Instructions for Authors

Submission

Please go to our website at "www.rhinologyjournal.com/submission/" to submit your article. If this is your first manuscript, a new user account should be made where you will make a username and password. In the submission module you can enter your new manuscript by filling out the required fields and upload your manuscript. Please prepare a complete manuscript in Word and save it in .doc or .rtf format. In another file please combine all the figures and tables in one file. Further instructions are available on the submission page itself.

The manuscript

Manuscripts should be complete in all respects, i.e. originals and two copies of all items including figures and tables and an electronic version on a CD-rom. The manuscript should be typed in double spacing on one side only of A4 paper (21x27.9 cm) with ample (2.5 cm) top and left-hand margins. Figures and tables should be referred to in consecutive order as "Figure 1", etc. and "Table 1", etc.
Original papers should be divided into sections: Summary, Key Words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Legends for illustrations, and Legends for tables. After the last reference, the title and name, and full postal address of the corresponding author should be typed. Begin each section and figure and table legends on separate sheets, and type the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page.>
The front page of the manuscript should contain: (1) title of the manuscript (not exceeding 100 characters including spaces); (2) name of author(s); (3) name of department(s), institution(s) and/or laboratories; (4) full postal address of the author to whom reprints are to be requested (please include telephone and/or telefax numbers and e-mail address); (5) running title not exceeding 30 characters including space; (6) five key words for indexing purposes.

Summary

Every paper should include a factual summary of its contents. It should be intelligible in itself without reference to the paper, and not exceed 200 words. It must include statement of problem, method(s) of study, main results, and principal conclusions. Footnotes and references are not used in the summary.

Key Words

Use comma's to separate the different keywords. Use meshwords as indicated in Pubmed

References

Citations in the text should be referred to using the Vancouver system in which a number is assigned to each reference as it is used. This should appear in superscript inside the text punctuation. Even if the author(s) is named, a number must still be used.

  • The full reference must be listed in numerical order at the end of the paper in the bibliography.
  • The original number assigned to the reference is used each time the reference is cited in the text, regardless of its position in the text.
The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus (Medline). A list of abbreviated names of frequently cited journals is printed annually in the January issue of Index Medicus. They can also be found listed at the US National Library of Medicine Website at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lsiou.html.
Use the style of the examples below, which are based on the formats used by the National Library of Medicine. References should accord to the following examples:
Extract from Adams JC, Hamblen DL. Outline of fractures. 10th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1992. In younger patients operative repair is advised. It entails exposure of the tendon from above by splitting the acromion in the coronal plane, and reattachment of the tendon by sutures through drill holes in the tuberosity of the humerus (1,2). Thereafter a long course of supervised exercises may be required before a full range of active movement is restored. As would be expected, the results of operation tend to be poorer in cases of large musculo-teninous defects than when the rent is small(2).
  • Debeyre J, Patte D, Elmelik E. Repair of ruptures of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1965; 47B: 36-42.
  • Kessel L, Bayley I. Clinical disorders of the shoulder. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1986.

JOURNALS

An article in a journal: (List all authors when six or less; when seven or more, list only first three and add et al).
You CH, Lee KY, Chey WY, Menguy R. Electrogastrographic study of patients with unexplained nausea, bloating and vomiting. Gastroenterology 1980; 79: 311-314.

A corporate author:

The Royal Marsden Hospital Bone-Marrow Transplantation Team. Failure of syngeneic bone-marrow graft without preconditioning in post-hepatitis marrow aplasia. Lancet 1977; 2: 242-244.

No author given:

Anonymous. Coffee drinking and cancer of the pancreas (Editorial). Br Med J 1981; 283: 628

BOOKS AND OTHER MONOGRAPHS

Personal author(s): Eisen HN. Immunology: an introduction to molecular and cellular principles of the immune response. 5th ed. New York: Harper and Row, 1974 Editor, compiler, chairman as author: Dausset J, Colombani J, eds. Histocompatibility testing 1972. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1973: 12-18. A chapter in a book: Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathogenic properties of invading micro-organisms. In: Sodeman WA Jr, Sodeman WA, eds. Pathologic physiology: mechanisms of disease. Philadelphia: W B Saunders, 1974; 457-472

Illustrations

Figures should be original line drawings in India ink or very sharp, well-contrasting prints on glossy paper, suitable for immediate reproduction. High-quality laser prints are acceptable. Half-tone figures (radiographs, photomicrographs, CT-scans, etc.) should be black-and-white, very sharp, well-contrasting and on glossy paper. Any lettering in the figures should be large enough to stand photographic reduction. Photocopies of half-tones are not acceptable. Figure number, name of first author, and arrow indicating "Top" should be typed on a self-adhesive label and affixed to the back of each illustration. Contributors should prepare their figures for either one column (85 mm) or the entire page width (180 mm). The editors will determine the degree of any reduction or enlargement required and, in general, line drawings will be reduced to one column width if possible. Authors may, however, specifically request a larger reproduction. Particular requests should be typed on the relevant figure legend page. Photomicrographs will usually not be reduced unless the reduction involved is small or the height necessitates reduction. Colour printing is available subject to authors meeting the costs involved. A separate quotation is obtained for each colour plate after a paper has been accepted.

Tables

Tables should be typed, with double spacing, each on a separate sheet, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals "Table 1", etc. and should contain only horizontal lines.

Case reports

Case studies of unusual merit that support new information are accepted. Manuscripts must be brief with no more than 4 illustrations.

Galley Proofs

Galley proofs will be sent, preferably by e-mail, to the first-named author of the paper, unless an alternative is requested on the title page of the manuscript. They should be checked carefully and returned by fax, e-mail or airmail within 7 days to the Managing Editor. If the proofs are not received in time, the author is considered to rely on the Editor's correction only. Corrections must be clearly indicated. The author is responsible for mistakes that have been overlooked. Changes or additions to the edited manuscripts, other than correcting printer's errors, are not allowed at this stage.

Reprints

Reprints may be ordered by filling in and returning to the Managing Editor the order form sent to the corresponding author with the galley proofs. Twenty-five reprints per contribution will be provided, free of charge.

Editorial policy

While papers are subject to peer review and editing, the journal does not hold itself responsible for all statements made by contributors. The Editors reserve the right to refuse any manuscript submitted and to make suggestions for modifications before publication. Manuscripts are submitted to referees for peer review. The authors will receive a confirmation of the arrival of their manuscripts. They will generally be notified of the editorial decision within two months. In case a manuscript is returned to the author for revision, it should be sent back to the Managing Editor together with two copies of the revised version within 6 months. Papers accepted by the Editorial Board are scheduled for publication in chronological order of submission. Every effort will be made to achieve rapid publication. This will be facilitated if authors provide good copy and follow these instructions.

Disclaimers

While papers are subject to peer review and editing, statements and opinions expressed in articles and communications hererin are those of the author(s) and not necessary those of the Editor(s), publisher or the European Rhinologic Society of the International Rhinologic Society. The Editor(s), publisher the European Rhinologic Society and the International Rhinologic Society disclaims any responsibility of liability for such material and do not guarantee, warrant, or endorse any product or service in this publication, nor do they guarantee any claim made by the manufacturer of such product or service.