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The Medical Journal of Australia

The Medical Journal of Australia publishes medical content including editorials, research, research letters, guidelines and statements, narrative reviews, perspectives, ethics and law, medical education, reflections, competitions, and letters.

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Subject Medicine, General & Internal
Impact Factor 8.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0025-729X
eISSN 1326-5377
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC of US$3090, £2320, or EUR2630; CAUL institution authors paying themselves are eligible for a 10% discount.

Submission Instructions

The Medical Journal of Australia accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Full Length Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and disclose any related manuscripts.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be a maximum of 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Objectives, Design, Setting, Participants, Intervention, Main outcome measures, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration if applicable.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 3000 words. Manuscript must be structured with the sections Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References, and the Discussion should end with the subsections Limitations and Conclusion. Manuscript must include a Plain Language Summary box of no more than 100 words with the headings 'The known', 'The new', and 'The implications', and it must also include author contributions, acknowledgements, funding, conflicts of interests, artificial intelligence, data sharing, and data/code/materials sharing statements.
References Manuscript should include 40 references. References must be cited as numbered citations in square brackets in order of citation. Reference list must provide the surnames and initials of all authors and, for journal articles, include the volume number, issue number, and full first and last page numbers.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include up to ten figures or tables, with some permitted in an appendix. Tables and figures with detailed titles must be placed at the end of the main manuscript after the References, and images must also be supplied as separate files. Graphs must be accompanied by a data table that allows redrawing if required.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and identify any authors under 18 years old.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Objectives, Study design, Data sources, Data synthesis, Conclusions, and Registration.
Manuscript Main text must be 2000 to 3000 words. Main text must conform with PRISMA recommendations and be structured as Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, with the Discussion concluding with the subsections Limitations and Conclusion. Manuscript must include a data, code and materials sharing statement, an AI statement, Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, Conflicts of interests, and one or more tables of study characteristics and quality or risk of bias in the main text if practical or otherwise in Supporting Information.
References References are limited to a maximum of 100. References must be formatted in Chicago note style. Reference numbers in the Supporting Information file must match those in the main manuscript, and Supporting Information must include a separate reference list for items cited there.
Figures & Tables Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses may include up to ten tables and/or figures. Images and tables must be placed at the end of the main manuscript after the References with detailed titles, and images must also be supplied as separate files. Graphs must be accompanied by a data table that allows redrawing in MJA style if required.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. The cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and identify any author under 18 years old.
Abstract A 300-word structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Objectives, Study design, Data sources, Data synthesis, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main text must be 2000 to 3000 words. Manuscript should be structured with Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, and the Discussion should end with the subsections Limitations and Conclusion. Manuscript must include a data, code and materials sharing statement, Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, and a Conflicts of Interests statement.
References The manuscript should include 100 references. References must be formatted in Chicago note style. References should be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, with surnames and initials of all authors given in the reference list.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include up to ten tables and/or figures. Tables and figures with detailed titles must be placed at the end of the manuscript after the References, and some may appear in the Supporting Information file. All images must also be supplied as separate files, and graphs must be accompanied by a data table that allows redrawing if required.
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Narrative Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly explain the context of the work, what it adds to current knowledge, and why it should be published in the journal.
Abstract A 250-word unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 3000 words. Main text must include a concise description of the literature review sources and selection criteria immediately after the Introduction. Manuscript must include Author Contributions, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, Conflicts of Interests, and a Data Sharing statement.
References Manuscript should include 75 references. References must be cited as numbered citations in square brackets in order of appearance. Reference list must provide surnames and initials of all authors and full publication details for each source.
Figures & Tables Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references. Tables must be supplied as editable Word text rather than images or PDFs.
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Research Letters

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. The cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and disclose closely related manuscripts or overlap with other submitted or published work.
Abstract Research Letters should include an abstract. The abstract should be 50 words. The abstract should be unstructured. For randomised controlled trials, the abstract must include the trial registration number and trial registry name.
Manuscript The main text should be approximately 750 words. The manuscript should be structured like a research article with Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion including limitations, and associated end matter statements. The manuscript must include a data, code and materials sharing statement and an Artificial Intelligence statement if an AI tool was used in part of the submission.
References Research Letters should include ten references. References must be cited as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, and reference entries must give the surnames and initials of all authors.
Figures & Tables Research Letters may include up to two tables or figures. Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references. Tables must be supplied as editable Word text rather than images or PDFs.
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Guideline Summaries

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. The cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and disclose any related manuscripts.
Abstract A 300-word abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings "Introduction", "Main recommendations", and "Changes in management as a result of the guideline/statement".
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 3000 words. Main text must include the headings Background, Methods, and Recommendations. Guideline summaries must reference the full guideline, must not include unpublished information or information not contained in the full guideline, and recommendations must include an assessment of evidence quality and strength using GRADE or an acceptable alternative system.
References The article should include 50 references. References must be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, and reference entries must list the surnames and initials of all authors.
Figures & Tables The article may include up to two figures, tables, or boxes. Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references.
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Consensus Statements

Cover Letter Cover letter must be submitted online with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, and state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Introduction, Main recommendations, and Changes in management as a result of the guideline/statement.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 3000 words. Main text must include the headings Background, Methods, and Recommendations. Manuscript must include Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, a Conflicts of Interests statement, and a Data Sharing statement.
References References should include 50 items. References must be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, with surnames and initials of all authors given in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Submission may include two figures, tables, or boxes. Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the References. Tables must be supplied as editable Word text rather than images or PDFs.
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Position Statements

Cover Letter Cover letter must be submitted online with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published, and identify any author under 18 years old.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings "Introduction", "Main recommendations", and "Changes in management as a result of the guideline/statement".
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 3000 words. Main text must include the headings Background, Methods, and Recommendations. Manuscript must include Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, a Conflicts of Interests statement, and a Data Sharing statement.
References Manuscript should include 50 references. References must be cited as numbers in square brackets in order of citation.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include two figures, tables, or boxes. Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references.
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Lessons From Practice

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, and state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Abstract A 100-word unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should be 100 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 750 words. Manuscript must use the headings “Clinical record” and “Discussion”. Manuscript must include a separate box with up to four brief bullet points highlighting the main lessons and include a statement that consent has been obtained.
References Manuscript should include ten references. References must be cited as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, with surnames and initials of all authors provided in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references. Lessons From Practice should provide high resolution clinical images.
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Letters On New Topics

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia, and confirm that the content has not been concurrently submitted or previously published elsewhere.
Abstract A 50-word abstract is required. Abstract should be 50 words.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 350 words. Include Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, Conflicts of Interests, and a Data Sharing statement.
References Include five references. References must be cited in the text as numbers in square brackets in order of citation, and reference entries must list the surnames and initials of all authors.
Figures & Tables A maximum of one small text box, table, or figure may be included. Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the references.
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Comments On Published Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted online with the manuscript. Cover letter should briefly outline the context of the work, explain what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, and state why it should be published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Main text should be approximately 350 words. Title must be the same as the article being commented on for indexing purposes. Manuscript must include Author Contributions using CRediT roles, Acknowledgements, a Funding statement, an Artificial Intelligence statement, a Conflicts of Interests statement, and a Data Sharing statement.
References References should be limited to five. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in order of citation. The published article being commented on must be listed as the first reference.
Figures & Tables Tables, figures, and their titles must be included at the end of the manuscript after the References.
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Recent Publications

Understanding Chrononutrition for Managing Shift Workers' Health: A Narrative Review and Future Directions

Yan Yin Phoi, Maxine P. Bonham, Jillian Dorrian, Michelle Rogers, Alison M. Coates

10.5694/mja2.70324
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Co‐Designed Best Practice Principles for the Care of Fathers and Non‐Birthing Parents Exposed to Perinatal Trauma: A Participatory Action Research Study

Alka Kothari, Dale Trevor, Glen Quinn, Jane Geltch, Joel Dulhunty, Helen Skouteris, Leonie K. Callaway

10.5694/mja2.70316
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Decolonising Indigenous Health Research Requires Redefining Sex, Sexuality and Gender

Shakara Liddelow‐Hunt, James H. L. Hill, Kate Daglas, Kaiwarr Clancy, Madi Day, Alistair Ott

10.5694/mja2.70320
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Beyond Structural Neglect: Using Evidence to Strengthen Primary Health Care Systems, Policies and Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men

Kootsy Canuto, Celina Gaweda, James Smith, Karla J. Canuto

10.5694/mja2.70319
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Capturing the Benefits of Clinical Quality Registries

Taryn Bessen, Stephen McDonald

10.5694/mja2.70322
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Manuscripts not being considered for further review are usually notified within two weeks of submission. Reviewers are currently given two weeks to complete a full research manuscript review, although the overall process may take longer. Authors are generally given three weeks to return a revised manuscript. Authors are given 21 days to appeal after rejection.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter should be submitted online with the manuscript. It should include a brief outline of the context of the work, what the manuscript adds to current knowledge, why it should be published in the journal, confirmation that the content has not been concurrently submitted or previously published elsewhere, and information about any related manuscripts.

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What are the publication costs?

Gold open access APC is US$3090, £2320, or EUR2630. Authors affiliated with CAUL institutions who pay the APC themselves are eligible for a 10% discount.

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