Manuscripts submitted for consideration and editorial correspondence should be directed to:
Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc, Editor
Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine,
16 Florence Avennue, Toronto,ON,Canada M2N1E9
editor@orthomed.org
All manuscripts will be subjected to a peer review process once they have been approved by the Editor.
Editorial style articles (limited to 2,500 words) will be considered. An abstract is not required. Editorials will normally be requested by the editor; however, we will consider unsolicited manuscripts.
Letter from clinicians (limited to 2,000 words) can be requested by the editor or suggested from potential authors with at least ten years of clinical experience as a practicing orthomolecular practitioner. We welcome suggestions from elder orthomolecular practitioners on particular clinical pearls.
We encourage short communications (limited to 1,000 words) in the form of letters to the editor that stimulate debate and provide relevant commentary, especially on articles published in the journal.
Original research manuscripts will be considered. Such articles are papers that report clinically relevant investigations or observations within the journal’s scope of interests. The abstract should be structured (as described in page two of “Instructions to Authors”), the text should not exceed 5,000 words, and there should be approximately 20 to 40 references. Figures and tables are encouraged and should be included where possible; however, data should not be repeated in both a table and a figure and accompanying text need not reiterate the information provided in tables and figures.
Brief Reports are condensed articles with a focused message. They should include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, text of no more than 1,500 words, 5-15 references, and two tables or figures.
Case reports provide a summary of a single case or several cases and give a concise review of the literature. Case reports should present unusual aspects of common problems or novel perspectives upon, or solutions to, clinically relevant issues. They should include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, text of no more than 3,000 words, and there should be approximately 10-30 references. For further advice on writing detailed case reports, please refer to Aronson JK: Anecdotes as evidence. BMJ, 2003;326:1346.
We welcome articles of an academic nature that are educational to the orthomolecular community. We also welcome articles that may be hypothesis generating and may create dialogue within the readership. They should include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, text of no more than 3,000 words, and there should be approximately 10-30 references.
Review papers provide a synthesis of topics related to clinical aspects of orthomolecular medicine. The text should not exceed 5,000 words and have an abstract that does not exceed 200 words. Review papers can be written as focused systematic reviews or more broadly as narrative reviews.
Viewpoints are somewhat review in nature; however, they are designed to provide an argument to convince the reader.
The text should not exceed 2,000 words and have an abstract that does not exceed 200 words. This type of narrative paper presents the opinions of an author or authors rather than providing a balanced literature review or new experimental data.
Educational articles are written for a broad audience in order to provide specific instructions on how a specific research methodology can be used or how to best employ a therapy. They should include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, and text of no more than 3,000 words.
Authors may order reprints, at regular rates, by completing order forms sent with their published article.
The requirements for publishing in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine are in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” http://www.icmje.org. Email is the preferred method of submission and should be sent to the following email address: editor@orthomed.org. If this is not possible, submit manuscript in duplicate, double-spaced on standard paper. Author’s full names, academic or professional affiliations and degrees should be given. A CD or flash drive containing the text of the paper must be included, specifying the file name and program used.
1. A copy of the text with tables and references 2. Individual files for each figure 3. Indicate in your cover letter at least three individuals who could act as peer reviewers for your manuscript.
Please provide the names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses for each of these individuals. 4. Electronic submissions should use a standard, current word processing system. 5. Label the attached files by primary author’s last name, short title of the article, and date submitted.
In the manuscript, reference sentences are ended with a reference number.3 Journals cited should conform to standard abbreviations (ie. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is cited as Am J Clin Nutr). Book references are not abbreviated. Manuscript references should be listed consecutively, in the order in which they are cited, as follows. Abbreviate four or more authors to et al after the third author.
1. Pauling L, Itano HA, Singer SJ, et al: Sickle cell anemia: a molecular disease. Science, 1949; 110: 543–548.
For books cited: 2. Williams RJ: Biochemical individuality. New York. John Wiley & Sons. 1973; 32–36.
For papers cited from books: 3. Cameron, E: Vitamin C, Carnitine and cancer. In. eds. Bland J. A year in nutritional medicine. New Canaan, CT, Keats Publ. 1986; 115-123.
Placement in manuscripts should be indicated with a line break and the entry: Place Table/Illustration 1 here. Include illustrations, tables and photographs on separate sheets, identifying each with number referring to manuscript placement. Illustrations and diagrams on CD must be created using a vector based drawing program and saved in EPS or 300 dpi TIFF file format. Create tables using column tabs rather than spaces. Legends must accompany each illustration. The author will assume the cost if illustrations require re-rendering.
For original research provide an abstract of 500 words or less, which must include the following subheadings: Background, Objectives, Design, Setting, Intervention, Main Outcome Measures, Results, Conclusions, and Trial Registration. All other types of papers require abstracts of 200 words or less, and should not follow the abstract format described here for original research papers.
A competing interest exists when your interpretation of data or presentation of information may be influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organizations. Authors should disclose any financial competing interests but also any non-financial competing interests that may cause them embarrassment were they to become public after the publication of the manuscript. Authors are required to complete a declaration of competing interests. All competing interests that are declared will be listed at the end of published articles. Where an author gives no competing interests, the listing will read “The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests.”
Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content, and that any experimental research that is reported in the manuscript has been performed with the approval of an appropriate ethics committee. Research carried out on humans must be in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration, and any experimental research on animals must follow internationally recognized guidelines. A statement to this effect must appear in the Methods section of the manuscript, including the name of the body which gave approval, with a reference number where appropriate. Informed consent must also be documented. Manuscripts may be rejected if the editorial office considers that the research has not been carried out within an ethical framework, e.g., if the severity of the experimental procedure is not justified by the value of the knowledge gained.
The authors of the articles will respect the patients’ right to privacy. Any identifying information – such as names, initials etc. – should not be published in written material or photographs unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (parent/guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. However, identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. Informed consent for this purpose requires that a patient who is identifiable be shown the manuscript to be published. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance that alterations do not distort scientific meaning and editors should so note.
Proofs will be submitted to authors for correction; prompt return will facilitate prompt publication.
Please do not submit material that is being considered by another publication. Manuscripts published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine are copyrighted and should not be submitted to another publication without specific written permission, and without credit given to the Journal.
