Online Submission Instructions

By following these instructions and the prompts given on each screen, you will be able to submit your manuscript electronically to 'Blood Purification'.

The submission website has been designed to allow you to upload your manuscript text and figure files in several formats. The server will generate a PDF file to be used for review by the Editorial Board and external reviewers.

Please choose one of the following article types for your paper:

Video Files for the 'Blood Purification' enhance the online versions. The printed journal remains the archival version. Since it does not contain video files, the latter can only be supplements which improve the reader's understanding of the paper. In the printed version they should be replaced by a 'typical' figure.
Video files should be supplied in MPEG, AVI or QuickTime formats. This will make the files playable by any user with either Quicktime or Windows Media Player, two of the most popular media players. When preparing them, please keep in mind that they should be kept to a reasonable size. Files larger than 3 to 4 megabytes will take considerable time for most site visitors to download and, hence, may be a cause of frustration. Therefore, except in unusual circumstances, files larger than 5 megabytes will be deemed too large for posting. For best viewing, limit frame size to approximately 450x375 pixels. Avoid lengthy files.

Do not send hard copies by post or express mail if you submit online. The review of your manuscript will be carried out electronically. You will see a confirmation screen when your files have been successfully received by our server. This screen gives you a temporary 'Transaction Number'.

After submission, the data and files will be reviewed by the editorial office and you will then receive an acknowledgement by e-mail with a manuscript-tracking number. Your personal information (including Logon Name and Password) will not be updated until then.

By clicking on the button below you will be directed to the online submission website where you will be guided through several screens. The first creates your user ID and password, which will be saved and accessible to you for future submissions.
On the second screen, you enter all general information for your submission (Title, Author List, Abstract, etc.). You will then see a series of upload screens for your files.

For legal reasons, we must receive your Copyright Transfer Form with your original (hand-written) signature. Please download, print, sign and either fax or scan it to make it legally binding.

The final screen is the confirmation screen with your temporary 'Transaction Number'.

You may cancel your submission at any stage during the process by clicking the 'Cancel Submission' button. Please do not use the 'Back' button on your browser: You will be able to go back from the final screen and add any files you may have overlooked before.

Before proceeding, we encourage you to read the Guidelines for Authors for specific directions on how to prepare your manuscript.

Should you experience any problems with your submission, please contact:

Editorial Office 'Blood Purification'
S. Karger AG
P.O. Box
CH-4009 Basel (Switzerland)
Tel +4161 3061573
Fax +4161 3061434
E-Mail bpu@karger.ch

Your cover letter and manuscript text should be in separate document files.

The manuscript text file should contain all of the text elements:
title page, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, tables, figure legends.

Do not embed figures in a document file. Figure files should be submitted separately according to the instructions below.

Figure numbers must be clearly indicated on the figure themselves, outside of the image area.

Figures must be at least 300 dpi after scaling to final size (800-1200 dpi for drawings)

Color figures must be in CMYK format (not RGB screen format)

Please note: Figures may be subject to changes in order to match the style requirements of 'Blood Purification'.

Do not use LZW compression for saving TIFF images

Disable 'Track Changes' in office documents

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