For the authors

GENERALITIES

Manuscripts are submitted in computer format only. The submission file may be in an Open Document Format (ODT), Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX), or Rich Text Format (RTF) file format.

Manuscript form follows the rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition. Where possible, Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) or Internet addresses (URLs) of references are provided.

The use of italics is normally reserved for words in another language (English, Latin, etc.) and for original citations. Capitalization is reserved for acronyms and main titles.

The first time an acronym appears, it should be spelled out with capital letters at the beginning of the words concerned, then the acronym in parentheses.

There is no need to format the text manually. Each paragraph and heading ends with a single carriage return.

 

INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE

RFRE is sensitive to the use of inclusive language in order to make visible mixed and unmixed situations in the social world. RFRE therefore welcomes the submission of manuscripts that use inclusive language. In doing so, anyone is free to submit a manuscript as they wish. This choice will have no impact on the editorial decision of RFRE.

The following recommendations are intended to provide guidance to anyone wishing to submit a text to the RFRE. They are very general recommendations for the application of inclusive language that visibilizes women and minorities (e.g., racialized, disabled, LGBTQIA+). The editorial board supports an open vision of living writing. In proposing these recommendations, the editorial board does not intend to impose a single form of inclusive writing, but rather wishes to encourage writing practices that promote consistency.

  • We suggest the use of gender-neutral formulas, such as the use of "people". This allows for the inclusion of people who do not identify as either "women" or "men".
  • It is also possible to use the "x" to make visible people who do not recognize themselves in a binary gender assignment.
  • Finally, more inclusive forms are emerging. These forms are accepted and welcomed by the journal.
  • With regard to other forms of inclusive language, i.e., formulations concerning age, race, disability or designation of people with health problems, non-discriminatory formulations are made possible, in particular by avoiding substantification (preferring "people with schizophrenia" rather than "schizophrenics", "people with disabilities" rather than "the disabled").
  • In terms of age, the simplest way is to give age ranges, such as "people aged 18 to 25" or "people aged over 65" or status (majority, retirement). Note that "adulthood" includes all ages of life after adolescence.
  • The use of certain terms that are considered problematic, such as "a person of color" are discouraged. Instead, the use of the term "racialized person" is recommended (for details on terms considered problematic, refer to the guide developed by Amnesty International).
  • Where scientific categories are not used, the names chosen by the people concerned should be preferred to other names where they exist (e.g. "senior citizens" rather than "elderly people").

Thus, for authors who wish to write a manuscript in inclusive writing, the editorial committee encourages them to practice inclusive writing that results from scientific reflection on diversity in the social spaces studied, beyond the mechanical application of rules. As inclusive writing practices are still evolving, these recommendations may be revised in the future, and the committee remains vigilant and mobilized on this issue. Finally, authors can help themselves by consulting the online dictionary eninclusif. To go further, we suggest the guide developed by Amnesty International.

 

GUIDELINES BY THE TYPE ARTICLE

Editorial

Length: 1,000 to 2,500 words (excluding references).

This section presents a position, a call to action or a discussion of interest to the world of occupational therapy. In the case of a special issue, the editorial may also provide a brief introduction to the publications in the issue.

 

Letter to the Editor

Length: up to 1500 words (without references).

This section allows readers to comment on an article published in the Revue Francophone de Recherche en Ergothérapie, either to add elements, to discuss the methodology or to debate the results presented. It can also be used to comment on a current issue in the field of occupational therapy research.

 

Methodologies

Length: approximately 2000 words (without references).

The purpose of this section is to present an aspect of research methodology in a didactic manner or to discuss an issue related to the research process.

The document presents:

  • a title page with the title of the article, the names of the authors and their affiliations, the contact information of the principal author
  • the text of the manuscript
  • the list of bibliographic references in APA format.

The manuscript must be submitted online. It is evaluated by the editorial committee.

 

Our work in progress

Length: about 2500 words (without references).

This section allows a researcher, or a research team, to present a synthesis of a series of studies conducted on the same research object. The synthesis outlines the work that has been done, its links and its main results. It discusses their significance for research and practice.

The document includes:

  • a title page with the title of the article, the names of the authors and their affiliations, and the contact information of the principal author
  • the text of the manuscript
  • the list of bibliographic references in APA format.

The manuscript must be submitted online. It is evaluated by the editorial committee.

 

Research Article

Length: from 2000 to 5000 words (without references).

This section allows you to publish an original scientific text related to occupational therapy. A research article is a text that presents the results of an empirical research or a literature review (e.g., a scoping review, a systematic review, etc.). It presents contextual, methodological and empirical elements. It allows the reader to understand the meaning of these results and to assess their quality.

Depending on the epistemological or methodological orientation, it may have various characteristics and forms. Authors can consult the Guide francophone d'analyse systématique des articles scientifiques (GFASAS) by S. Tétreault, E. Sorita, A. Ryan & A. Ledoux to verify the content of their text. Generally, a scientific article includes the following elements:

  • The Introduction section describes the context, the problem and the research question.
  • The Literature Review section is a synthesis of the scientific literature on the subject. It may include a theoretical model.
  • The Methods or Methodology section describes the method chosen to answer the research question. If the study has received ethics committee approval, it is important to specify this in this section. If it is a clinical efficacy study, the study must be listed in a clinical studies registry and its contact information is mentioned. In other cases, the article will present in the method section any ethical issues raised by the study and how they were taken into account.
  • The Results section discusses the results obtained and presents a summary of the data.
  • The Discussion section takes up the essential elements of the results in relation to the initial question and discusses them in the light of existing knowledge (link with authors). Depending on the nature of the results, the practical implications are also discussed. Recommendations and limitations of the study should also be described. In some qualitative research, results and discussion are combined in the same section.
  • A Conclusion concludes the text, followed by a list of references.

The manuscript, relevant and of interest to occupational therapists, is submitted online. The article must be original: it must not have been previously published elsewhere, and must not be currently submitted to another journal (or an explanation must be provided to the editorial board). Studies that have been submitted to an ethics committee and/or registered in a clinical studies registry must indicate the details of this submission in the methodology section of their manuscript.

The manuscript is evaluated blind: the experts are not informed of the names of the authors. To ensure the fairest possible peer review process, every effort must be made to protect the anonymity of the authors to the reviewers and vice versa. The author therefore provides an unidentifiable manuscript and eliminates his or her identity from the properties of the file sent for evaluation. On the basis of the appraisals, the manuscript is accepted without correction or with minor corrections, accepted subject to major corrections or rejected.

Format: A4, 2.5 cm margins, left justified, double spaced.

For research articles, which will be evaluated in double-blind, two files are required. A first file presents:

  • The title of the article,
  • The names of all authors - co-authors, their affiliations, their respective coordinates and their ORCID numbers.
  • The acknowledgements,
  • Sources of funding and possible conflicts of interest.
  • The name of one to two people who may be asked to review your manuscript.

The recommended experts should be experts in their field and should be able to provide an objective evaluation of the manuscript. However, it is important to avoid potential conflicts of interest when recommending experts. In principle, the expert should not have knowledge of the submission, should not have collaborated recently with any of the authors, and should not be from the same institution as any of the authors. Please note that the editor is not obliged to solicit your proposed referees.

A second file presents the manuscript itself, anonymized.

It includes:

  • a title page
  • a 250-word summary in French
  • 3 to 10 key words,
  • the title in English
  • a 250-word English summary
  • 3 to 10 keywords in English
  • the text of the manuscript
  • the list of bibliographic references.

Tables and figures are presented in the text itself (no separate files). They are numbered.

If necessary, appendices can be attached in a separate file (e.g. an image file, a data file).

Brief summary

Length: from 1000 to 3000 words (without references).

This section allows you to publish a very short original scientific text related to occupational therapy. A short report follows the same rules as a research article (see above), BUT it presents the results of a theoretically simple empirical research, of very limited scope or of a preliminary study.

 

Read / Seen for "you"

Length: 1000 to 1500 words (without references).

This section is intended to facilitate broad sharing of:

1) the reading of a scientific text, a research report, a book related to occupational therapy

or

2) a presentation, a congress, a symposium and a scientific meeting.

The manuscript, of general interest to occupational therapists, must be submitted online. It is evaluated by the editorial committee.

The title page presents the title of the article, the names of the authors and their affiliations, and the contact information of the principal author. The manuscript provides the full reference of the text or scientific event reported.

 


AUTHORS' COMMITMENT

Authors publishing in this journal agree to the following terms:

Copyright

  1. Authors hold the copyright to the manuscript and/or its components and grant the journal the right of first publication, under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to share the work with attribution and initial publication in this journal, but not to make commercial use without the author's permission.
  2. Authors may enter into additional, separate contractual agreements for non-exclusive dissemination of the print version of the work by the journal (e.g., institutional deposit or publication in a book), with a credit to its original publication in this journal.
  3. Authors have the right - and are encouraged - to publish their work online (e.g., in an institutional repository or on an institution's website) prior to and during the submission process, as this can lead to fruitful exchanges as well as a greater number of references to the published work more quickly (see The Effect of Open Access).

Law and ethics

  1. The article is published under the full responsibility of its authors and does not engage the responsibility of the journal.
  2. The current practices in terms of publication ethics are respected, in particular by avoiding plagiarism and redundant publications.
  3. There are no conflicts of interest for any of the authors, or if such conflicts exist, they are disclosed.
  4. The production of the manuscript does not violate any rights, including intellectual property rights.
  5. The co-authors, if any, have made a substantial contribution to the production of the manuscript and there are no authors who meet this criterion and are not listed as co-authors.
  6. The necessary ethical provisions were made in the conduct of the study presented in the manuscript.