General Information
Introduction CNS Spectrums is an Index Medicus journal that publishes original scientific literature and reviews on a wide variety of neuroscientific topics of interest to the clinician on a monthly basis. Our mission is to provide these physicians with an editorial package that will enhance and increase their understanding of neuropsychiatry; therefore, manuscripts that address crossover issues germane to neurology and psychiatry will be given immediate priority.
PLEASE NOTE: If you currently have a pending submission to CNS Spectrums that has not yet been published, you are welcome to keep it submitted to the journal or withdraw it at anytime. However, if you decide to submit your article to a different publication, you must officially withdraw it from CNS Spectrums before submitting it elsewhere. Your e-mail request must specify that you are asking to withdraw your manuscript and you must include the manuscript title and the names of your co-authors (if applicable).
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your submission, please contact Lisa Arrington, Senior Acquisitions Editor, at lisa@p2publishing.com.
Manuscript Preparation (Length and Scope of Manuscripts for CNS Spectrums)
We will consider and encourage the following types of articles for publication for CNS Spectrums:
1. Original Research presents methodologically sound, new original study data that is in the following format: objective, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. Suitable topics include mood disorders, schizophrenia and related disorders, personality disorders, substance-use disorders, anxiety disorders, neuroscience, psychosocial aspects of psychiatry, child psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and other topics of interest to clinicians.
2. Reviews that are comprehensive articles, which summarize and synthesize the literature on various neuropsychiatric topics and presented in a scholarly and clinically relevant fashion. Diagnostic and treatment algorithms should be designed to aid the clinician in diagnosis and treatment.
3. Scholarly Case-Based Reviews ranging from 3,500-5,000 words, excluding references.
4. Letters to the Editor that are no longer than 750 words, excluding references, will be considered and are encouraged for publication. All letters will be edited for style, clarity, and length.
PLEASE NOTE: The majority of submitted case studies/case reports will be reformatted as Letters to the Editor if accepted for publication (no more than 750 words, excluding references).
Spacing and Pagination One space should be left after commas and periods. Manuscripts should be double-spaced and use 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Number pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, beginning with the title page. Each section should begin on a separate page, and the sections should be arranged in the following order: title page and acknowledgments, list of 3 to 5 potential peer reviewers, focus points, abstract, introduction, body, conclusion, references, tables, figures
Figures/Tables We ask that authors submit at least one table and one figure, or two tables, or two figures with their submissions (exceptions are Letters to the Editor that are written in response to previously published material in CNS Spectrums). If you include them, please reference all figures and tables. In addition, if the figure or table is a reprint you must obtain written permission to reprint it. If it is an adaptation, you do not need to obtain permission.
All figures and table should include the following:
• Title
• Legend/key: all acronyms spelled out
• Reference: if it is an adaptation or reprint
• Citation in text: All figures and tables must be cited in text, i.e. (Table 1)
In addition, for color figures with intricate detail, please provide a color copy of the image when you submit the manuscript. If you would like photographs printed in your article, send actual photographs or high-resolution scans of photographs.
Title Page & Acknowledgments
Article Type: Please indicate the type of article (ie, REVIEW, ORIGINAL RESEARCH) on the top, right-hand corner in bold.
Title: The title of the article should be concise but informative.
Author[s] Byline and Biography: For all authors, list the full names (including middle initial), academic degrees, the university attended, and current position held. Use the following format: [NAME] has a [DEGREE] from [UNIVERSITY]. [NAME] is [TITLE] in the [DEPARTMENT] at the [INSTITUTION] in [CITY, STATE].
Word Count (excluding references)
Figures and Tables Information Follow this format:
Figures: 2
Permission obtained: 0
Original: 1 (Figure 2)
Adaptation: 1 (Figure 1)
Tables: 3
Permission obtained: 2 (Table 1, Smith et al; Table 3, Stein et al)
Original: 1 (Table 2)
Adaptation: 0
Definitions of above headings for figures and/or tables
Figures or Tables. The total number of figures or tables, respectively.
Permission obtained. Refers to previously published figures and/or tables. You must obtain written permission to reprint previously published figures and/or tables and indicate which figures and/or tables fall under this category. Please include a reference for each such figure and/or table so that the guest editor can easily verify that you have obtained the necessary reprint permissions.
Original. Refers to figures and/or tables you created specifically for this article.
Adaptation. Refers to figures and/or tables based on information or a concept from a previously published figure and/or table.
Corresponding Author Include the mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address for corresponding author. Line indicating whether you would like a Web site, e-mail, or mailing address printed.
Disclosure of Commercial and Non-Commercial Interests All co-authors for each submission must include a statement about all forms of support, including grant and pharmaceutical support, affiliations, honoraria, received for past and present material. Such information may, at the editor’s discretion, be shared with reviewers. If the article is accepted for publication, the editors will consult with the authors as to whether this information should be included in the published paper.
If you do not have any disclosures, please type: Disclosures: The author[s] do not have an affiliation with or financial interest in any organization that might pose a conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments If you do not have any acknowledgments, please type: Acknowledgments: None
Peer Review
Authors must provide at least four names of qualified potential reviewers with the contact information (affiliation and e-mail address). Reviewers should be specialists in the topic of your paper who have no conflict of interest and who are not affiliated with the company, organization, or institution that you work for. We will contact them once we receive your manuscript. Peer review is anonymous.
Focus Points
Authors are required to submit three to five focus points that clearly convey the message of the article. They need to be separate and complete sentences, presented in a bulleted format. They should not start with “This article is...” or “We presented...” Please adhere to the format listed in the examples directly below.
• There is preclinical and clinical support for glutamate involvement in migraine pathophysiology.
• Glutamate antagonists have a role in migraine therapy.
• Glutamatergic dysmodulation may underlie some of the mechanisms of cutaneous allodynia that is observed in migraineurs.
• In evaluating automatic thoughts, special attention is paid to their rationality and strategic worth.
• A fundamental cognitive-therapy technique is “shift of set,” which seeks to teach the patient alternative options to distorted thoughts by means of analogy.
Abstract
Authors must provide a summary of the manuscript, roughly 100-200 words.
Abstracts (Review Articles): These should consist of a paragraph that serves as a summary of the entire paper; outlining the main ideas for the reader.
Abstracts (Original Research): This must include the following: Objective/Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion.
Introduction
State the purpose and summarize the rationale of the article. It should be 200-400 words.
Body of Manuscript
For ORIGINAL RESEARCH articles, divide the body into the following three sections: Methods, Findings, and Discussion.
Conclusion
Avoid using unqualified statements not completely supported by your data.
References
Please use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References should be superscripted in text, then numbered, and comprehensive in list. Please number these references in the order that they appear in the text. These superscript numbers in the text should match the numbers and order of the references in the reference list (you should not list the references by alphabetical order). Abbreviations of journals’ names should conform to the style used in Index Medicus; journals that are not indexed there should not be abbreviated. See the following examples:
• Journals: Goodkin K, Antoni MH, Helder L, et al. Psychoneuroimmunological aspects of disease progression among women and human papillomavirus-associated cervical dysplasia and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 co-infection. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1993;23(2):119-148.
• Books: Raine A. The Psychopathology of Crime: Criminal Behavior as a Clinical Disorder. San Diego, Calif: Academic Press; 1993.
• Parts of Books: Thase ME, Rush AJ. Treatment-resistant depression. In: Bloom FK, Kupfer DJ, eds. Psychopharmacology: The Fourth Generation of Progress. Baltimore, MD: Raven Press Ltd; 1995:1081-1097.
• Information presented at confereneces: Eisenberg J. Market forces and physician workforce reform: why they may not work. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges; October 28, 1995; Washington, DC.
Jones JL, Hanson DL, Ward JW, et al. Incidence and trends in AIDS-related opportunistic illnesses in injecting drug users and men who have sex with men. In: Program and abstracts of the XI International Conference on AIDS; July 7–12, 1996; Vancouver, British Columbia. Abstract We.C.3418.
• Articles that are In Press: Klassen TP, Watters LK, Feldman ME, et al. The efficacy of nebulized budesonide in dexamethasone-treated outpatients with croup. Pediatrics. In press.
Manuscript Submission
Submission Please submit your manuscript to Lisa Arrington, Senior Acquisitions Editor, CNS Spectrums, via e-mail lisa@p2publishing.com. If possible, manuscripts should be provided in MS Word (saving the file in a lower version, eg, MS Word 3.0, is also encouraged.) Diagrams, tables, slides, and figures should be provided in PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, MS Word, or JPEG formats.
Letters of Permission to Reproduce Previously Published Material All material reproduced from previously published copyrighted material must be accompanied by a letter of permission from the copyright holder. All such material should include a full credit line (eg, in the figure or table legend) acknowledging the original source. Any citation of unpublished material or personal communication should also be accompanied by a letter of permission for anyone who is not an author of the paper. Copyright Materials are accepted for exclusive publication in CNS Spectrums and become the property of CNS Spectrums. Permission to reproduce material must be obtained from the publisher.
Editing/Revising Process
Once we receive all of the manuscripts from the guest editor, we send the manuscripts to peer reviewers. They read through the manuscripts to check for appropriateness, accuracy, and organization. This process takes approximately 4 weeks. Then, we send the manuscripts to freelance copy editors that specialize in medical copyediting. They edit the manuscripts for organization, consistency, and some grammar. This process takes approximately 2 weeks. We will then forward the copyedited version of your manuscript to you. This version will have several queries in bold throughout the text. You will be asked to answer these queries within a relatively short period of time (within 3–5 days). We will then put the manuscript into layout, send it back to the copy editors to edit for fine details (including technical accuracy), and edit it ourselves for CNS Spectrums style, consistency, and clarity. This process takes approximately 1 1/2 weeks. You will then have a week to look over the layout of your article and make any final changes.
Failure to Meet Deadlines It is very important to meet your deadlines. If you have problems meeting your deadlines, please call the editors of CNS Spectrums and explain your situation. You may be granted an extension. If you miss this second deadline, your article will be cut.
From time to time, we are forced to cut accepted manuscripts. If your manuscript is cut, you will be notified immediately. We realize this can be frustrating; however, we will try to print these manuscripts in an upcoming issue of CNS Spectrums as soon as possible.