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Carol Schunk, PT, PsyD,
Editor
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Sharon Klinski, Publisher
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1 Articles must be submitted
to the Editor and Publisher of GeriNotes.
2 Articles need to be submitted in
two formats if at all possible.
a) Via e-mail attachment in Microsoft word (adequate for
short articles with no tables or figures)
b) Via hard copy in regular mail along with a 3 ½ inch
IBM-compatible computer disk.
3 Description of Text.
a) Text should be double-spaced with a 12-point font. Margins
should be 1 inch on each side. Title page should include the
author's name, degree, title, place of work, corresponding
address, phone, and FAX numbers, and e-mail address if available.
b) The hard copy version of the article must include any
and all diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and photographs
placed
on separate sheets of paper after the references. Photographs
need to be original photos (black & white preferred but
colored photos work) or professional-quality computer image
files.
c) The diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and photographs
may be submitted as separate attachments in the e-mail attachment
of the article.
d) The labels/legends for any diagrams, figures, tables,
graphs, and photographs must be in "print-ready" format.
That is, they should require no modification or identification
to place them with the correct diagram, figure, table, graph,
or photograph.
4 Use of headings in the text of the
article is recommended to enhance the reader's understanding
of the subject matter. Please format headings as follows:
MAIN HEADING
Secondary Heading
Tertiary heading
Fourth heading
5 References
must be in American Medical Association (AMA) format. References should be numbered sequentially as
they appear in the text and should correspond to the superscript
number in the text and should correspond to the superscript
number in the text. Do not repeat the same reference suing a
different number in the reference list.
For any source (book, journal, article, proceedings, etc),
the author and editor names should be formatted as follows:
Lastname INITIALS
For journal articles, capitalize only the first letter of
the first word of an article title. All other words---including
the first word of a subtitle-should be lowercase. Proper nouns
are the exception to this rule. Please see example below.
16. Ferguson GT, Cherniack RM. Current concepts: management
of COPD. N Engl J Med. 1993;328-1993;328:1017-1022.
For books, italicize book titles and format in title case.
Please see the example below.
17. Steindler A. Kinesiology of the Human Body Under Normal
and Pathological Conditions. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas,
1995:63-64.
6 Authors
must submit a byline at the end of their article. This byline must include the author's name, credentials, and
a brief statement about his/her workplace. The byline may include
the author's e-mail address, phone number, and address if the
author so desires.
7 Authors
are asked to submit a passport size (black
and white preferred but colored acceptable) photograph of themselves
with the hard copy of their article in the mail or via e-mail
attachment. This photograph will not be returned.
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and Publisher of GeriNotes may be found on the Editorial
Page of GeriNotes.
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