Submitting your manuscript

How to send your files to the editorial office, step by step.

SAJM currently accepts submissions by email. The Editorial Office will acknowledge receipt within five working days and assign a manuscript number.

  1. Prepare your files using the checklist below.
  2. Email all files as attachments to editorial@sajm.au.
  3. Use the subject line: SAJM Submission — [Article type] — [First Author Surname].
  4. In your cover letter, please:
    • briefly state the work’s significance and fit with SAJM’s scope;
    • declare any AI use (per the AI policy);
    • indicate whether you would like to be considered for the First-Time and Emerging Authors mentoring pathway; and
    • suggest up to three potential reviewers, and any you would prefer to be excluded (with reasons).