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jama-cover-letter

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Use when drafting the editor-facing cover letter that pitches a JAMA manuscript's general medical importance and confirms compliance. Frames the pitch and declarations; it does NOT write the manuscript or the abstract.

When to use

• Drafting editor-facing cover letter
• Pitching general medical importance
• Confirming originality and registration
• Stating design and reporting standard
• Declaring IRB approval and consent
• Affirming ICMJE authorship criteria
• Disclosing conflicts and funding
• Stating intended article type

When not to use

• Writing the manuscript
• Writing the abstract
• Naming a specific editor-in-chief from memory
• Rehashing the abstract
• Overclaiming without support
• Omitting registration or disclosure affirmations
• Creating multi-page letters padded with background
• Framing importance only for one subspecialty

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