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Scope
As the official journal of The Asia-Oceania Federation of Anti-Aging Medicine (AOFAAM) provides a forum for new research, applied basic science, and clinical guidelines on all aspects of anti-aging medicine. The scope and usefulness of the journal extend beyond, encompassing multidisciplinary areas that include internal medicine, gynecology, dermatology, orthopedic-, neuro-, or plastic surgery, rehabilitative medicine, family practice, medical subspecialties such as cardiology and geriatrics, epidemiology, pathology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, pharmacology, nano-, biotechnology and other relevant basic sciences.

Manuscripts
Please submit the entire manuscript as MS Word file or its equivalent form. Manuscripts must be written in English.

Original Articles
Articles covering both basic science and clinical topics are welcome. Each article receives at least two editorial peer reviews.

Details of Style
Please follow the guidelines set by the American Medical Association Manual of Style. The entire manuscript should be double-spaced throughout, including (in the following order) the title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, figure legends, and tables. Each of these sections should start on a new page, numbered consecutively in the bottom center.

Title Page
The title should be brief. Provide the first name, middle initial, last name, credentials (e.g., MD, FRCOG), and affiliation of each author. Indicate which author should receive correspondence and provide that person's preferred mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.

Structured Abstract
On the next page, provide an abstract of 250 words or less, conveying the Objective, Materials and methods, Results, and Conclusions of the paper. Also provide with the abstract up to six key words for database searching.

Text
Begin the body of the manuscript on the next page following the abstract. The text body must adhere to the following sequence: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion.

Drug Names
Use only generic names when referring to drugs. If a trade name is necessary for clarity, place it in parentheses after the generic name.

Abbreviations
Keep abbreviations to a minimum and define each at its first use. Do not use abbreviations in the abstract. Abbreviate units of measure only when used with numbers, and refer to the AMA Style Manual for standard scientific abbreviations.

Conflict of interest and Source of funding (if relevant) should be indicated in separate paragraphs after "Acknowledgments" section.

References
Accuracy of reference data is the responsibility of the author. Number references in the order of their use in the text; do not alphabetize. Identify references in the text with arabic superscript numerals. Follow the Index Medicus reference style (see "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals," Ann Intern Med 1988;108:258-65). Provide article titles and inclusive pages. Refer to the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus for abbreviations of journal names. List all authors when six or fewer, when seven or more, list only the first six and "et al." The following are examples of correct format:

Journal article
1. Ku SY, Choi YM, Suh CS, Kim SH, Kim JG, Moon SY, et al. Effect of superovulation on the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 in the murine endometrium. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2003;55:1-6.

Chapter in a book
2. Yu HK. Demography: Aging population. In: Ku PS, ed. Anti-Aging Medicine. Seoul: Calvin Publishers, 2003:21-36.

Book
3. Ku PS, ed. Anti-Aging Medicine, first edition. Seoul: Calvin Publishers, 2003.

World Wide Web
4. The Korean Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. New facts about anti-aging medicine. Available at: http://www.ka3m.or.kr. Accessed March 1, 2004.

Illustrative material
Please submit as MS Word or Powerpoint format or JPG file. Each figure should have a separate, descriptive legend with figure parts, abbreviations, and symbols clearly identified. Each table and chart should be numbered and cited in the text and typeset on a separate page with the title and number above and any notes below.

Permissions
To reprint material that has appeared in or has been adapted from previously published works, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright holder and/or author. Include full credit to the original source in the title or legend of the borrowed material. Photos depicting a recognizable individual must be accompanied by a signed release from that person, explicitly granting permission to publish the illustration. Permission documentation must be enclosed with the manuscript upon submission or soon thereafter.

Proofs
Corresponding authors will receive a set of page proofs before publication. These proofs should be reviewed with careful attention to text, tables, legends, and references.

Copyright
Copyright on all accepted manuscripts will be held by AOFAAM. It is necessary to obtain a signed statement from each author, expressly transferring copyright in the event that the manuscript is published in AAMR. Therefore, upon receipt of a manuscript, the Editor-in-Chief will forward to the author(s) a copyright transfer form to be signed and returned prior to publication. No manuscript will be published until all authors have signed this form. Manuscripts published in AAMR become the property of the Journal and may not be published elsewhere without written permission from both AOFAAM.

Address for Submissions
Electronic submission by e-mail is recommended. Kindly forward your manuscript submissions to the AAMR Executive Editor at the following address:

Seung-Yup Ku, M.D.
AAMR Executive Editor
Dept of OB/GYN
Seoul National University Hospital
28 Yonkeun-dong, Chongno-gu
Seoul 110-744, KOREA

Phone: 82-2-760-1971

Fax: 82-2-762-3531

Email: jyhsyk@snu.ac.kr

• Include original manuscript on MS Word format
• Put references in proper format in numerical order, making sure each is cited in the text.
• Provide a structured abstract and key words.
• Include complete consent forms for patient photographs.
• Include permission consent forms for previously published illustrations and tables.
• Designate a corresponding author and provide an address, telephone and fax numbers, and an e-mail address.