Instructions to authors
Introduction
Submission and how to contact the journal’s editorial office
The American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) complies with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts, which can be accessed on the ICMJE webpage.
AJCP suggests the use of the STARD guideline for diagnostic studies, with the understanding that not all checklist items in the guideline are applicable to all types of submissions.
All manuscripts are submitted and reviewed via the journal's web-based manuscript submission system, ScholarOne. New authors should create an account prior to submitting a manuscript for consideration. Questions about submitting to the journal should be sent to the editorial office at phil.rogers@ascp.org.
Peer review process
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by one of the Editors. At this stage manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if it is felt that they are not of high enough priority or not relevant to the journal. This fast rejection process means that authors are given a quick decision and do not need to wait for the review process.
Manuscripts that are not instantly rejected are sent out for double-blind peer review, usually to two independent reviewers. (See instructions below about proper preparation of the manuscript for double-blind peer review.) Based on the feedback from these reviewers and the Editors' judgment a decision is given on the manuscript.?
If a paper is not acceptable in its present form, we will pass on suggestions for revisions to the author.
Ethics
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of the work are all unacceptable practices. Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be dealt with in accordance with the COPE guidelines.
Every article is received with the understanding that it is submitted solely to the AJCP, and that no substantial portion of it has been submitted elsewhere. A manuscript based primarily on data published previously is not acceptable. AJCP routinely performs plagiarism checks on submitted manuscripts. If an article is based on an abstract presented orally or in poster form at a meeting, include a statement to that effect, giving the name and place of the meeting and the day(s) of presentation.
Third-party copyright
In order to reproduce any third party material, including tables, figures, or images, in an article authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and be compliant with any requirements the copyright holder may have pertaining to this reuse. When seeking to reproduce any kind of third party material authors should request the following:
non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the specified article and journal;
print and electronic rights, preferably for use in any form or medium;
the right to use the material for the life of the work; and
world-wide English-language rights.
It is particularly important to clear permission for use in both the print and online versions of the journal, and we are not able to accept permissions which carry a time limit because we retain journal articles as part of our online journal archive.
Further guidelines on clearing permissions can be downloaded as a pdf.
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