期刊名称：JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
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First published in 1975, Journal of Medical Ethics has become a leading international journal, which reflects the whole field of medical ethics. Contributions to the journal originate in many countries and disciplines, and all undergo rigorous assessment. The journal features original articles on ethical aspects of health care, as well as case conferences, book reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. Occasional series focus on teaching medical ethics, experiences of medico-moral dilemmas (At the Coalface - Medical Ethics in Practice) and medical ethics in literature.?/font>
The Journal of Medical Ethics is co-owned by the Institute of Medical Ethics and the British Medical Association.?/font>
ISSN: 0306-6800 (print version)
ISSN: 1473-4257 (electronic version)
Publication: Bi-monthly plus two issues of Medical Humanities?/FONT>
Instructions to Authors
The journal considers papers only if they are not under consideration by any other journal at the same time. Rejected manuscripts are not returned. Papers, including references, should be in double-spaced typewriting on one side of the paper only. Pages should be numbered sequentially. On the title page brief details of the author's present post, an address for readers' correspondence and contact fax and phone numbers, and a total word count should be supplied.
The JME uses the `Vancouver style' for manuscripts and references. The full text of the `Vancouver Agreement' was published in the BMJ (1991;302:338-41). As the `Vancouver style' is incompatible with the long established style of references for legal articles, lawyers should use their own standard style, but avoid abbreviations so as to facilitate reference by others. The journal is multidisciplinary and papers should be in clear jargon-free English, accessible to any intelligent reader.
Authors should not use footnotes. The preferred maximum length of papers is 3500 words - absolute maximum 5500 (including references). Book reviews should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Abbreviations should be avoided. The names of journals, organisations, etc should be given in full in the text.
One copy of the journal will be sent to authors free of charge after their papers are published. Offprints of individual papers may be bought from The Publisher, Journal of Medical Ethics, BMJ Publishing Dept, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR. If your paper involves research on human subjects please confirm that the study has received approval from a research ethics committee (or if not, please explain why not).
Simplified `Vancouver style'
All papers submitted for publication should contain the following:
On page one of the manuscript:
- The title of the article which should be concise but informative and designed to attract the reader. The Editor reserves the right to change titles to achieve these ends.
- Names, initials or forenames and academic degrees (if any) of author or authors.
- Names of department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed, if any.
- Disclaimers, if any.
- Source(s) of support, if any
On page two:
- an interesting abstract or summary of not more than 150 words. Emphasise important and or new aspects of the article to attract the potential reader. Ensure the abstract contains a statement of the aim, key points and conclusion of the paper.
Papers reporting the author's empirical research should contain a structured abstract summarising the research under the headings: objectives; design; setting; patients or participants; interventions; main measurements; results; conclusions. Structured abstracts should not be longer than 250 words.
Key (indexing) terms -- below the abstract. Provide and identify as such, three to six key words or short phrases that will assist indexers in cross-indexing your article and that may be published with the abstract. Where appropriate, use terms from the Medical Subject Headings List from Index Medicus.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledge only persons who have made substantive contributions to the study. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission from everyone acknowledged by name because readers may infer the latter's endorsement of data and conclusions.
References
Number these consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, tables, and captions, by Arabic numerals, in square brackets, for example, according to Jones.[3] The list of references at the end of the paper should be numbered in the order in which each reference appears in the text. Try to avoid using abstracts as references. 揢npublished observations?and 損ersonal communications?may not be used as references, although references to written, not verbal, communications may be inserted (in parenthesis) in the text. Manuscripts accepted but not yet published may be used as references -- designate the journal followed by 搃n press?(in parenthesis). Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as 搖npublished observations?(in parenthesis). Where a further reference is made to a previous reference, but to a different page number or numbers, this should have a new reference number of its own and it should then refer back to the original reference, thus: 1.May T. The nurse under physician authority. J Med Ethics 1993;19:223?. 2.See reference 1:225.
Please note also that the standard Index Medicus abbreviations of journals should be used, and should be in italics. The volume number should be in bold. (Index Medicus abbreviations can be found by using Medline抯 journal browser facility.) References must be verified by the author(s) against the original documents. The following scheme, a simplification of the `Vancouver style' for biomedical journals, should be followed for each reference: in the text number in square brackets, following punctuation; in the list author (list all authors if three or less; if four or more, list only the first three and add ?i>et al?, title, name of publication if different from title (Index Medicus abbreviation if journal title) -- in italic; place of publication and publisher (where appropriate); year of publication; and, where appropriate, volume number in bold and page references of article or chapter referred to. Examples of correct forms of reference are given below:
1. Standard journal article: 1 Teasdale K, Kent G. The use of deception in nursing. J Med Ethics 1995; 21:77?1.
2. Corporate author: 1 General Medical Council. Tomorrow's doctors -- recommendations on undergraduate medical education. London: General Medical Council, 1993.
3. No author given: 1 Anonymous [editorial]. Anonymous HIV testing. Lancet 1990; 335:575?.
4. Personal author(s): 1 Kuhse H, Singer P. Should the baby live? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985.
5. Editor, compiler, chairman as author: 1 Phillips CE, Wolfe JN, eds. Clinical practice and economics. Tunbridge Wells: Pitman Medical, 1977.
6. Chapter in book: 1 Hope T. Ethics and psychiatry. In: Rose N, ed. Essential psychiatry [2nd ed]. Oxford: Basil Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994:45?1.
7. Agency publication: 1 The Linacre Centre for the Study of Ethics and Health Care. Paper 1: The principle of respect for human life. In: Prolongation of life. London: The Linacre Centre for the Study of Ethics and Health Care, 1978.
Figures
Black and white images
Black and white images (photographs, line drawings, graphs etc.) should be saved and supplied as:
TIFF, GIF, or high quality JPEG files to a minimum of 300 dpi.
Colour images
Colour images should be saved and supplied as:
TIFF, GIF, or high quality JPEG files to a minimum of 600 dpi.
Colour images should not exceed 2MB at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi. If you choose a higher resolution your image dimension should be reduced accordingly to keep the file under 2MB.
NB Scanners may automatically increase image size at a higher resolution.
Powerpoint files
SINGLE PAGE Powerpoint files can be submitted. Please submit ONE slide per file ONLY.
Alternatively Powerpoint files can be saved as JPEG or TIFF files and submitted as a single image file.
ALL IMAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO BENCH>PRESS AS SEPARATE FILES AND
NOT EMBEDDED IN THE MANUSCRIPT TEXT.
Tables
Tables should be submitted in the same format as your article and embedded in the article.
Please note: Bench>Press CANNOT accept Excel files. If your table(s) are in Excel, copy and paste them into the manuscript file (where cited is preferable). In extreme circumstances, Excel files can be uploaded as supplementary files; however, we advise against this as this will not be acceptable if your article is accepted for publication.
Tables should be self-explanatory, and the data they contain must not be duplicated in the text or figures.
Online submission using Bench>Press
Please note: the following instructions apply to submission via Bench>Press only. Manuscripts must still adhere to the standard layout guidelines above.
Registering with Bench>Press
Users are required to register with the system when accessing the system for the first time. Click on 慍REATE A NEW ACCOUNT? You will be asked to complete 3 steps:
1.牋?Email/Password:
Enter your email address: This is your unique user identification and will be needed to log into the system on ALL occasions.
Enter a password: This will be encrypted for security reasons, and will not be known to either the JME editorial office or HighWire Press. If you forget your password you will need to click on 慖 HAVE FORGOTTEN MY PASSWORD?and follow the steps outlined.?br> Choose a 憄assword hint?question and provide an answer: You will need to provide this answer if you forget your password.
Please note: a single password will be created which applies to ALL journals using the Bench>Press online submission and tracking system. Once you have registered for your first journal, you do not need to re-register in order to use another journal's system. Simply log in with your existing email address and password. 2.牋?Verification:
An email containing an URL will be emailed to you. Click on the URL. You email address will then be verified. This helps ensure that your email address is not being used fraudulently.
3.牋?Profile:
You will then be asked to provide a basic profile consisting of your contact information, plus expertise terms. Although you may use the same e-mail address and password to access any journal using the Bench>Press system, you must create an individual profile with each journal.
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Submitting a manuscript
To submit a manuscript enter the author area and click on the "SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT" hyperlink. You will be presented with a series of fields for entering your manuscript metadata and the uploading of your text and figure files. Supplemental data can also be uploaded. The system will automatically convert your files to a single PDF for reviewing purposes. An email will be sent informing you when the conversion is complete. You will be asked to approve the conversion before it is considered formally submitted to the journal. Click on 慡UBMISSIONS READY FOR YOU TO APPROVE?in the Author area to approve your article. During conversion the system will automatically hyperlink the references to Medline and/or the journal the article was published in (if the journal is hosted on the web by HighWire Press). Please ensure you include the heading "References" at the top of the citations for optimum linkage.
You are able to start your submission and continue the process on another occasion. By clicking on 慡AVE/CONTINUE?at the bottom of the screen when entering your metadata enables you to save that page or continue to the next page. If you choose not to complete the submission on that occasion, the submission will appear in the 慡UBMISSIONS IN PROGRESS?queue in the Author area. If you decide not to complete the submission at all please choose 慦ITHDRAW?
Please note:
- Do not include the cover letter in the body of the manuscript. This needs to be copied/pasted into the field available.
- If your paper does not include an abstract, please include the first paragraph of your article in the Abstract field.
- Supplemental files for upload may include: articles published/in press elsewhere; supplemental data; questionnaires, videos etc.
- Detailed help files are available throughout the process on Bench>Press.
File formats
Papers can be submited in any standard word processing software, although Word is preferred.
Figures
Black and white images
Black and white images (photographs, line drawings, graphs etc.) should be saved and supplied as:
TIFF, GIF, or high quality JPEG files to a minimum of 300 dpi.
Colour images
Colour images should be saved and supplied as:
TIFF, GIF, or high quality JPEG files to a minimum of 600 dpi.
Colour images should not exceed 2MB at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi. If you choose a higher resolution your image dimension should be reduced accordingly to keep the file under 2MB.
NB Scanners may automatically increase image size at a higher resolution.
Powerpoint files
SINGLE PAGE Powerpoint files can be submitted. Please submit ONE slide per file ONLY.
Alternatively Powerpoint files can be saved as JPEG or TIFF files and submitted as a single image file.
ALL IMAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO BENCH>PRESS AS SEPARATE FILES AND
NOT EMBEDDED IN THE MANUSCRIPT TEXT.
Please note that the BMJ Publishing Group does not accept powerpoint figures. Hardcopies of the figures may be required by reviewers or if the paper is accepted for publication.
Tables
Tables should be submitted in the same format as your article and embedded in the article.
Please note: Bench>Press CANNOT accept Excel files. If your table(s) are in Excel, copy and paste them into the manuscript file (where cited is preferable). In extreme circumstances, Excel files can be uploaded as supplementary files; however, we advise against this as this will not be acceptable if your article is accepted for publication.
Tables should be self-explanatory, and the data they contain must not be duplicated in the text or figures.
Submitting a revision
To submit a revision enter the author area and click on 慡UBMIT A REVISION/RESUBMISSION? You will be presented with your original manuscript metadata. This can be edited where necessary. You will then be required to upload your revised manuscript files (see Submitting a Manuscript for further details). Please include your response to the reviewers' comments in the available field. If this is not entered your paper may be returned to you.
Miscellaneous
- You can keep track of the status of your manuscript throughout the peer review process. Enter the Author area and click on 慚ANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW (CHECK STATUS)?
- Any reviewers?comments on your article will be found in the Author area. Enter 慚ANUSCRIPTS WITH DECISIONS?and click on 慠EVIEWS? This will link you direct to any comment on your paper.
- An invitation to write an article for the journal will also be requested via the online tracking system. Enter the Author area and click on 慠EQUESTED COMMISSIONS? You can accept or decline the invitation online. When submitting your commissioned article, click on 慉CCEPTED COMMISSIONS ?PAPERS TO BE SUBMITTED? The procedure for submission is the same as an unsolicited article (see Submitting a Manuscript).
Help
Detailed help files are available throughout Bench>Press and can be used without stopping the submission process. If you experience serious problems you contact Ruth Coster at the JME Editorial Office: rcoster@bmjgroup.com, or Natalie Davies, Project Manager, ndavies@bmjgroup.com
Editorial Board
Editors
Julian Savulescu
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
julian.savulescu@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Kenneth Boyd
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK
almq59@dial.pipex.com
Associate Editors
Richard Ashcroft
Imperial College London
London, UK
r.ashcroft@imperial.ac.uk
John Harris
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
john.m.harris@man.ac.uk
Soren Holm
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK.
soren.holm@man.ac.uk
Graeme Laurie
University of Edinburgh
UK
graeme.laurie@ed.ac.uk
John McMillan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
jm439@cam.ac.uk
Derek Morgan
Cardiff Law School
Cardiff, UK
morgandm1@cardiff.ac.uk
Mike Parker
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Michael.parker@ethox.ox.ac.uk
Loane Skene
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
l.skene@unimelb.edu.au
Anne-Marie Slowther
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
anne-marie.slowther@ethox.ox.ac.uk
Merle Spriggs
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
spriggsm@murdoch.rch.unimelb.edu.au
Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai
National Taiwan University College of Medicine
Taipei, Taiwan
fctsai@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
Board Members
A Akabayshi
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Sahin Aksoy
Harran University, Dept. of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Dekanlik Binasi, 63200 Sanliurfa Turkey
B Almond
University of Hull, Hull, UK
K Berg
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
B Blasszauer
University of Pecs, Budai Nagy, Hungary
M Bojar
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
M Brazier
University of Manchester, UK
C Byk
Paris, France
AV Campbell
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
R Chadwick
University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK
FJ da Rocha
Universidade do Rio Grande do Sol, Porto Alegre, Brazil
D Dickenson
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
K Diesfeld
Aukland University of Technology, Aukland, New Zealand
D Dooley
National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
RS Downie
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
HE Emson
Saskatoon, Canada
CCS Farsides
King抯 College London, London UK
S Glick
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
J Harris
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
M Hayry
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
N Hicks
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
T Hope
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
B Hurwitz
King抯 College London, London, UK
I Kennedy
Nuffield Council on Bioethics, London, UK
I Kerridge
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
P Kokkonen
Eduskunta, Finland
Sir Malcolm Macnaughton
Glasgow, UK
R Magnussen
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
N Pfeffer
London, UK
A Pompidou
Faculte de Medicine Cochin, Paris, France
S Popova
Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Q Ren-Zong
Bejing, China
P Riis
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
U Schuklenk
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
G Serour
Cairo, Egypt
M Siegler
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, USA
J Stanley
California, USA
C Stewart
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
MC Tai
Chungshan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
JC Tealdi
CEMIC, Beanos Aires, Argentina
H ten Have
University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
B Williamson
Australia
J Wong
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, China
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