ICJME Recommendations

Please read the recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) website: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/

or, browse the full ICJME content by choosing one of the sections below:

• • 1. About the Recommendations
       • Purpose of the Recommendations
       • Who Should Use the Recommendations?
       • History of the Recommendations
    2. Roles & Responsibilities
       • Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
       • Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest
       • Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process
       • Journal Owners and Editorial Freedom
       • Protection of Research Participants
    3. Publishing & Editorial Issues
       • Corrections, Retractions, Republications and Version Control
       • Scientific Misconduct, Expressions of Concern, and Retraction
       • Copyright
       • Overlapping Publications
       • Correspondence
       • Fees
       • Supplements, Theme Issues, and Special Series
       • Sponsorships and Partnerships
       • Electronic Publishing
       • Advertising
       • Journals and the Media
       • Clinical Trials
    4. Manuscript Preparation and Submission
       • Preparing a Manuscript for Submission to a Medical Journal
       • Sending the Manuscript to the Journal