Publisher's Message: You Can Be An Author
by Marvin Rosenfeld
 Every so often I find it
necessary to remind our readers how the articles in Practical Pain Management are
generated. First, I will remind you that our articles are tutorials teaching various
methods of pain management, introducing new modalities and refining procedures. The
articles are written primarily by physicians interested in sharing their clinical
experiences with their colleagues. Any reader of Practical Pain Management is a potential
author. We do not send out requests for articles to the well-known physicians who populate
the speaking circuits. We are more interested in getting the perspectives of physicians in
the trenches.
All of our articles are referenced but occasionally we receive an opinion piece that
cannot be adequately referenced although the contents qualify as interesting material for
our readers. These are often published as ‘Guest Editorials’ letting our readers
know that it is an opinion article.
We have an impressive Editorial Advisory Board that includes department heads who write
and edit articles in their chosen specialties. They are all available for reviewing
potential articles as needed. They are not peer reviews in the strict sense since that
would be far too restrictive for our charter but, nevertheless, they are thorough reviews
from experts.
I sometimes feel that, for some authors, writing in Practical Pain Management is
addictive because so many of them have written numerous articles. One aspect that they
like is the fact that their work gets published quickly. We would like to increase the
cadre of writers and I hope you are considering a subject as you read this. If you worry
about your writing style, don’t. If you provide the facts and narrative in your own
words, we will edit your article into a format that has never failed to please our
authors.
Provide the information below by email, fax or letter. If your subject is selected, we
will forward author guidelines and a list of closing dates for upcoming issues. You can
select which issue suits your schedule.
—Marvin Rosenfeld, Publisher
Provide:
• Your name, degree and specialty
• Your address, city, state, zip
• Your e-mail address
• Your phone number
• Your FAX number.
• A brief description of the subject
Send to:
Practical Pain Management
Attn: Marvin Rosenfeld, Publisher
210 S. Helberta Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277-3450
Phone: 310-374-8283
Email: MLR@PPMJournal.com
Fax: 310-379-1937
— March 2010
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