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Preparation of manuscripts
Research Reports | Reviews | Short Communications | Hypotheses | Book Reviews | Letters to the Editor | Commentaries
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Research Reports
Organization and style of presentation
1. Manuscripts must be written in
English. Authors whose native language is not English are
recommended to seek the advice of a native English speaker, if
possible, before submitting their manuscripts.
Nomenclature for amyloids should follow the 1999 guidelines of
the International Nomenclature Committee on Amyloidosis (Amyloid:
Int J Exp Clin Invest 6, 63-66, 1999), e.g., amyloid β
(Aβ) and amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP).
2. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the
paper only, with wide margins and double spacing throughout,
including the abstract and references. Every page of the
manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc.,
should be numbered in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Manuscripts should be organized in the following
order with headings and subheadings numbered and typed on a
separate line, without indentation.
Title page
- Title (should be clear, descriptive and
concise)
- Full name(s) of author(s)
- Full affiliation(s)
- Present address of author(s), if
different from affiliation
- Complete correspondence address,
including telephone number, fax number and e-mail address
Abstract
- The abstract should be clear,
descriptive, self-explanatory and no longer than 200
words.
Key Words (5-10)
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements including sources of
support
References
Tables
- Number according to their sequence in
the text. The text should include references to all
tables.
- Provide each table on a separate page
of the manuscript. Tables should never be included in
the text.
- Include a brief and self-explanatory
title with any explanations essential to the
understanding of the table given in footnotes at the
bottom of the table.
- Vertical lines should not be used to
separate columns. Leave some extra space between the
columns instead.
Figure Legends
Figures
- Number the figures according to their
sequence in the text. The text should include references
to all figures.
- Figures should
preferably be formatted in TIF or EPS format. JPG is also acceptable in some cases.
- Figures should be designed with the
format of JAD in mind and preferable sized as they will
appear when printed. A single column of the
journal is 77mm and two columns are 165mm.
- On figures where a scale is needed, use
bar scales to avoid problems if the figure needs to be
reduced.
- Each illustration should have a brief
self-explanatory legend that should be typed separately
from the figure in the section of the manuscript
following the tables.
- Costs for color figures in the print version of the journal are as follows: 1 figure - 650 euro; 2 figures - 900 euro; 3 figures - 1050 euro; 4 figures - 1200 euro; 5 figures - 1350 euro. Cost for each additional color figure will be 150 euro. Color figures are free in the electronic version of the journal. You may opt to send in both black/white figures for print, and color figures for the online PDF (please adjust the figure legend appropriately). Figures will always appear in grey-scale in proofs.
References (click here to download Endnote 8.0 style or here for Endnote X style)
1. For citations in the text numbers between
square brackets should be used. All publications cited in the text should
be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript.
2. All authors should be listed.
3. References should be listed alphabetically in the following
style:
[1] Alzheimer Research Forum, Drugs in Clinical Trials: AAB-001, http://www.alzforum.org/drg/drc/detail.asp?id=101, Last updated May 29, 2007, Accessed on January 29, 2008.
[2] S. Cote, A. Ribeiro da Silva and A.C. Cuello, Current
protocols for light microscopy immunocytochemistry, in: Immunohistochemistry
II, A.C. Cuello, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1993,
pp. 147-168.
[3] H. Hara, A. Monsonego, K. Yuasa, K. Adachi, X.
Xiao, S. Takeda, K. Takahashi, H.L. Weiner and T. Tabira, Development
of a safe oral Abeta vaccine using recombinant adeno-associated virus
vector for Alzheimer's disease, J Alzheimers Dis 6 (2004), 483-488.
[4] G. Paxinos and C. Watson, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates,
Academic Press, Sydney, 1986.
[5] X. Zhu, G. Perry and M.A. Smith, Two hits and you're out? A novel mechanistic hypothesis of Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer Research Forum, http://www.alzforum.org/res/adh/cur/zhu/default.asp, Posted 23 October 2004, Accessed January 29, 2008.
Reviews
Reviews should be authoritative and topical and provide comprehensive and balanced coverage of a timely and/or controversial issue. Reviews should be prepared as detailed above for a Research Report, omitting Introduction through Discussion, and include a conclusion.
Short Communications
A short communication is an article of original scholarship of unusual interest of less than 1500 words. An abstract of 100 words or less should be included with no subdivison of text into sections. References should be formatted as above.
Hypotheses
A hypothesis article should be a balanced and insightful consideration of a topic with novel hypotheses well presented and supported. The article should be prepared as a Research Report but without Methods or Results sections.
Book Reviews
Book reviews should be 750 words or less and without sections. While most reviews are commissioned, suggestions can be proposed to the Editors-in-Chief.
Letters to the Editor
Authors can submit comments of 1000 words or less concerning prior articles published in JAD to the Editors-in-Chief. Customarily, letters will be supplied to the authors of the original article for possible rebuttal prior to publication.
Commentaries
Commentaries are usually commissioned and of at least 1000 words with an abstract and no other subdivisions.
Video Articles
As an author publishing in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, we would like to let you know about a new exiting opportunity to produce a video-article on experimental approaches employed in your studies. We develop this project in collaboration with Journal of Visualised Experiments (JoVE), to increase reproducibility and transparency of published research. JoVE arranges for experiments to be filmed by JoVE video-professionals in your laboratory. Once edited and approved by you, video-articles will be published on JoVE and linked to your article in JAD.
The service is available for a flat production fee of US $1,000 per video. Please contact JAD (editorial@j-alz.com) if you are interested to publish a video-article on your studies.
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