期刊名称：ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
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ISSN： | 0003-4819
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版本： | SCI-CDE
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出版频率： | Semi-monthly
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出版社： | AMER COLL PHYSICIANS, INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST 6TH AND RACE ST, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-1572
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出版社网址： | http://www.acponline.org/
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期刊网址： | http://www.annals.org/?hp
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影响因子： | 25.391 |
| 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
Brief History of Annals
Established in 1927 by the American College of Physicians (ACP), the Annals of Internal Medicine is the leading journal for studies in internal medicine. The purpose of the journal¨Cto promote excellence in the clinical practice of internal medicine¨Cis supported by presentation of a wide variety of experimental and clinical subject matter in the Article, Brief Communication, Update, and Review formats. And to support the belief that physicians should also be well-informed citizens of both the medical community and society at large, Annals offers background and discussion of issues that influence both physicians and patients. This information is primarily carried in the Perspective, In the Balance, and Editorial formats. In addition, the journal presents personal narratives in the On Being a Doctor and the On Being a Patient formats that convey the feeling and the art of medicine.
Over the years, both ACP and Annals have grown. The College is the largest specialty organization in the country, continuing to work to enhance health care by fostering professionalism as prescribed in its mission statement. And the journal has expanded in circulation, improved in impact factor score, and adopted useful new features. A few of these features are peer review of articles (1960), the use of the structured abstract (1987), and the twice-monthly distribution of the journal (1988). As ACP and Annals continue to grow, the central values of the art and science of medicine will continue to steer policy and practice.
Editorial Policy
Annals of Internal Medicine publishes original articles, reviews, clinical conferences, editorials, letters, and other information relevant to internal medicine and related fields. Further details on the kinds of manuscripts that are considered for publication are provided in Information for Authors.
Portions of the content of Annals of Internal Medicine are protected by copyright. Papers authored by U.S. government employees whose work was done as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that their contents, all or in part, have not been published elsewhere and will not be published elsewhere, except in abstract form or by the express consent of the Editor.
Copyrighted information on this Web site is provided solely for personal use. Permission for other uses must be obtained from the American College of Physicians. For further details, see Request to Reproduce Annals Content.
Statements expressed in Annals of Internal Medicine reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the policies of the journal or of the American College of Physicians, unless so identified. Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians accept no responsibility for statements made by contributors or claims made by advertisers, nor does the publication of advertisements constitute or imply endorsement.
Disclaimer: The American College of Physicians disclaims all liability for damages arising out of the use of any information provided on this Web site, including special and consequential damages, expenses, or other claims. The American College of Physicians specifically disclaims any warrant, guarantee, or representation as to the correctness, accuracy, reliability, timeliness, fitness of purpose, merchantability, or use of this information.
Instructions to Authors
Individual printed copies of Information for Authors are available from the Editorial Office, Annals of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; fax 215-351-2644.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The mission of Annals of Internal Medicine is to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine and in clinical research. We publish reports of original research reviews, debate, and commentary on a broad range of topics related to the care of adults and adolescents. Our intended readership includes clinicians, clinical researchers, managers, and other persons involved in providing medical care. Most Annals content is author¨Cinitiated, although the Editors do solicit most editorials, as well as special series. We encourage authors to send us the abstract or the outline of an article when they are uncertain of its appropriateness for Annals.
In 2002, Annals circulation approximated 88 725, including 6309 subscribers for the international edition. In the United States, 87% of subscribers qualify as internists and 13% claim a subspecialty as their primary area of practice. Of those, 62% are in office¨Cbased practice; 5% are students, interns, and residents; 8% are hospital staff; 5% are in academic, administrative, and research positions; and the remaining 15% claim other areas of practice.
The entire text of each issue of Annals is available to members of the American College of Physicians on the Internet at www.annals.org; to paid subscribers through Ovid Technologies (800-950-2035); and in CD-ROM format through Medifor (800-366-3710). All major indexing services, including MEDLINE, index Annals.
AUTHORS' PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Authorship
Authorship means accountability. Listed authors must have contributed directly to the intellectual content of the paper, and the corresponding author should list the specific contributions of all authors in the appropriate section of the Authors' Form. Authors should meet all of the following criteria, thereby allowing persons named as authors to take public responsibility for the content of the paper.
1. Conceived and planned the work that led to the article or played an important role in interpreting the results, or both.
2. Wrote the paper and/or made substantive suggestions for revision.
3. Approved the final version.
Holding positions of administrative leadership, contributing patients to a study, and collecting and preparing the data for analysis, however important to the research, are not, by themselves, criteria for authorship. The manuscript should note people who have made substantial, direct contributions to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship in the Acknowledgments section, (see Authors' Form), with a brief description of their contributions. Authors should obtain written permission from anyone that they wish to list in the Acknowledgments section.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
For Authors and Their Institutions
The potential for conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author's institution or employer) has personal or financial relationships that could influence (bias) his or her actions. These relationships vary from those with negligible potential to influence judgment to those with great potential to influence judgment, and not all relationships represent true conflict of interest. The potential for conflict of interest can exist whether or not an individual believes that the relationship affects his or her scientific judgment.
Financial relationships (such as employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, paid expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, and royalties) are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and the most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and science itself. Authors must disclose all financial relationships (both personal and institutional) that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest. If authors are uncertain about what constitutes a potential conflict of interest, they should err on the side of full disclosure. Disclosure of these relationships is essential not only for original research articles but also for editorials, letters, commentary, and review articles. Annals will publish conflict of interest disclosures.
When submitting a manuscript, to prevent ambiguity authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Authors should do so by completing a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement, providing detail, if necessary, in a cover letter that accompanies the manuscript. The corresponding author should summarize authors' conflict of interest disclosures on the Conflict of Interest Notification page, which should follow the title page. Annals asks the corresponding author to submit the original signed conflict of interest notification page and copies of each author's conflict of interest disclosure statement.
For Sponsored Work
The following information applies to sponsored work, regardless of the source of the funding. The cover letter must describe sources of outside support for the research, including funding, equipment, and drugs. In the Methods section of the text, the authors must describe the role(s) of the funding organization in the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and the decision to approve publication of the finished manuscript. If the funding source had no such involvement, the authors should state that. The corresponding author must indicate on the Conflict of Interest Notification page that the authors had access to all the study data, take responsibility for the accuracy of the analysis, and had authority over manuscript preparation and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Annals will not consider an article unless the authors make this attestation.
Previous or Duplicate Publication and Duplicate Submission
In the cover letter (see Assembling and Submitting a Packet), give full details on any possible previous or duplicate publication of any content of the manuscript. Previous publication of a small fraction of the content of a manuscript does not necessarily preclude its being published in Annals, but the Editors need information about previous publication when deciding how to use space in the journal efficiently; they regard authors' failure to disclose possible prior publication as a breach of scientific ethics (see Prepublication Release of Information). Please send a copy of any document that might be considered a previous publication. If at any time the author submits a manuscript or Letter to the Editor that is under review by Annals to another journal, the author must inform the Annals Editors.
Ethical Conduct of Research
When research involves human participants, authors should state in the Methods section the procedure used to ensure ethical conduct of research. Research that involves human participants includes investigations that use only human blood, tissue, or medical records. The authors must confirm review of the study by the appropriate institutional review board or affirm that the protocol is consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1). If the authors did not obtain institutional review board approval before the start of the study, they should so state and explain the circumstances. If the study was exempt from review, the authors must assure that such exemption complied with the policy of their local institutional review board. They should affirm that study participants gave their informed consent or state than an institutional review board approved conduct of the research without explicit consent from the participants. If patients are identifiable from illustrations, photographs, pedigrees, case reports, or other study data, the authors must submit the release form for each such individual (or copies of the figures with the appropriate release statement) giving permission for publication with the manuscript. Consult the Research section of the American College of Physicians Ethics Manual for further information.
Statement of Authorship
All authors of papers accepted for publication must sign a form affirming that they have met the criteria for authorship, have agreed to be authors, and are aware of the terms of publication (see section on Authors' Form).
Reporting Responsibilities
Providing copies of manuscripts or detailed information to media, manufacturers, or government agencies of scientific information described in a paper or a Letter to the Editor that has been accepted but not yet published violates the policies of Annals and many other journals. Annals may grant an exception to this rule when the paper or letter describes major therapeutic advances, public health hazards (such as serious adverse effects of drugs, vaccines, other biological products, or medical devices), or reportable diseases. Prepublication disclosure as part of sworn testimony before legislative or judiciary bodies may also be acceptable. Authors should discuss any possible prepublication disclosure with the Editors in advance and obtain their agreement.
Prepublication Release of Information
Annals sends advance copies of the journal to members of the news media. Reporters may not publish stories based on this information until 5:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern time) of the day before the date of publication of an issue. Authors are free to discuss their research with representatives of the media if they wish but should not distribute copies of papers accepted for publication in Annals. They should consent to be interviewed only if the reporter plans to abide by the embargo and will not publish until after the embargo period.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION
General Considerations of Manuscript Preparation
The following general considerations are particularly important in preparing manuscripts for Annals: 1) remember that most Annals readers are clinicians or clinical 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 Annals manuscript requirements. These requirements largely conform to the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals," developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2, 3). Authors should prepare manuscripts that describe certain study types (randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; economic analyses; and case reports of adverse drug reactions) according to recommended reporting guidelines and should include with the manuscript a completed copy of the appropriate reporting checklist.
Assembling and Submitting a Packet
Submissions to Annals should include the following components:
1. Cover letter: Submit an original and one photocopy of a cover letter.
2. Manuscript: Submit a total of five paper copies as well as a copy on a diskette if you do not submit the manuscript electronically. This also applies to Letters to the Editor. Do not submit a zip disk. We prefer Word documents; Powerpoint is acceptable if figures and tables are in separate documents.
3. Figures (if any): Submit five laser-quality proofs of each black-and-white figure.
4. Related publications: Include reprints of published papers, manuscripts of papers in press, or copies of abstracts that contain data that appeared in the submitted manuscript. This information will help the Editors to form a judgment about the degree of duplicate, redundant, or previous publication. See Previous or Duplicate Publication and Duplicate Submission under Authors' Professional and Ethical Responsibilities.
5. Supporting data (if applicable): Submit original or other supplemental data if, in the authors' opinions, they would help the Editors or reviewers understand and interpret the work. Authors should submit a copy of the original research protocol, if appropriate.
6. Personal Communications: Submit a letter granting permission to publish all quoted personal communications, if applicable.
7. Previous Reviews and Responses (if any): If the authors have previously submitted a version of the manuscript to another journal, the authors may include comments from the peer reviewers and an indication of the responses to these comments. This is optional.
8. Authors' Forms: Send completed and signed Authors' Forms (one for each author) with the manuscript. All authors, except U.S. government employees whose work was done as part of their official duties, must transfer copyright to the American College of Physicians, publisher of Annals. Transfer of copyright signifies transfer of rights for print publication; electronic publication; production of reprints, facsimiles, microfilm, or microfiche; or publication in a language other than English. We usually grant permission on request and without charge for authors to use portions of their works published in Annals for limited educational purposes and in other scholarly publications.
Presubmission Checklist
Before mailing the submission packet, authors should complete the general Presubmission Checklist and submit it with the manuscript.
Mailing the Submission Packet
Send the manuscript, accompanied by all supporting materials, with adequate protection for figures, to:
The Editor
Annals of Internal Medicine
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572
USA
Telephone number: 800-523-1546, extension 1209
Fax number: 215-351-2644
E-mail address: annals@mail.acponline.org
Online Submission
We encourage online submission because it facilitates prompt processing of manuscripts.
MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING
Acknowledgment of Receipt
We acknowledge all manuscripts and assign each a unique, confidential manuscript number. Please give this number only to other authors of the paper. We require the manuscript number to release information on the manuscript. We provide instructions for how the corresponding author (the only person to receive the necessary password) can check the status of their manuscript online.
Internal Review by Editors
At least one Editor and one Associate Editor read each manuscript. Together, they decide whether to send the paper to outside reviewers.
Peer Review
We send about 50% of submitted papers for peer review, usually to at least two reviewers. The Editors select reviewers from an electronic database of about 13 000 reviewers; we do not send a manuscript to a reviewer who is affiliated with the same institution as any of the authors. We grade the quality and promptness of reviews to help us identify high-quality reviewers. We ask reviewers 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 ask the reviewer to declare any potential conflicts of interest, such as personal ties to authors or to an enterprise with a vested interest in the topic of the manuscript, and not to copy manuscripts. Reviewers have 3 weeks to complete their review. We receive nearly all reviews within 4 weeks. Authors may indicate individuals that they do not want us to ask to be a reviewer, but they must justify their request in the cover letter.
Acceptance or Rejection
Annals can publish only a fraction of all papers submitted each year (in 2002, approximately 12% overall and 5% of Articles and Brief Communications). 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.
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 Annals readers. We also consider the strength of the paper compared with other papers under review, the need for Annals to represent a balanced picture of internal medicine, and the number of accepted 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.
Return of Manuscripts
We do not return manuscripts that we do not accept unless the authors make a specific request in the cover letter (see Cover Letter, under Assembling and Submitting a Packet); we do return all original figures, photographs, and slides, as well as the Authors' Form. Otherwise, we destroy all copies of rejected manuscripts. We send the reviewers' comments to authors whether or not we accept the article.
Resubmission
On occasion, the Editors will reject an article but invite a resubmission that addresses specific concerns of the Editors. We aim to accept a high percentage (approximately two thirds to three quarters) of the articles that we reinvite, and we specify conditions that the authors must meet before we will accept a reinvited manuscript.
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 probably minimize adverse patient care consequences. If authors think that their manuscript warrants expedited review, they should contact Deputy Editor Dr. Cynthia Mulrow to discuss whether the manuscript meets our criteria. We anticipate that fewer than 10 manuscripts per year will meet these criteria.
In general, two Editors will judge whether a manuscript is eligible for expedited review. Authors must submit the manuscript electronically and state in the cover letter why they believe the manuscript warrants expedited review. This review process will take approximately 3 weeks. We will write to the author with any suggestions for revision no later than 1 month after we initially received the manuscript and expect that authors will return the revised manuscript within 2 weeks. If accepted, we will schedule the manuscript for publication immediately such that it appears in print within about 3 months. In some instances, expedited manuscripts will be published within approximately 1 month of acceptance on www.annals.org, with print publication 2 months later.
LETTERS
Beginning in 2002, Annals will categorize Letters as Research Letters (includes case reports and case series), Comments and Responses (comments on papers published in Annals), General Commentary, or Corrections. We will publish a limited selection of Letters in both the print journal and electronically, and some will be published solely on the Annals Web site. Authors must note in their cover letter whether they are willing to have their letter published electronically if it is not selected for print publication. Electronically published Letters will not be indexed by the National Library of Medicine for the present.
We strongly encourage authors to submit their letters electronically. Research letters must be fewer than 600 words and must be structured with the following sections: Background, Objective, Methods and Findings, Conclusion, and References (no more than 10). One table or figure may be included. Comments and Responses and General Commentary must be fewer than 300 words, have three or fewer authors, and cite five or fewer references. Comments must be received within 6 weeks of an article's publication. Authors' Responses must be received within 4 weeks of receiving comments.
CASE REPORTS
Authors of case reports or small case series should submit their report as a Research Letter (up to 600 words). If an author believes that the case report or small case series is important enough to warrant publication as a Brief Report (up to 1500 words), he or she should contact the editor for advice about which format to use.
PUBLICATION
Scheduling of Papers and Proofs
We will notify authors when they can expect to receive proofs. Authors who cannot examine proofs right away should call the Editorial Production Supervisor (215-351-2633) to designate a colleague who will review proofs.
Ordering Reprints
We send a form for ordering reprints to authors when we send the proofs of the edited manuscript. If the author does not return the form to the address listed on the form, we will not order reprints.
Complimentary Copies
All authors who are not subscribers or members of the American College of Physicians receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their paper appears.
DOCUMENTS CITED
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2. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Available at www.icjme.org.
3. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Ann Intern Med. 1997;126:36-47.
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General Descriptive Data and Inferential Issues
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Multiple Testing
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Authors' Form
A print copy of this form with original ink signatures, one for each author, must accompany all manuscript submissions.
Manuscript Title ___________________________________________________
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By signing below, all authors acknowledge that they have read 1) the statement on authorship, dual commitment, and contribution to authorship and 2) the statement on copyright transfer or federal employment. They also agree to assign the responsibility for changes to galley proofs to one designated author. The name of this author, as well as the name of the corresponding author and the author to receive reprint requests, should be indicated in the Author Information section, below. The corresponding author must also sign the acknowledgement statement at the bottom of this page. Authors who do not already receive Annals will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their article appears (indicate by checking the box under Author Information). This document may be photocopied for distribution to coauthors for their signature. Every author must complete a form. Signatures sent via facsimile cannot be accepted. Please mail all copies to Harold Sox, MD, Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572, USA.
Authorship, Dual Commitment, and Contributions to Authorship
- I have contributed directly to the intellectual content of this paper and have agreed to have my name listed as an author on the final, revised version.
- For papers with more than one author: I agree to allow the corresponding author to make decisions regarding prepublication release of information in the paper to the media, federal agencies, or both.
- Financial interests, direct or indirect, that exist or may be perceived to exist for individual authors in connection with the content of this paper have been disclosed to Annals in the cover letter. Sources of outside support of the project are named in the cover letter, and the role of funding organizations, if any, in the conduct of the study is described in the Methods section of the manuscript.
In the spaces marked "Contribution Codes," authors should mark those code letters from the box that designate their own substantive contribution(s) to the paper. Any contribution not described in the box should be indicated in the space for "Other contributions."
Contribution Codes
a Conception and design
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Copyright Transfer
Annals of Internal Medicine is owned, published, and copyrighted by the American College of Physicians (ACP). In the event that the ACP publishes my work and in consideration of the editing and publication of my work and the professional benefits relating hereto, I transfer to the ACP all right, title, and interest to all parts of the written work named above. The ACP shall own the work, including 1) copyright; 2) the right to grant permission to republish the article in whole or in part, with or without fee; 3) the right to produce preprints or reprints and translate into languages other than English for sale or free distribution; 4) the right to republish the work in a collection of articles in any other mechanical or electronic format. In addition, I affirm that the work has not been previously published, is not subject to copyright or other rights except my own to be transferred to the ACP, and has not otherwise been submitted for publication, except under circumstances communicated to the ACP in writing at the time the work was first submitted.
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Editorial Board
Editor
Harold Sox, MD
Biography of Harold C. Sox, MD, MACP
Hal Sox, Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine, received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1966. After serving as a medical intern and resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, he spent two years doing research in immunology at the National Institutes of Health and three years at Dartmouth Medical School. There he served as chief medical resident and began his studies of medical decision-making. Sox then spent fifteen years on the faculty of Stanford University School of Medicine where he served as chief of the division of general internal medicine and as a director of ambulatory care at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center.
In 1988, he returned to Dartmouth to chair the department of medicine. He was the Joseph M. Huber Professor of Medicine and chair of the department of medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center until 2001 when he became Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sox has led national committees that have shaped clinical, educational, and public policy in the United States. He has served as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Institute of Medicine Committee to Study HIV Transmission Through Blood Products, and the Institute of Medicine Committee on Health Effects of Exposures in the Persian Gulf War. He currently chairs the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Institute of the National Academy of Sciences.
A general internist, Sox has also been a leader of internal medicine nationally and of ACP in particular. He served as president of the American College of Physicians from April 1998 to April 1999 during the organization's merger with the American Society of Internal Medicine.
Sox was an associate editor of Scientific American Medicine and has served on the editorial boards of three medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine. He also served as consulting associate editor of The American Journal of Medicine. He is the author of ten books and many book chapters and journal articles. Sox is the principal author of Medical Decision Making¡ªan introductory textbook used throughout the world. He was also editor of both the first and second editions of Common Diagnostic Tests, a groundbreaking evaluation of commonly used medical tests, first published by the American College of Physicians in 1987. In his lifetime of research and writing, Sox has explored issues such as technology assessment, medical decision-making, disease prevention and health promotion, cost effectiveness analysis, physicians' and patients' risk preferences, and medical education.
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