SMRJ welcomes a new Editorial Team! Unfortunately, staffing turnover has resulted in delays in editorial communication and processes for existing and new submissions. We apologize for any inconveniences or delays that our transition has caused. Authors, please adhere to the SMRJ author guidelines (see below) and use standard reporting guidelines in preparing your manuscript.
We look forward to working with you in carrying out our mission to disseminate high quality research findings, clinical practice methodology, and other biomedical and medical education advances. Please contact the SMRJ editorial office at smrj@msu.edu with any questions or if you are willing to serve as an expert Peer Reviewer for SMRJ.
Thank you, Andrea Amalfitano DO, Ph.D.; SMRJ Chief Editor
The Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ) is currently accepting manuscripts in the following categories ONLY
(please see “Information for Authors” below for more information):
-Original Contributions
(i.e., research and quality improvement/patient safety oriented manuscripts)
-Clinical Practice
-Clinical Reviews
-Systematic Reviews
-Brief Reports
-Medical Education
-Letters to the Editor
SMRJ observes and operates in accordance with the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and endeavors to adhere to all ethical guidelines contained therein.
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 attribution license that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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