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MANUSCRIPT

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the "ICMJE: Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (Ann Intern Med. 1997;126:36-47) as outlined below.

Type manuscript in English. The manuscript should be submitted in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or text document file format.

The manuscript, as well as all subsequent revised versions, should be submitted in an unique file arranged as follow: Title page, Abstract (if required), Text, References, Tables, Figure legends, and Figures/Images. Please do not submit this material as supplementary files, therefore figures/images and tables must be inserted inside the manuscript file after the Reference list.

Other materials, such as additional informations for the Editor and/or Referees, video clips, multimedia files, etc., as well as source data, reports of statistical analysis, and any other materials about the results of researches, should be submitted as "Supplementary Files".

SOURCE DATA, REPORTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND OTHER MATERIALS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF RESEARCHES

Authors who publish in JOP can make their source data, reports of statistical analysis, as well as any other materials that they judge important, freely available to the scientific community.

Source data. JOP strongly invites authors to supply the database of all cases and variables described in the article to be published together with the manuscript. 
The database may consist of one or more files. Files should be provided in Microsoft Excel 97 (or later); however, other commonly used database formats may be accepted. The authors must provide a detailed list of the entire set of variables, reporting their names, descriptions (according to the text of the manuscript), and coded values. A form in Microsoft Word named DATA00.DOC is available on-line and may be used for this purpose.
Statistical reports. The original statistical outputs, reporting the entire set of statistics described in the article, may also be published. The statistics must be reported consecutively, following the order in which they appear within the text. One or more files may be provided. The format of files should be: Microsoft Word, hypertext (.html), or ASCII text. The original files produced by the statistical package used by the authors cannot be accepted if they are in a format different from the ones mentioned above; in that case authors must export/convert them according to the instructions above. 
Other materials. Any other supplementary materials that the authors judge important in order to improve the knowledge of their results can be made freely available to the scientific community. The format of the files must be readable by commonly used software.

Provide source data, reports of statistical analysis, and other materials as “Supplementary files”. A file containing the detailed description of the supplementary materials must be also provided.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Title page

The title page should be placed at the beginning of the manuscript.

Provide a concise title. List the full names of the author(s) and indicate the institutional affiliation (if more than one institution is involved, indicate individual affiliation by means of a superscript Arabic number). List 3 to 10 key-words (they must be terms from the medical subject headings - MeSH - list of the Index Medicus: PubMed MeSH Browser). List nonstandard abbreviations used, with their expansions, in alphabetical order. Acknowledge personal assistance and providers of special reagents and list grants and other financial support. Complete institution, address, telephone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail address, of the corresponding author should appear in the title page.

Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Authors should do so in the manuscript in a conflict-of-interest notification statement in the title page, providing additional detail, if necessary, in a cover letter that accompanies the manuscript submission.

Text

The text should be strucured according to the instructions reported below.

The use of nonstandard abbreviations is discouraged. Standard abbreviations are those listed in JOP Standard Abbreviations and do not requirie to be defined in the text. Non-standard abbreviations may be used when a term is frequently used. In this case, the abbreviation should be spelled out, in parentheses, in its first use in the text and also listed in the title page. Abbreviations used in Figures or Tables should be defined in the legend.

SI units are not compulsory.

Drugs and chemicals should be used by generic name. If trademarks are mentioned, the manufacturer's name, city, and country should be given. 

Original articles
Text should be structured in the following way: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Ethics, Statistics, Results, and Discussion.
Abstract: It should be structured. In 250 words or less; state: Context, Objective, Design, Setting, Patients or participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Results, and Conclusions. Do not use nonstandard abbreviations, footnotes or references. 
Introduction: Summarize the rationale for the study and state the purpose of the article. 
Methods: Describe your selection of the observational or experimental subjects (including controls). Identify the methods, apparatus, and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers to reproduce the results. Precisely identify all drugs and chemical used. Reports of randomized trials should present information on all major study elements including the protocol, assignment of intervention, and the method of masking. 
Ethics: Manuscripts reporting data obtained from research conducted in human subjects must include a statement of assurance in the methods section that written or oral informed consent was obtained from each patient and the study protocol conforms to the ethical guidelines of the "World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects" adopted by the 18^th WMA General Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, June 1964 and amended by the 59^th WMA General Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, October 2008, as reflected in a priori approval by the appropriate institutional review committee. In studies involving animal experimentation, provide in this section assurance that all animals received humane care according to the criteria outlined in the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996)" prepared by the National Academy of Sciences. 
Statistics: Describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access the original data to verify the reported results. Quantify findings with appropriate indicators of uncertainty (SD, SEM, 95% CI, range, n-tiles, etc). Give the numbers of observations and report losses to observation. The exact P values (3 digits) must be given for all the statistical evaluations made.
Results: Report your results in a logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do not duplicate data in graphs or tables. Emphasize only very important observations. Show percentage values with 1-decimal digit. Report the reference range of any laboratory data.
Discussion: Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them. Do not repeat in detail data given in other sections of the paper. 

Case series / Case reports
Submit case studies of three or fewer patients as "Case report". Text should be structured in the following way: Abstract, Introduction, Case report, and Discussion. 
Abstract: It should be structured. In 250 words or less; state: Context, Case report, and Conclusions. Do not use nonstandard abbreviations, footnotes or references. 
Introduction: Summarize the context for the report. 
Case report: Report the data of the patient(s) in a logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do not duplicate data in graphs or tables. Report the reference range of any laboratory data.
Discussion: Emphasize the novel situation and add important insights into mechanisms or diagnosis or treatment, as well as, the conclusions that follow from them. Do not repeat in detail data given in other sections of the paper. 

Multimedia articles
The authors can publish multimedia materials (Images, Audio and/or Video, Slide presentations, etc.) of particular clinical importance, and/or representing curious or unusual aspects of the pancreas. The authors should also provide a text with the description of the multimedia materials. The text may be structured and a brief Abstract of 250 words or less should be included. A maximum of three References is allowed. Identify the multimedia materials with consecutive Arabic numerals and do not provide legends, but comment the multimedia materials in the text. 

Reviews / Highlight articles / Special articles
They are in-depth, comprehensive, state-of-art-reviews of important clinical topics. Reviews may be invited by the Editors or they may be unsolicited. The text may be structured according to the Author's preferences, but the Author should provide a structured Abstract of 250 words or less. Figures, Tables and other Multimedia Materials may be included. 

Editorials
Express opinions on current topics of interest. Editorials are usually solicited by the Editors but they can also be submitted for peer-reviewing. The text may be structured according to the Author's preferences. A brief Summary of 250 words or less should be included. Figures, Tables and other Multimedia Materials may be included.

References

References are to be cited in the text by numbers enclosed in squared brackets and numbered in the order in which they are cited in the paper. List references at the end of the text in consecutive order. 
Abbreviate journal names according to the "ISO 4: Information and documentation - Rules for the abbreviation of title words and titles of publications". The ISSN International Centre has been appointed as the Registration Authority for serial title abbreviations and it publishes a List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations. For abbreviations refer to the "List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus" (available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, U.S.A., DHEW Publication No. (NIH) 80-267; ISSN 0093-3821) or to the "NCBI PubMed Journal Browser". 
Provide all authors' names when equal to, or fewer than, seven; when more than seven list the first six and add "et al.". Provide article titles and inclusive pages. Personal communications and unpublished data should be cited directly in the text by the first author, without being numbered. 
Provide the PubMed Unique Identifier (PMID) enclosed in squared brackets for all references indexed in PubMed, as well as, the URLs of the full-text of the cited articoles (where available).
Accuracy of reference data is the responsibility of the author. 

Article: Leser HG, Gross V, Scheibenbogen C, Heinish A, Salm R, Lausen M, et al. Elevation of serum interleukin-6 concentration precedes acute-phase response and reflects severity in acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 1991; 101:782-5. [PMID: 91317425]. 
Book: Watson JD. The Double Helix. New York: Atheneum, 1968. 
Article in book: Hofmann AF. The enterohepatic circulation of bile acids in health and disease. In: Sleisinger MH, Fordtran JS, eds. Gastrointestinal Disease. Volume 1. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1993:127-50.

Tables

The tables should be placed after the reference list. All tables must be quoted in the text. Number tables consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of mention in the text. Provide titles for all tables. Do not use internal vertical rules. Abbreviations used in tables should be defined in a legend added to the table.

Figure legends

The figure legends should be placed after the tables (if any) or the reference list. A legend should be reported for each illustation. Identify legends with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations.

Artworks

Provide a brief caption to each figure. The figures should be placed in the manuscript after the corresponding caption. All figures must be quoted in the text. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of mention in the text. Abbreviations used in figures should be defined in the legend.

XXXVII NATIONAL CONGRESS of the AISP - Bologna (Italy): September 19-21, 2013

RULES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The author must be registered to the JOP web-site in order to submit an abstract. The registration and the submission of the abstract are free.

If you already have a Username/Password GO TO LOGIN, otherwise if you need a Username/Password GO TO REGISTRATION. In this case, please note that you have to tick off the “Author” label in the “Register as” section of the registration page.

Enter your JOP "User Home" page, click the [New Submission] link and follow the 5-step procedure.

1. In the “Journal Section”, please select the specific section "XXXVII NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE AISP - Bologna (Italy): September 19-21, 2013". Then  go on ticking off the "Submission Checklist" and "Copyright Notice".

2. Upload the filled-in Abstract Form file.

3. Enter the Submission's Metadata (first name, last name and e-mail of all contributors), and fill in the fields Title and Abstract (even if you have already uploaded your abstract form file).

4. Supplementary files are not allowed. Do not upload any Supplementary file; they will be ignored.

5. Confirm and Finish Submission.

RULES FOR PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS

• The abstract must be written in English.

• The title must not exceed 200 characters including spaces. Avoid non-standard abbreviations in the title. Apply capitalization.

• Authors’ full name (capitalize the first character only) should precede the middle initial (uppercase) and the full last name (capitalize the first character only).

• Indicate the Name, Town, and Country of the institution(s) where the scientific work was undertaken.

• Do not underline any word in Title, Authors’ List and Institution.

• The body of the abstract must be structured as follows: Context, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions (for case reports: Context, Case report, Conclusion). Heads of the sections should be type in Bold Font followed by space and the text of the section. (Sentences such as “The results will be discussed... ” must be avoided).

• The use of standard abbreviations is allowed (see: http://www.joplink.net/jop/abbreviations.html); other abbreviations must appear only in the body and must be placed in parentheses following the full words at their first use.

• Only one figure (maximum size: 2x3 inches) and/or one table may be inserted in the abstract.

• Abstract (including Title, Authors’ names, Institutions, Body, and Table) should not exceed 2,500 characters including the spaces. If a figure is included, the abstract should not exceed 2,000 characters.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published nor it is before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in one note in the "Title Page" of the manuscript).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or text document file format.
3. The English language has been assessed by a mothr-tongue revisor and it is grammatically correct and idiomatic.
4. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs bold and italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses). All illustrations, figures, and tables are numbered and placed at the end of the text.
   
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines page.
6. Where available, MEDLINE/PubMed identifiers (PMID) as well as the URLs for the references have been provided.
7. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions reported in the Ensuring a Blind Peer Review page have been followed.

Copyright Notice

JOP policy in terms of copyright is a quite innovative one. We strongly believe in the importance for Authors to retain the intellectual property of the articles that they send to journals in order to facilitate the scientific communication and exchange.

For these reasons, JOP does not follow a traditional copyright policy. This means that Authors retain the intellectual property of their scientific contributions.

GENERAL COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

1. Copyright Assignment

In order for JOP - Journal of the Pancreas - to publish your article, the Authors must agree to the terms and conditions listed below:

• The Authors retain (or your employer retains, if applicable) copyright to the article you have submitted to JOP
• The Authors grant to JOP Publisher a non-exclusive license to publish the article in JOP or any third party repositories such as MEDLINE or PubMed Central, etc.. This is a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to publish the article on-line, in print and in any other format in which it is now or in the future capable of existence and in any language. The article may be published in whole or in part, alone or in combination with other articles
• JOP may change the appearance of the article (layout and format) to ensure consistency and readability
• The Authors warrant to JOP Publisher that the article does not infringe any existing copyright or any other rights of any third party and that you have full authority to enter into this Agreement and grant the rights granted to JOP without resulting in a breach of any obligation you may have.
• The Authors certify that, the entire manuscript is an original creation of the Authors and none of the material in the manuscript has been published previously, is included in another manuscript, or is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Authors also certify that this manuscript has not been accepted for publication elsewhere, and that the Authors have not assigned, licensed, or otherwise transferred any right or interest in the manuscript to anyone. Moreover, should JOP request the data upon which the manuscript is based, you shall produce it. The Authors are responsible for applying for permission for rights for all borrowed materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions.
• The Authors are free to place the article wherever they wish, or permit its use by another party, but in all such cases The Authors must ensure that if the article (in whole or in part) is made available other than through JOP, JOP shall be identified as the original publisher and the JOP citation details of the article shall be listed.
• This Agreement will be valid for JOP, its Publisher, licensees, assignees and successors in business

2. Authorship Responsibility

The Authors certify that they have participated sufficiently in the conception and design of this work and the analysis of the data (where applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it. The Authors believe the manuscript represents valid work. The Authors have reviewed the final version of the manuscript and approve it for publication. 
Neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under the Authors' authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in an attachment. 
Furthermore,the Authors attest that they shall produce the data upon which the manuscript is based for examination by the editors or their assignees should they request it.

3. Financial Disclosure

The Authors have no potential conflicts of interest: he Authors certify that they have no affiliation with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (e.g. employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria), except as disclosed in an attachment. 
Any financial project support of this research is identified in an acknowledgment in the manuscript.

4. Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval

The Authors certify that their institution has approved the protocol for any investigation involving humans and animal and that all experimentation was conducted in conformity with ethical and humane principles of research.

SPECIAL COPYRIGHT STATEMENT for Round Tables and Conference Proceedings

1. Copyright Assignment

The Editor of special JOP activities (Round Tables, Conference Proceedings, etc.) should agree to the terms and conditions listed below:

• The intellectual property of each individual article/abstract remains with the individual or collective authors, whichever applicable, as stated in the "GENERAL COPYRIGHT STATEMENT".
• The Round Table or the Conference Proceeding articles or contributions cannot be reproduced, reprinted in paper, stored in a retrieval system or transimitted in any form AS A WHOLE without the written prior permission of the Publisher.
• In any of the above cases the Publisher could charge a specific fee in order to grant the permission.

2. Financial Disclosure

• The Editor of special JOP activities (Round Tables, Conference Proceedings, etc.), as well as any other contributor, certifies that has no affiliation with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the Round Table or the Conference Proceedings (e.g. employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria), except as disclosed in an attachment.
• Any financial project support of the published research is identified in an acknowledgment in the manuscript.

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