Manuscript Guidelines

Originality: All scientific and special topic manuscripts for the West Virginia Medical Journal will not be considered for publication if they have already been published or are described in a manuscript submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. All scientific articles should be prepared in accordance with the "Uniform Requirements for Submission of Manuscripts to Biomedical Journals." Please go to www.icmje.org for complete details.

Authors: A cover letter from the corresponding author should be submitted with the manuscript. All persons listed as authors should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the concept.

Format: All articles may be submitted by email or on CD. Microsoft Word is preferred, but other programs are acceptable. All tables or figures should be created separately from the body of the manuscript as .tif, .jpg or .pdf files in a high resolution format with corresponding file names such as,Table 1, Figure 1, etc. Legends should be included for all tables and figures.

References: References should be prepared in accordance to the "American Medical Association Manual of Style." These instructions for authors are available online at www.jama.com.

Photographs: Please submit digital files either from a digital camera or scan at 300 dpi at 100%. All original photos should have a label on the back indicating the number of the photo, the author’s name and an indication of "top." Do not write on the back of photos or scratch them with paper clips.

Note to authors: The WV Medical Journal inside pages traditionally print in black and white. If authors wish to have photos and figures printed in color, there is a $1,000 charge per article to help defray the printing costs to the Association. Please indicate your preference when submitting an article. If your article is accepted for publication, you will be invoiced for the charges in advance of publication.

Please address articles and cover letter to the editor at this address only:

F. Thomas Sporck, M.D., F.A.C.S.
West Virginia Medical Journal
P.O. Box 4106
Charleston, WV 25364

or email your article with cover letter to:

Angela L. Lanham, Managing Editor

angie@wvsma.com