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Information for Contributors SUBMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT Comprehensive Psychiatry will consider for publication manuscripts prepared in accordance with the ‘’Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals’’ as published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (N Engl J Med 1991;324:424-428). The following information is consistent with these requirements. Authors are encouraged to review the full report. Studies with human subject participation should note informed consent. Manuscripts should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, David L. Dunner, M.D., University of Washington, Outpatient Psychiatry Center, 4225 Roosevelt Way N.E., Suite 306, Seattle, WA 98105. Telephone 206-5436768; FAX 206-543-7565. Articles are accepted for publication on the condition that they are original contributions, submitted solely to Comprehensive Psychiatry. Manuscripts submitted for review will not be returned to the authors unless requested in advance. Authors submitting manuscripts do so on the understanding that if accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher.
PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT Manuscripts must be submitted on a disk, preferably in Microsoft Word. Three double-spaced hard copy versions of the final manuscript, free of hand-written alterations, must accompany the disk. All components of the manuscript must appear within a single electronic file: references, figure legends, and tables must appear at the end of the manuscript. Please refrain from using end notes as references or automatic list numbering because these features are lost in conversion: simply type the reference number in parentheses in the text and type the reference list. Formatting, such as Greek letters, italics, super- and subscripts, may be used: the coding scheme for such elements must be consistent throughout. Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both printed and electronic rights for all borrowed material and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions.
PREPARING ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES Tables and illustrations must be cited in order in the text using Arabic numerals. Each illustration should be identified with the author’s name and the figure number. A legend must accompany each illustration. Legends should be typed (double-spaced) and included at the end of the manuscript. Photo prints of line drawings are preferred if they are of high quality with sharp, even lines and lettering; however, photocopies are not acceptable. Lettering should be large enough to be readable when reduced to fit the printed page. Tables should have a title and be as simple as possible. Figures may be submitted in electronic format. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF format on Zip disk, CD, floppy, Jaz, or 3.5 MO. Graphics software
such as Photoshop and Illustrator, not presentation software such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics, should be used to create the art. Color images must be CMYK, at least 300 DPI, with a digital color proof, not a color laser print or color photocopy (this proof will be used at press for color reproduction). Gray scale images should be at least 300 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Combinations of gray scale and line art should be at least 1200 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Line art (black and white or color) should be at least 1200 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Please include hardware and software information, in addition to the file names. For detailed instructions on the preparation of electronic artwork, consult Elsevier’s Author Gateway at http://authors.elsevier. com.
REFERENCES References should be compiled in numerical order in the Vancouver style: Journal articles (List all authors, but if the number exceeds six, give six followed by et al.): 1. Reich M, Kaplan L. The effects of psychiatric and psychosocial interviews on children. Compr Psychiatry 1994;35:50-53. Books and other monographs: 2. Dunner DL. Current psychiatric therapy. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 1993. Chapters in a book 3. Cloninger CR. Somatoform and dissociative disorders. In: Winokur G, Clayton PJ, editors. The medical basis of psychiatry. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 1994. p. 169-192.
TRACKING THE MANUSCRIPT Visit Elsevier’s Author Gateway (http://authors. elsevier.com) for the facility to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article’s status has changed. The Author Gateway also provides detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions, and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.
PROOFREADING Contributors are provided with galley proofs and asked to proofread them immediately for typesetting errors, returning them to the publisher within the week. Important changes in data are allowed, but authors will be charged for excessive alterations in proof.
REPRINTS Reprints are made available to authors for a nominal charge. Individuals wishing to obtain reprints of an article that appeared in Comprehensive Psychiatry may do so by contacting the author.
PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT Manuscripts must be submitted on a disk, preferably in Microsoft Word. Three double-spaced hard copy versions of the final manuscript, free of hand-written alterations, must accompany the disk. All components of the manuscript must appear within a single electronic file: references, figure legends, and tables must appear at the end of the manuscript. Please refrain from using end notes as references or automatic list numbering because these features are lost in conversion: simply type the reference number in parentheses in the text and type the reference list. Formatting, such as Greek letters, italics, super- and subscripts, may be used: the coding scheme for such elements must be consistent throughout. Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both printed and electronic rights for all borrowed material and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions.
PREPARING ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES Tables and illustrations must be cited in order in the text using Arabic numerals. Each illustration should be identified with the author’s name and the figure number. A legend must accompany each illustration. Legends should be typed (double-spaced) and included at the end of the manuscript. Photo prints of line drawings are preferred if they are of high quality with sharp, even lines and lettering; however, photocopies are not acceptable. Lettering should be large enough to be readable when reduced to fit the printed page. Tables should have a title and be as simple as possible. Figures may be submitted in electronic format. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF format on Zip disk, CD, floppy, Jaz, or 3.5 MO. Graphics software
such as Photoshop and Illustrator, not presentation software such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics, should be used to create the art. Color images must be CMYK, at least 300 DPI, with a digital color proof, not a color laser print or color photocopy (this proof will be used at press for color reproduction). Gray scale images should be at least 300 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Combinations of gray scale and line art should be at least 1200 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Line art (black and white or color) should be at least 1200 DPI and accompanied by a proof. Please include hardware and software information, in addition to the file names. For detailed instructions on the preparation of electronic artwork, consult Elsevier’s Author Gateway at http://authors.elsevier. com.
REFERENCES References should be compiled in numerical order in the Vancouver style: Journal articles (List all authors, but if the number exceeds six, give six followed by et al.): 1. Reich M, Kaplan L. The effects of psychiatric and psychosocial interviews on children. Compr Psychiatry 1994;35:50-53. Books and other monographs: 2. Dunner DL. Current psychiatric therapy. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 1993. Chapters in a book 3. Cloninger CR. Somatoform and dissociative disorders. In: Winokur G, Clayton PJ, editors. The medical basis of psychiatry. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 1994. p. 169-192.
TRACKING THE MANUSCRIPT Visit Elsevier’s Author Gateway (http://authors. elsevier.com) for the facility to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article’s status has changed. The Author Gateway also provides detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions, and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.
PROOFREADING Contributors are provided with galley proofs and asked to proofread them immediately for typesetting errors, returning them to the publisher within the week. Important changes in data are allowed, but authors will be charged for excessive alterations in proof.
REPRINTS Reprints are made available to authors for a nominal charge. Individuals wishing to obtain reprints of an article that appeared in Comprehensive Psychiatry may do so by contacting the author.