Submission Guidelines
NEW! Web-based manuscript submission is now available! |
How does it work?First, prepare your manuscript according to the Submission Guidelines below. Then, visit www.msTracker.com and click “Submit Manuscript” at the bottom of the page to begin the submission process. |
| If you have any questions, or are not able to submit your manuscript via the Web, please contact Natasha Floersch at AIANP.Journalmanager@ucdenver.edu or (303) 724-1482. |
Submission Guidelines
General Considerations
- Manuscripts should stress new data, comparisons with previous data, and their relevance to American Indian and Alaska Native mental health. The emphasis here is on development of positive mental and social functioning of American Indians and Alaska Natives through understanding of relevant processes and conditions.
- Emphasis will be placed on those now living in the United States, but residents of Canada, the Pacific Islands, or Central or South America will not necessarily be excluded.
- Many different kinds of articles are accepted under these guidelines. For example, recently published articles include:
- Indian Family Adjustment to Children with Disabilities
- Antidepressant Medication Use among First Nations Peoples Residing Within British Columbia
- Qualitative Study of the Use of Traditional Healing by Asthmatic Navajo Families
- Recruitment of American Indians in Epidemiologic Research: The Strong Heart Study
What to Include
Create all documents in Microsoft© Word or a Word-compatible program. Documents should measure 8 ½” by 11”, be double-spaced throughout, and have 1” margins on all sides.
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Cover Letter
- Include a cover letter in your submission. Identifying information should appear ONLY in the cover letter (not in the manuscript, which will be peer-reviewed anonymously).
- Save the cover letter as a separate file.
Abstract
Include an abstract of 75 words or less highlighting at least 6 key terms used in the manuscript.
- Save the abstract as a separate file.
Manuscript
- Manuscripts should average 4,500 words; however, relevant and concisely written manuscripts of any length will be considered.
- Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed anonymously; therefore, do not include identifying information on any pages. Include such information in a cover letter.
- Follow the conventions of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th ed.) for all elements (i.e., text, tables, figures, references, and abstract). Manuscripts not following these conventions will not be considered.
- Save the manuscript as a single file, including all tables, figures, and graphics.
- Follow U.S. spelling conventions, and spell-check the entire manuscript.
- The term “American Indian/Alaska Native” should be used to refer to descendants of pre-Columbian natives of the Western Hemisphere. In the absence of tribal affiliation, “American Indian/Alaska Native,” not “Native American,” is the preferred designation.
- A standardized list of other frequently-used terms and abbreviations can be found here (Requires Adobe Acrobat.) Manuscripts should also follow these conventions, where applicable.
- Please note that APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more journals. Authors submitting a manuscript previously considered for publication in another APA journal should note this fact in their cover letter.
- APA policy also prohibits duplicate publication (i.e., publication of a manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial part in another journal).
How to Submit Your Manuscript
- The Journal now accepts submissions via the Web, using msTracker. All authors are encouraged to use msTracker.
- Go to www.msTracker.com
- Click “Submit Manuscript” at the bottom of the page
- Choose American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research from the list of journals
- Click “Submit”
- Complete the short form and attach your manuscript (instructions and help are provided)
- Authors without Web access can e-mail manuscripts to AIANP.journalmanager@ucdenver.edu, or mail them to:
Publications Manager Manuscript Submission NCAIANMHR University of Colorado Denver Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F800 Aurora, CO 80045-0508
Mailed submissions should include a cover letter, one hard copy of the abstract and manuscript, and an electronic copy of the abstract and manuscript on disk or CD.
The Review Process
- All manuscripts will be subject to editing for clarity, adherence to guidelines, and sexist language.
- The peer review process generally takes 6-8 weeks. If we anticipate that it will take substantially longer, we will contact the corresponding author.
- Once a manuscript is accepted and finalized, it will be published in the next issue of the Journal that has space available. Consistent with current publishing trends, articles are published via the Internet in electronic form, and are available to the general public. The established Web site for the Journal, http://aianp.uchsc.edu/ncaianmhr/journal_online.htm, is a component of the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. All articles published after January 1, 1999 are available from this site.
- All U.S. and international copyright laws remain in effect.
