Submissions

Author Guidelines

To submit an article, you must first register on the GLOSSA site.

In addition, the following links will take you directly to our guidelines for authors, copyright assignment contract, keywords, reading committee and French translation/adaptation of APA guidelines version 7 (2020).

Types of publication

Proposed manuscripts must fall under one of the following categories:

- original research using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative methods ,
- literature review ,
- clinical case or case series ,
- competition for the best article based on a speech-language pathology/logopedics dissertation.

Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts must be written in word-processing software and sent in .docx format.

1. Word count

Authors are encouraged to write articles of between 4,000 and 8,000 words. This means from the beginning of the introduction to the end of the conclusion (title, abstract, references, tables and figures not included). A maximum of 50 bibliographical references and 15 tables and/or figures is recommended.

2. Presentation of the article

The article should be formatted using the style tools available in the word-processing software.

Presentation is at the author's discretion, except for the “Normal” style, which should be in Times New Roman font, size 12, left aligned, 1.5 line spacing.

The manuscript should be presented in the following order:

- Title, in French, then in English (may include content and/or methodology) (Pre-formatted style: “Title 1”)

- Structured abstract (see below), in French and English, 300 to 400 words (Pre-formatted style: “Normal”).

- The six keywords, in French and English (Preformatted style: “Normal”).

- The article, in French, (Pre-formatted styles: “Normal” for the body text, “Title 2”, “Title 3” and “Title 4” for the different title levels).

- List of bibliographical references (limited to 50).

A structured abstract facilitates a more appropriate indexing and citation of the article. The essential elements of a structured abstract are listed below.

Headings (shown here in bold) should be included in the text, as section markers.

- Background. Describe the context of the study;

- Objectives. State the aims and objectives of the study, including any research questions or hypotheses ;

- Methods. Describe the methodology of data collection (e.g. for clinical studies: participants, materials, procedure) ;

- Results. Describe the significant and relevant results of the analyses;

- Conclusions. Explicitly state the conclusions and perspectives of the study.

Tables, figures, graphs, diagrams, schematics and/or photographs must be positioned in the dedicated section with the following alternative text “Insert XXX” (example: “insert figure 1”). They will be uploaded separately to the site in .docx format for tables and .png format for other elements. Each element should be numbered and include a title or caption. Tables and figures should be of interest to the reader, but should not replace the text.

The number of tables, figures, graphs, diagrams, schematics and/or photographs should be limited to a total of 15, to ensure that the article remains readable.

Appendices may be proposed, and long tables or images taking up more than half a page should preferably be made available as appendices.

Footnotes should be kept to a minimum.

The current guidelines for citations and references are APA version 7 (2020). The use of bibliographic reference management software (e.g. Zotero, Mendeley, etc.) does not dispense with the necessity of checking each reference.

3. Use of Inclusive Writing

Glossa does not currently accept submissions written in inclusive writing. We encourage authors to use epicene writing to promote equality between women and men.

The Office québécois de la langue française offers a self-training course on epicene writing on its website.

4. Anonymizing the article

To ensure double-blind review, the paper must be anonymous, i.e. there must be no mention of the author or his or her affiliation either in the body of the text or in the paper's properties. To ensure this:

- Remove the author's name from the text. In the bibliography and footnotes, use the word “Author” and the year instead of the author's name, article title, etc.

- For Microsoft Office documents, the author identification must no longer appear in the file properties (see the main File menu in Word). You must click on : File > Save as > Tools (or Options on the Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties when saving > Save.

- File titles should not include the name(s) of the author(s).

Intellectual property information is attached to documents using metadata, giving access to the editorial team while restricting access to reviewers.

5. Acknowledgements - Declaration of interests and Financing

A Word document must be provided as a separate file containing all the following elements:

- Acknowledgements (optional): a short sentence allowing you to express your thanks to certain people or contributors who are not listed as co-authors, and who have been informed of your intention to thank them.

- Declaration of interests ( mandatory ) : a declaration of any links of interest with the content of the article submitted. If there is no link of interest, this should be stated using the following wording: “The authors declare that they have no link of interest in relation to this article.”

- Funding (mandatory if funding has been obtained): funding details must be provided.

- Disclaimer (optional): a statement to the effect that the opinions expressed in the article are those of the author, and not an official position of his or her home institution or funder.

6. File naming

To ensure anonymity and standardize file names, use the following nomenclature.

Instead of “ArticleTitle” you can use a shortened title (e.g. for the title “Validity study of the Examath5-8 battery in children at the end of MSM” you can use “validiteExamathsMSM”).

- Manuscript: Manuscript_Articletitle.docx

- Tables : Table1_Articletitle.docx

- Figures : Figure1_Articletitle.png

- Images : Image1_Articletitle.png

- Acknowledgements - Declaration of interests and Funding: declarations_Articletitle.docx ,

- Appendices : Annexe1_Articletitle.docx

Proofreading

During the editing stage, the editorial secretaries may contact the author, via the platform, to obtain clarification of bibliographical references or any other point requiring clarification. Previously anonymized references will be provided at this point for reintegration into the final version of the article.

At the “Production” stage, the production director will send the author, through the platform, the final version of the article for definitive proofreading. A return is expected within 5 days. No major changes or additions to the accepted manuscript are permitted at this stage.