FP Essentials Call for Authors

FP Essentials is a monthly continuing medical education publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Designed to educate practicing family physicians and other health care professionals, FP Essentials is based on a curriculum that complements the general content of the American Board of Family Medicine examination and is indexed in PubMed and MEDLINE.

Authors

Author groups are encouraged (maximum of four total authors), but one individual must be designated the corresponding author responsible for the overall manuscript and communication with editors and staff. Note: Resident authors must be senior residents who will have completed residency by the publication date of the monograph. We do not permit medical or other students to serve as FPE authors.

Proposal Requirements

Before submitting the proposal, each author must complete the following steps:

• Read the FP Essentials authorship policies on copyright and use of artificial intelligence.
• Read the FP Essentials conflict of interest policy
• Complete the CME Conflict of Interest form

Proposals must include the following items:

• Letter stating your interest (be specific about the topic) (1 page maximum).
• A proposal for the edition's content (2 pages maximum) based on the outline provided in the call for authors.
• Curriculum vitae for each potential author.
• Writing sample - A 1-page, single-spaced sample of original text that deals with the topic about which you propose to write. We suggest that this 1-page writing sample be about the core of the topic, rather than introductory or general material, so that you can demonstrate your mastery of the topic. Basically, you should be writing 1 page of the manuscript. Reference citations can be on a second page, not included in the 1-page sample.
• Two publications written by you (or your co-authors), submitted as a PDF file. If available, publications pertinent to the monograph topic are preferred.

Note that even if you have previously written an edition of FP Essentials or submitted a proposal in the past, you will need to provide all of the above-requested items again as part of the proposal for the current solicitation.

Timelines

Due dates for these manuscripts will vary. Depending on when the edition is set to be published, authors will have roughly 3 to 6 months to prepare a polished draft that is suitable to submit for peer review.

Payment

Payment is $4,000 per edition for preparing a manuscript and seeing it through to publication. For editions with multiple authors, the corresponding author determines at the conclusion of the editing process how this payment will be divided among the author group.

Resources for Authors

• Author Instructions for FP Essentials
• FAQ: About the Proposal Process
• Online CME Disclosure Policy and Conflict of Interest form (choose option 1)
• Sample Edition: #523 Childhood Neurologic Conditions*
• Sample Edition: #527 Mood and Anxiety Disorders*
  
  *Author instructions for numbering references, tables, and figures have changed since these sample editions were published. For the most current submission guidelines, see Author Instructions.