期刊名称：AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is the official journal of OT Australia, the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists, and welcomes manuscripts relevant to the theory, research, practice and education of occupational therapy. The Journal aims to promote research and interdisciplinary communication, and provide a forum for discussion of issues relevant to occupational therapists. The Journal is dedicated to promoting occupational therapy internationally.
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Instructions to Authors
Latest information:
1. A signed copyright form can be accepted by fax or as a scanned file.
2. A change in Editorial Office contact details and in Submission of Manuscripts information.
3. Word Limits:
�Research Article manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words, and have no more than 25 references.
�Viewpoint manuscripts should not exceed 2000 words, and have no more than 10 references.
�Letters should not exceed 500 words. A longer letter may be considered as a Commentary if it is a comment on a specific article; however, it should not exceed 800 words
The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is the official journal of OT AUSTRALIA Australian Association of Occupational Therapists Inc. The journal publishes original research articles dealing with theory, research, practice and education in occupational therapy. Papers in any of the following forms will be considered: Feature Articles, Research Articles, Viewpoints, Reviews, Critically Appraised Papers, and Letters to the Editor.
EDITORIAL REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, Feature Articles, Research Articles, Reviews and Viewpoint manuscripts are blind peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
Manuscripts should be written so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in the particular field. They should be written in a clear, concise, direct style. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific content, the Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is now using ScholarOne Manuscripts for online submission and peer review. Please note: This journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents at this time. Please use Word's 'Save As' option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
To submit a manuscript, please follow the instructions below.
Getting started
1. Launch your web browser (supported browsers include Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Netscape 7.0, 7.1, or 7.2, Safari 1.2.4, or Firefox 1.0.4) and go to the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal's ScholarOne Manuscripts homepage (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aotj).
2. Log-in or click the "Create Account" option if you are a first-time user of ScholarOne Manuscripts.
3. If you are creating a new account:
�After clicking on "Create Account", enter your name and e-mail information and click "Next". Your e-mail information is very important.
�Enter your institution and address information as appropriate, and then click "Next."
�Enter a user ID and password of your choice (we recommend using your e-mail address as your user ID), and then select your area of expertise. Click "Finish".
�If you have an account but have forgotten your log in details, go to Password Help on the journals ScholarOne Manuscripts homepage and enter your email address. The system will send you an automatic user ID and password reminder.
4. Log-in and select "Author Center."
Submitting your manuscript
5. After you have logged in, click the "Submit a New Manuscript" link in the menu bar.
6. Enter data and answer questions as prompted.
7. Click the "Next" button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen.
8. You are required to upload your files.
�Click on the "Browse" button and locate the file on your computer.
�Select the designation of each file in the drop down next to the Browse button.
�When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the "Upload Files" button.
�NOTE: you have a limit of 100MB combined for all files you upload.
9. Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) before sending to the Journal. Click the "Submit" button when you are finished reviewing.
You may suspend a submission at any phase before clicking the "Submit" button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also access ScholarOne Manuscripts any time to check the status of your manuscript. The Journal will inform you by e-mail once a decision has been made.
Getting help with your submission
Each page of the ScholarOne Manuscripts website has a 'Get Help Now' icon connecting directly to the online support system at http://mcv3support.custhelp.com. Queries can also be emailed to support@scholarone.com and telephone support is available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week through the US ScholarOne support office: +1 434 817 2040, ext 167. If you do not have internet access or cannot submit online, the Editorial Office will help with online submissions.
Any enquiries should be sent to:
Rhea Favero
Editorial Assistant, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
155 Cremorne Street
Richmond Vic. 3121, Australia
occupationaltherapy@blackwellpublishing.com
Pre-submission English-language editing
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp. Japanese authors can also find a list of local English improvement services at http://www.wiley.co.jp/journals/editcontribute.html. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.
Author material archive policy
Authors who require the return of any submitted material that is accepted for publication should inform the Editorial Office after acceptance. If no indication is given that author material should be returned, Wiley-Blackwell will dispose of all hardcopy and electronic material two months after publication.
COVER LETTER AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Papers are accepted for publication in the journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, and this must be stated in the covering letter. The covering letter must contain an acknowledgement that all authors have contributed significantly, and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
Authors must also state that the protocol for the research project has been approved by a suitably constituted Ethics Committee of the institution within which the work was undertaken and that it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in Edinburgh 2000) available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm. All investigations on human participants must include a statement that the participant gave informed consent and participant anonymity should be preserved. Any experiments involving animals must be demonstrated to be ethically acceptable and where relevant conform to the National or Institutional Guidelines for animal usage in research. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal retains the right to reject any manuscript on the basis of unethical conduct of either human or animal studies.
COPYRIGHT
Papers accepted for publication become copyright of OT AUSTRALIA Australian Association of Occupational Therapists and authors will be asked to sign an Exclusive Licence Form. In signing the Exclusive Licence Form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the Copyright Assignment Form, and must sign the Form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed Copyright Assignment Form has been received.
STYLE OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Manuscripts should follow the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (2001).
Spelling. The Journal uses Australian spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Macquarie Dictionary.
Units. All measurements must be given in SI or SI-derived units.
Abbreviations. Abbreviations should be used sparingly - only where they ease the reader's task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only.
PARTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and key words, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgements, (v) references, (vi) appendices, (vii) figure legends, (viii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (ix) figures. Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
Title page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names and qualifications of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent. The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote.
The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.
All submitted manuscripts must indicate the total word length for the manuscript, word length of the abstract, number of references, figures and tables on the title page of the manuscript.
Abstract and key words
All articles except Viewpoints and Critically Appraised Papers must have a structured abstract that states in 120 words or fewer the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. Divide the abstract with the headings: Background/Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references.
Five key words (for the purposes of indexing) should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html.
Text
Authors should use the following subheadings to divide the sections of their manuscript: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. All articles should include an introduction that provide a background to the article, describes its purpose and outlines its relevance to occupational therapy. References should be made to an established theoretical background and/or background literature. The implications of the work for occupational therapy practice, and further research and/or conceptual development, should be clearly described.
Acknowledgements
The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors' industrial links and affiliations. Authors should state any potential conflicts of interest. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
References
The Harvard/American Psychological Association (author, date) system of referencing is used (examples are given below). In the text give the author's name followed by the year in parentheses: Smith (2000). If there are two authors use 'and': Smith and Jones (2001); but if cited within parentheses use '&': (Smith & Jones, 2001). When reference is made to a work by three to five authors, cite all the authors the first time: (Davis, Jones, Wilson, Smith & Lee, 2000); and in subsequent citations, include only the name of the first author followed by et al.: (Davis et al., 2000). When reference is made to a work by six or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used in all instances: Law et al. (1997). If several papers by the same author(s) from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be inserted after the year of publication. Within parentheses, groups of authors should be listed alphabetically). In the reference list, references should be listed in alphabetical order.
In the reference list, cite the names of all authors when there are six or fewer; when seven or more, list only the first six followed by et al. Do not use ibid. or op cit. Reference to unpublished data and personal communications should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g. Smith A, 2000, unpublished data). All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list.
Names of journals should be abbreviated according to the Serial Sources for the Biosis Data Base, available in most libraries or from http://www.biosis.org.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting. EndNote reference styles can be searched for here: http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Journal article
Kortman, B. (1994). The eye of the beholder: Models of occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 41, 115-122.
Bennett, S. & Bennett, J. W. (2000). The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical decisions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 47, 171-180.
Journal article not yet in an issue (DOI)
Rodger, S., Clark, M., Banks, R., O'Brien, M. & Martinez, K. (2009a). A national evaluation of the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (1994): A multistakeholder perspective. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00794.x
Book
Wilcock, A. A. (1998). An occupational perspective of health, 2nd ed. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc.
Chapter in a book
Law, M., Cooper, B. A., Strong S., Stewart, D., Rigby P. & Letts, L. (1997). Theorectical context for the practice of occupational therapy. In: C. Christiansen & C. Baum (Eds), Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being, (2nd ed. pp. 72-102). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc.
Electronic media
OT AUSTRALIA (2003). Australian Occupational Therapy Journal author guidelines. Retrieved 5 February, 2003, from http://www.blackwell-publishing.com/journals/aot/submiss.htm
Appendices
These should be placed at the end of the paper, numbered in Roman numerals and referred to in the text. If written by a person other than the author of the main text, the writer's name should be included below the title.
Tables
There is a limit of four tables or figures per manuscript. Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate sheet with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: � � §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
Figures
There is a limit of four tables or figures per manuscript. All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labelled on the back in very soft marker or chinagraph pencil, indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. Do not use adhesive labels as this prohibits electronic scanning. Figures should be sized to fit within the column (80 mm), intermediate (114 mm) or the full text width (171 mm).
Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package. Lettering must be included and should be sized to be no larger than the journal text. Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black-and-white or colour photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared.
Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
If supplied electronically, graphics must be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif. A high-resolution print-out must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution print-outs and/or files cannot be used.
Figure legends
Type figure legends on a separate sheet. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
ARTICLE TYPES
Feature Articles
Feature Articles can be in the form of research studies, theoretical papers, case reports or descriptive articles. Descriptive articles involve descriptions of interesting clinical, administrative, educational or technological innovations in occupational therapy. Single or multiple case reports may be used to illustrate the application of such innovations. Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words and have no more than 25 references.
Research Articles
Research Articles should contain the following:
Introduction: The aims of the article should be clearly stated and a theoretical framework should be presented with reference to established theoretical model(s) and background literature. A succinct review of current literature should set the work in context. The introduction should not contain findings or conclusions.
Methods: This should provide a description of the method (including subjects, procedures and data analysis) in sufficient detail to allow the work to be repeated by others.
Results: Results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and figures. The same data should not be presented repetitively in different forms.
Discussion: The discussion should consider the results in relation to the purpose of the article advanced in the introduction. The relationship of your results to the work of others and relevant methodological points could also be discussed. Implications for future research and practice should be considered. Research Article manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words, and have no more than 25 references.
For manuscripts that report on randomised control trials, please include all the information required by the CONSORT checklist, available from http://www.consort-statement.org. All manuscripts must include a flow chart showing the progress of participants during the trial. Where applicable, reference should be made to the extension to the CONSORT statement for non-pharmacological treatment and the CLEAR NPT. When restrictions on word length make this difficult, this information may be provided in a separate document submitted with the manuscript.
Reviews
Narrative reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are included in this category. Recommendations for clinical practice and further research should be included. Manuscripts should not exceed 4,000 words (not including references).
Viewpoints
Viewpoints provide a forum for the debate and discussion of occupational therapy issues and related concerns. The discussion should highlight the author's opinion and the views presented should be linked, where possible, with an established literature base. Authors are encouraged to discuss topical and controversial issues, and to do so in a manner that sheds light on or challenges established practices and beliefs. In many cases, discussion will require attention to varying opinions.
Viewpoint may be an appropriate avenue for readers to debate the content of previous Viewpoints or other articles that have appeared in the Journal. Authors of articles commented on will be invited to respond in a Letter to the Editor which, where possible, will be published in the same issue as the Viewpoint.
Viewpoint manuscripts should not exceed 2000 words, and have no more than 10 references. A title page, keywords and references should be included.
Letters to the Editor
The Journal welcomes letters from readers who wish to comment on previous articles in the Journal or on any topic relating to occupational therapy theory, research, practice or education. Letters should not exceed 500 words.
A longer letter may be considered as a Commentary if it is a comment on a specific article; however, it should not exceed 800 words. The author(s) of the original article will be given a right of reply to the Commentary. The reply should also not exceed 800 words.
Critically Appraised Papers
Critically Appraised Papers are usually solicited by the Editorial Office. If a submission is planned, please contact the Editorial Office for specific guidelines.
AUTHOR SERVICES
Author Services enables authors to track their article, once it has been accepted, through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated emails at key stages of production so they do not need to contact the production editor to check on progress. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources, including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
PROOFS
It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed while their article is in production. Notification of the URL from where to download a Portable Document Format (PDF) typeset page proof, associated forms and further instructions will be sent by email to the corresponding author. The purpose of the PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations other than the essential correction of errors are unacceptable at PDF proof stage. The proof should be checked, and approval to publish the article should be emailed to the Publisher by the date indicated, otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor or held over to the next issue.
OFFPRINTS
A free PDF offprint will be supplied to the corresponding author. A minimum of 50 additional offprints will be provided upon request, at the author's expense. An Offprint Order Form will be sent to the corresponding author with the PDF proof. Both free and additional offprints will be provided only if a completed Offprint Order Form is returned to the Publisher by the specified date.
Publication fees
A charge of A$1000/US$530/Â¥64000 for the first three colour figures and A$500/US$265/Â¥32000 for each extra colour figure thereafter will be charged to the author.
EARLY VIEW
The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is covered by our Early View service. Early View articles are complete full-text articles published online in advance of their publication in a printed issue. Articles are therefore available as soon as they are ready, rather than having to wait for the next scheduled print issue. Early View articles are complete and final. They have been fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors' final corrections have been incorporated. Because they are in final form, no changes can be made after online publication. The nature of Early View articles means that they do not yet have volume, issue or page numbers, so Early View articles cannot be cited in the traditional way. They are therefore given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked before it is allocated to an issue. After print publication, the DOI remains valid and can continue to be used to cite and access the article. More information about DOIs can be found at http://www.doi.org/faq.html
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal online
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Editorial Board
Editor
Elspeth Froude, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Associate Editors
Management: Lindy Clemson, The University of Sydney, Sydney
Manuscript Development: Ellie Fossey, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Referee Management: Lynette Mackenzie, The University of Sydney, Sydney
Department Editors
Viewpoint: Louise Farnworth, Monash University, Melbourne, Glenys French, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Critically Appraised Papers: Annie McCluskey, The University of Sydney, Sydney
Special Projects: Ted Brown, Monash University, Melbourne
Special Projects: Yvonne Thomas, James Cook University, Townsville
Editorial Advisory Board
Leeanne Carey, National Stroke Research Institute, Melbourne
Edward Duncan, The University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Janet Fricke, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Michael Iwama, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Elke Kraus, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences (ASFH), Berlin, Germany
Alison Lane, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Tanya Packer, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
Doris Pierce, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, USA
M Clare Taylor, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
CAPs Advisory Board
Dr Annie McCluskey, The University of Sydney, Sydney
Randi Aas, International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway
Dr Sally Bennett, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Dr Claire Ballinger, Southampton General Hospital, England
Dr Christine Imms, La Trobe University and Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Dr Tammy Hoffmann, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Dr Pip Logan, The University of Nottingham, England
Meryl Lovarini, The University of Sydney, Sydney
Dr Denise O'Connor, Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University, Melbourne
Dr Esther Steultjens, Ergologie, The Netherlands
Karen Urlic, Central East Area Mental Health Service, Melbourne
Margaret Wallen, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney
Elspeth Froude, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Editorial Office
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Richmond, Victoria, 3122
Australia
Fax: + 61 3 9274 3391
e-mail: occupationaltherapy@blackwellpublishing.com
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