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EMERGENCY MEDICINE: The Practice Journal for Emergency Physicians reaches approximately 26,000 emergency physicians,
plus some 7,000 physician assistants and nurse practitioners
working in emergency
departments.
ARTICLE OBJECTIVES AND
STYLE
Feature articles in EMERGENCY MEDICINE are intended to provide
readers with practical, clinical information that will help improve
their diagnostic and management skills in emergency or urgent care
situations. We strive for a straightforward, jargon-free editorial
style. Because the reading time of most physicians is at a premium,
we try to present our articles as a “quick read” in
the best sense of the phrase. Articles neither oversimplify nor
obscure the heart of our message, which, again, is practical, useful
information for the clinician. As one reader put it, “The
articles I find valuable are those that give me the feeling of
an experienced hand suggesting diagnostic and management strategies.”
The format that has proved most successful with our feature articles
is as follows:
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Overview. Why is this clinical topic important? What are the consequences
of missing the diagnosis? Why should readers be spending their
time reading this article?
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Pathophysiology. Who is at risk for this condition, disease, or
disorder? What is its prevalence? Its incidence?
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Patient presentation. What is the classic chief complaint? Other
signs and symptoms? What clues might the patient’s history
yield? What are the key physical examination findings?
•
Differential diagnosis. What diagnostic possibilities should be
considered by the clinician? What are the appropriate diagnostic
tests to order?
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Management strategies. What is the standard of care for successful
management of patients with the condition, disease, or disorder
discussed in the article? What is appropriate patient disposition?
GRAPHIC MATERIAL
Whenever possible, contributors should furnish photographs, x-rays
or other imaging studies, tables, diagrams, and/or illustrations
that will enhance the article. These can be submitted in rough
form, to be finalized by our art department. A title and explanatory
caption should accompany each image. Low-resolution digital
images may be submitted for initial consideration, but either a
high-resolution (minimum 300 dpi) file or the original photographic
print or slide will be required for printing. Materials can be
returned to the contributor on request.
MANUSCRIPT LENGTH AND OTHER
DETAILS
Most manuscripts submitted to EMERGENCY MEDICINE should be about
15 to 20 double-spaced pages, but shorter articles are welcome
and longer ones can be divided into two or more parts and published
in successive issues. At least five but no more than 20 references should be included
with the manuscript. Your article may either be mailed us
on a CD or e-mailed to us as
a Microsoft
Word
document attached
to a message to the editor
at the e-mail
address below.
All manuscripts should include a title page with the names, degrees,
institutional affiliations, and addresses of all authors, and
the mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail
address
(if available) of the author to whom correspondence should
be addressed. Manuscripts should be sent to:
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
7 Century Drive, Suite 302
Parsippany, NJ 07054-4609
After a manuscript is submitted, it will be reviewed by the editors
and members of the editorial board, and the authors will be notified
promptly of the outcome of the review process. Our reviewers may
recommend revisions or reorganization or request additional material.
If an article is accepted, it will be edited by our staff for consistency
with EMERGENCY MEDICINE’s editorial style and the authors
will receive a final copy for review before publication.
Please contact us if you have any questions about the preparation
of your manuscript. We look forward to working with you.
Maura Griffin, Editorial Director
emergency.medicine@qhc.com
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