1. FM Research Committee Journal Selection….. Web sites valid as of 2010

2. Journal Families Sage –http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.navhttp://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav Oxford Publications –http://www.oxfordjournals.org/subject/medicine/http://www.oxfordjournals.org/subject/medicine/ BMC –http://www.biomedcentral.com/http://www.biomedcentral.com/ Liebert –http://www.liebertpub.com/http://www.liebertpub.com/ Dove Press –http://www.dovepress.com/browse_journals.php?pa=view&cat_id=10http://www.dovepress.com/browse_journals.php?pa=view&cat_id=10 Wiley –http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id- 351297.html?&view=JournalSpotlight

3. Journal Families Radcliffe Publishing –Mental Health in Primary Care –Informatics in Primary Care –Quality in Primary Care –Education for Primary Care –http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/journals/

4. Sage Clinical Medicine –http://www.uk.sagepub.com/catListings.nav?d isplay=cat&catLevel1=&prodTypes=any&level 1=S00&currTree=Subjects&_requestid=14883 8http://www.uk.sagepub.com/catListings.nav?d isplay=cat&catLevel1=&prodTypes=any&level 1=S00&currTree=Subjects&_requestid=14883 8 Journal of Primary Care and Community Health –http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201976&level1=S00&cur rTree=Subjects&level2=ST0&

5. Sage 91 different journals –The Diabetes Educator –Chronic Illness –American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine –American Journal of Men’s Health –Clinical Pediatrics –Diabetes and Vascular research –Journal of Aging and Health –Palliative Medicine –Sports Health –American Journal of Sports Medicine –Therapeutic Advances of Chronic Diseases

6. Oxford Family Practice: an international journal –http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/ 67 + medical journals

7. BMC Many journals Also many independent journals associated with site Many are open access and require payment by author once accepted –Allows free utilization by readers indefinitely BMC Family Practice –http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcfampract/

8. Dove Press Pragmatic and Observational Research –http://www.dovepress.com/pragmatic-and- observational-research-journalhttp://www.dovepress.com/pragmatic-and- observational-research-journal 8 general medical journals

9. Variable sources The Journal of Family Practice –http://www.jfponline.com/http://www.jfponline.com/ American Family Physician –http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publicatio ns/journals/afp.htmlhttp://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publicatio ns/journals/afp.html Annals of Family Medicine –http://www.annfammed.org/

10. Family Medicine –http://www.stfm.org/publications/familymedicin e/index.cfmhttp://www.stfm.org/publications/familymedicin e/index.cfm Canadian Family Physician –http://www.cfp.ca/

11. Easiest method… Utilize the journals that your colleagues have. (last 3 years) J Eval Clin Pract- 8 times Am J Trop Med Hyg – 3 times Health Care Manager- 3 times Popul Health Management- 3 times Qual Manag Health Care- 3 times Clin Rehabil- 2 times Disease Management & Health Outcomes- 2 times Evidence-Based Pract- 2 times Int J Gynaecol Obstet- 2 times The Patient- 2 times

12. Each only 1 submitted manuscript Acta Cardiol AIDS Care Am J Health Syst Pharm Am J Hosp Palliat Care Ann Acad Med Singapore Arch Intern Med Arch Phys Med Rehabil BMC Health Serv Res Br J Nutr Chronic Illn Fam Med Fam Pract Manag Health Serv Manage Res Int J Impot Res J Am Board Fam Med J Am Dent Assoc J Ambul Car Manage J Cancer Educ

13. Each only 1 submitted manuscript J Clin Endocrinol Metab J Clin Psychol Med Settings J Clinical Outcomes Management J Fam Pract J Health Popul Nutr J Healthc Inf Manag J Interpers ViolenceJ Med Case ReportsJ Nutr J Occup Environ Med J PediatrManag Care Interface Mayo Clin Proc Med Teach Ment Health Fam Med Minn Med Obesity Obesity Res Clin Pract Rev Endocr Metab Disord Scand J Infect Dis Sex Health Skin medTrials Tuberculosis West Afr J Med

14. Do’s and Don’ts Do –Review types of articles they publish Can impact word count; # allowable of figures and tables; review process –Review author instructions –Make sure to have all information prior to starting (all authors degrees, email, conflict of interest, IRB documentation, funding information (ok if none) –Develop a standard letter for the editor and save it for future use- doesn’t need to be extravagant. –All co-authors need to have participated in the manuscript and you need to keep documentation

15. Do’s and Don'ts Don’t –Write abstract until you know which journal: word count and style can impact how you do this –FORGET TO SAVE during the process –Forget to review: Need to review PDF’s prior to process being complete- make sure to do. You should get an email once it is complete- if you don’t go back and check to see what is not complete.

16. Do’s and Don'ts Do –Utilize journals that have electronic submission only –Remember to make sure the order of submitted files is correct Sometimes can submit manuscript as one entire file- other times the journals prefer to have manuscript separate from tables and figures

17. Review Process REALLY Varies –Length of time Process of finding reviewers Completion of reviews- many are 3-12 weeks –JPCCH tries for 1 week –What it involves Some very detailed Some not

18. Review Process Several possibilities –Accept as written Doesn’t happen all that often –Accept with minor revisions After reviews you can edit manuscript and re-submit –Review with major revisions You will have more significant work to do Will re-submit –Rejection

19. Revision process I like to submit two new copies of the manuscript –A “clean” new manuscript with all changes accepted –A version of the old manuscript with “track changes” kept –So there will be usually just two documents Clean is # 1 Track changes #2 Delete all other documents

20. Review Process Should have a document of a point by point description of how you addressed the issues in the reviews –Easiest to make a new word document and save the reviews to that –As you make the changes, place them after the review i.e. The paragraph starting with “Collaborative care…” should be moved into introduction. –DONE

21. Review Process It is OK to disagree with the reviewer. –You need to make sure that you document why. –Should try to keep to a minimum Being a reviewer yourself will also help you as a writer.

22. Rejection- Now what… Actually- some times I have sent a paper to a “reach” journal, expecting a rejection. Use the review to re-write your paper Should be a better paper prior to next submission If still having issues- consider collaboration with more experienced author –Not unusual to have a few re-writes… especially early on in your career

23. Open source vs. print journal Open source –The article if accepted will be freely available to all interested parties. –Many journals have costs associated with downloading copies of articles. –Can be quick review process- is still peer-reviewed and counts for advancement –Many of these are web-based journals Fees can be up to $3,000 per article Costs for Author services @ Mayo- also ~$1,500 to $2,000 per manuscript –Learn to use end note- –This is an expensive service and does create a time lag also