Cardiotext Publishing requests that all authors, volume editors, and contributors to multi-author works follow these guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Korn.

Manuscript Format

• Submit your manuscript electronically as a Microsoft Word file (extension “.doc”) or a rich text format file (extension “.rtf”) if you use a different word processing program. Submit all figures as separate graphics files; do not place in Word documents. (See below for graphics file format guidelines.)
• Submit each chapter as a separate file that has one-inch margins, is double-spaced, and is in twelve-point Times New Roman.
• Please keep formatting to a minimum: Use italics instead of underlining. Be consistent in formatting headings to indicate their levels (e.g., bold for first-level, italic for second-level, run-in italic for third-level), or simply label heads in brackets (e.g.: [A]This Is an A-Head). Use a consistent convention throughout your manuscript.
• References should be footnotes or endnotes (use the “Insert Footnote” feature in MS Word or the equivalent in your software so that notes are linked to the text and the numbering is automatic).
• Where a figure should be inserted in the layout, please type on a separate line in bold: [Insert Figure 1.1.].
• On the line following “[Insert Figure . . .],” provide the title of the figure (e.g., Figure 1.1: Coronary Venography) and the credit line, using the exact wording dictated by the copyright holder.
• Cardiotext recommends using the Table function in Microsoft Word to create tables. Alternatively, use tabs to separate columns and paragraph returns to separate rows. Give each table an appropriate number and a title (e.g., Table 5.1: Intraoperative Evaluation). If a table is reprinted from a previously published work, provide the credit line, using the exact wording dictated by the copyright holder, on a separate line below the table.

Graphics Formats

• TIFFs and EPS files are the preferred file formats. JPEGs are also acceptable.
• All graphics should be high-resolution. That is, grayscale images and color photographs should be a minimum of 300 dpi at 100% of the size they will be printed in, while line drawings should be a minimum of 1200 dpi at 100% of the size they will be printed in. Consult with Steve Korn to confirm the maximum size of the graphics, which will be determined by the trim size and margins of the book.
• All graphics should have file names that correspond to their figure number in the manuscript and include your initials or last name for clarity (e.g., Fig5.1.Korn.tif or Fig5.1.SK.tif). Identify graphics that will be printed in color by adding “clr” to the file name (e.g., Fig3.2.clr.SK.tif).
• Crop images (if necessary) before submitting them, or provide cropping instructions with the figure information in the manuscript.

Bibliographic Style

• Any standard bibliographic style (e.g., AMA) is acceptable.
• Please let the publisher know which bibliographic style is used in your book. Editing will proceed on the basis of enforcing the consistency of the predominant style used in the manuscript.