For Authors
Instructions to Authors
Categories
MediXperience encourages our authors to share their work which may be in the original or translated language, to better reflect their teaching and learning practices.
MediXperience welcomes learning resources under the following categories. For details on each category, please click on the category title to download the template. All learning resources submitted to MediXperience must adhere to templates and/or guidelines provided.
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- Scholarly Articles
- Web Resources
- Videos
- E-Books
- Podcasts
1. Scholarly Articles
Explore a curated collection of scholarly works by NUS Medicine faculty members, focused on medical education. These articles, essays, and commentaries provide insights into innovative teaching methods, curriculum development, and educational strategies, offering valuable resources for educators, students, and professionals in medical education.
2. Web Resources
Access a suite of web-based applications and education resources designed to enhance medical education. These tools, endorsed or developed by NUS Medicine, include interactive platforms for virtual simulations, case-based learning, and educational analytics, empowering learners to engage with medical education in dynamic and practical ways.
3. Videos
Dive into diverse types of videos covering medical education, clinical medicine, and interdisciplinary topics. Created by NUS Medicine experts, these videos explore topics in medicine, clinical skills, and connections to fields like public health, biomedical research, and healthcare technology, offering versatile content for learners at all levels.
4. E-Books
Access a library of digital textbooks focused on medical education and core medical curriculum topics. Curated or authored by NUS Medicine, these e-books provide in-depth resources on teaching methodologies, clinical practices, anatomy, pharmacology, and other subjects central to medical student learning, ideal for self-study and structured curricula.
5. Podcasts
Listen to engaging medical education podcasts available on platforms like Spotify. Featuring discussions with NUS Medicine faculty and experts, these episodes explore innovative teaching practices, educational technology, and career development in medical academia, perfect for learning on the go.
Review Policy
Standard peer review procedures are used for submissions. The MediXperience Committee may request for suggestions of reviewers from the authors. The Committee retains the sole right to make decisions on the review process.
Copyediting and Page Proofs
Authors may be required to revise their Work based on reviewers’ and/or editors’ suggestions. However, this does not automatically bind MediXperience to publish any learning materials.
The lead author will receive page proofs for revision.
Submission
All submissions for review are accepted with the understanding that these are original works of authors which have not been previously published (permission is required for previously published materials).
NUS Medicine reserves copyright of all published materials and such materials may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the School.
Guidelines Checklist
For scholarly articles, eBooks, web resources, and podcasts - authors should complete the Author Submission Form and Submission Form Template. Submit both forms and large-file resources via this Dropbox link.
For videos - authors should complete the Author Submission Form and Video Submission MS Form. Submit the Author Submission Form via this Dropbox link.
All final submissions must be in the accepted format and adhering to our templates and guidelines.
Please refer below for the specific guidelines/template for each resource type:
| Category | Guidelines/Template |
| Scholarly Articles | Click to download |
| EBooks, Podcasts, Web Resources | Click to download |
| Videos | Click to download |
Policies
Policy on Allegations of Misconduct
MediXperience is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and ethical practices. Any dispute related to allegations of misconduct, which includes research fraud, plagiarism, and other ethical breaches can be reported confidentially, and are initially assessed to determine if a full investigation is necessary. Confirmed cases of misconduct may result in retraction of published work and other disciplinary actions. Respondents have the right to appeal decisions.
Authors listed must meet all of the following criteria:
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- Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; AND
- Drafting or developing the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
- Final approval of the version to be published; AND
- Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections
Although all articles undergo rigorous peer review and production stages, honest errors may still be present in the published content. When detected, these errors must be corrected.
i. Correction
Pervasive errors can result from inaccurate content or during the developmental phase. MediXperience will take the following actions:
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- MediXperience will publish a correction notice as soon as possible detailing changes from and citing the original materials.
- MediXperience will post a new version with details of the changes from the original version and the date(s) on which the changes were made.
- MediXperience will archive all prior versions of the learning resources. This archive can be made available to the reader on request.
ii. Retraction
If errors are serious a retraction may require. These include:
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- Plagiarism
- Works have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the Committee, permission to republish, or justification (ie, cases of redundant publication)
- It contains material or data without authorisation for use
- Copyright has been infringed or there is some other serious legal issue (eg, libel, privacy)
- The author(s) failed to disclose a major competing interest (a.k.a. conflict of interest) that, in the view of the Commitee, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.
iii. Editorial Expressions of Concerns
In some cases, an Expression of Concern notice may be considered to raise awareness to a possible problem in a Work. Here are some scenarios when an Expression of Concern will be issued:
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- There is inconclusive evidence of the Work misconduct by the authors
- There is an investigation into alleged misconduct related to the Work either has not been, or would not be, fair and impartial or conclusive
- There is an investigation underway but a judgement will not be available till a considerable time
Policy on Handling Complaints and Appeals
If you wish to make an appeal about an editorial decision or make a complaint, you should contact the MediXperience Committee.
Please provide the following information when submitting: names, email, Work ID, title of your Work. All complaints must be within the realm of MediXperience Committee remit (content, policies or processes of the journal). We will not consider complaints with regards to the disagreement with the final decision by the editorial team. An appeal will only be considered under highly specific circumstances.
We will acknowledge all complaints within five working days and investigation will be carried out. The duration of resolving complaints will depend on its severity. However, we will provide interim communications and updates.
Policy on the Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in Preparing Work for MediXperience
The application of AI should always involve human oversight and control, with thorough review and editing to ensure accuracy. Authors remain ultimately responsible and accountable for their work’s content.
Authors must disclose the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in their Work, and a corresponding statement will be included in the published work. This disclosure promotes transparency and trust among authors, readers, reviewers, and contributors and ensures compliance with the terms of use of the relevant technologies. We request authors who have used AI or AI-assisted tools to insert a statement at the end of their Work entitled ‘Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’. In that statement, we ask authors to specify the tool that was used and the reason for using the tool. We suggest that authors follow this format when preparing their statement:
During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as authors or co-authors, nor cited as authors. Authorship entails responsibilities and tasks that only humans can fulfill. Each co-author must be able to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the work, approve the final version, and agree to its submission. Authors are also responsible for ensuring the originality of the work, the eligibility of all listed authors, and the absence of third-party rights infringement.
Policy on Conflicts of Interest / Competing Interests
A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial interest, or otherwise, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation of the individual or organization. The presence of a conflict of interest is independent of the occurrence of impropriety.
All authors submitting a learning resource must declare the conflict of interest.
i. Financial Competing Interests
Authors must reveal any conflict with a relevant disclosure statement.
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- Financial interests or arrangements with a company whose product was used,
- Any financial interests of arrangement with a competing company,
- Any direct payment to an author(s) from any source for the purpose of developing the Work, and
- Any other financial connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated – including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organisation(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition. Authors may be asked to provide additional details about the interest. Depending on the details, the Work may be prevented from publication. If there is no disclosure, the author(s) should include the following statement: “No potential competing interest was reported by the authors.”
ii. Non-financial Competing Interests
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- All participants in the peer-review and publication process—not only authors but also peer reviewers, committes members of MediXperience—must consider and disclose their relationships and activities when fulfilling their roles in the process of article review and publication.
- When authors submit a Work of any type or format they are responsible for disclosing all relationships and activities that might bias or be seen to bias their work.
- Reviewers will be asked at the time they are invited to critique a Work if they have relationships or activities that could complicate their review in the reviewer form. Reviewers must disclose to editors any relationships or activities that could bias their opinions of the Work, and should recuse themselves from reviewing specific Work if the potential for bias exists. Reviewers must not use knowledge of the work they are reviewing before its publication to further their own interests.
- Editors who make final decisions about Work will need to recuse themselves from editorial decisions if they have relationships or activities that pose potential conflicts related to articles under consideration. Other staff members who participate in decisions making must provide the Committee with a current description of their relationships or activities and recuse themselves from any decisions in which an interest that poses a potential conflict exists. The Committee must not use information gained through working with the Work for private gain.
Policy on Intellectual Property
Plagiarism involves the use of another’s work without permission, credit, or acknowledgment. It constitutes the presentation of someone else’s work or ideas as one’s own. MediXperience emphasizes the importance of originality, transparency, and proper attribution in scholarly publishing to uphold the integrity of the academic record. Authors are required to ensure that their work is original, and have seek approval from the original Work’s publisher if authors would like to reproduce in MediXperience.
MediXperience is an open access platform where our published materials are under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Under this license, readers of MediXperience are free to adapt and share the published materials for non-commercial purposes, provided that MediXperience is duly accredited and cited.
Authors are required to obtain written permissions from the copyright holders for any copyrighted material used in the study. Additionally, the original source must be properly cited.