Call for Papers – Really Good Stuff November 2004

Really Good Stuff: new ideas in Medical Education

November and May issues each year

Authors who wish us to consider their papers for the next section, to appear in November2004, should submit manuscripts electronically using http://medicaleducation.manuscriptcentral.com before 1 May 2004. Those who would like to submit to the May2005 section should submit their papers by 1 November 2004.

An international panel of reviewers, under the editorial direction of M Brownell Andersonof Washington DC, will review all the submissions and select those to be published. Eachstructured report should be no longer than 500 words and must be organised into foursections: the context and setting; why the idea or change was necessary; what was done andevaluation of the results or impact. No tables, figures or references should be included.

It is worth remembering that the reviewers will be using four criteria when judging thepapers:• Soundness of educational approach described• Originality of approach• Clarity of writing• Significance of report as an educational innovation.

Common reasons for papers’ not being published include lack of originality, ideas that arestill at development stage and have not been tested in practice and descriptions of ideaswhere no evaluation has been carried out. Another important point to remember is thatMedical Education is read by professionals in over 70 countries world-wide and you shouldtherefore make sure that your work is of relevance to an international readership. We lookforward to receiving your manuscripts.

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