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The American Journal of=20 Medicine=AE

Instructions to=20 Authors =

The editors of The American Journal of Medicine=AE welcome = concise,=20 well-written articles devoted to internal medicine and its = specialties.=20 Articles must be contributed solely to The American Journal of = Medicine=AE=20 and become the property of the publisher. Statements contained = therein are=20 the responsibility of the author(s). The publisher reserves = copyright and=20 renewal on all published material, and such material may not be = reproduced=20 in any form without the written permission of the publisher.

MANUSCRIPTS

Address manuscripts to:=20

The Editors
The American Journal of = Medicine=20
University of California San Francisco
Box 0121
San=20 Francisco, CA 94143-0121.

Express deliveries should be addressed to:=20

The American Journal of Medicine
432-A = Irving=20 Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
Manuscripts may = be=20 submitted electronically as e-mail attachments (preferably in = Microsoft=20 Word) to ajm@medicine.ucsf.edu=20 E-mail submissions should be formatted for US Letter paper (8.5 X = 11=20 inches), and created using commonly used programs, such as = Microsoft Word,=20 PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, etc. See below for further = details.

A cover letter should accompany the manuscript. It should = include=20 the name, mailing address, telephone, fax number, and e-mail = address of=20 the corresponding author. An e-mail address is essential. = In the=20 cover letter, indicate the category of manuscript (Clinical Study, = Review,=20 Special Article, Brief Observation, Letter). Suggestions for = potential=20 reviewers are welcome.

The cover letter must attest that the manuscript represents = original=20 work, and that it is not under consideration for publication = elsewhere.=20 The cover letter should also state that all authors meet criteria = for=20 authorship and that the authors will sign a statement attesting to = authorship, disclosing all potential conflicts of interest (see = below),=20 and releasing the copyright should the manuscript be accepted for=20 publication. An electronic cover letter is acceptable for = manuscripts=20 submitted via e-mail.

Each author must have participated in the writing of the = manuscript,=20 and have seen and approved the submitted version. Each author = should have=20 also been involved in the conception and design of the study, or = the=20 analysis of the data. We do not allow group authors (e.g., for the = ACRONYM=20 investigators).

Authors of research and review articles, and editorials, should = disclose any affiliation with any organization with a financial = interest,=20 direct or indirect, in the subject matter or materials discussed = in the=20 manuscript (e.g., consultancies, employment, expert testimony, = honoraria,=20 speakers bureaus, retainers, stock options, or ownership) that may = affect=20 the conduct or reporting of the work submitted. If uncertain as to = what=20 might be considered a potential conflict of interest, authors = should err=20 on the side of full disclosure. Because reviews and editorials are = based=20 on selection and interpretation of the literature, the Journal = expects=20 that authors of such articles will not have any financial interest = in a=20 company (or its competitor) that makes a product discussed in the = article.=20 Information about potential conflict of interest will be made = available to=20 reviewers and will be published with the manuscript at the = discretion of=20 the editors. Authors who have questions about these issues should = contact=20 the editorial office at (415) 447-6100.

The Journal does not accept review articles that were sponsored = by a=20 company.

Requirements for manuscripts are in accord with the Uniform = Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. For = more=20 information, refer to the following: International Committee of = Medical=20 Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to = biomedical journals. Ann Intern Med. 1997; 126:36---47.

Clinical Studies and Special Articles should be = no longer=20 than 3000 words, from introduction through discussion. Brief=20 Observations should be limited to 1500 words. The journal does = not=20 normally publish case reports as Brief Observations unless they = provide=20 important new insights into the pathophysiology or other aspects = of a=20 disease; however, brief case reports may be appropriate as a = Letter to the=20 Editor. Review articles must not exceed 4000 words, with no = more=20 than 100 references. The Journal also welcomes Letters to the=20 Editor provided they do not contain material that has been = submitted=20 or published elsewhere. Letters must not exceed 500 words, with no = more=20 than 10 references and one figure or table. An electronic version = as an=20 e-mail attachment (preferably in Microsoft Word) must be submitted = along=20 with the paper version. The letter should be signed by no more = than 3=20 authors, with only one affiliation for each. Letters referring to = a=20 published Journal article must be received within two months of = its=20 publication. All materials submitted to the Journal are subject to = editing=20 and abridgment.

Submit five copies of all elements: cover letter, text, = references,=20 legends, tables, and figures. An electronic copy on disk should = accompany=20 mail submissions.

Only a single copy, with a cover letter, need be submitted=20 electronically. E-mail submissions must be formatted for US Letter = (8.5 x=20 11 inches) paper.

Arrange the paper in this order: (1) title page; (2) abstract; = (3)=20 text; (4) references; (5) tables; and (6) figures and legends.

Number all pages in sequence, beginning with the title page as = 1,=20 abstract as 2, etc.

Put the name of the first author on each page.

Type all matter: (1) on standard-size white bond paper; (2) on = one side=20 of each sheet only; (3) double-spaced; (4) with one-inch margins = on all=20 four sides.

E-mail = Submissions

Manuscripts may be submitted electronically as e-mail = attachments=20 (preferably in Microsoft Word) to ajm@medicine.ucsf.edu = E-mail=20 submissions must be formatted for US Letter paper (8.5 X 11 = inches), and=20 created using commonly used programs, such as Microsoft Word, = PowerPoint,=20 Excel, Adobe Photoshop, etc. We cannot accept electronic = submissions whose=20 file size (manuscript, tables, or figures) exceeds 1 Megabyte. = Authors who=20 are unable to reduce their files to that size should submit by = mail. Since=20 electronic transmission can sometimes modify embedded graphics, = all tables=20 and figures should be submitted as separate electronic files. = References=20 should be part of the manuscript text and not embedded through a = separate=20 program, or formatted as footnotes or endnotes. A separate list of = symbols=20 should be provided, as these often fail to transmit correctly. = Authors=20 with questions should contact the Managing Editor, Jim Mullins, at = (415)=20 447-6100 or jmullins@medicine.ucsf.edu=

TITLE PAGE AND=20 ABSTRACT

Include first and last names and middle initial of all authors, = highest=20 academic degrees (not fellowships), the name of the department(s) = and=20 institution(s) from which the work originated, and the name, = address,=20 e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers of the author to = whom=20 reprint requests should be addressed.

Provide three to six key words.

For clinical studies, a structured abstract should be = submitted. It=20 should contain the following clearly labeled elements: Purpose, = Subjects=20 and Methods (or Materials and Methods), Results, and = Conclusion.

Provide an abstract with reviews and special articles. Brief=20 Observations do not have abstracts.

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.

TEXT

Limit use of acronyms or abbreviations to units of measurement. = No=20 other abbreviations are allowed.

Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be = reported=20 in metric units (meter, kilogram, liter) or their decimal = multiples.=20 Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Blood pressures = should be=20 given in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).

We prefer standard units (e.g., mg/dL); if SI units are = provided, the=20 conversion factors should be included. Data should be rounded to = the units=20 of measurement.

Acknowledgments, including grant support, should be placed at = the end=20 of the text.

REFERENCES

Cite every reference, figure, and table in numerical order. = Number in=20 order of mention in the text.=20

Do not cite abstracts. References that are in press or = submitted should=20 also be avoided.

Provide the full page ranges for all journal references and = specific=20 page numbers for all book references. Indicate all letters.

If citing sources from the Internet, include the URL and the = date=20 accessed.

Follow general arrangement, abbreviations, and punctuation as = given in=20 Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical = Journals. For=20 periodicals, follow INDEX MEDICUS, listing all authors when four = or fewer;=20 when five or more, list only first three and add et al.

Personal communications are discouraged. If included, they must = be=20 noted parenthetically in the text, dated by month and year, and=20 accompanied by a written acknowledgment.

Please note that no periods are used after authors' = initials.

TABLES

Start each table at top of new page. Double-space. Do not use = interior=20 lines.

Give each table a title. Number them in the order in which they = are=20 mentioned in the text using arabic numerals (Table 1, 2, etc.) = .

Provide a footnote to each table that identifies all = abbreviations=20 used.

For explanatory footnotes, use the standard footnote symbols = and in the=20 order described in the American Medical Association Manual of = Style (9th=20 ed), section 2.13.4 (Table Components): asterisk, dagger, double = dagger,=20 section mark, parallel mark, paragraph mark, number sign, repeated = asterisk, repeated dagger, repeated double dagger.

Submit written permissions from the publisher and author to = reproduce=20 or adapt any previously published tables.

FIGURES AND FIGURE=20 LEGENDS

Submit five glossy prints (not originals) of each photograph = and=20 drawing. Laser quality figures may be submitted. Use one figure = per page;=20 print the legend on a separate page.

Label figures on back by number and first author's name; = indicate top.=20 Please note that artwork of published articles will not be = returned.

Figures must be of publication quality. Use black ink for all = charts=20 (line drawings). Make decimals, broken lines, etc., strong enough = for=20 reproduction. Only sans serif fonts (e.g., Arial, Helvetica) = should be=20 used; all lettering should be of approximately equal size. Use = arrows to=20 designate special features. Submit high-contrast prints for=20 roentgenographic photographs because some detail is lost in = reproduction.=20 Crop photomicrographs to show only the essential field.

Titles should be included in the figure legend, not in the = figure.=20 Number figures in order in which they are mentioned in the text, = using=20 arabic numerals (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.). Identify at the end of = each=20 legend all abbreviations used in the figure. Indicate staining = method and=20 magnification for all photomicrographs. If figure legends are = submitted=20 separately from the figures, they should be listed in order on a = single=20 page. Submit written permission from publisher and author to = reproduce or=20 adapt any previously published figures.

RAPID REVIEW

The editors will try to make a preliminary decision concerning = the=20 potential suitability of a manuscript for the Journal within a few = days,=20 and to obtain peer review expeditiously. Electronic submission of=20 manuscripts will facilitate this process.

Email the editors at = ajm@medicine.ucsf.edu | The American Journal of = Medicine=20