CDI Instructions for authors

For all work intended for submission to CDI, please follow the submission guidelines contained within the ‘Communicable Diseases Intelligence Instructions for Authors’ document, which provides detailed guidelines on

• Acceptable manuscript types
• Manuscript structure and word limits
• Authorship, ethics, copyright and privacy declarations
• Style guidelines
• Technical specifications and accessibility requirements for figures

Communicable Diseases Intelligence instructions for authors (PDF 3.39 MB) (Word 841 KB)

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Submission package

To ensure the efficient handling of submitted manuscripts, authors must submit the following documents and files at one time to cdi.editor@health.gov.au.

• Article Submission Coversheet.
• Article in Microsoft Word format.
• Article charts in Microsoft Excel format.
• For general contributions: Copyright And Privacy Form.
• For Australian Government Department of Health contributors: Australian Privacy Principle 5 (APP5) Notification Form.
• Article illustrations in an appropriate format, at 300 dpi resolution or higher.
• Accessibility information:
  • Article summary.
  • Table descriptions.
  • Figure descriptions.

Article Submission Coversheet (All submissions)

Article Submission Coversheet (PDF 410 KB) (Word 43 KB)

Copyright And Privacy Form (Only for contributions from authors external to the Australian Government)

Copyright And Privacy Form (PDF 114 KB) (Word 48 KB)

Australian Privacy Principle 5 (APP5) Notification Form (Only for use by Australian Government Department of Health contributors, and for authors of regular surveillance reports wherein the copyright is contractually vested in the Department)

Australian Privacy Principle 5 (APP5) Notification Form (PDF 809 KB) (Word 37KB)