INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Editorial Policies
Articles may be submitted for publication that describe
Original Research; editorials; Short Communications; Case Reports, Comments,
Opinions and Reviews; Letters to the editor; and Special Reports. Manuscripts,
or their content, must be previously unpublished and should not be under
simultaneous consideration by another journal.
Formatting and Style Considerations
Authors, while preparing all sections of their manuscripts,
should conform to the specifications outlined in the latest published Uniform
Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals by the
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).
For guidance on grammar, punctuation, and scientific writing consult, the CBE
Style Manual: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers in the Biological
Sciences, 5th edition, Bethesda, Md., Council of Biology Editors, 1983.
Manuscript preparation
The manuscripts must have a maximum length of 12
typewritten pages (double spaced) including references and must be acceptable
with only minor revisions. Submit one original and three print copies of the
manuscript, tables and illustrations. All manuscripts must be printed
double-spaced on good-quality, non-erasable A4 size paper with margins of at
least 1 inch (2.5 cm) at top, bottom, right and left margins and unjustified.
Prepare each page of text so that new paragraphs are indented by five spaces and
no sentence should begin or end with an abbreviation or Arabic numeral. Delete
all paragraph headings other than the customary ones for original contributions:
Introduction, Materials (or Subjects) and Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Define abbreviations at first appearance, and do not use at all in the title or
summary. Use generic names of drugs. Number references by their first appearance
in the text, and cite them by a superscripted number. In general, avoid the use
of the passive voice in the Summary, Introduction, and Discussion, limit its use
in the Methods and Results. Be as concise as possible: do not say in ten
words what could be said in four.
Title page
The title must be brief (not to exceed 80 characters) and
contain no abbreviations. Include correct first name, middle initial and family
name of each author, address, academic affiliation. and highest degree(s) for
each author, acknowledgment of all sources of support from both profit and
nonprofit organizations; a short title (40 characters or less) to be used as a
running head and 3-5 Key words. The full address, telephone number, fax number
and E-mail address of the corresponding author to whom galley proofs, reprint
requests; and later correspondences should be sent if it differs from the first
author.
Abstracts
Articles must include an abstract of no more than 250 words
containing no abbreviations and structured in four paragraphs according to the
following headings: Background; Objectives; Methods; Results; and Conclusions.
Each paragraph should briefly describe respectively the problem or question that
the study addresses; how the study was carried out; important results (Including
P-values or confidence interval for statistical significance); and what the
authors conclude from the results.
Introduction
Briefly state what was studied and why, including its
relationship to previous work in the field. Include only major references and
pertinent recent reviews.
Methods
Describe all methods concisely, but in sufficient detail
that other investigators can replicate the study. For apparatus used in
research, give the name, city, and state or country of the manufacturer(s).
Results
Describe positive and relevant negative findings in the
text, supported by tables and figures only when these can summarize or entrance
the data. Do not repeat information he the text that is presented in the table
or figure, summarize briefly, what the graphic shows.
Discussion
Use this section to Interpret to describe implications, and
to discuss both the importance and limitations of the findings Authors should
show a clear relationship between their results and the original hypothesis and
relate this to previous studies.
References
Cite references in numerical order in the text. Use Index
Medicus abbreviations for journal names.
Personal communications should be mentioned in the body of
the text.
References will follow the Vancouver style described in the
“Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journal” with the
exception that pagination should be complete. The following are sample
styles:
Journal article:
1.Kurtzke JF; Hyllested K: Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe
Islands. Clinical update, transmission, and the nature of MS. Neurology
1986, 36: 307-328.
Published abstract:
2.Olney RK, Aminoff MJ: Diagnostic sensitivity of different
electrophysiologic techniques in Guillan Barre Syndrome (abstract). Neurology
1989; 39(suppl 1): 354.
Unpublished material:
3.Mark MH, Dickson DW, Schwarz KO: Familial diffuse Lewy
body disease. Presented at the 10th International Symposium on Parkinson’s
Disease; October 19, 1991, Tokyo.
Letter:
4.McCrank E: PSP risk factors (letter). Neurology
1990; 40; 1637.
Book:
5.Caplan LR, Stein RW: Stroke. A clinical approach. Boston:
Butterworths, 1986.
Book chapter:
6.Munsat TL: Spinal muscular atrophies. In: Rowland LP, ed.
Merritt's Textbook of Neurology. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1989:
678-682.
Illustrations
Enclose figures in separate envelopes, use no clips. Please
write the figure number lightly in pencil on the back margin of each figure, and
indicate the top of the figure.
Legends should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet.
They should tee brief, yet provide sufficient description to interpret the
figure, number them to correspond with the numbers in the text. Authors may use
abbreviations in figure legends only if they appear in the figure.
Submit all illustrations as 5 ´ 7 inch (11 ´ l7 cm) glossy
prints uncounted end untrained except for graphs, which may be printed using a
high-quality laser printer. If laser prints are submitted, please provide
originals, not photocopies. A digital copy of all illustrations and graphs
should be sent on a CD-ROM.
Tables
Authors should type all tables double-spaced, on separate
pages and numbered with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in
the text. The title should be concise, yet describe the content of the table so
that the reader may understand it without referring to the text. Omit vertical
rules and use extra space to delineate sections of a table. Authors may use
abbreviations here that are not permitted in the text, but each must be
explained in footnotes.
Arabic Summary
At the end an Arabic translation of the title and the
abstract should be included.
Ethical consent
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a
statement that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics
committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical
standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be
stated that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in
the study. Reports of animal experiments must state that the “Principle of
laboratory animal care” (NIH publication No.86-23, revised 1985) were followed,
as well as specific national laws.
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Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest for a given manuscript exists when a
participant in the peer review and publication process - author, reviewer, and
editor - has ties to activities that could inappropriately influence his and her
judgment, whether or not judgment is in fact affected. Public trust in the peer
review process and the credibility of published articles depends in part on how
well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial
decision making. Participants in peer review and publication should disclose
their conflicting interests, and the information should be made available so
that others can judge their effects for themselves.
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Copyright transfer agreement
The author(s) must sign an agreement of transfer of all
copyrights to the Egyptian society of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery;
which is effective when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright
transfer covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article,
including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform,
electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature.
Whenever a manuscript contains material (text, tables dosages, figures etc.)
which is protected by copyright, it is the obligation of the author to secure
written permission from the holder of the copyright.
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form
Review
The Editor acknowledges receipt of all submissions and
assigns at least three experienced peer reviewers to assist in evaluating each
manuscript. Anonymity of the reviewers is maintained with respect to the authors
and among the reviewers until the editor has made a final decision regarding,
publication. Most articles require revision and often a second review.
CD-ROM
A copy of the manuscript on a CD-ROM using a recent word
processor is required.
Online submission
A copy of the manuscript could be initially sent to the
editor email: editor@ejnpn.org to acquire
initial approval for reviewing. Please note that the manuscript will not be
reviewed except after the receipt of the required copies of the manuscript
printed on paper and on a CD-ROM.