CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE: THE GOVERNANCE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Special issue call for papers from

Clinical Governance: An International Journal is seeking contributions for a special issue on the theme of the governance of emergency medicine, to be published towards the end of 2012 or early in 2013.

The theme is inspired by a recent conference, hosted by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine.

Nick Harrop will be the editor of this special issue. Nick has over 30 years experience of emergency medicine.

We are seeking articles on topics such as:
• Patients’ perspectives on the quality of emergency healthcare and emergency medicine,
• International Standards for emergency healthcare and emergency medicine,
• Quality perspectives from the developing world,
• Critical perspectives on best practice development.

All submissions will be subject to CGIJ's usual reviewing policy. If you would like to join our panel of reviewers please contact agillies@emeraldinsight.com.

The editors would welcome enquiries from potential authors in advance of submission on suitability and scope.

Key Dates
31 Jan 2011 Call announced
30 June 2012  Latest date at which submissions will be considered for the special issue.
31 August 2012  Latest date by which papers accepted in principle after review will be returned to the authors for revisions for inclusion in the special issue
31 October 2012 Latest date by which papers accepted for inclusion in the special issue must be returned by authors with revisions completed
Late 2012/early 2013 Special Issue published

The Editors will be happy to publish papers that meet the reviewing criteria but miss the deadline at a later date in a standard issue.