RUSSIAN   JOURNAL  OF IMMUNOLOGY

Official Journal of Russian Society of Immunology

Russian Journal of Immunology, P.O. Box 28, Moscow 117513, Russia
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About RJI

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts and attached material must be translated into English. Correct style is the responsibility of the authors. Although either British or American style is permitted, the usage in each manuscript must be consistent. The Editors encourage non-English speaking authors to consult with professional translators before sending the papers, as insufficient language may be the reason for the manuscript to be rejected or returned for retyping. The Editors reserve the right to improve possible grammar, spelling and style errors.

General Form of Manuscripts

Manuscripts and attached material must be submitted to facilitate reviewing in triplicate as two originals, paper printed, and one, saved on floppy disk. The letter of description (checklist), given in RJI after the section “Information for Contributors”, must accompany the papers (one copy). As the floppy disk variant of the material will be considered original for publication, the version on the disk must match those printed. Although the Editors try to accommodate all operating systems and software (except ChiWriter), Word for Windows is preferred. The printed originals must be of laser quality. Text is to be printed on one side of A4 paper, double-spaced with 2.5 cm margins throughout and pages numbered. Each text page should contain no more than 1800 symbols (i.e. about 30 lines with 60 symbols per line, including punctuation and spaces). Graphs, photographs and tables and list of figure legends are to be set on separate papers attached at the end of the manuscript. The approximate localization of each illustration must be marked in text on the right margins.

Symbols, Abbreviation and Units

The use of letters “O” and “l” instead of figures “0” and “1”, correspondingly, is strictly prohibited. The traditional abbreviations, listed at the end of each RJI issue, may not be explained in text. Untraditional abbreviations of terms often operated in text must not exceed 3-5 and should be accompanied with explanation in parenthesis when first used. Abstract and Title of the manuscript must be free of abbreviations. SI system of measurement is to be used. Ensure that all units are written without punctuation in abbreviation (e.g. h, nm, ml, M, Da, etc.).

Copyright

Authors should guarantee that all materials have not been ever published in any form, separately and wholly or in any language. Author(s) should agree to automatic transfer of copyright to his/their article to RJI if and when it is accepted for publication. Since the moment of acceptance, all the material must not be published elsewhere in any form, separately and wholly or in any language, unless permitted by the Editors of RJI. However, the material may be available if employed as follows: (i) preliminary or subsequent abstract publication; (ii) lectures or reviews; (iii) as a part of dissertation, books and monographs.

Charge for Publication

No charge will be levied to either the author(s) or their institutions, if his/their manuscript meets all the requirements given herein. However the Editors may demand payment for: (i) color illustrations; (ii) illustrative material exceeding 8 figures and photographs; (iii) manuscript and attached material, which need significant editing.

Original Manuscript

Manuscripts should not exceed 20 standard pages, including figures, tables and references, and must precisely describe a research fully completed (reports of not finished experiments will not be considered). Manuscripts must be arranged as follows: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Figure Legends, Tables and Figures. The Editors have the right to publish Abstract in Russian proceeding from the accepted article without discussing its material with authors.

Title Page must list the title of the manuscript (without abbreviations); full names of all authors, complete name(s) of institution(s), where the studies were performed (authors from different institutions are to be marked with [*]); running title of the manuscript (of not more than 35 symbols, including spaces and punctuation); 3-6 key words (available in Index Medicus or Medline); address for correspondence, including mail, E-mail addresses and telephone and fax numbers.

Abstract must be printed on a separate paper (and saved on floppy disk in the same file as the manuscript) as one paragraph without references and abbreviations. Abstract size is limited to 250 words.

Introduction should give a pertinent background to the study and the main aim of the study.

Materials and Methods must be divided into few paragraphs by short titles (less than 5 words). Chemicals, materials, equipment, cells, animals etc. are to be accompanied with name of supplier and/or producer. The Editors are not responsible for errors in names of companies and equipment. Untraditional modification of methods must be explained in details.

Results should be listed in logical order as paragraphs separated and titled and should be free of discussion. Duplication of methodic details and data, once presented in Figures and Tables, should be avoided.

Discussion should be in ideological connection with Introduction and undivided and should not duplicate data mentioned in Results.

Acknowledgments about technical assistance and rendering of equipment and reagents are to be introduced in the text of the manuscript. In Acknowledgments, after Discussion, the authors may appreciate financial support or consultations of the research and/or assistance in manuscript preparation.

References, if given in text, tables or figures, must be designated with Arabic figures in square parenthesis (e.g. [1, 2, 3...]) and listed upon their setting in text, but not in alphabetical order. References used only in tables, figure legends should be numbered when the table, figure etc. is first introduced in the text of the manuscript. References must be attached after Acknowledgments and must not exceed 30. Maximum number of authors listed in References per article is limited to 5, alternatively, “et al.” is to substitute extra ones. Unpublished data are not to be included in References, although may be mentioned in the text of the manuscript.
Examples of References:
1. Tzioufas A.G., Katsikis P.D., Youinou P.Y., Moutsopoulos H.M. Sjogren’s syndrome: an oligo-monoclonal B-cell process. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 1990, 8 (suppl.), 17-21.
2. Melchers I., Eichman K. T-cell regulation without clonal selection by antigen. Polygamous suppressor cells and monogamous helper cells at high frequencies. In: Paradoxes in Immunology. Hoffman G.W., Levy J.G. and Nepom G.T. (eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida 1986, 137.

Short
Commu-
nication

Short reports of outstanding interest or importance will be also considered. Total size of the reports must not exceed 6 standard pages (with double-spaced lines and 2.5 cm margins). Quantity of figures and/or tables is limited to 3 and when brought together must fit into the size of one standard page (see Illustrations). The Title Page is to be amounted as for the usual article. The Abstract should be limited to 250 words and printed as that for Original Manuscript. The reports have sections analogous to those of usual articles, but not separated with relevant titles (e.g. the Results may be merged with Discussion). References listed after short communications must not contain titles of articles. The information of Materials and Methods is recommended to be given in figure descriptions.

Review

Reviews are mostly ordered by the Editors or may be recommended for publishing by a member of the Editorial Board. For more information about Reviews contact the Editors.

Illustrations

The number of illustrations must not exceed 8 (extra illustrations must be confirmed by the Editors as integral part of the manuscript, making it more precise). Nevertheless, in case illustrations are more than 8 (even if recommended by the Editors) the Editors will have the right to demand payment from the author or institution for extra illustration(s). Color illustrations, not depending on their amount, are to be charged. Illustrative material should be original, i.e. it should not have been ever published. The data presented in tables and figures must be avoided in text. All the materials must be sent in triplicate as two printed and one saved on disk with each illustration in separate file. The illustrations must be sized to 210 mm maximum height; 77 mm (for one) or 160 mm (for two) maximum width. In case of discrepancies in size and large margins in the photographs, the Editors will have the right of their proportional reconstruction.

Tables. Each table must be printed double-spaced on a separate paper and saved in a separate file on floppy disk. Tables must be numbered with Arabic figures (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Marks in tables are to be set as (*), (**), (***), with explanations after relevant number of (*). Units should be given at the beginning of each table column if necessary. The tables should be made of minimum number of lines. Vertical and additional horizontal lines in columns are to be avoided.

Graphs, Pictures and Photographs. Each illustration must be numbered, upon its setting in text, with Arabic figures (e.g. Fig. 1 .... in the text of the manuscript; Figure 1 when in its heading). Heading and description of the illustrations must be listed on a separate paper. The text part of the illustration must include: the number of the illustration, heading (the first word begins with capital letter, others with small) and description of the illustration (for electromicrographs the magnification must be specified). The authors are encouraged to maximally reduce the description of the illustrations. The size of letters and figures must be no less than 3 mm in height. Each illustration must be accompanied with the following: name of the first author, typed (hand-written) on the reverse side of the paper; brief title of the manuscript (the first five words) and the number of the illustration. Only original (not photo copies) photographs of high quality with maximum fitness to the above size will be accepted for publication. Color photographs must be submitted together with their slides. There should not be large margins in the photographs (i.e. the illustration should take maximum area of a photograph). Separate photographs, when analyzed together are preferred to be done limiting to a maximum size of 210x160 mm. Ensure that all photographs (or their combined figures) mounted on a separate A4 white paper.

Standart Abbreviation List

Common abbreviations, acronyms and short names are listed below. These shortened forms may be used without definitions in articles published in Russian Journal of Immunology.

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