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JVIR 䉬 Publication Information for Authors All manuscripts must be submitted online at http://jvir.edmgr. com. Editorial correspondence should be addressed to: Albert A. Nemcek, Jr, MD Editor, JVIR Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Department of Radiology 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: (312) 695-0755 Fax: (312) 695-5645 E-mail: [email protected] Inquiries about the status of manuscripts that have received final acceptance should be made to: Cathy Mendelsohn Managing Editor, JVIR 1020 N. Haddow Avenue Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Tel: 847-222-1708 Fax: 847-342-0901 E-mail: [email protected] Permission to reproduce material from JVIR should be made to: Health Science Rights Department Elsevier Inc. 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899 Tel: 215-239-3804 Fax: 215-239-3005 E-mail: [email protected] The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) is devoted to the timely publication of peer-reviewed clinical and laboratory studies in the field of vascular and interventional radiology. JVIR is the official journal of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). Statements made in published articles are the responsibility of the authors and not of JVIR or SIR. These instructions follow the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (N Engl J Med 1997; 336:309 or see www.icmje.org/index.html). Once accepted, manuscripts are copy edited to conform to the Journal’s standards and style. Accepted manuscripts become the property of JVIR and may not be published in whole or in part without the express written permission of the author(s) and the Journal (see below). Transfer of Copyright and Exclusive Submission Agreements A signed copyright transfer, certificate of exclusive submission, and financial disclosure statement must be sent by regular mail or facsimile at the time of manuscript submission. These forms are published in every issue of the Journal

and are available online at http://jvir.highwire.org/misc/ cta.pdf. For officers or employees of the U.S. government, SIR recognizes that works prepared as part of their official government duties are in the public domain, but they must still sign the copyright agreements. Submissions involving authors with financial interests in a company or organization must provide disclosure. After review of this statement, the Editor will determine whether a real or perceived conflict of interest exists. If so, a notation of the financial relationship will be included as a footnote on the first page of the article. Manuscripts will only be reviewed and accepted with the understanding that they are contributed solely to JVIR. Authors must be certain that no manuscript on the same or similar material has been or will be submitted to another journal by themselves, their co-authors, or others at their institution before their work appears in JVIR. The submission by authors of similar material to advertising, broadcast, or electronic media must be indicated at the time JVIR receives the manuscript. Ethical Conduct of Studies It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that patient anonymity is carefully protected. Authors from US institutions must comply with all regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. If an Institutional Review Board (IRB) exists at the institution(s) in which any study involving human subjects is conducted, the investigators must obtain prior approval. This requirement applies to prospective and retrospective studies (including technical notes and case reports) that involve any direct interaction with patients OR evaluation or review of private information (e.g., imaging studies or chart reviews). See Valji K. IRB Approval—Who Needs It? J Vasc Interv Radiol 2002; 13:225–226. If the IRB at the participating institution does not require approval for the type of research being performed, a statement to this effect must be included in the manuscript. If no IRB existed at the time the study was initiated, the authors must include a statement in the manuscript indicating as such and that principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (http:// ohsr.od.nih.gov/helsinki.php3) were followed. If a manuscript reports on the emergent use of a material or device not approved by the Food and Drug Administration or accepted as standard of practice, the authors must state that they obtained informed consent from the patient (when feasible) and reported the case to the local IRB within 1 week of the event. This procedure is only valid for a single patient. Manuscripts reporting research involving animals must include a statement that either the protocol was approved by an institutional animal care board or that the animal care complied with the “Principles of Laboratory Care” (formulated by the National Society for Medical Research) or the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” (National Institutes of Health).

Publication Information for Authors Authorship Any person listed as a manuscript author should have made substantive intellectual contributions to the study as established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE, www.icmje.org). All authors should meet all of the following conditions with regard to the manuscript: (1) Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (3) final approval of the version to be published. Reporting Standards In order to assure consistency in reporting of results of clinical research, the Society of Interventional Radiology has developed a number of reporting standards documents that authors should follow when submitting manuscripts for consideration. Adherence to relevant reporting standards will be taken into account in the review process. Reporting Standards Documents: 1. Sacks D, McClenny TE, Cardella JF, et al. Society of Interventional Radiology clinical practice guidelines. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:199S–202S. 2. Sacks D, Marinelli DL, Martin LG, et al. General principles for evaluation of new interventional techniques and devices. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:391S–394S. 3. Rundback JH, Sacks D, Kent KC, et al. Guidelines for the reporting of renal artery revascularization in clinical trials. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:477S– 492S. 4. Recommended reporting standards for vena caval filter placement and patient follow-up. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14: 427S– 432S. 5. Millward SF, Grassi CJ, Kinney TB, et al, for the Technology Assessment Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology. Reporting standards for inferior vena caval filter placement and patient follow-up: supplement for temporary and retrievable/optional filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005; 16:441– 443. 6. Higashida RT, Meyers PM, Phatouros CC, et al. Reporting standards for carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2004; 15:e1– e24. 7. Sacks D, Marinelli DL, Martin LG, et al. Reporting standards for clinical evaluation of new peripheral arterial revascularization devices. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:395S– 404S. 8. Haskal ZJ, Rees CR, Ring EJ, et al. Reporting standards for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:419S– 426S. 9. Gray RJ, Sacks D, Martin LG, et al. Reporting standards for percutaneous interventions in dialysis access. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:433S– 442S. 10. Silberzweig JE, Sacks D, Khorsandi AS, et al. Reporting standards for central venous access. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:443S-452S. 11. Goodwin SC, Bonilla SC, Sacks D, et al. Reporting stan-

dards for uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:467S– 476S. 12. Patel N, Sacks D, Patel RI, et al. A SIR reporting standards for the treatment of acute limb ischemia with use of transluminal removal of arterial thrombus. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:453S– 465S. 13. Trial design and reporting standards for intraarterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:493S– 494S. 14. Veith FJ, Abbott WM, Yao JST, et al. Guidelines for development and use of transluminally placed endovascular prosthetic grafts in the arterial system. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14:405S– 417S. 15. Goldberg SN, Grassi CJ, Cardella JF, et al. for the Society of Interventional Radiology Technology Assessment Committee and the International Working Group on Image-guided Tumor Ablation. Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005; 16:765–778. 16. Vedantham S, Grassi CJ, Ferral H, et al, for the Technology Assessment Committee of the Society for Interventional Radiology. Reporting standards for endovascular treatment of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2006; 17:417– 434. Types of Manuscripts JVIR publishes several types of articles, each of which has a distinct format. Clinical and Laboratory Investigations are the central focus of the Journal and are based on original clinical or experimental studies. The complete format is described below. Brief Reports include descriptions of a new or modified interventional procedure or device and small clinical studies or case reports. A brief one paragraph abstract (less than 100 words) should be included. In general, limit the paper to six pages of text, 15 references, and no more than eight figure parts. Review Articles are generally invited by the Editor. Specific instructions are provided at the time of invitation. IR Safety Rounds are Safety/Medical Error submissions. No abstract included. The format should include the following: Clinical case: brief description of the clinical event, including patient outcome. (Several similar events with the same base etiology may be included if they reinforce the theme, demonstrate variations on the theme, or indicate that the event is not rare.) Where appropriate, illustrations of the hazard or of the resultant injuries may be helpful to the reader. The individuals and institutions involved should not be identified or identifiable from the text or context of the vignette. What happened and why did it happen? One or more paragraphs describing the chain of events that permitted the medical error or safety issue to occur and affect the patient or staff member. One or more paragraphs stating the root cause of the safety issue or medical error.

Publication Information for Authors Discussion: Brief paragraph providing background for the reported event. Have similar events been reported? How frequently do they occur? One or more paragraphs describing the corrective steps implemented following the event. What preventive measures should be in place to keep this error from occurring? Relevant guidelines/standards developed by SIR and other societies should be cited. Where appropriate, illustrations or preventive measures may be included. Length should be no more than six manuscript pages, with 10 references maximum. No more than two figures should be submitted. Letters to the Editor can be used to offer commentary on any material published in JVIR. Letters may also be used to convey material of more general interest to the interventional radiology community. On occasion, the Editor may offer such space for submitted case reports that do not receive high enough priority for publication as such. Letters should be no longer than three pages with no more than four references. Only one figure (with no more than four figure parts) can be submitted. Letters to the Editor are accepted for publication at the discretion of the Editor and may be copyedited for content and length. Manuscript Preparation The preferred word processing program is Microsoft Word. Manuscripts must be written with 12 point font, double-spaced throughout (including tables, references, and figure legends), and have at least 3 cm margins. The text should be ragged right (no right justification). Imbedded instructions (eg, italics, underlines, boldface) should not be used or kept to a minimum. Do not use coding for centering. Insert only one space after punctuation marks. Sequential page numbering should begin with the text. The order of sections is Abstract, Text, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, and Figure Legends. To ensure blinded peerreview, no direct references to the author(s) or institution of origin should be made anywhere in the text of figures. Title Page: Include a title page as a separate document. List all author affiliations, any financial disclosures and whether the material was presented at an SIR annual Meeting. Abstract: The abstract for original clinical and laboratory investigations should be no longer than 250 words and should include Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. For brief reports and review articles, the abstract is a short (less than 100 words) unstructured paragraph. Remember that many readers will only come to know the authors’ work through the abstract. Actual data (with statistical significance) should be included in the Results. The conclusions should be drawn directly from the results of the study. Note that the conclusion will be used as a summary statement of your work in the Table of Contents. Introduction: Provide a brief summary (usually less than one page) of background material to set the stage for your paper. This section should end with a succinct statement of the purpose of your study. Materials and Methods: Describe the nature of the subjects, methods of selection, materials (including manufacturers’

names and locations), and all procedures. The characteristics of study group(s) (such as sex distribution, mean age, underlying medical problems) should be included in this section. References should be made to established methods that have been published. New or substantially modified methods should be described, supported with rationale, and critically evaluated for real and potential limitations. This section should conclude with a description (and references and names of computer software packages when appropriate) of all statistical methods used to analyze the data. Results: Report of data and observations should be in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Data given in tables should not be repeated in the text. Complex reports may require subheadings in this section. Discussion: Consider new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that can be drawn directly from your data. Include implications of findings, and relate observations to other relevant studies. Include a separate paragraph that outlines the limitations of your study. Avoid claiming priority, alluding to work that has not been completed, or making unqualified statements not supported by your data. Recommendations, when appropriate, should be made. Acknowledgments: On this separate page, list any significant contributors to the conduct of the study or preparation of the manuscript other than your co-authors. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from persons acknowledged for reasons other than technical, secretarial, or financial support. References: Number the references in the order in which they appear in the text (including references in tables at the site where they are mentioned in the text). Reference numbers appear on line within parentheses (not bracketed, not superscripted). With the exception of review articles, no more than 35– 40 references should be made. The abbreviations used for periodicals follow the style of Index Medicus. Unpublished data are not cited in the reference list but cited parenthetically in the text. For individuals using computer bibliographies (eg, End Note), JVIR style is Vancouver. For journal articles with six or fewer authors, list surnames and initials of all authors, such as: 1. Graham DJ, Alexander JJ. The effects of thrombin on bovine and aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cells. J Vasc Surg 1990; 11:307–313. Note that inclusive page numbers are required. When seven or more authors are listed, only the first three names need to be identified, followed by “et al”, such as: 2. Patchell RA, Tibbs PA, Walsh JW, et al. A randomized trial of surgery in the treatment of single metastases to the brain. N Engl J Med 1990; 322:494 –500. Abstracts, editorials, and letters to the editor should be noted as such. For book references, the authors of the chapter, chapter title, editor(s), book title, edition, city of publication, publisher, year of publication, and inclusive pages must be provided: 3. Haskal ZJ. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS). In: Kandarpa K, Aruny JE, eds. Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures, Third

Publication Information for Authors Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002;232–244. For papers presented at a meeting but not published, these oral presentations take the following form: 4. Zupko K. Patients.com: Using the Internet to build your practice. Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology; March 27, 2000; San Diego, Ca. For citation to material on a web site, use the following: 5. Kim RY, Parker W, Blom P, Weintraub J, Susman J, Haskal ZJ. The safety of pulmonary angiography in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. SCVIR Case Club 2000;4:4. Available at http://www.scvir.org. Accessed May 23, 2000. If reference is made in the text to personal communication (oral or written) as a source of information, a signed statement is required from the source. Please be certain that all references are accurate and complete. Tables: Tables should be referenced in the text, numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals, and have title. All abbreviations used in the table should be explained in a footnote. No vertical lines or shading should be included in the tables, and excessive use of horizontal lines within the table should be avoided. Construct tables using the table creating and editing feature of your word processing program. Do not use Excel or comparable spreadsheets. Do not imbed tables within the body of the manuscript. Captions for Illustrations: A caption must be supplied for each illustration and should not duplicate text material. Figure captions should appear on one or more pages separate from the text. Units and Abbreviations: Laboratory values and radiation measurements should be given in the International System of Units (SI) (Now read this: the SI units are here. JAMA 1986; 255:2329 –2339; SI units in radiation protection and measurements, NCRP report no. 82, August 1985). Standard abbreviations (e.g., TIPS, PTA) are permissible. Laboratory slang and clinical jargon should be avoided. Keep unique abbreviations to a minimum. Spell out the full term for each abbreviation at first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measure. Illustrations. Illustrations/figures should be submitted electronically. When submitting the figures electronically, please use either an EPS or TIF file format. Graphics software such as Photoshop and Illustrator should be used to create art. Figures submitted using presentation software such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics are not acceptable. Color images need to be saved as CMYK, at least 300 dots per inch (dpi). Grayscale images should be at least 300 dpi. Line art (black and white or color) and combinations of grayscale and line art should be at least 300 dpi. Make sure that the figure number is marked clearly on the figure or part of the electronic file name (i.e., Figure1.tif). Please note that once you create digital art at low resolution, you cannot adjust it. You must create your art at the proper resolution (300 dpi) to begin

with. For step-by-step instructions and screenshots on how to create your art correctly the first time, go to www.editorialmanager. com/jvir and click on “Artwork Guidelines” under “Author Information.” Figures must be cited in the text and numbered in order of first mention. Color illustrations are published at the discretion of the editorial office. Please note that the figures in the online version of the Journal will be reproduced in color, free of charge. Legends must be provided for all illustrations. The legend should not appear anywhere on the figure. If a figure has been previously published, the legend must give full credit to the original source. Manuscript Submission Online manuscript submission: All new manuscripts must be submitted through JVIR online submission and review Web site (www.editorialmanager.com/jvir). Authors are requested to submit the text, tables, and artwork in electronic form (not as a PDF) to this address. In an accompanying letter, authors should state that the manuscript, or parts of it, have not been and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication. (Authors are highly encouraged to include a list of three or more potential reviewers for their manuscript, with complete contact information.) Submission items include a cover letter (save as a separate file for upload), the manuscript (including title page, abstract, main text, references, and table/figure legends), tables, and figures. Revised manuscripts should also be accompanied by a unique file (separate from the cover letter) with responses to reviewers’ comments. The preferred order of files is as follows: cover letter, response to reviews (revised manuscripts only), manuscript file(s), table(s), figure(s). Files should be labeled with appropriate and descriptive file names (e.g., SmithText. doc, Fig1.eps, Table3.doc). Upload text, tables, and graphics (figures) as separate files. (You can compress multiple figure files into a Zip file and upload that in one step; the system will then unpack the files and prompt you to name each figure.) Do not import figures or tables into the text document and do not upload your text as a PDF. Complete instructions for electronic art submission can be found via a link on www.editorialmanager. com/jvir. Your figures will be tested by an artwork quality check tool; you will be asked to view the results before you can complete your submission. Your figures can move into review if not up to production standards, but you should be prepared to provide better quality figures should we express interest in your manuscript. Summary of Requirements for Halftones: Radiographs, Photographs or Scanned Images Basic parameters File type: TIFF Resolution: 300 dpi Color mode: grayscale or CMYK Greatest dimension (inches): 7⬙ Greatest dimension (pixels): 2100

Publication Information for Authors File storage size (approximate) Grayscale: 1-4 MB CMYK: 4-16MB Summary of Requirements for Line Art: Diagrams, Drawings and Graphs Basic parameters File type: TIFF or EPS Resolution: 1200 dpi Color mode: bitmap, grayscale or CMYK Greatest dimension (inches): 7⬙ Greatest dimension (pixels): 8400 File storage size (approximate) Grayscale: 24 MB Bitmap: 3 MB Additional material only for electronic version: Under exceptional or special circumstances, JVIR will allow publication of additional tables, figures, or text (e.g., Methodology, explanations of analysis, etc) in the electronic version of the published manuscript only. This material will not be included in the print version, but a reference to it being available online will be present in the print version. The Editor would like to emphasize that such additional material will have to meet strict criteria to be included in the electronic version; such material may be used to complement the data in the printed version. If deemed by the authors or Editor as crucial to the interpretation of the manuscript, this material should be included as part of the printed version of the manuscript. Please mark clearly in the submitted manuscript that this is additional information to be published electronically. The electronic version should not be used as a repository for redundant or unnecessary data. Video Clips for electronic version. We will accept relevant video clips with accepted manuscripts for viewing in our online version of the Journal.

Authors who are unable to provide an electronic version or have other circumstances that prevent online submission must contact the Editorial Office prior to submission to discuss alternate options. The Publisher and Editor regret that they are not able to consider submissions that do not follow these procedures. Page Proofs and Corrections Corresponding authors will receive electronic page proofs to check the copyedited and typeset article before publication. Portable document format (PDF) files of the typeset pages and support documents (e.g., reprint order form) will be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. Complete instructions will be provided with the e-mail for downloading and printing the files and for faxing the corrected page proofs to JVIR. Changes that have been made to conform with journal style will stand if they do not alter the author’s meaning. Changes that are stylistic or are a reworking of previously accepted material will not be allowed. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that there are no errors in the proofs. Proofs must be checked carefully and corrections returned within 48 hours of receipt, as requested in the cover letter accompanying the page proofs. Rights and Permissions Direct quotations, tables, or illustrations 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 information as to source. Photographs of identifiable persons must be accompanied by signed releases, showing informed consent. Articles appear in both the printed and online versions of JVIR and wording of the release should specify permission in all forms and media. Failure to get electronic permission rights may result in the images not appearing in the online version.