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Medical & Engineering Publishers,
Inc. PO Box 74, Sunshine, MD 20833-0074 Phone/Fax: 1-888-380-1930 |
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Jafar Vossoughi, PhD
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Associate EditorsFranz Burny, MD, PhD Robert W Christensen, DDS TMJ Implants, Inc, USA Daniel Cohn, PhD Hebrew Univ of Jerusalem, Israel Arthur J Coury, PhD Genzyme Corp, USA Celia Hicks, MD Lion Eye Institute, Australia John W Karanian, PhD Food & Drug Administration, USA Nicholas Kipshidze, MD, PhD Lenox Hill Hospital, USA Yuriy I Nyashin, PhD Perm Technical University, Russia Peter Revell, MD, PhD University College London, England Subrata Saha, PhD Alfred University, USA
Editorial BoardRicardo Alexander, DDS |
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Biancaniello, PhD NIST, Maryland, USA Joel D Bumgardner, PhD Mississippi State Univ, USA Valeri Chekanov, MD, PhD St Luke’s Medical Center, USA Matthew S Christensen, BS Exactech, Inc, Florida, USA Ted A Conway, PhD University of Central Florida, USA James T Curry, DDS Private Practice, Colorado, USA Jenniffer Elisseeff, PhD Johns Hopkins University, USA Camelita G Frondoza, PhD Johns Hopkins University, USA Barry S Goldsmith, JD WCS & R, USA Khawaja H Haider, PhD National Univ of Singapore Christian Haudenschild, MD American Red Cross, USA Mun K Hong, MD Cornel University, USA Shmuel Einav, PhD Tel Aviv University, Israel Marina V Kameneva, PhD University of Pittsburgh, USA Hratch Karamanoukian, MD University of Buffalo, USA Vladimir Kasyanov, PhD Riga Tech University, Latvia Mansoor A Khan, RPh, PhD Food & Drug Administration, USA Deborah Kilpatrick, PhD Guidant Corporation, USA Martin W King, PhD North Carolina State Univ, USA |
David N Ku,
MD, PhD Med Univ of S Carolina, USA M Panahandeh, PhD BASE, Inc, USA William F Pritchard, MD, PhD Food & Drug Administration, USA Mahmood Razavi, MD Stanford University, USA Rui L Reis, PhD University of Minho, Portugal Randolph Robinson, MD, DDS Private Practice, Colorado, USA H Sailer, MD, DMD, PhD Private Practice, Switzerland Ivan De Scheerder, MD, PhD Univ Hospitals Leuven, Belgium Ginger S Stickney, PhD Univ of California, Irvine, USA Mingui Sun, PhD University of Pittsburgh, USA Niranjan K Talukder, PhD Clark Atlanta Univ, USA Michelle A Tucci, PhD University of Mississippi, USA Frank J Veith, MD Albert Einstein Col of Med, USA Crayton R Walker, DDS, MD Private Practice, Utah, USA Otto C Wilson, PhD Catholic Univ of America, USA Bradford J Wood, MD NIH, USA Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD Univ of California, Irvine, USA |
The official Journal of the International Society of Medical Implants and Devices
TOPICS COVERED
Emphasis will be on scientific and
clinical aspects of medical implants and devices including preclinical research,
preclinical and clinical trials, biomaterials, biomechanics, tissue engineering,
bioethics and regulatory affairs.
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This interdisciplinary Journal will publish original peer reviewed articles in all facets of Medical Implants and Devices. Both basic science as well as applied clinical articles are solicited.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Send original and two copies of the manuscript to:
Jafar Vossoughi
Editor-In-Chief
International Journal of Medical Implants and Devices
3616 Martins Diary Circle
Olney, MD 29832 USA
Telephone & Fax: (301) 570-9771; E-mail: vossoughi@verizon.net;
vossoughi@earthlink.net
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS:
Typewritten manuscripts must be double-spaced (8.5" x 11"; 22
cm x 28 cm) with one inch margins all around. The cover page must include the title of the
manuscript, full names of the authors with the appropriate degrees, full address,
telephone, fax and e-mail of each author. The corresponding author must be identified. A
maximum of 10 of the most appropriate keywords must appear on the cover page.
A separate abstract page should accompany each manuscript containing
approximately 200 words of factual information. The abstract should briefly include the
problem studied, the method used, the results obtained and the conclusions.
It is suggested that the rest of manuscript start with the introduction
and then materials and methods, results, conclusions, discussions, acknowledgments and
references.
Although, there is no imposed limit, a typical original manuscript
should be approximately 40 double spaced pages (including references and tables) with a
reasonable number of illustrations and photographs.
REFERENCES:
References must be typed on separate pages, numbered and listed
alphabetically. References should be given in the text using numbers in square brackets or
alternatively with name(s) and number(s). References should be typed in a uniform style
according to the format given in the following:
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Hong, MK, J Vossoughi, CC Haudenschild, SC Wong, BD Zuckerman, MB Leon. Vascular
Effects of Diet-Induced Hypercalcemia after Balloon Artery Injury in Giant Flemish
Rabbits. Am Heart J 1995; 130:758-764.
BOOKS:
McDonald, DA. Blood Flow in Arteries, 2nd Ed, The Williams & Wilkins
Co, Baltimore, 1994
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Roelandt, J. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Vascular Prostheses. In: Diethrich, EB
(Editor). Noninvasive Cardiovascular Diagnosis, Current Concepts, University Park
Press, Baltimore, 1978, 431-441
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
Friedman, MH, VA Hacker, BF James, BD Kuban, J Qin, P Schmalbrock. MRI Measurement of
Arterial Branch Geometry. Biomechanics Symposium, RL Spilker, MH Friedman (Editors) ASME,
New York, 1991, 45-58
ILLUSTRATIONS:
All illustrations (diagrams, graphs, etc) should be in black and white or color (the cost
of color production is charged to the corresponding author) with heavy lines and legends
so that they remain legible after considerable reduction. All illustrations and black and
white photographs should be camera ready.
LEGENDS:
Photographs and illustrations should have appropriate legends and must be typed on
separate pages. They should be pertinent, brief, but complete. Photomicrographs should
have scales and their stain and magnifications should be identified in the legends.
Neither the manuscript nor the photographs will be returned to the authors.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS:
Photographs and illustrations taken from other publications should be fully credited
within the legends. Permission letters from the appropriate publisher(s) should accompany
the manuscript. It is the author’s responsibility to secure permission for use of
copyrighted materials.
GALLEY PROOFS:
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author directly from the typesetter. Authors
should check the proofs very carefully and return the proofs to the publishers promptly.
Reprints should be ordered at this time.
International Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science is published quarterly (one volume per year, four issues per volume) by Medical and Engineering Publishers, Inc.
Annual subscription rates: Domestic, $80 for individuals, $160 for institutions, International, $120 for individuals, $200 for institutions. Single issue, $30. Prices include shipping (surface) and handling charges. For Airmail add $30. Orders must be prepaid. For advertising rates and details please contact the Publisher.
Printed in the USA on acid free paper. Copyright © Medical and Engineering Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form (mechanical, optical, electronic, or photocopying) without the written permission from the publisher.
The Opinions and statements expressed in the individual articles, letters, communications, etc. are those of the author (s) and not necessarily those of the editors, members of the editorial board, publisher or the Society. They also disclaim any liability or responsibility for the materials printed in this Journal. The appearance of the advertisement and promotional materials printed in this Journal does not imply our endorsement, guarantee, or approval/disapproval of the claims made by the advertisers for their products and/or services.
Printing of the previously published copyrighted materials in this Journal is secured in writing by the corresponding author of the associated manuscript. This implies that the authors signed a form that they themselves have obtained the appropriate copyright release from the original sources.
The circulation diagram on the cover is used by permission from: Physiology and Biophysics, TC Ruch and HD Patton (eds.), 20th edition, 1997 (Figure 1.1, Page 4), WB Saunders Company.
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