Head & Neck is an international multidisciplinary publication of original contributions concerning the diagnosis and management of diseases of the head and neck. This area involves the overlapping interests and expertise of several surgical and medical specialties including general surgery neurosurgery otolaryngology plastic surgery oral surgery dermatology ophthalmology pathology radiotherapy medical oncology and the corresponding basic sciences. Head & Neck publishes original contributions on clinical and research topics. Each manuscript is submitted to peer review by at least two experts in the field. Comprehensive reviews of topics particularly in fields subject to rapid change in knowledge will be included at the discretion of the Editor and on the recommendation of reviewers. Technical notes descriptions of new technologies single case reports of unusual interest and brief preliminary communications are accepted after proper peer review. Editorials and Letters to the Editor are also considered for publication. Head & Neck also publishes regular series: Controversies Basic Science Reviews Anatomic Correlates Abstracts and Book Reviews . Book Reviews are solicited by the editor and publishers should send review books to Randal S. Weber MD Editor. Visual materials will also be accepted for review. Head & Neck adheres to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals under the agreement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors ( JAMA 1993;269:2282-2286). Manuscripts are accepted for consideration if they have not appeared elsewhere in any but abstract form and are not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. This policy does not preclude consideration of a manuscript that has been rejected by another journal or of a complete report that follows publication of the preliminary report or abstract. It is requested that the author submit a full statement to the Editor about previous reports that may be regarded as prior or duplicate publication for the same or similar work. Multiple-part publications are discouraged. Secondary publications in another language will be considered individually. Preliminary release of data usually to public media of scientific information described in a paper may be acceptable but should be discussed with the Editor.

《頭頸部》是一本關(guān)于頭頸部疾病診斷和管理的原始貢獻(xiàn)的國際多學(xué)科出版物。這一領(lǐng)域涉及普通外科、神經(jīng)外科、耳鼻喉科、整形外科、口腔外科、皮膚科、眼科、病理學(xué)、放射治療、醫(yī)學(xué)腫瘤學(xué)和相應(yīng)的基礎(chǔ)科學(xué)等多個(gè)外科和醫(yī)學(xué)專業(yè)的交叉興趣和專長《頭頸部》出版了關(guān)于臨床和研究主題的原創(chuàng)文章。每一份手稿都由該領(lǐng)域至少兩名專家提交同行評(píng)審。編輯可自行決定并根據(jù)評(píng)審員的建議對(duì)專題進(jìn)行全面審查，尤其是在知識(shí)迅速變化的領(lǐng)域。在適當(dāng)?shù)耐性u(píng)審后，接受新技術(shù)的技術(shù)說明、異常興趣的單一案例報(bào)告和簡短的初步溝通。社論和致編輯的信也被考慮出版。《頭頸部》出版常規(guī)系列：爭議基礎(chǔ)科學(xué)評(píng)論解剖學(xué)相關(guān)摘要和書評(píng)。編輯征集書評(píng)，出版商應(yīng)將評(píng)論書發(fā)送給Randal S. Weber MD編輯。視覺材料也將接受審查。根據(jù)國際醫(yī)學(xué)期刊編輯委員會(huì)的協(xié)議，頭頸部遵守提交給生物醫(yī)學(xué)期刊的手稿的統(tǒng)一要求（JAMA 1993; 269：2282-2286）。如果稿件沒有以任何抽象形式出現(xiàn)在其他地方，并且目前正在考慮在其他地方出版，則可以接受審稿。本政策不排除考慮已被其他期刊拒絕的稿件或在初步報(bào)告或摘要發(fā)布后的完整報(bào)告。要求作者向編輯提交關(guān)于之前報(bào)告的完整陳述，這些報(bào)告可能被視為相同或類似作品的先前或重復(fù)出版物。不鼓勵(lì)多部分出版物。另一種語言的二級(jí)出版物將單獨(dú)考慮。通常向論文中描述的科學(xué)信息的公共媒體初步發(fā)布數(shù)據(jù)可能是可以接受的，但應(yīng)與編輯討論。