Student Publication Process: Student Publication Process

Checklist for Student Publication Process

• Students must work with a faculty mentor on the development and implementation of the data collection and publication.
• Prior to any data collection to be used for a publication, an IRB application and study protocol must be completed and approved for any study including human subjects (case report/series, survey or clinical study). Contact the DMU Office of Research for assistance.
• Patient consent must be obtained, if applicable.
• Mentors should contribute to the writing and/or review of the publication.
• Students must list faculty mentor as co-author; other authors can be selected based on their role in the project and manuscript. Consult with faculty mentor and see International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and/or CITI Responsible Conduct of Research authorship guidelines.
• Any funding source(s) should be properly acknowledged.
• References must be included and formatted in the style of the publication dictated by the journal.

Article must be reviewed by the Office of Research

• Electronic copy of article should be emailed to Diane Ament at diane.ament@dmu.edu.
• Article needs to be submitted two (2) weeks before planned submission.
• The Office of Research will not be responsible for any publishing fees.

All BMJ publication submissions must:

• Include a BMJ patient consent form, signed by the patient.
• Be written using the appropriate BMJ template.

Steps to Submit to BMJ Case Reports

• Once a manuscript is approved by the research office, contact the library for BMJ Case Report access code.
• The institutional license access code allows for free submission and free standard publication, if accepted. However, fees will be charged for publishing in Open Access.
• Payment of publishing fees is the responsibility of the author or his/her mentor’s department.  Fees will not be paid by research without advanced approval for special circumstances. 

Have a question or need more information?   Contact:

• Assistant Director for the Center of Educational Enhancement-Library, Jill Edgerton at jill.edgerton@dmu.edu or (515) 271-1645
• Director Research and Regulatory Affairs, Diane Ament at diane.ament@dmu.edu or at (515) 271-1037

Here is a list (not all-inclusive) of other places for students to publish: