Note. The Guidelines for Contributors is also available at the American Journal of Occupational Therapy manuscript processing system website; go to http://ajot.submit2aota.org and click on “Instructions for Authors.”
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). We welcome the submission of manuscripts that are relevant to the study of occupation and the practice of occupational therapy. These include articles on the following topics:
Publication goals include the following:
AJOT will aim to publish a variety of articles to reflect the broad range of occupational therapy. However, the goal is for the majority of publications to be effectiveness and instrument development studies. AJOT will only publish methodology studies (e.g., description of clinical trial methods, description of manualization of interventions) if space allows.
AJOT uses the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA,...
