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Articles submitted for review must be original works, and may
not be submitted for review elsewhere while under review for
the Journal.
All manuscripts, correspondence and editorial material for publication
should be submitted online via the Elsevier Editorial System
at http://www.ees.elsevier.com/jsams/. Authors simply need to "create
a new account" (ie, register) by following the instructions
at the website, and using their own e-mail address and selected
password. Authors can then submit manuscripts containing text,
tables, and images (figures) online. The entire peer-review process
will then be managed electronically to ensure timely review and
publication. Authors can expect an initial decision on their
submission within 6 weeks.
Following registration, enter the "Author area" and
follow the instructions for submitting "Entry data" and
a complete manuscript, including abstract, tables, figures and
the cover letter.
Under "Entry data," indicate the number of authors
in the box and justify more than 7 authors. If you wish to publish
colour figures and agree to pay the "colour charge" check
the appropriate box. Otherwise, do not submit your figures in
colour. Colour illustrations incur a colour charge of $US312
for the first page and $US208 for every additional page containing
colour.
Every submission, regardless of category, must include:
Cover letter, stating: the category of article (ie, original
article, review paper, opinion piece, short report, methodological/technical
note, book review, letter) in the subdisciplines of biomechanics
(gait and movement), biomechanics (injury and impact), biomechanics
(sports performance), clinical sports medicine, exercise physiology,
injury epidemiology, injury prevention, motor behaviour and control,
physical activity and health, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology,
public health, rehabilitation and injury management, sports medicine,
sports nutrition, sports science, and others having an interdisciplinary
perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise
and its interaction with health.
When the proposed publication concerns any commercial product,
either directly or indirectly, the author must include in the
cover letter a statement (1) indicating that he or she has no
financial or other interest in the product or distributor of
the product or (2) explaining the nature of any relation between
himself or herself and the manufacturer or distributor of the
product. Other kinds of associations, such as consultancies,
stock ownership, or other equity interests or patent-licensing
arrangements, also must be disclosed. If, in the Editor's judgment,
the information disclosed represents a potential conflict of
interest, it may be made available to reviewers and may be published
at the Editor's discretion; authors will be informed of the
Sources of outside support for research (including funding,
equipment and drugs) must be named in the cover letter.
The complete manuscript, including title page, abstract, text,
tables, acknowledgments, required disclosures (see below), references
and illustrations. The financial support for the project must
be acknowledged, or ‘no external financial support’ declared.
The ethical guidelines that have been followed must be stated
clearly. The role(s) of the funding organisation, if any, in
the collection of data, its analysis and interpretation, and
in the right to approve or disapprove publication of the finished
manuscript must be described in the Methods section of the text.
Note that the online manuscript submission program requires
separate entries of some information that also appears in the
manuscript. These separate entries are needed to manage processing
and reviewing your manuscript and correspondence.
In addition, the following must be submitted in hard copy direct
to the Editorial Office if applicable:
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two sets of original illustrations labelled with manuscript number,
first author and figure number on back.
•
written permission from the publisher (copyright holder) to reproduce
any previously published table(s), illustration(s) or photograph(s)
in both print and electronic media.
• written permission from unmasked patients appearing in photographs.
Preparation of Manuscript
Microsoft Word is the preferred software program. Manuscripts
written in 11 point Arial or Times New Roman fonts are preferred
and more reliably convert to PDF files during electronic submission.
Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced throughout (including
title page, abstract, text, references, tables, and legends)
with one (1) inch (2.5 cm) margins all around.
Arrange manuscript as follows: (1) title page, (2) abstract
and keywords, (3) text, (4) acknowledgments, (5) disclosures,
(6) references, (7) tables (each complete with title and footnotes)
(8) Figures and (9) figure legends. Number pages consecutively,
beginning with the title page as page 1 and ending with the legend
page.
Word Limits
Original articles should contain no more than 4500 words (including
references but excluding abstract text, title page, tables,
figures and graphs) and may include up to 6 tables, figures
or graphs. The total of references should not exceed 40.
Review articles should contain no more than 6500 words (including
references but excluding abstract text, title page and tables,
figures and graphs). The total number of references should not
exceed 80.
Short reports and methodological/technical notes should contain
no more than 1500 words (including references but excluding abstract
text, title page and tables, figures and graphs). They should
describe pilot study work, small-scale studies, new methods,
technical procedures or preliminary research findings. They can
contain up to two tables, figures or graphs. References must
be limited to 10. The Journal does not typically publish case
reports, but may consider them if they are of topical interest.
Opinion pieces should contain no more than 2000 words (including
references but excluding abstract text and title page). They
generally do not contain any tables, figures or graphs. They
should include no more than 20 references.
Letters should contain no more than 500 words, with no more
than 5 references and no tables or figures.
Book reviews should contain no more than 500 word and no references.
Acknowledgments
This field is compulsory. Grants, financial support and technical
or other assistance should be acknowledged at the end of the
text before the references. All financial support for the project
must be acknowledged. If there has been no financial assistance
with the project, this must be clearly stated.
Regulatory Requirements
Research protocol: Authors must state that the protocol has been
approved by the appropriate ethics committee. Name the committee.
Human investigation: The ethical guidelines followed by the investigators
must be included in the Methods section of the manuscript. In
Australia, all work should conform to the “Statement on
Human Experimentation” by the National Health and Medical
Research Council of Australia. State clearly that the subject
gave informed consent. Anonymity should be preserved.
Animal care: Only studies involving human subjects will be considered.
Copyright
Papers accepted for publication become the copyright of Sports
Medicine Australia. Authors will be asked to sign a transfer
of copyright form, on receipt of the accepted manuscript by
Elsevier. This enables the publisher to administer copyright
on behalf of the authors and the society, while allowing the
continued use of the material by the author for scholarly communication.
For more information, see Guide for Authors at http://ees.elsevier.com/jsams/
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