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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View submission guidelines.
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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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