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How to submit an article for JOMA

Content

Primary Research Reports: Contributions which advance knowledge relating to the scientific basis of TCM as well as clinical trials which evaluate its clinical efficacy.

Clinical Studies: Investigations of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to evaluate their effectiveness.

Case Studies: Reviews of multiple cases to evaluate clinical outcomes resulting from the use of TCM for the treatment of specific conditions.

Literature reviews: Analytical assessments of previously-published information to advance contemporary knowledge relating to TCM.

Translations: Publications in English of contributions otherwise only available in foreign languages , especially in Chinese.

Commentaries:Essays on matters relating to clinical, professional, educational, psychological, political, legal, social or cultural aspects of TCM. Conference Presentations: individual conference reports which are not otherwise scheduled for publication.

Letters to the Editor: Responses to materials published in a recent issue of JOMA or other communications deemed of interest or importance to the profession.

Advertising:Please contact our offices at the address above for a current rate card.

Manuscript Processing

Submissions: Papers should be typed with double spacing and wide (1-1/4 inch) margins. Use one side of the paper only. Submit in duplicate to:

Attn: David Obsusin, Editor-in-Chief,
JOMA
16161 Ventura Blvd. #406
Encino, CA 91436
Toll free: (888) 556-JOMA
Fax: (818) 345-9035
Manuscript length should not normally exceed 20 double-spaced typed pages.

Abstracts: Authors should include an abstract of 200 words or less, also double-spaced, on a separate sheet of paper.

Peer review and refereeing: All manuscripts submitted for consideration to publish are subject to blind review (without identification of the author by name, title, or affiliation) by experts in related fields of interest who will constitute a jury. Jury members will submit their evaluations to the Editor-In-Chief who, in consultation with the refereeing jury, will make the final decision to accept, reject or return to the author for considerations to revise and resubmit.

Author identification: The author's name at the head of the article should be followed by appropriate abbreviations of academic titles. Authors should write one or two sentences that provide a complete mailing address, a brief description of research interests, and a primary institutional affiliation, if applicable.

Format: Close attention should be paid to format in presentation of information, especially prescriptions and herbal formulae. All such should be presented as follows: pharmaceutical Latin followed by Chinese characters followed by quality of dosage (as applicable). Pinyin names are optional, and if included for ease of access to readers, should be parenthesized on the next line, directly beneath the pharmaceutical Latin. Please see articles in this issue for examples.

Reference pages: References are to be typed in a double-spaced format, beginning on a separate new page following the last of the text pages. They should be numbered consecutively (not alphabetically) as they are first used in the text. The style, including abbreviations of journal names, must be in accordance with that specified in Index Medicus.

Terms of acceptance: Submission of a manuscript is take to imply that the paper represents original work not previously published. It is also assumed that the author has obtained all necessary permissions to include in the paper items such as quotations, reprinted figures, results of government-sponsored research, etc. It is a condition of acceptance for publication that the publisher acquires copyright of the paper throughout the world.


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