Call for Tendon Papers

Just a reminder of BJSM ‘Tendinopathy Theme Issue’ which will be published in 2009. This edition will concentrate on clinical perspectives of diagnosing and managing tendinopathy.

Specifically, we are looking for papers that have direct or inferred clinical application that will help clinicians manage patients with tendon injury. We encourage you to submit original papers as well as novel opinion pieces based on clinical experience and scientific evidence.

Submissions close August 15th, 2008

Enquiries to Jill Cook: jill.cook@deakin.edu.au

This is your chance for fame in one of the world’s leading general medical journals.

The BMJ is planning a theme issue on sport and exercise medicine in July 2008. Send high quality original research to the BMJ online editorial office at http://submit.bmj.com by Tuesday 8 April 2008.

The BMJ is particularly interested in clinical research and will give priority to reports of randomised controlled trials or other original quantitative research that will help doctors and patients to make better decisions. The BMJ also loves translational research that is relevant to clinical decision making. Resources for authors are on bmj.com and an editorial provide answers to common questions about submitting research to the BMJ.

All submissions should follow the standard requirements for BMJ articles and are subject to standard editorial and peer review processes. For additional advice on possible submissions for this theme issue, please email Domhnall MacAuley.

Tendinopathy Theme Issue of BJSM

Following the success of the tendinopathy issue in 2007, BJSM will publish ‘Tendinopathy Theme Issue’ in 2009. This edition will concentrate on clinical perspectives of diagnosing and managing tendinopathy.

Specifically, we are looking for papers that have direct or inferred clinical application that will help clinicians manage patients with tendon injury. We encourage you to submit original papers as well as novel opinion pieces based on clinical experience and scientific evidence.

Submissions close August 15th, 2008

Enquiries to Jill Cook: jill.cook@deakin.edu.au

Special The Issue of BJSM – Guest editor - Professor Steven Blair

Leading international authors have agreed to contribute to this issue as part of the battle against physical inactivity. This is a terrific opportunity for you to publish your original research alongside wonderful perspective pieces from these authors. Any questions, feel free to email editor Karim Khan - karim.khan@ubc.ca.

Rationale — Why a special theme issue?

Research on the health benefits of regular physical activity has accumulated rapidly over the past few decades. There is now compelling evidence that physical activity has substantial health benefits for all. Physical activity prevents many of the major chronic diseases, delays loss of functional capacity, and extends longevity. The benefits of physical activity accrue to the young, adults, and older adults; to people with chronic disease and those who are healthy; and to people of all sizes and shapes.

Despite the now overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of physical activity, we have been slow to develop and implement broadly based public health strategies to increase and maintain activity in the population. One notable area of concern is clinical medicine, where, despite lipservice, physical activity interventions are rarely prescribed. To rectify this problem, we encourage clinicians to pay more attention to promoting physical activity during patient consults.This special issue of the BJSM reviews the current state of the science and provides practical recommendations as to how clinicians can implement effective physical activity interventions.Deadline for submissions to this issue: 1st August, 2008.