Acta Neurochirurgica
Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Types of papers
A checklist is provided to aid authors in preparing a manuscript that meets the standards of the journal. It is suggested that the completed checklist be uploaded during the submission process, but this is not required. The checklist is available
here
Please state clearly the format of your paper, i.e. Original Article, Case Report, Letter to the Editor, Review Article, Technical Note, How I Do it, Study Protocol.
Subdivision of the paper
Original Articles, Review Articles or Technical Notes.
For an original research paper the customary format consists of: abstract, introduction, methods and materials, results, discussion, references.
• The summary should be a short survey of the paper, structured using 4 headings: Background/ Method/ Results/ Conclusions. The abstract can run to a maximum of one full type-written page (300 words). Four to six keywords should be provided.
• The introduction should summarize the underlying purpose of the paper. An explicit gap of knowledge is essential.
• Methods and materials must give short but precise descriptions, for instance of the kind of experiments and how they were done, the characteristics of patients or other humans participating as subjects, the nature of observations made and the specific approach to statistical considerations. This section should enable the reader to analyze, to repeat or to continue the work presented.
• Results must contain sufficient information to enable appreciation, assessment and reproduction of the original findings, e.g. absolute numbers in subgroups should be reported, preferably in tabular format, rather than only as a percentage. Where a normal distribution is assumed as a basis for summarizing data (e.g. as a mean), this should be justified and measures should be specified. Statistical tests should be presented in sufficient detail to convey the full result, not only as a “p” value.
• In discussion a systematic, structured approach is advised. A statement of the principal findings demonstrated by the work should be followed by a “self-critique”, focussing on the strengths and weaknesses of the study and how these may influence the validity and robustness of the findings. The relation of the work to other, relevant previous work, especially any differences, should be reviewed and analysed concisely. Finally, the implications of the findings of the study for advancing knowledge and understanding, for neurosurgical practice and for further work should be presented.
Case reports.
Case reports should be limited to 6 pages of typescript (1500 words), including tables and illustrations. An abstract in a single paragraph, maximum 100 words, should be included. Limit of 20 references. The presentation should both adequately characterize the features of the subject(s) reported and make clear what generalizable deductions can be drawn. Case Reports should be written in accordance with COPE guidelines and comply with the CARE statement: www.care-statement.org
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor should be a maximum of 750 words and may include a table or figure and references. The format for submissions of editorials, reviews, personal communications, concept articles, biographies and historical articles can be varied as appropriate to the topic, consistent with clarity and brevity.
How I do It
This section of the journal is for showing how surgical procedures are carried out by no more than 4 authors. The abstract should be brief (less than 100 words), including Background/Method/Conclusion, whereas the residual manuscript should comprise less than 1200 words, 10 key references and at most 6 figures. Headings in the following order: relevant surgical anatomy, description of the technique, indications, limitations, how to avoid complications, specific information for the patient. Please provide 10 key points summary. Limit to 10 key references. A video clearly illustrating the procedure is mandatory, preferentially presented with voice recording. When uploading video files please make sure to keep the running time below 3 minutes.
Study Protocol
Study Protocols are succinct and explicit descriptions of ongoing or proposed clinical trials that have institutional IRB and ethics approval. Study protocols are published under the condition that the primary study, once finished, is submitted for evaluation to Acta Neurochirurgica by the investigators to guarantee a rapid editorial process. In the abstract the protocol should be explained using the subheadings Background/Hypotheses/Aims/Methods/Impact and Discussion. General information on the Study Protocol should be given, including Protocol title and identifying number, date, name and address of the funding agency, as well as name(s) and address(es) of the participating laboratories, research sites, and investigators, specifying their respective involvement in the respective parts of the study.
The final categorisation of an accepted submission is the responsibility of the Editor in Chief.
Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
Online Submission
Please follow the hyperlink “Submit manuscript” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.
Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production process.
Please note:
During the submission process, it is possible to upload the completed “Checklist for Authors” as an additional file. This is recommended to ease the review process and aid the reviewers in suggesting revisions, but is not required. The “Checklist for Authors” is available
here
Title Page
Please make sure your title page contains the following information.
Title
The title should be concise and informative.
Author information
The name(s) of the author(s)
The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
If address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published.
For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested.
Abstract
Please provide a structured abstract of 150 to 250 words which should be divided into the following sections:
Purpose (stating the main purposes and research question)
Methods
Results
Conclusion
For life science journals only (when applicable)
Trial registration number and date of registration
Trial registration number, date of registration followed by “retrospectively registered”
Keywords
Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
Declarations
All manuscripts must contain the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'.
If any of the sections are not relevant to your manuscript, please include the heading and write 'Not applicable' for that section.
To be used for all articles, including articles with biological applications
Funding (information that explains whether and by whom the research was supported)
Conflicts of interest/Competing interests (include appropriate disclosures)
Availability of data and material (data transparency)
Code availability (software application or custom code)
Authors' contributions (optional: please review the submission guidelines from the journal whether statements are mandatory)
Additional declarations for articles in life science journals that report the results of studies involving humans and/or animals
Ethics approval (include appropriate approvals or waivers)
Consent to participate (include appropriate statements)
Consent for publication (include appropriate statements)
Please see the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information as well as various examples of wording. Please revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.
Text
Text Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.
Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
Use italics for emphasis.
Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
Do not use field functions.
Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).
Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.
LaTeX macro package (Download zip, 190 kB)
Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.
Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.
Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
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