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期刊名称：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE ISSN： 1088-0224 出版频率： Monthly 出版社： MANAGED CARE & HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS LLC, 666 PLAINSBORO RD, STE 300, PLAINSBORO, USA, NJ, 08536 期刊网址： http://www.ajmc.com/ 影响因子： 2.229 (2020年) 1.706(2018年) 1.512(2017年) 1.321(2016年) 1.515(2015年) 2.264(2014年) 2.166(2013年) 2.117 (2012年) 2.458(2011年) 主题范畴： HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal   The American Journal of Managed Care is an independent, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to disseminating clinical information to managed care physicians, clinical decision makers, and other healthcare professionals.  Its aim is to stimulate scientific communication in the ever-evolving field of managed care. The American Journal of Managed Care addresses a broad range of issues relevant to clinical decision making in a cost-constrained environment and examines the impact of clinical, management, and policy interventions and programs on healthcare and economic outcomes. All original articles are subjected to rigorous peer review by leading clinical investigators, health services researchers, and clinical epidemiologists. Manuscripts are also evaluated to determine the real world relevance of the information they contain. In addition to original research, the journal publishes review articles, commentaries, trends from the field, editorials, and letters to the editor. Founded in 1995, the Journal provides a forum for peer-reviewed literature on healthcare outcomes research.  The American Journal of Managed Care is indexed many of the top scientific databases, such as: MEDLINE/ PUBMED, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, EMBASE, and Science Citation Index Expanded (click here for full list and links to indexers).  The Journal is mailed to nearly 53,000 clinical decision makers in managed care, including physicians, hospital directors, and medical / pharmacy / formulary directors at managed care organizations. Instructions to Authors MISSION The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is an independent, peer-reviewed forum for the dissemination of research relating to clinical, economic, and policy aspects of financing and delivering healthcare. The Journal's mission is to publish original research relevant to clinical decision makers and policy makers as they work to promote the efficient delivery of high-quality care. READERSHIP In 2006, AJMC's circulation is approximately 49 000. This includes academic institutions as well as individuals with important decision-making responsibility such as physicians, pharmacy and therapeutics committee members, medical directors, and other healthcare professionals. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS The submission guidelines outlined in this document are in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.1  The editors of The American Journal of Managed Care are pleased to consider manuscripts on a wide range of topics related to the Journal's mission. Authors should write for a sophisticated general audience and recognize that, in addition to evaluating scientific merit, another important part of the evaluation process will be to assess the overall relevance of the work to our audience. The following considerations are important in preparing manuscripts: (1) remember that most AJMC readers are not researchers; (2) undertake a presubmission "peer-review" process by soliciting critical comments from colleagues and modifying the manuscript accordingly; (3) involve an experienced consultant with formal statistical training in any study that contains quantitative data and statistical inference; and (4) become fully informed about AJMC's manuscript requirements. We encourage authors to send us the abstract or the outline of an article when they are uncertain of its appropriateness for AJMC. Submissions generally fall into one of the following categories: (1) original research; (2) review articles; (3) commentaries; (4) trends from the field; (5) editorials; or (6) letters to the editor. While most of AJMC content is unsolicited, the editors do solicit commentaries, editorials, and special series. Original research articles should employ a clear research question and an appropriate research design to report the clinical or economic outcomes of a specific intervention or regulation. Review articles should present a thorough synthesis of the literature and offer new insights and/or recommendations on how to improve the standard of care. The overall length of original research and review articles should not exceed 3500 words (excluding abstract, references, tables, etc). Commentaries are brief (=2000 words) opinion pieces--usually solicited from recognized thought leaders--that discuss pertinent and sometimes controversial issues in healthcare. Articles reporting trends from the field should provide descriptive data or case analysis of current trends in the healthcare system. These reports should be =2500 words and contain no more than 2 graphic elements. Both commentaries and trends submissions will be evaluated largely based on their relevance to our readership. Editorials (=1200 words) are solicited to accompany key articles and either extend or offer opposing perspectives on a specific subject. The editors will consider letters that comment on articles published in the Journal within the last 6 months. Letters are published as space allows and should be =500 words, contain no more than 1 table or figure, and cite no more than 6 references. The editorial staff classifies original research articles into 4 categories: Clinical, Managerial, Policy, and Methods. The Clinical category includes manuscripts that examine the health and/or economic impact of specific medical interventions. The merit of clinical manuscripts is judged on the significance of the clinical question, the strength of the study design, and the potential impact of the results on clinicians' practice or health plan policies. AJMC editors are not of the opinion that the only acceptable study design for clinical articles is a randomized trial. We encourage the submission of studies that use other established methodologies, such as observational studies, decision analysis, and meta-analysis. We strongly recommend that papers submitted to this category compare the effect of an intervention to available alternatives. Manuscripts in the Managerial category address the clinical or economic impact associated with interventions implemented by clinicians or health plans to alter the care delivery process. These include a wide range of studies such as those examining the influence of changes in benefit design, referral rules, formulary requirements, reimbursement policy, and disease management programs on the quality and cost of care. Studies may report empirical results or provide conceptual analyses of issues relevant to managerial interventions or health plan design. As with the clinical manuscripts, our evaluation will focus on the importance of the issue and credibility of the findings, which depend on the quality of the research design and analysis. Policy articles address the influence of the regulatory environment on the quality, delivery, and financing of healthcare. These include articles about regulation of pharmaceutical advertising, US Food and Drug Administration behavior, or regulation of insurance markets. Articles might also provide analysis of topics relevant to policy makers, such as the impact of managed care penetration on clinical or economic outcomes at the market level. The Methods category includes papers that introduce innovative methodological approaches or describe advances to existing health services research techniques. We expect submissions in this area to report on topics such as quality of life assessment, risk adjustment methods, or approaches to measure health plan quality. Advances in quantifying resource utilization, such as accounting for lost worker productivity, would also be welcome. Since we are not inclined to publish highly technical articles, papers in this category must be written in a straightforward style that would be viewed as relevant by our readers. The authors should include a statement in the body of the paper that indicates whether the study was approved by an institutional review board. For all papers (when appropriate), a statement confirming that the informed consent of study subjects was obtained should be included in the manuscript. Manuscripts submitted for publication in AJMC must not have been published previously (either in whole or in part) nor currently be submitted elsewhere in either identical or similar form. Material posted on the Internet or disseminated in any other electronic form constitutes prior publication and will not be considered. These restrictions on prior publication, however, do not apply to abstracts or poster presentations published in connection with scientific meetings or to working papers that have been posted on the Web to facilitate peer feedback. Nevertheless, authors must indicate on the title page whether any portion of the manuscript has been previously published. Previous publication of a small fraction of the content of a manuscript does not necessarily preclude its being published in AJMC, but the editors need information about previous publication when deciding how to use space in the Journal efficiently. Authors are required to submit copies of related publications (either published, in preparation, or submitted), as well as any manuscripts cited as "in press" to the editors for review. Duplicate, redundant, and/or fragmented publications are not permitted. Please refer to Chapter 3 of the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style for further information on duplicate publication.2 AUTHORSHIP Only persons who have made a direct contribution to the content of a paper should be listed as authors. The American Journal of Managed Care uses the criteria provided by the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals"1 to determine authorship. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content.Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions to (a) conception and design, or analysis and interpretation of data; and to (b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and on (c) final approval of the version to be published. Conditions (a), (b), and (c) must all be met.1 All authors are required to read and sign the Journal's Authorship Form affirming that they have met the criteria for authorship, have disclosed all financial interests in the manuscript, and have agreed to transfer copyright to The American Journal of Managed Care. Individuals who have contributed to a paper but who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged with their permission. STATEMENTS OF DISCLOSURE Authors are required to disclose any financial interests (direct or indirect) and/or any affiliations or involvements (competitive or amiable) with organizations that have a financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. To this end, all authors must read and sign the "Financial Disclosure' section of the Journal's Authorship Form and, where appropriate, create and attach a signed Statement of Financial Interest (see Section 2 of the Authorship Form). Sources of outside support (whether direct to the authors or through a third party) for research, including funding, equipment, and drugs, must be named in the cover letter and on the title page. In addition, the name of the organization funding or initiating a research project should be made explicit in the cover letter and on the title page (eg, "This study was funded by the XYZ Corporation."). If the funding organization had any role in the collection of data, its analysis and interpretation, and/or in the right to approve or disapprove publication of the finished manuscript, this must be noted in the cover letter and described in the Methods section of the text. The editorial staff may inquire further about financial disclosure after the manuscript is submitted. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, any financial disclosure or potential conflict of interest will be acknowledged as part of the published paper. COVER LETTER A cover letter submitted with the manuscript should identify the name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author, the person to whom all communications regarding the manuscript should be directed. Although reviewer selection is ultimately the decision of the editors, authors may provide the names, addresses, and telephone/fax/e-mail information of potential peer reviewers. PERMISSIONS Data and/or figures reproduced from another published source must be properly cited and acknowledged. Authors are required to obtain written permission from the appropriate author and/or copyright holder to reproduce previously published or copyrighted material. Authors must also obtain permission from at least 1 author when citing unpublished data, in-press articles, and/or personal communications. Copies of permission statements should be included with manuscript submissions. MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATIONS Manuscript components (cover letter, text, tables, figures, etc) should be combined into one file and submitted as an attachment via e-mail to ajmc-info@ascendmedia.com. The Editorial Office can convert files from virtually any word processing program. However, please avoid using the word processing system's endnote or footnote feature. Prepare a separate reference section instead. If electronic submission is not feasible, send 4 copies of the manuscript (complete with tables and figures) to the Editorial Office at 241 Forsgate Drive; Jamesburg, NJ 08831. To facilitate our blinded review process, each manuscript must include two separate title pages. The first should include all identifying author information (ie, names, institutional affiliations, financial disclosures, etc). All manuscripts should include the following components with each component or section beginning on a new page: Title Page. The first title page should include the following information:  the complete manuscript title and subtitle, if any  the full names of each author, followed by their highest academic degree   the institutional affiliations for each author at the time the work was completed  a concise (<25 words) summary of the article--not simply a restatement of the title--to appear in the table of contents   the name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information of the corresponding author   indication of the source of funding (including grant numbers, grant agencies, corporations, or sponsors)   the number of pages, references, figures, and tables   a word count (excluding references, tables, and figures) The second title page should exclude any information that would reveal the authors' identities and/or affiliations, but should still include a statement about financial support, even if none exists. Abstract. An abstract is required for all manuscript submissions. The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should consist of 5 paragraphs entitled: Objective, Study Design, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. The abstract should briefly describe the purpose of the study or investigation; how the data were obtained and how the study was conducted; the analytical methods; the salient results; and the principal conclusion. Authors should include a list of 3 to 5 key words or phrases (using MEDLINE's Medical Subject Headings [MeSH] wherever possible) at the bottom of the abstract page. Text. All text should be double-spaced, including the acknowledgments, references, tables, and legends. Number pages consecutively, beginning with the abstract page. Cite references, tables, and figures in sequential order in the body of the paper. Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be reported in metric units. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Blood pressures should be listed in millimeters of mercury. Except for units of measure, abbreviations are discouraged. Any abbreviation or acronym must be spelled out in full when it first appears in the text, followed by its abbreviation in parentheses. State the generic name (not the trade name) for all pharmaceutical products. Acknowledgments. Include a list of acknowledgments, if appropriate, at the end of the text, before the reference section. Refer to the "Authorship" section for an explanation of what constitutes authorship and for guidance in distinguishing contributions that warrant an acknowledgment. The corresponding author must affirm that he/she has received permission to list the individuals in the acknowledgment section (see Section 4 of the Authorship Form). References. Begin the reference section on a new page and double-space both within and between reference citations. Number references sequentially in the order cited in the text--do not alphabetize. Provide the names of all authors when there are 6 or fewer; if there are more than 6 authors, list only the first 3 authors followed by "et al." All references must be verified by the authors and should conform to the AMA Manual of Style.1 References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first mention of the particular table or figure in the text. References to papers accepted but not yet published should be designated as "in press" and included in the reference section. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as "unpublished observations" with written permission from the source. Avoid citing "personal communication" unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person, his or her degree, and the date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. Authors should obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of a personal communication (see "Permissions" section). Note the format and punctuation in the following sample references: 1. Wholey DR, Christianson JB, Jones KF, et al. What do physician recommendations of health plans mean? Am J Manag Care. 2003;9(special issue):SP88-SP99. 2. Batalden P. The limits of cooperation. In: Donaldson MS, ed. Collaboration Among Competing Managed Care Organizations for Quality Improvement. Washington, DC: National Academy Press;1999:35-36. 3. Blumenthal D. How information technology can improve health care quality: core lessons. Presented at: Alliance for Health Reform/Commonwealth Fund Roundtable Washington, DC, November 14, 2003. Available at http://www.cmwf.org/programs/quality/afhrcmwf_itroundtablesum.pdf.  Accessed December 15, 2003. Tables. Place each table on a new page. Number tables sequentially in the order they are cited in the text. Include a title for each table. Special characters, abbreviations, and symbols must be explained in a footnote to the table. Legends. Begin each figure legend at the top of a new page. Legends should be double-spaced and include the figure number and a brief description of the illustration. Identify all abbreviations used in the figure at the end of each legend. Figures. Figures are generally redrawn by our production team and printed in black and white. Avoid the use of shading in bar graphs or pie charts--use solid black and crosshatch patterns instead. Number all figures in the order they are mentioned in the text. Any previously published figures must be accompanied by written permission from the publisher and/or copyright holder (see "Permissions" section). PREVIOUS REVIEWS AND AUTHOR REPLIES If a version of the manuscript has been previously submitted for publication to this or any other journal, authors are asked to include copies of the peer reviewers' comments, together with a letter detailing how the authors have addressed these comments. MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING/PEER REVIEW ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT We acknowledge receipt of all manuscripts and assign each a unique, confidential manuscript number. The Editorial Office will not release any information about the status of a manuscript to anyone who does not provide the manuscript number. INTERNAL REVIEW BY EDITORS Each manuscript is assigned to one of the co-editors-in-chief for an internal evaluation to determine whether the manuscript is appropriate and worthy of a full-scale peer review. Manuscripts that do not meet the Journal's criteria for overall appropriateness, relevance, originality, and scientific merit will be returned promptly (usually within 3 weeks) so that authors may pursue alternate avenues for publication. PEER REVIEW Manuscripts deemed appropriate for the Journal will be sent to external peer reviewers. Typically a manuscript will be sent to a minimum of 2 reviewers who will be asked to provide feedback on the scientific merit of the paper. Generally we will also send the manuscript for a "relevance review." The relevance reviewer will be an individual practicing in the healthcare industry who may not have a research background. This person will not be asked to comment on the scientific merit of the study, but instead directed to specifically address the relevance of the research question and findings. Editorial decisions are based on the comments of both the scientific and relevance reviewers. The Editorial Office contacts reviewers in advance and asks them to complete their evaluation of a manuscript within 3 weeks. Reviewers are asked to treat manuscripts as confidential communications and not to share their content with anyone (except colleagues whom they ask to assist in reviewing) or to use the content for their own purposes. We do not send a manuscript to a reviewer who is affiliated with the same institution as any of the authors and ask reviewers to declare any potential conflicts of interest, such as personal ties to an enterprise with a vested interest in the topic of the manuscript. We grade the quality and promptness of reviews to help us identify high-quality reviewers. CRITERIA FOR EDITORIAL DECISIONS We judge manuscripts on the interest and importance of the topic, the intellectual and scientific strength, the clarity of the presentation, and relevance to AJMC readers. We also consider the strength of the paper compared with other papers under review and the number of accepted and previously published papers in the paper's category. Authors of original research and reviews should take pains to describe exactly how their findings add to the existing literature. EXPEDITED REVIEW We will consider manuscripts for expedited review and early publication if they are of very high quality, if they have findings that are likely to affect practice immediately, and if rapid publication would minimize adverse patient care consequences. If authors think that their manuscript warrants expedited review, they should contact one of the co-editors to discuss whether the manuscript meets these criteria. It should be noted, however, that we anticipate fewer than 5 manuscripts per year will meet these criteria. ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION The Editorial Office is committed to providing prompt processing times and to communicating timely decisions to authors. While the Editorial Office makes every effort to notify authors and keep them informed of any delays, most authors can expect a first decision on their manuscript in approximately 2 months. We communicate our decisions on acceptance or rejection only by a letter from the editors to the corresponding author. Almost all papers that we accept require some editorial or statistical revision before publication. The Journal can publish only a fraction of the papers it receives each year (approximately 30%). Manuscripts accepted for publication usually appear in print within 3 to 6 months from the date of acceptance. ON ACCEPTANCE Page proofs are forwarded to the corresponding author (usually by PDF or fax) prior to publication. Authors can expect to receive proofs approximately 3 to 4 weeks before the scheduled issue date. All proofs must be returned to the Editorial Office within 48 hours. Any advance media coverage must be coordinated through the AJMC Editorial Office. The editorial staff routinely sends advance copies of the Journal to members of the news media. Reporters may not publish stories based on this information until 5:00 PM (US Eastern time) of the second Wednesday of the month of publication. Providing copies of manuscripts or giving detailed information to media, manufacturers, or government agencies about the scientific information described in a submission that has been accepted but not yet published violates our publication policy and may preclude its eventual publication in AJMC. SUBMISSION CHECKLIST Before mailing your submission, please review the following items to make sure your package is accurate and complete.   Include the complete mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information of the corresponding author   Prepare a 2 to 3 sentence summary (no more than 25 words) of the article for use in the table of contents   Clearly indicate source(s) of funding on title page   Include a structured abstract   Provide a list of 3 to 5 key words   Obtain permission to reproduce material from other sources   Include an appropriate and timely list of references, cited in numerical order as they appear in the text   Submit copies of "in press" and related publications   Enclose a completed Authorship Form signed by each author   E-mail manuscript to ajmc-info@ascendmedia.com EDITORIAL OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT: The American Journal of Managed Care 241 Forsgate Drive Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Telephone: (732) 656-1006 Facsimile: (732) 656-0059 E-mail: ajmc-info@ascendmedia.com CITED REFERENCES 1. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: writing and editing for biomedical publication. [Updated October 2004]. Available at http://www.icmje.org. Accessed February 23, 2006. 2. Iverson C, ed. Ethical and legal considerations. In: American Medical Association Manual of Style. 9th ed. Baltimore, MD:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1997:87-172. Editorial Board Co-Editors-in-Chief   A. Mark Fendrick, MD Professor of Medicine and Health Management and Policy Schools of Medicine & Public Health University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Michael E. Chernew, PhD Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy School of Public Health University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan   Editorial Board   Bernard S. Bloom, PhD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bryan R. Luce, PhD MEDTAP International, Inc. Bethesda, Maryland   James E. Bost, PhD University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas Andrew F. Nelson, MPH HealthPartners Research Foundation Minneapolis, Minnesota   Jon B. Christianson, PhD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Joshua J. Ofman, MD, MSHS Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, California   Mark E. Cowen, MD, SM St Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Michigan Gerry Oster, PhD Policy Analysis, Inc Brookline, Massachusetts   Jennifer Elston-Lafata, PhD Henry Ford Health System Detroit, Michigan L. Gregory Pawlson, MD National Committee for Quality Assurance Washington, DC   Bernard S. Friedman, PhD Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Rockville, Maryland Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, Washington   Alan M. Garber, MD, PhD Stanford University Stanford, California Patricia Salber, MD, MBA Center for Practical Health Reform Larkspur, California   Anne K. Gauthier, MS AcademyHealth Washington, DC Dennis P. Scanlon, PhD Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania   Henry A. Glick, PhD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cary Sennett, MD, PhD American Board of Internal Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Dana Goldman, PhD RAND Corporation Santa Monica, California Deborah Shatin, PhD UnitedHealth Group Minneapolis, Minnesota   Clifford S. Goodman, PhD The Lewin Group Falls Church, Virginia Dean G. Smith, PhD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan   Nancy L. Greengold, MD, MBA Clinical Tools, Wolters Kluwer Health Los Angeles, California Sarah A. Spinler, PharmD University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Richard A. Hirth, PhD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Miron Stano, PhD Oakland University Rochester, Michigan   George J. Isham, MD HealthPartners Minneapolis, Minnesota Glen Stettin, MD MedcoHealth Solutions Franklin Lakes, New Jersey   Charles N. Kahn III, MPH Federation of American Hospitals Washington, DC Sean Tunis, MD, MSc Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC   Harlan M. Krumholz, MD Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut William S. Weintraub, MD Emory University Atlanta, Georgia   Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts     Associate Editor Founding Editor     Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Joseph R. Carver, MD Senior Administrative Officer University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania     Editor Emeritus     J. Sanford Schwartz, MD Professor of Medicine and Health Management and Economics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania