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                                         Instruction for authors

 

 

Subjects of the PCMJ

 

 

Theory of Person Centered Medicine

Person Centered Clinical Method

Research in Person Centered Medicine

Person Centered Medical Education

Person Centered Medical Counselling

Case Reports

Person Centered Health Communication

Medical Ethics

Epistemology and Medicine

 

 

The original manuscript plus one photo of the first author should be sent to the Editorial Office: pcmIJ@person-centeredinternationaljournal.org . Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published elsewhere and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The official language of the journal is English with two abstract in English and in the mother language of the author at the end of the article. The articles will be evaluated based on their theoretical or scientific value as judged by the reviewers.

The Editor in Chief and the Editorial Office can request changes in the papers. The original articles must be set out as follows:

 
  EXPERIMENTAL ARTICLES
 

 Title, the entire name and surname of the authors, current address, mail of the first author for correspondence. 

2) Abstracts in English and in the mother language of the author, organized with the following headings: objective, method, results and conclusion. Important: Abstract should not exceed 400 words; the abstract in the  author's mother language must be put at the end of the paper, before references. Abstract in the mother language must be placed at the end of the paper

Slides summarizing the key points of the paper in Power point are appreciated.

3) 3-6 key words that characterize the contents of the paper;

4) The text except for otherwise authorized papers should be set out as follows:

 

  1. Introduction: previous works on the topic and literature review, objectives of the study, hypotheses.
  2. Method and/or clinical history: the authors should give precise details about methods used, in such way that an independent researcher could reproduce the study.
  3. Results: presented in a clear and concise way.
  4. Discussion: comments and discussion of results and conclusions drawn from the findings.
  5. Text in Time New Romans -14
  6. References:
  •  The footnote citation number referring to Microsoft Word within the article’s body text References  
  •   Vancouver style of citations-Text in Time New Romans -10. In Rewies and other articles the bibliography must be placed at the foot of each page.  Case reports: at the end of the text.
  1. Tables: must be inserted in the text (in Word for Windows) and should be numbered in Arabic numerals according to order of appearance in the text.
  2.  Figures: must be inserted in the text  and should be numbered in Roman numerals according to order of appearance in the text.
  3.  Key concepts of the article or prsentation , at the end of the text, after the references, in Power Point  is appreciated.
  4. DOI of pre-print, if present, must be inserted under the title
  5. Page header in Word: surname and name initials. Example: Ross J. Person-centered care
     
  6. CASE REPORTS - Free person-centered structure- Abstract is not requested
  7. THEORY:  Free structure ordered in numbered paragraphs
  8. EARLY REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES PRESENTIONS : Max 1000 words and the author's photo above the name . Slides in power point summarizing the presentation are appreciated

 

Papers should not exceed 8.000 words, exceptions are allowed based on decisions by the           editorial office.

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              Copyright remains to the author, but the Editor can publish the author's article in books

 

    

 

 

                                                                                EDITORIAL FEES

 

 

Editorial fees  : submission: euro 50- once accepted -500 - PCMIA members ,- Ambrosiana University professors , Alumni , and students, member of WSPCM-PCMIA-WHC. investigators who partcipated in a conference sponsored by Ambrosiana University, the World Society of Person-Centered Medicine  50+250.  Once the article is submitted and accepted the payment request will be requested via PayPal in two steps 1 after submission-2 after acceptation
 Address: Person-centered Medicine International Journal - Editorial Secretariat - Viale Romagna 51 - 20133 Milano - Italy; phone: 0039-56567274
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e-mail: PCMIJ@person-centeredmedicnejournal.org

 

Benefits for the authors

 

After three publications on PCMIJ, the author becomes a member of the Person-Centered Medicine International Academy and the World Health Committee.

After one publication the author becomes member of the World Society of Person-Centered Medicine,  Attendance at conferences sponsored by the journal receives a 50% discount on the author's  editorial fees.

 

 

        

        

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