Guide for Authors Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, official publication of the American, European, Asian and Oceanic, and Latin American Societies of Regional Anesthesia, is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal providing scholarly presentation of science and clinical issues of importance to anesthesiologists and other physicians engaged in regional anesthesia and pain medicine. It publishes original articles, case reports, history articles, imaging articles, informatics articles, review articles, special articles, translational vignettes, editorials, book reviews, and letters to the editor. Three or more members of the Editorial Board or outside consultants review all manuscripts except for correspondence. NOTE: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine now uses Editorial Manager Submission and Peer Review System, an Internet-based system for the submission of all incoming manuscripts. To submit a manuscript, visit http://editorialmanager.com/rapm. If you are not registered with the system, click on 'Register' at the menu at the top of the page and proceed as instructed. Then click on 'Submit' and follow the instructions to upload the various elements of your submission, eg, the text, figures, etc. For all queries, including questions about how to use the system, authors may e- mail the editorial office at rapm@vmmc.org or call (206)223-7548. Editorial policies Originality: Manuscripts and all materials are received with the understanding that they have not been published, or are under consideration for publication, in whole or in any significant part elsewhere, and a Cover Letter (see Manuscript Submission Cover Letter below) to this effect should be enclosed with all materials. Therefore, no substantial part of a paper may have been published elsewhere, except for a scientific abstract. If one has a concern or is in question concerning prior publication, please submit the title page and abstract with submission of materials. Data Analysis: Manuscripts and all materials are received with the understanding that each author listed has participated in the conception, design, execution, and/or analysis of data (as applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript. The signatories to the Cover Letter attest to the accuracy and validity of the manuscript contents and are listed as authors or otherwise acknowledged for their contributions. Authorship: Manuscripts and all materials are received with the understanding that all signatories to the Cover Letter have reviewed the submission and approve its submission for publication. No additional editing from the author(s) may occur once the manuscript and all materials are received at the editorial office. Copyright: All authors must sign a copy of the Journal's "Authorship Responsibility, Financial Disclosure, and Copyright Transfer" form (see Copyright Transfer Agreement below) in acceptance for publication. Compliance with NIH and Other Research Funding Agency Accessibility Requirements: A number of research funding agencies now require or request authors to submit the post-print (the article after peer review and acceptance but not the final published article) to a repository that is accessible online by all without charge. As a service to our authors, the publisher, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, will identify to the National Library of Medicine articles that require deposit and will transmit the post-print of an article based on research funded in whole or in part by the National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, or other funding agencies to PubMed Central. The journal s Copyright Transfer agreement provides the mechanism. Cover Letter and Check List: A Manuscript Submission Cover Letter (see below) and Manuscript
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Submission categories Original Article: Describes a clinical or laboratory investigation. Case Report: Describes any new or instructive cases, anesthetic or pain medicine techniques, or equipment that is original. History Article: Provides a historical perspective of the heritage of regional anesthesia or pain medicine. May be focused around individuals or concepts. Imaging Article: Describes any new or instructive material using imaging techniques applicable to regional anesthesia or pain medicine settings. Evidence-Based Case Report: Describes the presentation of one or more case reports of a common regional anesthesia or pain management scenario, followed by a detailed literature review and analysis aimed at describing evidence-based "best practice." Review Article: Provides comprehensive coverage of previously published material to aid in the evaluation of important or new concepts. Authors interested in submitting a review article should send a cover letter identifying the topic and an outline of their proposal to the Editor in Chief: Joseph.Neal@vmmc.org. Special Article: Describes unique topics or trends relevant to regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Translational Vignette: Describes relevant basic science topics that are translated in clinical terms for physicians in the fields of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Editorial (solicited by the Editorial Board): Comments on articles published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and provides relevant information for regional anesthesiologists or those in pain medicine. Book Review: Reports on current literature relevant to the areas of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. All books and multimedia material for review should be sent directly to: Joseph M. Neal, M.D., Editor in Chief, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Mailstop D2-APM, 1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98111. Letter to the Editor: Provides brief constructive commentary on previously published articles or information of general interest. Manuscript preparation Style: Manuscripts must be prepared and submitted in the manner described in the American Medical Association Manual of Style. Formatting: All materials (title, abstract, text, references, tables, appendices, and legends) must be in English and should be double-spaced. Fonts should be at least 10 point or larger in a Times New Roman style. A font size of 12 points is requested. Provide margins of 1 inch (2.5 cm) at top, bottom, left, and right sides of all pages. The page number should appear in the upper right-hand corner of each page, beginning with the Title Page. Please number pages consecutively and begin each section on a new page in sequence (title page, abstract, text, references, tables, legends for illustrations, and illustrations).
Organization: The manuscript should be arranged in this order: Title Page, Abstract, Text, References, Tables, Legends for Illustrations, and Illustrations. Please observe the following maximum limitations for each submission category. Submission Category Text (double-spaced pages) Figures & Tables (number) References (number) Original Article 14 8 25 Case Report 8 2 15 Brief Technical Report 10 4 15 History Article 10 4 25 Imaging Article 8 4 15 Evidence-Based Case Report 10 4 15 Review Article 20 4 50 Special Article 10 4 25 Translational Vignette 4 2 15 Editorial 4-10 Book Review 2 - - Letter to the Editor 2 1 5 Title page (page 1) All submissions must contain a Title Page indicating the title of the article. The title must be succinct and informative to the reader. The names of the authors and their highest degrees and departmental/institutional affiliations must appear on the Title Page. List the first name, middle initial, and last name of each author, with highest academic degree(s) and institutional affiliation. The principal author must justify listing more than five authors in the Cover Letter. Provide the name, full mailing address, telephone number, Fax number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author on the Title Page. Provide the name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed. Identify financial sources that supported the work. Indicate any meetings where the work may have been presented. Provide a running head of no more than 45 characters (including text and spaces) on the Title Page. Abstract Original article Provide an abstract of no more than 250 words with headings of Background and Objectives,
Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Do not include abbreviations, footnotes, or references in the Abstract. Background and Objectives: State the main question or objective of the study and major hypothesis tested, if any. Methods: Describe the study design, indicating, as appropriate, use of randomization, blinding, criterion standards for diagnostic tests, temporal direction (retrospective or prospective), and so on. The primary study outcome measures should be indicated as planned before data collection began. If the hypothesis being reported was formulated during or after data collection, this fact should be clearly stated. Results: Describe measurements that are not evident from the nature of the main results and indicate any blinding. If possible, the results should be accompanied by confidence intervals (most often the 95% interval) and exact level of statistical significance. For comparative studies, confidence intervals should be indicated when risk changes or effect sizes are given. Conclusions: State only those conclusions of the study that are directly supported by data, along with their clinical application (avoiding overgeneralization) or whether additional studies are required before the information should be used in the clinical setting. Equal emphasis must be given to the positive and negative of equal merit. Key Words: Provide an alphabetical list of no more than six key words. These words should be simple and will be used for indexing. Abstract Case report Provide an abstract of no more than 250 words with headings of Objective, Case Report, and Conclusions. Do not include abbreviations, footnotes, or references in the Abstract. Objective: State the primary objective of the case report. Case Report: Briefly describe important details of the case report. Conclusions: State the main conclusion from the case description. Key Words: Provide an alphabetical list of no more than six key words. These words should be simple and will be used for indexing. Abstract History article The abstract for the history articles will only include the Introduction. Introduction: Use one or two sentences to develop the historical issue to be presented. Key Words: Provide an alphabetical list of no more than six key words. These words should be simple and will be used for indexing.
Text Original article Text for original articles is usually divided into sections with the headings of: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments. Introduction (new page): Clearly state the article s purpose. Give only pertinent references, and do not review the subject extensively. Methods (new page): Describe clearly your selection of observational or experimental subjects. Identify methods, apparatus, and procedures in enough detail to allow others to reproduce the results. Results (new page): Present your results in a logical sequence in text, tables, and illustrations. Emphasize or summarize only important observations. Discussion (new page): Emphasize new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that follow from them. Acknowledgments (new page): Acknowledge only individuals who have made substantive contributions to the study. Text Case report Text for case reports is usually divided into sections with the headings of Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion. Introduction (new page): Briefly summarize why this case demands review. Case Report (new page): Provide sufficient details of the patient case study to allow readers to understand the decision making used in providing care. Discussion (new page): Emphasize new and important understandings that were learned from this case and conclusions that follow from them. Text Letter to the editor The text for letters to the editor should follow a letter format. References The references selected for inclusion in a manuscript must be relevant to the work described. Reference citations must be to books or articles and abstracts published in peer-reviewed PubMed/Index Medicus journals. Please do not include referenced articles published without peer review. This includes abstracts or articles printed in meeting materials or societal publications. Abstracts appearing more than 3 years ago are not acceptable. All references cited in the manuscript must be available to all readers. Manuscripts in preparation or submitted for peer
review are not acceptable as references. Articles that have been accepted but not yet published may be cited provided that the "in press" manuscript is included with the submission. Numbering: Number references consecutively in the order which they are cited in the text, tables, and legends. Formatting: Double-space between all lines of each reference and between references. Identifying: Use Arabic numerals (in parentheses, on line) to identify references in text, tables, and legends. Accuracy: Verify all references against their original published source. Style: Abbreviate journal titles according to the style found in Index Medicus. The style of references must be based on the format used by the US National Library of Medicine in Index Medicus. Standard journal article (List all authors up to 6; if more than 6, list 3 and et al. ): Hurley RW, Lesley MR, Adams, MCB, Brummett CM, Wu CL. Pregabalin as a treatment for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A meta-analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008;33:389-394. Entire book: Barash PG, Cullen BF, Stoelting RK, Cahalan M, Stock MC: Clinical Anesthesia. 6 th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Chapter in a book: Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Cooper JB. Safety in anesthesia. In: Dunn PF, Alston T, Baker K, Davison JK, Kwo J, Rosow C. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. Tables Numbering: Number tables consecutively in the order cited in the text using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Formatting: Type each table on a separate sheet, double-spaced. Supply a brief title for each table. Provide each column with a short or abbreviated heading. Tables submitted as photographs are not acceptable. Do not repeat information in a table if data is already provided in the text or do not prepare a table for data that is not reported in the text in one or two sentences. Footnotes: Put explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the table title or column heading. Please define all abbreviations used in each table in the footnotes. Permissions: If a table or its data is reproduced from another source, the author is responsible for securing permission for both print and electronic rights from the original publisher and is responsible for paying any permission fees. Cite the original source of previously published material following the wording specified in the publisher s permission letter.
Legends for illustrations Numbering: Number figures consecutively in the order cited in the text, using Arabic numerals (Fig 1, Fig 2, etc.). If a figure contains more than one part, each part must be labeled alphabetically (Fig 3A, Fig 3B, etc.). Formatting: Provide a legend for each figure. Type legends double-spaced on a separate manuscript page. Identification: Explain clearly in the legend any symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters used to identify parts of the figure. Identify the method of staining in photomicrographs and provide their magnifications. Abbreviations: In the figure legends, define all abbreviations used in each illustration. Permissions: If a figure or its data is reproduced from another source, the author is responsible for securing permission for both print and electronic rights from the original publisher and is responsible for paying any permission fees. Cite the original source of previously published material following the wording specified in the publisher s permission letter. Illustrations Digital figures: Electronic art should be created/scanned and saved and submitted as a TIFF (tagged image file format) or an EPS (encapsulated postscript) file. Use of PPT (PowerPoint) files is not recommended. If PPT files are the only available file format, please follow the instructions at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/instructions/ppt_disclaimer.jsp to convert to publication-quality images. Line art must have a resolution of at least 1200 dpi (dots per inch), and electronic photographs radiographs, CT scans, and so on and scanned images must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. If fonts are used in the artwork, they must be converted to paths or outlines or they must be embedded in the files. Color images must be created/scanned and saved and submitted as CMYK files. Please note that artwork generated from office suite programs such as Corel Draw and MS Word and artwork downloaded from the Internet (JPEG or GIFF files) cannot be used. All electronic art that cannot be successfully uploaded must be submitted on a 3½-inch high-density disk, a CD-ROM, or an Iomega Zip disk, accompanied by high-resolution laser prints of each image. Further information on preparing digital artwork for publication can be found at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/index.jsp. Color Images: Submit illustrations in color only if the use of color is crucial. Color illustrations will be published only at the author's expense, but the Editor reserves the right to publish at no expense to the author. Formatting: Line drawings should be professionally executed and photographed, with lettering large enough to be easily read after necessary reduction. Line art should be
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