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Gilbert, G. E., Mcneil, R. B., & Jefferson, R. (2008). Introducing more rigor in manuscripts. Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(12), 1372-1376. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31535-2
In an effort to improve the quality of the Journal of the National Medical Association (JNMA), more rigor will be applied during the review of manuscripts submitted to the JNMA. This change will begin with submissions received in January of 2009. The impetus for the change is 2-fold. The primary reason, as stated, is to improve the quality of the publications. The second reason is to provide mentorship to junior authors so that, in the future, they will be able to readily transition to more rigorous top-tier journals. The planned increase in the rigor of manuscript reviews will be applied to manuscripts regardless of the qualitative or quantitative nature of methods. This editorial will focus on enhanced methodological rigor, although a checklist is provided discussing all aspects of a manuscript.