 Submissions are being accepted continuously. To submit an article, please first submit a description of your work to the submissions editor telling us what you plan on writing about and which format your article would fall under. Please consult the guidelines for writing section before submitting any work to Historia medicinae. Types of articles accepted: Epistola. (1-3 pages, single-spaced, 5-10 refs.) The epistola are brief reports consisting of a synopsis of an aspect of historical importance in the field of medicine. It could be a short biography on a lesser-known figure in medicine, a discussion of an invention or institution or movement in medicine, or whatever you feel other students would like to learn more about. We encourage authors to take an innovative approach in writing these factual reports. They should offer a fresh perspective not found elsewhere. Opinio. (1-3 pages, single-spaced, 3-10 refs.) This type of piece is an opinion writing. We would like to provide students with the opportunity to expound their opinions on topics related to the history of medicine. These works will provide greater latitude in allowing the writing to delineate their opinion with grounding in historical evidence. Tabellae. (4-12 pages, single-spaced, 10+ refs.) Students wishing to publish a more lengthy report have the opportunity to publish tabellae. These works are longer, more in-depth coverage of a particular topic in the history of medicine and are more academic in nature. Liberi. (1-2 pages) Book reviews are accepted on any book recently published (2005-on) related to the history of medicine. We welcome the submission of book reviews that provide a balanced examination of the work in an informative and succinct manner. Please e-mail submissions@medicinae.org to make sure no one else has covered the book already. Eligibility. We welcome submissions from any current or recently graduated student either history, medicine, the health professions, public health, and the humanities on topics related to the history of medicine. When submitting please indicate your academic affiliation. Relevance. Topics for articles submitted to Historia medicinae should be engaging and facilely understood by medical students unfamiliar with any background material on the topic. If you are uncertain of the article's relevance, please contact the submissions editor with your idea. Format. Please consult the types of articles (under Write for us) to see what is expected in terms of the scope of your article. We want all articles to be submitted using the formatted document found here as a template (under attachments below). A formatted blank document is provided on this page, you can simply place your article within this format. Please do not save the file as .docx, keep the file as the original .doc format. Images. All images must be the author's own or the author must have documentation of permission by the owner in addition to proper citation. Images may be included in the document itself, but must also be attached separately. References. References should be cited using Vancouver Style. In summary, Vancouver Style uses bracketed number citations in text - e.g. (1) - followed by a reference list in the order of appearance of each reference. Please consult this site for further guidance. Plagiarism and Professionalism. This breach of ethical conduct, particularly by physicians, is unacceptable and will not be condoned by the staff of Historia medicinae. The work of the author must be their own and take a new perspective on the topic instead of re-/para-phrasing the work of others. Any borrowing of ideas, phrases, or opinions from other sources should be cited appropriately. Also, multiple simultaneous submission of articles is considered a serious form of scientific misconduct and should not be done. Articles submitted to Historia medicinae should not be under consideration elsewhere. If there is any doubt, e-mail the submissions editor with the concern. All submissions go to: |
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