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JFAS Ms. #Thank you for choosing to submit your manuscript to JFAS. The purpose of this template is to guide you through preparation of the title page. This page contains important information for publication, however much of the information contained in the title page is kept from peer reviewers, since our review process is a blind one. In order to be published in JFAS, your submission must be in the proper format and it must contain the required elements. For this reason, we have produced this template for the title page. We hope that this is helpful. This title page should be submitted as a separate electronic fileThis template is designed to allow you to work directly from the document, and the instructions and information found in the instruction boxes, like this one, should be highlighted and deleted once you have incorporated the required elements into your title pageThis template uses 12-point Arial font, and we ask that you retain this feature in the submitted manuscript and that you not use other fonts unless you employ italic for emphasis or to denote proper namesOnce we receive your manuscript for consideration for publication, we will assign it a manuscript number (Ms. #), and all correspondence thereafter will refer to the Ms. # for easy reference[Delete these instructions after you have used the information]TitleWrite your title under the bold font heading “Title”The title should specify for readers what your report is about, in no uncertain termsIt is best to use generic terms in the title, unless the focus of the report is on a specific device, product, or procedureIf you are writing a case report, then the title should designate this (for instance, “…: A Case Report”)If you are writing a systematic review or meta-analysis, then these terms should be used in the title[Delete these instructions after you have used the information]AuthorsSpell each authors name in the order in which you want the names to appear in the published reportNames should be spelled, and degrees and affiliations designated exactly how the author/s would desire them to be presented should the paper be published (including upper and lower case, and punctuation)Use upper and lower case letters appropriately (do not present author names in all lower case font) for author names and their credits, including academic degrees Do not use initials to designate diplomate status in any organizationFellowship status in an organization should be designated using the appropriate initials (FACFAS, FACS, FRCS, etc.) The corresponding author should be clearly identified and the telephone and telefax numbers, as well as the electronic and standard mailing addresses, should be providedBe sure to provide the name of affiliated institutions (hospital/university/organization or private practice), for each author, including city, state, and countryInclude appropriate trademarks for proprietary information (see Guide for Authors for specific instructions)Keep in mind that the title, as provided in the title page, as well as the order of the authors submitted, will be used in any publication related to the article[Delete these instructions after you have used the information]Financial Disclosure:Above, following the colon, specify any source of funding (public or private) for the project or research upon which this report is basedIf there was no financial support for the investigation, then state “None reported” following the colonBe sure to download, complete, sign, and return the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form, along with the signed Copyright Transfer Agreement, the forms for which you can download from the JFAS Web page (we must have these signed forms in order to consider your report publishable)[Delete these instructions after you have used the information]Conflict of Interest:Above, following the colon, specify any real or perceived conflicts of interest related to the project/research upon which this report is basedFor every author, specify any and all company names for which the author serves as an advisor, technical expert, funded investigator, speaker, representative, or owner or stockholder, of any pharmaceutical or device company, even if the company does not directly relate to the content of the reportIf there are no real or perceived conflicts of interest related to the investigation, or if none of the authors is an advisor, technical expert, funded investigator, speaker, representative, or owner or stockholder, of any pharmaceutical or device company, even if the company does not directly relate to the content of the report, then state “None reported” following the colonAgain, be sure to download, complete, sign, and return the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form, along with the signed Copyright Transfer Agreement, the forms for which you can download from the JFAS Web page (we must have these signed forms in order to consider your report publishable)[Delete these instructions after you have used the information] ................
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