Guidelines for Authors
www.karger.com/int_guidelines
 Submission
Conditions
Arrangement
Color Illustrations
References
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Nomenclature of Viruses
Short Communications
Commentaries
Letters to the Editor
Author's ChoiceTM, NIH-Funded Research, Self-Archiving
Page Charges
Proofs
Reprints
Submission
Only original papers written in English are considered and should be submitted online:
Should you experience problems with your submission, please contact:
int@karger.ch
S. Karger AG
Editorial Office Intervirology
PO Box
CH–4009 Basel (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 61 306 1344
Fax +41 61 306 1434
Names, postal and e-mail addresses of three experts in the appropriate area of research should accompany each manuscript. Selected scientist(s) will be invited to act as referee(s). Referees suggested should not be from the same institution as the author and should have expert knowledge of the subject.
Conditions
All manuscripts are subject to editorial review. Manuscripts are received with the explicit understanding that they are not under simultaneous consideration by any other publication. Submission of an article for publication implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to the publisher upon acceptance. Accepted papers become the permanent property of ‘Intervirology’ and may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the publisher. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, etc. from other publications.
Studies involving human subjects: Authors of articles based on trials in humans must first obtain approval from an independent national ethics committee. In addition, a statement that research has been carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, signed by all authors, must be submitted to the Editorial Office along with the submitted paper.
Consent of patients: If there is any chance that a patient may be identified from an illustration, we ask for the written consent of the patient for publication (or where appropriate from his/her relatives or guardian). Data relating to anonymized tissue and other samples will not normally be considered to be personal information. Publication of research findings connected with such samples does not require patient consent.
Studies involving animals: An article based on trials performed on animals requires a statement that approval from an independent ethics committee has been obtained, signed by all authors.
The Editor-in-Chief recommends that approvals and informed consent, where appropriate, are also declared in the article itself, preferably in the Materials and Methods section.
Arrangement
Title page: The first page of each paper should indicate the title, the authors’ names, the institute where the work was conducted, and a short title for use as running head.
NB: Authors wishing to preserve the phonetic meaning of diacritics (PubMed reduces diacritics to their root characters) must spell their names accordingly when submitting manuscripts (e.g. Müller should be Mueller).
Full address: The exact postal address of the corresponding author complete with postal code must be given at the bottom of the title page. Please also supply phone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail address.
Key words: For indexing purposes, a list of 3–10 key words in English is essential.
Abstract: Each paper needs an abstract of up to 200 words structured with subheadings as follows: Objective(s), Methods, Results, Conclusion(s).
Footnotes: Avoid footnotes. When essential, they are numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page.
Body of the paper: Manuscripts should then be divided into the following subdivisions: Introduction, Materials and Methods (as brief as possible), Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments and References.
Tables and illustrations: Tables and illustrations (both numbered in Arabic numerals) should be prepared on separate sheets. Tables require a heading and figures a legend, also prepared on a separate sheet. Due to technical reasons, figures with a screen background should not be submitted. When possible, group several illustrations on one block for reproduction (max. size 180 x 223 mm) or provide crop marks. B/w half-tone and color illustrations must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling, line drawings one of 800-1200 dpi.
Color Illustrations
Online edition: Color illustrations are reproduced free of charge. In the print version, the illustrations are reproduced in black and white. Please avoid referring to the colors in the text and figure legends.
Print edition: Up to 6 color illustrations per page can be integrated within the text at CHF 760.00 per page.
References
In the text identify references by Arabic numerals [in square brackets]. Material submitted for publication but not yet accepted should be noted as ‘unpublished data’ and not be included in the reference list. The list of references should include only those publications which are cited in the text. Do not alphabetize; number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The surnames of the authors followed by initials should be given. There should be no punctuation other than a comma to separate the authors. Preferably, please cite all authors. Abbreviate journal names according to the Index Medicus system. (Also see International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. N Engl J Med 1997;336:309–315. www.icmje.org)
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Examples
(a) Papers published in periodicals: Sun J, Koto H, Chung KF: Interaction of ozone and allergen challenges on bronchial responsiveness and inflammation in sensitised guinea pigs. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1997;112:191–195.
(b) Papers published only with DOI numbers: Theoharides TC, Boucher W, Spear K: Serum interleukin-6 reflects disease severity and osteoporosis in mastocytosis patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol DOI: 10.1159/000063858.
(c) Monographs: Matthews DE, Farewell VT: Using and Understanding Medical Statistics, ed 3, revised. Basel, Karger, 1996.
(d) Edited books: Parren PWHI, Burton DR: Antibodies against HIV-1 from phage display libraries: Mapping of an immune response and progress towards antiviral immunotherapy; in Capra JD (ed): Antibody Engineering. Chem Immunol. Basel, Karger, 1997, vol 65, pp 18–56.
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Reference Management Software: Use of EndNote is recommended for easy management and formatting of citations and reference lists.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
S. Karger Publishers supports DOIs as unique identifiers for articles. A DOI number will be printed on the title page of each article. DOIs can be useful in the future for identifying and citing articles published online without volume or issue information. More information can be found at www.doi.org
Nomenclature of Viruses
Names used for viruses should be those approved by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) and published in Fauquet CM, Mayo MA, Maniloff J, Desselberger U, Ball LA (eds): Virus Taxonomy, VIIIth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, ed 2, revised (New York, Academic Press, 2005). If desired, synonyms may be added in parentheses when the name is first mentioned. Approved generic (or group) and family names should also be used.
Short Communications
In addition to regular papers, a section of the journal will publish brief communications of important findings, in which illustrative material should be limited. Such notes should include a brief summary and key words, the body of the report (without any subdivisions), brief acknowledgment, and a few selected references. The general style and submission procedures outlined above apply to the short communication.
Commentaries
Short commentaries of an editorial nature may be submitted to the journal. In these communications, usual manuscript subdivisions do not apply, and a summary statement is not needed; however, a very brief reference list may be included.
Letters to the Editor
This section provides readers with a forum in which to exchange ideas and comments on papers published in the journal. Letters should be no longer than 1–½ double-spaced pages, including a maximum of six references, and do not require abstracts or formal section headings.
Page Charges
There are no page charges for papers of 6 or fewer printed pages (including tables, illustrations and references). Each additional complete or partial page is charged to the author at CHF 310.00. The allotted size of a paper is equal to approx. 16 manuscript pages (including tables, illustrations and references).
Author's ChoiceTM
Karger's Author's ChoiceTM service broadens the reach of your article and gives all users worldwide free and full access for reading, downloading and printing at www.Karger.com. The option is available for a one-time fee of CHF 2,750.00, which is a permissible cost in grant allocation. More information can be found at www.karger.com/authors_choice.
NIH-Funded Research
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) mandates under the NIH Public Access Policy that final, peer-reviewed manuscripts appear in its digital database within 12 months of the official publication date. As a service to authors, Karger submits the final version of your article on your behalf to PubMed Central. For those selecting our premium Author's ChoiceTM service, we will send your article immediately upon publishing, accelerating the accessibility of your work without the usual embargo. More details on NIH's Public Access Policy is available here.
Self-Archiving
Karger permits authors to archive their pre-prints (i.e. pre-refereeing) or post-prints (i.e. final draft post-refereeing) on their personal or institution's servers, provided the following conditions are met: Articles may not be used for commercial purposes, must be linked to the publisher's version, and must acknowledge the publisher's copyright. Authors selecting Karger's Author's ChoiceTM feature, however, are also permitted to archive the final, published version of their article, which includes copyediting and design improvements as well as citation links.
Proofs
Unless indicated otherwise, proofs are sent to the first-named author and should be returned with the least possible delay. Alterations made in proofs, other than the correction of printer’s errors, are charged to the author. No page proofs are supplied.
Reprints
Order forms and a price list are sent to the author with the proofs. Orders submitted after the issue is printed are subject to considerably higher prices.
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