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Images in Clinical Medicine are classic images of common medical conditions. Images are an important part of much of what we do and learn in medicine. This feature is intended to capture the sense of visual discovery and variety that physicians experience. Images in Clinical Medicine are not intended as a vehicle for case reports.

Original, high-quality images are considered for publication (subject to editing and abridgment) provided they do not contain material that has been submitted or published elsewhere. To submit an image for publication in the Journal, please follow the submission instructions below. At the discretion of the Editor, images may appear in the print version of the Journal, the electronic version, or both.

PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSION TO IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE

• All text should be in one double-spaced electronic document. Please include a title for your submission. The title should contain no more than eight words.
• No more than two authors may be listed.
• Please provide the name, highest academic degree, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number of each author.
• The legend should contain no more than 150 words.

You may either upload your figures separately or include figures in the text file. We prefer the former. For information regarding digital images and video submissions, please review the Technical Guidelines for Submission of Figures.

For figures, it is permissible to send low-resolution images for peer review, although we may ask for high-resolution files at a later stage.

Please include one version of the figure with appropriate labeling and arrows identifying structures and one without labels and arrows. Each original should include an arrow indicating the top of the image. Occasionally, ICMs have more than one panel. Please label them Panel A, Panel B, etc.

The legend to the image should succinctly present relevant clinical information, including a short description of the patient's history, relevant physical and laboratory findings, clinical course, response to treatment (if any), and condition at last follow-up. All labeled structures in the image should be described and explained in the legend. The legend should have callouts corresponding to each panel, if there is more than one.

You will need to log in to our new submission system to submit an image.

If you have submitted a manuscript in the past two years or reviewed for us since 2002, an account has already been set up for you. Simply type your e-mail address into the "Forgot Your Password" box on the Author Center Home Page and a password will be e-mailed to you. Otherwise, please register to create an account.

Once logged in to Manuscript Central, click on "Submit a New Manuscript" and follow the instructions at the top of each screen.

If a photograph of an identifiable patient is used, the patient should complete and sign our Release Form for Photographs of Identifiable Patients.

Any information that might identify the patient or hospital, including the date, should be removed from the image.

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