All articles should include the name and address of the institution(s) where the author(s) works. The corresponding author must provide e-mail and daytime telephone number.

Comments on the published articles (and any ideas for articles) are entered directly by authors into the Bulletin Board (accessed via the Renovascular Forum menu above). The Editor-in-Chief and Publisher reserve the right to edit the Bulletin Board.

Other articles should be prepared in Microsoft Word according to the guidelines outlined below and should be sent by e-mail to: submissions@journalrenovasculardisease.com

Title
The title should be clear and sum up the main point of the article.

Key Words
Any key words that are not in the title or abstract should be listed. These keywords will be associated with your article and will be submitted to internet search engines. Therefore you should give consideration to providing words that will allow search engines (such as Google) to include your article in the results sent back in reply to search queries. For example, Takayasu's arteritis will specifically identify a topic more efficiently than renovascular disease.

Authors
All authors who have contributed to the article or study should be listed. The corresponding author's e-mail, postal address, telephone, and fax number (if available) must be supplied.

Abstract
This should summarise the key points made by the article. In the case of research articles, the abstract should be structured under the following headings: Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion.

Text
The aim of the article should be succinctly summarised, referencing relevant publications.

Research Articles
In such articles the Materials and Methods should describe the number of patients and the selection of patients, including the controls. The materials and methods should be described in sufficient detail to allow other researchers to reproduce the work. The institute where the work was done should not be mentioned in the text to maintain anonymity of the review process. Reference should be made to established methods used. The manufacturers of any instrument should be given in brackets. If statistics have been used, the rationale for their suitability should be clearly explained. Results should make good use of tables and diagrams. Any mathematical analysis and statistical significance should be explained clearly. The Discussion should highlight the new and important aspects of the study and relate them to the aim of the study and the current understanding from other studies.

Case Reports
Case reports must not exceed 500 words and must include a description of the clinical or other case history, the diagnosis, the clinical evidence, and any unusual features. All case reports must highlight the lesson or point to be learnt.

Review Articles
Review articles should comprise an introduction which summarizes the aim of the review with any key background references. Data which lists references to the research that will be discussed. If the author(s) have searched any databases (such as Medline, for example) these sources should be listed and any inclusion or exclusion criteria stated (e.g. only research papers after 1990). Evaluation: This should discuss the validity of the studies, such as sample size, statistical methods and significance. Conclusions: This should list the Key Points and indicate the direction of future work.

Units and Abbreviations
Radiation measurements and laboratory values should be given in the International System of Units (SI).

Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)
Articles published only in electronic form are cited by means of a unique Digital Object Identifier. This is published on the title page of the article. All articles will also have a designated volume, issue and page number.

References
The abbreviations used for the periodicals cited in the references should follow the style of Index Medicus. For journal articles, list surnames and initials of all authors when six or less e.g. Harries SR, Fox BM, Williams MP. Nephrostomy Failure due to Tumour Lysis Syndrome. Clin Radiol 2000; 55: 152. For online articles, the volume, issue and page number is replaced by the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which is at the top of the article. The same article can also be referenced as Harries SR, Fox BM, Williams MP. Nephrostomy Failure due to Tumour Lysis Syndrome. Clin Radiol doi: 10.1053/crad.1999.0071. Both references may be given e.g. Harries SR, Fox BM, Williams MP. Nephrostomy Failure due to Tumour Lysis Syndrome. Clin Radiol 2000; 55: 152, doi: 10.1053/crad.1999.0071.

In order to find the Web address of any article referenced using a DOI, you open your internet browser and enter http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/crad.1999.0071 (replacing 10.1054/crad.1999.0071 with the doi of the article you are looking for) and you will be given the web address of the article you are looking for. This means that the DOI is a permanent identifier for all online articles and transcends the concern over changes of url by the publisher.

Illustrations
Half-tones and illustrations in black and white and colour are encouraged. Each should be accompanied by a caption and should be sent either in digital form (as JPEG or GIF files) by email attachment or in hard copy by post. If sent by post, photographs should be sent as glossy prints and diagrams should be clearly drawn using black ink.

Ethical Considerations
The consent of the patient(s) should be obtained. All information that would permit identification of the patient should be removed. This form is available for download from the Patient Consent Form page and is in an Adobe Acrobat PDF file: authors should print this out, complete and return by post or fax. If you are not able to read Adobe Acrobat files, please see the PDF troubleshooting page.

Financial Interest
Authors must declare any direct or indirect financial interest they have in the subject matter of the submitted manuscript.

Copyright
On acceptance of a manuscript all authors will be asked to sign a form stating that the it has not also been submitted to or published by another journal and that they are able to assign copyright to the Renovascular Forum. This form is available as an Adobe Acrobat file and is available from the Copyright Transfer Form page: authors should print this out, complete the details shown on the form, and then return it by post or fax. If you are not able to read Adobe Acrobat files, please go to the PDF troubleshooting page.

For further information contact:

Dr John Scoble,
Renal Unit,
Guys Hospital,
Thomas Guy House,
St Thomas Street,
LONDON SE1 9RT
United Kingdom