Medical Writing Centre

	Information for authors for journals published by the CMA
	Guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (includes the Uniform requirements)
	Guidelines for randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses (includes the CONSORT, QUORUM and MOOSE statements)
	Guidelines for systematic reviews
	Ethical guidelines
	Organizations for medical writers and editors
	Selected writing resources elsewhere on the Web
Information for authors for journals published by the CMA
Canadian Medical Association Journal Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine Canadian Journal of Surgery Clinical and Investigative Medicine Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience
Guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals This is an essential guide for biomedical authors. Over 500 journals have agreed to receive manuscripts prepared in accordance with these guidelines. Includes additional statements covering ethical concerns related to editorial, advertising, supplements, etc.
Guidelines for randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses
Reporting Standards and the Transparency of Trials Article on the various statements guiding controlled trials and meta-analyses (Ann Intern Med 2001;134[2]:169-72) CONSORT statement offers a standard way for researchers to report randomized controlled trials. CMAJ endorses the CONSORT statement (CMAJ 1996;155:1277-9) The revised CONSORT statement: honing the cutting edge of the randomized controlled trial (CMAJ 2001;164:1157-8) QUORUM statement, on improving the quality of reports of meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Lancet 1999;354:1896-900) MOOSE statement, on meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (JAMA 2000;283:2003-7) Medical Editors' Trial Amnesty to encourage registration of unpublished trials (CMAJ 1997;157:1548)
Guidelines for systematic reviews (series published in Annals of Internal Medicine)
Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions Critical Links in the Great Chain of Evidence Locating and Appraising Systematic Reviews Using Numerical Results from Systematic Reviews in Clinical Practice Using Systematic Reviews in Clinical Education How Consumers and Policymakers Can Use Systematic Reviews for Decision Making The Relation between Systematic Reviews and Practice Guidelines Formulating Questions and Locating Primary Studies for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews
Ethical guidelines
The Nuremberg Code From Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law No. 10 Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans Canadian guidelines developed jointly by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki Recommendations Guiding Medical Doctors in Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects Bioethics for clinicians: 10. Research ethics
Organizations for medical writers and editors
American Medical Writers Association American Medical Writers Association — Canada Chapter Canadian Science Writers' Association Council of Science Editors Editors' Association of Canada European Association of Science Editors Society for Scholarly Publishing World Association of Medical Editors
Selected writing resources elsewhere on the Web
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences Instructions for hundreds of journals, including those published by the CMA Eurekalert! Your Global Gateway to Science, Medicine and Technology News Health Writers' Hangout. Information for writers specializing in health issues, mainly for the popular press Merriam-Webster Online OWL: Online Writing Lab, a service of Purdue University that provides online documents, pointers to other sources of writing help and email access to writing tutors Roget's Thesaurus The Word Detective, an online version of the syndicated column answering readers' questions about words and language begun by William Morris, editor-in-chief of the first edition of the American Heritage Dictionary and continued by his son, Evan Word for Word, an online column about words and language, by Terry O'Connor Writer's Block, the online edition of a quarterly newsletter for writers
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