Instructions for Authors
These guidelines are in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (known as the Vancouver style), determined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
The Israel Medical Association Journal (IMAJ) will accept for consideration original manuscripts that have not or will not be submitted or published elsewhere before appearing in IMAJ. This restriction does not apply to abstracts or proceedings of scientific meetings. If any part of the article (e.g., a table) has been published previously, the author must obtain permission from the publisher (or journal) and acknowledge such in full. The Editor also welcomes Book Reviews and Letters.
Peer Review
Articles will be sent for peer review to at least two experts at the editor’s discretion.Authors may recommend reviewers in their field, in Israel or abroad, but the Journal is not obligated to consult the reviewers suggested.
Study Protocols
Human and animal studies submitted to the Journal are required to have received formal approval by the author’s Institutional Review Board, and clinical studies must adhere to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Submission of Manuscripts
IMAJ requires that the manuscript be sent only through the IMAJ website in one WORD file which includes Title page, Abstract (for Original), Introduction (for Review & Case report), References, Tables & Figures. We also require the completed checklist and a covering letter. processing fee of NIS 100 or $25 payable to IMAJ through the IMAJ website by credit card: www.ima.org.il/imaj. In articles with more than six authors, state the role of each author in the study.
• Changes will not be accepted after publication
• Questionnaires should not be included in the manuscript
• Case report and review of the literature will not be accepted. It should be either case report or review
Title Page: Concise and descriptive (not declarative) title, authors’ first and family names with academic degree, institutional affiliation (departments and hospitals) and corresponding author’s name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. We also require the corresponding author’s cellular phone number (this number is for our purposes only and will not be printed).
Original articles should not exceed 10 pages of text, 25 references and 4 tables and/ or figures, in the following format: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Tables and Figures.
Abstract (Original Articles only): Structured abstract of up to 250 words with the following headings: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
At least five key words should appear below the abstract.
Reviews should not exceed 12 pages of text, 40 references and 4 tables and/or figures. Three short “take home messages” are required.
Case Communications should not exceed 5 pages, 5 references and 1 table or figure.
Letters to the Editor should not exceed 2 pages and 4 references.
References should be within square brackets and numbered consecutively in the text. References that are cited first in a table or figure should be numbered according to their sequence in the text (i.e., the reference number in the table should follow the numbering in the text). References should be updated based on year of submission and must contain current references. Articles in which references are not up to date will not be considered. Personal communications or unpublished data should appear with appropriate acknowledgment in parentheses in the text only. The style for the Reference list is that of Index Medicus. If the number of authors is 6 or less all should be given; if there are 7 or more give the first 3, et al. If the citation is a Review, Editorial, Letter, or Abstract, indicate such in square brackets after the title. For a book or a chapter in a book, list the authors of the chapter, chapter title, book editors, book title (first letter of each word capitalized), city and publisher, in that order. See below.
1. Xu C, Poirier BL, Van Huyen JP, et al. Modulation of endothelial cell function by normal polyspecific human intravenous immunoglobulins: a possible mechanism of action in vascular diseases. Am J Pathol 1998; 45: 1285-300.
2. Beutler E, Grabowski GA. Gaucher disease. In: Scriver CR, Beaudet AC, Sly WS, Valle D, eds. The Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease. Vol. 2, 7th edn. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995: 2641-70.
Acknowledgments may appear at the end of the text.
Pages should be numbered.
Illustrations: graphs and photographs included in the manuscript file, with clear annotations. Figure legends should appear on a separate page in the text.
Abbreviations: Use only standard abbreviations if the term appears frequently; all terms should be defined.
Drug Names: Generic names are preferred; if trade names are used, give the company name and country in parentheses.
Conflict of interest: Authors should indicate in the accompanying covering letter all potential conflicts of interest, including any commercial association with the company whose product is the subject of research or with a company that manufactures comparable products. After the article has been accepted for publication the information will appear as an acknowledgment.
All authors should sign the Disclosure form.
For each article you submit, please complete and enclose the checklist form.
