Australia is believed to have a freedom of speech. Yet expression is restricted by defamation and contempt laws and hedged by narrow media ownership. Ministers lied about refugees who were said to have thrown their children overboard. Defence officials warned of non existent Wepons of Mass Destruction. Now Australian journalists are facing a raft of new restrictions on what they can report, resulting from terrorism, industrial relations and even immigration regulations. Is former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, right when he says that Australia May be entering a new dark age?

Contributions:

• Contributors to the scholarly research section must send a 250-word proposal for their articles before 1 January, 2006. If accepted after the reviewing process, the final articles will have to be submitted beforeMay 2006
• Contributors to the other sections must send a 25-50-word proposal for their articles before 1 January, 2006. The final articles must be submitted before 1 March 2006.

Editor: Professor Alan Knight, Central Queensland University.

mailto:a.knight@cqu.edu..au

Mailing address: Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia

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All scholarly refereed articles should adhere to the following guidelines:

1.        Articles and essays must be written according to the Harvard Method &endash; for information see the latest edition of the Chicago Style Manual.

2.        Manuscripts for GMJ:Australia must be submitted by e-mail in Microsoft Word to the Editor (asdebeer@imasa.org ) or the Co-Editor (hwasserman@imasa.org ).

3.        Articles must include:

• Article title (keep to less than 10 words)
• Abstract of 200 words (indication of topic, problem statement, methodology and outcome) , only for research peer-reviewed articles
• Author name/s (first, middle and last name/s
• Academic qualification (e.g. PhD).
• Current position/affiliation.
• Brief personal biography (maximum 25 words).
• e-Mail address (also during holiday periods).
• Physical mailing addresses.
• Telephone and fax numbers.
• URL for author/s' personal web page.
• The above should be on a separate page.
• Page two of peer-reviewed research articles must start with the title only.
• Do not overly format the article. The less formatting, the better. But do have a look at the example supplied on the website for the format the article should adhere to.
• All sub-headings should be numbered, though it will not be used in the final version.
• Submissions must be professionally edited and be proof-read. If not, the articles will not be processed.
• Articles must in camera-ready format, including tables, graphs, charts, etc. within the text.
• Research articles must between 6000 and 7000 words; all other articles should be between 800 and 1200 words.
• Authors should, where relevant, include a list of links to references, web pages, or sites related to their articles, as this is a strong advantage of electronic publications.
• Scholarly research articles will go through a blind peer review process, while other submissions (including invited articles and commentaries) will be reviewed by the GMJ-A editor and co-editor.
• Where uncertainty emerges re the suitability of a particular article for publication, editorial board members will be consulted
• Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing previously published material, including charts, graphs, photos, tables, etc. The publishers could not be hold responsible for any transgression in this instance, or for any other form of plagiarism.
• Authors are to tick off the list above, and make sure that all aspects are correctly dealt with