Manuscript Submission

Original Articles

Chronic Pain Perspectives (CHPP) encourages submission of original articles. We strongly prefer electronic submission of manuscripts.

Please submit manuscript and tables as one or more Microsoft Word files attached to an email message. (If possible, please click "File, Save As" and save the file in a Word 4.0-6.0/95 or Word 97/2004 format.) You can include your cover letter in the body of the email, or as a separate Word attachment. The message should be sent to editor.chpp@qhc.com. We will confirm successful receipt of your manuscript by email, or ask for the file in a different format if needed.

Cover Letter:
The cover letter should include the name, address, affiliation, telephone numbers, and email address of the corresponding author. The letter should make it clear that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal, and that the final manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors.

Conflict of Interest:
The authors should describe in the cover letter any affiliations or financial arrangements with any company whose product appears prominently in the manuscript or with any company making a competing product. Such information will be kept in confidence while the paper is under review. If the article is accepted for publication, the editor will discuss with the author the manner in which this information will be communicated to the reader.

Third-party Support/Assistance:
CHPP does not accept articles that have been developed or written with financial support by a commercial entity (eg, pharmaceutical company, medical device manufacturer). We also do not accept articles whose authors have received writing assistance from a commercially sponsored third party, such as a medical education company or a publication planner. Authors who have received such support or funding (and entities that have supported such articles) should contact Elaine.coursouridis@qhc.com to explore supplement opportunities with the journal.

Peer Review:
All articles are peer reviewed by the editor and physician editor-in-chief of the Journal of Family Practice as well as the physician advisory board of CHPP to determine whether original article submissions and original research submission meet the needs of readers and are suitable for publication.

Questions about this policy should be directed to editor.chpp@qhc.com.

Copyright Transfer:
Immediately following submission of a manuscript accepted for review, the corresponding author will receive a notification of receipt that will include the assigned manuscript identification number and a copyright transfer form. The copyright form must be signed by each of the authors and returned to the CHPP office prior to review of the manuscript.

Cases

We welcome the submission of original cases that relate to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic pain. Cases should be 500 words or less and may include diagnostic images or photographs. The case page should include from top to bottom: article title; name, degree, and institutional affiliation of author(s); name, address/fax/Email of the author to whom reprint requests should be addressed; and case word count. If images or photos accompany the case, include a caption on the case page. Photos should be composed in such a way that the patient in question cannot be identified. Email the case page with images and photos attached as jpgs or tifs to editor.chpp@qhc.com.

Supplements

We welcome proposals for supplements to CHPP. However, supplements must meet the same high standards for editorial independence, peer review, and relevance to the physician readers as any original work submitted to CHPP.

• The supplement should address a topic that will be of interest to physicians who treat patients with chronic pain and should contribute to improved care for their patients.
• The purpose of a supplement is to educate and inform readers, not promote a sponsor's product. Where the sponsor has a specific product related to the clinical topic, extraordinary effort is required to assure that the editorial content is in no way influenced by the sponsor's commercial interest. The mere appearance of imbalance must be avoided at all costs.
• Supplements may be CME or nonCME. All CME supplements must adhere to the policies of the designated CME credentialing agency and ACCME.
• The supplement may report papers presented at an invited symposium, although it is expected that a physician who works in the field of pain will be involved in organizing the symposium, and that some of the papers will be presented by physicians with similar interests.
• Single or multiple organizations may sponsor supplements.
• Manuscripts are subject to the same editorial planning, peer review, and editorial oversight processes involved in the development of original articles to promote balance, objectivity, and credibility.
• The editor-in-chief of the Journal of Family Practice, along with the chair of the CHPP advisory board, will have ultimate responsibility for decisions related to publishing the supplement.

Contact Elaine.coursouridis@qhc.com to explore supplement opportunities with the CHPP.

Manuscript Style and Format

Manuscripts should conform to the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (www.icmje.org/index.html) Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (N Engl J Med. 1997; 336:309-315). For questions about style, consult the American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 9th ed. Baltimore, Md.: Williams & Wilkins, 1998. Keep abbreviations and acronyms to a minimum and spell out on first reference, e.g., American Society of Pain Educators (ASPE). Regarding medications, generic drug names should generally be used. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand name in parentheses in the Methods section.

The title page should include from top to bottom: article title; name, degree, and institutional affiliation of each author; previous presentation of the work, if any; name, address/fax/Email of the author to whom reprint requests should be addressed; and manuscript word count, excluding tables, figures, and abstract. Pages should be numbered consecutively in the upper right corner beginning with the title page.

Please see the "Cases" section above for detailed information about submission.

Acknowledgments:
This section is optional and may be used to acknowledge substantial contributions to the research or preparation of the manuscript made by persons other than the authors.

Conflict of Interest:
Each article should have a statement acknowledging any potential conflict of interest. If there is none, please state "No conflict of interest".

Permissions:
Contributors to CHPP should obtain permission from the author and publisher for the use of quotes, illustrations, tables, and other materials taken from previously published works not in the public domain. The letters of permission should accompany the manuscript. The original source should be mentioned in the figure legend or table footnote.