Iowa Orthopedic Journal

For Authors

Submit Manuscript

Dear Authors,

Thank you for considering a submission of your article to The Iowa Orthopedic Journal. Any original article relevant to orthopedic surgery, orthopedic science or the teaching of either will be considered for publication. Submissions to The Iowa Orthopedic Journal are not limited to University of Iowa affiliates – all authors are welcome to submit. Once accepted for publication, articles and illustrations become the property of The Iowa Orthopedic Journal.

The journal is published annually in June. The deadline for the June or December release date is January 31 of that year.

All manuscript submissions should include the following:

  1. TITLE PAGE: The title page should list the authors’ names and credentials in the order in which they should appear. The corresponding author must be clearly identified with mailing and email address. Statements including sources of funding and conflicts of interest must also be included. Lastly, include a running head title..

  2. ABSTRACT: Word count is limited to 350 words. The abstract should consist of five paragraphs, with the headings Background (which states the primary research question), Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Level of Evidence (for clinical articles) or Clinical Relevance (for basic-science articles).

  3. REFERENCES: References must list references in order of use (not alphabetically), and be double-spaced. References must be presented in the text by superscript numbers. All references must be cited in the text. Journal names should be abbreviated and capitalized according to the[NCBI](https:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=currentlyindexed)

  4. ILLUSTRATIONS/IMAGES/LEGENDS: Each figure and table should be submitted on its own, separate page. Tables are preferred to be submitted as separate word or excel files. Figures are preferred to be submitted as high resolution (300 ppi) jpeg, pdf or tif files. Legends for all illustrations should be listed in order of appearance and single spaced. Color illustrations may not be used unless it is the opinion of the journal that they convey information not available in grayscale. Web page images are to be avoided. Set digital cameras to their highest quality (ppi) setting for photographs. When submitting an illustration that has appeared elsewhere, give full information about previous publication and credit to be given, and state whether or not permission to reproduce it has been obtained.

  5. PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT: Manuscripts must be typewritten and double spaced using wide margins. Write out numbers under 10 except percentages, degrees or numbers expressed as decimals. Direct quotations should include the exact page number on which they appeared in the book or article. All measurements should be given in SI metric units. The body of the manuscript should contain an Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements (if any), References, and Figure Legend. The manuscript should be submitted in Word form, no PDFs.

  6. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT: Authors may submit the manuscript in a word file with continuous numbering and as many additional files (figures, illustrations, legends, etc.) as needed. After the formatting is complete, authors will be given one week to review and approve their manuscript prior to its publication. .

  7. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the Iowa Orthopedic Journal website or by emailing us at ioj@uiowa.edu.

Thank you for considering a submission of your article to the Iowa Orthopedic Journal.