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The Publications and Presentations Subcommittee (PPS) of the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) encourages the preparation of abstracts, publications and presentations of high scientific quality.  The PPS reviews all abstracts, presentation requests, manuscript proposals and manuscripts.

 

Manuscript proposals may be investigator-initiated by JHS or external investigators or Study-initiated.  For proposals developed by non-JHS investigators, inclusion of a relevant JHS investigator as a member of the writing group is required. 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. A standardized form, available electronically on the JHS website should be used for manuscript proposal submission. The lead author is responsible for assuring that all elements of the proposal have been completed in full prior to submission.

 

The writing group submits the completed manuscript to the PPS for review and approval. The format for the completed manuscript must conform to the anticipated journal or other standard style. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a 300-500-word summary of the study and findings for the JHS community in lay language. The manuscript title should include the phrase: "the Jackson Heart Study" whenever possible and all manuscripts require acknowledgement of funding sources for the JHS contract(s). Additionally, a general acknowledgement of the JHS participants and data collection staff should be included whenever possible. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the PPS Chair, Dr. Nimr Fahmy, nfahmy@tougaloo.edu and to the Administrative Coordinator, Brenda Campbell Jenkins, brenda.w.campbell@jsums.edu.
 

The PPS Chair will assign manuscript reviewers. Manuscripts eligible for expedited review will be sent to the PPS for an E-Vote.  All other manuscripts will be presented on the agenda of the PPS Subcommittee. The PPS Chair will send a letter to the lead author specifying the recommendation of the PPS which will be one of the following:

 

1.   Accept as is

2.   Accept pending revisions

3.   Reconsider after revisions

4.   Disapprove for reasons noted

Following PPS approval, the manuscript will be sent to the JHS Steering Committee for their review and recommendations. Selected manuscripts must also be approved by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). After appropriate approvals, the manuscript may be submitted to a journal for consideration. 

Step-by-step guidelines for JHS investigators and non-JHS investigators are available, as well as the detained guidelines.

Acknowledgements for JHS manuscripts:

The Jackson Heart Study is supported by NIH contracts N01-HC-95170, N01-HC-95171, and N01-HC-95172 that are provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

 

Download Guidelines (pdf)  updated 05/15/2009