Journal Guide

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica publishes papers on original work in the fields of anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain, emergency medicine, and subjects related to their basic sciences, on condition that they are contributed exclusively to this Journal. Case reports and short communications may be considered for publication if of particular interest; also letters to the Editor, especially if related to already published material. The editorial board is free to discuss the publication of reviews on current topics, the choice of which, however, is the prerogative of the board. Every effort will be made by the Editors and selected experts to expedite a critical review of manuscripts in order to ensure rapid publication of papers of a high scientific standard.

Each year, Advances in Anesthesia brings you the best current thinking from the preeminent practitioners in your field. A distinguished editorial board identifies current areas of major progress and controversy and invites specialists to contribute original articles on these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

Volume 28 Highlights (coming Fall 2010)

• Suggamadex in Other Countries
• An Update on PCOD
• Anesthesia for the Transplant Patient for Non-transplant Surgery
• Unusual Infectious Agents and Anesthesia
• Herbal Medications and Nutraceuticals: Perioperative Considerations
• Modern Understanding of Mechanical Ventilation in Normal and Diseased Lung
• Biomarkers: Understanding, Progress, and Implications in the Perioperative Period
• Physician Performance Measures and Professional Practice Evaluation
• Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation
• Perioperative Implication of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Thoracolumbar-Paravertebral
• Post-Dural Puncture Headache
• Lipid Emulsion

Editor-in-Chief:
Thomas M. McLoughlin, Jr., MD

Associate Editors:
Joel O. Johnson, MD, PhD and Francis V. Salinas, MD

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is an educational journal for those associated with anaesthesia, intensive care medicine and pain medicine, and a means by which individuals may inform their colleagues of their research and experience. The Journal presents original articles of scientific and clinical interest.Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is published by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and is the official journal of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists.

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge.Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.

Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine (formerly Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation) publishes in English the highest quality original material, both scientific and clinical, on all aspects of anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine.

Official journal of the French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (http://www.sfar.org/Société Francaise d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, SFAR), ACCPM is signatory to the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, issued by the http://www.icmje.org/International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE Recommendations), and to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct for editors. ACCPM follows http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/New_Code.pdfCOPE's guidelines.

ACCPM is published in electronic form only (e-only journal) and indexed in the main international databases.

Issues contain (guest) Editorials, Original articles, Reviews, Special articles, Letters to the Editor, Technical notes, Short communications.
Original works include clinical or laboratory investigations and clinical or equipment reports. Reviews include narrative reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

All articles must:

• bring new, interesting, valid information - and improve clinical care or guide future research;
• be solely the work of the author(s) stated;
• not have been previously published elsewhere and not be under consideration by another journal;
• be written in excellent English;
• be in accordance with the journal's Guide for Authors.