Submitting an Article
Manuscript Preparation
Submit all manuscripts to editor:
By email:
brenda.williams@tnmed.org
By mail:
David G. Gerkin, MD,
Tennessee Medicine
2301 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Include:
- Cover letter identifying author including his/her complete address, phone, and e-mail; please include titles and affiliations of all other authors. Electronic format should be Microsoft Word, 2000 or later.
- Manuscripts, as well as legends, tables, and references, must be typewritten, double-spaced on 8-1/2 x 11 in. white paper.
- Pages should be numbered.
- Along with typed manuscripts, submit an IBM-compatible 3-1/2" high-density diskette containing the manuscript.
- The transmittal letter should identify the format used. Or email our managing editor.
- If there are photos, e-mail them separately in JPG, TIF, EPS or PDF format along with the article; photos and illustrations must be high resolution files, at least 300 dpi.
Responsibility
The author is responsible for all statements made in his work. Accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of Tennessee Medicine.
Copyright
Authors submitting manuscripts or other material for publication, as a condition of acceptance, shall execute a conveyance transferring copyright ownership of such material to Tennessee Medicine. No contribution will be published unless such a conveyance is made.
References
References should be limited to 15 for all papers. All references must be cited in the text in numerically consecutive order, not alphabetically. Personal communications and unpublished data should be included only within the text. The following data should be typed on a separate sheet at the end of the paper: names of first three authors (last name first initial[s] with no commas or periods) followed by et al., complete title of article cited, name of journal abbreviated according to Index Medicus, volume number, first and last pages, and year of publication.
Example: Olsen JH, Boice JE, Seersholm N, et al.: Cancer in parents of children with cancer. N Engl J Med 333:1594-1599, 1995.
Illustrated Material
Illustrations should accompany the e-mailed article in high resolution JPG, TIF, EPS or PDF format. If you are mailing the article and diskette, the illustrations should be 5 x 7 in. glossy photos, identified on the back with the author's name, the figure number, and the word "top," and must be accompanied by descriptive legends typed at the end of the paper. Tables should be typed on separate sheets, be numbered, and have adequately descriptive titles. Each illustration and table must be cited in numerically consecutive order in the text. Materials taken from other sources must be accompanied by a written statement from both the author and publisher giving Tennessee Medicine permission to reproduce them. Photos of identifiable patients should be accompanied by a signed release.
Reprints
Order forms with a table covering costs will be sent to the correspondent author before publication.
Consideration
Please be aware that due to the volume of submissions, article consideration by the Editor and/or Editorial Board may take three months or more.
Publication
Publication of accepted submissions could take up to a year or more; TMA members enjoy an expedited publication benefit that could reduce the wait time by up to several months.