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Journal of Relationships Research

CALL FOR PAPERS [DUE OUT 2010]

Featuring an experienced and eclectic international editorial board this innovative new journal will provide researchers and practitioners for the first time with access to quality peer-reviewed articles covering the entire range of development, training and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span.

The Journal of Relationships Research will be published online-only in continuous yearly issues ensuring that the definitely accurate copy-edited and proof-read version of each research article is available to the worldwide research community within weeks of a successful peer review.

The Journal of Relationships Research will be available in over 20,000 libraries worldwide including 90% of US college and university libraries and every major research library across Australia and New Zealand. It will also be available as part of the AAP Online Collection and ALPSP Learned Journals Collection. This journal is indexed in PsycINFO.

Editor

Terry Bowles
University of Ballarat

Sub Editors

Barry Fallon, Australian Catholic University

Zoe Hazelwood, Queensland University of Technology

Editorial Board

Marie  Caltabiano, James Cook University, Australia

Nerina  Caltabiano, James Cook University, Australia

Lisa Eisen, Australian Catholic University, Australia

Passmore, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Wendy Samter, Bryant University, USA

Ross Wilkinson, Australian National University, Australia

Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck, Griffith University, Australia

Open Access Policy
Australian Academic Press adheres to the Open Access (OA) “Green Standard” for author self-archiving which allows journal authors who have published in an Australian Academic Press journal to post the peer-reviewed version of their article prior to typesetting on an online archive, repository, or website.

ISSN  1838-0956
1 continuous issue per year
ONLINE ONLY

 2010 SUBSCRIPTION RATE AU$

  Institutions Within Australia     $145.00
  Institutions Rest of the World  $160.00
 

Aims and Scope

The journal is interdisciplinary in its breadth with a special focus on the social and behavioural sciences, and the humanities. Coverage includes original articles about all aspects of relationships, social processes and activities that would be of interest to practitioners, researchers, and academics. A range of methodologies and approaches are encouraged – qualitative, quantitative, meta-analytic, empirical, theoretical, comparative, historical, and integrative.

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Editorial Enquiries

t.bowles@ballarat.edu.au

Dr Terry Bowles
Postgraduate Professional Clinical Program Coordinator
School of Behavioural & Social Sciences & Humanities
University of Ballarat
P.O. Box 663
Ballarat VIC 3353

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Author Guidelines

To be reviewed for possible publication in this journal all authors must follow the instructions below. All correspondence regarding the journal should be sent to the Editor's address as listed above.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal must represent reports of original research. Manuscripts will be sent for anonymous review either by members of the editorial board, or by individuals of similar standing in the field.

Digital Submission Guidelines

1. At least two separate files need to be submitted online via the Australian Acaddemic Press Journal Submission Manager at www.australianacademicpress.com.au/jsm:
   
   1) a Title Page document. The name of this file must be constructed as follows:
   
           [lead author last name]_[ddmmyear]_JHTM_Title.doc
   
   2) an Article document. The name of this file must be constructed as follows:
   
           [lead author last name]_[ddmmyear]_JHTM_Article.doc
   
   3) all Figure documents should be supplied with the name of the file constructed as follows:
   
           [lead author last name]_[ddmmyear]_JHTM_Figure# (with # being the number of the figure)
   
   
   
2. The Title Page and Article documents should be saved as a Microsoft Word document, double-spaced with minimum margins of 25 mm on both sides and in A4 page size.
   
   
3. The Title Page document should contain the full title of the article as well as the full names and affiliations of all authors followed by a full postal and e-mail addresses for the corresponding author. A word count and suggested running head of no more than 50 characters including spaces should also be provided on this second page, along with a maximum of 6 key words.
   
   
4. The Article document should include the complete article without any identifiable author details but including the title and an abstract not exceeding 200 words that provides a brief overview of the aims, method and major findings without any citations.
   
   
5. TABLES
   
   Tables should be created in Word and included at the end of the article Word document after the references with their approximate positions in the text indicated by the words, “Insert Table X here”. Horizontal and vertical lines should be used sparingly.
   
   
6. FIGURES, GRAPHS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SPECIAL CHARACTERS
   
   To ensure optimum quality, please follow the guidelines below when submitting artwork.
   
   Figures, graphs, illustrations and photogrpahs (but NOT Tables) should be prepared to the correct size and each one supplied as an individual file, separate to the manuscript Word file. Include placement instructions in the Word document, such as "[Insert fig 1 here]".
   
   Figures created in Microsoft Word, Excel or Powerpoint need to be saved as PDFs.
   
   Figures created in a drawing program such as Adobe llustrator, CorelDRAW, Freehand, Microsoft Publisher or similar should be saved as EPS (encapsulated postscript) files.
   
   Figures created in Photoshop or with other photographic software should be saved with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi and in TIF format. Minimum resolution for scanned graphics is 300dpi for halftone work (e.g., photographs) and 600 dpi for line art, and these should also be in TIF format. All figures and graphs should should be in black and white line art (artwork that has only text and lines, no shades of grey or blocks of colour).
   
   All photographs should be supplied as separate files in JPEG or TIFF formats for a minimum 300 dpi resolution. (As a rough guide, the file size of each photograph should be above 200KB).
   
   Manuscripts which contain special characters (equations, Chinese characters, etc.) need to be supplied as a high resolution PDF file (print or press format) with all fonts embedded as well as the Word or RTF document.
   
   Prior to sending artwork, the separate files of figures, graphs, illustrations, and so on, should be printed by the author to test that the fonts have been embedded correctly and there is no distortion in the artwork (e.g., lines and fonts reproduce cleanly with no jagged lines or fuzzy edges), as any such faults cannot be corrected by the publisher.

General Style Guidelines

1. Contributions should follow the format and style described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Spelling and punctuation should conform to The Macquarie Dictionary (4th ed.). For matters of style not covered in these two publications the Style manual for authors, editors and printers (6th ed.) should be consulted.
   
   
2. Uncommon abbreviations and acronyms should be explained. Do not use underlining except to indicate italics. Full stops should not be used in abbreviations or acronyms (e.g., NSW).
   
   
3. Use single quotation marks to introduce a word or phrase used as an ironic comment, as slang, or which has been coined. Use quotation marks the first time the word or phrase is used; do not use them again. Do not use quotation marks to introduce a technical or key term. Instead, italicise the term.
   
   
4. Do not use any footnotes. Endnotes should be kept to a minimum and listed at the end of the text under the centred heading "Endnotes". Acknowledgments should be placed at the end of the article with a separate heading.
   
   
5. A list of figure captions should follow the tables in the manuscript.
   
   
6. References should follow the format and style described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Examples of citations are:

   The theory was first propounded in 1970 (Larsen, 1971).
   Larsen (1971) was the first to propound the theory.

   Examples of references are:

   Coles, T., Hall, C.M. & Duvall, D.T. (2006). Tourism and post-disciplinary enquiry. Current Issues in Tourism, 9(5), 293–319.

   Hall, C. M., Timothy, D. J., & Duval, D. T. (Eds.). (2003). Safety and security in tourism: Relationships, management, and marketing. New York: Haworth Hospitality Press.

   Faulkner, B., & Russell, R. (2000). Turbulence, chaos and complexity in tourism systems: A research direction for the new millennium. In B. Faulkner, G. Moscardo and E. Laws, (Eds.), Tourism in the 21st century: Lessons from experience (pp. 328–349). London: Continuum.

Author Manuscript Checklist

Have I included all of the elements below in my submission?

• first name and surname of all authors
• affiliations (institution and country) of all authors
• name and full postal and e-mail address of the corresponding author
• running head of maximum 50 characters including spaces
• up to 6 key words
• abstract of no more than 250 words in length
• the approximate positions of all tables and figures mentioned in the text indicated by the words "Insert Table/Figure X about here"
• APA style for citations, references, numbers, capitalisation, table and figure captions, and statistical symbols
• all figures supplied separate to text, NOT in colour, and clearly readable.

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