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Author Guidelines

We welcome all original research articles, case reports and ‘Spotlight’ or ‘Research Abroad’ columns. In case you would like to comment on previously published content, please submit a ‘Letter to the Editor’. Amsterdam Medical Student journal publishes educational content which is assigned to members of our Editorial Board in advance. We also accept open submissions for other types of columns in our AMSj Guidelines, such as ‘Teachable moments’ and ‘Initiatives with impact’. In case you would like to submit your paper in one of these categories (or another one), please contact us first. Please read our Author Guidelines before submitting your manuscript to AMSj.

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Articles

Manuscripts containing original material are accepted for consideration if neither the article nor any part of its essential substance, tables, or figures have been submitted elsewhere before appearing in the Journal. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Review

Manuscripts of (systematic) reviews are accepted for consideration if neither the article nor any part of its essential substance, tables, or figures have been submitted elsewhere before appearing in the Journal. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Case report

We accept papers of clinical observations, consisting of the initial presentation, medical history, physical examination, tests performed, eventual outcome and discussion on the case, backed up by scientific literature. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Letter to the Editor

Letters to the editor can be submitted regarding an article published in the Amsterdam Medical Student journal (AMSj), or regarding a (bio)medical topic that is of importance or interest to our readers. The aim of letters to the editor is to spread information or opinions about medical topics and critically assess, and thereby improve, research of your colleagues or in general. Letters to the editor are usually not peer reviewed, however, all letters will be assessed by our editorial board before publication. Submit your letter to the editor as a word document at www.amsj.nl. Your letter will be published in print and online at www.amsj.nl. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Spotlight

Some students may have published their research elsewhere. To honor these students and to spread information about the research, an author can summarize the scope and main results of his/her research in ‘Spotlight’. Please note that this column is available for students only, that are the first or second author of an article published elsewhere.
To prevent for plagiarism, it is very important that this narrative report cannot be an exact copy of the abstract in the original article. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Research Abroad

In this column medical students share their experiences with doing a research internship abroad. Please make sure your manuscript meets the submission guidelines as listed in the “Guideline” PDF.

Other

What ‘Other’ column/paper are you submitting (name in the AMSj Guidelines?

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