Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor)
Authors must provide the names of 2-3 colleagues as possible peer reviewers for their submission.
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
1) Provide a statement on Informed Consent and/or Research Ethics Board approval for any research that involves animals and or patient information.
2) Provide a statement of the contributions of authors to the manuscript, showing that all authors contributed to at least one of the following categories: i) conception and design; ii) procurement of data; iii) analysis of data; iv) drafting of the original manuscript; v) critical review of the original manuscript.
3) Provide a statement of funding, identifying the funding source(s) where applicable for this work.
4) Provide a conflict-of-interest statement for all authors.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
PLEASE NOTE
Article Processing Charge
The CJGIM welcomes original research submissions, book reports, abstracts and other articles. Articles in the CJGIM will be subject to an Article Processing Charge (APC) of $750 (USD) for each manuscript that passes peer review and is accepted for publication; the APC will be waived for authors who are CSIM Members? and Associates (with dues currently paid) or who are submitting original research and review articles. Please indicate in the Private Notes box on the User Profile page if you are in one of the above categories.
The APC is billed upon acceptance of an article. There are no additional charges for colour, length, figures, or other elements. Letters to the Editor and select invited articles are not charged an APC.
Authors living in countries not considered “least developed as per the following list of countries who do not have the ability to pay the APC may be eligible for a reduced APC. Please contact the publisher directly to make a formal request at jbirkby@dougmargroup.com.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines accessed through the Submission Checklist page.
As part of the acceptance of your work for CJGIM, we ask you to provide your social media handle(s) and a short, 140-character summary that can be shared with followers on Twitter.

Instructions to Authors

The Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine publishes concise papers, which are subject to peer review. The Journal considers articles of original research, reviews, scholarly addresses, case reports, book reviews, historical interest, clinical tips, guidelines, letters to the editor, and so on. Requirements are in accordance with “Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals” (http://www.icmje.org). The editorial policies of the journal are in line with those of the Council of Science Editors.

Authors must disclose any commercial interest in the subject of study and the source of any support. A covering letter should state that the work is original and should include the address for correspondence, as well as the phone and fax numbers and e-mail address to ensure rapid processing.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be between 800 and 4,000 words but exceptions can be made with prior approval of the editor in chief. The manuscript must be submitted electronically via our online submission portal (Word or Rich Text Format only). An abstract of up to 150 words should be provided, and a statement that the study was approved by the relevant research ethics board should be included, where relevant. The lead author should also provide a brief bio sketch and high-resolution photo of himself or herself (see details regarding illustrations below).

Please note: Submissions to Case Reports and Clinical Images Section

The parameters for submissions to the Case Reports and Clinical Images section are as follows:

Maximum number of images: 2

Word count of accompanying narrative: up to 350 words

References: up to 3

For Case Reports:

Word count of narrative: up to 1500 words

Maximum number of images: 4

References: up to 10

References

References should be numbered consecutively in the text by superscript numerals. Corresponding references should be listed at the end of the text. Exhaustive lists of references are not encouraged. Unpublished sources such as personal communications should be cited within the text and not included in the reference list. The sequence for journal references should be as follows: author(s); title of paper; journal name abbreviated as in the Index Medicus; year of publication, volume number, first and last page numbers. When there are more than three authors, shorten to three and add “et al.” For example:

Col NF, Eckman MH, Karas RH, et al. Patient specific decisions about hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. JAMA 1997;277:1140-7.

The sequence for chapters of a book should be as follows: author(s) of chapter, chapter title, author(s) of book, book title, edition, place of publication, publisher, year of publication, page numbers. For example:

Galloway AC, Colvin SB, Grossi EA, et al. Acquired heart disease. In: Schwartz SI, Shires GT, Spencer FC, eds. Principles of Surgery, 6th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994:845-99.

Tables and illustrations

Each table should have a legend at the top indicating the information contained. Illustrations may be sent separately or embedded in the Word file.

Note: Figure reproduction cannot improve on the quality of the originals. Also all photos must be anonymized by cropping, blurring, or covering facial features and identifiable marks not relevant to the discussion.

Numbers, units, and abbreviations

Measurements are to be metric. In scientific text, physical quantities and units of time should be expressed in numerals, for example, 2 kg, 6 mmol, 5 hours, 4°C. Use only standard abbreviations, and avoid using abbreviations in the title. Define all abbreviations on their first mention.

Permissions

Written permission must be obtained for material that has been published in copyrighted material; this includes tables, figures, and quoted text that exceeds 150 words. Signed patient release forms are required. A copy of all permissions and patient release forms must accompany the manuscript.

Process

Article submission will first be reviewed for suitability by our editor-in-chief and then sent out for peer review.

Upon successful completion of peer review, the article will be assigned to a future issue.

Proofs

Once the article has passed peer and has been assigned to a specific issue, a pdf will be created and sent to the author for correction. Authors are asked to e-mail corrections back to the publisher within 72 hours.

Please submit manuscripts electronically via

https://www.cjgim.ca/index.php/csim/submission/wizard

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