How to Get an Article Published in The Career Development Quarterly

How to Get an Article Published in The Career Development Quarterly The Official Journal of the National Career Development Association Presenter: Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor A presentation at the annual conference of the National Career Development Association Chicago, Illinois , USA, July 8, 2006 Keys to Publication in CDQ Relevancy Importance Implications Story Precision Ethics Critique Humane How to publish in the CDQ The Career Development Quarterly Executive Summary ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION: PUBLICATION GUIDELINES: Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor The Career Development Quarterly University of Missouri - Saint Louis 415 Marillac Hall One University Boulevard Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA Phone: 1.314.516.7121 Fax: 1.314.516.5784 E-mail: cdq@ncda.org Web: www.ncda.org Manuscript Length: 5-15 pages Copies Required: One Electronic Submission: Yes, preferred at cdq@ncda.org Format: Microsoft Word Manuscript Style: American Psychological Association (5th edition) CIRCULATION DATA: REVIEW INFORMATION: Reader: Practicing Counselors Frequency of Issue: Quarterly Copies per Issue: 5,500 Sponsor/Publisher: National Career Development Association Subscribe Price: 55.00 US$ Individual 100.00 US$ Institutional Type of Review: Blind Review No of External Reviewers: No of In House Reviewers: Time to Review: Months or Less Reviewers Comments: Yes Invited Articles: 0-5% MANUSCRIPT TOPICS: Career & Vocational Issues; All topics as related to Career Counseling; Individual and Organizational Career Development; Work and Leisure; Career Education; Career Coaching; Career Management; Counseling & Personnel Services; Tests, Measurement & Evaluation; Vocational Guidance; Vocational Psychology Information on The Career Development Quarterly is available at www.ncda.org How to publish in the CDQ Editor Mark Pope Division of Counseling & Family Therapy College of Education University of Missouri – Saint Louis 415 Marillac Hall One University Boulevard Saint Louis, MO 63121-4499 USA Editorial Assistant Wan Noorshuhada Mohd Isa Editorial Board Lynette Bikos (2007) Seattle Pacific University Charles Chen (2007) University of Toronto Robert Chope (2006) San Francisco State University Madonna Constantine (2007) Columbia University Rich Feller (2006) Colorado State University Lisa Flores (2007) University of Missouri - Columbia Jane Goodman (2006) Oakland University Paul Gore (2006) ACT Mary Guindon (2007) Johns Hopkins University Paul J Hartung (2006) Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine David Jepsen (2007) University of Iowa David Kaplan (2007) American Counseling Association John D Krumboltz (2006) Stanford University Richard Lapan (2007) University of Massachusetts - Amherst Kristin Perrone (2006) Ball State University Gary Peterson (2006) Florida State University Erik Porfeli (2007) University of North Carolina - Charlotte Jeffrey Prince (2006) University of California - Berkeley Lee Richmond (2007) Loyola College - Baltimore Nancy Schlossberg (2006) University of Maryland – College Park Michael Shahnasarian (2006) Career Consultants of America Marie Shoffner (2006) University of Virginia Mei Tang (2007) University of Cincinnati Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien (2007) National Taiwan Normal University Beverly Vandiver (2007) Pennsylvania State University How to publish in the CDQ Raoul Van Esbroeck (2007) Vrije Universiteit Brussel W Bruce Walsh (2006) Ohio State University How to publish in the CDQ Information for Authors The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ) invites articles regarding career counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career education, career coaching, and career management Methodologies can include but are not limited to literature reviews that make research accessible to practitioners, case studies, history and public policy analyses, qualitative research, and quantitative research that is of specific relevance to the practice of career development Each article should include implications for practice because CDQ is concerned with fostering career development through the design and use of career interventions Regular manuscripts must be double-spaced throughout (including references) and must not exceed 26,700 characters (including spaces), 3,750 words, or 15 pages Occasionally, a longer manuscript may be considered Provide, but not count, a cover page with each author’s name, position, and place of employment, and a clear abstract of essential information of up to 100 words Authors should not place their names or other identifying information on the manuscript itself because all manuscripts are peer-reviewed with a blind reviewing system Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via e-mail as an attachment to CDQ@ncda.org Manuscripts will be acknowledged by e-mail when they are received Reports of demonstrably effective career counseling methods or programs are featured in the section “Effective Techniques.” Articles in this section describe theoretically based techniques that advance career development for people of all ages Qualitative or quantitative data providing evidence of the techniques’ effectiveness will be included in these articles Manuscripts submitted to the “Effective Techniques” section should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and should not exceed 21,360 characters (including spaces), 3,000 words, or 12 pages Such articles should contain (a) a brief review of the literature related to the theoretically based intervention, (b) a clear description of the intervention, (c) a brief report of data supporting the techniques’ effectiveness, and (d) a summary The “Personal Perspectives” section contains analyses of personal career development experiences and short editorials about critical issues in research or practice Articles prepared for this section should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and should not exceed 12,460 characters (including spaces), 1,750 words, or pages How to publish in the CDQ Responses to previously published articles appear in the “Reader Reactions” section These responses should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and should not exceed 8,900 characters (including spaces), 1,250 words, or pages “Brief Reports” manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and should not exceed 8,900 characters (including spaces), 1,250 words, or pages (excluding title page, an abstract of no more than 80 words, references, and no more than one table or figure) and should contain a clear and concise summary of the study (including rationale, objectives, design, instruments, sample, analyses, results, and implications for research and practice) Manuscripts must be prepared carefully, such that ideas flow coherently and writing is clear and concise Avoid jargon, acronyms, and sexist terminology Headings and subheadings should be used to structure the content Article titles and headings in the articles should be as short as possible Use tables sparingly, include only essential data, and combine tables wherever possible Authors should submit no more than three tables or two figures with each manuscript The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) serves as the style manual for CDQ Authors are encouraged to reduce bias in language against persons on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic group, disability, or age by referring to the guidelines in the fifth edition of the APA manual Authors must address the clinical significance of their results using effect size indicators, narrative analyses, or both Authors who use lengthy quotations or adapt tables and figures from another source must secure written permission to so from the copyrighted source Manuscripts that include copyrighted material will not be accepted for publication in CDQ until the author provides the editor with written permission from the copyright holder Submit all manuscripts electronically through e-mail to Mark Pope, Ed.D MCC, Editor, The Career Development Quarterly at CDQ@ncda.org If you not have access to electronic mail services, please send an original and three photocopies of the manuscript to Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor, The Career Development Quarterly, Division of Counseling & Family Therapy, College of Education, University of Missouri–Saint Louis, 415 Marillac Hall, One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA, 1.314.516.7121 Be sure to include your e-mail address on the title page of the manuscript Never submit material that is under consideration by another journal or that has been previously published About 10 weeks will elapse How to publish in the CDQ between acknowledgment of the manuscript’s receipt and notification of its disposition After the final acceptance of an article, authors should expect minor editing for style consistency Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication will be asked to provide the final article electronically via e-mail, specifying word processing software that was used to prepare the manuscript (MS Word or WordPerfect 5.0 or later version is preferred) along with a txt file with no line breaks (e.g., popems.txt) After an article’s publication, all authors of articles and senior contributors to sections will receive a complimentary copy of CDQ from ACA Publications How to publish in the CDQ Manuscript Flowchart Manuscript sent to editor via email at cdq@ncda.org Identification number assigned to manuscript Initial review by editor for appropriateness for CDQ and correct format Manuscript assigned to three editorial board reviewers Letter acknowledging receipt sent to manuscript authors Letter of assignment sent to reviewers along with copy of manuscript One week before review deadline, letter of reminder sent to reviewers One week after deadline, telephone call placed to reviewers When reviews received, editor makes decision on manuscript a) accept with minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review b) revise with encouragement to resubmit, manuscript requires revisions, some substantive, that are detailed in the review c) revise with option to resubmit, major revisions, will require new full review d) definitely reject e) reject, inappropriate for CDQ, perhaps appropriate for (specify journal) 10 Editor prepares letter to authors based on decision a) If “accept as is”, proceed to journal preparation phase b) If “revise with encouragement to resubmit”, send letter to authors detailing necessary revisions Editor-only review and then proceed to journal preparation phase c) If “not accept, resubmit with revisions”, send letter to authors detailing necessary revisions, and return to “manuscript assigned to reviewers” May be preferable here to assign to same reviewers d) If “not accept”, send letter to authors 11 In the journal preparation phase, authors receive and must complete all required documentation, including author information, releases, and permissions 12 Six months before publication date, the editor sends completed manuscripts for the specific CDQ issue to American Counseling Association (ACA) Publications to production editors for typesetting and final copyediting 13 ACA Publications’ production editors communicate with authors on final editorial queries and editing 14 CDQ sent to be printed 15 CDQ mailed to NCDA members, libraries, and other subscribers 16 CDQ is read, cited, and enjoyed by millions How to publish in the CDQ CDQ Review Form – Research/Empirical Manuscripts (Quantitative/Qualitative) Please review the enclosed manuscript and include a narrative critique on a separate page Then use a checkmark to indicate your rating of the manuscript with regard to the following criteria: Relevance of topic to CDQ: Excellent, extremely relevant to CDQ readers Good, of interest to CDQ readers Marginal, may be of interest to some CDQ readers Poor, inappropriate for CDQ Quality of the literature review Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone Clarity/organization of rationale Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone Quality of design/methodology Excellent, well-designed study Good, some minor problems Marginal, problems which may be serious Poor, unsalvageable Adequacy of data analysis Excellent, appropriate analysis Good, some minor problems Marginal, requires reanalysis Poor, inappropriate methods chosen Appropriateness of the interpretation of the results and conclusions Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone 7.Contribution to theory or practice Excellent, important timely contribution Good, could be improved with revision Marginal, questionable contribution as written Poor, little or no contribution Quality of writing style Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions How to publish in the CDQ 10 Poor, needs to be completely redone How to publish in the CDQ 11 Recommendation: Accept (minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review) Revise with encouragement to resubmit (requires revision, some substantive, that are detailed in the review) Revise with option to resubmit (major revisions, will require new full review) Definitely reject Reject, inappropriate for CDQ (perhaps appropriate for How to publish in the CDQ 12 CDQ Review Form – Conceptual Manuscripts Please review the enclosed manuscript and include a narrative critique on a separate page Then use a check mark to indicate your rating of the manuscript with regard to the following criteria: Relevance of topic to CDQ: Excellent, extremely relevant to CDQ readers Good, of interest to CDQ readers Marginal, may be of interest to some CDQ readers Poor, inappropriate for CDQ Importance of topic to profession: Excellent, addresses a vital professional issue Good, addresses a professional issue of merit Marginal, addresses an issue of uncertain importance Poor, addresses an unimportant issue Relation to previous literature: Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone Quality of conceptualization: Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone Contribution to practice: Excellent, important timely contribution Good, could be improved with revision Marginal, questionable contribution as written Poor, little or no contribution Contribution to theory: Excellent, important timely contribution Good, could be improved with revision Marginal, questionable contribution as written Poor, little or no contribution Quality of writing style: Excellent, little or no need to revise Good, can be improved with revision Marginal, requires major revisions Poor, needs to be completely redone Recommendation: Accept (minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review) Revise with encouragement to resubmit (requires revision, some substantive, that are detailed in the review) Revise with option to resubmit (major revisions, will require new full review) Definitely reject How to publish in the CDQ 13 Reject, inappropriate for CDQ (perhaps appropriate for How to publish in the CDQ 14 The Career Development Quarterly - March 2006 Articles Metacognitions and Multicultural Competence: Expanding the Culturally Appropriate Career Counseling Model Angela M Byars-Winston and Nadya A Fouad Anticipated Work-Family Conflict: Effects of Gender, Self-Efficacy, and Family Background Rachel Gali Cinamon Vocational Skills and Outcomes among Native American Adolescents: A Test of the Integrative Contextual Model of Career Development Sherri L Turner, Michelle J Trotter, Richard T Lapan, Katherine A Czajka, Pahoua Yang, and Annette E A Brissett Religion, Spirituality, and Career Development in African American College Students: A Qualitative Inquiry Madonna G Constantine, Marie L Miville, Anika K Warren, Kathy A Gainor, and Ma’at E L Lewis-Coles Effects of Career Counseling on French Adults: An Experimental Study Jean-Luc Bernaud, Jean-Philippe Gaudron, and Claude Lemoine Content Analysis of CDQ from 1994-2003: Implications and Trends for Practitioners and Researchers from a Decade of Research James M Loveland, Walter C Buboltz, Jonathan Schwartz, and Gina Gibson Effective Techniques Cross-Cultural Interviewing in the Hiring Process: Challenges and Strategies Choon-Hwa Lim, Richard Winter, and Christopher C A Chan Using the Self-Directed Search : Career Explorer with High-Risk Middle School Students Debra S Osborn and Robert C Reardon Information for Authors How to publish in the CDQ 15 ... the CDQ Information for Authors The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ) invites articles regarding career counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career. .. Yes Invited Articles: 0-5% MANUSCRIPT TOPICS: Career & Vocational Issues; All topics as related to Career Counseling; Individual and Organizational Career Development; Work and Leisure; Career. .. coherently and writing is clear and concise Avoid jargon, acronyms, and sexist terminology Headings and subheadings should be used to structure the content Article titles and headings in the articles