Contemporary Oncology (Współczesna Onkologia) is a bimonthly journal which publishes original papers on experimental and clinical oncology (including case studies), review papers, abstracts from meetings and conferences, as well as letters to the editor.

Papers should be submitted to the editorial office on-line

http://panel2.termedia.pl/woen

• Articles should be submitted in English. They will be published both in paper and on-line. Articles should be organised as follows:
First page:
1) title;
2) full names of authors;
3) name of the institution in which a given study was conducted;
4) full address of the corresponding author (including e-mail address);
5) key words (minimum 4).

Second page: abstract.

Following pages: the article.

Manuscripts of original papers should be structured in the following order: introduction; material and methods; results; discussion; acknowledgements; references.

• Manuscripts should be provided with abstract, accurately reflecting the content of a given article. Abstracts of original papers should be structured (incorporating the following sections: aim of the report, material, methods, results and conclusions) and be between 200 and 250 words in length. Abstracts of review articles and case studies should be between 100 and 150 words in length.

• The total length of the manuscript including figures should not exceed 3000 words. Letters to the editor, either with reference to a previously published article or not, should not exceed 500 words. They may contain one figure or table.

• All references must be numbered consecutively, in square brackets, in the order in which they are cited in the text. References should contain names and initials of authors; if there are more than 8 authors, use et al. after three names; article title, Index Medicus abbreviation for the journal title, year of issue, volume and inclusive pages. Chapters in books or monographs should be cited as follows: names and initials of authors, chapter title, book title, name and initial of the book editor, volume, name of the publisher, place of publishing, year, pages.

If you use Endnote or Citation Manager to organize your references, follow instructions for “Annals of Oncology”.

Please delete website addresses from Word documents containing references generated automatically (using Endnote or Citation Manager) in order to avoid difficulties with conversion of references to PDF files.

Examples:

• article: McKay JA, Lloret C, Murray GI, Johnston PG, Bicknell R, Ahmed FY, Cassidy J, McLeod HL. Application of the enrichment approach to identify putative markers of response to 5-fluorouracil therapy in advanced colorectal carcinomas. Int J Oncol 2000; 17: 153-8.
• book: Zatoński WA. Nowotwory złośliwe w Polsce. Wiedza i Życie, Warszawa 1993.
• book chapters: Schranz D, Morkowski S, Abelev G. Affinity isotachoforesis on porous membranes. In: Affinity electrophoresis: principles and application. Bręborowicz J, Mackiewicz A (eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Ann Arbor, London 1992; 61-70.

Figures should be provided as separate files (one figure – one file) in one of the following formats: .cdr, .tif, .jpg, .ai, .bmp or .eps. Images should be of the resolution of 300 dpi and in .tif or .jpg format. If a figure (image) has been published previously, the original source must be acknowledged and written permission to reproduce the material from the copyright holder must be submitted.

Figure legends should be included at the end of the manuscript (following references) in the Figure legends section.

Tables should be sent in as separate files.

Figure and table placement should be marked in the article; figure and table legends should be provided on separate pages.

• All biochemical and other measurements should be reported in SI units.

• Each manuscript provided online should be accompanied by a cover letter stating that:
1. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
2. The authors have obtained the consent of the head of applicable clinic or unit, or head of department, to the publication.
3. The manuscript has not been submitted for publication elsewhere.

Conflict of interest.
Authors are expected to describe sources of the research founding, a role of potential sponsor in planning, executing and analysis of the study, and the influence (bias) the funding organization had on the content of the article. Other relationships (such as employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony) providing potential sources of conflict of interest in relation to the submitted article should also be disclosed.

Patients’ Rights and Informed Consent.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (concerning the ethical principles for the medical community and forbidding releasing the name of the patient, initials or the hospital evidence number) and with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national). Information regarding the ethical committee approval for conducting the research and the informed consents of patients for participating in the studies should be included in the methods section of those articles, in which the diagnostic intervention or the treatment result from non-routine procedures. The authors presenting case studies are obligated not to disclose patients’ personal data. Regarding photographs, in case of any doubt the picture inadequately protects the patient’s anonymity his consent is required for publication. Articles describing animal studies should contain information of being in accordance with local regulations (institutional and national).

• Authors may suggest three reviewers (including their e-mail addresses), who could objectively review their articles. Authors can also indicate who, they believe, should not review their paper.

• Editors reserve the right to reduce manuscripts and make any stylistic changes that might be necessary.

• The publisher acquires all copyrights, on an exclusive basis, to manuscripts published, including the right to publish in print, using electronic carriers or others, and on the Internet. Abstracts may be published without the Publisher’s permission.

Editors

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