AFP's Call for Authors
May 2026
Dear Colleagues,
American Family Physician is sharing this Call for Authors to recruit experienced authors for several topics listed below. We continue to encourage experienced authors to mentor a less experienced coauthor from a racial, ethnic, or other group underrepresented in medicine. Authors who can engage in this invaluable mentoring process will still be expected to serve as first and corresponding author. Please note our policy/preference for three authors or fewer per article.
The Spring 2026 Call for Authors for American Family Physician is now open.
If interested, and to expedite correspondence, we ask that you let us know your top three topics of interest via our online submission site, ScholarOne by Friday, May 29. If you do not already have an account, you will need to create one. Please choose Call for Authors to indicate your topics of interest.
We continue to encourage experienced authors to mentor a less experienced coauthor including those from a racial, ethnic or other group underrepresented in medicine. Authors who can engage in this invaluable mentoring process will still be expected to serve as first and corresponding author. Please note our policy/preference for three authors or fewer per article.
Please also note that we anticipate having more authors than available topics, so unfortunately we cannot guarantee that all interested authors will be assigned a topic. If you are not assigned a topic, you can review our guidelines for author proposals in the Authors’ Guide if you have other topic suggestions.
We thank you for your interest in AFP.
Topics Available – Spring 2026
- Care of the Nursing Home Patient [two-part article: Principles, Clinical Aspects]
- Common Dental Problems [original images required]
- Concussion/Minimal Brain Injury [video demonstrating SCAT6 required]
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Contact Dermatitis (Rapid Evidence Review) [original images required)
- Diplopia [video with comprehensive eye exam required]
- Erythema Nodosum [original images required]
- Testicular Torsion [POCUS video demonstrating torsion required]
- Bereavement and Complicated Grief (Q&A format)
- Tension Headache (Rapid Evidence Review)
- Hearing Screen - Newborn and Children
- Herpes Simplex, Non-Genital (Rapid Evidence Review) [original images required]
- Laceration Repair/Suturing [original images/videos required]
- Methamphetamine Abuse/Designer Drugs
- Prostate Cancer - Treatment
- Restless Legs Syndrome
Manuscripts typically run 1,500–1,800 words, unless otherwise instructed, with a due date approximately 3 months from receipt of the formal solicit letter.
More information for authors is available.
Many thanks for your interest in writing for AFP!
Best regards,
Sumi
Sumi M. Sexton, MD
Editor in Chief, American Family Physician
Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center