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Previous Volume 336:309-316 January 23, 1997 Number 4

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A small group of editors of general medical journals met informally in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1978 to establish guidelines for the format of manuscripts submitted to their journals. The group became known as the Vancouver Group. Its requirements for manuscripts, including formats for bibliographic references developed by the National Library of Medicine, were first published in 1979. The Vancouver Group expanded and evolved into the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which meets annually; gradually it has broadened its concerns.

The committee has produced five editions of the "Uniform Requirements for 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            Unpublished Material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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