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TypesforpapersThejournalwelcomesthefollowingtypesofpapers:originalarticles,reviewpapers,shortcommunicationsandletterstotheeditor.LetterstotheEditor–Textislimitedto750words,withnoabstract.Theremaybe1figure,upto3references,andnomorethan3authors,withauthoraffiliationsonlyincludingmaininstitution,placenameand(stateplus)country(i.e.nodepartments,etc.).ManuscriptSubmissionManuscriptSubmissionSubmissionofamanuscriptimplies:thattheworkdescribedhasnotbeenpublishedbefore;thatitisnotunderconsiderationforpublicationanywhereelse;thatitspublicationhasbeenapprovedbyallco-authors,ifany,aswellasbytheresponsibleauthorities–tacitlyorexplicitly–attheinstitutewheretheworkhasbeencarriedout.Thepublisherwillnotbeheldlegallyresponsibleshouldtherebeanyclaimsforcompensation.PermissionsAuthorswishingtoincludefigures,tables,ortextpassagesthathavealreadybeenpublishedelsewherearerequiredtoobtainpermissionfromthecopyrightowner(s)forboththeprintandonlineformatandtoincludeevidencethatsuchpermissionhasbeengrantedwhensubmittingtheirpapers.Anymaterialreceivedwithoutsuchevidencewillbeassumedtooriginatefromtheauthors.OnlineSubmissionAuthorsshouldsubmittheirmanuscriptsonline.Electronicsubmissionsubstantiallyreducestheeditorialprocessingandreviewingtimesandshortensoverallpublicationtimes.Pleasefollowthehyperlink“Submitonline”ontherightanduploadallofyourmanuscriptfilesfollowingtheinstructionsgivenonthescreen.TitlepageTitlePageThetitlepageshouldinclude:Thename(s)oftheauthor(s)AconciseandinformativetitleTheaffiliation(s)andaddress(es)oftheauthor(s)Thee-mailaddress,telephoneandfaxnumbersofthecorrespondingauthorAbstractPleaseprovideanabstractof150to250words.Theabstractshouldnotcontainanyundefinedabbreviationsorunspecifiedreferences.KeywordsPleaseprovide4to6keywordswhichcanbeusedforindexingpurposes.TextTextFormattingManuscriptsshouldbesubmittedinWord.ThetextofaresearchpapershouldbedividedintoIntroduction,MaterialsandMethods,Results,Discussion,Acknowledgements,ConflictofInterest,andReferences.MaterialsandMethodsmustincludestatementofHumanandAnimalRights.Useanormal,plainfont(e.g.,10-pointTimesRoman)fortext.Useitalicsforemphasis.Usetheautomaticpagenumberingfunctiontonumberthepages.Donotusefieldfunctions.Usetabstopsorothercommandsforindents,notthespacebar.Usethetablefunction,notspreadsheets,tomaketables.UsetheequationeditororMathTypeforequations.Saveyourfileindocxformat(Word2007orhigher)ordocformat(olderWordversions).ManuscriptswithmathematicalcontentcanalsobesubmittedinLaTeX.LaTeXmacropackage(zip,182kB)HeadingsPleaseusenomorethanthreelevelsofdisplayedheadings.AbbreviationsAbbreviationsshouldbedefinedatfirstmentionandusedconsistentlythereafter.FootnotesFootnotescanbeusedtogiveadditionalinformation,whichmayincludethecitationofareferenceincludedinthereferencelist.Theyshouldnotconsistsolelyofareferencecitation,andtheyshouldneverincludethebibliographicdetailsofareference.Theyshouldalsonotcontainanyfiguresortables.Footnotestothetextarenumberedconsecutively;thosetotablesshouldbeindicatedbysuperscriptlower-caseletters(orasterisksforsignificancevaluesandotherstatisticaldata).Footnotestothetitleortheauthorsofthearticlearenotgivenreferencesymbols.Alwaysusefootnotesinsteadofendnotes.AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsofpeople,grants,funds,etc.shouldbeplacedinaseparatesectionbeforethereferencelist.Thenamesoffundingorganizationsshouldbewritteninfull.TerminologyGenericnamesofdrugsandpesticidesarepreferred;iftradenamesareused,thegenericnameshouldbegivenatfirstmention.ScientificstylePleasealwaysuseinternationallyacceptedsignsandsymbolsforunits(SIunits).Nomenclature:Insofaraspossible,authorsshouldusesystematicnamessimilartothoseusedbyChemicalAbstractServiceorIUPAC.ReferencesCitationReferencecitationsinthetextshouldbeidentifiedbynumbersinsquarebrackets.Someexamples:1.Negotiationresearchspansmanydisciplines[3].2.ThisresultwaslatercontradictedbyBeckerandSeligman[5].3.Thiseffecthasbeenwidelystudied[1-3,7].ReferencelistThelistofreferencesshouldonlyincludeworksthatarecitedinthetextandthathavebeenpublishedoracceptedforpublication.Personalcommunicationsandunpublishedworksshouldonlybementionedinthetext.Donotusefootnotesorendnotesasasubstituteforareferencelist.Theentriesinthelistshouldbenumberedconsecutively.JournalarticleSmithJJ.Theworldofscience.AmJSci.1999;36:234–5.ArticlebyDOISlifkaMK,WhittonJL.Clinicalimplicationsofdysregulatedcytokineproduction.JMolMed.2000;doi:10.1007/s001090000086BookBlenkinsoppA,PaxtonP.Symptomsinthepharmacy:aguidetothemanagementofcommonillness.3rded.Oxford:BlackwellScience;1998.BookchapterWyllieAH,KerrJFR,CurrieAR.Celldeath:thesignificanceofapoptosis.In:BourneGH,DanielliJF,JeonKW,editors.Internationalreviewofcytology.London:Academic;1980.pp.251–306.OnlinedocumentDoeJ.Titleofsubordinatedocument.In:Thedictionaryofsubstancesandtheireffects.RoyalSocietyofChemistry.1999.’snameaccordingtotheISSNListofTitleWordAbbreviations,seeISSN.orgLT