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Medicine"></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wame.org"><img src="/images/covers/wame.jpg" alt="World Association of Medical Editors"></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <p><a href="/journals-following-the-icmje-recommendations/"><i class="icon-long-arrow-right"></i> Journals Following the ICMJE Recommendations</a></p> </div> </div>  <div id="sidebar"> <div class="inner">    <p><span class="badge">Announcements</span>  <br> <a href="/news-and-editorials/updated_recommendations_jan2024.html">Up-dated ICMJE Recommendations</a> <span class="date">– January, 2024</span><br> <br>  <a href="/news-and-editorials/updated_recommendations_may2023.html">Up-dated ICMJE Recommendations</a> <span class="date">– May, 2023</span><br> <br> <a href="/news-and-editorials/updated_recommendations_may2022.html">Up-dated ICMJE Recommendations</a> <span class="date">– May, 2022</span><br> <br> <a href="/news-and-editorials/new_journal_dec2021.html">Up-Dated ICMJE Recommendations (December 2021), New 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