Instructions to Authors
Adaptivt Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all fields of adaptive sciences including
the basic and applied studies of physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, hypoxia, anti-gravity, exercise, gerontology, psychology,
nursing, nutrition, environmental sciences as well as aerospace and undersea medicine. Only English written language is
accepted for publication in the Adaptive Medicine. Send the cover letter and original manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr.
Chi-Chang Huang, via Email (am.editorial.office@gmail.com) or Online Submission System (URL:http://www.sastam.org.tw/adaptive_medicine/33-manuscript_Submission.aspx ). The manuscripts from Europe may be submitted to the Europe Receiving Editor, Dr. Marcel AG van der Heyden, via Email: M.A.G.vanderHeyden@umcutrecht.nl,URL:http://www.physiol.med.uu.nl/MarcelvanderHeyden).
To facilitate editorial processing, the following points with regard
to the preparation of manuscript should be noted.
1. Five article types are considered for publishing in the Adaptive Medicine:
(1). Original Article: It is a substantial novel research study, with a
complex story often involving several techniques or ap- proaches. Abstract length: 400 words or fewer (The Abstract must not be structured into separate sections). Article length: 5000 words or fewer.
(2). Short Communication: It is a concise study and contains short technical notes, or preliminary experimental results. They should not exceed a total of five printed pages and not include more
than three illustrations. Abstract length: 250 words or fewer. Article length: 2000 words or fewer.
(3). Review Article: It is published usually upon invitation to outstanding
scientists on special topics. Abstract length: 400 words or fewer. Article length: 8000 words or fewer.
(4). Case Report: It reports a concise unique study of disease processer
that may expand the differential diagnosis and improve patient care. A report should contain abstract, introduction, case report, discussion, (acknowledgment),
references, tables, legends, and figures in sequence. Abstract length: 400 words or fewer. Article length: 5000 words or fewer.
(5). Research Highlight: It is by invitation only. It is kind of brief review focusing on the paper of exceptional significance written by the same author. It would be better that the research
highlight can be combined with proceedings of the author research. Abstract length: 400 words or fewer. Article length: 5000 words or fewer.
2. Manuscripts must be typewritten and double-spaced with margins on one
side of paper. Pages should be numbered in lower cen- tral
part.
3. The manuscripts should be arranged in the following order: title page,
abstract, key words, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, references, tables, figure legends, and illustrations.
4. The title page should contain the complete article title, a running
page headline (short title) not to exceed 50 characters, the name of Institute where the work was done.
5. References cited in the text should be by Arabic numerals in
parenthesis and not by the names of the authors. The references
list should be in alphabetical order and numbered consecutively.
The style of citation should be as follows:
Journal Articles. Last name of first author, followed
by initials; last names of each coauthor followed by initials, title
of article
(first word only capitalized); name of journal (abbreviated as in Index Medicus, published by the
National Library of Medicine,
USA), volume, inclusive pages, and year. Examples:
(1). Tang, J., Wu, F.J., Wang, D., Jen, P.H.S.
and Chen, Q.C. The amplitude sensitivity of mouse inferior collicular neurons
in the presence of weak noise. Chinese J. Physiol. 50: 187-198, 2007.
(2). Turzillo, A.M., Nolan, T.E. and Nett, T.M. Regulation
of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor gene expression in sheep: Interaction of GnRH and estradial. Endocrinology 139: 4890-4894, 1998.
(3). A document without author(s) should be cited as a footnote at
the bottom of the page where its content is mentioned.
Book References.
Examples:Author(s) as above; title of book (main words capitalized); city of publication; publisher; year and pages.
(4). Kurosumi, K. and Inoue, K. Ultrastructure of anterior pituitary cells.
In: Morphology of Hypothalamus and Its Connections,
edited by Ganten, D. and Pfaff, D. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag,
1986, Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology, vol. 7,
pp. 99-134.
(5). Schmidt-Nielsen, K. Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment. London, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
Abstracts. An abstract properly identified (Abstract) may be cited only when
it is the sole source. Examples:
(6). Abe, Y., Suwa, Y. and Suzuki, H. Vitrification of canine embryos at various developmental
stages. (Abstract 413). The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Study of Reprodection, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, 2008, p.164.
(7). Turkenkopf, I., Olsen, J. and Johnson, P.R. Hepatic
lipogenic enzyme activity in the preobese Zucker rat (fafa) (Abstract).
Federation Proc. 38: 547, 1979.
6. Abbreviations and symbols for units of measurement should conform to international recommendation.
7. Tables should be typed on separate sheets, be numbered in Arabic numerals and be accompanied by adequate headings. Explan- atory matter should
appear in foot notes that are identified by superscript letters or
asterisks. Their appropriate position in the text should be indicated by a
note in the margin.
8. Figures should be large enough for reproduction. Figure legends should be typed separately.
9. If there are colored pages in a manuscript, authors must agree on printing them in colored plates, which are at
the expense of the authors, after this manuscript is accepted for the publication.
10. To expedite the review process, authors are encouraged to submit names
including E-mail address of 4-6 suggested reviewers.
11. There is no page charge for a paper.
12. For research articles with human subjects, the patients have a right
to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patients’ names, initials, or hospital numbers,
should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes
and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires that a patient who is identifiable be shown the manuscript to be published. Authors should identify Individuals
who provide writing assistance and dis- close the funding source for
this assistance.
13. The copyright transfer form, the statement of conflict of interest and
the statement of human and animal rights will need to be submitted when the manuscript has been accepted.