If no conflict of interest exists, please state this in the cover letter. The editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfil the above-mentioned requirements. The specification for each submission category should contain but not exceed the following. Manuscripts must be written in English.
Spelling can be British or American, but consistent throughout.
The whole manuscript should be keyed double-spaced throughout, on one side of the page only, with wide margins. The pages should be numbered. The name, address, telephone and fax numbers and the e-mail address of the corresponding author should be typed at the bottom of the title page. If the manuscript was presented at a meeting, the meeting name, venue, and the date on which it was read should be indicated. An exact word count of the abstract and of the text, excluding figures, tables and references, should be given.