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JGME structured abstract and manuscript format
Manuscript Submission Checklist Title page elements contain: All authors’ degrees, affiliations/roles therein, corresponding author contact information Acknowledgments (if appropriate) Sources of funding OR statement that “The authors report no external funding source for this study.” Conflicts of/competing interests OR statement that “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
Abstract Background
Introduction
Objective
Methods
Methods
Results
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Conclusion
JGME word and box/table/figure limits Structured Manuscript, Abstract, Boxes/Tables abstract words words /Figures, No. required
Structured manuscript required
Original Research
≤ 2,000 (≤ 3,000 for Qualitative Research)
Yes
Yes
≤ 250
≤5
Educational Innovation
≤ 2,000
≤ 250
≤5
Yes
Yes
Category
Abstract and manuscript word counts that adhere to limits (see word count summary box to the right) Prior abstract or poster presentation (if applicable) Prior online publication (if applicable) (ie, blog, MedEd Portal, etc) Manuscript elements contain: References numbered consecutively in the order in which they are cited in both the text and graphics (eg, 1,2,3)
Manuscript
≤ 250
≤5
List of abbreviations (if used)
Review (Systematic, ≤ 3,000 Narrative, and Meta-Analyses)
Tables, Figures, and Boxes with legends (if used)
Brief Report
≤ 1,200
≤ 250
≤2
Yes
Yes
Description of additional data or supplemental files (if any)
Perspective
≤ 1,200
< 200
≤2
No
No
Institutional, ethical, or other review board approval or exemption statement at end of Methods section
On Teaching/On Learning
≤ 1,200
No N/A abstract
No
No
Footnotes in boxes, figures, and tables use superscripted letters (eg, a,b,c)
Manuscript pages are double-spaced and numbered Manuscripts with 8 or more authors have an author contribution list Research categories: Structured abstract must include the total possible number of participants, the actual number of participants, and the percentage must be calculated and included in the Results section of the abstract (as well as the main text) Figure files are:
Yes; Yes; can unstructured vary based also allowed on topic
To the Editor No No No (Comment or ≤ 500 ≤2 abstract Observation) Manuscript word counts exclude the title page, headings, acknowledgements, figures, tables, boxes, abstract, and references. Abstract word counts do include the headings.
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