General Information

Full NZMSJ Submission Guidelines (Download)​

Types of Submissions

• Original research articles (<3000 words)
• Academic review articles (<3000 words)
• Feature articles (<3000 words)
• View Point (<1500 words)
• Case reports (<1500 words)
• Book reviews (<700 words)
• Letters (<500 words)
• New Zealand Medical Student Association (NZMSA) Creative Writing (including poems, songs, short stories or anything similar)

The word count stated above for each type of submission must be strictly followed. The abstract (250 words maximum) and references are not included in the total count.

​Criteria for Acceptance

• Submission is of interest to medical students
• NZMSJ Ethical Considerations are respected (below)
• If research/academic submission: NZMSJ Reporting guidelines are followed (below)
• Follows the mandatory format requirements
• All Author identifiers (including name) have been anonymised/removed from the submitted manuscript
• Spelling, grammar, and clarity is to an acceptable standard
• Written approval from research supervisors is required for original research articles
• Written consent from patients is required for case reports
• Submission Checklist: Anonymised Manuscript + Manuscript cover sheet + Title Page (Cover sheet and title page must be uploaded at time of submission as a SUPPORTING FILE on Scholastica).

NZMSJ Reporting guidelines
The EQUATOR Network outlines the reporting guidelines for various study designs. The NZMSJ kindly asks authors to follow the respective reporting guideline.
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