THE JOURNAL OF
FACIAL AND SOMATO
PROSTHETICS

Submission Guidelines

The following guidelines and suggestions are designed to make your job as a contributor easier,  assist your journal's editor by allowing him to review manuscripts in one format where omissions and missing information will be discovered early in the publishing process, allow our editorial staff  to make your article look and read better, and improve the timeliness and work flow on your journal.  Remember, you are not back in school, this is not for a grade, we are here to help.  ABI's  professional editorial staff  can make  everyone look and read better if they have time, and, the fewer format errors and minutia problems they have to address, the more time they will have to do a better job for you.

By following these guidelines and suggestions from the beginning you will save time --  your time.  You will also be better able to devote your energy  to the content of the article. The below suggestions for getting started may seem very basic, but by following them you will find that the work will go much smoother.

TECHNIQUES AND SUGGESTIONS

1.   Decide on a topic and title for your        
      article.

2.   Contact the appropriate editor /associate editor to ensure suitability, avoid duplication of other ongoing efforts, and agree to a schedule.

3.   Identify and contact potential co-authors (if any) and agree on a schedule.

4.   Review the below submission guidelines (also at the back of the Journal) for formats to use in all your work on the article  from the beginning. Review previous issues to get a visual feel for the appropriate format and format minutia.

5.   Construct an outline of the article stating purpose and scope. Use the first and second order headings from your article as the Roman numeral and capital letter portions of the outline. Flesh out headings to whatever level you find helpful. Do not retain the letters and numbers from your outline in your final article

6.   Identify illustrations, tabular data, and photographs you will need and decide on source and schedule.

7.   Mark your outline with preliminary location of illustrations and tabular data, number these in accordance with the following submission guidelines.

8.   Working on your PC or MAC, and following your outline, begin your article.

9.   Upon completion, review your article to ensure all necessary elements have  been included, in the format requested.

10. Review your article for content.

11. Review the text  for errors and omissions. Please pay particular attention to the use of upper and lower case letters in the headings and verify that author information is as per the guidelines format.

12. Review your artwork and tables to ensure they are the quality you want. Make sure that the list of captions at the end of the article is correct and numbered the same as the pieces and callouts in the article.

13. Review your references/endnotes to ensure that all necessary data has been included in the format requested.

14. Run a final computer spell check on the completed manuscript.

15. Copy your completed and reviewed manuscript onto a floppy disk, print two double spaced drafts from that disk, label and pack the artwork with the disk, and send the complete package of disk, draft, and artwork to the appropriate editor/associate editor.

Authors are asked to adhere strictly to the following publication guidelines. They are provided to allow the most expeditious processing of manuscripts and to ensure that the Journal will be delivered to subscribers in a timely and professional manner.

 

CONSIDERATION FOR PUBLICATION

 

Articles will be considered for publication if they meet the following criteria:

 

      Provide new and timely information for the professional in the fields of facial prosthetics, prosthetic materials, artificial limb prosthetics, ocular prosthetics, surgical preparation for prosthetics, prosthetic education, and/or  computer applications in prosthetics.

      Are original and have not been published previously. Note: previously published articles may be considered if they contain valuable information, are not readily available to Journal subscribers, and do not have  copyright restrictions.

 

For consideration, all articles should be submitted in duplicate, double spaced with adequate margins, and with all pages numbered. The submission should be prepared on a PC or MAC platform, using a standard word processing program. Articles submitted should include a floppy disk containing the complete manuscript. The disk should be labeled with the article name and the operating system and word processing software used as well as all revision levels. The editors reserve the right to edit all submissions to fit the space available and ensure conciseness, clarity, and stylistic consistency. Submissions should not (in general) exceed 12 double-spaced pages (excluding references, illustrations, tables, legends, and footnotes). The text must conform to standard English usage, and the format should conform to these guidelines. Also, as this journal is multidisciplinary, authors must take into account that the vocabulary selected  should be comprehensible to those readers in related disciplines.

 

TYPES OF ARTICLES

 

Articles for consideration may be of a variety of types, including:

 

      Scientific (research reports, new developments, materials)

      Clinical (description of technical procedures)

      Professional (timely topics of interest to the profession)

      Literature reviews (historical developments of facial and somato  prosthetics or related areas)

 

TITLE PAGE

 

The title page must include only the article title, the full name and title of each author (for publication purposes, authors should be limited to five; additional contributing authors will be listed after the references), a short title of the article to be used for running heads, key words, and "correspondence to" information. Please follow use of upper/lower case  letters, degree punctuation,  and italics as shown. A sample is provided below:

 

Sample Title for Articles for the Journal of Facial and Somato  Prosthetics

 

Joan Jones

M.D., Ph.D.

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

 

Paul Smith

M.A., M.A.M.S.

Prosthetic Studio

New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Short Title: Sample Title for Articles

 

KEY WORDS:

publishing, writing, ABI Professional Publications, formats

 

ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:

Professor Christopher Anderson

Department of Prosthetics

University of California

457 Grant Hall

Berkley, California 70126

Tel: (504) 555-1212

Fax: (504) 5551313

E-Mail: chrisanderson@ucal.org

Note: Phone or fax numbers will not be included with the published article, but are essential for the editorial staff.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Abstracts are required for all articles. An abstract  should clearly state the clinical or scientific significance of the article and  include the important points discussed in the article. It should be limited to approximately 100 words, and be the second page of the double spaced submission. A short sample is provided below:

 

ABSTRACT: This article is designed to improve the flow of articles through the publication process.  This abstract  should not exceed 100 words.

 

HEADS AND SUBHEADS

 

Use of heads (first order headings) and subheads (second order headings) should be minimized. A second order heading  should never follow a first order heading  without intervening text. No more than two levels of heads and subheads should be used. First order heads should be flush left with all capital letters. Second order heads should be flush left typed in italics with only the initial letter in each significant word capitalized.  Samples are provided below:

 

FIRST ORDER  HEAD SAMPLE

 

Subhead or Second Order Heading Sample

 

LISTS

 

When lists are used they should identified by an indent and bullets. Letters and roman numerals should never be used. Numbers should only be used if the list is a ranking of the content or steps in a process. Samples are provided below:

 

A normal list will look like this:

·        Books

·        Magazines

·        Journals

 

A list ranking content or as steps in a process  will look like this:

1.      Open the book

2.      Turn  the page

3.      Read the text

4.      Close the book

 

 

REFERENCES

 

All articles require references to establish professional merit. They should be identified in the text by sequential Arabic superscript numerals in the order of appearance in the text.  The references should be typed in double-space format at the end of the text under the heading References. The format and information required for  the reference will vary depending of the reference source.

 

Journal Articles

 

References for journal articles are to be made in the following format:

 

Hughes WL. Reconstruction of the eyelid. AM j Ophthalmol 1945; 28:1203-11.

 

Chapters in a Book

 

References for a chapter in a book  are to be made in the following format:

 

Baylis H, Shore N, Correction of problems of the anophthalmic socket. In: McCord CD Jr., ed. Oculoplastic Surgery, New York: Raven Press, 1961: 477-521.

 

Books

 

References to a book  are to be made in the following format:

 

Callahan A. Reconstructive Surgery of the Eyelids and Ocular Adnexa, Birmingham, Al: Aesculapius Publishing Company, 1966: 19-23.

Note: List all authors when 6 or fewer; for seven or more list first three and add et al.

 

TABLES

 

Tables should be single-spaced. They should be numbered according to their order of mention in the text and referenced inside parenthesis in the appropriate location in the manuscript. Each table should be submitted on a separate page at the end of the article. Omit horizontal and vertical lines. A concise heading should be supplied as the title. Tables should be self-explanatory and not duplicate the text. Any footnotes to the table should accompany the table.  Any non-standard abbreviations should be explained in the footnotes.

 

ILLUSTRATIONS

 

Illustrations should be submitted with the manuscript. They should have a label attached (after the label has been filled out) to the back providing the number of the order of their mention in the text (This number should be referenced inside parenthesis in the appropriate location in the manuscript). There should be an arrow pointing to the top with  the lead author's name  on each label. Remember, illustrations can be no better than the originals, and conversions from other formats (color or slide) should be carefully inspected by the author to ensure proper reproduction and contrast. Illustrations will not be returned unless specifically requested by the author. If an illustration is taken from previously published material, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder by the author, and the legend must credit the original source.

 

Captions

 

Captions should be typed single-spaced on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the article.  Each entry  should start with the number on the illustration.

 

Screens and Digital Files

 

Do not include screened tones on your drawings, as we are unable to rescan and change the size to fit our design without causing patterns to appear in the tones. We prefer not to work with digital files for illustrations or photos. These can present technical problems depending on the author's software. On occasion, we have been unable to open the files and on other occasions, we have been unable to change the size of the artwork as required.

 

Photographs (Halftones)

 

Photographs should be provided as two glossy black and white sets, unmounted. Writing directly on the back of the photo may seep through or cause impressions that are visible on the front. Slides and color prints should be converted to black and white prints prior to submission.

 

PERMISSIONS

 

It is the author's responsibility to obtain written permission, and retain on file that permission, for use of all material protected by copyright. This includes, but is not limited to:  text, illustrations, tables,  and photographs. The author is also responsible for obtaining and maintaining on file, releases for photographic subjects in photographs used. 

 

AUTHOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

 

Authors may not directly or indirectly advertise products in their articles in which they have a financial connection, unless the relationship is clearly stated in the article and approved by the Publisher and Editor. Product trade names used must be accurate and  followed by ™ or ® as appropriate. Manufacturer information should follow in parenthesis.

SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

To submit an article, please forward your material to the Journal's Editor at:

(If using US Mail)

Dr. Robert E. McKinstry
Editor, Journal of Facial and Somato Prosthetics
ABI Professional Publications
P.O. Box 17446
Clearwater, FL 33762


(If using FEDEX, UPS, Airborne, etc.—not US Mail)

Dr. Robert McKinstry
Editor, Journal of Facial and Somato Prosthetics
ABI Professional Publications
13101 56th Court, Suite 813
Clearwater, FL 33760

For answers to questions regarding possible submissions, call (800) 551-7776 or email us at
abipropub@vandamere.com.

 

 

 

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