Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The Official Journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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Special Announcement:

RFP Deadline for Supplement Guest Editor Extended to April 16, 2007

The ACRM Archives Supplement Committee has extended the RFP deadline for Guest Editor for the 2008 ACRM Special Supplement in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to April 16, 2007. The supplement is a unique chance for an experienced rehabilitation researcher or group of researchers to compile a thematically based supplement in the Archives of PM&R to a maximum of 100 pages.

The goal of the ACRM annual supplement in the Archives of PM&R is to publish high quality scientific articles which are thematically organized and of special interest to ACRM members and to the general readership of the Archives of PM&R. While all manuscripts go through independent peer-review prior to publication, the Guest Editor has considerable latitude in the content and tone of the supplement. We strive to make these supplements ‘classic’ collections of articles organized around themes relevant to ACRM members.

According to the recent citation index, the Archives of PM&R is the number one rehabilitation journal in the country. With a subscription of 11,000 plus and online availability, this is an exciting opportunity to compile and edit a collection of high-quality scientific articles organized around special themes relevant to the ACRM.

Previous ACRM supplements to Archives of PM&R have covered a broad range of topics such as Outcomes Research (2000), Ethics (2001), Quality of Life (2002-3), Community Re-integration (2004), Opening the Black Box of Stroke Rehabilitation (2005), Neuroplasticity and Neuroimaging in Acquired Brain Injury: Measurement, Concepts, and Applications (2006), and Burn Model System (2007). The Archives Supplement Committee encourages submissions of topics that explore innovative and novel approaches to rehabilitation medicine. Examples include Movement Induced Neuroplasticity, Tele-Rehabilitation, Virtual Rehabilitation, Assistive Technologies, Aging with Disability, Application of Measurement Theory, Health Service Research and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Team Functioning, along with other exciting new insights into rehabilitation.

Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Bruce Caplan, PhD, ABPP, FACRM, Chair of the Archives Supplement Committee, by phone at (610) 642-2353 or at brcaplan@aol.com; or Ric Morgan, ACRM Executive Director, at Rmorgan@acrm.org or by phone at (317) 915-2250.

KEY DEADLINES

SUBMISSION PROCESS
Individuals interested in applying to be the Guest Editor for the 2008 ACRM-sponsored supplement are invited to submit a proposal. The proposal should not exceed 10-pages and address the following areas:

• Importance of Theme in Rehabilitation Medicine.
• Relevance to the Mission of the ACRM.
• Literature Review - state of the art.
• Intended audience.
• Content
  • How these articles address the content area.
  • Articles or Subjects with brief descriptions.
  • Authors.
  • Page length estimates (100 page maximum).
• Qualifications of guest editor or editors and proposed contributors.
• Action Plan / timetable - outline of mechanism to ensure compliance with the supplement timeline.
• Addendum - Letters of support from proposed contributors / Resumes of guest editor or editors and other contributors.

The ACRM Publications Committee takes primary responsibility to solicit applicants and make recommendations to the ACRM Board of Governors for the selection of the Guest Editor. The Publications Committee chair with input from the entire Publications Committee makes final determination of articles to be published. The acceptance of any manuscript can be revoked if it is not completed by the established deadline or does not conform to Policies of the Archives of PM&R at the discretion of the Chair of the Publications Committee and/or the Editor of Archives.

CRITERION TO JUDGE SPECIAL PROPOSAL

• Qualifications of Guest Editor and other contributors.
  • Professional experience.
  • Research qualifications.
  • Editorial and Publication Experience.
• Relevancy of theme to ACRM mission and interests to ACRM members.
• Quality and relevancy of proposed manuscripts to supplement theme.
• Feasibility of implementation plan.

Eligibility - Guest Editor(s) must be an ACRM member. Other contributors do not necessarily need to be ACRM members.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GUEST EDITOR FOR ACRM ARCHIVES SUPPLEMENT

• Assure manuscripts submitted conform to guidelines outlined in the Archives Information for Authors, published quarterly and available at the Archives of PM&R website located at www2.archives-pmr.org under Author Guidelines.
• Complete manuscript recruitment of thematically related issues.
• Internal editing process by agreed upon deadline.
• Assist ACRM national office and Publications Committee with logistics of manuscript review and final editing. Monitor timelines and communication with others.