Brieflands workshops on the AMA Manual of Style: article types, manuscript preparation and writing to AMA standard, for authors and technical editors.
Workshop archive
Style Editing and AMA Style Workshops
AMA style is one of the most widely respected conventions in biomedical publishing, and getting it right is the first hurdle a manuscript clears: reviewers routinely judge presentation before content. These workshops taught the AMA Manual of Style as a working tool for authors and technical editors.
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Courses
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Sessions held
2011–15
Years active
AMA
Style manual
Courses in this series
Both courses were built directly on the AMA Manual of Style.
Educational Series: Style Editing Based on AMA Style
Half day2011Tehran
A session in the Brieflands educational series covering the article types recognised in biomedical journals and the practical steps of manuscript preparation under the AMA Manual of Style.
Presenters: Azam Raoufi, supervisor of technical editors, and Amir Hasani, MSc. Session: 6 October 2011, 08:00–12:30. Slides (PDF)
Two-Day Specialist Workshop: Writing Articles to AMA Style
Two days2014–15Specialist level
AMA style is among the most respected conventions in medical and paramedical journals, and correct style is the first condition of acceptance: reviewers commonly score presentation before they weigh content. This two-day workshop worked through writing an article to that standard.
Sessions: 31 December 2014 and 1 January 2015.
This is an archive record
These workshops ran between 2011 and 2015 and registration is closed. Style editing is available as a publishing service, and current training is listed under Workshops & Training for Researchers.