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Author Guidelines

Reference Instructions for Authors

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their references and for correct text citation.

Guidelines:

  • Number references in the order they appear in the text; do not alphabetize.
  • In text, tables, and legends, identify references with brackets [ ] and in arabic numerals, for example: [1].
  • When listing references, follow sample #1 and abbreviate names of journals according to the journals list in PubMed. List all authors and/or editors up to 6; if more than 6, list the first 3 followed by “et al.” Note: Journal references should include the issue number in parentheses after the volume number.
  • Include links to all online media, as exhibited in sample #1.

Samples of reference style based on JAMA’s style:

References:

1. Svetkey LP, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, et al; for the Weight Loss Maintenance Collaborative Research Group. Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the Weight Loss Maintenance randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008;299(10):1139-1148.  http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/10/1139

2. Ramphal R. Infections due to Pseudomonas species and related organisms. In: Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, et al, eds. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Medical; 2008:949-956.

3. The key and critical objectives of JAMA. http://jama.ama-assn.org/misc/aboutjama.dtl. Accessed December 29, 2008.


Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal. 

     

  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

  • No part of this submission has been plagiarized from previously published sources.  When necessary prior literature is properly referenced.

    Note: Each submission will be analyzed by software that scans the medical literature for possible plagiarism.

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