Call for Papers!

The International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine is now accepting manuscripts for publication.
Manuscripts will be considered in the following categories:

Editorials

Editorial style articles will be considered in three formats and do not require an abstract nor references in most cases.

Editorials (limited to 2500 words)
Editorials will normally be requested by the editor; however, we will consider unsolicited manuscripts.

Elders’ letters (limited to 2000 words)
Letter from elders can be requested by the editor or suggested from potential authors with at least ten years of experience as a practicing clinician. We welcome suggestions from elder naturopathic physicians on particular clinical pearls.

Short Communications (limited to 1000 words)
We encourage short communications in the form of letters to the editor that stimulate debate and provide relevant commentary, especially on articles published in the journal.

Original Research

Original research manuscripts will be considered in three formats:

Major Articles (limited to 5000 words)
Major articles are papers that report clinically relevant investigations or observations within IntJNM’s scope of interests. The abstract should be structured (as described in to Authors), the text should not exceed 5000 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 (limited to 1500 words)
Brief Reports are condensed articles with a focused message. They should include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, a text of no more than 1500 words, 5-15 references, and two tables or figures.

Case Reports/Series (limited to 3000 words)
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. For further advice on writing detailed case reports, please source Aronson JK. Anecdotes as evidence. BMJ 2003;326:1346 and Leung B and Seely D. Guidelines to case report writing for naturopathic doctors. IntJNM 2009; 4(1) 50-54.

Synthesis Papers

We welcome articles of an academic nature that are educational to the naturopathic community. We also welcome articles that may be hypothesis generating and may create dialogue within the readership.

Review Articles (limited to 5000 words)
Review papers provide a synthesis of topics related to clinical aspects of naturopathic medicine. The text should not exceed 5000 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/Opinion Pieces (limited to 2000 words)
Viewpoints are somewhat review in nature, however they are designed to provide an argument to convince the reader. 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 (limited to 3000 words)
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 or diagnostic technique.

Instructions for Authors

The requirements for publishing in IntJNM are in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” http://www.icmje.org/.

Authors are to submit:
Article submissions will only be accepted electronically at the following email address (editor@intjnm.org)

1) Electronic submissions should include the following files:

• A cover letter
• A copy of the text with tables and references
• Individual files for each figure (files should be in ppt, jpeg, or gif)

2) 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.

3) Electronic submissions should use MS word or WordPerfect as the word processing system.

4) Label the attached files by primary author’s last name, short title of the article, component of article, and date submitted. For example a submission to the editor for an article written by Jones and Smith on the use of curcumin in cancer might include the following files sent by email to the editor@intjnm.org

• 1) Jones_Curcumin and cancer review_cover letter_Aug 15 2008; 2) Jones_Curcumin and cancer review_main article_Aug 15 2008; 3) Jones_Curcumin and cancer review_figure 1_Aug 15 2008; 4) Jones_Curcumin and cancer review_figure 2_Aug 15 2008

Formatting Requirements:

The following formatting guidelines should be adhered to:

• The text should use a common typeset (i.e. helvetica, arial, times new roman, or garamond)
• Use 12 pt font
• Have 1” margins
• Be double spaced

Please structure the manuscript as outlined in the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” http://www.icmje.org/.
http://www.consort-statement.org/).
For reports of meta-analyses authors should refer to the QUOROM statement (http://www.consort-statement.org/).
For reports of meta-analyses of observational studies authors should refer to the MOOSE statement (http://www.consort-statement.org/).
For reports of controlled trials of acupuncture authors should refer to the STRICTA statement (http://www.ftcm.org.uk/stricta.htm).

References

1) References should be numbered as superscript or in parentheses in the order in which they appear in the text. At the end of the article the full list of references should follow the AMA style.
2) Please give the names and initials of all authors (unless there are more than six, when only the first three should be given followed by et al).
3) The authors’ names are followed by the title of the article; the title of the journal abbreviated according to the style of Index Medicus; year of publication; volume number; and the first and last page numbers.
4) References to books should give the names of any editors, place of publication, editor, and year.

Reference Examples:
• 21. Soter A, Wasserman SI, Austen KF. Cold urticaria: release into the circulation of histamine and eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis during cold challenge. N Engl J Med 1976;294:687-690.
• 22. Modlin J, Jenkins P. Decision Analysis in Planning for a Polio Outbreak in the United States. San Francisco, CA: Pediatric Academic Societies; 2004.
• 23. Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and aspirin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. new York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.

1) Information from manuscripts not yet in press, papers reported at meetings, or personal communications should be cited only in the text, not as a formal reference.
2) Authors should get permission from the source to cite personal communications.
3) Authors must verify references against the original documents before submitting the article.

Electronic citations
You may know of other websites that will interest people reading your article. If you know the web addresses (URLs) of those sites, please include them in the relevant places in the text of your article. If we accept your article we will insert hotlinks in the electronic version so that readers can jump directly from your article to those related sites.