INFORMATIONS FOR AUTHORS
1. Aims and scope of the journal
Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics (BJMG) is a journal in the English language for publication of articles involving all branches of medical genetics: human cytogenetics, molecular genetics, clinical genetics, immunogenetics, oncogenetics, pharmacogenetics, population genetics, genetic screening and diagnosis of monogenic and polygenic diseases, prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic counselling, advances in treatment and prevention.
2. Identification Statement
BJMG is published to the web as articles become available (web page www.manu.edu.mk/bjmg). The print version of the journal is published twice a year in June and November by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bul. Krste Misirkov 2, P.O.Box 428; 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
3. Subscription Price (2004):
Institutional online access to content is governed by a site license. Please e-mail blagica@manu.edu.mk for more information.
Print subscription price: 120 US$ for public institutions and 50 US$ for individuals.
Reprints are available. The price is 50 US$ for 50 reprints and 100 US$ for 100 reprints.
Payments can be made by cheque and bank transfer.
You are requested to transfer the respective sum to:
Bank Name and Address: City Bank New York, 111 Wall Street, New York, NY 10043
Bank Account Number: (NBRM MK 2X) 36086854
Owner: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts - ICGIB, Skopje
Swift Code: CITI USD 33
The transfer costs (taxes and commissions) are at the expense of the receiving bank and are included in the above mentioned price. Please send copy of the bank certificate to confirm the transfer.
4. Submission of manuscripts:
Three copies of each manuscript with three sets of illustrations and all correspondence should be sent to:
Efremov G.D.,
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts,
Av.Krste Misirkov 2, POB 428
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel: (+389 2) 3235 411 Fax:(+389 2) 3115 434
E-mail: gde@manu.edu.mk
Submission of a manuscript for publication in the Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics implies that it is not submitted for publication elsewhere. BJMG welcomes the submission of final manuscripts on a disk as a single file. Please submit your text on a 3 inch diskettes formatted for DOS systems. Contri-butors should use a common word processing program (e.g. MS Word, Word Perfect, etc.).
5. Manuscript Review
Manuscripts are evaluated by anonymous peer reviewers. Authors are notified of the disposition of a manuscript four weeks after receipt.
6. Types of papers
BJMG contains three types of publications: review articles, original papers and short communications. Review articles on all aspects of medical genetics are welcome. The editors encourage researchers from Balkan and other countries to submit original manuscripts to ensure a broad coverage of diverse aspects of the medical genetics. Letters to the Editors should not exceed 40 typewritten lines of manuscript text.
7. Preparation of manuscript
l All manuscripts must be written in English (the Vancouver style) and the text typed double spaced on one side of the paper only with wide margins of at least 2.5 cm on all four sides. Uniform requirements for manuscripts may be found in Br Med J 1991; 302:338-341, and N Engl J Med 1991; 324: 424-428.
l The title page should contain: title of article, abbreviated running title of no more than 30 characters, author's name, department, institution, city and country, name and full postal address, telephone, telefax and e-mail of the author responsible for correspondence. Number all pages, beginning with title page.
l The abstract of no more than 250 words should start on page 2. A list of 3-6 key words or short phrases should be given in alphabetic order below the abstract.
l The main text should be arranged in the following components: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, figure legends, tables. Include as a footnote the information about grants. Cite each reference, figure and table in numerical order - ex.[1-5]; (Table 1); (Fig.1).
l References should not exceed 30-40 in number. Number references in order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The surnames of all authors followed by initials should be given. Abbreviate journal names in accordance with the Index Medicus system (Br Med J 1988;296:401-405).
Examples: Du Manoir S, Speicher M, Joos S, Schroc E, Popp S, Dohner H, Kovacs G, Robert-Nicaud M, Lichter P, Cremer T; Detection of complete and partial chromosome gain and losses by comparative genomic in situ hybridization. Hum Genet 1993; 90:590-610.
l Place all the tables at the end of your file. Start each table on new page, complete with title and footnotes (if any). Number the tables (Arabic numerals) in the order in which they are cited in the text. Always separate the individual columns using tabulators, not using the space bar.
l Figures should be prepared on separate pages. Number the figures in Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. Figures should be labelled with the number, first author's name and title of the paper in pencil on the back please also indicate the top of the figure.
l Please send us only the final updated version of the file on your diskette.