Procedure for submission to the
Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts to be considered for publication in the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (JPSW) Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to JPSW Editor Anna Legreid Dopp at annad@pswi.org.

Letter of Transmittal
State in one or two sentences the content and importance of the manuscript.  Include the name and contact information of the corresponding author.  If the content of the manuscript has been presented previously at a meeting, indicate the name, location, and date of the meeting.

Include a statement describing any perceived conflict of interest pertaining to the subject of the manuscript.

Style and Copyright Requirements

Identify each author, giving highest academic degree, position, and place of employment.

For example:
Linda Echols, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
All Saints Health Care System
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Please submit a title and subtitle for your article. The title should capture the interest and attention of the reader.  As a subtitle, summarize the article in one or two sentences. Taken together, the title and summary subtitle should compel your colleagues to read the article. 

The manuscript should be double-spaced, including tables, references, figure captions and author identification.

Please submit all text copy electronically in MS Word format.

If the manuscript contains any previously published material, including figures and tables, include copies of permission to reproduce.

Full-length articles should be limited to approximately 1,500 words.  Abstracts are not required.  CE articles will be approximately 3,000 words.  Please see CE article guidelines below for more information.

Authors are advised to examine current issues of the JPSW to familiarize themselves with JPSW conventions and styles. In general, JPSW style conforms to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and The Associated Press Stylebook.

When reporting studies involving human subjects, indicate whether the study was approved by an institutional review board.

Authors of all published material in JPSW acknowledge transfer of copyright ownership in all forms to the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.

Graphics, Tables and Photos

Please submit tables electronically in any one of the following formats: EPS, PowerPoint, Word, or PDF. Please do not send printed or camera-ready tables. In some cases, tables will be reformatted for space or style.

Data tables or article appendices that are too large to be published in their entirety in the JPSW may be made available online at pswi.org.

Artwork will be printed in black and white only.

Original photos or high resolution electronic files are preferred. Electronic photos must be taken at the highest setting possible. If scanning your own photos, the resulting file must be 300 dpi. Note: Photos scanned for use on the web are not acceptable due to their low resolution.

Peer Review
JPSW offers the opportunity for peer review for scholarly papers such as therapeutic reviews, descriptions of innovative programs and services, and original investigation.  At the time of submission, authors should indicate their desire for the manuscript to undergo peer review.  Authors are encouraged to supply the names and contact information for two individuals who are qualified to review the manuscript.  All peer reviewed manuscripts published in JPSW will be identified in the Journal as “peer reviewed”.

References

1. Standard journal article

   1. List all authors when three or fewer; when four or more, list only the first three and add “et al.”

   2. Abbreviations for journal titles should conform to those used in Index Medicus.

   3. Klugman KP, Madhi SA, Huebner RE, et al. A trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children with and those without HIV infection. N Engl J Med 2003; 349:1341-1348.

   4. Please follow punctuation and spacing per the example in 1.c. above. Note: do not include the issue number, and do not abbreviate page numbers.

2. Due to space limitations in the Journal, references may be posted on the PSW web site only.

Articles for Continuing Education
The Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin frequently features homestudy activities for pharmacist and pharmacy technician continuing education.  Authors are encouraged to submit articles that may be appropriate for continuing education of pharmacy professionals.

CE articles must include:
  3,000 – 6,000 words to provide for at least 50 minutes of continuing education (including the time it takes to read the article and complete the set of assessment questions.
  Goal statement
  3-5 learning objectives
  10-20 assessment questions (multiple choice and/or true & false format)
  Assessment answers to be used internally by PSW staff

CE article authors must provide:
  CV or resume
  Signed Disclosure Form

Letters to the Editor
Readers are encouraged to submit brief letters to the editor addressing previously published material in JPSW or offering an opinion on a contemporary professional issue.  Letters selected for publication will be at the discretion of the Editor.  Full-length commentaries will be by invitation of the Editor.

Policy on Reprint Permission
It is the policy of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin and the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (JPSW) to grant permission to other nonprofit pharmacy organizations to reprint most materials published in JPSW.  Permission will be granted free of charge with the expectation that reprinted materials appropriately cite JPSW as the original source of the article.  A suggested citation is as follows: 

Reprinted with permission of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.  Originally published in the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (insert month and year of publication). 

Please contact PSW to request reprint permission.