Our editors in chief welcome new submissions. Find a journal here and read more about services for authors here.

Follow these steps to prepare and submit your paper.  Before starting consider using our optional manuscript template, and if English is not your native language we recommend having your paper proof-read before submission.  We offer a professional English editing service.  Specify any competing peer reviewers to exclude in your cover letter.  We do not accept recommendations of peer reviewers by authors.  Standard services provided to authors are described here.

1. Verify that your manuscript meets our simple presentation requirements and that references are formatted with AMA reference style.

2. Review the ethical and legal requirements.  Verifying that you are in compliance with these requirements is in your interest.

3. Select a journal, referring to the journal's About page for information on its aims and scope and applicable article processing fee.  You will be asked to confirm your awareness of the fee during the submission process.  Optionally, if you aren't sure of the best journal for your paper consider using our complimentary Ask an Editor in Chief service.

4. Submit your paper to our online editorial management system following the instructions given below.  

To submit your manuscript follow the steps below.  You may find it useful to keep this webpage open during the submission process.  To do this click here to start the submission process on a new web browser window.  

1. On the first screen provide your name and some contact details.  Complete the anti-spam code and then click the orange button to continue.

2. On the second screen provide details on your paper.  Choose the journal you wish to submit your paper to and enter the title and abstract. Click the orange button to continue to the next screen.

3. Upload your manuscript and any associated files.  Verify that you have read our terms and conditions: these contain important points that you must be aware of.  Click the orange button again.

4. Your submission is now complete.  You will receive an email immediately confirming that our manuscript submission system has received your submission.  Please take care to read this email fully.  Completion of manuscript submission does not guarantee acceptance for peer review.  

Information on manuscript processing following submission is available here.