Original papers. Previously unpublished manuscripts describing clinical investigations, clinical observations, relevant laboratory investigations. An original article should consist of around 16-18 double spaced, typewritten pages, corresponding to 6 printed pages. The text of articles must be divided into sections with the headings Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion.

 

Reviews. Containing the current state of knowledge or practice, integrating recent advances with accepted principles and practice, or summarizing and analysing consensus view of controversial issues in knowledge of practice.

 

Clinical cases. Clinical case descriptions are accepted in a limited number. They should be typed double - spaced and be 2-4 pages in length including references and 2 figures. Please refer to “Manuscript Guidelines”. No more than three figures may be used. Authors share in the cost of colour figure reproduction as specified under “Figures”.

 

Editorials. The purpose of the editorials is to provide the reader with a balanced overview of relevant and up to date subjects concerning artificial organs. The length of an editorial should be limited to 6 printed pages including tables, figures, legends and references.

 

Letters to the Editor. A section devoted to letters including short communications on significant preliminary clinical data on artificial organs, as well as discussions of topics covered in previously published articles. Letters to the Editor are particularly welcome as they provide a means of open communication among members of the artificial organs community. Text should be limited to 500 words, 5 references and 1 figure.

 

The Journal of Endometriosis will review manuscripts with the understanding that they are being submitted only to The Journal of Endometriosis and have not been published, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. This does not preclude consideration of a manuscript that has been rejected by another journal or of a complete report that follows publication of preliminary findings elsewhere, usually in the form of an abstract. Copies of any possibly duplicative published material should be submitted with the manuscript that is being sent for consideration. The Journal of Endometriosis will not consider manuscripts that have appeared, in part or in total, in other publications.

Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. This participation must include:

1. Conception or design, or analysis and interpretation of data, or both.
2. Drafting the article or revising it for critically important intellectual content.
3. Final approval of the version to be published. (See Br Med J 1985; 291: 722-723.)

 

Authors should follow the guidelines set by the “Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals” (N Engl J Med 1997; 336: 309-15 and JAMA 1997; 277: 927-34). Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter from the corresponding author. The cover letter should contain a statement that the manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors and should supply any additional information that may be helpful to the editors, such as the type of article the manuscript represents in the particular journal, information on publication of any part of the manuscript, and whether the author(s) will be willing to meet the cost of reproducing color illustrations. Include copies of any permissions needed to reproduce published material or to use illustrations of identifiable subjects.

All manuscripts will be read by the Editor(s) and peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Forms and contents should be very carefully checked to exclude the need for later corrections. Although the author(s)’ style will be respected, manuscripts are subject to copy-editing according to American medical usage and style.

Type manuscript, preferably using Arial font size 12, double spaced on white A4 paper and number pages consecutively in the top right corner of each page, beginning with the title page. Begin each of the following sections on separate pages: Title page, Abstract and Keywords, Text, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figures, Legends.

 

The title page should contain:

1) The title of the article, no longer than 135 characters avoiding abbreviations;
2) A short running head of no more than 40 characters (count letters and spaces), avoiding abbreviations;
3) First name, middle initial, and last name of each Author;
4) Institutional affiliation for each Author, using superscripts and not symbols (e.g. Paul Smith1);
5) Name, complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of Author to whom correspondence and request of reprints should be sent;
6) Disclaimers.

• Financial support. Identify all sources, public and private of grants and funds in support of the study. Supply the agency name and city, company name and city, fellowship name and grant number. Identify clearly equipment and supplies employed for the study;
• Meeting presentation. If the data have been presented at a scientific meeting, state the place, exact date of presentation, and auspices of the meeting;
• Informed Consent. Studies on human subjects must comply with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 and those using animals must comply with the laws of the country where the research was conducted. Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental investigation on human subjects must include a statement to the effect that informed consent was obtained. If the study being reported involved human subjects, human derived materials, or human medical records, please include one of the following statements in the Materials/ Patients and Methods section:
* Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee approval was obtained.
* IRB/Ethics Committee decided approval was not required for this study;
• Conflict of interest. All manuscripts must state, in a footnote, whether any authors have proprietary interest or not. Authors of research articles should disclose at the time of submission any financial arrangement they may have with a company whose product is pertinent to the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. Such information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review and will not influence the editorial decision, but if the article is accepted for publication, a disclosure will appear with the article.

 

Abstract and Keywords
The second page should carry a structured abstract of no more than 250 words. The abstract should be structured in purpose, methods, results and conclusions. Below the abstract, provide a list of three to six key words from the Medical Subject Headings of the Index Medicus.

 

Text
The text of original, observational and experimental articles must be divided into sections with the headings lntroduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Long articles may need subheadings within some sections to clarify their contents, especially the Results and Discussion sections. Other types of articles such as reviews, case reports and editorials are likely to need other formats.

Introduction - Clearly state the purpose of the article. Summarize the rationale for the study or observation. Give only strictly pertinent references, and do not review the subject extensively.

Materials and Methods - Describe your selection of the observational or experimental subjects (patients or experimental animals, including controls) clearly. Identify the methods, apparatus (manufacturer’s name and address in parenthesis), and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers to reproduce the results. Give references to established methods, including statistical methods; provide references and brief descriptions of methods that have been published but are not well known; describe new or substantially modified methods, give reasons for using them, and evaluate their limitations. Identify precisely all drugs and chemicals used, including generic name(s), dosage(s), and route(s) of administration. Do not use patients name, initials, or hospital numbers.
Include numbers of observations and the statistical significance of the findings when appropriate. Detailed statistical analyses, mathematical derivations, and the like may sometimes be suitably presented in the form of one or more appendixes.

Results - Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables or illustrations, or both: emphasize or summarize only important observations.

Discussion - Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that follow from them. Do not repeat in detail data given in the Results section. Include the implications of the findings and their limitations and relate the observations to other relevant studies. Link the conclusions with the goals of the study but avoid unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by your data. Avoid claiming priority and alluding to work that has not been completed. State new hypotheses when warranted, but clearly label them as such. Recommendations, when appropriate, may be included.

 

Acknowledgements
Acknowledge statistical consultation and assistance (when provided by a person different from the Author) in an acknowledgement at the end of the article before the references. Indicate the name, degree and affiliation of the individual. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission from everyone acknowledged by name because readers may infer their endorsement of the data and conclusions.

 

References
References should follow text and begin on a separate page. They must be double-spaced and numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals (in parentheses). References used within tables should appear as footnotes in the table legend. These references should not be repeated in the main reference list unless they are also cited within the text. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus/Medline. If there is any doubt about abbreviation of a journal name, it should be spelled out completely. All references must be verified by the Authors(s) against the original documents. You may use the reference checking tool available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/citmatch.html.
Cite only published studies as references. Any references (including books or articles) that have been accepted for publication, but not yet published, should have the term “in press” in the reference in place of volume and page numbers. These must be updated prior to publication, if possible. You may also acknowledge “unpublished data” or “submitted” articles within parentheses in the text. For abstracts, oral or poster presentations follow the same rules as for unpublished materials.

 

Examples of correct forms of references are given below:

1.Standard journal article:
Taylor EL, McComb PF. Removal of a non-communicating horn may not affect persistence or recurrence of endometriosis: a case report. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2007; 29: 247-9.

 

2. Chapter in a book:
Jeremy T. Wright. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis. In: Complications in Gynecological Surgery. In: Peter O’Donovan (ed). London: Sprinter 2008, pp. 34-42.

 

Abbreviations
Use only standard abbreviations. The full term for which an abbreviation stands for, should precede its first use in the text. Système International d’Unités (SI Units) units should be adopted throughout.

 

Tables
As a general rule, tables should not unnecessarily offer duplicate information offered in the text. Type each table on a separate sheet, using double spacing. Tables should be created in a Word document using the table tools. Do not format tables as columns or tabs and do not submit tables as figures. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals by order of citation in the text. Each table must include title, appropriate column heads and explanatory legends, including definitions of any abbreviation used. References used within tables should appear as footnotes in the table legend. For footnotes, use the following symbols in this sequences: *, +, §, ||, 4, **, ++ These references should not be repeated in the main reference list unless they are also cited within the text. Identify statistical measures of variations such as SD and SEM.

 

Figures
No text should appear on the face of a figure. Lettering, arrows, and other symbols should be large enough to remain legible after reduction to a figure with a base of 10 cm. All symbols or letters that appear on the figures should be defined in the legend. Arial font should be used for any lettering or text on a figure. If possible use the same font type and size in all artworks (we recommend Arial 12). When a patient is identifiable in a photograph, the author(s) must supply the Journal with evidence of the patient’s permission to publish the photograph. If a figure has been published elsewhere, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. Permission is required, regardless of authorship or publisher, except for documents in the public domain. Do not embed figures in a Word file and do not submit Powerpoint (PPT) figures. Always submit each figure as a separate file.

The Publisher charges authors directly for color figures included in their manuscript. Color figure charge is Euro 600,00 as start-up color printing fee, including the first figure, plus Euro 80,00 for each additional figure. Authors will receive a colour charge form from the Publisher together with the galley proofs, to be signed prior to publication and will be invoiced after publication in print of the manuscript.

 

Color illustrations, graphs and figures
Figures must be saved in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) rather than RGB (red, green, blue) format, in a TIFF or JPG file with a resolution of at least 300 DPI. Artwork for publication should be submitted as EPS or TIFF file formats, which will ensure the best printing results. Any figure containing text should be saved only as TIFF file.

 

Black and white illustrations, graphs and figures
Convert your original artwork by setting the colour mode as greyscale and saving it as TIFF file with a resolution of at least 600 DPI if text is included. If no text is included, set the resolution at a minimum of 300 DPI.

 

Legends
Type legends for illustrations double spaced, starting on a separate page with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one clearly in the legend.

 

 

Only on-line submissions are accepted. Manuscripts submission and correspondence to the Chief Editor:
 

Prof. Felice Petraglia, MD
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Endometriosis
Cattedra di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Università degli Studi di Siena Siena, Italy
petraglia@unisi.it

 

 

 

Submit your manuscript as follows:
Manuscript file: submit a Word (.doc) file complete with the title page. Place the figures and tables within the text, where they should be published. This file will be used during the revision process. Submit also copies of any permission needed to reproduce published material or to use illustrations of identifiable subjects. Label the file with the name of the corresponding author. Please do not submit PDF files and desktop publishing software files (Page-Maker or X-press) and do not submit files containing hidden text.
Tables: include them in the manuscript file.
Figures: submit all figures also as separate files (.JPG or TIFF format) according to the Instructions to Authors . Label figures with the name of the Corresponding Author and Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc
Copyright Transfer Statement: include a digital copy signed by all authors.

Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter, identifying the corresponding author, including the following statement:

“The work in the attached paper entitled... has not been published previously and is not currently being assessed for publication by any journal other than the Journal of Endometriosis”.

 

In case of multiple authorship the following declaration should also be added:
“Each author has contributed substantially to the research, preparation and production of the paper and approves of its submission to the Journal”.

 

 

 

PUBLICATION PROCESS
The Editor in Chief accepts the manuscript with the understanding that the authors cooperate in a timely manner with the production process, including any response to future correspondence from the Journal of Endometriosis or its readers. If accepted, articles will be copyedited, then processed into page-proofs, with all figures and tables in place. The Production Editor will then send the corresponding author proofs by e-mail, together with a notification for manuscript color charges if applicable, and an offprint order form. Proofs must be returned within 48 hours otherwise they will be published with staff corrections only. Specific editors’ queries as well as requested changes from the Publisher are the corresponding author’s responsibility. Only minor corrections are allowed at this stage, but the corresponding author may contact the Publisher if she/he feels extensive changes are needed. The Journal reserves final editorial approval for style, format and grammar.

 

 

COPYRIGHT TRANSFER
With the acceptance of the manuscript for publication the Publisher acquires full and exclusive copyright for all languages and countries. It is the corresponding author’s responsibility to complete and sign on behalf of all authors the Copyright Transfer Form and submit it together with the initial submission. Authors grant the copyright holder full and exclusive copyright for all languages and countries on the manuscript in return for which they can re-use their papers in their future printed work, with the understanding that full acknowledgement will be given to the manuscript published in the Journal of Endometriosis.