Submission Guidelines

We welcome submissions in the forms of written text (e.g. short stories, poetry, life writing, and essays), visual art, photography (including photos of textiles, sculpture, and other material arts), mixed media, time-based media (e.g. video, audio), and digital media (e.g. gifs, games, renderings). For all submissions:

• The submission has not been previously published.
• The submission is not before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

English is the primary language of publication for Ars Medica. Please include the genre when submitting your manuscript: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction/Essay Narrative, and/or Visual Art

 The editorial team will review all submissions. Promising selections will be forwarded for blind review; however, the editorial team is responsible for all final decisions. In addition to publication in our online journal, we will also feature selected works on our social media platforms and other cross-promotional efforts.

How to Submit?

Log in or create an account to submit your manuscript to Ars Medica. 

Do you have questions about the submission criteria, remuneration rates, or anything else? Feel free to contact us at arsmedicajournal@gmail.com.

Technical Requirements

Text:
Prose up to 3000 words
Poetry length on case-by-case basis, 2-3 poems maximum
MLA formatting and style guide
Double-spaced manuscripts (stylistic exemptions)

Video:
One of following file formats: AVI, MOV (QuickTime Video), MPEG, MP4, WMV (Windows Media Video)
300 MB maximum
Vimeo, YouTube, and other video host links accepted
Run time 10 mins max.

Audio:
One of following file formats: FLAC, MP3, MP4, or WAV
300 MB maximum
Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify, Vimeo, YouTube and other audio host links accepted
Run time 30 mins max

Digital Images:
One of the following file formats: BMP, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, EPS and PNG
300 dpi
A maximum size of 5 MB per image file
5 photos maximum for photo essays

Apps/Games:
Compatible with Mac, PC, and/or mobile operating systems
One of the following file formats: Flash, .GAM, .SAV, and .ROM

Ars Medica Patient Consent Form (Please make a copy and have the patient sign, if applicable.)

Title of story/poem/or photo essay:

Author(s):

I hereby give my consent for images and/or other clinical information relating to my case to be reported  in Ars Medica.

I understand that the policy of Ars Medica is not to publish names, initials or other identifying information without written consent. Efforts will be made to conceal my identity, but that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

I understand that I may choose to have my name or initials used and have thought through the consequences of this. Using my name and/or image will mean that I am identifiable within the writing or artwork published in Ars Medica.

Please indicate here how you would like to be named or credited. Select only 1 response:

Use a pseudonym or initials: Please indicate:

Use general, role-based terms, e.g., “the patient,” “the client”:

Use real name. Please state how you would like it to appear:

Use real initials. Please state how you would like it to appear:

I understand that the material may be published in Ars Medica, on Ars Medica’s website, and in products derived from Ars Medica. As a result, I understand that the material may be seen by the general public.

Name of patient:

Patient's date of birth:

Signature of patient (or signature of person consenting on behalf of patient):

Date:

If you are not the patient, what is your relationship to him or her? (The person giving consent should be a substitute decision maker or legal guardian or should hold power of attorney for the patient.):

 

Why is the patient not able to give consent? (e.g., is the patient a minor, incapacitated, or deceased?):

 

If images of the patient’s face or distinctive body markings are to be published, the following section should be signed in addition to the first section.

I give permission for images of my face or distinctive body markings to be published and recognize that I might therefore be identifiable even though my name and initials will not be published.

Name of patient:

Patient's date of birth:

Signature of patient (or signature of person consenting on behalf of patient):

 

                                      Adapted from the CMAJ Patient consent form.