SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

What is Global Pulse?

Global Pulse has become one of AMSA's most popular national projects, gaining the attention of tens-of-thousands of readers and medical institutions. Publication of your work in the journal is a great way to demonstrate your merit, as well as your commitment to molding the future of medicine.

Moreover, many of you have engaged in eye-opening experiences abroad which have changed your perception of health conditions around the world. This journal affords you the opportunity to share these insights and to help influence others' decisions about global health issues. Our team of editors is committed to helping you share your viewpoints and discoveries with an international audience.

Finally, this journal makes the statement that medical students are concerned about health issues of people all around the world. Our journal is distributed nationally and internationally. Please, help us demonstrate that American medical students are concerned with the health of the international community.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

How, and when, can I send you an article for publication?

Please send all materials for consideration (articles, pictures) to submissions@globalpulsejournal.com. Please include your full name, contact information, and provide captions for any photographs submitted. Submissions are accepted on a year-round, on-going basis

The submission process for our Fall 2009 issue is now open. We will accept articles until Sunday, September 6, 2009, at midnight, EST.

The journal is published seasonally four times a year.

FOR WRITERS

Eligibility

We welcome submissions from any current or recently graduated student of medicine, the health professions, public health, and the humanities on topics related to global health. When submitting please indicate your academic affiliation.

Relevance

Topics for articles submitted to Global Pulse should be engaging and readily understood by medical students unfamiliar with any background material on the topic. If you are uncertain of the article's relevance, please contact the submissions editor with your ideas. Acceptable categories include:

1. Editorials (OpEds)
2. Research Articles.
3. Personal Accounts
4. Book/Movie Reviews
5. Short stories & Poems
6. Art/Images (with captions)

Format

For written work, please use the following guidelines for formatting:

1. Use Times New Roman, point 12. Sentences should be single spaced.
2. Submissions should not exceed 5 pages in length.
3. Submit a *.doc or *.rtf file.
4. Please include a cover page with your name, contact information, abstract, and affiliation.
5. For photos or artwork, please follow the guidelines on the next section.
6. Email submissions to submissions@globalpulsejournal.com.

Photos and Artwork

We invite submissions in all types of print media. We would love to have submissions that illustrate your varied experiences or are simply expressions of your creative or artistic spirit. Please scan in all photos or artwork (at 300 dpi, if possible) and submit to submissions@globalpulsejournal.com.

1. Not less than 144 dpi in resolution. 300 dpi and higher would be ideal.
2. Images have to be larger than 1024 pixels by 768 pixels.
3. Images can be either in gif, jpeg, jpg or raw format.
4. Include captions with all images, with all relevant information, e.g. location, description, and photographer. The captions can be sent separately on a *.doc or *.rtf file.
5. Global Pulse is not liable to any breach in the copyright laws and the sender will be held responsible.
6. Send all photos in a zipped folder, as an email attachment. If you have problems sending pictures please contact us.

References

We encourage you to include citations whenever possible. Please use the following guidelines for citations.

Are co-submissions allowed?

Yes! However, we ask you to designate one author as a contact person with whom we will correspond.

EDITING PROCESS

How does the editing process work?

The editing process will vary depending on the type of submission. If the submission is accepted, there will be two rounds of editing. In the first round, you will be asked to make certain changes based on our recommendations. This process will continue until the submission is considered fit for publishing. We will then show you the revised version to obtain your permission before publishing. After obtaining your permission, we will try our best not to make further changes; however, last minute stylistic or grammatical revisions are a possibility. If an author is unable to make the recommended changes, the submission is declined.

Are submissions peer reviewed?

Yes, your submission will be peer reviewed by a Global Pulse editor. In order to ensure transparency in the editing process, any editor that rejects a submission must explain to the editor-in-chief the reasons for doing so. Feedback, if available, will be sent to the author.

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