期刊名称:CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
ISSN: | 0820-3946
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版本: | SCI-CDE
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出版频率: | Weekly
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出版社: | CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC, 1867 ALTA VISTA DR, OTTAWA, CANADA, ONTARIO, K1G 5W8
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出版社网址: | http://www.cmaj.ca/
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期刊网址: | http://www.cmaj.ca/
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影响因子: | 8.262 |
主题范畴: | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL |
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
eCMAJ contains the complete editorial contents of CMAJ, supplemented by a variety of interactive features and additional content. All information on eCMAJ is accessible free of charge. CMAJ is published biweekly, 2 volumes per year. New issues are uploaded on eCMAJ every second Monday at 5 p.m. EST/EDT.
CMAJ is a peer-reviewed international general medical journal published by the Canadian Medical Association. It is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/Index Medicus and more than 30 key databases, including Biological Abstracts, CAB Health, CancerLit, CINAHL, ClinPSYC/PsychINFO, Current Contents, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, InPharma, Science Citation Index and TOXLINE. It is available through third-party aggregators including Journals@Ovid, EBSCO Publishing and MD Consult.
CMAJ's Impact Factor
2002 |
3.2 |
1997 |
1.6 |
2001 |
2.8 |
1996 |
1.8 |
2000 |
2.4 |
1995 |
1.3 |
1999 |
2.4 |
1994 |
1.2 |
1998 |
1.4 |
1993 |
1.2 |
Instructions to Authors
CMAJ publishes papers that advance the understanding of medicine and health care, stimulate debate, educate and entertain. |
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Most submissions arrive unsolicited, and we welcome them. We also welcome queries: please send an email to the editor or one of the associate editors to sound out ideas for contributions. Remember that CMAJ is a general medical journal; articles must be comprehensible to interested physicians in any field.
As a founding member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, CMAJ endorses the "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals." Contributors should follow the most recent revision. For additional guidance please contact one of the associate editors.
All submissions are confidential. We strive to provide prompt peer review and a swift editorial decision. Manuscripts are usually published within 16 to 18 weeks of acceptance.
CMAJ prefers email submission of manuscripts to pubs@cma.ca. A signed copy of the cover letter and all required forms should be mailed or faxed separately to us. Our fax number is 613 565-5471. The forms listed below are available on our Web site at www.cmaj.ca/misc/ifora.shtml.
Cover letter The cover letter must attest that the paper is original and has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. A copy of this letter, signed by all authors, must be mailed or faxed to us. Potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed. If the manuscript does not fit readily into one of the categories described in Writing for CMAJ, you should explain in your cover letter why you feel it is suited for publication in CMAJ.
Contributor information State the specific contributions of each author to the preparation of this article. Each author must meet the 3 authorship criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors:
"An author is someone who contributed substantially to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data AND drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content AND gave final approval of the version to be published."
Manuscript
- Number the pages.
- On the title page, indicate the word count for the text only, exclusive of the abstract, references, tables, appendices and figure captions.
- Manuscripts should be prepared in a clear font (12-point Courier is preferred) and double spaced.
- Make sure each reference is cited in the text. In the reference list, number the according to the order in which they are first cited in the text and format them according to the Uniform Requirements.
- Submit by email to pubs@cma.ca (preferred) or mail 3 copies of the manuscript to the Editor, CMAJ, 1867 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6.
Where applicable, please also submit the following forms:
Acknowledgement form(s) If in your manuscript you acknowledge anyone for a contribution that goes beyond administrative assistance, you must obtain written permission to publish his or her name.
Personal communication form If you wish to cite a personal communication in your article, you must obtain written permission from the person in question to publish his or her name. Please include the person¡¯s affiliation and the year in which the information was communicated.
Patient consent If your article contains any information concerning individual cases, you must obtain written consent from the patient(s) to publish this information in CMAJ. A copy of the patient¡¯s consent must be submitted with the manuscript.
Digital arts submission form If your article contains any figures (line graphs, photographs, or any other type of artwork) and you are planning to submit your manuscript by email, please submit the figures using one of the formats specified on our digital art submission form (www.cmaj.ca/misc/ifora.shtml).
Permission to reproduce material from other sources If your article contains a previously published table or figure, you must obtain written permission from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) to reproduce the material in the print and online editions of CMAJ. In most cases, you must do this even if the article, table, or figure is your own work. Please also send us photocopies of the tables or figures from the book, journal, or online source in which they were first published.
Editorial Board
Editorial Staff |
Production Staff |
Editor |
Production Manager |
John Hoey |
Kathryn Freamo |
Senior Deputy Editor |
Production Assistants |
Anne Marie Todkill |
Nicole Barbeau |
Deputy Editor (Scientific) |
Carole Lalonde |
Jennifer Thomas |
Clara Walker |
Managing Editor |
Electronic Publishing Manager |
Randy Chafy |
Holly Bodger |
Associate Editors |
Electronic Publishing Coordinator |
Ken Flegel |
Jeremy Sims |
Anita Palepu |
Electronic Publishing Assistant |
Erica Weir |
Shirley Waddell |
Eric Wooltorton |
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Manuscript Editors |
Journal Oversight Committee |
Patricia Lightfoot |
Ruth Collins-Nakai, University of Alberta Hospital |
Kate Schissler |
Noni MacDonald, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University |
Copyeditors |
Gloria Baker |
Larry Patrick, Publications Liason, CMA Executive Committee |
Ann Bolster |
Sandra Garland |
Bruce Dancik, Editor-in-chief, NRC Research Press |
Sharon Nancekivell |
Peggy Robinson |
Peter Tugwell, Director, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa |
Statistical Consultant |
Nick Barrowman |
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Proofreader |
Editorial Board |
Jennifer Raiche |
Paul W. Armstrong (Edmonton) |
Editorial Fellow |
Alan Bernstein (Ottawa) |
Stephen Choi |
Neil R. Cashman (Toronto) |
In the Literature Editor |
Deborah J. Cook (Hamilton) |
Don Farquhar |
David H. Feeny (Hamilton) |
Contributing Editors |
William Ghali (Calgary) |
Charlotte Gray |
Frank R. de Gruijl (Utrecht, the Netherlands) |
Vivian Tors |
Alejandro R. Jadad (Toronto) |
News Editor |
Jerome P. Kassirer (Boston) |
Patrick Sullivan |
Finlay A. McAlister (Edmonton) |
Associate News Editors |
Allison J. McGeer (Toronto) |
Barbara Sibbald |
Harriet L. MacMillan (Hamilton) |
Science Affairs Analyst |
David Moher (Ottawa) |
Allison Gandey |
Andr? Picard (Montréal) |
Editorial Administrator |
Donald A. Redelmeier (Toronto) |
Carole Corkery |
Martin T. Schechter (Vancouver) |
Editorial Assistants |
Sander J.O. Veldhuyzen van Zanten (Halifax) |
Erin Archibald |
Salim Yusuf (Hamilton) |
Wilma Fatica |
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Joyce Quintal |
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Translation Coordinator |
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Marie Saumure |
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