MANUSCRIPT & SUBMISSION PREPARATION-SPECIFIC MANUSCRIPT TYPE

40. Original Research Manuscripts should identify a clear research question and include an appropriate research design to report the clinical, economic, or other outcomes of a specific intervention or regulation. Full experimental details must be provided so that the study or results are capable of reproduction. IMPAQT℠ requires that authors publish all experimental controls and make full data sets available where possible.

  • The manuscript should be less than 3000 words, not including supplementary information such as the abstract, references, tables, graphs, and figures.

  • Must have no more than five (5) supplementary material elements such as figures, tables, graphs, graphics, or photographs in total.

  • Must Submit Front Matter: Title Page with Author Information and Affiliations, Commercial Interest, Conflict of Interest, and Financial Disclosure form(s), Authorship Certification form(s), Copyright Use Permissions, Copyright Use Compliance Attestation form(s), Patent Application or Grant documents, Abstract, Keywords - all submitted as individual documents separate from the blind manuscript.

  • The Blind Manuscript must include the following sections: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions, Practical Implications and Applications, Patents/Patents Pending, Supplementary Materials including figures, graphs, tables with captions, and equations, Supporting Data or Location and Access to Supporting Data, Statement of Restrictions on Data Availability and Explanation (if applicable), and Funding and Material Source Acknowledgements containing all funding information including grants provided.

  • Must Submit Back Matter: Author Contributions and Acknowledgments Statement, Conflict of Interest Summary Statement, References (as endnotes), IRB Application and approval or waiver documents, Blank Copy of Participant Informed Consent form used, Research, Privacy, Medicare/Medicaid, and Informed Consent Compliance and Conformity Attestation form, Ethical and Appropriate Healthcare Research Reporting Compliance and Conformity Attestation form(s), Informed Consent for Publication and Distribution by Identified Individual in Manuscript form(s), Informed Consent for Use of Photograph or Likeness in Healthcare Publication and Distribution form(s), Originality, No Plagiarism, and No Improper Manipulation of Data or Supporting/Supplemental Material Attestation form(s), Permission to Publish and Grant of Copyright Limited Use License form(s), and MAHQ and IMPAQT℠Indemnification Agreement form(s).

  • A maximum of fifty (50) references formatted as endnotes only.

  • Ensure conformity with appropriate health research reporting methods (from EQUATOR Network).

  • Quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer-review.

    41. Review or Meta-Analysis Manuscripts should present a thorough synthesis of the literature and offer new insights and/or recommendations on improvements.

    • The same length restrictions, format, and submission requirements for original research manuscripts apply to review and meta-analysis manuscripts (see above).

    • Review manuscripts must include a Literature Review section. 

    • A maximum of fifty (50) references formatted as endnotes only.

    • Ensure conformity with appropriate health research reporting methods (from EQUATOR Network).

    • Quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer-review.

      Practice Forum Manuscripts address quality practices and related applications of performance improvement science and methods.

    • The manuscript should be less than 2500 words.

    • A maximum of fifty (50) references formatted as endnotes only.

    • Ensure conformity with appropriate health research reporting methods (from EQUATOR Network).

    • Quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer-review.

    • See Original Research Manuscripts for further information.

  • Commentaries are brief opinion pieces usually solicited from recognized thought leaders that discuss pertinent and sometimes disputable or debatable issues in healthcare.

    • Manuscripts should be less than 1000 words.

    • Contain no figures or tables.

    • A maximum of ten (10) references formatted as endnotes only.

    • Quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer-review.

    • See Original Research Manuscripts for further information.

  • Editorials are used to accompany key publications and either extend or offer opposing perspectives on a specific subject. The editors will consider editorials that comment on manuscripts published in IMPAQT℠ within the previous six (6) months.

    • Manuscripts are less than 1000 words.

    • Contain no abstracts, figures, tables, equations, graphs, graphics, or photographs. 

    • A maximum of five (5) references formatted as endnotes only.

    • Quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer-review.

    • See Original Research Manuscripts for further information.

  • Letters to the Editor are published as space allows.

    • Should be no more than 500 words.

    • See Editorials & Original Research Manuscripts for further information.

Any questions should be directed to the editorial staff through the IMPAQT℠ at info.mimahq@gmail.com. Click here to access or download the Manuscript Instructions.