Article Types

Original Article: Reports scientific results of original clinical research. Maximum words: 2700. Maximum of 5 tables and figures. Up to 40 references.
Special Article: Reports scientific results of original research in such areas as economic policy, ethics, law, and health care delivery. Maximum words: 2700. Maximum of 5 tables and figures. Up to 40 references.

Download: GBMN Original Article Template (DOCX) — simply type your text into it.

Brief Report: Describes one to three (1–3) patients or a single family. Maximum words: 2000. Maximum of 3 tables and figures. Up to 25 references.
Clinical Problem Solving: Simulates step-by-step emergence of information/developments in clinical practice and describes how clinicians/clinical teams reason and respond in each iteration. Maximum words: 2500. Up to 15 references.

Download: GBMN Clinical Case Template (DOCX) — simply type your text into it.

Clinical Practice Review: Offers evidence-based review of topics relevant to practicing primary care and specialist physicians (but written for a general audience, so may include material considered too introductory for specialists). Maximum words: 2500. Small number of tables and figures. Up to 50 references.
Other Review: Offers evidence-based review covering a wide variety of potential clinical and mechanistic subjects. Maximum words: 3000. Maximum of 5 tables and figures. Up to 55 references.

Download: GBMN Review Article Template (DOCX) — simply type your text into it.

Editorial: Offers commentary and analysis on a current-issue GBMN article. Maximum words: 750. Maximum of one table or figure. Up to 10 references.
Perspective: Covers timely, relevant topics in health care and medicine in a brief, accessible style. Maximum words: 1200. Maximum of 5 references.
Clinical Implications of Basic Research: Discusses a single preclinical journal paper, explaining findings and commenting on possible clinical applications. Authors may not write commentary on their own work. Maximum words: 750. May include 1 figure. Maximum of 5 references.
Letter to the Editor: Comment on recently published GBMN articles, novel cases, or other topics of current interest to the medical science and health care communities. Maximum words: 400.

Download: GBMN Original Article Template (DOCX) can be adapted for commentary submissions.

Special Report: Addresses miscellaneous topics of special interest to the medical community. Maximum words: 2700. Up to 5 display items. Maximum of 40 references.
Health Law, Ethics, and Human Rights or Health Policy Report: Descriptions of major court cases, policy statements, or areas of health policy. Maximum words: 2500.
Medicine and Society: Covers social aspects of medicine and health care, including medical sociology, anthropology, history, and ethics. Maximum words: 2000.
Sounding Board: Offers opinion or commentary often focusing on health-policy issues; like an editorial, but not tied to current-issue articles. Maximum words: 2000.