Updated on 5 July 2011
[NEW INSTRUCTIONS]
- Each type of manuscript has a limitation of the number of references.
- Review Article: 60 max
- Original Article: 30 max
- Case Report: 20 max
- Editorial: 10 max
- Letter to the Editor: 10 max
- Submit your manuscript with the Transfer of Copyright Agreement to atcs@nv-med.com.
- Each manuscript may have up to 7 authors.
- Page Charges (applies to papers submitted after January 1, 2011)
- General submissions: ￥6,000 per page for the first 6 pages of an original article and first 4 pages of a case report; ￥20,000 per page thereafter.
- Invited articles: no page charge
- Color Reproduction
- General submissions: ￥100,000 for the first page and ￥50,000 for each additional page.
- Invited articles: ￥50,000 for each page.
- Priority Publication
- Authors may request rapid publication for ￥50,000.
Editorial Policy
The Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ATCS) comprise review articles, original articles, case reports, new methods, letters to the editor, editorial articles, and others. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.
Copyright
For the transfer of copyright to the publisher of ATCS, the Transfer of Copyright Agreement must be signed by the corresponding author and accompany each manuscript submission. (Download the form "Transfer of Copyright Agreement [PDF]")
Conflict of Interest
When the submission concerns a device, such as an artificial valve or an instrument for measurement, the author(s) must disclose that (1) they have no financial or other interest in the manufacture or distribution of the device or that (2) they do have a financial interest in the manufacturer of the device, or receive financial incentives from the manufacturer. For (2), the corresponding author describes the nature of the interest or financial incentive, of one or more of the authors. Details are described in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. <http://www.icmje.org/ethical_4conflicts.html> . Place the Disclosure Statement in the body of the article before the References.
Informed Consent
Reports describing data obtained from research conducted in human subjects must contain a statement in the Methods section indicating approval by the institutional review board and affirmation that informed consent was obtained from each patient.
Humane Animal Care
All papers reporting experiments using animals must include a statement in the Methods section giving assurance that all animals have received humane care in compliance with the “Principles of Laboratory Animal Care” formulated by the National Society for Medical Research and the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” prepared by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR), published by the National Academies Press (1996 version) <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44152/> .
Submission
Submit your manuscript with the Transfer of Copyright Agreement to atcs@nv-med.com.
Preparation of Manuscript
It is recommend that an Original Article does not exceed 6 printed pages, a Case Report, 4; New Methods, 3; and Letters to the Editor, 2 (approximately 800 words per page).
Begin each of the following sections: Title page, Abstract, Main text, Disclosure Statement, References and Figure Legends on a new page, and number the pages. Tables and figures are submitted as separate files.
The sections are developed as follows:
- 1) Title Page
The title page should contain the following:- Title of the article
- Name and affiliation of authors (Each manuscript may have up to 7 authors)
- Name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address of the corresponding author
- Manuscript Types: review article, original article, case report, new method, editorial, or others
- Running title (not more than 50 characters)
- 2) Abstract
An abstract should be approximately 150 to 200 words, and it is recommended to include the following subheadings: Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Acronyms are not to be used. Include several key words (up to 5) for indexing. - 3) Main text
The following parts are required:- Original Article: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion
- Case Report: Introduction, Case Report, Discussion and Conclusion
- 4) Disclosure Statement
Follow the instructions in “Conflict of Interest” described earlier in this document. - 5) References
References should be numbered serially in the text and listed, double-spaced, beginning on a separate sheet at the end of the paper in the same numerical order. The Reference format should conform to that set forth in “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals,” also known as the “Vancouver” style, which recommends sample references maintained by the National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html. Journal abbreviations should conform to the style used in the Cumulative Index Medicus. Each reference should include the following:
For journals—Surname of each author with initial(s), title of article, journal name, date, volume number, and inclusive pages (list all authors when five or less; when six or more, list only five and add et al.)
Example: Maroto E, Fouron JC, Douste-Blazy MY, Carceller AM, van Doesburg N, et al. Influence of age on wall thickness, cavity dimensions and myocardial contractility of the left ventricle in simple transposition of the great arteries. Circulation 1983; 67: 1311–7.
For books—Surname of each author with initial(s), chapter title, editor’s name, book title, city of publication, publisher, date, and pages Example: Bugiasky L, Zak R. Biological mechanisms of hypertrophy. In: Fozzard HA, Haber E, Jennings RB, Katz AM, Morgan HE eds.; The Heart and Cardiovascular System. New York: Raven Press, 1986; pp 1491–506.- Each type of manuscript has a limitation of the number of references.
- Review Article: 60 max
- Original Article: 30 max
- Case Report: 20 max
- Editorial: 10 max
- Letter to the Editor: 10 max
- Each type of manuscript has a limitation of the number of references.
- 6) Figure legends
Figure legends begin on a new page after the References. Use Arabic numerals to number legends as they appear in the text. Each figure should be briefly and clearly described. Remarks like “For explanation, see text” should be avoided. - 7) Tables and Figures
Tables: Submit as a separate Excel or MS Word File containing text data without graphic elements. Use Arabic numerals to number tables as they appear in the text and include a Title, placed above the table.
Figures: Submit figures, photography, graphs or diagrams in MS Word, PowerPoint, JPEG or EPS, numbered consecutively.
For previously published materials, or other copyrighted materials, please obtain permission, and acknowledge the source of the work in the reference list, table footnote and figure legend. Once you have received permission from the copyright holder, please forward it to atcs@nv-med.com.
Limitation of the number of table and figures:- Review Article: not limited
- Original Article: up to 5
- Case Report, New Methods, Editorial: up to 3
- Letter to the Editor: 1
- 1) Page Charges
Extra Page Charge (applies to papers submitted by the end of 2010).
Pages will not be charged to authors for the following number of pages or less:- Review Article, 10
- Original Article, 6
- Case Report, 4
- Letter to the Editor, 2
Invited articles: No page charge.
<New Page Charge (applies to papers submitted after January 1, 2011).>
General submission: ￥6,000 per page for the following number of pages or less:- Review Article, 10
- Original Article, 6
- Case Report, 4
- Letter to the Editor, 2
Invited Articles: No page charge. - 2) Color Reproduction
Authors are required to pay for color printing by page.- General Submission: ￥100,000 for the first page and ￥50,000 for each additional page.
- Invited Articles: ￥50,000 for each page.
- 3) Offprints
A total of 50 offprints of each paper are provided free of charge to the authors. Additional copies may be ordered at cost, priced per fifty. - 4) Priority Publication
Authors may request rapid publication for ￥50,000.
Publication and Charge
Publication
Authors are asked to check proof galley after acceptance. Checking of proofs is the author's responsibility. Please proof carefully and return the corrected pages by email or fax.
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is published once every two months.
Online publication can be found at http://www.atcs.jp/
Charge
Submission and peer-review is free of charge. Once the manuscript is accepted, authors cover the cost of page charges, color printing and offprints as described below.
Prices are subject to change without notice.