Journal Details
Infant Observation
International Journal of Infant Observation and Its Applications
Instructions for Authors
The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Infant Observation. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.
Infant Observation considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Infant Observation, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Infant Observation incurs and their papers will not be published.
Contributions to Infant Observation must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
Manuscript preparation
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Papers are accepted only in English. British English spelling and punctuation is preferred.
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A typical article will be between 4,000-6,000 words. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
- All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.
- Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
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Abstracts of 100-150 words are required for all papers submitted.
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Each paper should have three to six keywords.
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Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, using a decimal system for subsections.
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Please supply a short biographical note (60 words) for each author.
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For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
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When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
2. Style guidelines
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Description of the Journal's article style
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Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
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Please use British spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and punctuation. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
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This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
Word templates
Word templates are available for this journal. Please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk
3. Reproduction of copyright material
Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproduction as well as ‘derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editor(s).
4. Code of experimental ethics and practice and confidentiality
Contributors are required to follow the procedures in force in their countries which govern the ethics of work conducted with human or animal subjects. The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) represents a minimal requirement.
For human subjects or patients, describe their characteristics. For human participants in a research survey, secure the consent for data and other material - verbatim quotations from interviews, etc. - to be used. Specific permission for any facial photographs is required. A letter of consent must accompany any photographs in which the possibility of identification exists. It is not sufficient to cover the eyes to mask identity.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the confidentiality of patients is maintained. All clinical material used in your article must be disguised so that it is not recognisable by a third party. Where possible and appropriate, the permission of the patient should be obtained. Authors are invited to discuss these matters with the editor if they wish.
Manuscript submission
Editor, Infant Observation,
9 Bartholomew Villas,
Kentish Town,
London,
UK
An electronic version should be sent simultaneously to the Assistant Editor, Kate Henderson, at khenderson@tavi-port.nhs.uk.
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Electronic submissions should be sent as email attachments using a standard word processing program. If email submission is not possible, please send an electronic version on disk. The journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents. Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
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Manuscripts should be typed on single sides of good quality white A4 or 8 x 11 inch paper, double-spaced throughout including the reference section, with wide (3 cm) margins.
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Please make sure your complete contact address information - including email address - is provided at the time of submission.
Copyright and authors' rights
Exceptions are made for Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.
Reprints
Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (http://www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.
Page charges
There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.
