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The Korean Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg) is the official journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery, published quarterly (last day of February, May, August, and November). Submitted manuscripts should be written out according to the instructions for the journal.
1.	Submission qualification
	The Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg focuses on clinical and experimental researches on vascular diseases. Any physician or researcher throughout the world can submit a manuscript if the scope of the manuscript is appropriate. Topics include original articles, case reports, review articles in the respective field of vascular disease.

On-line submission

All manuscripts are submitted on-line to the Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg via the homepage directly (http://www.ksvs. org/thesis/). Once you have logged into your account, the on-line system will lead you through the submission process in a step-by-step manner. After entering all the checklist items and informations about authors, manuscript title, abstract, key words, and other details, you will be prompted to upload your files. The main document with manuscript text and tables should be prepared with a MS-word program.

Manuscript appraisal and publication decision

All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed for appropriateness by at least three peer reviewers who are experts in the field. The publisher will make decisions concerning the publication and the order of the manuscript. If authors are asked to revise the manuscript, they should submit the revised manuscript along with the response to reviewers. If the authors do not submit the revised manuscript within 1 month, editors would take that as the authors withdraw the submission. Editors can make arbitrary revisions to the article if necessary as long as the original content is not affected. Any authorship changes after submission must be agreed by all of the authors and approved by the editorial board when they submit the revised manuscript.

4.	Copyright
	On acceptance, all authors should transfer copyright of the article to the Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg. Accepted articles are the permanent property of the Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg, and use of the article for commercial purposes without written consent from the publisher is prohibited.

5.	Disclosure of conflict of interest
	All authors are required to report potential conflicts of interest that could inappropriately influence the author's work. This includes any financial or other relationships with commercial entities whose products or services are related to the subject matter in the manuscript, or sociopolitical issues that can cause conflict.

The authorship should be restricted to those who should meet any of the following conditions: 1) substantial contribution to the conception and design of the study, or acquisition, interpretation and analysis of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for the important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published.

Researchers must conduct the research with high ethical norms all the time. Any articles that are fabricated, falsified, or plagiarized cannot be published. For the policies on the research and publication ethics not stated in this instructions, 'Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journals (http://kamje.or.kr/publishing_ethics. html)' can be applied.

For human investigations, the principles outlined in the Helsinki Declaration (available from http://www.wma.net) should be followed and the approval number by the Institutional Review Board should be specified upon the approval. Patient anonymity must be preserved and confidential information should not be published. If identifying information is essential, authors must provide a signed statement from the patient granting approval for the publication of identifying material, including photographs.

For experiments on animal subjects, the author should state that the use of animals was approved by the Institutional Animal Ethical Committee (AEC), or equivalent. It should be clearly stated in the manuscript that animal use has complied with the principles of animal use, or the relevant institutional policies. Copies of the protocol approved by institutional AEC, or equivalent, should be available for review by the editorial board if necessary.

All submitted manuscripts should be original and should not be under consideration for publication by other scientific journals at the same time. Any part of the accepted manuscript should not be duplicated in any other scientific journal without the permission of the Editorial Board of the Korean J Vasc Endovasc Surg. If duplicate publication related to materials in this journal is detected, the authors will be held responsible and their institutions will be informed; there also will be penalties for the authors.

Terms and submission requirements

1)	Manuscripts should be created in Microsoft Word documents double spaced, in A4 (210×297 mm) sized paper, and font size 10.
2)	The manuscript for an original article should be organized in the following order: title page, abstract (including key words), main text (introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion), acknowledgements, references, tables, figure legends, and figures.
3)	In the manuscript, names of the author and the institution should be masked (e.g. OOO or XXX). These names should only appear in the final draft.
4)	Use abbreviations sparingly. However, if they are necessary, full terms should be used first with abbreviations put in parentheses.
5)	Numbers should be represented using Arabic numerals. Weights and measures should be in International System of Units (SI). e.g.) cm, kg, mL, mm Hg, s, etc.
6)	The name and location of the manufacturer (city and nation) should be given in parentheses after the name of the device, reagent, or drug used.

Form of manuscripts

Title page

1)	should include the type of the manuscript (original article, case reports, etc.), the title of the article, all authors, running title, institutions includeing the name of the city and country, corresponding author.
2)	Authors' names and affiliations should be provided. Different affiliations of authors should be identified by means of a superscript Arabic numeral given without parentheses behind each author's name and affiliation.
3)	A running title of no more than 40 characters should be included.
4)	The description of the corresponding author should include name, institution, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
5)	If there has been any financial support or conference presentation, such information should be included.

Abstract
In original and review articles, the abstract should not exceed 250 words. The abstract in original articles should be arranged with the following subheadings: Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Each subheading section should begin in a new line. The article of other categories do not require subheadings. Abstracts for case reports article should not exceed 150 words.

Key words
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH, http://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/mesh) authorized words should only be used, and 5 words or less are listed after the abstract. e.g.) Key words: Aorta, Occlusion, Aneurysm

Main text

1) Introduction: Background and purpose should be stated clearly.

2) Methods: Methods of the research should have sufficient scientific basis, and should be described in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the work.

3) Results: Describe objectively suiting the purpose of the study. If tables are used, the text should not repeat the contents but describe the important contributions and issues.

4) Discussion: Describe only the subjects pertinent to the purpose or the hypothesis of the present study and emphasize any new or important observations. Compare to other studies, argue and describe the justification and accuracy. Unrelated textbook-based content should not be included. In the concluding paragraph, summarize the results and their significances corresponding to the purpose of the study.

5) Conclusion: Should be linked with the goals of the study. State new hypotheses when warranted. Include recommendations when appropriate. Unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by the obtained data should be avoided.

Acknowledgements
If necessary, please acknowledge anyone who contributed to the study.

References

(1)	Citing in the main text ㆍReferences should be listed in the order they are cited in the text, and numbers should be in parentheses. Numbers are put after the last name of the author or put before a period or a comma. eg) Kim (1) is -; - on it (2,3); - is made (1,2-5). ㆍIf there are two authors, all authors' last names are included. If there are 3 or more authors, "et al." is attached after the first author's last name. e.g.) Nogueras and Williams (3) are -; Goldberg et al. (4) have -
(2)	Cite references selectively using no more than 30, in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text.
(3)	When listing the authors' name, the last name should be written first, and the first name in capital initials should follow. If there are 6 or fewer authors, list all; if 7 or more authors, list only the first six then et al.
(4)	The abbreviation of the journal should follow the Index Medicus.
(5)	Other types of references not described below should follow Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. Examples follow: ㆍJournal: Kim YW, Min SK, Koh YB, Kim SN, Park JS, Moon IS, et al. Report of nation-wide questionnaire survey for abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment in Korea. J Korean Soc Vasc Surg 2005;21:10- 15. ㆍBooks: Abrams H, Baum S, Pentecost MJ. Abrams' angiography: interventional radiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. ㆍChapter of the book: Dozois RR. Disorders of the anal canal. In: Sabiston DC, Lyerly HK, editors. Textbook of surgery: the biological basis of modern surgical practice. 15th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1997. p.1032-1044. ㆍWebpage: American Medical Association: helping doctors help patients [Internet]. Chicago: American Medical Association; C1995-2011 [cited 2011 Jan 22]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/.
(6)	Avoid using abstracts as references. References to papers accepted but not yet published should be designated as "in press" or "forthcoming" authors should obtain written permission to cite such papers as well as verification that they have been accepted for publication.

Tables and Figures

(1)	Number all tables and figures in the order of their citation in the text. If a table or figure is cited in the text, it should be inscribed before a period or a comma.e.g.) - is shown (Table 1), - is good (Fig. 1).
(2)	The title of the table should be put in a phrase or a clause on the top of the table, and only the first letter should be in capitals with no punctuation marks at the end.
(3)	Figure titles should be put in a phrase, and the description should be in full sentences.
(4)	Tables are only used when necessary, and should be easy to interpret without reading the text. Regarding table configuration, do not include borders (horizontal and vertical rows) inside the table.
(5)	Any abbreviations used for tables and figures should be defined below the table/figure. If symbols are used, they should be utilized in this order: , †, ‡, §, ∥, ¶, .e.g.) RT=radiotherapy; NS=not significant. P=0.001; †R=0.415.
(6)	Upload each figure as a single image file in either uncompressed ppt, jpg, gif or pdf format over 300 dpi (dots per inch) or 3 million pixels.
(7)	Related photographs or illustrations should be combined to one figure, each denoted by letters, A, B, and C, following Arabic numbers.e.g.) Fig. 1A-, Fig. 1B-
(8)	Staining method and magnifying power should be stated when using optical microscope figures, and reduced scale should be stated when using electron microscope figures.e.g.) H&E stain, ×100

Other Articles

1.	Review article Clinical analysis of a topic chosen by the publisher should be in the following order: abstract, introduction, main text, conclusion, references, tables, and illustrations. The abstract should not exceed 250 words. There is no limit to the number of references.
2.	Case report Unique case (never reported or previously reported but carries unique characteristic of a country, presents different symptoms, or uses new diagnosis or management modality) reports should include an abstract, case, discussion, references, and picture in written order. Abstracts should not exceed 150 words and there should be no more than 20 references.
3.	Letter to the editor Describe briefly in 2-4 pages (A4 sized paper) a proposal or question for the journal.

	*For policies unstated in this instruction, "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication" (http://www. icmje.org) can be applied.