Submission of Manuscripts

Original articles are considered for publication in Human Pathology providing that they have never been published and are not under simultaneous review by another journal. Original articles should be submitted as follows.

All original contributions (including case studies) should be submitted electronically, if possible, to http://ees.elsevier.com/yhupa . Authors are requested to submit the text, tables, and artwork in electronic form to this address. In an accompanying letter, authors should state that the manuscript, or parts of it, have not been and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication. Authors are highly encouraged to include a list of three or more potential reviewers for their manuscript, with complete contact information including e-mail address. Submission items include a cover letter, the manuscript (including title page, abstract, manuscript text, references, and table/figure legends), tables, and figures. In addition, a letter of submission signed by all of the authors acknowledging responsibility for the work and identifying any potential conflicts of interest must be included. Where digital or scanned signatures cannot be provided, authors may send a duplicate signed copy to the Editorial Office by fax or courier. Revised manuscripts should also be accompanied by a unique file (separate from the covering letter) with responses to reviewers' comments. The preferred order of files is as follows: cover letter, response to reviews (revised manuscripts only), manuscript file(s), table(s), figure(s). Files should be labeled with appropriate and descriptive file names (e.g., SmithText.doc, Fig1.eps, Table3.doc). Upload text, tables and graphics as separate files. Do not import figures or tables into the text document. Complete instructions for electronic artwork submission can be found on the Author Gateway, accessible through the journal home page.

Authors with circumstances that prevent online submission (except for those from the UK and Western Europe) should send their manuscripts to Chris Reyes, Human Pathology Editorial Office, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792; Tel: 608-262-1868; Fax: 608-265-4393; E-mail: cmreyes@wisc.edu.

Manuscript submissions from the UK and Western Europe can be sent to Vincenzo Eusebi, MD, Universita Bologna, Servizio Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria, Via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy 40139; Tel: +39 051 6225750; E-mail: Vincenzo.Eusebi@ausl.bo.it.

Unless otherwise dictated, the requirements of this journal are in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Ann Intern Med 108:258-265, 1988).

Editorials, Current Topics, Pathology Education, Progress in Pathology, and Perspectives in Pathology are published by invitation only.

Original Contributions

Original Contributions should not exceed 30 double-spaced typewritten pages, including tables, figures and references. Space limitations preclude the publication of excessive figures. A maximum of eight plates will ordinarily be sufficient to illustrate key points. References should be limited to 35. Manuscripts submitted as Original Contributions that exceed these limits at the discretion of the editorial board will be returned without review.

Case Studies

Case Studies must provide new information. Clinically significant observations based on new or developing technology will receive special consideration. Imaginative applications of established methods are also encouraged. Brevity is required: Case Studies must not be more than 10 double-spaced typewritten pages, including tables, figures and references. The number of references should be 15 or less, and the number of figures should be 3 or less. Manuscripts submitted as Case Studies that do not conform to these requirements will be returned without review.

Letters to the Editor

HUMAN PATHOLOGY encourages letters to the editor, which will be published at the discretion of the editor as space permits and are subject to editing and abridgment for length, and on the understanding that submitting the letter to us constitutes your permission for its publication in any current or subsequent issue or edition of the Journal, in any form or media, now known or hereafter developed, and your affirmation that the letter has not been submitted or published elsewhere. They should be submitted electronically, typewritten, and double spaced. They must be limited to approximately 500 words and to no more than five references.

Standard Manuscript Form

For all submissions, standard manuscript form is requested. The manuscript, including references and legends, should be typed doublespaced, using at least 12 point font for all text except superscripts or subscripts, and with 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins throughout. Authors' names, institutional and/or corporate affiliations, 3 to 5 keywords, and the mailing address, telephone, fax and (if available) electronic mail address of the corresponding author should be provided on the title page. Please refrain from using EndNotes as references or automatic list numbering because these features are lost in conversion: simply type the reference number in parentheses in the text and type the reference list. Formatting, such as Greek letters, italics, super- and subscripts, may be used: the coding scheme for such elements must be consistent throughout. Figures may be submitted in electronic format. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF format. Graphics software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, not presentation software such as PowerPoint, CorelDraw, or Harvard Graphics, should be used to create the art. Color images must be CMYK, at least 300 DPI. Gray scale images should be at least 300 DPI. Combinations of gray scale and line art should be at least 1200 DPI. Line art (black and white or color) should be at least 1200 DPI. Figures, graphics, and photos should not be embedded in the manuscript text file. The total size of all figure files should not exceed 20MB. For each figure/table, please include the appropriate figure/table number in the description field, so that the figure/ table in the PDF can be readily identified. Authors are expected to disclose any commercial associations that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript. All funding sources supporting the work should be routinely acknowledged in a footnote on the title page. Separate pages should be used for the title, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, tables and figure legends.

All contributions except Letters to the Editor should contain a brief abstract. For full length manuscripts, the abstract should not exceed 250 words. For Case Studies, abstracts should not exceed 150 words.

Authors may use standard abbreviations without explanation. Please refer to Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A,92:viii-x (1995) for guidance as to which abbreviations are considered standard. Nonstandard abbreviations should be spelled out the first time they are used in the text, and then abbreviated thereafter. A list of such nonstandard abbreviations should be provided on a separate page following the abstract. Overuse of abbreviations is discouraged. All manuscripts should be in grammatically correct, colloquial English. Manuscripts that do not meet this requirement may be returned to the authors for editing. Foreign authors are encouraged to consult native English speakers prior to submitting manuscripts, to ensure that submissions conform to this requirement. In some cases, manuscripts accepted for publication may have to be edited at the authors' expense to comply with proper English usage.

Borrowed material-illustrations, tables, and lengthy verbatim quotations-must be fully identified as to original author and source, and written permission must be obtained from both the author and the publisher. Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both print and electronic rights for all borrowed materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions. Letters granting such permission should be forwarded with the manuscript.

References should be arranged in order of citation and numbered consecutively. References to journals should include the following information in this order: the authors' names with initials, article title and subtitle, journal name as abbreviated in Index Medicus, year, volume number, and inclusive page numbers. Kolonel LN, Nomura AMY, Hirohata T, Hankin JH, Hinds MW. Association of diet and place of birth with stomach cancer incidence in Hawaii Japanese and Caucasians. Am J Clin Nutr 1981; 34:2478-85. "Personal communications" and "unpublished observations" should be indicated within the text but excluded from the reference list. Information from manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted should be cited in the text as "unpublished observations." In book citations, include, when appropriate, the chapter authors' names and the chapter title along with the book editors' names, the title and edition, the place of publication, publisher, year, and inclusive page numbers. Kolonel LN, Hinds MW, Hankin JH. Cancer patterns among migrant and native born Japanese in Hawaii in relation to smoking, drinking, and dietary habits. In: Gelboin HV, et al, editors. Genetic and environmental factors in experimental and human cancer. Tokyo, Japan: Science Society Press; 1980. p. 327-40.

Announcements of meetings, conferences, and the like that are of interest to the readership of the Journal should be sent to the Editor at least 3 months before the first day of the month of issue in which their appearance is desired.



Updated April 2011