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Show Notice to Authors Manuscripts to be considered for publication should be submitted to: The Managing Editor; Utah's Health: An Annual Review Editorial Office; Governor Scott M. Matheson Center for Health Care Studies; 1901 East South Campus Drive, Room 2120; Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Utah's Health invites original analyses on any aspect of health, health care access and delivery, or health politics and policy as it pertains to the state of Utah. Articles and Special Topics Manuscripts may be submitted as Articles (approximately 3500 words or less) or as Special Topics (approximately 600 words or less). Articles are definitive, comprehensive accounts of significant studies, whereas Special Topics are reports whose scope is more limited than that of articles and may include preliminary findings. General Formatting Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect and be submitted on a PC-formatted disk with four hard copies (8 x 11" paper). The manuscript should be saved in its entirety on one file whenever possible, including tables and graphs. The version on the disk must match exactly the version on the hard copies. Label the disk with the name of the file and the author's last name. Font should be Times New Roman at 11 characters per inch, footnotes 9 cpi. for all text, including graphs and tables. Text should not be justified and no other page formatting should be included in the text. All pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the title page. The manuscript should be in the following order: title, author's name(s), abstract, text, references, tables and figures (unless included in the text), and a short biography about the author(s). Authors should write in clear, concise English using grammar and standard nomenclature that is unambiguous and consistent, conforming with current American usage. Responsibility for all aspects of manuscript preparation rests with the authors. Extensive changes or rewriting of the manuscript will not be undertaken by the editors. However, the editorial board may make formatting or small content changes to an article before final publication. Title The title should be representative of the manuscript's purposes and findings in order to provide maximum information in computerized title searches. Nonfunctional words should be deleted from the title. Titles should be followed by the authors' full first name(s), middle initial(s), last name(s), and degree(s) earned. Provide the phone number, address, and email of the primary author. Abstract Abstracts must accompany all articles and should be about 100-150 words in length. It should summarize the most important findings and conclusions of the article. Text The rationale and objectives of the article should be stated in the introductory sentences of the manuscript. Background material should be brief and relevant to the topic described. Authors should state their conclusions or the significance of their article following the discussion of findings. Conclusions should be summarized in order to place the author's observations in perspective. Tables and figures (i.e. original drawings or graphs) are encouraged when they lead to a more effective presentation of findings. They should be numbered consecutively as Table 1. Title and Figure 1. Title respectively. Headings and descriptions should be included so that tables and figures are self-explanatory. References References should be in one consecutive series in alphabetical order, and not numbered. Accuracy of the references is the responsibility of the author. A complete list of references should be typed at the end of the manuscript in the following format: For journals: Jones, JK; Hughes, RL. (1998). A Race for Health. Today's Health, 76, 128-140. For books: Boris, S. (1995). The Elements of Writing (2nd ed.). New York: Macimillan. For clarification on other fomatting issues, please refer an APA Style Manual. For more information, please call: Rosalie Webb, Executive Secretary for the Governor Scott M. Matheson Center for Health Care Studies at (801) 581-4673, or write to the address above. 166 |
