Download Manuscript Proposal Form updated 09/09/2008           Click here for  List of JHS Investigators

Manuscript proposals may be investigator-initiated or study-initiated by JHS or external investigators. JHS investigators include those who are supported by JHS funding and academic staff from the three partner institutions, the JHS Director's office, participating NHLBI staff (Field Site and Project Office) and JHS subcontractors or consultants. External investigators, persons with no direct connection to the JHS data, require involvement of a JHS investigator/sponsor for proposal submission. Also, the PPS or the JHS Steering Committee may designate a topic and identify the lead author and writing group.

The PPS supports students’ requests for data to be used in dissertations and related research projects. In keeping with the philosophy and practice of scientific excellence, the PPS expects that these requests will be submitted in the form of a manuscript proposal.

The body of the manuscript proposal must include a clear statement of the nature of the problem to be addressed, its rationale (including statement on importance/relevance of race for this problem), the hypotheses to be addressed, the analytic approach to be used (types of statistical computations and summarization of data likely to be required), a summary/conclusion and pertinent references. Additional information regarding the proposed manuscript must include the type of study (e.g. full cohort, family study, ARIC/JHS cohort, substudy, ancillary study or case control), type of data (cross-sectional, longitudinal or events), site of analysis (JHS CC or local), specification of use of genetic/DNA information, as well as identification of any conflict of interest, completion of the JHS Data Sharing Agreement, and results of review of the JHS Publications Data Base for any potential similarities with other manuscripts/proposals.

The lead author initiates the manuscript proposal draft, prepares a list of co-authors and their commitment of responsibility to the study and writing process, and obtains prior review and agreement on the proposal by all co-authors. All persons in the Writing Group with access to JHS data must sign the JHS Data Sharing Agreement prior to release of any data. When possible, cross-institutional involvement should be included for all locally generated proposals based on potential interest and areas of expertise. Interested JHS investigators should have an opportunity to participate. The writing group should be composed of both interested collaborators and experienced investigators. For proposals developed by non-JHS investigators, inclusion of a relevant JHS investigator (sponsor) as a member of the writing group is required.

Download Manuscript Proposal Form updated 09/09/2008