This journal is in compliance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, as published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (updated October 2004, www.icmje.org).
Scope
Journal of Medical Informatics is a medium for disseminating scientific information based on research, experience, and observations pertaining to biomedical informatics. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and letters to the editor.
Types of article
Only electronically submitted manuscripts will be accepted. Journal of Medical Informatics contains three different
types of articles:
- Original Articles. The manuscripts can be submitted without prior invitation. Editorial board members will organize peer reviewing. Main body of the original articles should be structured as Introduction, Material and Methods (or Methods), Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
- Reviews. The Editors in Chief will invite a limited number of review papers. They should be comprehensive and restricted to publications necessary to reflect the subject adequately. Reviews will enter the standard peer review process as well. Based upon the comments of the reviewers, the Editors in Chief will decide upon publication. Uninvited reviews, technical notes, case reports, and case notes will not be published. Please refrain from contacting the Editors regarding submission of uninvited reviews.
- Letters to the Editor. Comments about the published articles, reply to the comments, short presentations of research studies.
Manuscripts of original papers should be submitted online at http://jmedinf.turkmia.org.
Osman Saka, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Medical Informatics
Medical Informatics Association
Bayraktar Mah. Bayraklı Sok. No: 39/2, Büyükesat
Ankara-Turkey
The author(s) should fax the Copyright Transfer Form within three days of their manuscript submission.
Fax no: +90 312 446358
Manuscript structure
Maximum word length for Original Articles: 4000 words. Maximum word length for reviews: 8000. Maximum word length for letters to the editor: 1000. Abstract and References are excluded from the final word count. There is no maximum for tables/figures, but each table/figure is counted as 250 words and is deducted from the final word count in any submission. Maximum number of references is 30, for review articles 60, for letters to the editor 10.
Manuscripts with incorrect format or that are over maximum length will be returned unreviewed for modifications.
Papers must be in English or Turkish and presented in the following order:
- Title of the manuscript
- Abstract (250 words or less, structured for original articles)
- Key words (3-5) according to MeSH ( www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
- Main body of manuscript
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Tables, prepared on separate sheets. (Number with Arabic numerals; 1, 2, 3, etc.),
- Figure legends (Number consecutively using Arabic numerals)
Please use appropriate subheadings and arrange your text as follows:
Abstract
The abstract should contain four sections(for original articles only): Objective; Methods; Results; Conclusion. Each section should comprise one paragraph, beginning with the name of the section in uppercase letters, followed by a colon: (OBJECTIVE: To report examples of ...).
Key words
Below the abstract please list three to five key words derived according to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ( www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
References
Only essential references should be cited. The list should be in order of first appearance in the text. Only numerals should be cited in the text.
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Journal names should be abbreviated according to MEDLINE ( www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=journals).
Journal article
1. Hasman A, Bergemann D, McCray AT, Talmon JL, Zvárová J. Triangulation applied to Jan H. van Bemmel. Methods Inf Med. 2006; 45: 656-67.
Books
2. Zadeh LA. Is probability theory sufficient for dealing with uncertainty in AI: a negative view. In: Kanal LN and Lemmer JF, eds. Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1986; 103-16.
3. Weed L. Medical Records, Medical Education and Patient Care. 2nd ed. Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1971.
Tables
Tables should have a title and footnotes explaining any abbreviation used in that table. Lowercase letters (a, b, c, ...) should be used for referenced footnotes.
Figures
All figures should be cited in the text and figure parts should be identified by lowercase letters (e.g., Figure 1a). Graphs and drawings are regarded as figures.
Electronic formats
Scan resolution: Scanned line drawings should be digitized with a minimum resolution of 800 dpi relative to the final figure size. For digital halftones, 300 dpi is usually sufficient.
Color illustrations: Store color illustrations as RGB (8 bits per channel) in TIFF format.
Vector graphics: Fonts used in vector graphics must be included. Do not draw with hairlines. The minimum line width is 0.2 mm (i.e. 0.567 pt) relative to the final size. Vector graphics exported from a drawing program should be stored in EPS format; the EPS file must always contain a preview of the figure in TIFF. Suitable drawing programs include Freehand, Illustrator, Corel Draw, and Designer.
Online manuscript submission
Carefully read the Instructions for Authors to the left. Go to the Journal of Medical Informatics website at http://jmedinf.turkmia.org and select language (English).
Click Online Manuscript Submission. If you are a registered user, enter your username and password. If you are not, register by clicking New User. Fill in the form and click Send. Define your username and password. When Author Center opens, enter New Submission. From this point on, follow the steps by clicking on the Next button.
Select manuscript type (original article, review, letter to the editor).
Enter affiliation, city, and country data (do not abbreviate institutional names).
Enter author data. Full names of the authors should be given, an e-mail address must be provided, and corresponding author should be identified.
Enter the manuscript title.
Enter the abstract (it should be structured in original article).
Enter the key words.
Enter a cover letter.
Upload your manuscript in the following manner:
Name your manuscript, which must be a Word document, as "text". This document should contain, in an orderly fashion, the main text (without any author or affiliation information), references, tables on separate pages, and figure legends. Search for your manuscript document by using the Browse button. After selecting the document, click the Upload button.
Upload the figures. Every figure part should be properly named as separate files (e.g. "Figure_1a"), browsed as explained above, and separately uploaded. Drawings and graphs are regarded as figures.
After all has been uploaded, click the Send Manuscript button. If you do not click this button, you may visit later to complete the manuscript submission. Your incomplete submission will be saved for later completion.
Do not forget to fax the Copyright Transfer Form within three days of your submission; the online evaluation process will not start until it is received. |
