The Radiographer
The Radiographer is the peer-review journal of the Australian Institute of Radiography. Three issues are published annually, in April, August and December. April and August issues are distributed with Spectrum.
The Radiographer has recorded the advances and achievements of the profession in Australia for 56 years. Each issue includes original research, case histories, articles on professional education and book reviews.
The AIR invites articles for possible inclusion in The Radiographer. All articles submitted are subjected to a thorough peer review process.
The Radiographer is published on behalf of the AIR by Minnis Journals Pty Ltd
Article submission
Authors should refer to the detailed Instructions for Authors before submitting a manuscript to The Radiographer. Download pdf here. (updated March 2011)
Articles must be submitted by email. Word, .rtf and .txt text files are accepted. Photographs and other images should be attached as high-resolution jpg files (300 dpi or higher, low resolution 72 dpi images as used on the internet are not suitable for reproduction in print).
Send articles to:
email: review@air.asn.au
tel: +61 3 9419 3336
Editor in Chief
Ms Cherry Agustin
email: editor_radiographer@air.asn.au
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Subscriptions to The Radiographer
New subscriptions and renewals for The Radiographer should be sent to:
Australian Institute of Radiography
PO Box 16234
Collins Street West, VIC 8007
Australia
tel: +61 3 9419 3336
fax: +61 3 9416 0783
email: info@air.asn.au
The Radiographer Online - Access and Resources
Financial members of the Institute can access current and previous issues of The Radiographer online via the secure members' login area (member username & password required).
While the online version of the current issue of The Radiographer is only available to financial members of the Institute, earlier issues are now available to the public via the following link.
Resources for Authors and Peer Reviewers
The following are useful resources for authors preparing their manuscript for publication in The Radiographer and it is also useful for peer reviewers when assessing the quality of a manuscript for publication.
EQUATOR Network - Enhancing the Quality and Transparency Of Health Research
http://www.equator-network.org
You can access the following in the EQUATOR Network website:
(1) Reporting Guidelines
Reporting guidelines provide advice to authors and peer reviewers on what to report in research publications. Author(s) are encouraged to review their manuscript using the appropriate reporting checklist prior to submitting to The Radiographer. Each study design has a reporting guideline. The commonly used reporting guidelines are listed below:
(a) Reporting guidelines for randomised controlled trials (i.e. CONSORT)
(b) Reporting guidelines for diagnostic accuracy studies (i.e. STARD)
(c) Reporting guidelines for observational studies (i.e. STROBE)
(d) Reporting guidelines for systematic reviews (i.e. QUOROM)
(e) Reporting guidelines for meta-analyses of observational studies (i.e. MOOSE)
(f) Reporting guidelines for qualitative studies (i.e. COREQ)
(g) Reporting guidelines for quality improvement studies (i.e. SQUIRE)
(2) Scientific Writing Resources
Tips in scientific writing and responding to reviewers' comments.
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
http://www.icmje.org
In the ICMJE website you can find information about the minimum requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.
(1) Ethical considerations - such as authorship and contributorship, conflicts of interest, privacy and confidentiality and protection of human subjects and animals in research.
(2) Publishing and editorial issues - such as corrections and retractions, copyright and overlapping publications.
(3) Manuscript preparation - how to prepare for submission and sending the manuscript for peer review.