AMAA Journal
AMAA Journal
The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to further the knowledge of medical and health professionals, to stimulate academic discussion, and to keep members abreast of association activities and member news.
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Running & FitNews
This newsletter is the official e-publication of the American Running Association. It provides reliable information and advice on all aspects of fitness, nutrition, and health, as it relates to running. In addition to receiving the AMAA Journal, members of the American Medical Athletic Association also receive Running & FitNews each month. View a sample newsletter.
Guidelines for Submitting Articles to the AMAA Journal
The AMAA Journal publishes original papers related to the medical aspects of sports, exercise, and fitness. Our goal is to assist physicians and other health care professionals in caring for active patients, in encouraging sedentary patients to become active, and in improving personal fitness/training programs readers use for all patients. Manuscripts are considered on the condition that they are contributed solely to the AMAA Journal (at the time of submission).
Research articles should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words in length. Manuscripts should be submitted via e-mail as an attached Word document to Managing Editor Barbara Baldwin. If charts, figures or illustrations are excerpted from another publication, permission for use must be included.
The authors' full names, degrees, and professional affiliations should be included, as well as contact information.
There should be no more than 25 references. They should be cited in numerical order in the text in parenthesis and listed in the same order at the end of the text. Reference should be formatted in the style of Index medicus, as shown in the following examples:
Journal Reference: Kalish SE, Smith TJ: Benefits of Exercise. AMAA Journal 1990;
18(6): 87-91.
Book Reference: Kalish SJ: Your Child's Fitness. Champaign, IL, Human Kinetics, 1995.
Pharmaceuticals: Generic names of drugs and other products should be used, unless use of a particular brand is relevant to patient outcome.
Review Process: Articles that meet the editors' initial criteria are then reviewed by independent experts in the subject area of the article. Authors are notified when we receive a manuscript, but will not hear from us again until we accept the manuscript, reject it, or request a revision.
Editing: Articles will be edited to conform to the Journal's style and format. An edited manuscript will be sent to the author for approval.
Contributing to Special Sections
Experience Tells Us: Educational articles based on clinical or training experience (800-1,500 words).
Training with the Experts: Tips on training provided by coaches and elite athletes (500 to 750 words).
AMAA Member Profile: Articles about members' training, racing, and/or unusual clinical experiences (600-800 words).
Book Reviews: Short articles reviewing new books (300 to 600 words). Contact AMAA regarding books to review.
Letters to the Editor: Letters that refer to articles published in AMAA Journal or regarding AMAA events.
Articles for "Special Sections" should be submitted via e-mail as an
attached Word document to Managing Editor Barbara Baldwin.
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