Writers Guide

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General Guidelines

• Contributions need to reflect Gestalt theory, methodology and/or practice.
• Submission need to follow the style guide listed below.

Range of Material

The Journal accepts submissions that fall within one of the following three categories:

1. Feature article: a peer reviewed article with a focus on Gestalt theory or practice, based on a range of 3000-9000 words. These articles will have a clear structure that includes an abstract, introduction, some review of the relevant literature, the development of a main argument (backed up with clinical examples or other evidence), a conclusion and references.

2. In practice: a peer reviewed report format, of approx. 1,500 words which presents an application of Gestalt in particular settings; this could be in the form of a case study, or reporting on a project, or a clinical or non-clinical (e.g. organizational) application.

3. Book Review: a review of a contemporary publication of direct Gestalt relevance which may comprise a complete book or a book chapter. Or a human relations book of interest and relevance to a Gestalt readership which takes a relational approach. Reviews will be between 1,000-1,500 words. They will be not be peer reviewed, but will be reviewed by the editors. The editors have established relationships with publishing houses in New Zealand, Australia and overseas so that new publications are offered to the Journal for review. Primarily Australia and New Zealand Gestalt practitioners will be invited to review these publications, although we may approach overseas practitioners form time to time.

Preparation and Submission of Manuscripts for Publication

There are two editions of the Journal per year; May and November. Editing for the May issue is completed by April 1st and for the November issue by October 1st. Submissions will be accepted at any time.

PLEASE NOTE:
Articles are received on the understanding that authors have read the GJANZ writers guide and agreed to the contents herein. Special attention is drawn to the section below on Plagiarism and Copyright.

Please email your submission in the form of a Microsoft Word attachment to the Editors: ozgjeditor[at]ganz.org[dot]au

Please include your full name, address and a contact phone number.

Please include an abstract of not more than 150 words, at the beginning of the article, and a brief biographical note of not more than 100 words after the article, both written in the first person singular.

The Editors will acknowledge the receipt of your submission by email.
Upon written acceptance of your submission, you may be required to further prepare your submission for publication, in consultation with the Editors.

Before final acceptance for publication, your article will be sent for peer review to two peer reviewers. The writer will not be identified to the peer reviewers or vice versa. If accepted, it is highly likely that some further work will be needed on your paper, which will be outlined in a summary of combined peer reviewers and editorial comments.

Writers of published papers will be provided with a free copy of the Journal issue they feature in and will be able to purchase additional copies of that issue at a discounted price.