Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted for consideration and editorial correspondence should be emailed to:

Dr. Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc, MA, Editor
<editor@isom.ca>

The majority of manuscripts will be subjected to a peer review process once they have been approved by the editor. Some manuscripts will be accepted as per the editor’s discretion without peer review.

Editorials

Editorial style articles (limited to 2,500 words) will be considered. An abstract is not required. Editorials will normally be requested by the editor; however, we will consider unsolicited manuscripts.

Clinician’s Letters

Letters from clinicians (limited to 2,000 words) can be requested by the editor or suggested from potential authors with at least ten years of clinical experience as a practicing orthomolecular practitioner. We welcome suggestions from elder orthomolecular practitioners on particular clinical pearls.

Short Communications

We encourage short communications (limited to 1,000 words) in the form of letters to the editor that stimulate debate and provide relevant commentary, especially on articles published in the journal.

Case Reports/Series

Case reports and case series are the primary article types considered for publication in this journal and represent its central scholarly focus. These submissions provide a detailed account of a single patient or a small group of patients and include a concise review of the relevant literature. In the context of orthomolecular medicine, case-based articles should highlight the therapeutic use of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other biochemical substances in restoring and maintaining optimal mental and physical health. Submissions should emphasize unusual presentations of common conditions, innovative orthomolecular interventions, or novel clinical insights and outcomes relevant to integrative and nutritional medicine. Case reports and case series must include a brief abstract of no more than 200 words, a main text of no more than 3,000 words, and approximately 10–30 references.

Instructions to Authors

The requirements for publishing in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine are in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.” http://www.icmje.org.

Electronic submissions should include the following:

1. A copy of the text with tables and references.
2. Individual files for each figure.
3. Please provide the names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses for each of these individuals.
4. Electronic submissions should use a standard, current word processing system.
5. Label the attached files by primary author’s last name, short title of the article, and date submitted.

CARE Case Report Guidelines

Case reports and case series should conform to the CARE guidelines, which are designed to increase the accuracy, transparency, and usefulness of case reports. Authors can view and download the CARE checklist here.

CARE-writer is an online application that helps authors follow the CARE guidelines as they organize, format and write case reports.

References

Prepare references according to the: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7^th edition; https://apastyle.apa.org/). In-text citations consist of the surname(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication. If there is no author, use the title (or a short form of the title, if it is lengthy) and the year. Titles that are italicized in the reference list are italicized in text; titles that are not italicized in the reference list appear in quotation marks. If there is no date, use “n.d.” (without quotation marks) instead.

Example paragraph with in-text citation:

Anxiety disorders affect approximately 18.1% of the population (Kessler et al., 2005), with a substantial proportion of these individuals meeting criteria for social anxiety disorder (SAD). SAD is defined by persistent and excessive fear of social situations, particularly those involving the presence of others, and is often accompanied by a chronic belief that one is being judged or negatively evaluated (Davison et al., 2014, p. 159). A formal diagnosis is made when an individual meets the established criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).

List references in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References section.

Examples of basic reference formats:

Journal Article:

Kessler, R. C., Chiu, W. T., Demler, O., Merikangas, K. R., & Walters, E. E. (2005). Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of 12-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of general psychiatry, 62(6), 617–627. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.617

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Authored Book:

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Book (no author):

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Chapter in Book:

Davison, G. C., Blankstein, K. R., Flett, G. L., & Neale, J. S. (2014). Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and post-traumatic stress disorders. In Abnormal psychology (5th Canadian ed., pp. 153–192). John Wiley & Sons Canada.

Chapter in an Edited Book:

Gill, M. J., & Sypher, B. D. (2009). Workplace incivility and organizational trust. In P. Lutgen-Sandvik & B. D. Sypher (Eds.), Destructive organizational communication: Processes, consequences, and constructive ways of organizing (pp. 53–73). Taylor & Francis.

Tables and Illustrations

Placement in manuscripts should be indicated with a line break and the entry: Place Table/Illustration 1 here. Include illustrations, tables and photographs on separate sheets, identifying each with a number referring to manuscript placement. Create tables using column tabs rather than spaces. Legends must accompany each illustration. The author will assume the cost if illustrations require re-rendering.

Abstracts

All papers require abstracts of 200 words or less.

Competing Interests Statement

A competing interest exists when your interpretation of data or presentation of information may be influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organizations. Authors should disclose any financial competing interests but also any non-financial competing interests that may cause them embarrassment were they to become public after the publication of the manuscript. Authors are required to complete a declaration of competing interests. All competing interests that are declared will be listed at the end of published articles. Where an author gives no competing interests, the listing will read “The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests.”

Statement of Human and Animal Rights

Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine implies that all authors have read and approved the final version and agree to its content. For case reports and case series, authors must confirm that all clinical observations and interventions were conducted in accordance with ethical standards and relevant institutional or professional guidelines. Research involving human participants must comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. For case reports and case series, informed consent from the patient(s) must be obtained and documented, and patient confidentiality must be strictly protected. Where applicable, authors should state whether approval was obtained from an institutional review board, research ethics board, or equivalent body, including the name of the approving body and a reference number if available. Manuscripts may be rejected if the editorial office determines that the work was not conducted within an appropriate ethical framework, including cases in which patient welfare, consent, or justification of clinical interventions is not adequately addressed.

Statement of Informed Consent

Authors must respect patients’ rights to privacy and confidentiality. Identifying information—such as names, initials, dates of birth, or recognizable images—must not be published in text, tables, or photographs unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent/guardian, where applicable) has provided written informed consent for publication. When identifying details are not essential, they must be omitted. For any patient who could be identifiable, informed consent requires that the individual be given the opportunity to review the manuscript prior to publication. If identifying characteristics are modified to protect anonymity (e.g., in genetic pedigrees or case descriptions), authors must ensure that these alterations do not distort the scientific meaning. The editor may require authors to explicitly state that such changes preserve the integrity of the data and interpretation.

Author’s Corrections

Proofs will be submitted to authors for correction; prompt return will facilitate prompt publication.

Copyright

Do not submit material that is being considered by another publication. Manuscripts published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine are copyrighted and should not be submitted to another publication without specific written permission, and without credit given to the Journal.