Getting Published

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Where to look for places to submit an article for publication

• Jane: Journal/Author Namer Estimator [Just enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors' or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in Medline to find the best matching journals, authors or articles.]
• Journals Indexed in the Index to Chiropractic Literature
• Peer Reviewed Journals (Open Access Library)
• Magazines & Newspapers (Open Access Library)
• Journal RSS Feeds & Social Media [peer reviewed journals, some not indexed in ICL]
• eTBLAST 3.0: a similarity-based search engine [used for identifying plagiarism; useful for locating journals]

• 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.
• Wright RW, Brand RA, Dunn W, Spindler KP. How to write a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2007 Feb;455:23-9. PubMed Record

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

• Sample References [International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals]
• Patrias K. Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd ed. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), 2007.
• 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]
  - Mendeley [Academic reference management software for researchers]

• Johnson C. Keeping a critical eye on chiropractic [editorial]. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2008 October;31(8):559-61.
• Hawk C, Henderson C, Killinger LZ et al. Report on the development, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-based skills course: A lesson in incremental curricular change. J Chiropr Educ 2004;18(2):116-26.
• 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
• Walker BF. How to critique an article on therapy. Australas Chiropr & Osteopat 1997 July;6(2):52-7.