Intructions to JEAHIL Authors

JEAHIL is the official Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL). It publishes original articles, reviews, theme issues and brief communications in the field of health information and libraries. It also publishes news from EAHIL and from other medical library associations, meeting reports, product reviews, opinion and discussion papers and news items. The aim of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries is to unite and motivate librarians and information officers working in medical and health science libraries in Europe. EAHIL encourages professional development, improves cooperation and enables exchanges of experience amongst its members. 

Manuscript submission

Manuscripts should be submitted by the corresponding author electronically to the Chief Editor, Sally Wood-Lamont swood@umfcluj.ro, accompanied by a presentation letter. Articles presented for publication on JEAHIL must be original and will be submitted to qualified referees before publication. Authors of submitted papers must accept editing and reuse of published material by EAHIL including electronic publishing on the EAHIL website (www.eahil.net/). Reproduction of articles or part of them should be previously authorised.  

Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts should be written in good English and as concisely as possible to allow a clear understanding of the text. They should be typed double-spaced and with wide margins - font size 12 points, Times New Roman.  

The title should be followed by the complete name of the Authors, by their affiliation in English (town and country included) and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. 

The recommended length for original articles is about 1000-2000 words (4-8 A4 pages) with no more than 20-25 references. 

Original articles should be accompanied by an  abstract of  up to 120 words and should also include key words, up to a maximum number of five MeSH terms  (www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).

 Avoid numbering in titles and subtitles; write titles in bold, subtitles in italics. Latin or foreign words should be in italics. 

Abbreviations should be spelled out in full the first time they occur in the text, followed by the shortened term in parentheses. 

All references in the text must be numbered in brackets and listed at the end of the article. They should be written in Vancouver style according to Uniform Requirements for Manuscript Submitted to Biomedical Journals (www.icmje.org/). 

For sample references refer to: www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html 

For abbreviations of periodicals refer to PubMed Journals Database (www.pubmed.gov). 

Extended quotations and illustrations previously published, should be authorized for reproduction in JEAHIL by the Authors and previous Publisher.  

Tables and figures

They should always be accompanied by a legend, and be understandable without reference to the text. Numbered in Arabic numerals they should be cited in the text in round brackets and be of appropriate size for reproduction.  

Photos of authors

It is normal practice in JEAHIL to feature photos of authors. When submitting an article please include a photo of all authors in a JPEG, GIF or TIFF format. The size should be at least 850 x 1012 to allow good reproduction.  

Presentation in electronic format

All manuscripts should be submitted together with an accompanying letter in electronic format. The text should be written in Word or RTF format. Figures and photos (in separate files) should be saved in JPEG, GIF or TIFF and have a resolution  of at least 300 dpi.  

These Instructions to Authors are in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org/). 

Whilst the Editorial Board endeavours to obtain items of interest, the facts and opinions expressed in those articles are the responsibility of the authors concerned. They do not necessarily reflect the policies and opinions of EAHIL.