Intellectual Disability Australasia

Intellectual Disability Australasia (IDA) is the news magazine of the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability and comes free with membership or is available on a separate subscription basis. IDA is published four times annually - in March, June, September and December. IDA was originally conceived as a member newsletter, but has since developed into so much more. Each issue of IDA contains news, views, branch updates, articles on best practice, research & advocacy, and lists of available resources.

IDA has a print run of 1000. Around 700 are sent to ASSID members and non-member subscribers by direct mail. In addition many copies are distributed at conferences and other gatherings of disability workers. When the organisational subscriptions are taken into account, IDA reaches many thousands of disability workers.

Contributions:

Articles and information on new research, resources and examples of best practice are of high interest to the readers of IDA. Articles of 200 - 500 words are particularly encouraged. Longer articles are welcome, but should be first discussed with the editor. All members of ASSID are encouraged to contribute articles, information notices, book or resource reviews, notifications of events - anything that is relevant to people working to support people living with intellectual disability and their caregivers. Upcoming events are listed in regular columns and anybody is welcome to notify the editor of upcoming events. In addition, contacts from each local branch contribute updates on meetings, events and interests specific to their region.

Advertising & Sponsorship:

There are small amounts of space available for commercial advertisements. There is also limited opportunity for inserted materials to be included within each issue of the magazine.IDA usually runs quarter page advertisements but larger sizes may be negotiated. Extra charges may apply for design or layout depending how the material is supplied. Insertions are restricted by size and weight. Contact the editorial assistant ( krvt@optusnet.com.au)  for current prices and details of deadlines etc.

Subscriptions:

IDA is published 4 times per year and is provided to members of ASSID as part of their membership fee. Libraries interested in receiving copies of IDA for their collection should contact the editor.

Send contributions (or inquiries about subscriptions) to

Ms Susan Peden 

Tel :  (08) 9426 9728

 Email: susan.peden@dsc.wa.gov.au 

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability
(formerly the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities)

Purpose:

The Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability (JIDD) is the official journal of the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID). JIDD is an international, multidisciplinary journal in the field of intellectual and developmental disability. The Journal publishes original qualitative and quantitative research papers, literature reviews, conceptual articles, policy analysis papers, brief reports, case reports, data briefs, and opinions and perspectives. JIDD also publishes book reviews written at the invitation of the Book Review Editor.

Editor:

Abstracting Information:

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is indexed and abstracted in Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS), Biological Abstracts, Care Data, Child Development Abstracts, CSA Linguistics & Language Behaviour Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Current Contents/Social and Behavioural Sciences, Current Indexes to Journals in Education (CIJE), EBSCO Online, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children for publication in the monthly print index, Exceptional Child Education Resources (ECER), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Family Resources Database (FRD), ISI Alerting Services (including Research Alert), Psychological Abstracts, PsycINFO, RECAL Information services, Social Sciences Citation Index, Social Scisearch (Science Citation Index-Expanded), SCOPUS, Special Education Needs Abstracts and MEDLINE.

Instructions for Authors:

Submission:  All manuscripts should be made online at the Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Manuscript Central site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjid. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete non-anonymous version of the text, while the second should be an anonymous version which has all information identifying the author(s) (including acknowledgement and any source of funding) removed from the files so it can be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files, authors should designate the non-anonymous version as ‘‘File not for review’’ and the anonymous version as ‘‘Main Document’’.

Form:   Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Text should be double-spaced. Instructions for preparing tables, figures and references appear in the Manual. All manuscripts (except Data Briefs and Opinions & Perspectives) must include a Structured Abstract of no more than 150 words typed on a separate page with appropriate sub-headings: Background, Method, Results, Conclusions. These should outline the questions investigated, the design, essential findings and main conclusions of the study.

A cover sheet should be uploaded separately and must include the title, running head (not exceeding 40 characters), author(s), affiliation(s), Author Note (see below under Ethical Standards), and address (including an e-mail address) for correspondence. As manuscripts are reviewed anonymously, the running head (rather than the author’s name), should appear as a header on each page and other identifying material should be omitted from the anonymous version of the manuscript.

Length:  The suggested maximum length (double-spaced pages) for each type of submission is as follows. Full-length articles – 20 pages (including references, tables and figures). Brief Reports and Case Reports – 8 pages. Data Briefs and Opinions & Perspectives – 5 pages. Manuscripts exceeding these limits may be accepted depending on the importance and complexity of the content.

Terminology:  JIDD uses people first language. The general form person with a disability is used rather than disabled person, so descriptions such as a boy with Down syndrome and adults with spina bifida are acceptable. As normal has multiple meanings, more precise terms such as children without a hearing impairment should be used. Generic descriptions such as students, participants, and adults are preferred to the term subjects. JIDD uses the term intellectual disability rather than mental retardation or learning disability.

Tables and Illustrations:  Professional quality tables and figures should be presented on separate pages and their approximate location in the text indicated. A signed release form must accompany any photographs of people. Care should be taken to conceal the identity of persons in photographs. Images should be submitted as TIF, EPS, PDF, or JPG (preferred) files. Scanned images should be of a sufficient resolution, i.e., 300 dpi for halftones/colour, 500 dpi for combination halftones, and 1000–1200 dpi for line art.

Ethical Standards:  Authors should disclose in an Author Note (on a separate cover sheet): (a) a request that the manuscript be considered for publication, (b) a statement that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, is not currently submitted elsewhere, and is significantly different from other manuscripts that the author has submitted elsewhere, (c) a statement that the ethics procedures have been followed and the standards governing research involving human participants in force in the country in which the research has been conducted have been met (note that The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) represents a minimal requirement), and (d) the source of all research funding, whether the funding body has imposed any restrictions on free access to or publication of the research data, and authors' financial and non-financial conflicts of interest, such as direct or indirect financial benefit.  Please include the subheader, “Conflict of Interest”, in the Acknowledgement section at the end of your manuscript.  If no such conflict exists, simply respond “None”. Details on ethics procedures and informed consent must also appear in the Method section of the paper.

Peer Review:  All manuscripts are peer reviewed, with the exception of Opinions & Perspectives submissions. The Editor (or the Associate Editor responsible for a manuscript) selects several reviewers from the JIDD Editorial panel to review each paper. If appropriate, a guest reviewer with specific expertise may be consulted. The process is anonymous in that the identity of authors and reviewers is not known to the other party. The Editor (or Associate Editor) then makes the final decision about acceptance for publication. The review process normally takes several months – longer when revision is necessary (revisions are often requested).

Data Sharing:  Authors of data-based articles in JIDD should have their research data available for at least 5 years after publication. On request, these data should be shared with other competent professionals for reanalysis, solely for the purpose of verifying the published findings, provided that participants’ confidentiality is protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data prevent their release. Where relevant, the specific computer program used for data analysis should be identified.

Data Briefs:  This section contains succinct summaries of significant current data (usually national data) on trends in demographics, service provision, expenditure, and other issues. Submissions are subject to peer review. No abstract is required.

Opinions & Perspectives:  This section provides a forum for discussion and debate about important current issues, innovations and policy perspectives in the form of short, well-reasoned, clearly written commentaries. No abstract is required. Submissions undergo editorial review (rather than peer review). Detailed editorial comments may not be provided on submissions that are not accepted.

Book Reviews:  Books for, or offers to, review should be sent to the Book Review Editor: Rachel Mayes, University of Sydney, PO Box 170 Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia. Email  rachel.mayes@sydney.edu.au

ASSID has negotiated with the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID) for an ASSID member discounted subscription to one of the IASSID's Journals, the Journal of Policy & Practice in Intellectual Disability (JPPID).

As the official journal of IASSID, JPPID is a forum for description of evidence-based policy and practice related to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It features content related to policy development, service design, working methods and treatment procedures, and financial, administrative and legal frameworks.

Order online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/jppid and follow the Subscribe/Renew link on the left.