Instructions to authors

General. The journal “Trace Elements in Medicine” publishes reviews, original papers and short communications, which concerns the problems of analytical determination of chemical elements content of biological tissues, fluids or other biosubstances; methods of in vivo elemental analysis; experimental research in medicine of elementoses; study of chemical elements exchange in human organism and system “organism – environment”; physiological role of chemical elements; hygienical and clinical diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of diseases, related to disturbances of chemical elements metabolism in humans.

The journal accepts articles in English or Russian.

Size of articles is limited by the size of volume. However, the recommended size of manuscripts is: for short communications, book reviews, reports and letters – up to 5; for original papers — up to 15; for topical articles and reviews — up to 20 double spaced 12 pt typewritten A4 pages including tables and figures.

The manuscripts should be written in IBM-compatible text processor format (WORD for DOS or WINDOWS, WORD PERFECT for DOS or WINDOWS, or RTF). Presence of both electronic and carbon copies of manuscript is preferable for submission.

Text of manuscripts should be arranged as follows:

• Concise title;
• Complete name(s) of the author(s) in Latin transliteration;
• Full postal address(es) of (all) the author(s) in Latin transliteration; the address to which correspondence should be sent must be marked and accompanied by e-mail address, if available;
• Keywords (no more than 8) in English;
• Short (1000–1500 characters) summary in English;
• Text of the article, acknowledgments;
• References;
• Tables (numbered in decimal notation);
• Titles and legends of figures on a separate page.

Text of original papers should be structured by sections: Introduction, Material and methods, Results, Discussion (may be combined into Results and Discussion), Conclusion. Short communications and reviews admit of another structure, as expedient for adequate presenting of the material, however in the former case the above structuring is also preferable.

Abstract must be informative and should briefly reflect main points of all sections of the manuscript.

Tables and figures should be accompanied by exhaustive headings and legends allowing to understand the illustrations without resort to the body text.

Numerical data should be presented in SI units except as otherwise traditionally used (see Table); the units should be unified in order wherever possible.

Tables. Each table should be presented on a separate page and numbered in Arabic numerals.

Figures. Carbon copies of line drawings, photos, maps, graphs must be suitable for scanning. Figures should be marked as “Fig.” and numbered in Arabic numerals in order of its mentioning in the manuscript. Figures, grouped in tables, should be numbered continuously in Arabic numerals: each figure must have a separate number. Some details of a figure may be additionally marked with lowercase Latin letters. Size of a figure or phototable should be no more than 20 x 28 cm. Tables of figures should be formed in proportion to the size of the journal’s printed page (16 x 20 cm including space for titles and legends) or column (7.8 x 20 cm). Within tables, figures should be arranged as tightly and evenly as possible, with no evident empty places, especially in corners. Name(s) of the autor(s), title of the article and top edge of a figure must be indicated on the backside of each figure carbon copy.

Abbreviations. All the abbreviations, used in text, tables or figures, must be interpreted either after the first appearance or in the legend in alphabetical order. When shortening, units like microgram, micromole should be denoted as mcg, mcmol or µg, µmol; use of abbreviations like ug, umol is not allowed.

References. All publications, mentioned in the manuscript, must be reflected in the reference list; each reference in the list must in turn be citied in the manuscript. Citations should appear in round brackets in Latin transliteration. Publications having more than two authors should be cited like (Reid et al., 1978). In the reference list titles of works, published in languages with non-Latin alphabet, should be translated in English, source names must be transliterated (e.g., Trudy Instituta Okeanologii), original language must be indicated at the end of reference (e.g., [in Chinese, with English summary]). All the references should contain complete list of authors, full titles and source names. Volumes and numbers of periodical issues should be cited without letters.

References should be listed according to the examples below:

Lasic D.D. Liposomes: From physics to application. Elsevier, Amsterdam–London–New York– Tokyo , 1993, 575p.

Suter P.M. The effects of potassium, magnesium, calcium and fiber on risk of stroke // Nutr Rev. 1999, 57(3):84-88.

Ward N.I. Quality control in trace element analysis of human and animal samples: Are we using poor data to evaluate nutritional, agricultural, clinical or biological problems? // M. Anke et al. (eds.). Trace Elements in Man and Animals – TEMA-8. Verlag Media Touristik, Dresden , 1993, 108-112.

Proofs. As a rule, proofs are not available for authors.

Offprints. For each article 25 offprints are usually supplied free of charge.

Address for authors:

Editorial Manager:

Mr. Andrei R. Grabeklis
e-mail:

the Centre for Biotic Medicine
Zemlyanoj Val Str. 46, Moscow, Russia, 105064.

Tel./Fax: (+7 495) 917 71 21
105064, Russia, Moscow, Zemlyanoy Val Str., 46
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