The Clinical Advisor welcomes submissions from its readers. Share your knowledge and experience with your colleagues — and collect a fee in the bargain! We pay an honorarium for every article we accept.
We'll be glad to work with you to develop your ideas into compelling narratives. As for length, that depends on which kind of article you submit. We have four types:
CLINICAL FEATURES
We update our readers with the latest information about conditions seen in everyday practice. Running no more than 2,500 words, features can be written either as regular narratives or as a series of questions and answers. Topics should be selected with the busy primary-care clinician in mind; specialists should review specialty topics from the primary-care point of view.
Articles should be accompanied by clinical photos, for which we pay extra. Charts, tables, and algorithms are also encouraged. References are optional; if you opt not to use any, please provide a recommended reading list of books, articles, and Web sites. In addition, include your curriculum vitae, which should list all current titles and affiliations.
CLINICAL CHALLENGE
This is our popular department comprising histories of difficult cases. Each case is presented as a step-by-step, chronological account, revealing the author's thought processes along the way. It is divided into sections in this order: the patient presentation; the patient history; the twists and turns eventually leading to a diagnosis; the treatment and outcome; and a discussion of the lessons learned or of the condition in general.
We pay extra for any photographs or images that we use. The length should be about 1,500 words. Please include your title, affiliations, and curriculum vitae.
DERMATOLOGY CLINIC
This is a department that presents photos of actual cases and asks readers to identify the condition. Each case opens with one or two color photos and a 75- to 100-word description of the patient and/or his presentation, without giving away the diagnosis. This is followed by a 750- to 1,000-word summary that includes a description of the ailment, how the correct diagnosis was achieved, a review of the condition along with a differential diagnosis, and a description of the patient's treatment and outcome. Topics must be approved by the editor prior to submission.
COMMENTARY
Have something to say? Commentary is our guest editorial page. It gives you the opportunity to sound off on an issue of importance to your colleagues nationwide. Support your views with as many facts, statistics, studies, and personal anecdotes as possible. A typical Commentary runs about 700 words in length.
To discuss your editorial ideas, contact us by phone at 646.638.6077. Already-written articles can be sent by fax to 646.638.6117; by e-mail to editor@clinicaladvisor.com; or by mail to:
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