south african medical journal南非医学杂志

《south african medical journal南非医学杂志》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。

1、3SOUTHHAFRICANMEDICALJOURNALAUTHORINSTRUCTIONSAllmanuscriptsandcorrespondenceto:TheEditorSouthAfricanMedicalJournalPrivateBagX1Pinelands7430(CT)COPYRIGHTMaterialsubmittedforpublicationintheSouthAfricanMedicalJournal(SAMJ)isacceptedprovidedithasnotbeenpublishe

2、delsewhere.CopyrightformswillbesentwithacknowledgementofreceiptandtheSAMJreservescopyrightofthematerialpublished.TheSAMJdoesnotholditselfresponsibleforstatementsmadebytheauthors.AUTHORSHIPAllnamedauthorsmustgiveconsenttopublication.Authorshipshouldbebasedonly

3、onsubstantialcontributionto:(i)conception,design,analysisandinterpretationofdata;(ii)draftingthearticleorrevisingitcriticallyforimportantintellectualcontent;(iii)finalapprovaloftheversiontobepublished.Allthreeoftheseconditionsmustbemet(Uniformrequirementsform

4、anuscriptssubmittedtobiomedicaljournals;www.icmje.org/index.html).CONFLICTOFINTERESTAuthorsmustdeclareallsourcesofsupportfortheresearchandanyassociationwiththeproductorsubjectthatmayconstituteconflictofinterest.PROTECTIONOFPATIENT’SRIGHTSTOPRIVACYIdentifyingi

5、nformationshouldnotbepublishedinwrittendescriptions,photographs,andpedigreesunlesstheinformationisessentialforscientificpurposesandthepatient(orparentorguardian)givesinformedwrittenconsentforpublication.Informedconsentforthispurposerequiresthatthepatientbesho

6、wnthemanuscripttobepublished.(www.icmje.org)ETHNICCLASSIFICATIONWorkthatisbasedonorcontainsreferencetoethnicclassificationmustindicatetherationaleforthis.MANUSCRIPTSShortitemsaremorelikelytoappealtoourreadersandthereforetobeacceptedforpublication.Pleaseprovid

7、eawordcountforallsubmissions.Originalarticlesof3000wordsorless,withupto6tablesorillustrations,shouldnormallyreportobservationsorresearchofrelevancetoclinicalmedicine.Referencesshouldpreferablybelimitedtonomorethan15.Shortreportsorscientificletters,whichinclud

8、ecasereports,sideeffectsofdrugsandbriefornegativeresearchfindingsshouldbe1000wordsorless,with1tableorillustrationandnomorethan6references.Editorials,Opinions,IssuesinMedicine,etc.shouldbe