Manuscripts submitted for publication should be original and not have been published elsewhere. For copyright purposes all manuscripts must be accompanied by the following declaration:
In respect of the Renal Society of Australasia Journal reviewing and editing the submission titled “….” the author hereby transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys all copyright ownership to the Renal Society of Australasia in the event that such work is published in the Renal Society of Australasia Journal.
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All reviewing is performed electronically. The manuscript should be typed and presented in Microsoft Word and saved in Word file. The manuscript should commence with a separate title page, with the title in capital letters and the author(s) name(s) as they appear in the article typed below in lower case. One forename for each author(s) will be printed in addition to the surname and any other initials. Following each name should be the current job title, place of work and academic affiliation.
Up to 5 key words should be provided.
A short abstract of 100 to 250 words, summarizing the content of the article, should follow the title page on a separate page.
Headings should be appropriate to the nature of the paper. Research and clinical papers should follow usual academic convention, for example: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. Other papers may be subdivided as the author desires, the use of headings in such papers may be used to enhance readability. Major headings should be typed in lower case letters at the centre of the page and underlined. Minor headings should be typed in lower case letters.
Photographs must be high quality resolution saved as either TIFF or Jpeg
file formats.
Manuscripts should be 2000-4000 words. Quality of material rather than arbitrary word length is of primary importance in all cases. Word count does not include abstract, tables or references. Lengthy articles may be edited and/or serialised. Brief Papers of 1000-2000 will be considered.
Tables should be double-spaced on separate sheets. A short descriptive title should appear above the table with a clear legend and footnotes (where necessary) suitably identifying below. Care should be taken to ensure that all units of measure are accurate and included.
Illustrations should be provided electronically. Illustrations should be in
black and white.
The accuracy of the references is the author's responsibility. The journal uses the referencing style of APA 5th which is similar to a modified Harvard Style. References in the text should be quoted by the author's name(s), and the year of publication. In the case of two authors, both names should be stated. If there are more than two authors, only the first author's name plus et al should be used. The reference list should be in alphabetical order. Reference to papers should include all authors' surnames and initials, year of publication, full title of paper, journal name in full, first and last page numbers.
Examples of referencing style are as follows:
Journal Publication:
S., Cooper C., Cooper K., Bonner P., Parker K. & Frauman A. (1999): Research Priorities For Nephrology Nursing: American Nephrology Nurses' Association's Delphi Study. ANNA Journal 26, 215-225.
Book:
Terrill B. (2002) Renal Nursing - A Practical Approach. Ausmed. Melbourne.
Book Section:
Molzahn A. (1998) Research in nephrology nursing: overview, development and future directions. In Contemporary Nephrology Nursing (J. Parker, ed.). Pitman, American Nephrology Nurses' Association, pp. 5-23.
Final Checklist
- Full title(s) of Author (s)
- Corresponding author's address and email
- Each author's current job title and organisation affiliation
- Abstract
- Key Words
- Accurate and appropriate referencing style
- Covering letter stating copyright declaration
- Electronic Copy emailed to RSAJ Editor
All correspondence relating to the journal should be addressed to:
Dr Paul Bennett
Editor: Renal Society of Australasia Journal
Deakin-Southern Health (Melbourne) Nursing Research Centre
Main Block Level 4 Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Rd Clayton Victoria Australia 3169
Tel +613 95944610 Fax +613 95946306 Mob: 0438834706
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