Autism has a fully web-based system for the submission and review of manuscripts. All submissions should be made online at the Autism SAGETRACK website
Note: Online submission and review of manuscripts is now mandatory for all types of papers.
New User Account
Please log onto the website. If you are a new user, you will first need to create an account. Follow the instructions and please ensure to enter a current and correct email address. Creating your account is a three-step process that takes a matter of minutes to set up. When you have finished, your User ID and password is sent via email immediately. Please edit your user ID and password to something more memorable by selecting 'edit account' at the top of the screen. If you have already created an account but have forgotten your details type your email address in the 'Password Help' to receive an emailed reminder. Full instructions for uploading the manuscript are provided on the website.
New Submission
Submissions should be made by logging in and selecting the Author Center and the 'Click here to Submit a New Manuscript' option. Follow the instructions on each page, clicking the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen. If at any stage you have any questions or require the user guide, please use the 'Get Help Now' button at the top right of every screen. Further help is available through ScholarOne's® Manuscript CentralTM customer support at +1 434 817 2040 x 167.
To upload your files, click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer. Select the designation of each file (i.e. main document, submission form, figure) in the drop down next to the browse button. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button
Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) and then click the Submit button
You may suspend a submission at any point before clicking the Submit button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also log back into your author centre at any time to check the status of your manuscript.
Please ensure that you submit editable/source files only (Microsoft Word or RTF) and that your document does not include page numbers; the Autism SAGETRACK system will generate them for you, and then automatically convert your manuscript to PDF for peer review. Furthermore, it is imperative that authors remove from their submissions any information that will identify them or their affiliations to reviewers. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by email.
If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, or seek advice on the submission process please contact the Editor, Dermot Bowler, at the following email address: d.m.bowler@city.ac.uk
Submitting a Revised Submission
Authors submitting revised manuscripts should follow the instructions above to submit through the SAGETRACK system. To create a revision, go to the 'Manuscripts with Decisions' option in your Author Dashboard and select 'create a revision in the 'Action' column. Authors of all revised submissions should, when prompted, provide information explaining the changes in your manuscript. As this will be provided to reviewers, it is important that authors do not identify themselves in these responses.
NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
1. The aim of the journal is to publish original research or original contributions to the existing literature on autism. Papers should not previously have been published or be under consideration elsewhere.
2. Each paper submitted will be refereed by at least two anonymous referees.
3. The number of high quality submissions to the Journal has increased significantly over the last few years and in order to facilitate more rapid publication of important papers it has become necessary to limit the size of manuscripts accepted. The maximum text length, therefore, should be 5000 words and the total number of end references should not exceed 30 entries. In exceptional circumstances we may be able to accept manuscripts that exceed this length, but this should be discussed with one of the editors before submission.
4. In order to protect the identity of clients or participants, authors should use pseudonyms and remove any information leading to identification of any of the individuals described in the study.
5. The Editors welcome contributions to the Letters to the editors section of the journal. In the interests of saving space, or to protect confidentiality, for example, the Editors may edit letters for publication.
6. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned to authors if rejected.
7. Blind peer review. Authors should provide two title pages, one containing names, affiliations, full mailing address plus telephone, fax, email address, and one containing the title only.
8. Articles submitted for publication must be set in double spacing throughout (especially all notes and references), with generous left- and right-hand margins but without justification. Titles and section headings should be clear and brief with a maximum of three orders of heading.
9. Quotations. Lengthy quotations (exceeding 40 words) should be indented in the text.
10. American or UK spelling may be used, to the author's preference. Indicate italics by underlining and use single quotation marks. Dates should be in the form '9 May 1995'. Delete points from 'USA' and other such abbreviations.
English Language Editing Services: Please see click here for information on professional English language editing services recommended by SAGE.
If you wish your article to be freely available online immediately upon publication (as some funding bodies now require), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Open subject to payment of a publication fee. Manuscript submission and refereeing procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Open. For further information, please
visit http://www.uk.sagepub.com/sageopen.sp
