EDITORIAL POLICY:
The goal of the Yonsei Medical Journal (YMJ) is
to publish high quality manuscripts dedicated to clinical
or basic research. Any authors affiliated with an accredited
biomedical institution may submit manuscripts of original
articles, review articles, case reports, brief communications,
and letters to the Editor. Manuscripts are received with the
understanding that they are not under simultaneous consideration
by any other publications, and that the authors realize that
the identities of the reviewers are kept confidential. The
Editors reserve the right to make corrections, both literary
and technical, to the papers. It is the author's responsibility
to ensure that a patient's anonymity be carefully protected
and to verify that any experimental investigation with human
subjects reported in the manuscript was performed with informed
consent and follows all guidelines for experimental investigation
with human subjects required by the institution(s) with which
all the authors are affiliated. YMJ is published
bimonthly and issuing dates are the first days of January,
March, May, July, September, and November. The copyright of
published manuscripts is held by the YMJ. The agreement
of copyright transfer from all the authors should be sent
with the original manuscript submission. A copyright transfer
form is available at the journal homepage. 
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
Any potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed in this section.
If there are no potential financial conflicts of interest, the following statement should be
added: "The authors have no financial conflicts of interest."
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION:
All new manuscripts should be submitted directly to: In-Hong
Choi, M.D., Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, using the online submission
system: http://journal.eymj.orgAcceptance of manuscripts
is based on many factors, including the importance, originality,
and priority of the research. The Editor-in-Chief and an Associate
Editor generally review manuscripts. Then the selected manuscripts
are reviewed by at least two external peer reviewers, and
when required, a biostatistician. Upon completion of the review,
authors will receive notification of the Editor's decision
by e-mail with comments offered by the reviewers. The author(s)
can recommend up to 5 candidates to review the manuscript.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT:
Authors should refer to "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals"( http://www.icmje.org).
On the cover letter, authors should make a statement about
the originality of their work and disclose previous presentations,
reports, or publications that contain any material that appears
in the manuscript. If there is a similar or supplemental publication,
the authors should provide a copy for the Editors' review.
Manuscripts should be written in double space throughout.
REVIEW ARTICLE:Review articles are usually solicited by the Editor-in-Chief. However,
unsolicited Reviews will be also considered. Authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief in
advance to determine the appropriateness of their Review Articles for publication.
Unsolicited Reviews will undergo peer review. An Abstract is required whereas Materials
and Methods section and a Results section are not required. The length of Review Articles is
limited to 5,000-8,000 words with a maximum of 100 references. Also, there should be no more
than 3 authors.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Manuscripts should begin with the title page followed by an abstract; a
list of key words; an introduction; materials and methods; results; a discussion; tables and/or
illustrations; and references.
Title Page: The tile page should contain the following information: (1) title (less then 100
characters); (2) author list (first name, middle name, and last name); (3) name of the
institutions at which the work was performed; (4) acknowledgement of research support; (5)
name, address, telephone, fax number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author; (6)
running title (less than 50 characters, including spaces); (7) a list of where and when the
study has been presented in part elsewhere.
Abstract: Abstract must be organized and formatted according to the following headings: (1)
Purpose; (2) Materials and Methods; (3) Results; and (4) Conclusion. A trade name may not be
used in the title or abstract. The Abstract length is typically 250 words.
Key Words: List 3-6 key words from the list provided in Index Medicus under "Medical
Subject Heading (MeSH)."
Text: The text of manuscripts
must have the following sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Materials
and Methods; (3) Results; and (4)
Discussion. The body of the manuscript should be written as
concisely as possible. All pages of the manuscript should
be numbered. (1) Introduction:
This should provide a context or background for the study
and states the specific purpose or research objective of or
hypothesis tested by the study. This may include mention of
papers most closely related to the article, and of the problem.
(2) Materials and Methods: Explanation
of the experimental methods should be concise but sufficient
to allow other workers to reproduce the results. This provides
the technical information, apparatus (the manufacturer's name
and brief address) and procedures. Give references and brief
descriptions for the methods that have been published. Describe
statistical methods with enough detail to enable a reader
with access to the original data to verify the reported results.
Define statistical terms, abbreviations, and most symbols.
(3) Results: This should include
a concise textual description of the data presented in tables
and figures. (4) Discussion:
This section includes the new and important aspects of the
study and the conclusions. The data should be interpreted
concisely. Speculation is permitted, but it must be supported
by the data presented by the authors.
References: References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are
first mentioned in the text, with numbers as unparenthesized superscripts after any closing
punctuation. They should be listed on a separate document under the heading
"REFERENCES," and double-spaced. Reference format should conform to that set forth in
"Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. 5th ed." (JAMA
1997;277:927-34). Titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the Index Medicus style.
When referencing from an abstract, editorial, or published letter, it must be identified as
such in parentheses at the end of the reference. When a reference is a personal
communication, it should be included in parentheses in the body of the text, and not cited in
the reference list.
Reference Style:
Journal articles: List all authors when six
or less; when seven or more, list the first six and add
et al.
Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation
is associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary
disease. Ann Intern Med 1996;124:980-3.
Book: Ringsven MK, Bond D.
Gerontology and leader-ship skills for nurse. 2nd ed. Albany
(NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Book chapter: Phillips SJ,
Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner
BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and
management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p.465-78.
Tables:
Tables should fit within a single page. The Table's legend may include any pertinent notes and must include definitions of all abbreviations and acronyms that have been used in the Table. For footnotes, the following symbols should be used in this sequence: *, †, ‡, §,∥, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡, etc. Authors are obligated to indicate the significance of their observations by appropriate statistical analysis.
Illustrations:
Figures must be cited consecutively using
Arabic numerals. The recommended fonts within
the figures are Helvetica or Arial. Figures
which are drawn or photographed professionally
should be sent as JPG (JPEG) file. Authors
should review the images of such files on
a computer screen to be sure they meet their
own quality standard. The complete expense
of reproducing color photographs will be charged
to the author.
Legends for Tables and Illustrations:
Typed legends that use double-spacing should start on
a separate page with Arabic numerals corresponding to the Tables or Illustrations. When
symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the Tables or Illustrations,
they should be individually identified and explained clearly in the legend.
Abbreviations: Authors should limit the use of abbreviations to an absolute minimum.
Abbreviations are not to be used in titles. Abstracts may contain abbreviations for terms
mentioned many times in the abstract section, but each term must be identified the first time
it is mentioned.
Unit of Measurement:
Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should
be reported in metric units (meter, kilogram, or liter) or
their decimal multiples. Temperature should be in degrees
Celsius. Authors must consult the information for authors
for the particular journal and should report laboratory information
in both the local and International System of Units (SI).
BRIEF COMMUNICATION, CASE REPORT, LETTERS
TO THE EDITORS
The brief communication should not exceed 2,000 words excluding the
Abstract, References, and Figure/Table Legends. No subdivisions such
as the Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion
are required. The case report should consist of an Abstract, Key words,
Introduction, Case Report, Discussion and References (not more than 20).
The case report should not exceed 1,000 words excluding the Abstract,
References, and Figure/Table Legends with less than 9 authors, and
should include no more than 3 tables or figures. The abstract should
be concise and less than 250 words. It is not necessary to have a fully
structured abstract for brief communications or case reports. Letters to
the editors should not exceed 750 words with less than 5 authors and
should include no more than 1 table or figure.
PERMISSION: If any portion
of a manuscript has been previously published, the original
source must be acknowledged, and the written permission from
the copyright holder to reproduce the material must be submitted.
REPRINTS: The reprint order form must be returned along with the corrected galley proofs.
Purchased reprints are normally shipped 3 weeks after publication of the journal.
PAGE CHARGES: Authors will be invoiced by the publisher at the rate per printed pages
($200/1-5 pages, $250/6-10 pages and $300/more than 11 pages) after publication. Invited
review articles are exempt from page charges.
All correspondences, business communications and manuscripts should be mailed to:
In-Hong Choi, M.D., Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief
Yonsei Medical Journal
Yonsei University College of Medicine
250 Seongsan-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea
Office Tel: 82-2-2228-2034, Fax: 82-2-393-4945
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