Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, and additional statements, 1997

Biotecnología Aplicada 1998;15:117-127 Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, and additional statements, 1997 Code Number: BA98018 Size of Files: Text: 64K Graphics: No associated graphics files Background A small group of editors of general medical journals met informally in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1978 to establish guidelines for the format of manuscripts submitted to their journals. The group became known as the Vancouver Group. Its requirements for manuscripts, including formats for bibliographic references developed by the National Library of Medicine, were first published in 1979. The Vancouver Group expanded and evolved into the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which meets annually; gradually it has broadened its concerns. Copyright 1998 Elfos Scientia