Begin each of the following sections on separate pages: Title page, Abstract (structured abstract) and Keywords, Text, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figures, Legends.

Abbreviations
Use only standard abbreviations. The full term for which an abbreviation stands for, should precede its first use in the text.

Title page
The title page should contain: 
1) The title of the article, no longer than 135 characters; avoid abbreviations.
2) A short running head of no more than 75 characters (count letters and spaces); avoid abbreviations
3) First name, middle initial, and last name of each Author; 
4) Institutional affiliation for each Author, using superscripts and not symbols (e.g. Paul Smith1).
5) State if any of the Authors are members of the Vascular Access Society or of the affiliated societies (VASA, GAVECELT, GSAVAN).
6) Name, complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of Author to whom correspondence and request of reprints should be sent. 
7) Disclaimers
- Financial support. Identify all sources, public and private of grants and funds in support of the study. Supply the agency name and city, company name and city, fellowship name and grant number. 
- Meeting presentation. If the data have been presented at a scientific meeting, state the place, exact date of presentation, and auspices of the meeting.
- Informed Consent. Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental investigation on human subjects must include a statement that informed consent was obtained. If the study being reported involved human subjects, human derived materials, or human medical records, please include one of the following statements in the Materials/ Patients and Methods section:
* Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee approval was obtained.
* IRB/Ethics Committee decided approval was not required for this study.
- Conflict of interest. All manuscripts must state, in a footnote, whether any Authors have proprietary interest or not

Abstract and Keywords 
The second page should carry a structured abstract of no more than 250 words. The abstract should state the purpose, methods, results and conclusions of the research. Key (indexing terms): below the abstract, provide and identify as such 3 to 6 keywords. Use terms from the Medical Subject Headings list from lndex Medicus whenever possible.

Text
The text of articles must be divided into sections with the headings Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. 

Acknowledgements
Acknowledge statistical consultation and assistance (when provided by a person different from the Author) in an acknowledgement at the end of the article before the references. Indicate the name, degree and affiliation of the individual. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission from everyone acknowledged by name.

References
References should follow text and begin on a separate page. They must be double spaced and numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals (in parentheses). References used within tables should appear as footnotes in the table legend. These references should not be repeated in the main reference list unless they are also cited within the text. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus/Medline. If there is any doubt about abbreviation of a journal name, it should be spelled out completely. All references must be verified by the Authors(s) against the original documents. You may use the reference checking tool available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/citmatch.html.
Cite only published studies as references. Any reference (including books or articles) that has been accepted for publication, but not yet published, should have the term "in press" in the reference in place of volume and page numbers. These must be updated prior to publication, if possible. You may also acknowledge "unpublished data" or "submitted" articles within parentheses in the text. For abstracts, oral or poster presentations follow the same rules as for unpublished materials. 
Examples of correct forms of references are given below:

Journal Article
Standard journal article - (List all Authors when six or less: when seven or more list only first three and add et al):
Gundersen K, Bradley RF, Marble A. Serum phosphorus and potassium levels after intravenous administration of glucose. N Engl J Med 1954; 250: 547-54.

Book
Wilmore DW, Carpentier YA eds. Metabolic support of the critically ill patient. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag 1993; 157-71.

Chapter in a Book
Knochel JP, Jacobson HR. Renal handling of phosphorus clinical hypophosphatemia and phosphorus deficiency. In: Brenner BM, Rector FC, eds. The Kidney. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1985; 619-62.

Tables
Each table should have a brief title that is fully understandable without reference to the text and should not offer duplicate information offered in the text. Type each table on a separate sheet; using double spacing. Tables should be created in a Word document using the table tools. Do not format tables as columns or tabs and do not submit tables as figures. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals by order of citation in the text. Each table must include title, appropriate column heads and explanatory legends, including definitions of any abbreviation used. References used within tables should appear as footnotes in the table legend. 

Disclaimer 
The statements and opinions contained in the articles of the Journal of Vascular Access are solely those of the individual authors and contributors. The appearance of advertisements in the Journal is not a warranty, endorsement or approval of the products or services advertised or of their safety. The Editor in Chief and the Publisher disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas or products referred to in the articles or advertisements.