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2021年7月31日星期六
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Guide for Authors updated 07 June 2021
Annals of Oncology publishes manuscripts that describe new findings of particular significance in any area related to clinical oncology and clinically-oriented basic cancer research. The criteria for acceptance are originality and high scientific quality. Manuscripts should be submitted with a letter specifying that the report is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and that all named authors have agreed to its submission. Papers reporting clinical studies should, where appropriate, contain a statement that they have been carried out with ethics committee approval. Papers disregarding the welfare of experimental animals will be rejected. Studies should be carried out in accordance with the relevant national and local guidelines.
If you plan to submit a manuscript to Annals of Oncology please read the editorials Annals of Oncology: an editorial perspective (Ann Oncol 2014; 25: 5-6) by J.-C. Soria and Annals of Oncology: a statement of editorial intent (Ann Oncol 2012; 23: 1931-1932) by J. B. Vermorken, which describes in some detail the kinds of manuscripts the journal will, and will not, now consider for publication.
The editorial office will rapidly review manuscripts in order that new findings may appear with minimum delay. The editorial office will return to authors within 3 weeks, whenever possible, all papers that are found to be of insufficient priority for further consideration. Papers of high interest will be sent out for external review. Authors will normally be notified of acceptance, rejection, or need for revision within 6 weeks of submission. Contributors will be provided with an electronic pdf proof, and corrections must be returned within three working days.
Types of article
Annals of Oncology publishes material in the form of editorials, original articles, letters, reviews, industry corner, and special articles.
Editorials. Editorials are solicited by the editor and are generally related to a paper published in the same issue. Length and format of the editorial will be agreed upon between editor and author.
Original articles. Full articles should generally be no longer than 4500 words, excluding manuscript heading, abstract, acknowledgements, and funding. Tables and figures are not limited in number but no more than 6 in total is recommended; each (including their legends, captions and footnotes) will count as 150 words towards the total word count of 4500; tables with excessive word counts will have the total words included in the final manuscript word count, however, extended material may be published as Supplementary Materials. References are unrestricted in number, therefore not counted in the total word count.
In the case of Supplementary Material, please indicate if it can be published online only. Online-only Supplementary Material should be uploaded in separate file(s), and described in the manuscript, in order to allow proper linking.
Figures, tables and references must be prepared according to specific instructions (see below). There is no limit on the number of figures or tables, but please consider that the journal is limited for space and that it may be possible to present some figures and tables as online only Supplementary Data. For further information see Supplementary material section below. Supplementary tables or figures should be named and numbered accordingly (S1, S2 etc.) in the manuscript and in the file.
Similarly, it may be possible to present an extended bibliography for online-only presentation.
Pre-submission queries are welcome, and will be properly handled only if submitted via our online database. To do so, please access or create your Author profile at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/annonc.
Author Dashboard / Start New Submission
As this is a "partial submission" (and not a full manuscript submission), you are required to fill in following fields only:
Manuscript type (Review/Letter/Original Article/etc.) - Step 1
Abstract or a Short Description - Step 1
Abstract /Description file - or ms file if already available - Step 2
Three Keywords - Step 3
Corresponding Author Name (co-authors are not requested) - Step 4
Editor's Name - Step 5
Here you can add the editor's name, if you wish to address your presubmission to one of our editors (the e-mail address can be annals1@esmo.org)
Otherwise, to bypass this step, please add three fictitious names such as:
Ref1Name/Ref1Surname/Ref1@ref.org
Ref2Name/Ref2Surname/Ref2@ref.org
Ref3Name/Ref3Surname/Ref3@ref.org
Manuscript Subtype (Breast/Thoracic Tum/etc.) - Step 6
All remaining fields can bypassed typing "N/A" or selecting any required "checkbox". Those fields will not be evaluated.
Letters to the editor. Letters to the editor are for correspondence relating to previously published articles, and only then within an appropriate time frame, or with interesting practice points, e.g. emerging side-effects of new drugs or rare diseases where there is a real practice issue.
Letters are welcome and will be published if appropriate. They should be no longer than 500 words and a maximum of five references; one table or figure is acceptable if absolutely necessary. No abstract is required.
Reviews. Meeting reports can only be considered for publication as reviews under exceptional circumstances; in such cases, the report should not simply be a report of new data presented but an attempt to synthesise the state of the art in a particular field.
Consensus documents based on the views of ad hoc expert panels are no longer acceptable, unless the panel was convened under the auspices of a widely recognised body or meeting and be identified as such in the title.
The journal places no restriction on the style of review: narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses will all be considered.
Reviews are generally solicited by the editor. Unsolicited contributions will also be considered and should be submitted to the journal directly online for a rapid response.
Review manuscripts summarize the state-of-the-art in a particular field. Reviews should be no longer than 5000 words, on first submission, excluding manuscript heading, abstract, references (which are unrestricted in number, therefore not counted in the total word count), acknowledgements, funding, tables and figures. In the case of Supplementary Material, please indicate if it can be published online only; confidential materials for review only should be clearly indicated as such. If so, please upload it in separate file(s) (see appendices section). There is no limit on the number of figures or tables, but please consider that the journal is limited for space and that it may be possible to present some figures and tables as online only. Similarly, it may be possible to present an extended bibliography for online-only presentation.
Word Counts
Manuscripts that marginally exceed the stated word counts (not more than 10%) will not be automatically rejected on the grounds of length alone, although immediate rejection remains a possibility, if the editors deem it necessary on the grounds of insufficient interest. If an overlong manuscript is submitted to peer review, shortening of the manuscript may be required if the manuscript is returned for revision.
When providing word counts please indicate which word processing software and which version you are using.
Page charges
This journal has no page charges.
Ethics in publishing
Please see our information on Ethics in publishing.
Studies in humans and animals
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.
Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.
Informed consent and patient details
Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and informed consent, which should be documented in the paper. Appropriate consents, permissions and releases must be obtained where an author wishes to include case details or other personal information or images of patients and any other individuals in an Elsevier publication. Written consents must be retained by the author but copies should not be provided to the journal. Only if specifically requested by the journal in exceptional circumstances (for example if a legal issue arises) the author must provide copies of the consents or evidence that such consents have been obtained. For more information, please review the Elsevier Policy on the Use of Images or Personal Information of Patients or other Individuals. Unless you have written permission from the patient (or, where applicable, the next of kin), the personal details of any patient included in any part of the article and in any supplementary materials (including all illustrations and videos) must be removed before submission.
Declaration of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications or opinions stated - including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition - should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.
If there are none, the disclosure should say: 'The authors have declared no conflicts of interest.'
If one or a few authors have a conflict to disclose, further to that statement, there should be an additional statement for those remaining authors who do not have any, e.g. 'All remaining authors have declared no conflicts of interest.'
Submission declaration and verification
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis, see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection service Crossref Similarity Check.
Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
Use of inclusive language
Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities. Content should make no assumptions about the beliefs or commitments of any reader; contain nothing which might imply that one individual is superior to another on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition; and use inclusive language throughout. Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. We advise to seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns ("clinicians, patients/clients") as default/wherever possible to avoid using "he, she," or "he/she." We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition unless they are relevant and valid. These guidelines are meant as a point of reference to help identify appropriate language but are by no means exhaustive or definitive.
Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.
Only in exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor considers the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online issue, any requests approved by the Editor will result in a corrigendum.
Reporting Clinical Trials
Authors reporting clinical trials may find the guidelines given in the report of Simon and Wittes useful. (Simon R, Wittes RE. Methodologic guidelines for reports of clinical trials. Cancer Treat Rep 1985; 69: 1-3.) Particularly critical is the correct application and presentation of survival analyses: useful guidelines can be found in the appendix of the report by D. G. Altman et al. (Altman DG, De Stavola BL, Love SB, Stepniewska KA. Review of survival analyses published in cancer journals. Br J Cancer 1995; 72: 511-518).
The quality of data reporting on randomized clinical trials will be evaluated following the rules and checklist of the CONSORT statement (CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomized Trials. Schulz KF, Altman DG, Moher D et al. Ann Intern Med 2010; 152: 1-7); if required, material concerning this statement will be forwarded to the authors (the CONSORT Flow Diagarm is available here: http://www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement/flow-diagram). Randomized clinical trials, which have begun after 1 January 1997, must be monitored and carried out in a manner permitting an absolute adherence to the rules of the CONSORT statement, as regards publication of their results. Potentially acceptable manuscripts will be submitted for statistical review. Any registered clinical trial number should be indicated after the abstract.
Phase I trials
Reports of phase I studies can only be considered where there are additional translational research components. In exceptional cases, specifically where a remarkable response rate was observed, translational research is not required. The reporting of response rates for rare tumors is in any case encouraged.
Phase II trials
Reports of phase II studies should be testing novel and innovative ideas and producing data that form the basis for important RCTs, or data that clearly suggest the lack of potential for such RCTs. There is no objection to negative phase II studies, provided they give clear guidance for future work. Single-arm phase II studies with combination schedules that include established drugs, but without additional translational research, cannot be considered. Phase II studies should use recognised statistical designs.
Phase III trials
Submission of reports of prospective, randomised phase III studies is encouraged. Fast-track facilities for editorial handling and, potentially, publication (to print) are available subject to agreement via a pre-submission query. Please contact the Editorial office.
Longer-term follow up reports of previously reported phase III trials are welcomed.
Studies of prognostic markers of no real future clinical utility and single biomarkers studies cannot be considered. These studies should be prospective and have a clear view of the practical clinical applications of the results. Retrospective analysis of biomarkers will be considered if done within the framework of data collected from a prospective trial, with appropriate statistics and with multivariate analysis that includes established predictive/prognostic markers.
Reports of tumor registry studies need to have clear clinical relevance; pre- submission queries are encouraged.
The journal is committed to translational research for the development of oncology, including basic, i.e. wholly preclinical, cancer research where clinical potential is clear.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases.
Author rights
As an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Disclaimer
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by the publisher, the European Society for Medical Oncology and Japanese Society for Medical Oncology for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein.
Role of the funding source
Details of all funding sources for the work in question are mandatory; please include a funding statement before the disclosure, or add 'none declared'.
The following rules should be followed.
The sentence should begin: 'This work was supported by ?'
The full official funding agency name should be given, i.e. 'the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health' or simply 'National Institutes of Health' not 'NCI' (one of the 27 sub-institutions) or 'NCI at NIH' (full RIN-approved list of UK funding agencies). Grant numbers should be given in brackets as follows: '[grant number xxxx]'
Multiple grant numbers should be separated by a comma as follows: '[grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]'
Agencies should be separated by a semi-colon (plus 'and' before the last funding agency) or grant number 'to [author initials]'.
Where individuals need to be specified for certain sources of funding the following text should be added after the relevant agency or grant number 'to [author initials]'.
Please state if no grant number is applicable
An example is given here: 'This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [AA123456 to C.S., BB765432 to M.H.]; and the Alcohol & Education Research Council [hfygr667789].'
The NIH public access policy requires authors to submit accepted manuscripts that arise from NIH funding to PubMed Central, immediately upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available after 12 months. Elsevier and NIH have an arrangement that supports NIH-funded authors and NIH employees who publish with Elsevier to comply with NIH's public access requirements.
Crossref Funding Data Registry: In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources, or state if there are none, during the submission process. For further information on this process or to find out more about the CHORUS initiative please see: https://www.elsevier.com/en-gb/about/open-science/open-access/chorus
Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information.
Language (usage and editing services)
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English Language Editing service available from Elsevier's Author Services.
Submit your article
Please submit your article via the online submission web site.
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