Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract

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Paper preparation

The contents of this paper are to be strictly on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the pancreatobiliary diseases and include basic, translational, and clinical researches.
This paper or any part of it has not been published in another journal.
This paper has followed the Instruction for Authors and does not break any rules according to the code of ethics.
The authors must disclose no conflict of or any conflict of interest, if present.
All the authors who have contributed to this paper should sign a release form relinquishing ownership to The Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract.
This paper includes a cover page.
The manuscript should be a MS word file using 10 point letters and in a double-space format.
Page numbers have been clearly marked at the bottom center of each page.
This paper abides by the following order.
- - Original Articles ① Paper title, each author’s full name and institutional affiliation(s) (number of authors is limited to 15), running-title, corresponding author’s name, full address, telephone, and fascimile numbers, E-mail address, and footnotes ② English abstract (Background/Aim, Methods, Results, and Conclusions in 200 words or less) and key words (5 words or less) ③ Introduction ④ Methods ⑤ Results ⑥ Discussion ⑦ Korean summary (within 500 words) and key words (5 words or less), if paper is written in Korean ⑧ Acknowledgments ⑨ References (limited to 40) ⑩ Figure legends ⑪ Tables, Figures, Images.
- - Case Reports ① Paper title, author (limited to 8), running-title, corresponding author’s name, full address, telephone, and fascimile numbers, E-mail address, and footnotes ② English abstract (150 words or less) and key words (5 words or less) ③ Introduction ④ Case ⑤ Discussion ⑥ Korean summary (within 500 words) and key words (5 words or less), if paper is written in Korean ⑦ References (limited to 15) ⑧ Figure legends ⑨ Tables, Figures, Images.
- - Review Articles ① Paper title, each author’s full name and institutional affiliation(s) (number of authors is limited to 8), running-title, corresponding author’s name, full address, telephone, and facsimile numbers, E-mail address, and footnotes ② English abstract (250 words or less) and key words (limited to 5) ③ Introduction ④ Main body ⑤ Conclusion ⑥ Korean summary (within 500 words) and key words (5 words or less), if paper is written in Korean ⑦ References ⑧ Figure legends ⑨ Tables, Figures, Images.

Cover Page

The title, each author’s name and affiliation must be clearly stated.
When the authors’ affiliations are different, the author’s name should be clearly marked with a shoulder number, and listed in numerical order.
At the bottom of the title page, running-title, contact details (the corresponding author’s name, address, phone and fascimile numbers, and E-mail address), and any financial support received should be clearly stated.
The title of the paper should not exceed 15 words. The running-title must not exceed 10 words.
The first letter of each word in the title starts with a capital letter.

e.g.: Prognostic factors of ulcer bleeding (X)

Prognostic Factors of Ulcer Bleeding (O)

Abstract

The type of articles
1) The type of articles
   ① English abstract (Background/Aim, Methods, Results, and Conclusions in 200 words or less),
2) Case report
   ① English abstract (150 words or less) and key words (5 words or less)
3) Review Articles
   ① English abstract (250 words or less) and key words (5 words or less)
Five or fewer key words from MeSH terms (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html) should be provided at the end of the abstract.

The body

Numbers should be Arabic. Weights and measurements must follow the SI units (international system of units). Measurements that do not use the SI units must be clearly stated in parenthesis.
Drug names should be given in their generic form. The manufacturer’s name, city and country for medical equipment and test drugs must be given in parenthesis.
Abbreviations must be given to words that are repeated more than 3 times throughout the paper.
When an abbreviation is used for the first time, a full name should be followed by an abbreviation in parentheses. Then, the use of the abbreviation is allowed.
Acknowledgments, financial grants, and previous scientific presentations regarding the paper in question must be stated in footnotes.
Articles must describe the statistical methods used.
The patient’s name, address, and current medical history must be kept private.

Spacing between the word and parenthesis.

e.g.:	tumor necrosis factor(TNF) (X)	tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (O)
	8 patients(16%) (X)	8 patients (16%) (O)
	tumor necrosis factor(TNF) (X)	tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (O)
	11/20(55.0%) (X)	11/20 (55.0%) (O)

Spacing between the number and the unit.

e.g.: AST 125IU/L (X) AST 125 IU/L (O)

9.2mg/dL (X) 9.2 mg/dL (O)

170cm (X) 170 cm (O)
No spacing between the number and percentage(%) or °C.

e.g.: 78 % (X) 78% (O)

39 ℃ (X) 39℃ (O)
The name of a bacteria names has been recorded in italics.

e.g.: Helicobacter pylori (X) Helicobacter pylori (O)
If the paper is written in Korean, the medical terminology used should be from the latest published version of the Korean Medical Association.

Figures and Tables

Tables

Tables must be in English and Arabic numerals, with a clear title at the top without any abbreviations, and only the first letter should be capitalized.
Tables should be numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text (e.g., Table 1).
If acronyms are used in a table, they must be explained at the bottom of the table.
Symbols such as *, †, ‡, §, ¶, **, ††, ‡‡ are to be used in order with their explanation as footnotes at the bottom.
Explanations on statistical methods used should also be stated as footnotes at the bottom of the table (e.g.: *Mann-Whitney U test).

Figure legends, figures, and images

Figure legends are described on a separate page in the form of full sentences, not clauses.
When cited in the text, the figures are to be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of citation and labeled clearly (e.g.: Fig. 1).
If there are numerous images to one number, that number should be followed by an alphabetical letter to show its order of sequence (e.g.: Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B).
If microscopic images are used, their staining and magnification records must be stated (e.g.: HE, ×100).
Photographic images should be submitted in jpg, gif, or ppt format with at a final resolution of not less than 300 dpi.
Figures and images must be submitted in separate files with names such as Figure 1A, Figure 1B, and Figure 2.

Reference

The references of the paper must have their shoulder numbers clearly typed in the order they were presented.

e.g.: Endoscopic treatment was done.^10-13. (X)

Endoscopic treatment was done.^10,11,12,13 (X)

Endoscopic treatment was done.^10-13 (O)
References must be listed on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.
They must be numbered in Arabic numerals in the order of citation.
Maximum number of references for an original article is 40 and that for a case report is 15.
All the names of the authors should be listed if there are less than 7 authors. If there are 7 or more authors, the names of first three authors should be listed and followed by “et al.”
Unpublished data cannot be used as references but may be mentioned in the main body in parentheses.
For the abbreviations of journal titles, those in the Index Medicus should be used (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals).

References must follow “the Vancouver style”, which is shown in the following examples:

▶ Journals

e.g.:

Lee SP, Nicholls JF, Park HJ. Biliary sludge as a cause of acute pancreatitis. N Engl J Med 1994;356:589-594.

▶ Separate book: Author, book name, edition number, page number, city of publication, publishing company, publication year.

e.g.:

Goldman H, Appleman HD, Kaufman N. Gastrointestinal pathology. 1st ed. p241-247, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1990.

▶ Quoting cited literature:

e.g.:

Soergerl KH. Acute Pancreaitis. In: Sleisenger MH, Fordtran JS, eds. Gastrointestinal disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. 4th ed. p1814-1819, Philladelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1989.

▶ Supplementary articles or summarized abstracts:

e.g.:	1) Sriram PVJ, Rao GV, Reddy DN. The precut- when, where, and how? Endoscopy 2003;35(Suppl): 24-30.
	2) Yoo BM, Kim JH, Jung JH, et al. Large balloon sphincteroplasty along with or without sphincterotomy in patients with large extrahepatic bile duct stones-multi center study [Abstract]. Gastrointest Endosc 2007; 65:97A.