Traffic Injury Prevention is an archival and indexed journal covering traffic safety, crash prevention and injury control, including alcohol and drug impairment, behavior of traffic participants, injury mechanisms, impact biomechanics, injury prevention and epidemiology. Published articles have been subjected to anonymous and independent peer review. They can include all phases of experimental, computational, statistical, emergency, clinical and epidemiological research.

Submission of Manuscripts

 

The Editor encourages only electronic submission of articles. Submit papers to dviano@comcast.net or dviano@gmail.com and include the title of the paper, corresponding author's contact information and email address. Correspondence is preferred by email, but is also accepted by mail to David C. Viano, 265 Warrington Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-2952, USA. Please
send the manuscript on cd. Include all contact information for the corresponding author in a cover letter, including email address. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the publisher's property. The Journal requires authors to list the specific version of AIS used and their level of experience in classifying AIS when done in the research. The Journal also requires that Randomized Controlled Trials (RTC) follow the CONSORT guidelines, which improve the RTC reporting and enable readers to understand how a trial was conducted and to assess validity of the results. The guidelines can be found at: http://www.consort-statement.org.

 

Manuscripts should contain the following sections in this order: title, author(s) names and affiliation(s), complete mailing and email address(es), structured abstract, key words for Medline, introduction, methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments
and references. Section numbers should not be used. Notations should be defined as they are introduced. The text should be
double-spaced with 1-inch margins using Arial 10 point font. The manuscript should consist of text with the tables and figures at the end. Number the pages and avoid the use of footnotes.

 

Language: English only.
Abstract: A 200 to 400 word structured statement using the headings: objective, methods, results and conclusions.
Key Words: Include up to six key words for indexing and database word searches.
Text Headings: Set first-level headings in the text to the left, typed in all capitals and bold faced; begin text on the following line. Second-level headings should be typed in bold lowercase letters, but with all main words capitalized; start text on the next line. For third-level headings, use bold type and capitalize only the first level; begin text on the same line after three spaces.

FIRST-LEVEL TEXT HEADINGS
Second-Level Text Headings
Third-level headings: With text run on

 

 

Compile references at the end of the text after the acknowledgments if any. References should be unnumbered and listed in
alphabetical order. All sources cited in the text must be included in the references list, and vice versa. References should be cited in the text giving the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication in parentheses. Example: Brown and Green (1985) show that. . . . With three or more authors, use the form Brown et al. (1985). Always give inclusive page numbers for references to journal articles and a page range or chapter number for books. The Journal discourages the use of website references. The following are examples for a journal, proceeding, report, book, Ph.D. thesis and paper in an edited book:

 

Burger HM, Cars RT. (1997) Parameters for Modeling the Upper Arm. J. Biomechanics,Vol. 30, pp. 1647–1652.
Feltner ME. (1994) Kinetics of the Throwing Arm Segments During a Penalty Throw in Water Polo. Proc. 134th Annual AAAM,pp. 58–72.
Jano SL. (1998) Foam Use to Optimize Bicycle Helmets for Children. for the Foam Rubber Society, Rydal, PA.
Yamada H. (1970) Strength of Biological Materials. Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, MD.
Nathanson J. (1997) Constitutive Equations for a Brain Modeling. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Melvin J, Evans PG. (1992) The Biomechanics of Trauma. in Biomechanics Studies, Ed. M. Nahum, T. Hughes, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Norwalk, pp. 78–97.

 

Mathematical equations should be numbered using Arabic numerals enclosed in parentheses on the right-hand margin. They
should be cited in the text as Eq. (10), or Eqs. (12)–(16).

 

 

Manuscripts submitted for publication must use SI units. English units may be included in parentheses.

 

 

Tables and figures should be included at the end of the text using Arial font. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be labeled,
taking into account necessary size reductions as figures are preferred in one-column width format (3.5wide) for the paper layout. Captions should be typed under each Figure. For accepted papers, the figures are required in an editable format in PowerPoint without grid lines or boundary boxes.

 

 

Illustrations (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clear originals in digital form. A PowerPoint
file with the figures will be required for accepted papers. If the use of color artwork is desired, please contact the publisher for print and online color costs. The editor may modify the figures for consistency in the Journal, and the publisher has the right to refuse publication of any artwork deemed unacceptable.

 

 

On-line proofing of typeset papers is arranged with the corresponding author. Proofs should be checked carefully and revised
within 48 hours. Corrections are limited to printer errors and clarifications; no substantial rewrites can be made without the Editor's approval.