PURPOSE & FOCUS

           A. The fourfold purpose of The New York State School Counseling Journal is to encourage professionals in the school counseling field in New York State:

• To produce scholarly research endeavors.

• To share such publications with their colleagues.

• To provide a vehicle for communication of professional school counseling issues.

• To foster cross collaboration and team efforts among practicing and training school counseling professionals.

B. The New York State School Counseling Journal is published biannually, summer and winter, with a periodic special focus issue each year.

C. Practicing school counselors at the elementary and secondary school levels, their supervisors, school counselor school educators, and related professionals are encourage to submit original works.

           D. Journal Format and Content:

                  1. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

• Research Based

• Theoretical: Manuscripts in this category may include such things as an extensive review of the literature in a particular area, an annotated bibliography of fundamental key publications, and/or theoretical discussions which integrate relevant material in the field in a new light.
• Empirical: Manuscripts which involve actual scientific inquiries, and descriptive and/or inferential statistics. Attention will be paid to details such as client consent, preservation of subject confidentiality, sampling procedures to promote the representativeness of subjects, data storage, and follow up procedures.

• Practice Based

• Manuscripts in this arena will involve works which support, and facilitate the practice of school counseling.
• Examples may include a review of exemplary programs, activities, techniques, comprehensive websites, documentation procedures, or literary resources tied to a particular topic.

                        2. COMMENTARIES

• Each volume of the journal will contain invited essays on timely topics by school counseling professionals in the state.

• Examples of such topics may include school law and ethics, technological advances, special education, scheduling, state standards, model programs, graduation requirements.

3. RESOURCES AND REFLECTIONS

• Short, one to two page items will be included which will provide the reader with practical tools in the field or ‘food for thought’.

• Examples of resource items are lists of websites, activities, and books.

• Examples of reflections are reaction statements to timely issues, professional experience accounts, book reviews, case studies, or responses to previous journal articles.

              E. Manuscripts in either category should reflect an understanding of, and

                   linkage to, the ASCA School Counseling Model and National Standards for

                   School Counselors. Those manuscripts in which are reflected creativity,

                   and critical thinking, as well as speak to timely issues, will be given highest 

                   publication consideration.

AUTHOR SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

A. All manuscripts should conform to the guidelines for publication listed in the 5^th Edition of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual. Refer to the APA guidelines to eliminate bias based on gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic group, disability or age. Avoid passive voice.

B. Manuscripts which are currently under publication consideration by another publisher, or previously published work should not be submitted. Only original material will be reviewed.

C.  Manuscripts may be submitted to the editor, NYSSCAJOURNAL@NYSSCA.ORG, via an electronic file in Microsoft Word 6.0 or higher.

D.  Manuscripts will be accepted at two times during the year: January and June. The journal will be published in March and September.

E.  Manuscripts longer than 20 pages will not be reviewed. Keep titles and headings concise.

F.  Manuscripts should include:

Cover page with:

• Article Title

• Name, Title, Institution, Address, Phone Number, E-Mail Address for each author. Primary authors should be designated as the contact person on manuscripts with multiple authors.

• Author identification should not appear on any page other than the title page in order that the Editorial Board may conduct a blind review of the manuscript.

• Abstract of article not more than 75 words.

• Cover letter in which the merits of the manuscript are briefly described, and a statement indicating that the manuscript is an original work not under review consideration or previously published elsewhere is included.

• Running head.

G.  Author(s) bear full responsibility for the accuracy of references, quotations, tables and figures.

H.  Manuscripts which do not comply with these guidelines will be immediately returned to the author(s) without review.

I.    Each manuscript will be reviewed by a minimum of two editors. General review time turnaround is approximately 60-90 days. All authors will be notified of initial receipt of manuscripts, as well as a final determination regarding the manuscript.

A.      Members of the New York State Counseling Association will automatically receive a copy of the journal.

B.     Non-member school counseling professionals may subscribe by sending a $45.00 money order to NYSSCA, P.O. Box 217, Leicester, NY 14481. Non-member school counseling student subscription cost is $35.00.

C.     Please send any change of address notifications to NYSSCA, P.O. Box 217, Leicester, NY 14481.

ADVERTISING

A.      For advertising information, please contact the lead advertising consultant, Steve Goldberg, JournalAds@NYSSCA.ORG. The publication of any advertisement by NYSSCA is not an endorsement of the advertiser, or the products or services advertised. NYSSCA is not responsible for any claims made in the advertisement. Advertisers may not, without prior consent, incorporate in a subsequent advertisement the fact that a product or service has been advertised in a NYSSCA publication. All rights reserved.

PERMISSIONS

All materials contained in The New York State School Counseling Journal are the property of NYSSCA. Libraries, researchers,  and educators who wish to obtain permission to reproduce contents of this journal, provided no fee is charged to the end user of the material, must submit the request in writing, including the purpose and intended use of the reproduction, to the NYSSCA office.