SCOME Newsletter :
Guidelines for Authors
How to submit your article To submit an article, you have to send an e-mail with attached file to scome.newsletter@gmail.com . All articles should be written in Microsfot Word or Open Office format using Times New Roman font, size 12. In the e-mail you should indicate what kind of article you are submitting. There should be also information about the author of the article – up to 100 words (university, NMO, position in the NMO, previous IFMSA experience etc), including photograph. In around 3-7 days after sending an article, you will get confirmation e-mail with further information. Submitted articles will be copy edited for style.
SCOME Project Articles These are articles, describing local/national/transnational SCOME projects, initiatives or proposals. The articles cover the most important aspects of projects expanding upon theory and ways it is developed, including personal reflections. Each article should be between 1000 and 2000 words long, with up to 3 tables and the title should be a maximum of 15 words. The article ought to be divided into five parts: introduction, methods, aims and outcomes, evaluation and follow-up, our experience. The author should also write five reasons why to run this project with short description of each (approx 30 words). There is room for up to six photographs per article.
Medical Education Issues Articles These may include articles cover: general medical education knowledge, educational startegies and approaches, assessment, educational encounters, research and evaluation in medical education field. Articles should be emphasized on illuminating the principles of medical education knowledge with the use of simple terminology and thorough explanations. Each article should be 2000 words maximum, up to 3 tables or figures, the title should be a maximum of 15 words. It is strongly recommended to implement references/suggestions for further reading. There is room for up to six photographs per article.
What’s up in the Regions Up to 1000 words articles, describing medical education events in your region – meetings, conferences, workshops. Usually written in a personal style and covering past or future events. There is room for up to two photographs per article.