Panminerva Medica
(PANMINERVA MED) 《意大利医学会志》

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

The journal Panminerva Medica publishes scientific papers on internal medicine. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, therapeutical notes, special articles and letters to the Editor.
Manuscripts are expected to comply with the instructions to authors which conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Editors by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org). Articles not conforming to international standards will not be considered for acceptance.
Papers should be submitted directly to the online Editorial Office at the Edizioni Minerva Medica website:
www.minervamedica.it
Submission of the manuscript means that the paper is original and has not yet been totally or partially published and, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere either wholly or in part. All illustrations should be original. Illustrations taken from other publications must be accompanied by the publisher’s permission. The Authors agree to transfer the ownership of copyright to Panminerva Medica in the event the manuscript is published. The journal adheres to the principles set forth in the Helsinki Declaration and states that all reported research concerning human beings should be conducted in accordance with such principles. The journal also adheres to the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals recommended by the WHO and requires that all research on animals be conducted in accordance with these principles. The Authors, if necessary, must indicate that the study has been approved by the ethics committee and that patients have given their informed consent. Authors must also indicate whether they have any financial agreement with any organization that were involved in the research by filling the relevant form. Papers must be accompanied by the following authors’ statement relative to copyright, ethics and conflicts of interest, signed by all authors: "The undersigned authors transfer the ownership of copyright to Panminerva Medica should their work be published in this journal. They state that the article is original, has not been submitted for publication in other journals and has not yet been published either wholly or in part. They state that they are responsible for the research that they have designed and carried out; that they have participated in drafting and revising the manuscript submitted, whose contents they approve. In the case of studies carried out on human beings, the authors confirm that the study was approved by the ethics committee and that the patients gave their informed consent. They also state that the research reported in the paper was undertaken in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and the International Principles governing research on animals. They agree to inform Edizioni Minerva Medica of any conflict of interest that might arise, particularly any financial agreements they may have with pharmaceutical or biomedical firms whose products are pertinent to the subject matter dealt with in the manuscript. "
The authors implicitly agree to their paper being peer-reviewed. All manuscripts will be reviewed by Editorial Board members who reserve the right to reject the manuscript without entering the review process in the case that the topic, the format or ethical aspects are inappropriate. Once accepted, all manuscripts are subjected to copy editing. If modifications to the manuscript are requested, the corrected version should be sent to the online Editorial Office with the modified parts underlined and highlighted. The revised version should be accompanied by a letter with point-by-point responses to the reviewers’ comments.
Correction of proofs should be limited to a simple check of the printing; any changes to the text will be charged to the authors. Corrected proofs must be sent back within 3 working days to the online Editorial Office of Panminerva Medica. In case of delay, the editorial staff of the journal may correct the proofs on the basis of the original manuscript. Forms for ordering reprints are sent together with the proofs.
For further information about publication terms please contact the Editorial Office of Panminerva Medica, Edizioni Minerva Medica, Corso Bramante 83-85, 10126 Torino, Italy – Phone +39-011-678282 – Fax +39-011-674502 – E-mail journals2.dept@minervamedica.it.