Articles may discuss areas in sexual offending that are of a practical nature or of theoretical importance. Discussion must be conceptually competent and must also be readable across disciplinary boundaries. Length should not exceed 5,000 words. In exceptional circumstances longer articles may be accepted where the issue addressed are of special importance. Original articles only are accepted. Material submitted for publication will be reviewed through an anonymous referee process. Final decisions will be made by the Editor.

Authors may also submit short research reports. Such papers should be no longer than 12 pages in length including tables and references.

Manuscripts should be emailed to The Editor (see address below). Please include the author(s) name, affiliation, phone, fax number and return email address where available. Submit  as an A4 formatted document , double-spaced throughout, with 4 cm margins. Cover page should include title of article and an abstract of up to 150 words, summarising the main argument or findings of the article. Because of the anonymous review process, authorship should be submitted on a separate page.  Tables and figures should be inserted into the text for the first review, but authors will be asked to submit tables and figures as separate files on acceptance of the apper.

Quotations should be identified by single quotation marks throughout for text from other sources. Quotations running over five lines should be indented and typed without quotation marks. Acknowledgment should be typed under a final sub-heading immediately preceding References. References should generally follow the APA style however, for ease of reading italics should be used in preference to underline in the reference list and elsewhere.

ANZATSA retains the copyright of all articles published, both in written and electronic forms (World Wide Web).

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