Articles submitted to KBN may be written in any of the following languages: Danish, English, , Norwegian, or Swedish.
Checklist
Portrait photos: Provide electronic portrait photos of all authors.
Author details: Include full names, workplace for all authors, and the email address of the first author.
Summary paragraph: Add a short summary (3–4 sentences) immediately after the title to highlight the main content of the article.
Subheadings: Use subheadings to make the article easier to read.
Figures and tables: Send images, tables, illustrations, and figures as separate attachments with accompanying text.
Image placement: Indicate where in the text images should appear and include captions. If previously published, provide the source and confirm permission.
Image Requirements
Photos taken with a digital camera of at least 4 megapixels usually provide sufficient quality.
– Images should be JPG files with good resolution.
References
- Maximum 20 references, numbered in the order they appear in the manuscript.
- Use Vancouver style, listing only the first three authors. If more than three, write the first three followed by et al.
- Format:
- Last name first, then initials (first and middle names).
- Separate authors with commas; add a period after the last author’s initials or et al.
- Add a period after the article title. Journal names should be abbreviated as in PubMed (see LinkOut Journals).
- After the journal abbreviation: space, year; semicolon, volume: page numbers. Example: 1989;49:483-88.
- Personal communications (include full name and year) and product information should not appear in the reference list but should be cited in the text.
- If more than 20 references exist, select the 20 most important for the journal. The rest should be numbered chronologically in the text; readers must contact the author for details.
PhD Descriptions
Texts describing doctoral dissertations may have a maximum of 1250 words, up to 4 figures, and no more than 10 references.Texts describing doctoral dissertations may have a maximum of 1250 words, up to 4 figures, and no more than 10 references.
Examples of References
- Journal article with up to three authors: Vermeersch P, Mariën G, Bossuyt X. A case of pseudoparaproteinemia on capillary zone electrophoresis caused by geloplasma. Clin Chem 2006;52:2309-11.
- Journal article with more than three authors: Fiechtner M, Ramp J, England B, et al. Affinity binding assay of glycohemoglobin by two-dimensional centrifugation referenced to hemoglobin Alc. Clin Chem 1992;38:2372–9.
- Abstract: Hortin GL, King C, Kopp J. Quantification of rhesus monkey albumin with assays for human microalbumin [Abstract]. Clin Chem 2000;46:A140-1.
- Book chapters: Rifai N, Warnick GR. Lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, and other cardiovascular risk factors. In: Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns DE, eds. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. 4th Ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders 2006:903-81.
- PhD theses: Haughton MA. Immunonephelometric measurement of vitamin D binding protein [MAppSci thesis]. Sydney, Australia: University of Technology, 1989:87pp.
- Online published article ahead of print: Milbury CA, Li J, Makrigiorgos GM. PCR-based methods for the enrichment of minority alleles and mutations. [Epub ahead of print] Clin Chem February 6, 2009 as doi:10.1373/clinchem.2008.113035.
- Supplement: Castelli WP. Lipids, risk factors and ischaemic heart disease. Atherosclerosis 1996;124 Suppl:S1-9.
- Internet source: American Association for Clinical Chemistry. AACC continuing education. http://www.aacc.org/development/ce/pages/default.aspx# (Accessed March 2012).
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Articles with images, figures, and any accompanying guidelines can be sent to the national editors.