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Information for Authors

This is a general information for journals published by e-Century Publishing Corporation. All of our journals share the same
manuscript style and the reference format. You can download
EndNote or Reference Manager Output Style to format the
references of your manuscript to be submitted to any of our journal. You may download a
Sample Manuscript when preparing
your manuscript and view
Checking List before submission online.


SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT (Click to submit manuscript online)

General Policy

All manuscripts are submitted with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an
abstract or as part of a published lecture or thesis) and are not currently under consideration for publication by another
journal. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that all authors have contributed to, read and approved
the final manuscript for submission. The authors should keep a copy of manuscript submitted in case of revision, rejection, loss
or damage. Receipt of manuscript will be acknowledged and a decision regarding acceptance made as soon as possible.
Accepted manuscripts may be subject to editorial revision without notice.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet the rigorous standards of academic excellence. The
authors should provide up to five potential peer reviewers with detailed contact information including e-mail address.  These
should be experts in their field of study, who will be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript.  If not provided,
potential reviewers will be identified by their publication record or recommended by the Editorial Board members.  
Recommended reviewers who have been a coauthor with the corresponding author within five years prior to manuscript
submission will not be used. Reviewers recommended by authors will be only considered to use when other appropriate ones
cannot be found.  

ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE POLICY

Authors’ responsibilities

To ensure that submitted manuscripts have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a
published lecture or thesis) and are not currently under consideration for publication by another journal.

To ensure all authors have contributed to, read and approved the final manuscript for submission.

To ensure that all data in the submitted manuscript are authentic. Maintain accurate records of data associated with their
submitted manuscript and to provide this data upon reasonable request.

To inform the editor of any other submitted manuscripts that might contain overlapping or closely related content.

To obtain permission to reproduce any content from other sources.

To confirm that all the work in the submitted manuscript is original, and to acknowledge and cite any content reproduced from
other sources.

To ensure that any studies involving human or animal subjects conform to national, local and institutional laws and requirements
(e.g. WMA Declaration of Helsinki, the Guidelines of Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Human Subject Protections,
NIH Policy on Use of Laboratory Animals, or equivalent). For studies involving human subjects, authors should obtain express
permission from subjects and respect their privacy. Confirmation that approval has been sought and obtained should be included
in the manuscript where applicable.

Experiments involving animals should follow the appropriate institution or the National Research Council Guide for the care and
use of laboratory animals.

Declare any potential conflicts of interest that could be perceived as exerting an undue influence on his or her duties at any
stage during the publication process.

To notify promptly the journal editor or publisher if a significant error in their publication is identified, and to cooperate with
the editor and publisher to provide retractions or corrections if necessary.

Keep a copy of the manuscript submitted in case of revision, rejection, loss or damage. Receipt of manuscripts will be
acknowledged and a decision regarding acceptance made as soon as possible. Accepted manuscripts may be subject to editorial
revision without notice.

Authors should provide 4 potential peer reviewers with detailed contact information including e-mail address. Authors may also
nominate 2 peers that they request are not sent the article for peer review for conflicts of interest or other appropriate
reasons – in such instances some reasonable justification must be given. These should be experts in their field of study, who will
be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. If not provided, potential reviewers will be identified by their
publication record or recommended by the Editorial Board members. All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are
expected to meet the rigorous standards of academic excellence.

Reviewers’ responsibilities

To ensure that accepted manuscripts meet the rigorous standards of academic excellence.

To review submitted manuscripts objectively, and in a timely manner.

To maintain the confidentiality of any information supplied by the editor or author, and to not retain or copy the manuscript in
any manner.

To alert the editor of any published or previously submitted content that is substantially similar to that under review.

To point out any relevant published work that is not yet cited.

To be aware of any potential conflicts of interest between the reviewer and author/research funders(financial, institutional,
collaborative or otherwise). To alert the editor to any potential conflicts of interest and if necessary, withdrawing their services
for that manuscript.

Editors’ responsibilities

To act in a balanced, fair and objective way while carrying out duties without discrimination based on sexual orientation,
religious or political beliefs, gender, ethnic or geographical background of the authors. Editors have complete responsibility and
authority to accept and/or reject manuscripts.

Ensure that there is no conflict of interest with respect to manuscripts they reject/accept.

To ensure that all manuscripts, including submissions for sponsored supplements or special issues are handled in the same way as
other submissions, so that articles are considered and accepted solely on their academic merit without any commercial
influence.

To preserve the anonymity of reviewers.

To adopt and follow reasonable procedures in the event of any complaints, ethical or otherwise, in accordance with the
policies and procedures of COPE (www.publicationethics.org). To give authors a reasonable opportunity to respond to any
complaints. All complaints should be investigated no matter when the original publication was approved, and documentation
associated with any such complaints should be retained.

To promote the publication of corrections and/or retractions when errors are found.

Publisher Responsibilities

To ensure that all articles published meet the standards and requirements outlined above.

To ensure that any corrections, retractions, and/or clarifications are published when necessary.

To maintain the integrity of the academic record, and preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical
standards.

Identification of Unethical Behavior

Misconduct and/or unethical behavior may be identified and brought to the attention of the editor and publisher at any time,
by anyone.

Whoever informs the editor or publisher of misconduct should gather sufficient evidence and information in order for an
investigation to be initiated. Evidence should be gathered in a discreet manner, in order to avoid spreading allegations beyond
those who absolutely need to know, in order to protect the confidentiality of the parties in question until a conclusion has
been reached.

All allegations will be taken seriously and handled in the same manner.

The editor will take initial action, with additional input from the publisher where appropriate.

In every case, authors will be given the opportunity to respond to any allegations.

Misconduct and Possible Outcomes

Minor breaches of conduct might be dealt with internally, without the need for any outside consultation;

Depending on the severity of the infraction, other outcomes may include, but are not limited to the following:

Informing the author or reviewer of the infraction, and educating him/her   on how to avoid future breaches of conduct;

A written warning regarding the breach of conduct;

Publication of a formal notice and/or editorial detailing the misconduct;

A formal letter to the author’s department head and/or funding agency;

Retraction of the publication from the journal, and informing both the  Abstracting & Indexing services as well as the readership
of the publication of the infraction;

Suspension of the author’s eligibility for publication;

Reporting the breach of conduct to a higher authority for further investigation and action.


Copyright Policy

By submitting a manuscript to any journal published by e-Century Publishing Corporation, the authors agree that all copyrights
of all materials included in the submitted manuscript will be exclusively transferred to this publisher if the manuscript is
accepted.

Once the paper is published, the copyright will be released by the publisher under the “
Creative Commons Attribution Non-
Commercial License”, enabling the unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction of the published article in
any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.  If the manuscript contains a figure or table reproduced from a
book or another journal article, the authors should obtain permission from the copyright holder before submitting the
manuscript, and be fully responsible for any legal and/or financial consequences if such permissions are not obtained.

All PDF, XML and html files for all articles published in this journal are the property of the publisher, e-Century Publishing
Corporation (
www.e-Century.org). Authors and readers are granted the right to freely use these files for all academic purposes.
By publishing paper in this journal, the authors grant the permanent right to the publisher to use any articles published in this
journal without any restriction including, but not limited to academic and/or commercial purposes. If you are interested in
using PDF, html, XML files or any art works published in this journal for any commercial purposes, please contact the publisher
at
business@e-century.org.

Use of Human Tissue and/or Animal Policy

Experiments involving human subjects should be in accord with the ethical standards established by the institution or in accord
with the
Helsinki Declaration, or the guidelines of Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Human Subject Protections.
For studies involved human subjects, when
informed consent has been obtained it should be indicated in the manuscript.

Experiments involving animals should follow the institution or
the National Research Council guide for the care and use of
laboratory animals.

Units and Abbreviations

System International (SI) units should be used for all measurements. All abbreviations should be explicitly defined at their first
occurrence except for those internationally acceptable.

Disclaimer

While the advice and information in the article are believed to be true and accurate on the date of its going to press, neither
the authors nor the editors can accept any legal responsibilities for any errors or omissions that may be made.  The publication
makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the materials contained within.  


PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT  (Download Sample Manuscript)

All manuscripts should be written in standard grammatical English using computer software, arranged in the following order and
saved as
single DOC (Word) file including all components of the manuscript:

1.        cover letter
2.        title page
3.        abstract and keywords
4.        main text
5.        acknowledgements, if any
6.        references
7.        tables, if any must be created with Word "Insert Table" function
8.        figure legends, if any
9.        figures, if any


Cover Letter

The cover letter should include name, degree, address, telephone, fax and email of the corresponding author. A statement that
all authors have contributed to, read and approved the final manuscript for submission should be included if there are multiple
authors. Any editorial or financial conflict of interest (e.g., consultancy, stock ownership, equity interests, patent or licensing
agreements) should be clearly disclosed in the cover letter. The disclosure statement must be submitted upon the acceptance.

Title Page

The title page should include:
1.        A concise title;
2.        First name, middle initial, and last name of each author. No degrees should be provided in this section;
3.        Name of the department and institutional affiliation of each author;
4.        A short Running Title for the paper;
5.        Corresponding author and contact information including e-mail address;
6.        Acknowledgement including sources of financial support for the work, if any;
7.        Declaration of Conflict of Interest.        

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should not exceed 250 words that concisely summarize the study’s purpose, significant findings and conclusions.  
Include up to 6 keywords or phrases at the end of the abstract. Each keyword should be separated by a comma.

Main Text

The main text should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion.  The Introduction should be
succinct, clearly stating the purpose and rationale of the study. In Materials and Methods, the procedures should be described
in sufficient detail to allow duplication by an independent observer. Results and Discussion may be combined or divided. They
should be written concisely and logically with emphasis on novel findings.

Acknowledgements

All acknowledgements (if any) should be included at the end of the main text before references and may include grant and
administrative support.

References (Please download EndNote X Style or Reference Manager Output Style for e-Century journals)        

Reference should begin on a new page, be double-spaced and numbered in order of citation in the text, including citations in
tables and figure legends. Complete author citation is required (use of "et al" is not acceptable). References should conform to
the style of the Journal. Examples follow:

Journals: [1] Krishnan B and Truong LD. Renal epithelial neoplasms: the diagnostic implications of electron microscopic study in
55 cases. Hum Pathol 2002; 33: 68-79.

Books: Fishman AP: Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale. Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. Edited by Fishman AP. New
York, McGraw-Hill, 1988, pp. 999-1048

Web sites: Cite in text only with an active weblink and keep such links minimum.

In press: To be used only for papers accepted for publication. Cite as for journal with (in press) in place of volume and page
numbers.

Submitted papers/unpublished data: Cite in text only.

Tables

All tables must be created with Word "Insert Table" function and should be cited consecutively in the main text by Arabic
numbers (Table 1, Table 2, etc). Type each table with a descriptive title on a separate page after the references. Provide
explanations for any nonstandard abbreviations in footnotes to the table. All tables must be submitted as editable tables (
not
images).

Figure Legends

Figure legends including figure number, a short title and detailed description should be embedded at the end of text file.

Figures

All figures should be cited consecutively in the main text by Arabic numbers (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc).  All figures must be
prepared at
600dpi resolution and embedded at the end of the manuscript in the Word File. The text in all Figures must be in
Arial Font and clearly readable at the 100% zoom. Photographs of a person should render them unidentifiable or include their
written permission.  

Supplemental data: Authors are encouraged to avoid using supplemental data; and keep any such data and provide to readers if
requested. If supplemental data have to be used, all of them should be in the single file with all supplemental figures, tables and
text materials included and arranged properly for publication.  

Publication Fee

All journals published by e-Century Publishing Corporation are open access journals which provide instant, worldwide and
barrier-free access to the full-text of all published articles. Publishing Fee allows the publisher to make the published material
available for free to all interested online readers.

The publication fee vary with the different journals. Please refer to the "Information for Authors" of each journal for details. All
journals can be found in
www.e-century.org


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