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1、Clinical Pediatrics is a practice-oriented journal emphasizing outpatient pediatric care. We solicit and encourage submission of manuscripts of value to the practitioner in all areas of child care including pediatric practice, clinical research, behavioral and educational management, community healt
2、h issues, medical education, and subspecialty or affiliated specialty applications to pediatric practice. Average time from submission to first decision: 20 days.Original Articles Clinical research concerning diagnosis and management, sociologic and anthropologic studies, and studies on delivery of
3、health care. Original articles have no word limitations; this is left up to the discretion of the author(s). Original articles should be accompanied by an abstract of 150 words or less and keywords.Commentaries Review articles on subjects relevant to the delivery of health care to children, particul
4、arly with emphasis on current diagnostic and management recommendations. No abstract is necessary. Before submission, authors of these commentaries are encouraged to consult with the editor via e-mail at clpjournalochsner.orgsince similar articles may be in press. Brief Reports Articles of less than
5、 1500 words with no abstract, a total of 1 or 2 tables or figures, and no more than 10 references. To be acceptable, such reports should offer a new clinical observation or new management approach. Resident Rounds Case reports written by a resident, fellow or medical student with the guidance of a f
6、aculty/staff physician. They should be cases that taught the physician in training something appropriate to be shared with colleagues in a similar stage of education. They will usually be patients who presented in an unusual fashion or who demonstrated unique clinical or laboratory manifestations of
7、 their diseases. The case report should be approximately 500 words, the discussion 1000 words, and the manuscript should include no more than 1 or 2 tables and figures and 10 references. A hospital course section and final diagnosis should also be included. The title should be a descriptive wording
8、of the initial presentation and not give away the diagnosis. Contributors are encouraged to review other published. Resident Rounds should not have abstracts and keywords and the structure should be as follows:a) Case reportb) Final Diagnosisc) Hospital Coursed) Discussione) ConclusionLetters to the
9、 Editor Letters pertaining to manuscripts published in Clinical Pediatrics or on topics of interest. They should be approximately 300 words with no more than five references. Submission of Manuscripts Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http:/ Authors will be required to set up an onli
10、ne account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. Files should be submitted in Microsoft Word and should include the following elements: complete author names, author contact information, including credentials, departmental and institutional affiliations, any source of financial assistance,
11、acknowledgments, abstract (150 words or less), keywords, references, tables, illustrations, and legends. Manuscripts will be sent out anonymously for editorial evaluation. Obtaining permission for any quoted or reprinted material that requires permission is the responsibility of the author. Submissi
12、on of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors i
13、n doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor. Clinical Pediatrics follows the editorial style of the American Medical Association. For reference style, please see the reference section below. Original illustrations are returned only if requested by the authors. Laborato
14、ry values may be described in either metric mass units or the International System of Units (SI units). The equivalent value in the alternate system should be given in parentheses immediately after the primary value. The same sequence should be used in each article. All acronyms should be spelled ou
15、t with the first appearance in text. References. References should be numbered in order of appearance in the text, following the format set forth in the Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, with journal abbreviations according to Cumulated Index Medicus. Examples of
16、 references are as follows: Journal articles: Pasricha JS, Khaitan BK, Shantharam R, et al. Toxic epidermal necrolysis. Int J Dermatol. 1996;35: 523-527. Books: Oski FA, DeAngelis CD, Feigin RD, Warshaw JB, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA: JB Lippincott; 1996:132-157. Chapter in a book: Rosenthal G. Prevalence of congenital heart disease. In: Garson A Jr, Bricke
