The instructions below are specifically directed at contributors that wish to submit a manuscript to Arts & Health. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.

Arts & Health considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Arts & Health, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Contributors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Arts & Health incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to Arts & Health must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

Manuscript preparation

1.      General guidelines

• The journal will only accept manuscripts prepared in accordance with APA style guidelines.
• Papers are accepted only in English. There is no preference regarding American/British English spelling and punctuation.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Abstracts of up to 200 words are required for all papers submitted.
• Each paper should have 3 to 5 keywords.
• All the contributors 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.
• Please supply a short biographical note for each author of up to 25 words.
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• When using a word which is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, contributors must use the symbol ® or TM.

Research and Policy Manuscripts -
Each issue will publish several articles focusing on original research. A wide range of research approaches and methodologies will be considered including: empirical studies of arts and health interventions; ethnographic and exploratory research; documentary and policy analysis; case studies; and reflexive practitioner evaluation.

Each issue will also seek to address policy issues relating to arts and health. Articles reporting original research on policy issues at global, national, local or institutional levels will be encouraged as well as scholarly accounts of implementation issues and critical analysis of a wide range of policy issues.

Guidelines for research and policy articles
A typical article will not exceed 7000 words. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Contributors should include a word count with their manuscript

• Papers are accepted only in English. There is no preference regarding American/British English spelling and punctuation.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Structured Abstracts of 150 words are required for all research papers submitted.
• Each paper should have 3 to 5 keywords.
• Section headings and subheadings should follow APA style guidelines.
• All the contributors 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.
• Please supply a short biographical note for each author
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• When using a word which is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, contributors must use the symbol ® or TM.

Additional guidelines for original research papers
While these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive it is important that authors of original research also take into consideration the following points:

Title page:

• The title of the article should convey something specific about the topic
  a. The role of service user participation in a community based visual arts and health programme: an ethnographic case study.

Main part of manuscript:

• Background. This should establish the context and rationale for the research and provide an overview of the paper. It should also provide a critical account of current relevant research, showing how evaluation of its strengths, limitations and gaps supports the rationale for the current study.
• Research approach and methodology. This should begin with a statement of the research aims and objectives. As well as informing the reader about the rationale for the approach taken this section should provide a critical account of the methods used. It should address the responses by the researcher/s to any methodological or ethical challenges they faced during the study.
• Results. This should outline the main findings from the research.
• Discussion/conclusions and implications. This should situate the research findings within the broader context of current knowledge as well as addressing the implications of the study for research, policy and practice.
• References
• Contact information

Practice-Based Reports - Each issue will publish one or two articles focusing on programmes that demonstrate ‘best practice' in the arts and health field. Programmes can be delivered in any venue (e.g. hospital, clinic, community centre, museum, etc.) but must address an issue or problem broadly related to healthcare. Practice-oriented articles are meant to inform the reader about innovative, groundbreaking, emerging and/or longstanding programmes from around the globe. A typical article will be between 2000-3000 words.

While these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive it is important that authors take into consideration the following points:

Title page:

• The title of the article should convey something specific about the programme
  1. Story telling and poetry in a children's cancer unit

Main part of manuscript:

• Introduction: A description of the programme, it's history, how it is funded, location, and population served
• Programme rationale and goals
• How the programme is evaluated. This is a key area and authors should describe the evaluative aspects of the programme in detail. Please include any data the programme has collected if possible. Include a discussion of any challenges relating to evaluation, e.g. methodological issues, ethical issues, resource issues
• Future plans for creative activity
• References (if relevant)
• Recommended reading (if relevant)
• Contact information

2. Style guidelines

• Description of the Journal's article style
• Description of the Journal's reference styles
• Word template(Please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer)

3. Figures

We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.

• Illustrations (including photographs, graphs and diagrams) should be referred to as Figures and their position indicated in the text (e.g. Figure 3). Each figure should be numbered with Figure number (Arabic numerals).
• Figures must be saved separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
• All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. figure 1, figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. figure 1(a), figure 1(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

4. Colour
There are a limited number of colour pages within the annual page allowance. Final decision regarding use of colour pages is at the Editors discretion. If the colour page budget is exceeded, authors will be given the option to provide a financial contribution to additional colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal may appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.

5. Reproduction of copyright material
Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any artwork, 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. Contributors 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).

•  Copyright permission letter template

6. Supplementary online material
Contributors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.

•  Information about supplementary online material

Manuscript Submission

All submissions should be made online at the Arts & Health ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to reviewers. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review.”

Manuscripts may be submitted in any standard format, including Word, PostScript and PDF. These files will be automatically converted into a PDF file for the review process. This 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.>

Copyright and contributors' rights
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/authors_journals_copyright_position~db=all. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

Reprints
Corresponding contributors can receive 25 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (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.

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