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Vol 36, (7) 491–576

Publishing in peer review journals - Criteria for success

Ellen McIntyre PhD, is Associate Professor and Manager, Primary Health Care Research and Information Service, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia.

Sarah Louise Eckermann BMedia, is Communication Officer, Primary Health Care Research and Information Service, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia.

Miriam Keane BPsych(Hons), is a Research Development Program Fellow, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia.

Anne Magarey BA(Hons), GradDipPubHlth, is Research Associate, Primary Health Care Research and Information Service, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia.

Leigh Roeger PhD, is Senior Research Fellow and Co-ordinator, Primary Health Care Research Evaluation & Development (PHCRED) Program, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, South Australia.

Peer review papers contribute to the body of knowledge that forms the evidence on which best practice is based. Publishing facilitates knowledge sharing, thereby enabling individuals and organisations to contribute to the body of evidence on best practice.

Collectively, the authors of this article have had many peer reviewed papers published and are also peer reviewers for several journals relevant to the primary health care sector. The authors have drawn on their experience, as well as information derived from electronic searches, to develop a set of criteria that will increase the chances of your paper being published in a peer reviewed journal.

Publication Date: 6 July 2007
Authorised By: Australian family physician