Guidelines for Writing Columns

The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy welcomes article submissions, both solicited and unsolicited, for the Management and Leadership Column, Student’s Corner and Educator’s Column. Queries and ideas for future articles are also welcome.

Article submissions should be relevant to issues related to respiratory therapy; they should enlighten, promote debate, inform, and entertain. Submissions may include pictures and figures.

All articles submitted will be reviewed by select members of the Editorial Board.

Leadership and Management Column Submission Guidelines

Articles should:

Provide a perspective on issues relevant to leadership and management in respiratory therapy or healthcare;
Enlighten the CSRT membership on issues pertinent to the topic of management or leadership;
Encourage interest and debate in defining and promoting best practice in management and leadership;
Be appropriate for publication regarding grammar, tone, and writing style;
Have a length of approximately 1000 words.

Student's Corner Submission Guidelines

Articles should:

Provide a student perspective on issues relevant to respiratory therapy or healthcare;
Enlighten the CSRT membership on issues pertinent to students;
Be appropriate for publication regarding grammar, tone, and writing style;
Have a length of approximately 1000 words.

Educator's Column Submission Guidelines

Articles should:

Provide an educator perspective on issues relevant to respiratory therapy or healthcare;
Share news of current education trends and practice;
Analyze practice/education issues;
Discuss future respiratory trends;
Be appropriate for publication, regarding grammar, tone, and writing style;
Have a length of approximately 1000 words.

For more information on how to submit, please contact the CSRT Communications Manager Rita Hansen at rhansen@csrt.com or at 1-800- 267-3422 (toll free within Canada).