Article Submission

IMPORTANT NOTICE: MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS MUST ADHERE TO AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

Manuscripts that fail to comply with the provided instructions for authors will be returned until the submission packet is corrected. Non-compliance may lead to delays in the peer-review or publishing process.

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All Articles Must Include the Following:

1. Copyright, Graphic & Photography Transfer
2. Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
3. Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Authors should adhere to the AI Guidelines of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Please reference this policy in the "Disclosures" section of the article or manuscript, specifying if AI was utilized in accordance with JAMA guidelines or if not used at all.
4. Corresponding Author Contact Information
5. Manuscript Format:
6. MS Word
7. 12 point, double-spaced
8. 2,500 words or less
9. Author(s) highest degree/academic/title/affiliation
10. Corresponding Author color photo
11. Research articles MUST have an abstract of 150 words or less
12. Cover page is required at submission and must include:
13. Title of Article
14. List of authors in sequential order
15. Photos of authors (optional)
16. References:
17. Follow AMA Manual of Style
18. Numerical order, presented at the end of the article (endnotes NOT footnotes)
19. Reference numbers MUST be placed outside of punctuation
20. When citing websites, include:
21. Author Last name First name or initial, “Title of Web Page,” Publishing Organization or Name of Website, publication date and/or access date if available, URL
22. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references
    
23. Illustrations/Photographs/Tables/Charts/Figures/Graphics:
24. Manuscripts can have NO MORE THAN four Illustrations, photographs, tables, charts, figures, and graphics
25. Send photos and graphs separately to micah@kcmedicine.org
26. Submit permission/copyright use for elements that the author does not expressively own.
27. Dimensions must be no wider than 7 inches or longer than 9 inches
28. 300 resolution dpi (dots per inch) or higher
29. .jpeg or .tiff file format
30. Titled/labeled. Example: tumors table 1; mortality rate figure 1, etc.
31. Include legends in a separate Word document or at the end of the manuscript
32. Illustrations, photographs, tables, charts, figures, and graphics can be inserted into the manuscript with the ability to extract them for placement