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L2
Accreditation |
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INSTRUCTIONS
TO LEVEL 2 ACCREDITED |
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MEMBERSHIP
APPLICANTS |
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Submitting
an article for publication |
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Accepted
articles will be published in the Newsletter or the annual Technical Journal of the A.R.M. |
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CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION OF AN
ARTICLE |
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STEP 1
Initial abstract summary of content of proposed article |
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The aim of the abstract summary
is to clearly reflect the content of the proposed article |
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Please submit
an abstract summary of 15-30 words before
submitting any article, by either |
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P.O. Box 317 Strathfield NSW 2135
Fax: (02) 974603746
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The abstract summary must show
that the article, if accepted, will be on a theme that is
generally accepted as being clearly part of tactile therapies
treatments; this can include business improvement, aids to
patient recovery and in general be of specific relevance to the
Australian tactile therapy clinical practice |
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Authors
should not assume that because they have submitted the initial
summary that their proposed article will be accepted. |
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STEP 2
Acceptance of the Proposed Article |
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Based on
the abstract summary submitted (step 1), the Management
Committee will advise if the proposed content of the article is
suitable for publication within four weeks of submitting the
summary. |
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Acceptance of
an article will be at the discretion of the Management Committee
comprising of members who have experienced the Level 2 process
or/and are at least familiar with the Level 2 process |
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STEP 3
Preparing the Article for Publication |
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Once content of the actual
article is accepted, it must be written to a standard that is
regarded as appropriate for a professional massage/health
journal and meet the guidelines to assist publishing. |
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Articles are subject to the
Management Committee review process and authors will be
consulted regarding editing of content before publishing.
Alterations to the submitted article will be made in accordance
with the ARM in-house publications style. |
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information presented in the
article must be substantiated by reputable sources of
information and references given appropriately. References
should be numbered in the order they appear in the article.
Unreferenced or poorly referenced articles will be rejected. |
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ARTICLE PRESENTATION
GUIDELINES: |
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Minimum size
of article is four A4 pages (approximately 3,000 words)
including photos and graphics. |
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Submissions
of the article must include – |
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(a) A 3.5”
diskette. |
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Please save
the file as a Word document or text file only |
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(b) A hard
copy. |
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This should
be computer generated and typed with double line spaces, on
white A4 paper and include the application of spell check and a
high standard of grammar. |
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Photos, illustrations or
graphics should be sent by registered Australia Post. |
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Only high
quality photos, graphs or tables should be submitted and these
on separate
sheets with the location for insertion in the article to be
clearly marked. |
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Please do
NOT send photos, illustrations or graphics by email. |
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The article must include: |
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Title (no
more than 6 words), |
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Author’s name
and any qualifications, |
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Author’s
address, telephone, email address or fax number, |
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Author’s
biography (one sentence only) to be published, |
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Summary of
the essence of the article in about 15-30 words. |
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It should be noted that: |
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Authors with a commercial
interest in a therapeutic good, a device or a service mentioned
in the article must declare their interest. This information may
be published if the article is accepted. |
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Advertorials, or articles whose
purpose is to promote a branded product, course or service for a
fee, are not accepted. |
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GENERAL: |
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The article remains the property of the
author and should the A.R.M. believe alterations are required
that may change the actual content or author’s intent, the
author will be contacted. |
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It is understood by the author
of an accepted article that the A.R.M. may require to publish it
on the A.R.M. website or in other bibliographic index databases
that index the A.R.M. or other media that the A.R.M.
participates in. As a courtesy to the author, and before
publication, the A.R.M. agrees to advise the author that they
intend to publish the article in another publication
other than the Newsletter or annual Technical Journal of the
A.R.M. In the unlikely event that the author does not wish this
publication to occur, the A.R.M. agrees to abide by his or her
request not to do so. |
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No payments
are made to the author for inclusion in the A.R.M. Newsletter or
Technical Journal. As the A.R.M. is a support organisation for
its paying members, any revenue received by the A.R.M. for
additional publications of the article remains with the author |
