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MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE WORLD ON THE LIFE-CHANGING EFFECTS
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Introduction and Expectations |
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As you know, the Journal of Prolotherapy (JOP) has an audience
of both the health care professional and the lay public.
It is important to remember this when you are writing.
Because of this, we require that every submission (except
comments by readers) must be read by at least three people
(excluding yourself) with at least one proofer being a
doctor (medical doctor or osteopathic physician) and one
being a lay person. Thus, before submission, four people
(including yourself) have reviewed the transcript for grammatical
correctness, professional correctness, and understandability
by a lay person. |
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Abstracts, Articles, Case Reports, and Commentaries |
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| A one-page abstract of your submission
is required. Include a double-spaced summary page that
includes the primary author’s full name, credentials,
academic degree, title, and affiliation, postal address,
daytime phone number, and e-mail address. (Information
is for verification and correspondence.) |
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Article and Manuscript Submission |
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Please provide
articles in the following format: double-spaced,
include page numbers, and have a title page that lists
the author’s full name, affiliations, highest academic
degree, complete address, daytime phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address. If there is more than one
author, provide information for each contributor and
designate one author to handle correspondence.
If submitting a manuscript, include a signed statement
that the article is original, has not been published
elsewhere, and is not under consideration by any other
publication or electronic medium. Also include a brief
author(s) biography and a color photograph (preferably
electronically) of the author(s) at the time of submission. |
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| Articles need not conform to strict
word counts. However, as a general guideline, feature
stories typically run 2,000 to 2,500 words and articles
run 800 to 1,200 words. Authors are encouraged to submit
sidebars as well. |
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| Information from other published
works should be completely and accurately referenced
in the order in which it is cited in the text. List
references in numerical order according to the American
Medical Association Manual of Style. Do not list references
that are not cited in the text. Provide a list of any
individuals interviewed for the article and include
the interviewee’s full name, title, affiliation, address,
phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Include
website URLs and date accessed when used as a reference. |
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| Submission of photographs, charts,
tables, and other graphics is encouraged. Please
submit any artwork or other graphics along with a
statement of originality. If the artwork has been
previously published, or is based upon previously
published material, written permission from the copyright
holder to reproduce or adapt that artwork must be
submitted. Consent forms must be provided by any
individuals identifiable in photographs. Photographs
may be submitted as glossy prints or electronically
as JPEG, TIFF, PDF, or EPS files. Images must have
at least 300 dpi resolution and be a minimum of 4"
x 6". All photos, tables, and other graphics
should be clearly labeled and captioned. Tables should
be numbered in order of their citation in the article. |
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| Authors are solely responsible
for the content of submitted articles. The journal
accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies in manuscripts
or references. It is the author’s responsibility to
notify the journal of any potential conflict of interest
with respect to submitted articles and to acknowledge
affiliation with any organization or entity mentioned
in the text and/or financial interest in any subject
matter, organization, or product discussed. |
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Editing, Acceptance, and Expectations |
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While the editors will attempt
to preserve the author’s voice whenever possible, all
accepted articles, manuscripts or letters to the editor
will be edited for space and clarity according to the
journal’s style and format. We expect that your submission
will come in a format that has already been edited
for typographical errors and omissions. Submissions
will be rejected that have not been properly edited
and/or formatted. Remember, your submission must be
proofed by another physician and a lay person, in addition
to yourself. Remember, this journal is to be written
for both physicians and the lay public.
Typically authors are notified within 30 days as to
whether their submission has been accepted for the
paper journal, website, and/or both. |
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