Manuscript Submissions

How to Submit

Manuscripts for Canadian Journal of MAiD should be submitted digitally to info@catalytichealth.com. Canadian Journal of MAiD welcomes submissions from members of the Canadian and International community  and does not charge article processing fees or any other fees for manuscript submission or publication.

 

Submission Requirements

Manuscripts should be submitted in .doc or .docx (Microsoft Word) formats only. When preparing your manuscript, please insert all graphics (figures, tables, etc.) into the main text after the paragraph where each is first cited.

Canadian Journal of MAiD sets limits on the length of manuscripts and submissions: they must be no longer than 1,500 words, exclusive of figures and references. Short abstracts (under 250 words) may be optionally included but are not required for all articles.

Standard-length articles should include no more than 2–3 figures, tables, and other graphics. References should be formatted using Vancouver style (also known as the citation–sequence or author–number system). They should be listed as end references in the order they appear and identified in text using superscript Arabic numerals.

Canadian Journal of MAiD publishes exclusively original content that has not previously been published, and condemns all forms of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. 

Plagiarism is the use of others' ideas or words without attribution, presenting them as original rather than derived from an existing source. Self-plagiarism involves using one's own previously published writing without citing it formally, and must be avoided or clarified.

The use of AI must be addressed in a statement at the end of the manuscript. Authors are required to state whether AI was used in the preparation of the manuscript, and if it was used, to provide explicit information about how it was used.

 

Author Information

Each author must provide a statement regarding funding information and potential conflicts of interest. For manuscripts with more than one author, please also provide author contribution information.

Each author must provide a high-resolution headshot and a short biography (max 150 words). Biographical information should include the author’s full name and current positions or affiliations; educational background, including type and level of degree received and institutional information; work experience; current and past research interests; and memberships in professional societies or awards received.

Headshots and biographies of all authors will be published alongside each article. For a manuscript to be accepted, the Canadian Journal of MAiD must be granted license to publish author information.

 

Review Process

All articles published in Canadian Journal of MAiD are subject to peer review and will be assessed for scientific content and quality. Submitted manuscripts will also be evaluated for alignment with the journal's aims and scope.

The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process and must ensure that queries, revisions, and approvals can be provided within a one-week time period during the review of their manuscript.

Upon review, a submitted manuscript may be rejected, accepted with corrections or a request for changes (in which case the Editorial Committee may request the manuscript be returned for a second review), or accepted with minor edits. In all cases, all reviewer comments, suggestions, or requests will be forwarded to the corresponding author. In the event that an article is rejected, the Editorial Committee will inform the submitting author of the reasons for this decision.

All accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting to conform to the journal's stylistic and editorial standards. Corrections and suggested linguistic changes are sent to the submitting author for approval prior to publication.

Canadian Journal of MAiD publishes all of its articles in both English and French.