Author Forms

Upon acceptance, all authors must submit signed Licence to publish form and ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Authors of Research and Review articles must also submit completed Contributors’ forms (see the section on Authorship criteria). Where applicable, you may also be required to include

• a signed Acknowledgement form from anyone whose contribution goes beyond administrative assistance and whom you want to name
• a copy of written permission to reference a personal communication in your article (please include the person’s affiliation and the year in which the information was communicated)
• a copy of written consent from any patient whose case is described or who is identifiable in an ­illustration
• permission to reproduce material from another source for previously published tables or figures, signed by the copyright holder, usually the ­publisher