ICJME Recommendations

Please read the recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) website: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/

or, browse the full ICJME content by choosing one of the sections below:

  About the Recommendations

• Purpose of the Recommendations
• Who Should Use the Recommendations?
• History of the Recommendations

  Roles & Responsibilities

• Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
• Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest
• Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process
• Journal Owners and Editorial Freedom
• Protection of Research Participants

  Publishing & Editorial Issues

• Corrections, Retractions, Republications and Version Control
• Scientific Misconduct, Expressions of Concern, and Retraction
• Copyright
• Overlapping Publications
• Correspondence
• Fees
• Supplements, Theme Issues, and Special Series
• Sponsorships and Partnerships
• Electronic Publishing
• Advertising
• Journals and the Media
• Clinical Trials

  Manuscript Preparation and Submission

• Preparing a Manuscript for Submission to a Medical Journal
• Sending the Manuscript to the Journal