 
 Now incorporated
into
Quality in Primary Care
From 2003, Journal of Clinical Excellence will be
incorporated into Quality in Primary Care. There is
significant overlap in terms of content in both journals, with themes such
as effectiveness, excellence, principles, quality, learning, and the
interface between primary and secondary care, all of which are generalisable
across primary and secondary care organisations. Healthcare professionals
working in this sector are served well by this journal and find it
invaluable for their research and day-to-day practice. Please click on the
following link www.radcliffe-oxford.com/qpc
for more information on subscribing to and submitting papers to this
journal.
Contributing
Papers submitted for publication should be sent to Professor Allen Hutchinson,
Professor of Public Health, The University of
Sheffield, Section of Public Health, ScHARR, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street,
Sheffield S1 4DA, UK.
Journal scope
The journal welcomes original articles on quality improvement, research,
evidence, experience and policy concerning clinical excellence and good
clinical practice. Articles should contain material of generalisable
relevance to UK health and social care and be written for the non-specialist
reader.
Originality and copyright
It will be assumed that all material submitted for publication in Journal
of Clinical Excellence is offered on the understanding that it has not
been accepted for publication elsewhere and, on acceptance, it becomes the
copyright of the journal. Permission to reproduce previously published
material must be obtained in writing from the copyright holder (usually the
publisher) and the original source should be acknowledged in the manuscript.
Types of paper accepted
Original articles, including research papers, should be between 1000 and 3000 words; however, short reports
between 500 and 1000 words, concerning audit projects, are also welcome. Letters commenting on papers, news
items, book reviews, and notices of non-commercial conferences may also be submitted for publication.
Refereeing
Submissions are subject to peer review, a
process which is undertaken with a minimum of delay so that those papers
accepted for publication can be included in the first available issue.
The journal aims to return peer-review comments to authors within eight
weeks. Authors are invited to recommend two appropriate reviewers for
their paper whom the Editor might approach. Before final acceptance
authors may be asked to revise submissions in the light of referees'
comments.
Preparation of manuscripts
Four copies of each manuscript are required and, in addition, authors
will be asked to submit the final version on disk in Microsoft Word.
The manuscript should be typed on one side only of A4
paper, and be double-line spaced. Margins should be not less than 3 cm. Pages should be numbered consecutively,
beginning with the title page. If figures and tables are submitted on disk, each
figure and table should be placed in a separate file. References should be presented as a
separate list, and not as endnotes.
Upon acceptance of an article for publication, the authors will be requested to transfer the copyright to
Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd. If previously published material is quoted in any article, it is the responsibility
of the author of the article being submitted to obtain permission from the original publisher to use that
material.
Presentation of papers
Title page
The title of the paper should be as brief and informative as
possible. A short title of not more than 50 characters
should be supplied for a running head. The initials and
last name of all authors, and their full addresses (including
telephone, fax, and email details, where available) should
be given. The name of the author responsible for
correspondence, including reprint requests, should be
indicated. The sources of support for any work, such as
grants, equipment or drugs, should be stated.
Abstract and keywords
A summary in not more than 250 words, indicating
concisely the scope and main conclusions of the paper, as
well as three to six keywords or phrases, should be given.
Text
The text should be divided into sections, each with an
appropriate heading.
Acknowledgements
Only those persons who have made a substantial
contribution to the paper should be acknowledged.
Authors should obtain written permission from all those
acknowledged by name, as readers may infer their
endorsement of details given in the paper.
References
This journal uses the Vancouver style for references. In the text, references should be numbered
consecutively in the order in which they first appear.
They should be assigned superscript numbers, outside
punctuation.
In the reference list, for references with six or fewer
authors, all names should be given. For ix or more
authors, the first three names then et al. should be given.
The format of references is as follows.
Example 1: journal article
1 Perrin JM, Horner C, Berwick D, Woolf AW, Freeman JL
and Wennberg JE (1989) Variations in rates of
hospitalization of children in three urban communities.
New England Journal of Medicine 320: 1183–7.
Example 2: chapter in a book
1 Miller DK and Goodman GN (1989) Gastric bypass
procedures. In: Dietel M (ed) Surgery for the Morbidly Obese Patient.
Lea & Febiger: Philadelphia, pp. 113-33.
Example 3: author of whole book or other publication
1 Fentem PH (1992) Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey:
main findings. Belmont Press: Northampton.
Example 4: editors of a whole book or other publication
1 Law J, Parkinson A with Tamhne R (eds) (1999)
Communication Difficulties in Childhood. Radcliffe Medical Press: Oxford.
Tables
Each table should be self-explanatory, typed on a separate
sheet, and have a table caption. Do not use vertical rules
in tables. If a floppy disk is supplied, each table should be
placed in a separate file.
Figures
Each figure should be provided on a separate sheet, and
be suitable for direct reproduction. Figures may be line
drawings in black ink, or black and white photographs. If
a floppy disk is supplied, each figure should be placed in
a separate file. Authors wishing to submit colour
illustrations are requested to contact the editorial
manager (details on the inside front cover) before
sending any material.
Figure legends should be provided on a separate sheet,
and not on the figure itself.
Queries and further information
Any queries concerning the content, suitability and
acceptance of papers should be directed to the editors.
Queries concerning the production of the journal should
be directed to the Journals Manager at Radcliffe Medical Press.
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