Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted online here. Email submissions are not acceptable. The whole manuscript should be submitted as a single PDF or Word* file that includes all figures and tables. A separated file for supplementary materials can be submitted if necessary. PDF is preferred due to its multi-platform compatibility, so please submit PDF whenever possible.

For new submission, please suggest 3-5 potential reviewers and provide their contact information including email addresses in the "Suggested reviewers" field. Please also submit a cover letter explaining why the study is important and deserves publication.

To submit a revision of an existing manuscript, you can also sign in here and follow the "Submit a revision" link on the page.

* A note for manuscript submitted as Word file: NIH hasn't adopted Word 2007/2010 and some reviewers still use Word 2003. If your manuscript or covering letter is written in Word 2007/2010, please submit a PDF (or save it as Word 2003 file and submit the Word 2003 file. [Click on the Office Button in the top left corner of a Word 2007/2010 document, select "Save As" then "Save as Word 97-2003 document"]). Word 2007/2010 files, however, are acceptable at the publication/copyediting stage.

Start of submission (Fields with * are required):

Submission type	New submission Revision of manuscript ID
Submitting author full name*	Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Prof.
Contact email* (Use your official email)
Additional email or contact info (optional)
Manuscript title*
Manuscript authors*
Manuscript type	Research paper Review Short research communication Other
Suggested reviewers* (at least 3; provide email & contact info)
Declaration* (Dated Feb 5, 2012)	On behalf of all co-authors, I/we declare: that I/we agree to all the terms of the Copyright and Publishing Agreement and declare that the article is original, has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that I/we understand there is a Publication Fee charged by the Journal and agree with the fee payment if the article is accepted for publication.
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