Instructions for Authors

EDITORIAL POLICY AND GENERAL INFORMATION Journal of the Polish Brachytherapy Society



Aims and Scope

The “Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy” is an international and multidisciplinary magazine that publishes papers describing original researches as well as reviews of articles. This includes: clinical brachytherapy, combined modality treatment, advances in radiobiology, hyperthermia and tumor biology, as well as physical aspects relevant to brachytherapy, particularly in the field of imaging, dosimetry and radiation therapy planning. Original contributions involve experimental studies of combined modality treatment, tumor sensitization and normal tissue protection, molecular radiation biology, and clinical investigations of cancer treatment that include brachytherapy. Another field of interest is the educational corner.



The „Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy” publishes original peer-reviewed papers, technical advances, reviews, and point/counterpoint on controversial issues. Original articles that address any aspect of brachytherapy are always welcome. Educational papers will be presented and prepared by invited authors. Letters to the Editor-in-Chief are highly encouraged.





Submit manuscripts online: www.jocb.eu

The journal has 4 issues per year in traditional and in electronic form. For full text online access visit the Journal's website at www.jocb.eu.

JCB editors endorse the principles embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki and expect that all investigations involving humans will be performed according to these regulations. For animal experimentation reported in the journal, it is expected that investigators will obey the Interdisciplinary Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research, Testing, and Education issued by the New York Academy of Sciences Ad hoc Committee on Animal Research. All human and animal studies must be approved by the investigator's Institutional review board. The JCB abides by the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals", 5th ed. (N Engl J Med 1997; 336: 309-315).

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be written in English. All new manuscripts have to be submitted through the JCB online submission and reviewed web site (www.jocb.eu.). All authors are requested to submit the text, tables and artwork in electronic...


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