Ms. Ref. No.:  JHT-D-08-00088R2

Title: Application of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to a patient diagnosed with de Quervain's disease: a case study Journal of Hand Therapy

Dear Mr.Kaneko Shouta Shouta Kaneko,

Congratulations!

The review of your manuscript has been completed and I am pleased to inform you that your paper, "Application of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to a patient diagnosed with de Quervain's disease: a case study", has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hand Therapy (JHT).

We will schedule your paper for publication in an upcoming quarterly issue of the JHT once the copy editing process is completed. The production editor for the JHT, will be in contact with you as necessary during the copy editing and production stages.

After both you and I receive and approve your page-proofs, your paper will be listed and electronically posted as "in-press" on the JHT website 5-7 weeks later.  This ahead of print listing will allow readers to download a pdf version of your paper and find your work on search engines like Medline, even before receiving the JHT in their mailbox.  

At this time I will need you to provide information for our CONTRIBUTORS section of the publication.  Please send the following items within 1 week and do this outside of the EES website.  Please use the following email to send these items to the Editorial Office, with attention to   Paul LaStayo: paul.lastayo@health.utah.edu.

PLEASE INCLUDE:

1) A professional high resolution digital black and white image of yourself.

2) An abbreviated biographical sketch. Unfortunately, we can only accommodate the primary author for each paper. The biographical sketch should include:

Name

Credentials

City, State and Country of Residence

Institutional or Clinical Affiliation

Current job title

Area(s) of professional interest

Topics of Previous Publications (and if this is the 1st time in the Journal of Hand Therapy)

Thank you for your contribution to the JHT.  I am looking forward to seeing your paper published.

Thank you for submitting your work to Journal of Hand Therapy.

Yours sincerely,

Paul LaStayo, PhD, PT, CHT

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Hand Therapy