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Purpose of the Journal. The primary objective of Alzheimer's Care Today (ACT) is to provide information on "quality dementia care" that is readily incorporated into the day-to-day activities of professionals from various disciplines throughout the continuum of care. ACT provides a forum for networking with other providers and for the distillation of "best practices." Based upon practice and applied research, the journal answers professionals' questions about what really works in a dementia care setting.

 

Article Submission. E-mail inquiries about possible manuscripts are welcomed. Authors are encouraged to submit to ACT high-quality original manuscripts that add new knowledge to the field of quality dementia care for consideration for publication. Each issue of ACT is devoted to a distinct topic relevant to quality dementia care. Upcoming issue topics are listed at the end of these instructions. The decision to accept or reject an article will be based on the judgment of at least 2 referees. All final manuscripts are submitted for blind peer-review and are subject to acceptance; acceptance with revisions; or rejection based on quality, content, and relevance.

 

All submissions are now handled electronically using Windows ME, XP, or newer operating system in Microsoft Word 2000 or newer. Please send article submissions by e-mail to the editor at [email protected] Correspondence regarding publication may also be addressed to:

 

Carol Bowlby Sifton, BA, BScOT, ODH

 

Editor, Alzheimer's Care Today

 

PO Box 39

 

#2107 Highway #215

 

Walton, Nova Scotia

 

Canada B0N 2R0

 

Telephone: 902-3692107

 

(Please be sure to include the telephone number of recipient when sending manuscripts via express mail service.)

 

Copyright. Authors must release copyright ownership of their manuscript at the time of its submission to the journal. A Copyright Transfer Agreement available at http://www.ACTjournalonline.com must accompany the manuscript before processing for publication can begin. It is understood that articles submitted to be published in ACT will not be submitted to any other publication.

 

Article Format. Use 8 1/2-by-11 inch white paper. Double-space all copy, including quotations, lists, and references. Do not right justify. Order the pages as follows: title page, abstract, text, references, appendixes, tables, and figures. Number pages consecutively, beginning with the first page of text.

 

Manuscript Contents. Manuscripts for ACT must include the following:

 

* Author bio-a brief biography, approximately 30 words, for each author.

 

* Title page-a title of the article, author name(s) with highest academic degrees and affiliation (eg, professional title, name of department or division, name and location of business or institution in which the work should be attributed), and any acknowledgments, credits, or disclaimers.

 

* Abstract, approximately 100 words or less, and key words, 3 to 5 words that describe the contents of the article like those that appear in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) or the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

 

* Article Submission Form for each author. Forms are available at: http://www.ACTjournalonline.com.

 

* Copyright Transfer Agreement, signed by each author.

 

* Clear indication of the placement of all tables and figures in text.

 

* Written permission for any borrowed text, tables, or figures.

 

 

Terminology.ACT refers to the person with dementia or Alzheimer's disease as opposed to other terms, such as patient or subject.

 

Permissions. Authors are responsible for obtaining signed letters from copyright holders granting permission to reprint material being borrowed from other sources, including previously published material of your own.

 

Authors must obtain written permission for the following material: any written material that has not been created and submitted for a specific publication (including forms, checklists, cartoons, text, tables, figures, exhibits, glossaries, and pamphlets); concepts, theories, or formulas used exclusively in a chapter or section; direct quotes from a book or journal that are over 30% of a printed page; and all excerpts from newspapers or other short articles. Without written permission from the copyright holder, these items may not be used.

 

Permission to adapt. If you want to redraw, reword, modify, or adapt material being reprinted, you must also obtain permission to do so from the copyright holder.

 

Fee payment. Copyright holders sometimes require that a fee be paid before granting permission. It is the author's responsibility to pay this fee.

 

A permissions request letter is available at http://www.ACTjournalonline. com

 

References. References must be cited in text and styled in the reference list according to the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th ed, copyright 2007, AMA. They must be numbered consecutively in the order they are cited in the text; reference numbers may be used more than once throughout an article. References should be included on a separate page at the end of the article and should be double-spaced. References should not be created using Microsoft Word's automatic footnote/endnote feature. Page numbers should appear with the text citation following a specific quote

 

Citation: Reliability has been established previously,1,2-8,19

 

Citation following a quote should include page numbers: Jacobsen concluded that "the consequences of muscle strength[horizontal ellipsis]"5(pp3,4)

 

Tables. Each table should be double-spaced on a separate sheet, at the end of the manuscript. Number tables consecutively and mention each in text. Supply a brief title for each table. Type column heads in initial caps only. Type explanatory statements, notes, or keys below the table. Include explanatory footnotes for all abbreviations. Type source and permission lines below the table. Type credit lines exactly as requested by the original copyright holder. If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge fully. Include a source line. Type "Source: Author" on tables that you created.

 

Figures. Figures should be created using electronic software (ie, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Quark Xpress). Please save files in both the application in which they were created (ie, Microsoft Word) and as either EPS or TIFF files. Use computer-generated lettering. Do not use screens, color, shading, or fine lines. Artwork should be submitted electronically as a tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or as an Encapsulated Post Script (EPS) file in Adobe Illustrator (R), Adobe Photoshop(R), or QuarkXpress(R). Provide a separate electronic file for each figure.

 

Number figures consecutively and mention each in text in consecutive order.

 

Supply a caption for each figure, typed, double-spaced on a sheet separate from the artwork. Captions should include the figure title; explanatory statements, notes, or keys; and source and permission lines.

 

If a figure has been previously published, in part or in total, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce or adapt the material. Include a source line. Type "Source: Author" on figures that you created. This will help Lippincott Williams & Wilkins identify the status of each figure.

 

Do not embed art in your text file.

 

Artwork: Artwork is anything that cannot be typeset on modern typesetting equipment. All line drawings are artwork even if the descriptors can be typeset, since the descriptors must be inserted by hand. Camera-ready art is any material that needs only to be photographed and/or sized (reduced or enlarged) to be ready for printing. Examples of camera-ready art are original copies of printed items such as forms, tests, charts, checklists, and legal documents. Authors are responsible for providing art that is camera-ready.

 

Halftones: Halftones are black-and-white photographs. If you use halftones in your article, provide a model's release, or written permission, from each person whose full face appears in any photographs. Since it is likely that halftones will be cropped, indicate the essential portion of each print.

 

MANUSCRIPT DUE DATES

Vol 9:2 (April/June 2008), "Quality Care Initiatives, Part II," Deadline: January 15, 2008

 

Vol 9:3 (July/September 2008), "Who Decides? Competency, Care Partners and Cognitive Impairment," Deadline: April 15, 2008

 

Vol 9:4 (October/December 2008), "Diversity and Care Partners," Deadline: July 15, 2008.