Instructions for Authors

For guidelines on JAMIA journals policy and submission please click on the links below.

• Originality of Manuscripts and Transfer of Copyright
• Types of Articles
• Preparation of Manuscripts
• Permissions
• Electronic Submission of Manuscripts
• Review and Action
• Online First Publication
• References

Introduction

The JAMIA guidelines extend the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (URM) Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication" composed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), as accessed October 2009 at URL: http://www.icmje.org. All JAMIA submissions must comply with the current version of the ICMJE URM, unless explicitly exempted below. General topics covered in the ICMJE URM document include:

• Statement of URM Purpose
• Ethical Considerations
• Publishing & Editorial Issues
• Manuscript Preparation
• References

Specific topics in the ICMJE URM include (see http://www.icmje.org/ for complete list):

• Obligation to Register Clinical Trials
• Authorship and Contributorship
• Conflicts of Interest
• Editorship
• Peer Review
• Overlapping Publications
• Protection of Human Subjects and Animals in Research
• Obligation to Publish Negative Studies
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Copyright
• Corrections
• Advertising

In addition to the ICMJE guidelines, JAMIA requires authors to follow principles detailed in "On Exemplary Scientific Conduct Regarding Submission of Manuscripts to Biomedical Journals," which is available free-of-charge at http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/13/1/113. Authors may also find useful materials prepared by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) at http://publicationethics.org.