Instructions For Authors

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy is the official journal of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy. The purpose of the Journal is the publication of original work in anaesthesiology, critical care, pain therapy, resuscitation and related disciplines, case reports, congress reports and letters to the Editor. It is designed for clinicians, researchers and educators involved with anaesthesiology and similar medical disciplines.

1. Papers submitted should be limited to the following: these based on clinical investigation: 10 pages (together with tables and figures); review articles: 12 pages; case reports: 6 pages. The number of characters and spaces should not exceed 1800 per page.

2. Two copies of each typescript, double-spaced, together with a disk containing full text in the MS-Word compatible format, tables and figures (see below), should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief

prof. Andrzej Nestorowicz
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy SPSK No 4
Jaczewskiego Str. 8, 20-950 Lublin; Poland
e-mail: anest@am.lublin.pl

or

Medi Press Sp. z o.o.
Niedźwiedzia Str. 12 A, 02-737 Warsaw, Poland
e-mail: anestezjologia@medi-press.pl

3. Papers based on clinical investigation should conform to ethical standards as set out in the Declaration of Helsinki and should include a statement of approval from an appropriate Ethics Committee, otherwise they may be rejected. In the case of animal studies they should satisfy the Editor that no unnecessary suffering has been inflicted.

4. Authors should avoid the use of the names and hospital identification numbers which might lead to recognition of a patient and breakage of the physician’s secret. A patient must not be recognizable in photographs unless written consent has been obtained. Written material that has been published elsewhere may be reproduced only if written permission has been obtained from the publisher.

5. Papers should be accompanied by a) authorization from a chairman of the department; statement that the paper has not been published previously or submitted to another journal in whole or in part. Consequently, authors’ rights are surrendered to the publisher and reproduction of the paper is possible only after its approval.

6. Submitted papers should be written in correct Polish or English. Professional jargon may not be used, even in case reports. Editorial Board has the right to correct the language, medical names and units and shorten the text without authors permission. Papers are peer-reviewed; if necessary, copies of reviews are sent the to the authors together with a letter of acceptance or rejection. Manuscripts which do not comply with the Guidelines are automatically rejected. Proofs are not sent to the authors.

7. Each manuscript should indicate on a separate page the title of the paper (Polish and English), the names of the authors (without titles), the name of the department(s) and its chairman (en) full addresses, E-mail address, phone and fax numbers. A short running title containing not more that 50 characters and spacing should be included.

8. Papers should be subdivided into:
a) Summary up to 250 words in English in structured format (background; methods; results; discussion and conclusion). Up to five key words in the MesH format shoud be included below the summary.
b) Introduction which should give a concise account of the background of the problem and object of the investigation. Citation of own experiences is recommended.
c) Methods must be described in sufficient detail to allow the reader the investigation to be interpreted and repeated by the reader. Previously described methods should be described only if modified; basically a reference to the original source is required. When a drug is mentioned it should be given the international non-proprietary name. In case of a new or not commonly used drug its name should be followed by the proprietary name, manufacturer and country of origin (in parenthesis) e.g. propofol (Diprivan, Astra-Zeneca, USA). Reliable description of the statistical analysis should be given.
d) Results. Description of results should be short and clear. Data given already in tables and figures may not be repeated unnecessarily in text. Reliable statistical analysis should be given at the end of the section.
e) Discussion. The discussion should not repeat results but present their significance against the background of existing knowledge. It should also not be unnecessarily long and review the problem with relevance to results of the study.
f) Conclusions should be given in the form of short sentences, containing clear message which is based on results of the study.
g) References. They should be listed at the conclusion of the paper. Number of references should not exceed 20 for clinical investigations, 15 for case reports and 50 for review articles. References must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Each reference should contain: a name and initials of all authors in italics, a full title in language of publication, an abbreviated title of a journal, year and volume of publication, first and last page. Example of correct form of a reference: Reyneke CJ, James MFM, Johnson R: Alfentanil and propofol infusion for surgery in the burned patient. Br J Anaesth 1989; 63: 418-422. Chapter in a book: Crone RK: The respiratory system; in: Pediatric Anesthesia (Ed.: Gregory GA), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Edingburgh, London and Melbourne, 1983: 1020-1089.

9. Units in text, tables and figures should follow the SI conventions. Where more appropriate, they may be reported in traditional form e.g. pressures should be identified as mm Hg or cm H2O.

10. Number of figures should be limited. Each illustration should be separate and drawn with a line of adequate weight to allow its reduction. Computer-generated drawings should be printed with a laser or jet ink printer and included on the disk as a separate file (please give the information about software). Figures in the text will not be accepted. Photographs should be glossy monochrome prints of adequate contrast and their orientation should be clearly indicated in soft pencil on the back. Titles and legends to figures should be typed on separate sheets and included in the typescript. Please mark their location in the text with a note (e.g.: table/figure 1 near there).

11. Each table with its title and legend should be typed on separate sheet and numbered. Units should be given only in headers. Data given in tables should not be repeated in figures.