nuclear magnetism.
Book
chapter references are listed as: Authors
of the chapter, title of the chapter, AIn:@ editors/authors of the book, title of the book, edition (if there are
more than one), volume (if there are more than one), city, publisher, year, and
inclusive pages of the chapter.
3. Luketich JD,
Ginsberg RJ. Diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. In: Johnson BE, Johnson DH.
Lung Cancer.
Theses are
referenced as follows:
4. Kanter H. Title,
Ph. D. Theses.
Patents are
referenced as follows:
5. Norman
LO.
Photos and Biographies. Authors are asked to submit a 50-100
word biographical sketch and a photo.
The photo should be TIFF at 300 dpi so that it can be formatted to the
size required. The sketch and photo will
be published.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Carefully
review the Instructions and Forms given at the site, and then allow the
system to guide you through the submission process. Online help is available to you at all times
during the process. The site allows you
to exit and re-enter at any stage before finally “submitting” your work. It also allows you to monitor the progress of
your manuscript throughout the review process by logging into the
No
manuscript can be published unless accompanied by a signed publication
agreement, which serves as a transfer of copyright from author to
publisher. A copy of the agreement,
executed and signed by the author, is required with each manuscript
submission. If the manuscript is a “work
made for hire”, the agreement must be signed by the employer. A publication agreement may be obtained from
the editor or the publisher. Only
original manuscripts will be accepted and copyright in published articles will
be vested in the publisher. It is the
author’s responsibility to obtain written permission to reproduce material that
has appeared in another publication.
Accepted manuscripts become the
permanent property of Concepts in Magnetic Resonance and cannot be
printed elsewhere without prior permission of the publisher.
Submissions
Prepare
manuscript and illustrations in appropriate format (refer to “Manuscript
Preparation” above). A cover letter must
accompany the manuscript clearly stating the corresponding author’s name,
address, e-mail, phone and fax numbers as well as any recommendations for
potential reviewers. For manuscripts
written by more than one author, an alternate corresponding author should be
designated in the event the primary author cannot be reached. The address, e-mail, phone and fax numbers
for this alternate should also be provided in the cover letter.
COMPLETION OF REVIEW PROCESS
Accepted Manuscripts. When a manuscript is accepted for publication,
the corresponding author is notified by e-mail, and the accepted manuscript is
sent to the publisher for typesetting, copy-editing, and printing. A galley proof of the typeset and copy-edited
version will be sent to the author via e-mail for approval. Any changes must be reported immediately to
John Wiley. Any questions concerning
the galleys may be directed to the editor=s office or the publisher.
Revised
Manuscripts. With the revised Manuscript, please provide a
detailed list of changes that have been made as well as a listing of those
suggestions you have not addressed and why.
In certain instances, a revised manuscript may need to be returned to
the original reviewers for reassessment, which may cause a slight delay in the
review process of the revised manuscript.
The Editor maintains the option of rejecting a manuscript in a second or
third round of revision if the specific concerns have not been met.
Rejected
Manuscripts. Manuscripts can be rejected based upon the
opinion of the Editor, or the comments of external reviewers. CD’s/diskettes of rejected manuscripts will
be returned upon request only. Concepts in Magnetic Resonance is unable to
assure the return of any hard copies of manuscripts as it cannot guarantee
their return from reviewers.
Revised in October 2006