Name: prefix and suffix

Select correct prefix from drop-down menu.

Use open punctuation in suffix field, i.e. without full stops and with no extra spaces.

PhD

Ph.D

Use 'Dr' or 'MD'; 'Dr' or 'PhD'.

Dr Jones
Mr Jones, MD
Dr Jones
Mr Jones, PhD

Dr Jones, MD
Dr Jones, MD
Dr Jones, PhD
Dr Jones, PhD

Name: first name and family name

Mandatory for all authors

John Smith

J Smith

Name: middle initials

Avoid punctuation and use initials only.

David RA Jones

David R.A. Jones

Name: middle initials

If authors want their middle name published as well as their first name, or are known by their middle name and prefer to use the initial for their first name followed by their full middle name, then enter their middle name in the first name field after their first name or initial.

First name: Paul Simon
Middle initial:
Family name: Johnson

First name: P Simon
Middle name:
Family name: Johnson

First name: Paul
Middle initial: Simon
Family name: Johnson

First name: P
Middle name: Simon
Family name: Johnson

Lower-case letters

Note: include only one email address in the email field

Department/
organization

Recommended for all authors if institutional address is available

Type in details as they should appear.  

Author affiliations should be in English.

Department of Neurology

Neurology

City/Country

Mandatory for all authors

City: Liverpool

City: Liverpool L12 2AP

Zip/postal codes

Zip/postal codes must be entered in the specific separate field and not alongside the city name.

Zip code: L12 2AP

Zip code: 9100 Aalborg

Telephone and fax number (international notation^a)

Separate groups of numbers using a space (not hyphens or full stops).

+44 151 123 4567
+44 151 1234567

+44-151-123-4567
+44.151.123.4567

Do not use the trunk prefix ‘0’.

+44 151 123 4567
+44 151 1234567

+44 0151 123 4567
+44 (0)151 123 4567

+[country code] [area code] [local number]

+44 151 123 4567
+44 151 1234567

0151 123 4567

Web address^a

Use without prefix 'http://'.

www.cochrane.org

http://www.cochrane.org