Instructions appear in most journals on a regular basis and specify manuscript length, style, format, etc. The editor's address is also provided.
Placement varies, but instructions to authors often appear inside the journal's front or back cover.
Check the table of contents or index of the journal if the instructions are difficult to find. Obtain the author instructions from the most recent journal issue available to ensure currency. Online information can be found at the Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences website. Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences Updated by the Mulford Library at the Medical College of Ohio, this website contains links to sites of publishers or organizations having editorial responsibilities for hundreds of particular titles. This book provides manuscript submission instructions for 235 leading biomedical periodicals.