In preparing manuscripts, authors should follow the specific instructions listed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the instructions set forth below will be returned without review.

Manuscript Submission

Experimental and Clinical Transplantation accepts original articles, case reports, reviews, and letters to the editor. Manuscripts must be submitted via Manuscript Central at http://ms.manuscriptcentral.com/ect.
Submit manuscripts to:
Mehmet A Haberal, MD, FACS, FICS (Hon)
Editor-in-Chief, Taskent Caddesi No: 77, Kat 4, Bahcelievler 06490 Ankara, Turkey

Tel	: +90 (312) 212 08 92 or +90 (312) 212 73 93
Fax	: +90 (312) 215 08 35
E-mail	: ectrx@baskent-ank.edu.tr

Manuscripts that have been submitted for publication elsewhere will not be accepted.

The Editor has the right to make editorial corrections with the knowledge and approval of the author.

Format Requirements
As a guide, authors should follow the standard requirements for manuscripts set forth in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th edition.

Text Style: Manuscripts must be typed on A4 paper in double-spaced format and 12-point Times New Roman font, with ample margins at the top, bottom, and sides of each page. Type the text flush left. Enter only 1 space between words and between sentences. For line breaks within a paragraph, use the automatic wrap-around feature of your word processor. Do not place a line break (ie, do not press the "Enter" button) at the end of any sentence within a paragraph. Ensure that the hyphenation option is switched off. Leave 1 blank line (press "Enter" twice) between heading and text. Begin each new paragraph with a tab indent. Number pages consecutively, with the Title Page as page 1. Type the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page. Papers must be written in English, and authors are urged to aim for clarity, brevity, and accuracy of information and language. Authors whose first language is not English should have their papers checked for linguistic accuracy by a native English speaker.

Title Page: This page of the manuscript should contain a concise and informative title comprising no more than 200 characters. List the authors' (10 maximum) full names and affiliations. If the authors are affiliated with more than 1 institution, indicate the appropriate information using a superscripted Arabic numeral to match each author's name with that of the author’s department and institution. State any name disclaimers that apply. Indicate the name, mailing address, telephone, fax number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author. Grants and/or financial support for the work should be noted in a statement on this page.

Abstract: A structured Abstract is required for original article and case report manuscripts only. The Abstract should not exceed 300 words, and should include 4 sections with the following subheadings:

Nonstandard abbreviations, references and footnotes should not be used. Five key words that do not appear on the Title Page should be included on the Abstract page.

Main Text: The text of original article manuscripts should follow the Abstract and include the following sections: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Tables, and Figure Legends. Figures, themselves, must be uploaded as separate files.

The Introduction should appear without a heading. It should be concise and present relevant background information.

The Materials and Methods text should contain a statement indicating that all protocols, experimental studies, and clinical trials involving human subjects were approved by the ethics committee of the institution before the study began, and that the protocols conformed with the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Helsinki Declaration. It must also be stated that written informed consent was obtained from patients or their guardians. Individual patients should be identified by number rather than by initials. For animal studies, it must be stated that, prior to the study, all protocols were approved by the institution's animal welfare regulatory committee, and/or all protocols were in conformity with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the National Institutes of Health 86-23 and revised in 1985.

Authors are responsible for any false statements, and for failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements.

Text Requirements: There is no page limit for original articles, but authors are urged to be as concise as possible. For case reports, the text (excluding Figures, Tables, Legends, and References) should be a succinct description of no more than 1500 words, and should include no more than 3 Figures that emphasize elements of the case, including methodology used. Only generic names of drugs should be used throughout the text. Drugs, instruments, or equipment should be identified by the manufacturer's name and address in parentheses, and procedures should be described in sufficient detail to allow other investigators to reproduce the results. When describing pharmaceutical interventions, include the dosage regimen in parentheses following the drug name.

References: The reference style for Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is that set forth in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th edition. References should be cited with Arabic numerals written in parentheses. They should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. The same system applies for references that are cited in a Table or Figure. Journal names (as listed in the January issue of Index Medicus for each year) and unpublished works and/or data should not be used as references, although written communications may be noted as such in the text. References cited as "in-press" must have been accepted for publication at the time the manuscript is submitted; they must not be in preparation or awaiting acceptance. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references, and must verify them against the original document. The following styles are required:

Journal Articles: The names of all authors should be given unless there are more than 6, in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al.” Rainer S, Thomas D, Tokarz D, et al. Myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutations cause paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis. Arch Neurol. 2004;61(7):1025-1029.

Book Chapters: Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and aspirin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.

Entire Books: Venables WN, Ripley BD. Modern Applied Statistics With S. 4th ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co; 2003.

Abbreviations: Except for expressing units of measurement, the use of abbreviations is discouraged. Abbreviations should only be used for terms that appear more than 3 times in the article. To introduce an abbreviation, on first mention in the text the full term should be spelled out, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Abbreviations must not be used in the Abstract or the manuscript title.

For additional information on proper use of medical abbreviations, refer to the Council of Biology Editors Style Manual, Fifth Edition (Bethesda, MD: Council of Biology Editors, 1983).

Units of Measurement: All measurements must be listed in SI units. Conventional units may be shown in parentheses after the SI units. Temperatures should be expressed in degrees Celsius (°C).

Tables: Tables should be self-explanatory and should supplement, not duplicate, the text. They should be placed after the Reference section. Do not submit Tables as photographs. Each Table should appear on a separate page, and be accompanied by a brief double-spaced Table legend. The text within the Table should also be double-spaced. Each Table must be cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and should be identified with an Arabic numeral following the word "Table." Place a horizontal line below the legend, below the column headings, and at the end of the Table. Do not use vertical lines. To place text beneath a column heading, use a tab(s), not a space(s). Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the Table legend. Use appropriate symbols (eg, *, †, ‡, §, ||, ¶, #, **, ††, ‡‡) to designate footnotes. The footnotes for each Table should contain expanded versions of all abbreviations used in the Table contents, and should identify statistical measures of variation, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean. If dates pertaining to other published sources (copyrighted material used) are noted in the Table, the author must obtain written permission from the publisher and the original author(s), and acknowledge this fully in a footnote or in an addition to the legend.

Figures: Number Figures as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc, and refer to all of them in the text. Figures must be created with a computer program and submitted in their original formats. Legends and notes should be included in the article file and NOT in the Figure itself.

Guidelines for Electronically Produced Figures/Illustrations: For production of the Figures/Illustrations of an accepted manuscript, the Baskent University production department requires electronically produced Figures to be saved in either an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), PDF (Portable Document Format), or TIFF (Tag Image File Format) format. Most drawing programs (eg, Adobe Illustrator, Deneba Canvas, CorelDraw) have a save-as-EPS option in their Save dialog box. Other information about EPS can be found at the Adobe website.

Figure Legends: The Figure legends should be typed in double-spaced format on a separate page following any Tables, with each Figure numbered and listed in the order it appears in the text. For Figures with multiple parts, each part must be identified by a letter following the Figure number (eg, 3A, 3B, 3C, etc.) and be clearly described in the legend. Any letter designations or arrows that appear in the Figure should be described fully. If any previously published Figure material is used, authors must obtain written permission from the publisher to reprint. The source of the original material must be cited in the reference list and in the Figure legend.

All permission releases must be submitted to the Editor at the time of manuscript submission.

Galley Proofs: Proofs will be sent to the author (corresponding /first-named) by PDF for final proof reading and appropriate corrections and should be returned via Manuscript Central within 48 hours of receipt. Major changes such as deleting, shortening, amending sentences, Figures and Tables in the manuscript are not acceptable. Only minor corrections (eg, typesetting errors) will be considered without extra cost.

Offprints: Ten reprints will be sent free of charge for each paper published to the corresponding/first-named author. Orders for extra offprints may be placed in the appropriate form accompanying the corrected proofs, or contact the Editorial Office.