WRITING FOR FOUR FRONT THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN ANIMAL THERAPY Guidelines and Information for Authors The Editor would like to encourage ACPAT members to get involved in the magazine. If you are doing interesting clinical work, have a philosophical viewpoint that you would like to express, would like to share some research findings, have read a relevant book, article or attended an interesting course; please write something for the ACPAT magazine. The aims of the magazine are to inform members about clinical, research and business developments that affect physiotherapists working with animals. It also provides a channel of communication between ACPAT members by informing and debating all aspects of animal physiotherapy. We invite you to present material under the following sections: Editorial Product Reviews Literature Reviews Business Related topics Clinical Articles/Case reports Letters to the Editor Research Articles Useful addresses Conference / Course Reviews Small Adverts Product News Book Reviews How to contact us If you have an article that you would like to submit for publication or you would like to discuss the outline of an article that you would like to write, please do not hesitate to contact ACPAT secretary who will pass on the information to the Journal Officer. Post: M. Sharon Morgan Pembroke House Middle Lane Shotteswell OX17 1JQ Email: secretary@acpat.org
(ideally in Microsoft Word) by attaching the file to an e-mail or on a disk, along with any original photographs to the editor. We can accept articles up to 3,000 words and encourage the use of tables, illustrations and photographs. If an article is longer please discuss with the editor. There is no need to spend time adjusting fonts, columns etc, as we will adjust these to match the current publishing style. Where appropriate, articles must be supported by a reference list using the Harvard system. In the text quote the authors surname and year of publication. In your reference list please include the full reference, to include authors name, initials, year of publication, full title of the paper, name of the journal, volume number and the first and last page numbers. Any identifiable photographs must be accompanied by written permission from the owner of the animal, otherwise the image will be obscured, so that recognition is not possible. Please supply your full name, address, telephone number and e-mail address that you would like to be published with your article. Format and structure of manuscripts Manuscripts should be headed with the full title of up to 15 words, which should describe accurately the subject matter. Authors should avoid including within the text: the name of the institution at which the work was performed, initials of the authors; and must remove institution names from illustrations in order to maintain anonymity for the review process. Title Page
Submitting an article Please send all text in electronic form
A title page is needed for all manuscript types, it must contain the title of the
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paper, names and qualifications of all authors, affiliations and full mailing address including e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number of corresponding author. No author details are to be submitted in the manuscript. In addition details of any acknowledgements should be given on the title page. Original Papers/Research Articles Each paper should following sections:
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Structured Summary - maximum of 200 words, divided, under separate headings, into Objectives, Methods, Results, Clinical Significance. Keywords - maximum of five, for use as metadata for online searching. Introduction - brief overview of the subject, statement of objectives and rationale. Materials and Methods - clear description of experimental and statistical methods and procedures (in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the work). Results - stated concisely, and in logical sequence, with tables or figures as appropriate. Discussion - with emphasis on new and important implications of the results and how these relate to other studies.
Case Reports Full Case Report Reports of single or small numbers of cases will be considered for publication if the case(s) are particularly unusual or the report contributes materially to the literature. A case report should not exceed 1500 words and must comprise of: Summary (maximum 150 words); Keywords - for use as metadata for