| AIMS
AND SCOPE |
Asian
Biomedicine (Research Reviews and News)
is an international journal devoted to peer-reviewed
contributions dealing with biomedical sciences
from experimental to clinical aspects. The
Journal publishes review articles, original
articles, technical and clinical reports
bimonthly. Reviews of various topics, of
relevance to Asia are solicited. Innovative
experimental studies and behavioral or epidemiological
aspects of medicine addressed. |
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| MANUSCRIPT
SUBMISSION |
Authors
are requested to submit their manuscripts
in electronic form in addition to a hard
copy. The preferred storage medium for manuscripts
and figures is a compact diskette (CD).
The electronic manuscript, along with a
hard copy, should be sent to: |
| Editorial
office of Asian Biomedicine, 507 Ananda Mahidol
Building, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn
University, Rama 4, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
(Tel: (66-2) 256-4479; Fax: (66-2) 256-4455
(Ext. 17); E-mail: asianbiomed@md.chula.ac.th),
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| Manuscripts
can also be submitted on the journal website
(http://www.asianbiomed.org). |
| If you do not receive any response from the Journal within 10 days, please contact the Editorial office (E-mail: asianbiomed@md.chula.ac.th) |
A
submitted manuscript must be an original
contribution not previously published (except
as an abstract or preliminary report), and
must not be under consideration for publication
elsewhere. |
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| Ethical
Considerations |
It
is necessary for authors to ensure that
a patient’s anonymity is carefully protected.
For experimental reports using human subjects,
indicate whether the procedures followed
were in accordance with current ethical
standards. For reports using animal experiments,
indicate whether the procedures followed
were in accordance with the guiding principle
of the responsible committee for the care
and use of animals. These statements should
be within the "Materials and methods" where
appropriate. |
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| Conflict
of Interest |
The
authors must disclose in writing any financial
interests or other conflicts that might
influence the conclusions or outcome of
studies reports. Financial support from
a commercial source must be stated. |
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| Gift
Authorship is Not Acceptable |
In
accordance with the declaration of the International
Society of Scientific Journal editors, all
authors must have made significant contributions
to the work that is reported. These should
be clearly stated in a letter that is submitted
to the Editor-in-Chief along with the manuscript
and as a short addendum in the "Acknowledgements"
at the end of the manuscript. |
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| Manuscript
Preparation |
Manuscripts
should be typewritten in English. The manuscript
should be printed on A4 paper; one side
only. Please double-space all materials,
including legends, footnotes, tables and
references. References should be limited
to 30. Number the pages consecutively with
the first page containing a running title
of no more than 50 characters, the article
category, title and list authors as first
name, initials, last name as well as affiliation.
Provide the name, address, telephone and
fax numbers as well as the e-mail of the
corresponding author. |
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| Abstract |
Please
provide an abstract (no longer than 300
words) structured under 5 headings: background,
objectives, methods, results, and conclusion. |
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| Keywords |
| Please
provide 5 to 10 keywords or short phases in
alphabetical order. |
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| Abbreviations |
Abbreviations
should be defined at the first mention in
the text and also in each table and figure.
For a list of standard abbreviations, please
consult the Council of Science Editor Style
Guide or other standard sources. Write out
the full term for each abbreviation at the
first use unless it is a standard unit of
measure. |
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| Article
category |
Original
papers, Reviews, Clinical reports, technical
reports, Brief communications and Letters
to editor will be considered for publication. |
Original
article: Original articles are full-length
reports of current research. Word Limit:
8,000 including abstract, but excluding
references, tables and figures. References
up to 40. |
Review
article: Reviews are comprehensive analyses
of specific topics. Word Limit: 10,000 including
abstract, but excluding references, tables
and figures. References: up to 100. |
Mini-review
article: Reviews of special topics.
Word Limit: 4,000 excluding references,
tables and figures. References: up to 40. |
History
of Asian medicine: Articles concerning
the history and development of medicine
in Asian region. World Limit: 6,000 excluding
references, tables and figures. |
Clinical
report: Clinical reports are case reports.
Word Limit: 6,000 including abstract, but
excluding references, tables and figures.
References: up to 30. |
Technical
report: Technical reports are detailed
reports of novel techniques. Word Limit:
6,000 including abstract, but excluding
references, tables and figures. |
Brief
communication: Brief communications
are short research articles. Word Limit:
3,000 including abstract, but excluding
references, tables and figures; References:
up to 20. Please make sure that each figure
or table is cited in the text. |
Controversies
in biomedicine: Articles concerning
various controversial medical topics. Word
Limit: 3,000 excluding references, tables
and figures. |
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Letter to editor:
Letters are comments on a published] article
or the reply to the comment. Word Limit:
1,000 excluding references. References:
up to 3. |
New
developments: Bioscience developments
of interest to the Asian region. Summaries
of important publications and books from
Asia. Summaries of doctoral theses from
the region. |
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| Text |
| Manuscripts
should be organized under the following four
main headings: |
| Introduction |
| Material(s)
and Method(s) |
| Result(s) |
| Discussion |
| Conclusion |
| Acknowledgements
(Conflict of interest) |
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| Style,
symbols and units |
| As
standard references, the American Medical
Association Manual of Style (9th edition)
should be used. Refer to drugs and therapeutic
agents by their accepted generic or chemical
name and do not abbreviate them. Code numbers
should be used only when the generic name
is not yet available. Copyright or trade names
of drugs should be capitalized and placed
in parenthesis after the name of the drug.
Name and location (city, country) of manufactures
of drugs, supplies, or equipment cited in
a manuscript are required to comply with trademark
laws and should be provided in parenthesis.
Quantitative data may be reported in the units
used in the original measurement including
those applicable to body weight, mass (weight)
and temperature. |
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| Tables |
| Tables
should be prepared in Excel or Word format.
Each table should be double-spaced on a separate
page, and numbered consecutively in the order
of first citation in the text. Supply a brief
title for each, but place explanatory matters
in the footnote placed immediately below the
table. |
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| Figures |
| In
addition to a hard-copy printout of figures,
authors are requested to supply the electronic
versions of figures in JPEG, TIFF or Encapsulated
PostScript (EPS). Figures should be saved
in separated files without their captions,
which should be included with the text of
the article. Files should be named according
to DOS conversions, e.g. “figure 1.eps.” |
| Photograph
should be in black-and-white or in colour.
Please note that figures to be printed in
white-and-black should not be submitted in
colour. Authors will be charged for reproducing
figures in colour. |
| Each
figure should be numbered and mentioned in
the text. The approximate position of figures
should be indicated in the text. Figure legends
should be grouped and placed on a separate
page placed at the end of the manuscript following
the Reference section. |
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| Appendices |
| Supplementary
materials should be collected in an Appendix
and placed before the Reference section. |
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| Acknowledgements |
| Acknowledgements
of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed
in a separate section before the Reference. |
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| References |
| References
to books, journal articles, articles in collections
and conference or workshop proceedings, and
technical reports should be listed at the
end of the manuscript in numbered order (see
examples below). In the reference list, list
authors’ names up to 6 names and cite the
other authors as et al. Periodicals abbreviations
should follow those used by the Index Medicus
(http://www.nlm.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html).
Articles in preparation or articles submitted
for publication, unpublished observations,
personal communications, etc. should not be
included in the reference list but should
only be mentioned in the article text (e.g.
P. Futrakul, personal communication). |
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| (Entire
book) |
| Sherlock
S, Dooley J. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary
System. 9th ed. London: Backwell; 1993. |
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| (Book
chapter) |
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Hewlett EL. Microbial virulence factors. In:
Mandell GL, Douglas RG, Benette JE, eds. Principles
and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed.
New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1990. p.
2-9. |
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| (Journal
article) |
| Futrakul
N, Butthep P, Vongthavarawat V, Futrakul P,
Sirisalipoch S, Chaivatanarat T, Suwanwalakorn
S. Early detection of endothelial injury and
dysfunction in conjunction with correction
of hemodynamic maladjustment can effectively
restore renal function in type 2 diabetic
nephropathy. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2006;
34:373-81. |
| Udomsawaengsup
S, Pattana-arun J, Tansatit T, Pungpapong
SU, Navicharern P, Sirichindakul B, et al.
Minimally invasive surgery training in soft
cadaver (MIST-SC). J Med Assoc Thai 2005;
88 Suppl 4:S189-S94. |
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| (Proceedings
articles) |
| Bunnag
SC. Microcirculation, endothelial cell injury
and pathogenesis of non-insulin dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In: Bunnag SC,
Srikiatkhachorn A, Patumraj S, eds. The Third
Asian Congress for Micro-circulation. Bolonga,
Italy: Monduzzi; 1998. p. 27-32. |
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| (Electronic
journal articles) |
| Morse
SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious
diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (on line). 1995
[cited 1995 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eip.htm.
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| Proofs |
| Galley
proofs will be sent to the corresponding author.
One corrected proof should be returned to
the editorial office within three days of
receipt by e-mail or airmail. |
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| Offprint |
| Twenty-five
offprints of each article will be provided
free of charge. Additional offprint or a copy
of the PDF format can be ordered. |
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| Page
Charges and Colour Figures |
| No
page charges are levied on authors or their
institutions. Colour figures are published
at the author’s expense only. |
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| Copyright |
| Authors
will be asked, upon acceptance of an article,
to transfer copyright of the article to the
Publisher. The editors will provide the corresponding
author with a suitable form. |
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| Permissions |
| It
is the responsibility of the author to obtain
written permission for quotations from unpublished
materials, or for all quotations in excess
of 250 words in one extract or 500 words in
total from any work still in copyright, and
for the reprinting of figures or tables from
unpublished or copyright materials. |
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