Submissions

Author Guidelines

Instructions for authors

Suicidologi is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published since 1996 by the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. The only journal in this field in the Nordic region, Suicidologi has about 5000 subscribers working in research, clinical practice and prevention. Suicidologi welcomes contributions in English and in Nordic languages from the breadth of all disciplines in suicide research and prevention.

Manuscript types
Suicidologi publishes the following main types of articles:

Standard articles based on empirical studies, case studies and theoretical analyses. The number of words for standard articles should not exceed 3600 words including references.

Literature reviews based on systematic searches and presentations of the literature. The number of words for literature review articles should not exceed 4500 words including references.

Editorials. The Journal welcomes editorials covering topics of relevance and interest to the Journals' readership. Editorials should not exceed 900 words including references.

Personal experiences/reflections. The Journal welcomes articles about personal experiences in the broadest sense. These articles should not exceed 1200 word.

Book reviews. The Journal welcomes book reviews covering topics of relevance. Book reviews should not exceed 1200 words.

Letters to the Editor are welcomed and should not exceed 450 words including references.

Submission of manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted as an attachment to an e-mail to the Editor Lars Mehlum MD at suicidologi@medisin.uio.no. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter stating the purpose of the submission and that all the listed authors agree to the submission. The cover letter must also contain complete contact information for the corresponding author: full name, title and affiliation, telephone number and e-mail address. Questions regarding the journal or manuscripts should be directed to Editorial Manager Hanne Holmesland MA at hanne.holmesland@medisin.uio.no or through telephone (country code 47) 229 234 73. Submission is free of charge. There is no publication fee.

Manuscript formatting requirements
Manuscripts must be produced in Word, with Times New Roman font size 12 double-spaced with broad margins throughout.

The Journal requires a signed statement from all the authors that they have individually read, contributed to and approved of the final submitted manuscript, in adherence to international norms of co-authorship. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources.

Authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and to acknowledge all forms of support, grants or support from individuals in a separate Disclosures and Acknowledgement section in the manuscript.

Review process
All manuscripts (excluding editorials and letters to the Editor, but including invited manuscripts) regarded suitable and relevant to the Journal will be submitted for peer-review before an editorial decision whether to publish it is made. Suicidologi adopts a double blind peer review approach; reviewers are anonymous to the authors and each other and authors are anonymous to reviewers. Authors will be informed about the outcome of the review process as soon as it is completed.

Manuscript organization
Choose an apt, short and concise title. The introduction section should briefly orient the reader to the subject. Use non-numbered informative subheadings in separate lines throughout the manuscript to make the manuscript more reader-friendly. Empirical studies involving human study subjects should make clear in the Methods section that informed consent was obtained from subjects who participated in the study, and that the study had been approved by an Internal Review Board or Ethics Committee.

Methods, materials and results should be described in separate sections. The most important results should be discussed in a separate section and implications for further research, practice and/or prevention be highlighted.

Tables and figures should be numbered and included at the end of the manuscript (after the References section) and not be embedded in the manuscript text. Each table and figure must be self-explanatory through the use of short informative titles and clear legends.

The manuscript can carry up to 3 illustrations excluding tables, figures and graphs. Illustrations, tables and figures may be submitted in colour. Illustrations should be submitted as separate electronic files with high resolution. Footnotes should be avoided in the manuscript text, but are allowed in tables and figures.

Three to five keywords should be included.

Provide a brief (up to 40 words) presentation of each author with photo. See previous issues for information about style. For photo files, use high resolution.

References
References should be formatted according to the APA 5th ed. (2001)with the following adaptation: If the reference contains more than two authors, only the first should be mentioned: (Mehlum et al., 2009). All the references should be listed alphabetically at the end. The titles of journals should be abbreviated using Index Medicus:

http://www2.bg.am.poznan.pl/czasopisma/medicus.php?lang=eng. Make sure that all references in the list have been cited in the text.

Abstract
The manuscript should be summarized in an abstract of maximum 200 words. Avoid abbreviations and reference to the text.

Proofreading
Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author who is responsible for checking them and respond within 48 hours if not otherwise agreed.

Complimentary copies
The corresponding author will receive 2 complimentary issues. Additional issues may be ordered separately. Larger numbers of issues (>20) must be pre-ordered and will be provided at a charge.