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JoCAT provides a lively forum for academic research and practice-based papers with a focus on reflexivity and innovation in the field. It sets out to offer a useful resource for professionals and trainees, and to contribute to a broader knowledge and understanding of the arts therapies. JoCAT creates opportunities and encourages new and established authors within Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and internationally to publish their work. The journal promotes a diversity of modalities, philosophical orientations, voices and genres.

JoCAT only accepts original high-quality submissions in clear and well-written English that conform to the following guidelines, the JoCAT Style Guide, and have been formatted using the JoCAT Style Template. 

While JoCAT is published in English, a paper written in an author’s preferred language can be considered alongside an English version. Both will be published online.

JoCAT acknowledges the First Peoples/Tangata Whenua of the countries of our authors and readers.

The journal publishes in the following:   

Full-length papers: Papers on selected themes and original research. By invitation or submission.
Word range: 4,000–7,000 words, plus a 100-word abstract, references, tables and figures. 

Shorter papers: Brief practice-based papers, practice papers, case studies, essays, reflections, and discussion papers.
Word range: 2,000–4,000 words, plus a 100-word abstract, references, tables and figures. 

Interviews: Transcribed conversations with and between contributors to the field of the creative arts therapies. By invitation and negotiation.
Word range: 2,000–3,000, plus a 100-word abstract, references, tables and figures. 

Podcasts: Recorded conversations with and between contributors to the field of the creative arts therapies. By invitation and negotiation.
Duration range: 20 minutes to one hour, plus a 150-word introduction and references if mentioned in the podcast. 

Reviews: Well-informed, balanced responses to, and critiques of, CAT-related books, videos, performances, exhibitions, websites, apps and podcasts. By invitation or submission.
Word range: 1,000–1,500 words, plus a high resolution photo of the cover of the book, or works from the exhibition, performance etc.

Creative contributions: Creative writing, poetry, artworks, videos, photo essays, illustrated stories, cartoons and comics, and documentation of performance works.
Size limit: To be negotiated prior to submission.