The journal PERSPECTIVES IN VASCULAR SURGERY AND ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY, publishes original articles and case reports relating to any phase of vascular diseases, including diagnostic methods, therapeutic procedures, operative techniques, clinical and laboratory research.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION: Submit three identical copies of
the manuscript, complete with illustrations (see Illustrations
and Photos), along with a 3.5-inch computer disk, prepared
with any major Windows or Macintosh word processing software program. ASCII (text only) file, Windows or Macintosh, is also acceptable. Please label disk to indicate software program,
and version used.
Address for submission:
Peter Gloviczki, MD, Editor
PERSPECTIVES IN VASCULAR SURGERY AND
ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
TRANSMITTAL LETTER: The manuscript is to be accompanied
by a covering letter which states: (1) all the authors have read
and approved the final manuscript; (2) the full name, address,
phone and fax number, and e-mail address of the individual to
whom correspondence concerning the manuscript is to be sent.
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: In conformance with the Copyright
Revision Act of 1978, the following statement signed by all authors
must be part of the transmittal letter:
“In consideration of PERSPECTIVES IN VASCULAR SURGERY
AND ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY’s taking action in
reviewing and editing this submission, the undersigned
author(s) or their duly authorized agent, hereby
transfers, assigns or otherwise conveys all copyright
ownership to Westminster Publications, Inc. in the event
that such work is published in Perspectives IN VASCULAR
SURGERY AND ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. ”
Where the senior author transmits the manuscript, it may be
stated that he is conveying the copyright on behalf of his coauthors.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION: Type the manuscript doublespaced
throughout, with one-inch margins, on bond paper, 8½ × 11 inches (22 cm × 28 cm).
TEXT: Manuscripts will generally be divided into the following
sections: title page, abstract, introduction, methods, results,
discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, references, figure
legends, figures and tables. For guidance in text preparation,
authors should consult the American Medical Association
Manual of Style. Abbreviations must be spelled out on first use.
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TITLE PAGE: The title page should include the following: (1)
the full title of the manuscript; (2) the full name of each author,
including his highest earned degree; (3) the institutional affiliation
of each author together with the city and state; (4) acknowledgment
of the source(s) of support for study, if any; (5)
the full name, address, phone and fax number, and e-mail address
of the author to whom correspondence should be sent.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS: Submit the most original artwork
available (three copies). High quality laser prints are also
acceptable. Prints should be submitted in black and white. Do
not place tones of any kind behind graphs or charts. Color artwork
can be published only at the author’s expense. Please do
not submit Powerpoint figures.
All illustrations should be identified and numbered using arabic
numerals. Identify top of illustration with up arrow. Also label
illustration with author’s name. All legends for figures should
be typed on a separate sheet.
If illustrative material which has been previously published is to
be included with the manuscript, it is the author’s responsibility
to obtain written permission to use this material.
TABLES: Number tables in the text in consecutive order using
roman numerals. Type each table double-spaced on separate
pages. Each table should have a title and each column properly
identified. All abbreviations used should be expressed as a footnote
to the table. Do not use internal vertical type material.
REFERENCES: References should include only articles cited in
the text. They should be consecutively numbered as they appear
in the text. When a reference contains more than three
authors, list only the first three authors followed by “et al.”
After the author’s listing supply the full title of the manuscript
in lower case (except where a capital is required), the journal
title abbreviated according to Index Medicus, the volume number,
the inclusive pages and the year of publication. Book references
should include: authors, chapter title, book title, editors,
place of publication, publisher, year of publication, and
page numbers.
STATUS OF MANUSCRIPT: The receipt of your manuscript by
the Journal will be acknowledged and a decision regarding its
status made as soon as possible. All manuscripts are subject to
editorial review.
One set of page proofs will be sent to the orresponding author
for review prior to publication.
REPRINTS: Reprints of a manuscript are available to authors
at specially reduced rates and may be purchased by completing
the reprint order form which will accompany the proofs.
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