Information for CJSLPA Contributors
The Canadian Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology (CJSLPA)
welcomes submissions of scholarly manuscripts related to human
communication and its disorders broadly defined.
This includes submissions relating
to normal and disordered processes of speech, language, and
hearing. Previously unpublished manuscripts are invited in English
or in French. Manuscripts may be tutorial, theoretical, integrative,
practical, pedagogic, or empirical. All manuscripts will be
evaluated on the basis of the timeliness, importance, and applicability
of the submission to the interests of speech–language pathology
and audiology as professions, and to communication sciences
and disorders as a discipline. Consequently, all manuscripts
are assessed in relation to the potential impact of the work
on improving our understanding of human communication and its
disorders. All categories of manuscripts submitted will undergo
peer-review to determine the suitability of the submission for
publication in CJSLPA. The Journal recently has established
multiple categories of manuscript submission that will permit
the broadest opportunity for dissemination of information related
to human communication and its disorders. Categories for manuscript
submission include:
Tutorials:
Review articles, treatises, or position papers that address
a specific topic within either a theoretical or clinical framework.
Articles: Traditional manuscripts addressing applied
or basic experimental research on issues related to speech,
language, and/or hearing with human participants or animals.
Research Notes: Similar to the brief report category,
but focusing more on experimental work conducted in laboratory
settings. These reports will typically address methodological
concerns and/or modifications of existing tools or instruments
with either normal or disordered populations.
Clinical Reports: Reports of new clinical procedures,
protocols, or methods with specific focus on direct application
to assessment and/or treatment concerns in speech, language,
and/or hearing.
Brief Reports: Brief communications concerning
preliminary findings, either clinical or experimental (applied
or basic), that may lead to additional and more comprehensive
study in the future. These reports are typically based on small
“n” or pilot studies and must address disordered participant
populations.
Field Reports: Reports that outline the provision
of services that are conducted in unique, atypical, or non-standard
settings; manuscripts in this category may include screening,
assessment, and/or treatment reports.
Letters to the Editor: A forum for presentation
of scholarly/clinical differences of opinion concerning work
previously published in the Journal. Letters to the Editor may
influence our thinking about design considerations, methodological
confounds, data analysis and/or data interpretation, etc. As
with other categories of submissions, this communication forum
is contingent upon peer-review. However, in contast to other
catogories of submission, rebutted from the author(s) will be
solicited upon acceptance of a letter to the editor.
Submission
of Manuscripts
The preferred
method to submit manuscripts is by using the electronic CJSLPA
manuscript submissions. To access the CJSLPA manuscript submission
system, please visit http://cjslpa.coverpage.ca.
If you are
unable to use the electronic system, you may send
manuscripts by e-mail.
To do so, contributors should send a Microsoft Word file containing
the manuscript via e-mail to the editor at: elizabeth.fitzpatrick@uottawa.ca.
All references, tables, figures or illustrations should be included
in the manuscript file, placed at the end (not embedded within
the text). Manuscripts may still be submitted by sending five
(5) hard copies to:
CJSLPA Editor
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program
University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road (3017)
Ottawa (ON) K1H 8M5
Tel: (613) 562-5800, ext. 4545
Fax: (613) 562-5428
Email: elizabeth.fitzpatrick@uottawa.ca
Along with
copies of the manuscript, a cover letter indicating that the
manuscript is being submitted for publication consideration
should be included. The cover letter must explicitly state that
the manuscript is original work, that has not been published
previously, and that it is not currently under review elsewhere.
Manuscripts are received and peer-reviewed contingent upon this
understanding. The author(s) must also provide appropriate confirmation
that work conducted with humans or animals has received ethical
review and approval. Failure to provide information on ethical
approval will delay the review process. Finally, the cover letter
should also indicate the category of submission (i.e., tutorial,
clinical report, etc.). If the editorial staff determines that
the manuscript should be considered within another category,
the contact author will be notified.
All submissions
should conform to the publication guidelines of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th
Edition. A confirmation of receipt for all manuscripts will
be provided to the contact author prior to distribution for
peer-review. CJSLPA seeks to conduct the review process and
respond to authors regarding the outcome of the review within
90 days of receipt. If a manuscript is judged as suitable for
publication in CJSLPA, authors will have 90 days to make necessary
revisions prior to a secondary review.
The author
is responsible for all statements made in his or her manuscript,
including changes made by the editorial and/or production staff.
Upon final acceptance of a manuscript and prior to publication,
the contact author will be permitted to review galley proofs
and verify their content to the publication office within a
minimum of 72 hours of receipt.
A copyright assignment agreement must also be signed and forwarded
to CASLPA.
Download
the copyright assignment agreement (Microsoft Word format)
Organisation
of the Manuscript
All copies
should be typed, double-spaced, with a standard typeface (12
point, non-compressed font) on high quality 8 ½ X 11 paper.
All margins should be at least one (1) inch. An original and
four (copies) of the manuscript should be submitted directly
to the editor. Author identification for the review process
is optional; if blind-review is desired, three (3) of the copies
should be prepared accordingly (cover page and acknowledgments
blinded). Responsibility for removing all potential identifying
information rests solely with the author(s). All manuscripts
should be prepared according to APA guidelines. This manual
is available from most university bookstores or is accessible
via commercial bookstores. Generally, the following sections
should be submitted in the order specified.
Title
Page: This page should include the full title of the
manuscript, the full names of the author(s) with academic degrees,
each author's affiliation, and a complete mailing address for
the contact author. An electronic mail address also is recommended.
Abstract:
On a separate sheet of paper, a brief yet informative abstract
that does not exceed one page is required. The abstract should
include the purpose of the work along with pertinent information
relative to the specific manuscript category for which it was
submitted.
Key
Words: Following the abstract and on the same page,
the author(s) should supply a list of key words for indexing
purposes.
Tables:
Each table included in the manuscript must be typewritten and
double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Tables should be
numbered consecutively beginning with Table 1. Each table must
have a descriptive caption. Tables should serve to expand the
information provided in the text of the manuscript, not to duplicate
information.
Illustrations:
All illustrations included as part of the manuscript will need
to be included with each copy of the manuscript. While a single
copy of artwork (black and white impression) is required, all
manuscripts must have clear copies of all illustrations for
the review process. For photographs and images, high resolution
(at least 300 dpi) files in jpeg, tif, eps, ai or eps format
must be submitted. For other types of computerized illustrations,
it is recommended that CJSLPA production staff be consulted
prior to preparation and submission of the manuscript and associated
figures/illustrations.
Legends
for Illustrations: Legends for all figures and illustrations
should be typewritten (double-spaced) on a separate sheet of
paper with numbers corresponding to the order in which figures/illustrations
appear in the manuscript.
Page
Numbering and Running Head: The text of the manuscript
should be prepared with each page numbered, including tables,
figures/illustrations, references, and if appropriate, appendices.
A short (maximum of 50 characters) descriptive running title
should appear at the top right hand margin of each page of the
manuscript.
Acknowledgements:
Acknowledgments should be typewritten (double-spaced)
on a separate sheet of paper. Appropriate acknowledgement for
any type of sponsorship, donations, grants, technical assistance,
and to professional colleagues who contributed to the work,
but are not listed as authors should be noted.
References:
References are to be listed consecutively in alphabetical order,
then chronologically for each author. Authors should consult
the APA Publication Manual (6th Edition) for methods of citing
varied sources of information. Journal names and appropriate
volume number should be spelled out and italicized. All literature,
tests and assessment tools, and standards (ANSI and ISO) must
be listed in the references. All references should be double-spaced.
Potential
Conflicts of Interest and Dual Commitment
As
part of the submission process, the author(s) must explicitly
identify if any potential conflict of interest, or dual commitment,
exists relative to the manuscript and its author(s). Such disclosure
is requested so as to inform CJSLPA that the author or authors
have the potential to benefit from publication of the manuscript.
Such benefits may be either direct or indirect and may involve
financial and/or other non-financial benefit(s) to the author(s).
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest or dual commitment
may be provided to editorial consultants if it is believed that
such a conflict of interest or dual commitment may have had
the potential to influence the information provided in the submission
or compromise the design, conduct, data collection or analysis,
and/or interpretation of the data obtained and reported in the
manuscript submitted for review. If the manuscript is accepted
for publication, editorial acknowledgement of such potential
conflict of interest or dual commitment may occur when publication
occurs.
Participants
in Research – Humans and Animals
Each manuscript submitted to CJSLPA for peer-review that
is based on work conducted with humans or animals must acknowledge
appropriate ethical approval. In instances where humans or animals
have been used for research, a statement indicating that the
research was approved by an institutional review board or other
appropriate ethical evaluation body or agency must clearly appear
along with the name and affiliation of the research ethics and
the ethical approval number. The review process will not begin
until this information is formally provided to the editor.
Similar
to research involving human participants, CJSLPA requires that
work conducted with animals state that such work has met with
ethical evaluation and approval. This includes identification
of the name and affiliation of the research ethics evaluation
body or agency and the ethical approval number. A statement
that all research animals were used and cared for in an established
and ethically approved manner is also required. The review process
will not begin until this information is formally provided to
the editor.
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