Scope: The aim of the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (AJADOD) is to publish clinically useful, up-to-date research on dementia for healthcare professionals. The scope of the journal also includes reviews and studies of clinically important topics relating to dementia care and management. All manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Submitted work may focus on patient care, management or research. We encourage adherence to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals at www.icmje.com.
Manuscript Format: All manuscripts, figures and tables must be original work, submitted electronically in standard word processing format. Microsoft Word is the preferred format. Other word processing formats can be converted, but the process may introduce errors. Manuscripts and all related correspondence should be sent to AJADOD@verizon.net. Manuscripts will be reviewed routinely unless it is stated that a rapid publication track is requested.
Cover letter: All manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter stating the topic subtype of manuscript (care, management or research) and the computer format used. Conflicts of interest, financial and other, should be listed. If there are none, this should be stated. The number of figures and tables should be listed. A statement indicating that all authors have read the final manuscript draft and approve it for submission should be included.
All funding sources supporting the work should be acknowledged on the title page. Word counts (abstract and text) should be listed. The corresponding author should be listed with his/her address, phone, fax and email number. Contact information for reprint requests should also be listed on the cover page. If the work has been previously presented in abstract format, the name, address and date of the meeting should be listed.
If the authors request specific reviewers or would like us to avoid particular reviewers, they should be listed If the topic of the manuscript is unusual or highly technical, it is requestd that the author provide the names of at least two reviewers. Examples include manuscripts on rare, nonvascular/degenerative dementias, unusual treatment/management strategies, highly technical laboratory based research or diagnostic tests that are novel.
Title Page: The title should not be longer than 96 character in length including spaces, punctuation and subtitle. The full names or initials, highest academic degrees, institutional affiliations (including the city and state) for each author should be included. Include the name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the author who will be receiving correspondence and proofs.
Include a section titled “Disclosure” on the title page. This section must include each financial or non financial disclosures for each author. This must be consistent with disclosures made on the Authorship and co-author Disclosure forms (see Disclosure policy). If there are no disclosures, the corresponding author is responsible for including the following statement on the title page: “Disclosure: The authors have reported no conflicts of interest.”
Abstracts: Abstracts should be less than 225 words, and should summarize key points and conclusions. For research articles, the background/rationale, methods, and results and conclusions should be summarized. Six to eight key words should be listed at the end of the abstract.
Content: Research articles should include an introduction, methods, results and discussion sections. There is no formal word limitation, however, manuscripts over 4500 words are discouraged.
Figures and Tables: All figures and tables should be titled and numbered. Each figure and table should each be submitted as a separate file in accordance with the instructions below. Note in the text the approximate location where tables and figures should be inserted. Also refer to the tables directly in the text. Figure and table legends should be provided at the end of the manuscript. The figure legends should be double spaced, similar to that of the text. These should be original work. The files should be titled as figure1, figure2, etc. Composite figures should be submitted together. For review, acceptable formats for tables and figures include JPG and GIF files. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, high resolution TIF or EPS files will be required to be submitted by the author.
Manuscript Review: AJADOD is a peer-reviewed journal and submitted work usually reviewed by at least two members of our editorial board. The editorial process takes several weeks. If a rapid publication track is desired, it should be stated in the cover letter. Only about half of our manuscripts are accepted. The decision of the editor regarding acceptance or rejection is final.
Our editorial staff reserves the right to make editorial revisions which will be reviewed by the authors in the page proofs prior to publication.
References: Cite references in numerical order in the text. List all authors when there are six or fewer; for seven or more, list only the first three and add “et al.” Use Index Medicus abbreviations for journal names. Do not reference papers that are “submitted"; these should be mentioned in the body of the text. Personal communications should also be mentioned in the body of the text. Author must state in writing in the cover letter of the submission that permission was obtained by the author of any personal communication cited in the article.
References should adhere to the style in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscipts. They can be found at www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html. Sample references are listed below:
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25; 347(4):284-7.Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. IN PRESS 2002.
Acknowledgements: An acknowledgement page at the end of the manuscript may be used to list nonfunding agencies or individuals to be acknowledged. These individuals and agencies should not be acknowledged without their consent.
Miscellaneous: AJADOD requires authors to disclose all commercial associations or conflicts that pose a conflict of interest (or perceived conflict of interest) in connection with their submitted manuscripts.
Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor.
Copyright: If the manuscript is accepted for publication, a transfer of copyright agreement will be sent to the corresponding author. A completed transfer of copyright agreement signed by all authors must be returned prior to article publication.
