Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- ISSN (online)
- 1098-660X
- ISSN (print)
- 0095-1137
- Specialty
- Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine
- Journal website
- journals.asm.org/journal/jcm/article-types
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Commentary(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Letter to the Editor | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Matters Arising | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Minireview(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Photo Quiz | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Point-Counterpoint(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Research Article | Depends on study design | 8 |
| The Brief Case | Depends on study design | 8 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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