AUTHOR CHECKLIST
The purpose of this tool is to guide you through a final review of your manuscript. It will help you eliminate
the most common author errors. Please save your completed author checklist as ac.topic.your intials.date in
MMDDYY format (example: ac.hypertension.sb.040612.doc). PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR TOPIC
CANNOT BE REVIEWED UNTIL YOUR AUTHOR CHECKLIST IS SUBMITTED.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Author(s) (include name, degree, affiliation and email):
Faculty Co-author (include name, degree, affiliation and email):
Topic:
Have you written for eMedRef before?
If yes, what topic?
FORMAT
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Topic is in bullet-point format using the provided template and maintaining the formatting
All applicable sections of the template are included (background, pathophysiology, diagnostics,
differential diagnosis, therapeutics, follow-up, prognosis, prevention, patient education, references)
All authors are listed on the manuscript (including name, email, degree, and affiliation)
Abbreviations are defined in text
All references are cited within the text
If a reference is cited multiple times within text, the reference is cited using the same number each time
TOPIC CONTENT
If available, national and specialty recommendations/guidelines are included (ex: USPSTF)
SORT Recommendations (if any) have been found and incorporated
If none available, please mark NA
You have NOT created your own SORT Recommendations
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Hyperlinks to applicable Clinical Inquiries, HelpDesk Answers and PURLs (if any) are included (these
can be found at www.fpin.org/search), accurate and listed under the Evidence-Based Inquiries section
If none available, please mark NA
External hypertext links to helpful information are included (ex: patient education, illustrations, helpful
websites, etc)
Copyright free photo(s) or line drawing(s) are included, if appropriate
If none available, please mark NA
REFERENCES
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No other electronic reviews are used as references (i.e. UpToDate, eMedicine, DynaMed, etc)
References are in AMA format and only AMA format (see examples in template)
References are numbered consecutively in the order they appear in text (ie. 1, 2, 3 NOT 1, 4, 2), and
correspond with the appropriate citation number
Authors have provided a link to either the full-text article or the abstract for each reference, depending
on what is available
References are within the last 3 years. Older references are acceptable only if recent ones are
insufficient to complete the topic. Please do not include references beyond a decade old.
All references are from reputable, evidence-based sources, and are applicable to an American audience.
Please do not use online articles that are not peer-reviewed…regardless of the parent organization
(Cleveland Clinic, Mayo, MGH, etc.)
Applicable recent Cochrane reviews (if available), meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and RCTs are
included for diagnosis and treatment
1-2 general references (and no more), such as a review article or an electronic family medicine
textbook, may be used to complete the remaining sections of the template, such as background and
pathophysiology – please do not use general references for diagnosis and treatment
FINISHING TOUCHES
Manuscript is saved as a WORD file as topic.your initials.date in MMDDYY format
(hypertension.sb.040612.doc)
Draft has been reviewed by faculty co-author (Note: all students and residents must have a faculty coauthor). If not applicable, please mark NA
You have reviewed your manuscript one last time for clarity and quick understanding before submitting
to the Project Management Editor – remember, this is for rapid, point-of-care use
Attach full text copies (i.e. pdf’s) of all references at the time of submission for review by the
editorial team
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Due Date Extension Policy:
I understand the due date extension policy: Authors should choose their due date carefully and
schedule appropriately as they will be held to this date. Upon submission of the extension request form
www.fpin.org/extension each author will be permitted one six-week extension. In the event of
extenuating circumstances and a second extension is necessary, the faculty co-author or program
champion must submit a second extension form through the website for editor in chief approval. Only
after editor in chief approval is received will the extension be granted. This policy will apply
throughout the editorial process with all versions. Should an author be unable to meet the due date
requirements, a one week notice will be given and the question/topic will be made available to another
author team. If your question/topic is taken away due to missed deadlines, you will have the
opportunity to sign-up for a different question/topic, but extensions for the new topic/question may not
be approved. Please stay in communication with the Project Management Editor at all times so we can
assist you in bringing your projects to publication in a timely manner.