医学期刊稿约的修订--以《临床儿科杂志》为例

Regularly update the instructions for authors in biomedical journals:a case of Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

【目的】通过对稿约的修订,探讨如何优化生物医学期刊出版流程,更好为作者服务。【方法】采用文献资料法、个案分析法确定医学期刊的稿约内容的基本条款。【结果】稿约条款分为期刊情况介绍,投稿须知,论文撰写规范,法律、伦理和道德4类57条。在确定稿约修订的条款后,对《临床儿科杂志》稿约进行逐条修订。【结论】国内生物医学期刊对稿约的重视普遍不足,应注意对稿约的定期更新。

[ Purposes ] In order to better help authors through updating the instructions for authors,and optimizing the publishing flow of biomedical journals. [ Methods ]Literature research and case study method are used to extract the basic items of instructions for authors in biomedical journals.[ Findings ] Brief journal introduction, manuscript submitting, manuscript requirements, and law and ethics are classified,and 57 items are extracted. The instructions for authors of Journal of Clinical Pediatrics are updated item by item. [ Conclusions ] The study concludes that the situation of updating of instructions for authors of Chinese biomedical journals is not favorable.