Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

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Elizabeth Brenner, Managing Editor
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
email: jcu@wiley.com

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ONLINE MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW

To submit your manuscript, please prepare your text files and illustrations in the appropriate format, according to the instructions given below, and submit using the online submission system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcu/. To monitor the progress of your manuscript throughout the review process, log in periodically and check your Author Center.

Please be sure to carefully study the Instructions and Forms given at the site, and then let the system guide you through the submission process. Online help is available to you at all times during the process. You are also able to exit and re-enter at any stage before finally submitting your work. All submissions are kept strictly confidential. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at edsupport@wiley.com .

Only original papers will be accepted. To ensure originality, if any preliminary publication of the data, other than an abstract of fewer than 200 words, has occurred or is contemplated, a copy of the manuscript or abstract must accompany the article submitted to the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. If text, tables, or illustrations from a previously published work are used, written permission from the publisher and author(s) must be submitted with the article.

English Language Policy. All manuscripts must be written in clear, correct English. Wiley suggests that authors from non-English speaking countries have their manuscript reviewed and corrected by English Language Services before submission. Please see the following link for suggestions: http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp.

Review Policy. Articles considered by the Editor to be suitable for review are sent to peer reviewers. The authors' names and institutional affiliations are withheld from reviewers to ensure unbiased review. However, if you have mentioned the names of the authors or your institution anywhere within the text, we will not remove them, and the peer review will no longer be “blind.”

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Manuscripts that do not conform to the following instructions will be returned to the author without peer review.

Formatting

• Manuscripts should be submitted in .DOC or .RTF file format. The document should be 8.5 x 11 inches in size with margins of at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) on all 4 sides.
• All text, including the references, tables, and figure legends, must be double-spaced in a 12-point size font.
• A short version of the manuscript title and the page number should be inserted in the header at the top right corner of each page, beginning with the title page.
• The names of the authors and the institution(s) where the work was done must not appear anywhere in the manuscript, only in the space provided for that information in the Manuscript Central fillable fields and on the separate Title Page.

Title Page

Must be a .doc or .rtf file, uploaded separately from the main manuscript. Please include the title; running title; all author names, academic degrees, and affiliations; indication of and complete contact information for the corresponding author (email required); and a conflict of interest disclosure statement.

Manuscript

Should be a single document containing abstract, keywords, body text, references, and figure legends. Please see the following sections for further instructions concerning abstracts and text structure for specific article types. Tables and Figures must be separate, individual file uploads.

Abstract and Keywords.

Should be the first page of the main manuscript document.

Original Research Articles: Structured abstract of no more than 200 words divided into the following labeled sections: Purpose. Explain the hypothesis being tested or the purpose of the article. Methods. Concisely describe what was done, including numbers of subjects, techniques and materials used, data collected, and methods of analysis. Results. Present the findings of the study. Give specific numbers as well as percentages, and provide indicators of statistical significance.Conclusions. Provide a 1- or 2-sentence summary of the study's conclusions based on the results.

Case reports, Technical Notes, Current Practice Articles, and Reviews: Single unstructured paragraph of no more than 100 words. Include the purpose of the article, a brief summary of the methods used (if applicable) and of the major findings, and the conclusions based on those findings.

Pictorial Essays: No abstract within document (please enter a short abstract in the required Manuscript Central fillable field).

Please include 3-5 keywords immediately following the abstract on the same page.

Text:
Original Research Articles and Technical Notes should be organized into the following sections: Introduction, Materials (or Patients) and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Case reports should be organized as follows: Introduction (brief), Case Report, and Discussion. Reviews, Current Practice Articles, and Pictorial Essays should be organized using appropriate descriptive headings.

In the Methods section, the selection process for observational and experimental subjects should be clearly defined. Identify methods, apparatus (including manufacturer's name and location), and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers to reproduce the results. For ultrasound equipment, please provide model numbers or names of the scanners and both the type and frequency (or range of frequencies) of the transducers used, as well as the name and location (city and state or city and country) of the equipment manufacturer. Describe statistical methods in enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data to verify the reported results. Reference any uncommon statistical methods used, and specify any computer programs used (including supplier’s name and location).

When reporting experiments on humans, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accord with the ethical standards of the committee on human experimentation of your institution or in accord with the Declaration of Helsinki and its revisions. If the procedures used were not approved, please explain why approval was waived or unnecessary. Include a statement about whether informed consent was obtained from subjects and, if so, whether it was oral or written. For experiments on animals, indicate whether the guidelines of the institution's committee on animal experimentation or of the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals were followed.

References should be provided for discussions of previous studies and for all nonstandard methods used. When previous studies by the manuscript authors are referred to, the authors' last names should be used instead of "our previous studies" or "previous studies from our institution" to preserve anonymity during the review process.

Use generic names for drugs and chemicals. Do not use patients' names, initials, or hospital identification numbers anywhere in text, tables, or figures. All references, tables, and figures must be cited consecutively in the text.

References
References must be listed at the end of the main manuscript, numbered in the order of first mention in the text, and cited within the text using superscript Arabic numerals.

The authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the references.

Formatting Instructions:
- List only the first 3 authors or editors followed by "et al" (for all articles and books with more than 3 authors or editors).
- Abbreviations for names of medical and scientific periodicals should follow the most recent edition of the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus; the full name should be provided for periodicals not indexed in Index Medicus.
- No italics.
- No punctuation between journal names and volume:page information.
- No issue numbers or page ranges for journal-article citations. JCU style wants only the volume number and initial page in a journal-article reference.
- Follow these examples:
Journal article
Dubinsky TJ, Guerra F, Gormaz G, et al. Fetal survival in abdominal pregnancy: a review of 11 cases. J Clin Ultrasound 1996;24:513.
Book chapter
Webb WR. Lung cancer staging: the role of imaging. In: Johnson BE, Johnson DH, editors. Lung Cancer. New York: Wiley-Liss; 1995, p 97.

Add [letter], [editorial], or [abstract] iin square brackets after the title for those types of articles. For articles published in a language other than English, indicate the language of publication in square brackets after the translated title (eg, [in German]). References cited as "in press" in the reference list must have been accepted for publication; for such references, add (in press) in parentheses after the name of the journal or publisher. Personal communications and unpublished observations, including manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted, should be cited in parentheses in the text and should not appear in the reference list. Written permission from the person named as the source of a personal communication is required.

EndNote is a software product that we recommend to our journal authors to help simplify and streamline the research process. Using EndNote's bibliographic management tools, you can search bibliographic databases, build and organize your reference collection, and then instantly output your bibliography in any Wiley journal style. If you already use EndNote, you can download the style for this journal here. If you need assistance using EndNote, email endnote@isiresearchsoft.com, or visit www.endnote.com/support.

Tables
Each table must be uploaded as an individual file separate from the main manuscript. Tables must be typed, double-spaced, and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. A descriptive title should be provided at the top of each table. All columns should be labeled, and all abbreviations, signs, and symbols should be explained in footnotes. Use the following footnote symbols in this sequence: *, †, ‡, §, ||, #. If data from any other source are used, the source should be cited in a footnote. Permission from the publisher and the author(s) must be obtained in writing for the use of previously published tables.

Figures
Each figure must be submitted as an individual file separate from the main manuscript. Figures with multiple components (1A, 1B) must be submitted in separate files (ie, Figure 1A is a separate file from Figure 1B). Refer to all figures in the text as "Figure" and use Arabic numerals. Graphs must show an appropriate grid scale. Each axis must be labeled with both the quantity measured and the unit of measurement. Color images should be saved in RGB color scheme.
Minimum resolutions: Black and white or color photographic images must have a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch). Line art (simple bar graphs, charts, scatter-plots, etc.), or combination halftones (photographs that also contain line art such as labeling or thin lines) must have a resolution of 600 dpi (dots per inch)
File types: Figures must be TIFF or EPS file format only. Figures submitted in BMP, JPEG, GIF, Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), Lotus 1-2-3, PowerPoint (.ppt), or PDF will be returned to the author for re-submission.

Color Charge Policy: Color figures that convey essential scientific information will be reproduced in full color in the journal at no cost to authors. For best reproduction, bright, clear colors should be used. Figures containing non-essential color will be published in full color in the online version of the article and printed in grayscale unless authors elect to pay the full fee for print color reproduction.

For use of photographs of identifiable persons, written permission from the subject or the subject's legal guardian must be supplied. Otherwise, the identity of the person should be adequately “masked.”

Figure Legends

Legends must be provided for all figures and submitted in two ways:

1. Typed and double-spaced in a list following the References within the main manuscript document.
2. Entered into the Manuscript Central fillable field "Caption/Legend” information box available at file upload. (Please include both the figure number and legend in this box; disregard the “file tag” field.) This way the captions will appear below each image in the system-generated pdf of your manuscript.

The legends should describe the anatomic structure and condition being demonstrated. The use of arrows, symbols, letters, etc., as identifying labels on figures is encouraged; define these items in the legends. If data from any other source are used, the source should be cited in the legend. Permission from the publisher and the author(s) must be obtained in writing for the use of previously published figures.

Acknowledgments
Any acknowledgments to be made must be submitted in separate files under the category "Supplementary Material Not for Review")

Supporting Information--video clips.
Please submit your supplemental video clips as AVI, MPEG, or MOV files.

REVISIONS

Revised manuscripts must follow all guidelines listed above. Furthermore, all revisions must include the author’s “Response to Reviewers” (in which the authors respond point-by-point to reviewer and editor comments) both in the Manuscript Central fillable field and as a document upload with the manuscript files (.doc or .rtf file format; file designation “Supplementary Material For Review”). Authors must submit a marked copy of the manuscript showing changes made with boldface, highlighting, underlining, or “track changes.” A clean copy of the manuscript, free of all editing indicators, must also be submitted. Both the marked and clean copies of the manuscript should be uploaded using the file designation “Main Document.”

COPYRIGHT LICENSE

Accepted articles cannot be published until the publisher has received the appropriate signed license agreement. If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log into Wiley's Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.

For authors signing the standard copyright transfer agreement
If the OnlineOpen option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the standard copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
CTA Terms and Conditions http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp

For authors choosing OnlineOpen
If the OnlineOpen option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Creative Commons Attribution License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA
To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the Copyright FAQs hosted on Wiley Author Services http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp and visit http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/details/content/12f25db4c87/Copyright--License.html.

If you select the OnlineOpen option and your research is funded by The Wellcome Trust and members of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) you will be given the opportunity to publish your article under a CC-BY license supporting you in complying with Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK requirements. For more information on this policy and the Journal’s compliant self-archiving policy please visit: http://www.wiley.com/go/funderstatement.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Disclosure Statement. All authors must disclose any affiliations that they consider to be relevant and important with any organization that to any author's knowledge has a direct interest, particularly a financial interest, in the subject matter or materials discussed. Such affiliations include, but are not limited to, employment by an industrial concern, ownership of stock, membership on a standing advisory council or committee, a seat on the board of directors, or being publicly associated with a company or its products. Other areas of real or perceived conflict of interest would include receiving honoraria or consulting fees or receiving grants or funds from such corporations or individuals representing such corporations. This requirement will apply to every sort of article submitted to the Journal, including original research, reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and any others, and should be disclosed at the time of submission. The simplest remedy for conflict of interest is disclosure. In the Journal, disclosure will henceforth be achieved by the inclusion of a short footnote with each published article. This information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review. It will not be shared with peer reviewers, and it will not influence the editorial decision to accept or reject the manuscript. When an article is accepted for publication, the editors will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be presented.

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

All articles published, including but not limited to original research, technical notes, editorials, reviews, case reports, and letters, represent the opinions and views of the authors and do not reflect any official policy or medical opinion of the institutions with which the authors are affiliated or of the Publisher or Editor unless this is clearly specified. Articles published herein are intended to further general scientific research, understanding, and discussion only and are not intended and should not be relied upon as recommending or promoting a specific method, diagnosis, or treatment by physicians for any particular patient.

While the Editor and Publisher believe that drug selections and dosages and the specifications and usage of equipment and devices as set forth herein are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication, they accept no legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to material contained herein.

Publication of an advertisement or other discussions of products in the Journal should not be construed as an endorsement of the products or the manufacturers’ claims. Readers are encouraged to contact the manufacturers with any questions about the features or limitations of the products mentioned.

MANUSCRIPT CHECKLIST

• Title Page, separate from main manuscript

• Abstract and Keywords(typed in main manuscript document as applicable)

• Text

• References, numbered in order of first appearance (included in main manuscript document

• Tables, separate, individual files in order of first mentioned in the text

• Figure Legends, 1)list in main manuscript document following References; 2) entered in Manuscript Central "Caption/Legend Information" box

• Any necessary Disclosure Statements or Permissions forms (file designation: Supplementary Material Not For Review)

• Acknowledgements, NOT within main manuscript (file designation: Supplementary Material Not For Review)

For Revisions:

• Response to Reviewers as an uploaded document

• Marked copy of the manuscript

• Clean copy of the manuscript

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