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Authors will receive a free copy of the issue in which they published.
All manuscripts should be
written in a style suitable for a wide audience of scientists interested in cytokines and growth factors. The Editors encourage the use
of schematic diagrams and other illustrations (in colour, where essential) that help convey the major points covered in the article.
Conflict of interest statement
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organisations
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The following types of articles are published:
SURVEYS are comprehensive
(though not encyclopaedic) reviews, usually 10-15 journal pages long. A typical Survey will consist of approximately 6,000-8,000 words
of text, 5-8 figures or tables, and references (not to exceed approximately 150).
MINI REVIEWS are shorter reviews of topics
that may be controversial or unresolved, usually 6-10 journal pages long. A typical Mini Review will contain approximately 4,000-6,000
words of text, 2-5 figures or tables, and references (should not exceed 100).
PERSPECTIVES are approximately 3-6 journal pages
long and are usually devoted to meeting reports, but may also convey personal viewpoints on selected topics.
MEETING REPORTS
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Meeting Reports should be submitted in both hard copy and disk format using the guidelines outlined in the "Manuscript Submission" section
of this Guide for Authors.
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their views considered for publication in this section should send brief communications (one printed page or less) to one of the two
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Authors.
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Title. The title should be concise and informative. Author affiliations should include full postal address and telephone,
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Abstract. Each article should begin with a short abstract (up to a maximum of 120
words) that provides a succinct summary of the review subject matter.
Keywords. Authors should provide up to five relevant
keywords with their article.
Table of Contents. Each Survey should include a Table of Contents, which should list all headings
and subheadings, numbered accordingly to the scheme followed in the main text (see below).
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article should have one or two introductory paragraphs and then include suitable headings and sub-headings to highlight major themes.
Each heading and sub-heading should have a short descriptive title. The preferred numbering scheme is: 1., 1.1., 1.1.1., 1.1.2., 1.1.3.,
etc. All headings should by typed on a separate line, not run into the paragraph.
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Example: "GenBank accession nos. AI631510,
AI631511, AI632198, and BF223228), a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank
accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)".
Authors are encouraged
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in a journal (1) or book (2) or for a book (3) would be:
1. Jiang FN, Liu DJ, Neyndorff H, Chester M, Jiang SY, Luy JG. Photodynamic
killing of human squamous cell carcinoma cells using a monoclonal antibody-photosensitizer conjugate. J Natl Cancer Inst 1991;83:1218-25.
2. Gullick WJ, Venter DJ. The c-erbB2 and its expression in human tumours. In: Waxman J, Sikora K, editors. The Molecular Biology
of Cancer. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1989, p. 38-53.
3. Lumley JSP, Green CJ, Lear P, Angell-James JE. Essentials
of Experimental Surgery. London: Butterworths; 1990.
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