Getting Published

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Where to look for places to submit an article for publication

• Journals Indexed in the Index to Chiropractic Literature
• Peer Reviewed Journals (Open Access Library)
• Magazines & Newspapers (Open Access Library)
• Journal RSS Feeds [peer reviewed journals, some not indexed in ICL]

• Budgell B. Commentary. Guidelines to the writing of case studies. J Can Chiropr Assoc 2008 December;52(4):199-204.
• Equator Network Resource Centre.  EQUATOR: Enhancing the QUality and Transparency Of health Research (resources for authors, editors and peer reviewers, and report guideline developers)
• Green BN, Johnson CD. How to write a case report for publication. J Chiropr Med 2006; 5(2):72-82.
• Green BM, Johnson CD, Adams A. Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade. J Chiropr Med 2006 Fall;5(3):101-117.
• Johnson C, Green B. Submitting manuscripts to biomedical journals: Common errors and helpful solutions. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009 Jan;32(1):1-12.
• Lawrence DJ. Case reports for the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine [editorial]. J Chiropr Med 2002 June;1(2):47-8.
• Lee AD, Green BN, Johnson CD, Nyquist J. How to write a scholarly book review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal: A review of the literature. J Chiropr Educ 2010;24(1):57-69. Appendix A: Book Appraisal Worksheet (WORD)
• Merritt L. Commentary. Case reports: An important contribution to chiropractic literature. J Can Chiropr Assoc 2007 June;51(2):72-4.
• Ventres W, Morrow C. The joy of reviewing: A short guide to writing book and media reviews. Fam Med 2009 Jul-Aug;41(7):492-3.

More ICL articles on writing case reports ; all ICL articles on Writing  [many require subscriptions]

• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
  - link to over 3,500 health and life sciences journals
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals:
  Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (Vancouver Style)
  - ICMJE: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

• Patrias K. Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd ed. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), 2007.
• American Psychological Association Electronic References
• Personal Bibliographic Managers [free]
  - citeulike [a free service for managing and discovering scholarly references]
  - Zotero [a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources]

• Personal Bibliographic Managers [subscription required]
  - Thomson ResearchSoft – EndNote, EndNote Web, ProCite, Reference Manager, RefViz

Journal Impact Factor

• Hagino C. How to Appraise Research: A Guide for Chiropractic Students and Practitioners. New York NY: Churchill Livingstone, 2003. [limited preview]
• Office of Ethics, Professionalism and International Affairs. Canadian Medical Association. Research Guidelines: A web-based decision-guide for physicians. Ottawa: 2008. Online tool helps guide physician researchers, July 9, 2009