A small group of editors of general medical journals met informallyin Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1978 to establish guidelinesfor the format of manuscripts submitted to their journals. Thegroup became known as the Vancouver Group. Its requirementsfor manuscripts, including formats for bibliographic referencesdeveloped by the National Library of Medicine, were first publishedin 1979. The Vancouver Group expanded and evolved into the InternationalCommittee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which meets annually;gradually it has broadened its concerns.
The committee has produced five editions of the "Uniform Requirementsfor Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals." Over the. . . [Full Text of this Article]
Issues to Consider before Submitting a Manuscript
Redundant or Duplicate Publication
Acceptable Secondary Publication
Protection of Patients' Rights to Privacy
Requirements for the Submission of Manuscripts
Summary of Technical Requirements
Preparation of the Manuscript
Manuscripts on Disks
Title Page
Authorship
Abstract and Key Words
Introduction
Methods
Ethics
Statistics
Results
Discussion
References
Articles in Journals
Books and Other Monographs
Other Published Material
Unpublished Material
Electronic Material
Tables
Illustrations (Figures)
Legends for Illustrations
Units of Measurement
Abbreviations and Symbols
Sending the Manuscript to the Journal
Citing Uniform Requirements
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