Subject matter:

Global Pulse Journal (GPJ) publishes content related to global health that is relevant to health professionals in training. We adopt the definition set out by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health:

Global health is an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions; involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration; and is a synthesis of population based prevention with individual-level clinical care.¹

Submissions to Global Pulse Journal should be engaging and readily understood by medical students unfamiliar with topic material.

Who can submit:

GPJ publishes material written by medical and pre-medical students, residents, and other health professionals in training.

When we accept submissions:

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and chosen to fit a specific issue's theme. GPJ publishes 3 issues per year.

Criteria for submission:

1. Submissions must be original content. They cannot have been previously published, and they cannot be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
2. Submissions referencing other work must include citations (see Works Cited Format).
3. We encourage authors to include images and captions with their written submissions.
4. Coauthorship is allowed, but please designate one person as a corresponding author.

Format for submissions:

1. Put the title at the top, in bold, followed by "By (Your Name)" in italics below. Abstracts and affiliation belong on your cover sheet.
2. The body of the text should be laid out in small paragraphs by section. Please do not indent paragraphs.
3. You may include a 1-2 sentence biographical blurb about yourself, in italics, at the end of the submission, if you wish.

Length of written submissions:

Submissions to GPJ should be less than 1,500 words.

How to submit written work:

1. Submit a *.doc or *.rtf file.
2. Include a blurb about yourself including your name, position in training, and any pertinent information to the piece submitted.
3. Send all materials for consideration to submissions@globalpulsejournal.com.

GPJ's PhotoBoard:

The GPJ publishes single photographs on each issue's cover page. Each photograph is accompanied by a title, author, and maximum 30 word caption. Please follow the guidelines for submitting photos below.

Submitting photos and artwork:

We invite submissions in all types of media. Please scan in all photos or artwork and send to submissions@globalpulsejournal.com.

1. Images must not be less than 144 dpi in resolution. 300 dpi and higher are preferred.
2. Images must be larger than 1024 pixels by 768 pixels.
3. Images may be submitted in *.gif or *.jpg formats. They should be sent as separate files and not embedded in a document.
4. Captions and other relevant information (e.g. location, description, and photographer) should be included in a separate *.doc or *.rtf file.
5. Persons considered to be the main subject of the photograph should have given explicit or implied consent at the time the photograph was taken.

How the editing process works:

The editing process varies depending on the type and quality of a submission. All submissions are edited by the GPJ editorial board. In select cases, submissions may be sent for outside review by content experts.

An editor assigned to a submission will correspond with the submission's author. The author is expected to return necessary revisions by the deadline set by the editor and will have the opportunity to check a final proof prior to publication.

For Guest Bloggers:

Who can be considered a guest blogger?

Any health professional student, established health professional or other person with relevant experience to share with our readership who can maintain a standard of writing ability and has a unique experience or perspective to share with our readership.

What constitutes a guest blog post?

Topics/Content should have some relevance to global health issues or tie into a broader global health perspective in a significant manner. The guest blogger should have a unique perspective to contribute based on his/her expertise and experiences.

Does the content have to be original?

While we prefer original guest blog posts, we will consider previously published material if it holds significant interest for our readers and would clearly enhance the blog.

Works cited format:

Citations in text should use superscript footnote notation (e.g.¹) to reference numbered works cited. Works cited should be listed in the order that they appear using Vancouver Style format.

Book

Getzen TE. Health Economics: Fundamentals of Funds. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1997.

Book - Multiple Authors

Fauci AS, et al. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 1998.

Journal

Russell FD. In vitro enzymatic processing of radiolabelled big ET-1 in human kidney as a food ingredient. Biochemical Pharmacology. 1998 Mar 1;55(5):697-701.

Newspaper Article

Lee G. Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution: study estimates 50,000 admissions annually. The Washington Post. 1996 Jun 21;Section A3.

Webpage

Royal College of General Practitioners. The primary health care team. [Internet]. Updated 1999 Aug 22. Available from: http://ww.rcgp.org.uk/informat/publicat/rcf0021.htm

(Note: If update date is unavailable, change to accessed date, e.g. Accessed 1999 Aug 22)

Personal communications (conversations, e-mails, letters) should be included in the text of the document, not in the reference list.

In a conversation with a colleague from the College of Medicine (Peterson P, oral communication, 2002 Aug 4)

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¹ Koplan JP, et al. Towards a common definition of global health. Lancet. 2009 June 6; 373: 1993-95.