Submit an article : guidelines for authors
French Otorhinolaryngology is the official
voice of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology-- Head and Neck Surgery
(FSO) and of the French National Annual Otorhinolaryngology Meeting. The
journal seeks to disseminate scientific data among the international otorhinolaryngology
medical community, to promote the development of scientific knowledge,
and to improve patient management.
To this end, the journal publishes original articles dealing
with all facets of clinical management and research in the fields of otorhinolaryngology
and of head and neck surgery. All submitted manuscripts go through a peer-review
process. The reviewers advise the editors, who make the final decision
to accept or reject the manuscript. Acceptance of manuscripts is based
on originality, interpretation, coherence, scientific validity, and substance
of the work. Findings and ideas described in the articles are those of
the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by Editorial Board members
or reviewers.
Editorial Board members, reviewers, and the FSO do not
accept responsibility for the veracity of the material published in the
journal. By virtue of submitting a manuscript to French Otorhinolaryngology,
the authors certify that the material has not been published previously
in its entirety and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Authors must disclose previous publication and supply copies of the previous
versions. All authors must sign a form transferring copyright to French
Otorhinolaryngology. Authors must disclose financial associations
with companies or products mentioned in the manuscript. These associations
may take the form of grants, fees, gifts, consultancies, or stock ownership.
Thus, the term "financial associations" refers not only to fees or gifts
received by authors, but also to funds or equipment received by Departments
or Institutions.
One digital copy should be sent by electronic mail to French
Otorhinolaryngology at the following address:
French Otorhinolaryngology Secretary
e-mail: secretariat@rforl.com
Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by experts in the relevant
field, who may request revisions to the manuscript before considering
final acceptance. French Otorhinolaryngology undertakes
to answer requests for publication within 2 months. Revised manuscripts
must be submitted within 5 months after the offer of publication subject
to revision; both a clean version and a marked up version of the revised
manuscript must be sent.
Manuscripts accepted by the reviewers and Editors in Chief
may be copy-edited to improve readability and clarity, as well as to conform
to the journal format and style. Then, the proofs are sent in digital
form to the corresponding author for review and approval. If the author
fails to respond within 5 days, the manuscript is published without further
changes. French Otorhinolaryngology publishes submission
and acceptance dates for each article.
• ARTICLE CATEGORIES •
• MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION •
• MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION •
• PROOFS AND REPRINTS •
• MANUSCRIPT CHECK LIST •
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ARTICLE CATEGORIES
Editorials:
Brief comments on controversial topics, strong opinions or suggestions
about difficult issues, technological advances, and new developments in
otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery within the medical community.
Clinical commentaries and original
clinical research:
original study of a clinical or epidemiological issue or study including
a large number of patients. The manuscript must include a title page,
an abstract page, up to 12 pages of text (typed as instructed in the Manuscript
Submission section), tables, figures, a list of up to 30 references, and
a copyright transfer form.
Review articles:
Literature review about a specific topic relevant to otorhinolaryngology
- head and neck surgery with the aim of giving readers an overall view
of current knowledge.Review articles are not opinion forums. Only data
from the literature should be reported. The manuscript should have up
to 25 pages and 150 references.
Update:
Expert opinion on a topic in the field of otorhinolaryngology - head and
neck surgery, solicited by the Editorial Board to provide the reader with
a specific point of view. Updates are opinion forums for the authors.
The manuscript must have up to 25 pages and 100 references.
FSO recommendations:
each year, the FSO issues recommendations that serve as the foundation
for the guidelines developed by the ANAES, which is the French national
organization for scientific accreditation and evaluation. A brief description
of these recommendations may be published in French Otorhinolaryngology.
Clinical, radiological, and pathological
case-reports:
description of a unique clinical, radiological, or pathological case of
a serious or common condition or of a particularly typical presentation.
Provide a title page; up to three pages of text; up to five tables, figures,
or illustrations in all; and up to ten references.
Clinical, radiological, and pathological
quiz:
clinical case-reports with three to four questions on the diagnosis, treatment,
and overall management. The manuscript should provide detailed answers
to these questions. Include a title page, the casereport and questions
on the next page, up to three additional pages, three to five figures,
up to ten references and a copyright transfer form.
Short scientific communications:
preliminary studies on highly innovative medical or technological topics.
If requested by the authors, these manuscripts will receive fast-track
handling with an expedited review process and rapid publication after
acceptance. The manuscript must include a title page, an abstract page,
up to five pages of text, up to ten references, and a copyright transfer
form.
Surgical technique or technology:
brief description of a surgical technique, instrumentation, technological
device, or unique or original management approach. There should be a title
page, up to three pages of text, up to five figures and tables in all,
up to ten references, and a copyright transfer form; no abstract is needed.
Poster of the National Annual FSO
Meeting:
Posters presented at the annual FSO meeting may be published as clinical
case-reports or brief scientific communications (see above).
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MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Submit one digital copy by e-mail. MS-DOS and Macintosh
are acceptable. Microsoft Word files are preferred. Type the manuscript
in 12-point Times New Roman with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins. Use double-spacing
throughout. Number all pages starting with the title page. Divide the
manuscript into five sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,
Discussion, and Conclusion. Append to the manuscript a copyright transfer
form (see below) listing the typed names of all authors with the signatures
opposite the names. Faxed copyright transfer forms are acceptable.
The copyright transfer form should include the following
sentences: "The authors of the manuscript who have signed this form
transfer copyright for the manuscript entitled xxxxxxxxxxxx to French
Otorhinolaryngology should the manuscript be published. The authors who
sign the form state that they have helped to design, conduct, and/or report
the study; the study is original; the manuscript does not belong to a
third party and has not been commissioned by another publication or submitted
to another publication; and the manuscript has not been published elsewhere
in its entirety. The authors have reviewed and accepted the final version
of the manuscript."
For manuscripts dealing with new technologies or techniques,
animal experiments, or any other study requiring ethics committee approval,
the materials and methods section of the manuscript must state that such
approval was obtained. Disclose all potential conflicts of interest. On
the title page, state all funding sources (name of payer) and types (e.g.,
grants, fellowships, salaries, fees, or payment in kind).
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MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Adhere strictly to the guidelines for authors. Manuscripts
that fail to comply with the guidelines will not be sent to reviewers
until corrected. Use good English. Either British or American spelling
is accepted but should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.
Abbreviations are permitted in the text; limit the number of abbreviations
in the manuscript to five, and first write out each term in full with
the abbreviation in parentheses immediately after it. Use abbreviations
consistently throughout the manuscript.
Title page
(page 1 of the manuscript)
The title should not exceed 75 characters, including punctuation marks
and spaces. Supply a short title of no more than 36 character-spaces.
Provide the full names, highest degrees, and affiliations of the authors.
Specify the corresponding author with the name of the department and hospital,
the postal address, the phone and fax numbers, and the e-mail address.
State whether you will order reprints and give the postal address for
mailing them. If the work has been presented at a scientific meeting,
state the meeting name, place, and date. Provide the number of manuscript
pages.
Abstract page
(page 2 of the manuscript)
Supply a structured abstract having no more than 1350 characters including
punctuation marks and spaces. Use the following headings: study hypothesis/
objective, materials and methods, results, and conclusion. A French translation
of the abstract will be prepared by French Otorhinolaryngology and published
with the English-language abstract. Abstracts are not required for editorials,
clinical casereports, surgical techniques, or FSO recommendations. After
the abstract, list six key indexing terms.
Body of the text
Divide into five sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,
Discussion, and Conclusion. Limit the introduction to three or four paragraphs
supplying relevant background information. In the materials and methods
section, describe the study design (prospective or retrospective, randomized
or nonrandomized, double-blind or single-blind procedure), the study site,
inclusion and exclusion criteria, the number of study participants, and
the participant selection procedure. For follow-up studies, state the
number of participants at baseline, the number lost to follow-up, and
the number with adverse events. For surgical techniques, describe each
step of the procedure. Provide details on statistical testing and state
the significance threshold used for the study. In the results section,
state the main findings, as means with the standard deviation. All findings
mentioned in the discussion section must be reported in the results section.
The discussion section should not be a lengthy literature review; rather,
provide a concise interpretation of the findings stated in the results
section.
Abbreviations and style
Use generic names of drugs instead of trade names. Provide the name and
location (city and country) of manufacturers after the first reference
to a product. Audiograms should be drawn in compliance with ISO standards,
in black and white.
Reference list
List references in the order they appear in the text, using Arabic numerals.
Do not exceed 30 references for original articles, 150 for review articles,
and 10 for other categories of articles. Double-space the reference list
and place it immediately after the body of the text. Abbreviate publications
as indicated in the Index Medicus. List all authors up to seven names;
when the number of authors exceeds seven, list the first three names followed
by "et al.". Authors are responsible for ensuring that the reference list
is accurate.
Examples for references :
- Journal article
Walker PR, Gopalsami C. Laser-assisted uvuloplasty: postoperative complications.
Laryngoscope 1996; 106: 834-838
- Book chapter
Guenard H. Physiologie humaine, 2nd edition. Ed. Pradel, Paris, 1996.
Coeur: Swyndghedauw B, Carré F. pp 165-196
Tables
Tables and figures should not duplicate information that is in the text
of the article. Prepare each table on a separate sheet with the title
above the table and the explanations below. Explain all abbreviations.
Number the tables in the order in which they appear in the text, using
Roman numerals. List patients sequentially using Arabic numerals, with
no names or initials.
Figures and other illustrations
These should not duplicate information that is in the text of the article.
Prepare each figure on a separate sheet. Number figures and other illustrations
in the order in which they appear in the text, using Arabic numerals.
Label figures by writing the title and figure number. All letters or abbreviations
in figures should be legible. Each figure should have a self-explanatory
legend. Type the legends for all figures, double-spaced, on a separate
sheet. Explain all symbols and abbreviations used in the figures. Color
photographs are accepted. Photographs must be supplied in JPEG format
with a resolution greater than 300 dpi. All photographs showing features
that might allow identification of a patient must be accompanied with
a written note from the patient authorizing publication of the photograph.
When the patients are minors, the parents' signatures must be sent with
the manuscript.
Permissions
The authors must obtain authorization in writing for publishing manuscripts,
tables or figures that have been published elsewhere.
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PROOFS AND REPRINTS
The editor will communicate the decision on publication
to the corresponding author by regular mail and by electronic mail. Proofs
will be sent by electronic mail to the e-mail address of the corresponding
author provided on the title page of the manuscript. The authors will
then have 5 days to review the proofs, paying careful attention to the
text, tables, legends, and references. If the authors fail to send back
the proofs within 5 days, the paper is published with no further changes.
Reprint requests should arrive at the French Otorhinolaryngology
office within 2 weeks of communication of the final acceptance decision.
MANUSCRIPT CHECK LIST
Send the manuscript by e-mail
Each manuscript should have:
. a title page with the names of all authors and the name, postal address,
phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author
. an abstract in English followed by key indexing terms
. the body of the text divided into five sections (introduction, materials
and methods, results, discussion, and conclusion)
. the reference list
. the copyright transfer form
. a disclosure of all funding sources and of all potential conflicts of
interest related to connections between the authors and healthcare institutions,
financial institutions, or pharmaceutical or biotechnology firms.
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