Authors should submit the e-copy of the manuscript to ajgg@ajgg.org. The total file size is less than 5MB. Or mail submission of manuscript to:

The Editor,
Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Rm 2A, Ming Tak Centre,
135-137 Tung Chau Street,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Ethics: http://ajgg.easyweb.hk/en-ethics.html

Information for Authors

Preparation of Manuscripts

General
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (in any language), and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Although the editors and referees make every effort to ensure the validity of published manuscripts, the final responsibility rests with the authors, not with the Journal, its editors, or the publisher.

Copyright
The author(s) submitting a manuscript to the journal understand that, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, copyright of the article should be assigned exclusively to the Journal. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to sign a Disclaimer Form http://www.hkag.org/ajgg/. If an author intends to reproduce the published article, either in part or in whole, he or she should obtain permission in written form from the Editor.

Manuscript type
Original articles should be no more than 4000 words, number of tables plus figures not more than eight, and references not more than 30.
Review articles should be no more than 4000 words, number of tables plus figures not more than eight, and references not more than 60.
Case reports should be no more than 1000 words, number of tables plus figures not more than two, and references not more than 10.
Letters to the Editor should be no more than 1000 words, and references not more than 5.
Editorials are by invitation only.

Language
Manuscripts submitted in English or Chinese (in traditional Chinese characters) are acceptable. For Chinese manuscripts, an English abstract must be provided at first submission.

Style and format
All submissions must be printed on one side of the paper, be double-spaced, and have a margin of 3 cm all round. Illustrations and tables must be printed on separate sheets, and not be incorporated
into the text.

Title page it should include the title, full names of all authors with their qualifications (a maximum of two) and affiliations (restricted to one official title). The full address, e-mail, and telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author should also be provided. Any sponsor(s) of the research involved, along with grant number(s) should be listed.

Abstract page a structured Abstract (in four paragraphs namely Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions with no more than 250 words) should be provided for Original articles and Review articles. For manuscripts submitted in Chinese, an English abstract should also be provided. No abstract is required for Case reports. A maximum of 10 key words should be included.

References should be numbered in the order in which they were first cited in the text. At the end of the article, the full list of references in Vancouver styles http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html should be provided. List all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more, list only first three and add et al. Examples are shown below:

Journal articles
1. Ferguson JM, Hill H. Pharmacokinetics of fluoxetine in elderly men and women. Gerontology 2006;52:51-8.
Books and monographs
2. Allen SC. Ageing and the respiratory system. In: Brocklehurst JC, Tallis RC, Fillett H, editors. Textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1992:739-68.
Electronic material
3. United Nations. General Assembly 56th Session. Road map toward the implementation of the United Nations millennium declaration. United Nations 2001; http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals. Accessed 1 March 2006.

Tables should be typed on a separate sheet. Number the tables consecutively using Arabic numbers and supply a brief title at the top of each. Legends and footnotes for the table are typed immediately below the table and should follow the sequence:

Figures can be submitted in the forms of photos, drawings, or computer graphics. Drawings, diagrams and graphs should be in black and white. Colour photos are published at the expense of the authors. Each figure should have a label affixed to the back indicating the number of the figure, and the top of the figure. The magnification of illustrations should be given where appropriate.

SI Units should be used where possible or included in parenthesis.