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Title page (pp. 143-144) for the manuscript should show the title of the article, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the authors, a running head and, at the bottom of the page, the name and address (including postal code) of the person to whom proofs and reprint request should be sent.

An abstract (pp. 23-24) should follow the title page. The abstract of a report of an empirical study is 100-150 words; the abstract of a review or theoretical paper is 75-100 words.

Abbreviations (pp. 63-64) should be kept to a minimum.

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References (pp. 107-133) are given at the end of the text. All references cited in the text must appear on the reference list.

A copy of the MS must be kept by the author for proofing purposes.

Reprints

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Copyright

In view of the increasing complexities of copyright law, copyright of material published in the Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis rests with the Australian Society of Hypnosis, Limited. Authors are at liberty to publish their own papers in books of which they are the author or the editor, and may reproduce their papers for their own use.