The Journal
The aim of the Journal is to promote the science, education and practice of wound management through original papers, review articles, seminars/debates on contentious topics and letters to the Editor. The Journal is a multidisciplinary medium for a similar readership. The vision of the Editorial Board is to offer a constantly updated textbook through the contents of the Journal. Submissions will be subjected to a “blind” peer review process using 2 referees.
Review papers should be in excess of 5000 words and may cover all areas of diagnosis, management, basic wound science and health economics of wounds. Review papers should be a critical synthesis of the knowledge base, seeking to offer an original perspective. Papers should include line diagrams and high quality black & white reproductions. Authors are encouraged to discuss the use of colour reproductions.
Seminar reviews on contentious themes relevant to wound management are sought. These features will be of the order of 6000 words, well-illustrated and will serve to update experts on changing perspectives. These features will serve as tutorials.
Invited editorial articles are usually 1000 words in length, using the same referencing format as for other papers in the IJLEW.
Letters will not be subject to the referee process and will present authors’ views; not necessarily in concord with those of the Editors/Journal Management.
Manuscript Preparation
Style - Papers should be highly readable while clearly presenting messages. The page size for this journal is 8.5 x 11 inches.
Title Page - Authors are encouraged to choose an informative though catchy title. Please also supply a condensed title no more than five words for the running head. Include academic titles and full contact details (addresses, telephone and fax numbers of at least the corresponding author + e-mail) of all authors. Authors are requested to supply 3-6 key words for indexing purposes using headings as in Index Medicus.
Authorship - Named authors should have made a substantial contribution to the paper. All named authors should be able to state their role(s) in the publication. Facilitating research in a department or permitting a patient to participate in a trial is a claim to be acknowledged but not mentioned in the title page.
Conflict of interest - A conflict of interest or a partial conflict of interest must be declared at the time of submission.
Abstract - There should be an abstract serving to introduce readers to the aim and message implicit in the paper.
References - References should be in AMA style (see example below):
Typical entry for a journal
Smith J, Canton EM. Weight based administration of dalterparin in obese patients. Am J Health-Syst Pharam. 2003;60(7);683-687
If the journal does not have a volume or issue number, use the issue date.
Typical entry for a Letter of Editorial (place the article type in brackets [ ])
Whitcomb ME. The April issue: required reading [editorial]. Acad Med. 2007;82(4):319-320.
Typical entry for a Book
Davis NM. Medical Abbreviations: 26,000 Conveniences at the expense of Communications and Safety. 12th ed. Huntingdon Valley, PA: Neil M Davis Associates; 2005:173.
References to websites - These are permitted as valid references but must include the date accessed.
Personal Communications – These should be entered into the main text as (Author followed by statement) and should not appear in the reference section.
Acknowledgements - Grant support for part of or the whole work presented in the review should be acknowledged on the last page following references.
Submission of manuscripts - Completed manuscripts may be submitted electronically to Kelly@convenus.com and rm1@soton.ac.uk. All manuscripts are acknowledged as soon as possible and processed before a decision is made and relayed to the corresponding author. Once a manuscript is accepted authors should expect to receive an electronic proof pdf in due course. It is vital to attend to such changes as necessary in the pdf proof within the stated timeframe.
Permissions – Remember, if you use material that has been published before, it is your responsibility to provide reproduction permissions so that it can be legally reproduce. Please request a form if appropriate.
Copyright - Once an article is accepted, a copyright transfer form will be mailed to you electronically. All named authors have to sign and return this at the urgently for the process to continue seamlessly.
Layout - Manuscripts should be presented in portrait view, not formatted and with the following margins (top and bottom 2.54 cms, right and left 3.17cms, footer (pagination only) 1.25cms.
Line spacing should be double throughout including references.
Insert page numbers
Please do not use embedded codes and special fonts.
Figure/table numbers and captions should be inserted into the text at appropriate places.
Each article should comprise a single electronic file (abstract, text, references).
Tables and figures should be submitted as separate individual files.
Artwork - The accompanying graphics (charts, graphs, photographs, line art, and tables) should be presented separately and may be presented as camera ready hard copy +/- an electronic file. As stated above please submit artwork as separate electronic files for ease of transmission and reconstruction.
Camera ready - these should be clean black and white originals, not photocopies. Each figure should appear on a separate sheet of white paper (not folded or stapled). Photographs should be glossy or half tone prints with sharp definition. (Slides or transparencies are not acceptable)
Electronic - TIFF or JPEG file extensions are acceptable.
Line art (black and white) should be scanned at 1200 dpi
Grey scale images should be scanned at 350 dpi
Fonts should be embedded and each figure saved to its own file (do not include figure captions)
The file should be saved to the size of the final printed version.
Manuscripts may be sent electronically to: (a) kelly@convenus.com or (b) rm1@soton.ac.uk or (c) Rajgopalmani@aol.com.
Editor-in-Chief
IJLEW
April 2008
