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Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties is a specialized journal that belongs to PRO-ARTE Foundation.

The aim of the journal is to serve as a forum for the exchange of scientific information under the form of original and high quality papers in the field of all Pediatric Surgical Specialties.

Clinical and  experimental   studies,   randomized   controlled trials, reviews, case reports, data analysis, etc. are published.

There is also included information about conferences, congresses and postgraduate training programs.

The journal is published three times per year.

 

Submission

 

Authors must submit manuscripts online at: http://www.jpedss.com/abstract-submission  .

The articles must be accompanied   by the copyright statement.

Please follow the instructions below :

The editor will send the confirmation that the papers are accepted for publication after receiving the confirmation from the peer review committee.

The authors are the only responsible for the content of the article and the information released. The copyright of the articles and all type of reproductions will belong to the publisher.

 

Previous publication or submission

 

Articles previously published in another journal and/or in another language will not be considered for publication in the Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties.

 

Human and non human experimentation

 

Authors must follow the same ethical standards for human experiments established in the declaration of Helsinki (JAMA 1997; 277:925-6).

For the nonhuman experiments on animals or other species, authors must state in the Material and Methods section of the manuscript that the guidelines for the care and use of the animals approved by the local institution were followed.

The type(s) of nonhuman animals or other species used in an investigation must be named in the Title, Abstract, Key words and Material and Methods sections of the manuscript.

 

Copyright statement

 

Upon acceptance, the publisher will require a signed copyright statement.

 

Permissions

 

Direct quotations, tables or figures that have appeared in copyrighted material must be accompanied by written permission for their use from the copyright owner and original author along with complete reference information. Photographs of identifiable persons must be accompanied by signed releases; if not, all recognizable features must be masked.

 

Requirements for the preparation of manuscripts

 

The requirements for manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties generally conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www. icmje.org). Manuscripts must be submitted in English, with a font size no smaller than 12, in Microsoft Word 2000 or recent edition.

The original articles should not exceed 10-12 pages including the tables and figures.

Case reports should be short, concise, on 2-3 pages.

The author(s) accept(s) responsibility that the electronic file is complete and accurate upon submission, revision, and acceptance.

The articles and the case reports should contain: title, authors and the department, institution, town, country, correspondence address, abstract, key words, text, references, legends, figures and tables.

 

Title

The title should contain, in the following sequence: the title (concise and suitable for indexing  purposes; conclusion  statements should not be included); author line, including  each  author’s  first name  and  last  name (surname  in capital  letters),  city or cities,  state(s),  and country or countries  in which the study was conducted; divisional and/or departmental and institutional affiliations at the time the study was performed; source(s) of financial support, if any presentation information (if the findings of the submission were presented  at a meeting ), include the name of the meeting, city/state or city/country, and  day/month/year  of the presentation ;  disclaimers, if any ; name of the author responsible for correspondence  concerning  the  manuscript,  with  his/her contact  information, full mailing address (address, telephone numbers, fax number) and e-mail address.

 

Abstract

All the articles must have a structured abstract of about 300-350 words. The case reports should have a short, unstructured abstract of 50-150 words.  Below the abstract will be written 3 to 7 key words for indexing purposes.

Abstract Format

A structured abstract should contain the following major headings:

 

· Purpose/Background/Aim of the study - Reflects the purpose of the study (the hypothesis that is being tested).

 

· Material and Methods - The setting for the study, the subjects (number and type), the treatment or intervention, and the type of statistical analysis used.

 

· Results - The outcome(s) of the study and, if appropriate, the statistical significance.

 

· Conclusion(s) - The significance of the results.

 

· Key words

 

Abbreviations

Abbreviations are not  acceptable in the title and should be avoided, if possible, in the abstract. In the text they should be kept to a practical minimum.  The full word or phrase for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a conventional standard unit of measurement. Conventional units of measure are recommended - International System. Only standard abbreviations may be used.

 

Text

 

The editors recommend that articles should be organized into sections identified with the following headings:

• Introduction: State concisely the purpose and rationale for the study. Present only the background, supported by a limited number of pertinent references, necessary for the reader  to understand why the study was conducted. The introduction should not include any data  or conclusions from the current study.

 

• Material and Methods: Describe briefly, but in sufficient detail to permit others to replicate the study, the plan, patients, experimental animals or other species, materials and controls; methods, procedures and statistical method(s) employed.

 

• Results: This section includes detailed findings and must cite all tables and/or figures, which should supplement, not duplicate the text. Emphasize only the most important observations; do not compare your observations with those of others. Such comparisons and comments are reserved for the discussion section.

 

• Discussion: Do not repeat the details of data presented under Results or introduce any new data here.  The editors strongly advise that the Discussion section be structured as follows:

- A brief statement of the principal findings, limiting any claims to those strictly supported by the data, avoiding speculation and over-generalization. Give equal emphasis to positive and negative findings of equal scientific merit.

- Strengths and weaknesses of the study.

- Strengths and weaknesses in relation to other studies, discussing particularly any differences in results.

- Meaning of the study: for example, the hypothesized mechanisms that might explain the outcomes observed and/ or the implications for clinicians or policy makers. Indicate whether an additional study is required before the information should be used in clinical settings.

Unanswered questions and proposals for future re- search.

 

• Conclusion(s): in few sentences, short and concise.

 

Use of statistics

 

In describing the statistical analyses that have been performed, authors must clearly state which tests were used to evaluate a specific data set. When data are presented in tabular form, the statistical test used to evaluate the data should be indicated with a footnote for each test use.

 

Acknowledgments

 

The persons who have made substantive contributions to the study should be named in this section.

 

References

 

Reference format should follow that in the Uniform Requirement’s for Manuscript’s   Submitted   to   Biomedical Journal’s (www.icmje.org ).  Use journal title abbreviations as in the List of

Journal’s Indexed for MEDLINE (http:/ /www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/terms_cond.html).

• Numbering and order: All references are to be numbered in the order of citation in the text.  It is recommended to be no more of 30-40 for an article and 10-20 for a case report. Citations are to be inserted in Arabic numerals, in right parentheses [ ].

Examples (for up to six authors, list all; for seven or more authors, list six, then state “et al.”):

 

• Journal article

Lerner DJ, Kannel WB. Patterns of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in the sexes. A 26-year follow up of the Framingham population. Am Heart J 1986;111: 383–90.

 

• Book chapter

Ledger WJ. Dystocia and prolonged labor.  In:  Wilson JR, Carrington ER, editors. Volume 8: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Louis: Mosby; 1987:474-93 Or Brooke B. The development of surgical treatment for ulcerativecolitis. In Lee E., eds.Surgery of inflammatory bowel disorders, London: Churchill Livingstone; 1987:23 -32.

· Personal communications and unpublished data.  If essential, these may be used, within parentheses, at the appropriate location in the text, not as numbered references. Written, signed permission from the individual(s) quoted must accompany the manuscript upon submission.

 

Figures

 

Submit figures online, each in a separate file accompanied by the legend, not embedded in the manuscript document.  Cite figures consecutively, as they appear in the text, with Arabic numbers (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3A, etc.). Each figure must be assigned a legend. The pictures must be in JPEG format starting from at least 600 dpi (image size).

If a figure was previously published by you or others, a statement that permission has been granted and by who should appear in the figure legend, as should a full citation of the original site of publication.

 

Tables

 

Submit tables  online each in a separate  file, not  embedded  in  the  manuscript and  numbered  sequentially in order  of text  citation,  with  Roman  numerals  (Table I, Table II, etc.). Each column, including the first, must have a heading and a brief title for each table. If a table, in whole or in part, was derived from copyrighted material, a footnote at the bottom of the table must credit the original source, cited fully. Submit a completed permission form or letter with the manuscript.

 

Letters to the Editors

 

• Selected Letters to the Editors are published

• Letters are to be submitted   online no more than 3 months after the date of the issue in which the related article appeared.

• Letters should be brief and contain no more than 400 words plus 1 to 4 references, one of which must cite the related Journal article.  All data presented   in the letter must be fully citable and listed as a supporting reference and signed

• Letters are subject to minor editorial alterations and may be shortened. The editors routinely invite the author(s) of the related article to respond in writing. Published Letters are accompanied by either a reply from the original author or the statement “Reply declined.”

 

Proofs

 

The main author will receive a PDF file containing the final version of his article before printing.  It must be returned in the shortest delay accompanied by all the necessary corrections for eventual errors.

 

Legal Disclaimer

 

The materials published do not necessarily reflect the views of Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties and the authors of the articles are the only responsible for the content and information released. Before prescribing any product/drug advertised in the Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties, please carefully check the leaflets for dosage. These materials may discuss therapeutic products that have not been approved by different national medical boards or health administration. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. Readers should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this educational activity. Please report any inaccuracy noted to the publisher.

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