Scottish Institute of Reflexology
Guidelines
FOOTNOTES
Writers Guidelines
The editor of Footnotes, Louise Baillie, welcomes articles for publication and can be e-mailed to the editor at louise_baillie@btinternet.com.
Footnotes publishes articles which are rooted in reflexology and address themes which relate to its clinical practice. These can include original articles, reports, case studies and personal reflections which arise from the experience of practitioners. All practitioners are encouraged to consider sharing their knowledge by contributing to the journal. Feedback and guidance will be provided appropriately to assist contributors on the path to publication.
Presentation of Articles
Each contribution should provide the following details;
A concise informative title which relates clearly to the text of the article.
The author’s details, including professional title, qualifications, e-mail and full postal and telephone contact details.
Details should also be provided regarding any organisation to which the author is affiliated. This may highlight any commercial or other interests of the author which may have a bearing on the information presented in the article
A short account of the author’s biographical details (one or two sentences )
General Presentation of Articles
Original articles should be a maximum of (2000) words and should be sent as an e-mail attachment to Louise Bailie at the above e-mail address. All articles and reports should be constructed as Word documents and the preferred font size is Comic Sans 11.
All tables and graphics should be properly titled and their sources acknowledged. Each should be submitted on separate pages with the points of insertion to the text clearly indicated. (For original articles there should be a maximum of three)
If illustrations are to be used from previously published work, the author must seek permission to reproduce from the original author and publishers. Photographs should be sent as 35mm prints or e-mailed as jpeg or tiff files. If scanned from an original picture, please use the flowing settings 300dpi , Greyscale and 100% size
Contributors are requested to ensure that grammar and spelling have been checked and any corrections made prior to submission.
Headings should be used to assist with the readability of articles, reports and case studies
The information presented in original articles should be verifiable and gathered from acceptable sources – e.g. major databases and professional sources. Information presented in case studies and reports will often be more personal in nature, though instances where the author is offering a personal view should be made clear.
Acknowledgements
These will generally be inserted at the end of the article and before the inclusion of the author’s biographical details.
References
Contributors of original articles are asked to ensure that the work is appropriately referenced. This is to ensure that any claims or lines of argument can be supported by referring to published literature.
Contributors are responsible for the accuracy of all references cited in their work and are asked specifically to ensure that no reference cited during the article is missing from the final list of references.
The preferred system of referencing is Harvard system
Additional Notes for Contributors
The editor reserves the right to accept or refuse any submitted work for publication.
Contributors have complete responsibility for ensuring that any copyright guidelines have been adhered to and permission has been received for any copyright material which is used in their work.
Submission of work for publication in Footnotes is taken as agreement that the work concerned has not and is not being published in other journals.
Following publication of a submitted article in Footnotes, the article becomes the property of the Scottish Institute of Reflexology and may be modified and reproduced in sites such as professional databases and the S.I.R. Web site.
(Adapted from Writer’s Guidelines in Reflexology World, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Essence.)