Submission Guidelines for Tracker Authors

The Occupational Health Tracker is a journal of trends, ideas, and issues that are important to health professionals. It is published four times a year by Occupational Health Research and is available in print and electronically.

We Welcome Original Manuscripts

The Tracker welcomes the submission of original manuscripts related to current issues in the clinical, administrative, or sales and marketing categories of the occupational health, urgent care, wellness, and rehabilitation fields. Other articles of interest to our readers are those that discuss successful program initiatives. Occasionally, the Tracker publishes opinion articles on potentially controversial topics in its Point of View column.

Words and Ideas: What You Need to Know

Before beginning to write, submit a summary of 250 words or less or an outline of the proposed article to the Editor of the Tracker (editor@systoc.com). After receiving preliminary approval, prepare the manuscript, with references and footnotes documented. Articles are typically between 1000 and 1500 words; longer topics are separated into two-part articles. The Tracker uses The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press) as the reference guide for style. Submit your manuscript, along with a short biographical sketch and your picture, electronically to editor@systoc.com or by mail to Tracker Editor, Occupational Health Research, PO Box 900, Skowhegan, ME 04976.

Images: What You Need to Know

Charts and pictures should be included at the end of the article with notes to indicate where they are to be placed. The image files for the charts and pictures are to be submitted with your article. Images should have a minimum resolution of 300ppi, can be full color or grayscale, and must be in a common format such as tif, bmp, or jpeg (save jpeg at the highest quality setting possible). Submit image files electronically to editor@systoc.com or send originals for scanning to Tracker Editor, Occupational Health Research, PO Box 900, Skowhegan, ME 04976. Please remember that images taken from the Internet are generally not high enough resolution for print media.

When We Accept Your Article

The Editor will notify the author if the article is approved, and work with the author on any necessary changes. The Tracker reserves the right to edit the manuscript as long as the meaning is not altered. Once accepted for publication, the author assigns rights of ownership to the Tracker, therefore the article should not be submitted elsewhere for publication unless it has been rejected by the Editor. Requests for copies should be directed to Occupational Health Research or reprinted from www.systoc.com.

Questions?

Contact editor@systoc.com with comments, questions, or feedback.