The American Homeopath journal will strive to publish and disseminate homeopathic information that remains true to the tenets of classical homeopathy as envisioned by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the 6th edition of the Organon. Our purpose is to promote the practice and profession of classical homeopathy and support all professional homeopaths, regardless of the medical background or other discipline from which they come, in their efforts to inform and educate themselves so that they may provide high quality homeopathic care to those who seek them out. Our guiding philosophy includes a dedication to publishing original work that maintains the integrity, honesty, humility, and spirit we have come to expect of those who truly practice a classical form of homeopathy with the purpose of bringing the sick to health.

Submissions may include feature articles, interviews, case studies ("A Chronic Case of Belladonna"), provings ("What Does Beauty Have to Do With It?") , materia medica studies, research reports, book reviews and letters to the editor. Submissions may be edited for grammar, spelling and usage. Suggestions for significant revisions will be forwarded to the author for rewriting. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of quotations, references and data submitted.

We welcome, and strive to include, an international voice. Homeopaths and homeopathic students worldwide are most welcome to contribute as authors, reviewers, interviewers, editors or proofreaders.

May 31, 2010 is the absolute latest an article will be considered for publication in Volume 16. The editorial body, being completely voluntary, finds that working with authors on a staggered deadline is most helpful to the author and the editor. Therefore, please contact the Chief Editor, Deborah Hayes, at editor@americanhomeopath.com with your submission ideas to arrange a mutually agreeable deadline for your article. At The American Homeopath we find each article to be as individual as are the needs of each author. We welcome your contributions to our profession.

They must be in .doc format. Spacing between sentences should be a single space.

Editing decisions are rooted in Fowler?s Modern English Usage (Oxford: Clarendon Press) using American spelling, including the word "homeopathy" with only one "e."

Remedy names and abbreviations should be italicized at all times except when used in the title. The remedy?s first word is capitalized, the others are not. Use remedy abbreviations only when using the full name appears cumbersome. The full name must be used for the first reference. If the first word has to be abbreviated, place a hyphen between it and the following word, e.g. Natrum mur; Nat-mur; Aur-mur-nat; Aur-m-n.

Computer Programs are italicized. Complete Rep, MacRep, RefWrks, etc, because our homeopathic software programs are also books. They replace the repertories and the materia medicas. They are a collection/database of books.

Capitalize homeopathic themes that are common in homeopathic study, e.g.: Animal Kingdom; Spider Family; Periodic Table

Confirmatory sources: 1st. RefWks 2nd. Synthesis
Use bullets, not bolding
Don?t indent
Period after agg. and amel.
Colon separates Section names from rubrics; Dash separates sub-rubrics
Comma as per confirmatory sources

NO CAPITAL LETTERS! (i.e. MENTALS). Only use a capital letter to start the word. i.e. Mentals: Fear; ghosts, of

Case studies should include analysis, evaluation of symptoms and repertorization. A summary of the focus of the case or article is helpful, whether as an introduction or a conclusion. One of the most important aspects of case presentation is to explain your reasoning for the remedy selection and potency choice so that it is very clear to the reader. General discussion including why other similar remedies that were considered but were not chosen, insights into difficulties or problems that were encountered, mistakes that were made, or what might have been done differently may also be of value. Acute cases should be written out in a similar manner.

Cases using newly proven remedies should include relevant proving data for the benefit of the reader. Cases using remedies without provings or insubstantial provings should provide a discussion of the substance, references to other sources of information on its homeopathic use and the basis for its selection in this case.

Appropriate follow-up should include the practitioner's assessment, repertorization where utilized and explanation regarding repetition or change of remedy. Chronic cases should be followed for at least one year. Please include a written release from the patient (or the parent of a minor patient) and change identifying information as necessary.

Sex, Age e.g.: Male, 42 years. or Male, 6 months. (Capitalize and punctuate).

Chief complaint: Capitalize first word and punctuate.
Observations: Capitalize first word and punctuate.

Miss one line and start with patient?s words
Intensity conveyed numerically: e.g., fear of spiders (3).

Analysis
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Rubrics
(as above)

Plan: Wait.

Prescription: Remedium 200c.

Follow-up at 1 month
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Assessment
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Plan: Re-take Remedium 200c.

Follow-up at 6 months
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Assessment
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Plan: Wait.

Author bios at the end should follow this format:
Massimo Mangialavori trained as a pediatric thoracic surgeon. He was introduced to homeopathy while studying medical anthropology with a South American shaman. He lives and practices in Italy. Email: mamu@iol.it

All accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of The North American Society of Homeopaths and may not be published elsewhere without written permission from the author and NASH.