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JAOA Manuscript Checklist

For more information on the elements listed in these requirements, please see Information for Contributors.

Manuscripts submitted via e-mail to jaoa{at}osteopathic.org should be followed immediately with this document, sent to the attention of the JAOA Editorial Assistant via fax at (312) 202-8466.

Manuscript Submission

Address manuscript submissions to the JAOA's editorial assistant. Submissions should be sent via e-mail to jaoa@osteopathic.org or via regular mail to the JAOA Editorial Assistant, 142 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611-2864. Mailed submissions must include the manuscript and accompanying materials on an IBM-compatible CD-ROM or 3.5-inch floppy disk.

Manuscripts should be formatted in Microsoft Word for Windows (.doc), text document format (.txt), or rich text format (.rtf)

Electronic tables, figures, illustrations, and photographs are formatted and submitted as described in the "Graphic Elements" section of this document

For manuscripts based on survey data, a copy of the original survey should be included

Manuscript Components

A cover letter addressed to AOA Editor in Chief Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Jr, DO. The cover letter should provide the corresponding author's complete contact information and should indicate the article category: Original Contribution, Brief Report, Clinical Practice, Case Report, Medical Education, Special Communication, Review, Student Contribution, or Letter to the Editor

The title page should list the full names (including the middle name or middle initial) of all authors, the highest earned academic degree(s) held by each author, and each author's full professional title(s) and affiliation(s). Trainee-authored papers must include trainer in byline as a coauthor

A short, descriptive blurb about the article for the table of contents

An abstract, limited to 350 words. A structured abstract is required for original contributions, brief reports, or review articles, and a structured or unstructured abstract for any other type of manuscript submission

Methods section includes the following:

For a clinical trial with at least one prospectively assigned concurrent control or comparison group, the name of the public registry in which the trial is listed should be specified
Clear identification of therapeutic agents or devices used out of compliance with approved standards of dosage or usage
Statistical methods defined with the full names of each method given at first mention (eg, "Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient" rather than "Pearson's correlation coefficient")

One to four questions for the continuing medical education quiz should be provided along with brief discussions of the correct answers

Editorial conventions

Units of measure should be given with all laboratory values
With first mention, all acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations (other than measurements) should be expanded and shown in parentheses (eg, Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA [COMLEX-USA])
Numbered references, tables, and figures should be cited sequentially in the text. Journal articles cited in the "References" section should include direct URLs (uniform resource locators) to posted versions of teh articles. Photocopies should be provided of journal articles that are not accessible through URLs

Graphic Elements

Graphics should be formatted as specified in the "Graphic Elements" section of "Information for Contributors"

Each graphic element should be cited in the manuscript in numerical order, and a correspondingly numbered legend should be provided at the end of the manuscript to explain the figure, illustration, photograph, or table

For reprinted or adapted tables and illustrations, a full bibliographic citation should be given in each legend, providing appropriate attribution

All patient information must should be removed from radiologic images

Miscellaneous

Permissions

Once the JAOA accepts a manuscript for publication, its authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from publishers and authors to reprint or adapt tables or illustrations. Authors must specifically request permission to reprint in both the JAOA's print and online versions
Patient-Model Release form should be signed by patients featured in photographs in which a patient's frontal view or profile of face is presented
For authors serving in the US military, armed forces' approval of the manuscript should be obtained and institutional or miliary disclaimer should be provided

Acknowledgments

Descriptions of the contributions made to the study by those who do not merit authorship credit should be concise (eg, "The authors thank the following for their assistance in administering the survey instruments...")
All financial support for project should be described with grant numbers

All authors are required to sign and date the "Financial Disclosure Form" shown below

Financial Disclosure Form

Each author below certifies that he or she has no affiliation or financial involvement in any entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript, except as disclosed in an attachment.

(Underneath each signature, please write out in block letters the full names and degrees of the author. Attach a separate sheet if necessary.)

Authors' Signatures/Date Signed

_____________________________________

Manuscript submitted electronically on ______________

(Please check the box above if you submitted your manuscript via e-mail to jaoa{at}osteopathic.org. Please also note the date you e-mailed your submission in the blank above.)

[Updated October 25, 2007, AKD]