Front & Back Matter

Each paper needs an abstract of up to 250 words and should be structured as follows: Background: What is the major motive that prompted the study? Objectives: What is the purpose of the study? Methods: How was the study done? Results: Most important findings. Conclusions: Most important conclusions. Structured abstracts are not needed for reviews. Footnotes: Footnotes should be avoided. When essential, they are numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page. Units: All articles must be submitted with measurements expressed in SI units. Tables and illustrations: Tables and illustrations (both numbered in Arabic numerals) should be prepared on separate pages. Tables require a heading and figures a legend. Due to technical reasons, figures with a screen background should not be submitted. When possible, group several illustrations in one block for reproduction (max. size 180 223 mm) or provide crop marks. Electronically submitted b/w half-tone and color illustrations must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling (final size), line art drawings one of 800–1,200 dpi. Figure files should not be embedded in a document file but submitted separately. References: In the text identify references by Arabic numerals [in square brackets]. Material submitted for publication but not yet accepted should be noted as [unpublished data] and not be included in the reference list. The list of references should include only those publications which are cited in the text. Do not alphabetize; number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The surnames of the authors followed by initials should be given. There should be no punctuation other than a comma to separate the authors. Preferably, please cite all authors. Abbreviate journal names according to the Index Medicus system. Also see International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (www. icmje.org). Authors using EndNote® may choose the format setting for Intervirology for the correct format of references. Examples (a) Papers published in periodicals: Vilhelmsson M, Johansson C, Jacobsson-Ekman G, Crameri R, Zargari A, Scheynius A: The Malassezia sympodialis allergen Mala s 11 induces human dendritic cell maturation, in contrast to its human homologue manganese superoxide dismutase. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007;143:155–162. (b) Papers published only with DOI numbers: Theoharides TC, Boucher W, Spear K: Serum interleukin-6 reflects disease severity and osteoporosis in mastocytosis patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol DOI: 10.1159/000063858. (c) Monographs: Matthews DE, Farewell VT: Using and Understanding Medical Statistics, ed 4, revised. Basel, Karger, 2007. (d) Edited books: Bartalena L: Prevention; in Wiersinga WM, Kahaly GJ (eds): Graves’ Orbitopathy: A Multidisciplinary Approach – Questions and Answers, ed 2, revised. Basel, Karger, 2010, pp 248–254.