Approvals
All advertisements are subject to approval by the New
England Journal of Medicine, which reserves the right to
reject or cancel any advertisement at any time.
Approvals may take up to seven days. Advertisements
that link users to other websites cannot prevent a user
from easily returning to the NEJM CareerCenter site.
Cancellation Policy
For banner ad campaigns, cancellations must be
received in writing 30 days before web run date. Note:
All verbal cancellations must be followed by a written
confirmation. Please call your Classified Advertising
Representative to confirm receipt of cancellation.
Advertising Policies
1. All advertisements are subject to approval of the New England Journal of Medicine (Publisher), which reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement at any time.
2. All advertisements are accepted and published by Publisher on the warranty of the agency and the advertiser that both are authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter of the advertisement.
3. In consideration of publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and the agency, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless Publisher, its officers, agents and employees against expenses (including legal fees) and losses resulting from the publication of the contents of the advertisement, including, without limitation, claims or suits for libel, violation of privacy, copyright infringement, or plagiarism.
4. Publisher shall not be liable for any failure to print, publish, or circulate any advertisement accepted by Publisher; however, Publisher shall use its reasonable efforts to place such advertisement in subsequent available space.
5. All advertisements must clearly and prominently identify the advertiser by trademark or signature.
6. For advertorial guidelines, contact your account representative or visit www.nejmadsales.org.
7. Any reference to Publisher or any of its products or services in advertisements, promotional material, or merchandising by the advertiser or the agency is subject to prior written approval by Publisher for each such use.
8. All advertising contract position clauses are treated as requests. Since editorial requirements change as issue production progresses, Publisher cannot guarantee fixed positioning.
9. Publisher is not responsible for incidental or consequential damages for errors in printing an ad.
10. Publisher may change the terms set forth herein at any time, provided that no such change applies to ads whose closing date precedes the announcement of the change.
11. Publisher will not be bound by any condition, printed or otherwise, appearing on insertion orders or copy instructions when such conditions conflict with the conditions set forth in this rate card.
12. In the event of nonpayment, Publisher reserves the right to hold advertiser and/or its advertising agency jointly and severely liable for such monies as are due and payable to Publisher.
13. Proprietary names of pharmaceutical products must be accompanied by the chemical, generic, or official name; the quantity of all active substances must be stated along with the recommended dosage. Copy should be factual, conservative, and in good taste. Documentation for new pharmaceutical products should be sent to the advertising department; please allow two weeks for clearance.
14. All advertising must be clearly germane to the practice of medicine.
15. NEJM ONLINE: Any use of Journal trademarks or copyrighted material for links to and from the NEJM website must be approved, in advance, by the Journal. Any such unauthorized linking is prohibited. The Journal does not endorse or support any product or organization linked to the Journal’s website nor is the Journal responsible for the content of any website promoted in an advertisement published in the Journal.
16. RECRUITMENT ADS: All advertisements for employment must be nondiscriminatory and comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Ads that discriminate against applicants based on sex, age, race, religion, marital status, or physical handicap will not be accepted. Non-U.S. recruitment advertisers are required to confirm in writing that they are equal opportunity employers.
17. Advertised products must be compliant with the regulations
in the country where the advertisement
will be seen. Advertisements for pharmaceutical products
(including NDA products) that are subject
to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight must comply with FDA regulations regarding advertising
and promotion.
18. Advertiser links to other websites cannot prevent a
user from easily returning to Publisher’s website.
19. Advertising copy must be factual and in good taste.
20. Advertising that appears at Publisher’s website and
in e-mail service must be clearly distinguishable from
editorial content.
21. Advertisements may not include offers for free merchandise
or contests.
22. Publisher does not release personally identifiable data
on the users of our websites or e-mail service to advertisers.
23. Advertising is separate from content. Advertisers and
sponsors have no advance knowledge of our editorial
content, nor do the editors shape content to accommodate
advertising. Publisher will not sell advertising
for a specific product on the condition that it appear
in the same location, and at the same time, as a specific
article mentioning that product. Advertisers
do not influence any of our editorial content before it
is published.
24. Publishers advertising sales representatives have neither
control over, nor prior knowledge of, specific editorial
content before it is published.
25. Advertisers have no control or influence over the results
of searches a user may conduct on the Publisher’s
website. Search results are based solely on the
functionality available through our search software
(e.g., keywords or natural language) and user-defined
criteria (e.g., displaying most recent or most relevant
items first).
26. Online advertisers may receive reports that show aggregated
data about response to their advertisements,
including the number of ad impressions and
the number of times an advertisement was clicked on.
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