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Table of Contents
New Membership Category introduced for Members in
About the Journal p1 Training
Preparation of Manuscripts p2 Trainees in nephrology up to the age of 37 years are now
Content Types p2 encouraged to apply to become ISN Members in Training at a
Format of Manuscripts p3 greatly reduced annual membership rate of US$ 70 (all benefits
Figures and Tables p4 included). Eligible individuals must submit a copy of a valid
Supplementary Information p5 form of identification stating their date of birth as well as a proof
Submission and Publication p5 of their current training status to the ISN Global Headquarters
Appendix p6 together with their completed application.
http://www.nature.com/isn/society/membership/isn_20048.html
About the Journal
context. These will form a research tool for clinical and ba-
sic investigators.
PUBLICATION CHARGES (Do not apply to invited authors)
• Editorials that highlight important issues in international ne-
phrology
Page charges
• Nephrology sans Frontieres - occasional short articles that
Manuscripts accepted for publication in Kidney International will
discuss matters of local interest to nephrologists around the
incur page charges to cover, in part, the cost of publication. A
world, but which we feel need to be known by nephrologists
charge of $74 will be issued for each journal page.
world-wide
Color charges • Short reviews on hot topics and in depth reviews about ma-
All figures that are submitted as color artwork must be published in jor issues in renal research.
color. The authors will be expected to contribute towards the cost • Controversial discussions on renal therapeutics or diagno-
of color art .The cost for reproducing color artwork in print is $530 sis written by two opposing authorities
per page. Color figures will be set close to the citation and in the • State of the Art teaching materials including clinico-
best possible position. Figure re-ordering cannot be undertaken at pathological conferences where eminent clinicians discuss
proof stage to reduce the number of pages featuring color artwork. difficult or interesting cases illustrated by multiple pathol-
ogy, imaging studies and charts
Upon acceptance authors must fill in the artwork form available at • Images in Nephrology which are presentations of interest-
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/societyimages/ki/KI%20Artwork% ing images in renal pathology, radiology chosen for their il-
20Form.pdf lustrative nature or simply for their esthetic qualities.
• Issues of importance to the international renal community
Offprints including the politics of funding; of organ transplantation, of
Offprints may be ordered using the order form available for down- adequacy of dialysis, of world-wide affordability of end
load with the proofs. stage renal care and many other topical issues.
• Journal Club are synopses that bring you the latest re-
search highlights from across a wide spectrum of journals
IMPACT FACTOR in fields relevant to renal research
2009 Impact Factor 6.193* • Book Reviews
3/63 Urology and Nephrology
*2009 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2010) ABSTRACTED/ INDEXED IN
• Index Medicus/Medline
ISSN • Science Citation Index
ISSN: 0085-2538 • Current Contents/Life Sciences
EISSN: 1523-1755 • Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
• SciSearch
• BIOSIS
FREQUENCY • Chemical Abstracts
Printed twice a month. Advance online Publication once a week. • EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
• Reference Update
• CABS
SCOPE • Biological Abstracts
Kidney International aims to inform the renal researcher and the • Global Health
practicing nephrologist on all aspects of renal research, including: • MDX Health Digest
• The latest clinical studies on emerging developments in re- • EBSCO
nal medicine. • Adonis
• The highest level of original research studies in clinical and • PASCAL
basic renal research.
• In each issue, some articles will be highlighted by commen-
taries that aim to put these studies in the appropriate
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empt. A list of acceptable registries is available on the ICMJE web-
Preparation of manuscripts site (http://www.icmje.org). Each manuscript will be checked upon
submission to determine whether the study has been appropriately
registered. All studies which began enrolling patients after July 1,
Manuscripts that do not adhere to the following instructions 2005 must have been registered before patient enrollment. Any trial
will be returned to the corresponding author for technical which was still seeing patients on September 13, 2005, should
revision before undergoing peer review. have been registered before September 13, 2005. If the trial was
complete before September 13, 2005, the study should be regis-
tered before submission.
Content Types Reporting of randomized controlled trials should follow the guide-
lines of The CONSORT Statement
The types of manuscripts accepted by KI are: (1) Review, (2) Mini- (http://www.consortstatement.org).
review, (3) Original Article, (4) Commentary, (5) Technical Note,
(6) Letter to the Editor (7), Editorial (8), Nephrology Image, (9)
Make Your Diagnosis, (10) Book Review, (11) ISN Forefronts in (4) Commentary [only by invitation of Editors]
Nephrology, ISN Nexus, Meeting Report. Word limit: 1500 words (8,400 characters) maximum including
spaces and abstract but excluding references
Title: 115 characters maximum including spaces
Abstract: 75 words (420 characters) maximum
(1) Review References: 10 maximum including the article discussed
Word limit: 5,000 words (28,000 characters) maximum including Figures/tables: 1 figure required (will be redrawn)
spaces and abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Commentaries discuss a paper published in a specific issue and
Abstract: 250 words (1500 characters) maximum including spaces should set the problems addressed by the paper in the wider con-
References: no maximum text of the field. Authors will not be charges for color images.
Figures/tables: 3 images or figures required
Disclosure statement required (see page 3 for details) (5) Technical Note
Reviews are comprehensive analyses of specific topics in nephrol- Word limit: 1500 words (8,400 characters) maximum including
ogy that are usually solicited by the Editors. Proposals for reviews abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
may be submitted; however, in this case authors should only send Abstract: 250 words (1500 characters) maximum including spaces
an outline of the proposed paper for initial consideration. Both References: 20 maximum
solicited and unsolicited review articles will undergo peer review Disclosure statement required (see page 3 for details)
prior to acceptance. Kidney International will cover charges for Examples of appropriate subject matter include descriptions of new
color images for articles invited by the Editors, and for images in laboratory or clinical methods, new apparatus, or critical modifica-
which color was added by the journal. tions of established techniques. Organization of Technical Notes
should be the same as for regular manuscripts except that section
(2) Minireview headings should be omitted.
Word limit: 3000 words (16,800 characters) maximum including
spaces and abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. (6) Letter to the Editor
Abstract: 250 words (1500 characters) maximum including spaces Word limit: 250 words (1500 characters) maximum including
References: 20 maximum spaces
Figures/tables: 2 images or figures required Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type
Disclosure statement required (see page 3 for details) References: 4 maximum
Minireviews of topical and highly focused subjects are usually Figures/ tables: Up to 1
solicited by the Editors. Proposals for minireviews may be submit- Letters to the Editor will be considered for publication, subject to
ted; however, in this case authors should only send an outline of editing. Letters must contain information critical to a certain area or
the proposed paper for initial consideration. Both solicited and must be confirmatory of data recently published in Kidney Interna-
unsolicited review articles will undergo peer review prior to accep- tional. A Letter must reference the original source, and a Response
tance. Kidney International will cover charges for color images for to a Letter must reference the Letter in the first few paragraphs, as
articles invited by the Editors, and for images in which color was well as the original source. Letters can use an arbitrary title, but a
added by the journal. Response must cite the title of the Letter: e.g. Response to [title of
Letter]. All Letters must contain a title page including title, all au-
(3) Original Article thors’ names and affiliations, and corresponding author contact
Sub-categories: Basic Research, Clinical Research, Clinical information.
Trials
Word limit: 4000 words (22,400 characters) maximum including (7) Editorial [only by invitation of Editors]
spaces and abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Word Limit: 1600 words (8,960 characters) maximum including
Abstract: 250 words (1500 characters) maximum including spaces. spaces
Results: Include headings about what is being tested in each indi- Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type
vidual experiment. References: 5 maximum
References: no limit Proposals for Editorials may be submitted; authors should only
Figures/ tables: no limit. However, additional figures and tables send an outline of the proposed paper for initial consideration.
may be considered as supplements for Web-only publication.
Disclosure statement required (see page 3 for details) (8) Nephrology Image
Full-length reports of current research in either basic or clinical Word limit: Title: 70 characters including spaces; text: 300 words
science. (1700 characters) including spaces
Figures: 2 single panel figures maximum. No multi-part figures
Special Notice Regarding Clinical Trials: allowed.
Kidney International encourages the submission of manuscripts References: none
reporting results of clinical trials and must be submitted under a Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type
separate category under Original Articles - Clinical Trials. It is im- Illustrative images that are unique or highly illustrative of specific
portant to follow the recommendations of the International Commit- occurrences in Nephrology such as renal pathology, radiology,
tee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which requires that “any specific skin lesions, etc. They should be accompanied by a brief
research project that prospectively assigns human subjects to one-paragraph description of relevant clinical information. Article
intervention and comparison groups to study the cause-and-effect must fit onto one page. You will be asked to cut text or part of your
relationship between a medical intervention and a health outcome” figure in the proof if article is longer than one page.
must be registered before the start of patient enrollment. Trials in
which the primary goal is to determine pharmacokinetics are ex-
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(9) Make Your Diagnosis Title Page
Word limit: Title: 70 characters; The Case (page 1): 245 words Abstract
(1400 characters); The Diagnosis (page 2): 405 words (2300 char- Introduction
acters). Word limits include spaces but exclude references, tables Results
and figures. Discussion
Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type Methods
References: 3 maximum Disclosure
Figures/tables: 1 single panel figures maximum per page References
This column provides readers with an opportunity to make clinical Acknowledgements
diagnoses based on an image accompanied by the history and
physical exam, all of which will be on the first page. The second
page will include the answers, a brief discussion and any other Abbreviations
relevant follow up images and laboratory data. Abbreviations should be defined at the first mention in the text and
in each table and figure. For a list of standard abbreviations, please
(10) Book Review consult the Council of Biology Editors Style Guide (available from
Word limit: 500-1000 words including spaces, excluding references the Council of Science Editors, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type 20814) or other standard sources. Write out the full term for each
References: 3 maximum abbreviation at its first use unless it is a standard unit of measure.
Book Reviews alert readers to work that is potentially important to Refrain from overuse of abbreviations.
the field of nephrology, and puts it in context with the nephrology
literature. Book Reviews should follow this outline: (a) exact title of Disclosure
book, full name(s) of author(s), publisher’s name, publication date, For original articles and reviews only, the submitting author must
number of pages and price, (b) summary of the content (general include a disclosure statement in the body of the manuscript. The
discussion of what the book covers and its major topics; NOT a statement will describe all of the authors’ relationships with compa-
chapter by chapter summary), (c) discussion of author(s) (for ex- nies that may have a financial interest in the information contained
ample, background, experience, why they are qualified to write the in the manuscript. This information should be provided under the
book and whether they present a certain view), (d) strong points of heading titled ‘Disclosure,’ which should appear after the ‘Methods’
the book, (e) weak points of the book, (f) identification of the audi- section and before the ‘References’ section. The absence of any
ence of this book and the background needed for the reader to interest to disclose must also be stated. In addition, any financial
understand its contents, (g) discussion of why one should or interests must be detailed in the Financial Disclosure form, which
should not buy the book, and if yes, for what purpose (as a text, a will be provided to the corresponding author upon acceptance for
reference, etc.), (h) comparison to other books in the field, and (i) if distribution to each author.
possible, a “quotable quote” or annotation regarding the book.
References
(11) ISN Forefronts in Nephrology, ISN Nexus, Meeting Report References should be listed in order of appearance (Vancouver
[only by invitation of Editors] style). In the text, number references in order of appearance using
Word limit: To be determined in consultation with Editors Arabic numerals (e.g. 1, 2, 3) in parentheses for citations. The
Abstract: 150 words (1500 characters) maximum including spaces, reference list (starting on a separate page) should contain the ref-
excluding references and figures. erences in the order in which they are cited in the text. Only pub-
References: no maximum lished works (as well as manuscripts already accepted for
Figures/tables: at least 1 image or figure publication) which are referred to in the text should be listed in the
Disclosure statement required (see page 3 for details) reference list. The reference list must not contain any abstract
These authoritative proceedings of specific topics in nephrology citations, unpublished observations, personal communications, etc.
are usually solicited by the Editors. Proposals may be submitted; Kindly cite such sources solely within the text (in parentheses), not
authors should only send an outline of the proposed paper for in the reference list. Do not list more than three authors per refer-
initial consideration. Both solicited and unsolicited articles will un- ence. Should there be four or more, please include only the first
dergo peer review prior to acceptance. Kidney International will three followed by ‘‘et al.’’
cover charges for color images in articles invited by the Editors.
The following examples demonstrate correct reference style:
Format of Manuscripts Journal articles:
Fan SL-S, Almond MK, Ball E, et al. Pamidronate therapy as pre-
GENERAL FORMAT vention of bone loss following renal transplantation. Kidney Int
Manuscripts must be typed in English and double-spaced. All text 2000; 57: 684–690.
including legends, footnotes, tables and references are to be on
one side of the page only. All manuscript pages must be num- Supplement articles:
bered. Fogo AB. Glomerular hypertension abnormal glomerular growth,
and progression of renal diseases. Kidney Int 2000; 57 (Suppl 75):
Title page S15–S21.
This should include (a) the complete manuscript title; (b) all au-
thors’ full names (listed as first name, middle initial, last name), Books:
highest academic degrees, and affiliations; (c) the name and ad- Lameire N, Mehta RL (eds.). Complications of Dialysis. Marcel
dress for correspondence, fax number, telephone number, and e- Dekker, Inc.: New York, 2000.
mail address; and (d) the sources of support that require acknowl-
edgment. A running headline of no more than 50 characters (in- Articles in books:
cluding spaces) should be supplied. Weidner N, Buckalew VM Jr. Sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait,
and polycythemic states, in Renal Pathology (vol 2), eds. Tisher
Abstract and Keywords CC, Brenner BM. JB Lippincott Company: Philadelphia, 1989, pp
The abstract should be no longer than 1500 characters including 1417–1436.
spaces, stating the main problem, methods, results, and conclu-
sions. There should be no subheadings in the abstract. It must be
factual and comprehensive. The use of abbreviations and acro- ORIGINALITY
nyms should be limited and general statements (e.g. ‘‘the signifi- A submitted manuscript must be an original contribution not previ-
cance of the results is discussed’’) should be avoided. ously published (except as an abstract or preliminary report), must
not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and, if ac-
Text cepted, must not be published elsewhere in a similar form, in any
The manuscript should be organized under the following nine language, without the consent of the ISN. Each person listed as an
headings: author is expected to have participated in the study to a significant
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extent and agrees with submission of the paper for publication. Journal style
Although the editors and referees make every effort to ensure the As the electronic submission will provide the basic material for
validity of published manuscripts, the final responsibility rests with typesetting, it is important that papers are prepared in the general
the authors, not with Kidney International, its editors, the Interna- editorial style of the journal.
tional Society of Nephrology or Nature Publishing Group. 1. For information on labeling of figures, see the artwork
guidelines: http://www.nature.com/aj/artworkguidelines.pdf
INFORMED CONSENT AND ETHICS 2. Do not make rules thinner than 1 pt (0.36mm)
When reporting experiments on human subjects, indicate whether 3. Use a coarse hatching pattern rather than shading for tints
the procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of in graphs
the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional 4. Color should be distinct when used as an identifying tool
or regional) or with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (and as re- 5. Use SI units throughout
vised in 1983). Include any Institutional Review Board or Animal 6. Spaces, not commas, should be used to separate thou-
Care and Use Committee protocol numbers as warranted by ex- sands
perimental design. 7. Abbreviations should be preceded by the words for which
they stand in the first instance of use in the text. Overuse of
abbreviations in the text is discouraged
GUIDELINES FOR STUDIES OF DNA POLYMORPHISMS
8. No abbreviations should be used in the title or the
For case-control studies investigating associations between DNA
abstract
sequence polymorphisms and renal phenotypes the following re-
9. The abstract should be written as a single paragraph; do
view criteria will be considered in prioritizing manuscripts for publi-
not include headings
cation:
10. Text should be double spaced with a wide margin
11. At the first mention of a manufacturer, the town (state if
1. Adequate sample size and explicit power calculation are re-
USA) and country should be provided
quired for all submitted manuscripts. Negative studies have to be
adequately powered in order to be considered for publication.
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also required. In many cases this will involve calculation of empiric Manuscripts
p-values by permutation. Use Microsoft Word for the text of your article. Files in MS Office
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over studies that examine a single polymorphism. Defining risk cation, please see the Appendix.
haplotypes and performing haplotypic association tests is encour-
aged. Figures, Images and Tables
Figures and images should be labeled sequentially, numbered and
4. Assessment and correction for possible population stratification cited in the text. Figures should be referred to specifically in the text
are strongly encouraged, unless the analysis involves a method of the paper but should not be embedded within the text. Each
that is robust to stratification effects (eg. transmission- table should be double-spaced on a separate sheet and numbered
disequilibrium testing). consecutively in the order of first citation in the text. Make sure that
each table is cited in the text. Tables must be submitted as Micro-
5. Replication of the association in an independent cohort is re- soft Word documents. Do not use internal horizontal and vertical
quired for new association findings. lines. The use of three-dimensional histograms is strongly discour-
aged when the addition of the third dimension gives no extra infor-
6. Priority will be given to studies that demonstrate a specific effect mation. If a table or figure has been published before, the authors
of the associated polymorphism on the expression or function of must obtain written permission to reproduce the material in both
the relevant genes. A convincing biological validation will be con- print and electronic formats from the copyright owner and submit
sidered in lieu of the replication requirement. the permission with the manuscript. This rule applies for quotes,
illustrations and other materials taken from previously published
MICROARRAY DATA works not in the public domain. The original source should be cited
Authors submitting manuscripts containing microarray data must in the figure caption or table footnote.
submit the data to the Gene Expression Omnibus
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) or ArrayExpress Legends and Titles
(http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/) databases, and provide the Legends must be submitted for all figures and images, and titles for
accession number(s) upon submission to the journal. The data all tables. They should be brief and specific, double spaced, and
must be MIAME-compliant, with all variables completed. placed on a separate sheet titled ‘Titles and legends’ after the Ref-
erence section. Use scale markers in the image for electron micro-
graphs and indicate the type of stain used. Place explanatory
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pay an article processing charge to allow their article to be pub-
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• Select the Office Button in the upper left corner of the Word 2007 window and choose “Save As”
• Select “Word 97-2003 Document”
• Enter a file name and select “Save”
These instructions also apply to the 2007 version of Excel and PowerPoint.
Equations in Word must be created using Equation Editor 3.0
Equations created using the new equation editor in Word 2007 and saved as a “Word 97-2003 Document” (.doc) are converted to graphics
and can no longer be edited. To insert or change an equation with the previous equation editor:
• Select “Object” on the “Text” sections of the “Insert” tab
• In the drop-down menu, select “Equation Editor 3.0”
Do not use the “Equation” button in the “Symbols” section of the “Insert” tab.
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