Instructions for Authors

Journal of Neurotherapy

Editors:
Tim Tinius, PhD tinius@clearwire.net
David Kaiser, PhD davidkaiser@yahoo.com

1) MANUSCRIPTS. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at the Editorial Manager website. The tutorial for submission provides additional information and is available for download HERE. All editorial inquiries should be sent to journal@isnr.org.

2) ORIGINAL ARTICLES. Submission of a manuscript to this journal represents a certification on the part of the author(s) that it is an original work, and that neither this manuscript nor a version of it has been published elsewhere nor is being considered for publication elsewhere.

3) FINANCIAL INTEREST. At the time of submission, authors of research articles will disclose any financial arrangements they may have with a company whose product figures predominantly in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competitive product. Such information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review. If the paper is selected for publication, the editor will discuss with the author(s) the manner of communicating such information to the readers. Authors of reviews and editorials are expected to have no financial interest in a company or its competitor that makes a product discussed in that review or editorial.

4) SUBMISSION. At the time of electronic submission, the primary authors will identify the person (with address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address) responsible for contact during manuscript review. Additional authors are identified during the submission and require a substantial contribution to: (a) conception and design or analysis and interpretation of the data and (b) the writing of the article or critical revision. The names of the authors with their primary academic degree (do not include self designated degrees such as CPA, CLU, BCIA), and the name of any academic, institutional or private practice affiliation should be entered. Any grant support or other support should be listed on the additional comments page.

5) KEYWORDS. Please provide three to ten keywords for index purposes.

6) COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM. At the time of submission, all authors must complete a Copyright Transfer Form before the manuscript can be accepted for review. The first page of this form must be scanned and attached with manuscript or faxed to (320) 654-9248 at the time of submission.

7) ABSTRACT. An abstract of not more than 300 words must be provided. The abstract should briefly describe the problem being addressed in the study, how the study was performed, the salient results, and what the authors conclude from the results.

8) MANUSCRIPTS. The entire manuscript (Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) must be double-spaced and attached to your submission at Editorial Manager. Use a one-inch margin on all four sides of your paper. The author is responsible for preparing manuscript copy which is clearly written in acceptable, scholarly English, and which contains no errors of spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Neither the Editor nor the Publisher is responsible for correcting errors of spelling and grammar. References, citations and general style should follow the guidelines set forth in the 2001 (fifth) edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The author is responsible for typing the manuscript in the journal's style and meeting the requirements for publication.

9) DETAILED INFORMATION REQUIRED. Authors must adequately describe their recording methods and parameters. Simply naming the equipment and model number they are using is not sufficient. Details about amplification, filtering, spectral extraction, windowing, and other technical parameters are required. This information is available in manuals, and if not there, should be obtained from the manufacture.

10) PREPARATION OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Any material that is not textual is considered artwork. Each artwork piece must be attached as a separate file during submission. This includes tables, figures, diagrams, charts, graphs, illustrations, appendices, screen captures, and photos. Figures, diagrams, charts, graphs, illustrations, screen captures, and photos will submitted to an artwork quality check at the time of submission and the author given a report. The Editor will us this report during consideration of publication and may ask for changes to the artwork.

11) MANUSCRIPT REVIEW. After a check of electronic files, manuscripts accepted for review will be assigned to a panel of three consulting editor who will provide a review to the Editor about publication of the manuscript. Authors will be blind to reviewers and reviewers will be blind to each other. Summary results of the reviews and suggestions for revision will be forwarded to the authors. Following favorable review and acceptable revision, the manuscript will be considered for publication and authors notified. If papers are rejected, they will not be returned (unless specifically requested), and authors will he notified, usually within six week of initial review.

12) MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTANCE AND COPYRIGHT. After all revisions have been incorporated and the manuscript has been accepted for publication, the Editor will forward the manuscript and the Copyright Transfer Form to Haworth Press for publication in the Journal of Neurotherapy.

13) FINAL SUBMISSION. Editor's galley proofs will be sent to the author for final reading. Only minor changes can be made at this time. The Editor may make small changes in words or phrases only to improve clarity of the manuscript.

14) REPRINTS. The senior author will receive 2 copies of the journal issue and ten complimentary reprints several weeks after the issue is published. Authors are to contact Haworth Press about reprints.

FOR REVIEWERS ONLY. For a copy of the EM Reviewer Tutorial click HERE.