The Journal accepts manuscripts in English in the fields of Endocrinology and Metabolism from clinical and laboratory research, with a pref erence for experimental over observational studies. The manuscripts should not have been published before and the author must hold the copyright (see below). The aim of the journal is to disseminate new experimental data in the fields of endocrinology and metabolism. With this in mind the Editors have agreed to process manuscripts and provide detailed reviews in as short time as possible. Correctly written manuscripts will ensure speedy publication. The Editors reserve the right to accept manuscripts and to make necessary corrections or shortenings, where necessary, after communicating with the author.

Seven types of manuscripts will be accepted: 1. Original Articles, 2. Innovative Methods, 3. Reviews, 4. Hypotheses, 5. Short Communications, 6. Symposium Proceedings, 7. Letters to the Editors.

Manuscripts

All papers should be submitted in triplicate (text: one original and two copies; figures: two sets suitable for reproduction and one copy) and on electronic media (preferred text processors are Microsoft Word and Word Perfect; please include triplicate printouts as requested above.) Illustrations and tables should be numbered with Arabic figures. A descriptive and detailed legend is required on a separate page. Illustrations should be professionally drawn and photographed or produced on a laser printer. For laser-printed figures, glossy paper suitable for camera-ready copy must be used. For each issue of Hormone and Metabolic Research a suitable color print will be selected from the submitted work to appear as a frontispiece. Authors are responsible for the correct typing of their manuscript and the list of references. Nomenclature should follow the recommendations of the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Union for Biochemistry (IUB). All measurements must be in Systeme Interna tional (SI) units.

A. Original Papers

Original papers should deal with investigations and results of high scientific value which have not been published previously.

1. The original papers should not exceed 6 printed pages, i.e. 15 type-written double-spaced manuscript pages of 30 lines of 60 letters each, including references, tables, figures and legends. A maximum of 4 illustrations and 3 tables is allowed. Longer manuscripts will be subject to editing and a page charge of € 160.- per printed page (including 16% VAT) starting with the seventh printed page.

2. Preparation of manuscripts

The authors are asked to follow the outline set out below:

Page one: a) title, b) short running title (limit: 40 characters), c)twb> name of the author (no titles or academic grades) and address of the institute(s) where the investigations have been carried out. Should the address of the author at the time of publication differ from the one stated in the paper, the current address should be stated in a footnote, d) complete mailing address of corresponding author including telephone and telefax numbers and e-mail addresses.

Page two: a) a summary containing not more than 200 words with no abbreviations, b) key words (5-7 without repeating words in the title).

Page three and onwards: a) introduction also indicating the aim of the study, b) material and methods, c) results: double presentation of data in the form of text, tables or figures should be avoided, d) discussion and conclusions, e) acknowledgements, f) list of references.

3. References

a) Text: Citations and references should be marked by numerical codes in parentheses referring to the respective numbers in the List of References. If authors are mentioned in the text, only the first author should be given followed by "et al." whenever the ref erence has three or more authors. Example: "...protein concentrations were determined according to Lowry et al. [12]."

b) List of References: The references should be listed in numbered order according to the sequence they appear in the text. All authors or groups of authors of each publication should be mentioned. The name of the author(s) should be followed by the full title of the paper, name of the journal in which it has been published (abbreviations according to "World Medical Periodicals", published by the World Medical Association), volume, first and last page, year of publication in brackets. Abstracts and supplements have to be indicated. Chapters from books have to be cited as follows: author(s), title of chapter, title of book, editor(s), publisher, place and year of publication, first and last page of the chapter.

Examples

9 Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ. Protein meas urement with the Folin-phenol reagent. J Biol Chem 1951; 193: 265-275

10 Kerner W, Pfeiffer EF. The Artificial Pancreas. In: Samols E (ed). The Endocrine Pancreas. New York: Raven Press, 1991: 441-456

At the end of the list of references, the address of the corresponding author should be given as follows: Requests for reprints should be addressed to...

B. Innovative Methods

This Scientific Section will publish contributions on new aspects of research technology deemed of particular interest to basic and clinical researchers in the field of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Original reports are encouraged and reviews will be solicited for publication. They should not exceed 2 printed pages (i.e. 6 type-written double-spaced pages in manuscript 30 lines of 60 letters each) and may include four tables and four illustrations.

C. Reviews

Reviews are usually invited by one of the Editors-in-Chief. Unsolicited reviews will be considered as well. All reviews will be peer-reviewed.

D. Hypotheses

Hypotheses should either formulate a new thesis on the basis of clinical or experimental work or they should challenge a dogma in the field of endocrinology and metabolism. They should line out relations to differing fields of medicine.

These papers may contain preliminary data which, taken together with previously published work in the literature, outline speculative, interesting, and new ways of thinking in a conclusive style. The hypothesis must be testable in future but not so easily that readers wonder why it has not already been done. Hypotheses tend to have the length of approximately 2-3 written pages including 2 figures, the shorter - the better!

E. Short Communications

Short Communications should contain new clinical and experimental data of immediate interest.

1. They should not exceed 2 printed pages (i.e. 6 type-written double-spaced pages in manuscript 30 lines of 60 letters each) and may include one table and one illustration. The list of references at the end of the paper should not exceed ten citations. The publisher will impose a page charge of € 160.- per printed page (including 16% VAT) starting with the third page.

2. The guidelines for the structure of Short Communications are the same as for Original Papers with following exceptions: a) no summary, b) no key words, c) no titles of the papers in the list of references.

F. Symposium Proceedings

Symposium proceedings are usually invited. However, organisers of symposia are encouraged to contact one of the Editors.

G. Commentaries

Commentaries are usually invited. They aim at commenting on subjects with a strong impact upon experimental endocrinology and metabolism.

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H. Letters to the Editors This section has been introduced in order to encourage the authors in a free exchange of ideas. The opinions presented will not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editors. Authors will be immediately notified of the receipt and they will be notified within two months of the decision on their manuscript.

Electronic Manuscripts

Whenever possible, manuscripts should be made available electro nically. Widespread text processors should be used and the operating system, programme and version numbers should be indicated on the diskette. Please save your file in the standard format of your text processor and in one or several exchange format/s (for example, *.txt, *.rtf). If possible, the "endnote" function of the text processor should be used for the management of references. Figure legends and tables should be listed at the end of the document.

Please save figures as separate files. They should not be integrated into the text document. The following graphic file formats are preferred:

- For coloured and black-and-white bitmaps: *.eps, *.tif, *.jpg, *.wmf (resolution: 300 dpi).

- For diagrams and line drawings: *.eps (resolution: 800 dpi).

In addition to the electronic files, three paper versions of both text and figures must be submitted. In case of doubt, the paper version is given the higher priority.

Please provide a signed declaration that the paper and electronic versions are identical.

Reprints

The publisher grants 25 reprints free of charge. Additional copies may be ordered at cost price.

Copyright

The publisher holds the copyright on all material appearing in the Journal.

Manuscript submission

All papers are critically reviewed by the Editors and invited referees. Reviewers' comments are usually returned to the authors. Please include the names of at least three potential reviewers (not recent co-authors or collaborators) together with their complete addresses, telephone and fax numbers as well as email addresses.

Reviews should be sent to the Editors-in-Chief.

Original articles and Short Communications should be submitted to the Editors-in-Chief. All manuscripts for the section Innovative Methods should be submitted to the Editor Innovative Methods.

Editors-in-Chief:

Werner A. Scherbaum, M.D., Ph.D.
Director and Chair
Department of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Rheumatology
University Hospital Düsseldorf
Moorenstrasse 5
40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Phone: (+49) 211-81 18 502
Fax: (+49) 211-81 18 772
E-mail: hmr@thieme.de

Assistant Editor:

Associate Editors:

H. Vaudry, M.D.
Regional Editor Europe
European Institute for Peptide Research
Laboratory of Cellular and
Molecular Neuroendocrinology
Inserm U 413; UA CNRS
University of Rouen
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Phone: (+33) 235146624
Fax: (+33) 235146946
E-mail: hubert.vaudry@univ-rouen.fr

Derek LeRoith, M.D., Ph.D. (Editor Innovative Methods)
Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Dept. Medicine
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1055
Annenberg Building Room 23–66 B
New York, NY 10029-6574
Phone: (+1)212 241 0160
Fax: (+1)212 241 4218
E-mail: derek.leroith@mssm.edu

Stefan R. Bornstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Director and Chair
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Department of Medicine
Carl Gustav Carus
University of Dresden
Fetscherstrasse 74
01307 Dresden, Germany
Phone: (+49)351-458-59 55
Fax: (+49)351-4 58-63 98
E-mail: stefan.bornstein@uniklinikum-dresden.de