Author Guidelines for the American Journal of Critical Care
The Editors of the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) invite authors to submit original manuscripts describing investigations, advances, or observations from all specialties related to the care of critically and acutely ill patients. Papers promoting collaborative practice and research are encouraged. Manuscripts will be considered on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and have been submitted solely to AJCC. (This restriction does not apply to abstracts.)
Manuscripts must be submitted via AJCC’s online system for manuscript submission/review at www.editorialmanager.com/ajcc. Author fees are not charged for manuscripts submitted to AJCC or articles published in the journal. At the time of submission, complete contact information (postal address, email address, telephone and fax numbers) for the corresponding author is required. First and last names, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all coauthors also are required. (Print copies of the journal will be sent only to those coauthors who provide their postal address.) Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word or a compatible format.
Please include a cover letter. All authors will be emailed a link to complete the “AJCC Submission and Publication Agreement” within the online submission system. All authors must complete the agreement in order for the paper to be published (if accepted). All financial disclosures—including disclosures of no financial conflicts—will be published.
Authors who desire OnlineNOW publication can make that choice during the online submission process. The full text of OnlineNOW articles appears exclusively on the journal’s website at www.ajcconline.org, with only the abstract of the article appearing in the print edition of the journal. OnlineNOW articles may enjoy a faster turnaround time from acceptance to publication than do full-text articles in print. OnlineNOW articles are peer reviewed, copyedited, formatted, indexed, and citable just like AJCC’s print offerings.
Quality improvement studies help maximize the integrity and safety of critical care. AJCC welcomes such articles. However, because of their subjective relationship to context and social processes, such articles are difficult to evaluate using traditional empirical standards. For this reason, AJCC asks that quality improvement studies adhere to the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines. For more information about SQUIRE, please see http://www.squire-statement.org/guidelines.
For reporting randomized controlled trials, consult the CONSORT 2010 checklist for information to include (http:// www.consort-statement.org/media/default/downloads/consort 2010 checklist.pdf).
The EQUATOR network (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/) provides reporting guidelines for many different types of studies.
Editorial Office Contact Information
AJCC Editorial Office
Attn: Peer Review Coordinator, email: ajcc.editorialoffice@aacn.org
For help submitting your manuscript online, visit www.editorialmanager.com/ajcc and click "Author Tutorial." For technical help or questions not addressed by the Author Tutorial document, email ajcc.editorialoffice@aacn.org.
AJCC cannot accept responsibility for lost manuscripts; please keep a copy for your files. We accept the following types of manuscripts:
Research articles (1500-3000 words; preference is no more than 3 tables and 3 figures)
Brief reports (750-1200 words; limit to 1 table and 1 figure)
Letters (250-500 words)
In general, by invitation only:
Review articles (1500-3000 words)
Guest editorials (500-1000 words)
Commentaries (500-1000 words)
We no longer accept case reports.
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