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Information for Authors is in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals; Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (Updated October, 2004).Developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: http://www.icmje.org/

Criteria for authorship in JIAMSE, as described by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors : (http://www.icmje.org/) is as follows:

Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising is critically for important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published. Authors should meet conditions 1, 2, and 3.

When a large, multi-center group has conducted the work, the group should identify the individuals who accept direct responsibility for the manuscript. These individuals should fully meet the criteria for authorship defined above. When submitting a group author manuscript, the corresponding author should clearly indicate the preferred citation and should clearly identify all individual authors as well as the group name.

Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group, alone, does not justify authorship.

All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those that qualify should be listed.

Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.

Information for Authors - Regarding Formats

No paper that has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere will be considered for publication in JIAMSE.

All submissions to JIAMSE will be electronic and should be sent directly to the Editor-in-Chief unless otherwise indicated, via an email attachment or on disk. Submissions should be double-spaced in Microsoft Word format.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor are encouraged. Letters should be short, clear and grammatically correct and should provide opinions, comments, criticisms and questions regarding published articles.

Medical Educators Resource Guide

This regular journal feature is edited by John Cotter, Ph.D. Dr. Cotter assembles a series of short reviews of websites that may assist the medical educator. If you wish to contribute to this series, please contact Dr. Cotter directly.

The Medical Educator's Resource Guide or MERG is the Journal's longest running regularly published column. The purpose of the Guide is to call our readership's attention to exceptional websites published on the World Wide Web. In each issue of the Journal, specialists in the medical sciences review websites that in their opinion can be used in the teaching and learning of their discipline.

In preparing a website review, reviewers are encouraged to consider the following points:

1. Only review a website that in your opinion is outstanding. Explain what it is that makes a website stand out from the others.

2. Only review a website that you know will be useful to instructors and/or students in your discipline.

3. Summarize the goal or purpose of the site. Indicate how the goal is achieved.

4. Outline the major sections of a website.

5. Summarize the contents of the site, e.g., images, graphics, animations and videos and the depth of coverage given to the topic.

6. Comment on the uniqueness of the site or what makes the site worth using.

7. Suggest which group (instructors, preclinical students, residents, etc.) would find the site useful and how it might be used by the target audience for instructional purposes. If you use the site in teaching, share your experience by indicating how you use it.

8. Include the URL and limit the review to between 150 and 300 words.

9. Authors should submit website reviews to jrcotter@buffalo.edu

Commentary

Commentary provides the opportunity for authors to submit editorials, essays, viewpoints, trends, opinions and critiques on a variety of topics in medical science education. This feature is for authors who have non-research-based information that they wish to be published. Commentary submissions must include the following:

Title Page

Abstract

Text/Body

to include sections deemed appropriate, such as an Introduction and/or Discussion

References

Tables & Figures with Legends (optional)

In Short Communications in Medical Research

The Short Comunications will be published in all issues of JIAMSE in a section under Schort Communication in Medical Education heading.

In Monographs

Monongraphs will be published in all issues of JIAMSE in a section under Monograph heading.

Opinions on Medical Education

Ideas which may not be totally grounded in referenced educational theory and research may be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief as Opinions on Medical Education. These may be theories on education and learning, techniques not directly applicable to teaching and learning, potential educational revolutionary advances, etc. These will be reviewed with more leeway and if found to be credible and applicable to medical education by the editorial board may be published in any issue of JIAMSE. References and entries are same as for any JIAMSE paper.

Opinions will be published in all issues of JIAMSE under the Opinion Heading.

Original Research Manuscripts

When authors report experiments that involve human subjects an indication of institutional Internal Review Board (IRB) approval or exemption should be indicated; either in the text of the manuscript or directly to the Editor-in-Chief.

When informed consent has been obtained it should be included in the paper. If informed consent has not been obtained then the anonymity of the subject must be maintained.

Papers involving clinical trials starting enrollment after July 1, 2005, must be registered in a clinical trial registry. For trials that began enrollment prior to July 1, 2005, registration is required by September 13, 2005. Please direct quires to the Editor-in-Chief for more on this topic.

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts must include the following components:

Title Page

Abstract

Text

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusions

References

Tables & Figures with Legends (optional)

Reviews

Many of our authors are interested in reporting on books, articles, products, software, papers, websites, and tools relevant to medical education. Submissions to this section may include the following components as deemed appropriate by the author and editor:

Title Page

Abstract

Text

Introduction

Description of subject being reviewed

Discussion

Other sections deemed appropriate

References

Tables & Figures with Legends (optional)

Announcements

Individuals wishing to post medical education related announcements in JIAMSE should send their requests directly to the Editor-in-Chief . Announcements may be IAMSE-related, government activity affecting medical education, announcements from other medical education organizations, medical education conference information or international issues affecting medical education.

Information for Authors - Regarding Style

General

	All submissions must be double spaced.
	All submissions must include a cover letter/email statement, which will include:

	A statement regarding all submissions or reports that may be regarded as redundant.
	A conflict of interest statement. When authors submit a manuscript, whether an article or a letter, they are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships that might bias their work. To prevent ambiguity, authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist.
	A statement confirming that the paper has been read and approved by all authors.
	The name, address, phone number and email address of the corresponding author.

Number all pages, starting with the title page.

Spell the word 'Figure' in the text; e.g., Figure 3 or (Figure 3).

Scientific terms must conform to those used in standard English-language textbooks, eponyms and other commonly used jargon must appear in parentheses alongside the standard term.

All non-technical terms must be spelled according to the current version of Webster's International Dictionary. The American spelling will be used; e.g., center not centre.

Numbers as the first word in a sentence must be spelled completely. Numbers indicating time, weight, and measurements should be in Arabic numerals when followed by abbreviations; e.g., 2 mm or 3 lbs. Spell numbers one to ten in the text. All higher numbers should be given as numerals.

Dates should appear as follows: September 12, 2002.

Website terminology to be used in the body of the manuscript:

	World Wide Web
	website
	web page
	web
	web-based
	Internet
	Intranet

Title Page

	Complete title of the submission.
	Type of article: Letter to the Editor, Commentary, Original Research Manuscript, Review, Announcement.
	Each author's complete given and family name and credentials.
	Institution of each author, which may include departmental affiliation, city, state or province, postal code, and country. Each institutional affiliation should be indicated with a superscript number in the order they appear on the title page.
	Name, address, telephone, fax and email number for the corresponding author. Corresponding author information should appear at the bottom of the title page and be indicated by a superscript asterisk preceding the author's name.

Abstract

	Consisting of 300 words or less
	Written in complete sentences
	Begin by introducing the topic, state the objectives/purpose of the study, describe the materials & methods including statistical procedures, list the qualitative or quantitative results, end with the important findings of the study and conclusions
	Do not include section headers
	The abstract must be able to "stand alone" without reference to the rest of the submission

Introduction

	Begin with the 'big picture', including definitions of concepts in the title
	Succinctly describe what is already known about the topic, cite appropriate references
	End with the purpose(s) of the study

Materials and Methods

	Include the total number of subjects (N), number of groups, etc.
	Explain how subjects were selected, clearly specifying all characteristics that may be pertinent to the study
	Provide a sample of data-recording instruments used in the study
	Describe how data were obtained
	List statistical procedures used
	Describe the materials and methods in sufficient detail that another investigator could replicate the study

Results

	Address each tested hypothesis
	Include basic descriptive data that allow other researchers to evaluate your findings
	Use tables and figures to represent your findings
	Summarize meaningful statistics

Discussion

	Discuss and interpret your results relative to the study's purpose, previous literature, and hypotheses; including predicted outcomes that may not have occurred
	Point out limitations of the study
	Recommend or suggest applications of your findings
	Summarize the significance of your research and state conclusions with supporting evidence

References

All references must be cited in the text of the submission

All references are to be listed numerically by order of appearance in the text. Referenced material should be indicated by the superscripted number of the reference immediately following punctuation.

For three or more consecutive superscripted references a dash should be used to separate the first from the last, e.g. 4-7, not 4, 5, 6, 7. Two references, even if consecutive, are separated by a comma.

	This hypothesis was interpreted by Smith and Wesson⁹ to be applicable to...
	The 1993 World Summit was again held in the United States.^1,7
	This research has been well described in the literature.^4-9

Journal titles are abbreviated according to the style used in the list of Journal Indexed for MEDLINE, posted by NLM on the Library's web site.

Do not use abstracts as references.

References to papers accepted but not yet published should be designated [in press]. References to submitted papers, not yet accepted, should be designated [unpublished results].

Avoid citing personal communication if possible.

Each journal reference should include (in this order):

Author's name(s)

	Last name followed by a comma precedes initials
	No periods or spaces between initials
	All names must be complete and included - no et al
	Two author names are separated by a comma
	In a list of more than two authors, the last name is preceded by a comma and followed by a period

Title of paper

Only the first letter of the title is capitalized

Journal title (italicized)

	Journal title is abbreviated according to style used by MEDLINE
	Journal title is followed by a period

Year of publication

Year of publication is followed by a semicolon

Volume number (in bold)

	Followed by issue number (if applicable)
	Followed by colon

Pages

Beginning and ending pages seperated by a hyphen and followed by a period

Each book reference should include (in this order):

Author's name(s)

	Last name followed by a space precedes initials
	No periods or spaces between initials
	All author names must be included
	Two authors names are separated by a comma
	The last author name in a list of authors is preceded by a comma and followed by a period

Title of book: only the first letter of the title is capitalized

	Chapter title, followed by a semicolon (if applicable)
	Book authors/editors, followed by the book title (if different from chapter authors/editors)
	Followed by a period

Place of Publication: (city) followed by a colon

Publisher: followed by a semicolon

Year: followed by a period

Each website reference should include (in this order):

Name of website

Author's name(s)

	Last name followed by a space precedes the initials
	No periods or spaces between initials
	All author names must be included
	The last author name in a list of authors is preceded by a comma and followed by a period

Publisher: Full name, followed by a colon

Year: followed by a period

Website address

Date accessed in brackets [i.e Accessed December 1, 2010]

Each "in press", "unpublished observation" or "personal communication" should include (in this order):

Designation as "in press", "unpublished observation" or "personal communication" in italics srrounded by brackets

Author's name(s)

	Last name followed by a comma precedes initials
	Periods between initials
	All names must be included
	Two authors names are separated by an "and"
	The last name in a list of authors is preceded by an "and"

Title: only the first letter of the title is capitalized and followed by a period

Place or location: followed by a colon

Publisher (if applicable): followed by a semicolon

Year: followed by a period

Examples:

Smith AB, and Jones CD. Coming up with fail-safe instruction of medical students. Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators. 2006; 16 (1):1-3.

Smith AB, and Jones CD. (Eds). How medical students learn and acquire information. Washington, DC: Infinite Press; 2009.

Smith AB, and Jones CD. (Eds). Each student has his or her own learning style. In: International Handbook for Medical Education. Chapter 8 (pages 359-378). Amsterdam:Pergram Press; 2008

Smith AB, and Jones CD. The theory of education of medical students. http://theory.medical.ul.edu/special.html [Accessed date]

Institutional Review Board, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY: [http://www.uofl.edu]

["in press"]Smith AB. Jones, CA, Flexner A and Crowly XM. This is how we have to teach medical students. J. Irrep.Res; 2011

Tables and Figures

The words "Table" and "Figure" are spelled completely in upper and lower case, are in bold font, and are followed by an Arabic number and a period; e.g.:

	Table 1. Mean Scores on United States Medical Licensing Examination 1992-2002
	Figure 4. Relative Distribution of ...

All tables must be cited in the text and have titles

The titles of the tables should be brief but complete

All figures must be cited in the text and have legends

All tables and figures must be included as the last section of the submission and be followed by figure legends

Copyright regulations

To maintain and protect the Author's and Association's ownership and rights and to afford educators with the opportunity to publish in JIAMSE, IAMSE requires that the senior author assign a copyright agreement to IAMSE on behalf of all the authors at the time of submission of a manuscript.
In the copyright transfer agreement signed by the author, IAMSE grants to that author and all coauthors, the rights to republish any part of their article in secondary publications (print, CD-ROM, and other electronic formats) for which they are authors, on the condition that credit is noted for the original JIAMSE publication. This copyright also extends to cover all artwork, photographs, and any other intellectual property published in the journal.

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