Medical Decision Making
Editor-in-Chief: Mark Helfand, MD, MPH Oregon Health & Science University

Official Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making

Manuscript Submission Guidelines:

Submitting a Manuscript to Medical Decision Making – Information for Authors

How to Submit a Manuscript

We consider only online submissions made through our web site.  Before submitting, please thoroughly read the manuscript requirements described below. 
To submit electronically, use the following steps:

  1. Access the Web site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mdm.
  2. If you have not done so already, create an account in the SAGETRACK system powered by ScholarOne. Click on the Create Account button and follow the steps to create a user account.
  3. Click into the Author Center to submit your manuscript and follow the prompts.

Before starting, please be sure you have all of the necessary documents in the proper formats. You will submit your cover letter online along with the rest of the document.  All components of the manuscript will be converted to a single PDF file which will be used by reviewers and editors.

To read the full Manuscript Submission Guidelines, please click here. [PDF]

Important: During the submission process, you will be asked to identify key words from 2 lists:  a list of Application Areas and a list of Methodologic Areas.  The editors use these keywords to identify reviewers with pertinent expertise.   It may be helpful to review the complete keyword lists to select the best possible keywords for your manuscript. 

Notes on the submission process:

* It is not necessary to complete the submission in a single step. You can stop at any point, save, and continue at another session.

* It is not necessary to send e-mail notifying us of your submission but you may do so if you wish.  

* Subsequent to submission, you may track the status of your manuscript by logging on again to SAGETRACK. 

Inquiries should be addressed to the following:

Lauren Saxton, Editorial Manager
Phone: 503-418-2245
E-mail: mdm@ohsu.edu

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