Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Official Journal of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

Edited by:
John Warner

Print ISSN: 0905-6157
Online ISSN: 1399-3038
Frequency: Eight times a year
Current Volume: 21 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 7/17 Allergy; 62/121 Immunology; 13/86 Pediatrics
Impact Factor: 2.723

TopAuthor Guidelines

All manuscripts should be submitted via the PAI website:

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pai

Complete instructions for preparing and submitting manuscripts online are provided at the submission site.

Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the work has not been published before, is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has been read and approved by all authors. It is expected that all studies will have received appropriate Ethics Committee approval. The vested interests of authors (such as company affiliations or funding relevant to the study) must be declared. When the manuscript has been accepted for publication the corresponding author should sign on behalf of co-authors and return a Copyright Transfer Agreement form (CTA) or an Online Open Form (see below) to the Production Editor: Siti Rosemasni Ab Hadi, Production Editor, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Wiley Services Singapore Pte Ltd, 600 North Bridge Road, 05-01 Parkview Square, Singapore (188778). The initial submission must be accompanied by a letter approved by all authors, indicating that each has contributed significantly to the work and has approved the final manuscript.

The work shall not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of the publisher. The articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers translation rights and the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute all of the articles printed in the journal. No material published in the journal may be stored on microfilm or videocassettes or in electronic databases and the like or reproduced photographically without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Online Open is a pay-to-publish service from Blackwell that offers authors whose papers are accepted for publication the opportunity to pay up-front for their manuscript to become open access (i.e. free for all to view and download) via the Wiley Interscience website. Each OnlineOpen article will be subject to a one-off fee of USD$3000, excluding colour charges, to be met by or on behalf of the Author in advance of publication. Upon online publication, the article (both full-text and PDF versions) will be available to all for viewing and download free of charge. The print version of the article will also be branded as OnlineOpen and will draw attention to the fact that the paper can be downloaded for free via the Wiley Interscience website. Any authors wishing to send their paper OnlineOpen should complete the Online Open Exclusive Licence Form. Please note that this form is for use with Online Open material ONLY. Prior to acceptance there is no requirement to inform an Editorial Office that you intend to publish your paper OnlineOpen if you do not wish to.

After submission of a manuscript please address all queries concerning the status of the manuscript to the editorial office.

As the journal follows the Vancouver system for biomedical manuscripts, the author is referred to the publication of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. BMJ 1991;302: 338-41.

Title page - The title page should contain the following information in the order given: 1) full title of manuscript; 2) authors' full names; 3) authors' institutional affiliations including city and country; 4) a running title, not exceeding 40 letters and spaces; 5) the name, address and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript.

Abstract page - A separate abstract page should contain the following: 1) authors' surnames and initials; 2) title of manuscript; 3) title of journal abbreviated as in reference list; 4) the word Abstract followed by a summary of the complete manuscript; 5) key words according to Index Medicus; 6) name and address of the author to whom requests for offprints should be sent.

Short reports - which have important implications for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology will be considered. In general they should have no more than 1500 words, 10 references and 2 figures/tables. We will no longer be accepting individual case reports. In any situations where details of individual cases are being included in a paper, it is imperative that the authors abide by the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm) in relation to patient confidentiality and consent for publication. This normally requires the signed consent of the patient and/or parents, depending on the circumstances.

References - Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. List all authors when six or less; when seven or more, list first three and add et al. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals (in parentheses). References (with the exception of review articles) must not exceed 30 in number. Use the style of the examples below which are based on the format used by US National Library of Medicine in Index Medicus. For abbreviations of journals, consult the List of Journals Indexed printed annually in the January issue of Index Medicus.

Avoid using abstracts of articles as references. Unpublished observations, personal communications, and unaccepted papers may not be used as references, although references to written, not verbal, communications may be inserted (in parentheses) in the text. Examples of correct forms of references are given below:

Journals. Chiba Y, Minagawa T, Mito K, et al. Effect of breast feeding on responses of systemic interferon and virus-specific lymphocyte transformation in infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection. J Med Virol 1987: 21: 7-14.
Books and monographs. Stiehm ER, Fulginiti VA. Immunologic disorders in infants and children. Philadelphia: WB Saunders 1973.
Chapter in book. Holt PG, Turner KJ. Regulation of IgE synthesis in man and experimental animals. In: Lessof MH, Lee TH, Kemeny DM, eds. Allergy, an international textbook. New York: John Wiley 1987: 69-87.

References in Articles
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.
EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp

Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp

Illustrations - All graphs, drawings and photographs are considered figures and should be numbered in sequence with Arabic numerals and abbreviated Fig(s). Each figure should have a legend and all legends should be typed on a separate sheet and numbered correspondingly. Letters on figures should be in capitals. Figures should be planned to fit the proportions of the printed page. Authors should refer to Presenting graphical information, PAI 1999: 10: 4-13 for details on graphical presentation. It is the policy of the journal for authors to pay for the full cost for the reproduction of their colour artwork. Therefore, please note that if there is colour artwork in your manuscript when it is accepted for publication, you are required to complete and return a Colour Work Agreement form before your paper can be published. This form can be downloaded online at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/SN_Sub2000_X_CoW.pdf. Once completed, please return the form to the Production Editor at the following address: Blackwell Publishing Services Singapore Pte Ltd, 600 North Bridge Road, #05-01, Parkview Square, Singapore 188778 (email: pai@wiley.com ; fax: +65 6511 8288). Any article received by Blackwell Publishing with colour work will not be published until the form has been returned.

Tables - should only be used to clarify important points. Double documentation is not acceptable. Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, with due regard for the proportions of the printed page.

Statistics - Authors are referred to The presentation of statistics, PAI 1998: 9: 108-115 for the reporting of statistical methods and abbrevations.

Abbreviations, symbols and nomenclature - Consult the following sources for additional abbreviations: Council of Biology Editors Style Manual, 5th ed., Council of Biology Editors Inc., Bethesda, MD, 1983 and ASM Style Manual for Journals and Books, Washington, DC, 1985.

Letters to the Editor - These are reserved for comments on articles recently published in the journal and are not edited except for necessary language correction. They should not exceed 600 words.

Author Services
Online production tracking is now available for your article through Blackwell's Author Services.
Author Services enables authors to track their article - once it has been accepted - through the production process to online and print publication. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production so they don't need to contact the production editor to check on progress. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.

Offprints - Authors will receive a PDF offprint free of charge.