Guidelines for Authors
www.karger.com/hre_guidelines
 Aim and Scope
Submission
Main Sections
Conditions
Arrangement
Color Illustrations
References
Page Charges
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
NIH-Funded Research, Self-Archiving
Proofs
Reprints
Requirements for Mini Reviews
Aim and Scope
'Hormone Research' aims to provide rapid publication of clinical investigations, mini reviews and novel insights from clinical experience, as well as experimental and methodological work related to paediatric and adolescent endocrinology. Correspondence is welcome, but publication of letters is at the discretion of the editors.
Submission
Manuscripts written in English should be submitted online:
or sent as e-mail attachment (the preferred word-processing package is MS-Word) to the Editorial Office at
hre@karger.ch
Prof. P. Czernichow
S. Karger AG
Editorial Office 'Hormone Research'
P.O. Box
CH–4009 Basel (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 61 306 1437
Fax +41 61 306 1434
Main Sections
The main sections are:
Original Papers: Any original papers on hormone research are accepted; we particularly welcome papers on developmental and clinical research.
Mini Reviews: Most mini reviews are submitted upon invitation. However, the editors are open to unsolicited mini reviews. All mini reviews are subject to peer review.
Please note these Details and Guidelines
Novel Insights from clinical experience:
We invite contributions to this section that provide novel insight into a clinical problem.
We recognise the value of case reports and thus submissions can be based around a case or a number of similar cases. The most important aspect of the presentation is that it should provide a new perspective on a recognised clinical scenario or may represent an entirely new clinical condition. The novel aspects of the case(s) may be in the phenotype, the presentation, the investigation and/or the management. This category replaces the previous case report section.
We propose that a highlighted box containing one or two bullet points on ‘Established facts’ and ‘Novel insights’ be placed on the first page of the report. This will reinforce the novelty of the clinical observation.
The manuscript should be presented with an abstract (up to 200 words), brief introduction, case or case series description and results, followed by a discussion. No limits on length or number of references are imposed. Statements for the highlighted box should also be included.
Conditions
All manuscripts are subject to editorial review. The names and addresses of four experts in the appropriate area of research should accompany each manuscript. Selected scientist(s) will be invited to act as referee(s).
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 ‘Hormone Research’ 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.
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.
ESPE membership: As the page charges are waived in any case for the first paper each year to be published by a member of ESPE, authors who are members of the ESPE should so indicate on the title page.
Key words: For indexing purposes, a list of 5 key words in English is essential.
Abstract: Each paper needs an abstract of up to 200 words. It should be structured as follows:
Background/Aims: What is the major problem that prompted the study?
Methods: How was the study done?
Results: Most important findings?
Conclusion: Most important conclusion?
Footnotes: Avoid footnotes. When essential, they are numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page.
Tables and illustrations: Tables and illustrations (both numbered in Arabic numerals) should be prepared on separate pages. Tables require a heading and figures a legend, also prepared on a separate page. For the reproduction of illustrations, only good drawings and original photographs can be accepted; negatives or photocopies cannot be used. 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. On the back of each illustration, indicate its number, the author's name, and ‘top’ with a soft pencil. Electronically submitted 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
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 to PubMed Central, where it will appear after a standard embargo. More details on NIH's Public Access Policy are available at 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.
Page Charges
There is no page charge for papers of 4 or fewer printed pages (including tables, illustrations and references). Each additional complete or partial page is charged to the author at CHF 650.00. The allotted size of a paper is equal to approx. 12 manuscript pages (including tables, illustrations and references).
As the page charges are waived in any case for the first paper each year to be published by a member of ESPE, authors who are members of the ESPE should so indicate on the title page.
Proofs
pdf proofs are sent to the corresponding author and should be returned with the least possible delay.
Reprints
Order form and price list is sent with the pdf proofs. Orders submitted after the issue is printed are subject to considerably higher prices.
Mini Reviews
'Hormone Research' publishes one or two focused mini reviews in each issue. These mini reviews are aimed at covering a wide range of basic and clinical topics, of interest for its readership. 'Hormone Research' mini reviews are available to non-subscribers in open access on the web.
Target audience: 'Hormone Research' readership is composed mainly of pediatric endocrinologists and endocrinologists, dealing with clinical, clinical research or basic research activities. The mini reviews are intended mostly for a clinical readership who may not read the primary literature on basic mechanisms of endocrine diseases, neurosciences and methodological aspects. Therefore, reviewers should avoid technical jargon to increase the accessibility of the text for a general audience.
Contents: Reviews on basic science topics should include clinical applications or clinical perspectives (approx. 1/4th to 1/5th of the manuscript). Conversely, reviews of clinical topics should discuss basic mechanisms relevant to the topic (approx. 1/4th to 1/5th of the manuscript).
Format: The mini review should be about 3,000 words, not including the references. There should be an abstract of no more than 200 words as well as approximately 5 key words. Please add a word count, the number of references, and the number of figures and tables on the title page. The Medline search strategy should be stated in the manuscript. The manuscript should be organized with headings and subheadings to improve readability.
Figures: A maximum of 5 color figures should be included. They should be prepared with great care and should be self-explanatory: they are often the first and sometimes the only part of the review that will be looked at by most readers. There are no charges for color figures.
References: There should be a maximum of 60 references. Key references should be highlighted (cf. the Current Opinion series): e.g. references could be given 2 or 3 asterisks and references with 3 asterisks could have a summary sentence in the reference list.
Copyright: The authors should state whether they have a similar review in press or in preparation and if so send a copy or an outline of the other review to avoid duplicate publication.
Submission: Most mini reviews are commissioned by the editorial board. However, unsolicited mini reviews are welcome. It is suggested, however, to contact one of the associate editors in charge of the mini reviews
Jean-Claude Carel, Paris
Mehul Dattani, London
Olaf Hiort , Lübeck
Marco A. Rivarola, Buenos Aires
Guy Van Vliet, Montréal
before preparing a manuscript or if any questions arise during the preparation of a manuscript. To submit, please use the Online Submission Website
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