BULGARIAN NEUROLOGY JOURNAL : Instructions for autors
Official Journal of The Bulgarian Society of Neurology

  

INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS
Bulgarian Neurology is the official journal of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology. It will consider for publication papers in neurology and related areas in the following categories:

  • Editorials, consisting of up to 3 pages, when approved by the Editorial Board
  • Original papers - up to 8 pages, including tables, figures and references. An abstract in Bulgarian and English up to 40 rows on a separate sheet is required. The abstract should contain title, authors, objective, background, methods, results and conclusions plus up to 6 keywords.
  • The original papers include short introduction, material, methods results, discussion and references.
  • The title page should carry the full title, the short running title, the authors with their initials, academic degrees, institutional affiliations, address for correspondence, with telephone, fax and e-mail
  • Short communications and case reports up to 3 pages
  • Review articles up to 10 pages
  • Book reviews and information. It includes information for new books, congresses and conferences, new drugs, future events
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  • Letters to the Editor with comments on previously published papers, short case reports and discussion on current problems
  • The manuscripts should be submitted on CD/USB, using Word 6/Windows 96 or Windows Microsoft Word 97/2000XP with a printed copy.
  • The tables should be presented on separate sheets with a short heading
  • The illustrations /figures, diagrams, formulas/ should be ready for reproduction.
    Explanatory legends should be provided on a separate sheet of paper.
    References should be presented in alphabetic order on a separate sheet with all authors` names and full title of papers. In the text the authors should be indicated by the number from the reference list .
  • The reference should be presented as follows:
  • Journal paper: (1) author(s), (2) title, (3) journal name ( as abbreviated in Index Medicus ). (4) volume, (5) year of publication, (6) journal number, (7) inclusive pages. Example: Andersen, G., Vestergaard, K., Lauritzen, L. Effective treatment of poststroke depression with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram. Stroke, 25, 1994, 6, 1099-1104.
  • Book: (1) author(s), (2) title, (3) city of publication, (4) publisher, (5) year of publication , (6) pages. Example: Calligaro,K., DeLaurentis, D., Baker, W. Management of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease. Philadelphia-New York, Lippincott - Raven Publishers, 1997, 217.
  • References to books: (1) authors(s), (2) chapter title, (3) title of book, (4) editor(s), (5) city of publication, (6) publisher, (7) year of publication, (8) specific pages. Example: Binnie, C., Jeavsons, M. Photosensitive epilepsies. In: Epileptic syndromes in infancy, childhood and adolescence, eds. J.Roger, M. Bureau, Ch.Dravet, F.E. Dreifuss, A.Perret, P.Wolf. London, John Libbey & Company, Ltd, 1992, 299-305.
  • The articles are considered for publication on the understanding that the presented material has not been published or is being submitted elsewhere before appearing in BULGARIAN NEUROLOGY.
  • Authors should indicate that ethical approval of the study was granted and that informed consent was given.
  • All authors should approve and sign the final manuscript.

    Manuscript with one copy (or a CD/USB and a copy) should be sent to the following address:
    Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
    1, Liuben Rusev Str. IVkm
    Prof. Ivan Milanov