We request the following information for research articles.
Title page- The first page of the manuscript should contain the following information:
- The title of the paper
- A short title not exceeding 50 characters for use as a running head
- Names of institutions at which the research was conducted
- Name, address, telephone number and email address of the corresponding author.
Abstract
The abstract should not exceed 300 words. The abstract must include the following sections:
- Introduction - the context and purpose of the study
- Methods- how the study was performed, and statistical tests used
- Results- the main findings
- Conclusions- brief summary and implications
- Keywords- five to ten key words
Main text
Introduction
The background section should provide a background to the study, a summary of existing literature and the aims of the study
Methods
The methods section should include the aims, setting and design of the study
Characteristics of participants
Clear description of process and any interventions
Results
This section should include the findings of the study, including appropriate results of statistical analyses, which must be included in text or as tables and figures.
Discussion
This section should discuss the implications of the findings in the context of existing research and highlight any limitations of the study.
Conclusions
This section should report the main conclusions, provide an explanation of importance and relevance of the study provided.
Notes on contributors
Declarations
All manuscripts must have the following:
- Ethics and consent to participate
- Competing interest
Journal of Medical Education Research requires all authors to declare all competing interests in relation to their work. All submitted manuscripts must include a ‘competing interests’ section at the end of the manuscript listing all competing interests. Where authors have no competing interests, the statement should read- ‘The authors declare that they have no competing interests.’
- Funding
- Authors contributions
- Acknowledgements
Citation
Journal of Medical Education Research uses Harvard reference style for its publications.
Reference Examples
Book
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title. Edition (if not first edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Salway, J.G. 2016. Metabolism at a glance. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley- Blackwell.
Editor(s)
If you are referencing a book with an editor rather than an author, this should be indicated in the reference.
Family name, INITIAL(S) (of editor). ed(s). Year. Title. Edition (if not first edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Herrington, C.S. ed. 2014. Muir’s textbook of pathology. 15th ed. Boca Raton: Taylor Francis
Chapter in a book
If you are referencing a book with chapters written by different authors, you need to give details of the chapter, and the book in which you read it.
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Chapter title. In: Family name, INITIAL(S) (of editor). ed(s). Title of book. Edition (if not first edition). Place of publication: Publisher, page numbers.
e-book online
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title. [Online]. Edition (if not first edition). Place of publication: Publisher. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL
Example:
Ng, R. (2015). Drugs: from discovery to approval [Online]. 3rd ed. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. [Accessed 18 June 2018]. Available from: https://www.dawsonera.com/abstract/9781118907221
Journal Article
One author
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Journal Title. Volume (issue number), page numbers.
Example:
Corcoran, N. 2018 Exploring International Students' Food Choices Using Photovoice Techniques. Journal of International Students 8 (1), pp175-193.
Two authors
Family name, INITIAL(S) and Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Journal Title. Volume (issue number), page numbers.
Example:
Lindberg, C. and Oldfors, A. 2012 Prognosis and prognostic factors in sporadic inclusion body myositis Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 125, pp.353–358.
More than two authors
Family name, INITIAL(S), Family name, INITIAL(S), Family name, INITIAL(S) and Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Journal Title. Volume (issue number), page numbers.
Cochrane Review
Family name, INITIAL(S), Family name, INITIAL(S) and Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. [Online]. Issue number, article number. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL
Example:
Fisher C.A., Hetrick, S.E. and Rushford, N. (2010). Family therapy for anorexia nervosa. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. [Online]. Issue 6, Art. No.: CD004780. [Accessed June 22 2018]. Available from: http://cochranelibrary-wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004780.pub2/full
Website
Family name, INITIAL(S) (or company name). Year. Title. [Online]. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL
Example:
Arthritis Foundation [no date] What is Osteoarthritis? [Online]. [Accessed 25 June 2018]. Available at: https://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/what-is-osteoarthritis.php
Newspaper article
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Newspaper title. Date, page number(s).
Example:
Bee, P. 2018. Could stinging nettles cure hay fever? The Times. 26 June, pp. 6-7.
Newspaper article (online)
Family name, INITIAL(S). Year. Title of article. Newspaper title. [Online]. Date. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL
Phillips, D. 2018. 'There are a lot of unknowns': British scientists set to work on Zika vaccine. The Guardian [Online]. 9 March [Accessed 26 June]. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/09/british-scientists-work-on-zika-vaccine-brazil-recife-birth-defects
Leaflet
Family name, INITIAL(S) (or company name). Year. Title. [Leaflet]. Place of publication: Publisher.
For informal publications, such as leaflets, provide what details you can:
Example:
Cancer Research UK. 2003. Skin cancer: how to be sunsmart and reduce your risk. [Leaflet]. London: Cancer Research UK.
For more examples of references covering different types of source see any of the books referenced in the bibliography below.
Neville, C. (2007) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. London: Open University Press.
Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide. 10th ed. London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Williams, K. and Carroll, J. (2009) Referencing and Understanding Plagiarism. London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Plagiarism
Like all academic journals, we take plagiarism extremely seriously. We reserve the right to and routinely check articles using appropriate software. If there is a cause for concern the editor will arrange to discuss the potential problem with the contributor. We are happy to consider articles which have been submitted to other journals with the relevant permissions and attribution and the intellectual property rights of the submitted text remains with the author.
