Author Tools & Resources

The following links may be useful as you prepare your manuscript for submission to the JOPSM:  

• • Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (April 2010): http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.html and http://www.icmje.org/urm_full.pdf

  • Hierarchy of Evidence from the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1025

  • CONSORT 2010 statement, checklist, and flow diagram for quality reporting of randomized controlled trials (including the extension for trials of nonpharmacological interventions): http://www.consort-statement.org and http://www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement/

  • ASSERT statement—the articulation of A Standard for the Scientific and Ethical Review of Trials: http://www.assert-statement.org/

  • PRISMA statement, checklist, and flow diagram for quality reporting of systematic reviews & meta-analyses: http://www.prisma-statement.org/

  • STARD statement, checklist, and flow diagram for quality reporting of studies on diagnostic accuracy: http://www.stard-statement.org/ and http://radiology.rsna.org/content/226/1/24.full.pdf

  • EQUATOR for reporting of health research: http://www.equator-network.org/

  • STROBE checklists for quality reporting of cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies: http://www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=available-checklists

  • MOOSE statement and checklist for quality reporting of meta-analyses of observational studies: http://www.consort-statement.org/index.aspx?o=1347

  • AGREE collaboration and checklist for the development, reporting, and assessment of clinical practice guidelines: http://www.agreecollaboration.org/

  • Institute of Medicine document on developing trusted clinical practice guidelines: http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/34261/50718/52675.aspx

  • GRADE working group to rate quality of evidence and strength of recommendation: http://www.gradeworkinggroup.org

  • AMA Citation & Reference Style Guide: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html

  • Dictionary of Units of Measure: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html

  • Orthogate (online orthopaedics resources): http://www.orthogate.org/

  • PubMed/Medline: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed

  • BioMedSearch: http://www.biomedsearch.com/