Journal
SASWR publishes its own journal, Anaesthesia Points West, twice a year to coincide with the scientific meetings. All members are invited to contribute original articles, news items, reviews, and obituaries and the editor will be happy to discuss any submissions.
Please type all articles, including news items, obituaries and reviews on white A4 paper with margins of at least 2.5 cm. Please use double spacing of lines.
One copy should be retained.
Articles should also be submitted by e-mail attachment to the Secretary to the Editor (see below).
Scientific articles should be prepared in accordance with uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (British Medical Journal 1994; 308: 39-42) i.e. as used by Anaesthesia.
They must be accompanied by a letter requesting publication and signed by all authors.
Please ensure that references are complete and correctly punctuated in the required style.
The approved abbreviations will be used for journal titles. Attention to these details will save the Editor much unnecessary work.
Photographs are best reproduced from transparencies.
The deadline is usually ten weeks before each meeting of the Society.
Submission of articles to Anaesthesia Points West implies transfer of copyright to the Society of Anaesthetists of the South Western Region.
The Editor is Dr James Pittman in Exeter and he may be contacted at
Dr J Pittman
Editor, Anaesthesia Points West
Department of Anaesthesia
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)
Barrack Road
Exeter EX2 5DW
Tel: 01392 402 475
E-mail address for articles, etc: kris.wilkinson@rdeft.nhs.uk