Notice to Contributors
Editorial Scope
We continue to welcome high quality manuscripts that present original research findings on all topics related to development during adolescence, including articles focused on the transitional periods preceding and following adolescence. Although we encourage research using longitudinal data, innovative cross-sectional and qualitative studies will be considered. In addition, we encourage submission of integrated, critical review articles that synthesize and expand on existing research or challenge existing lines of research. We also will continue to publish brief empirical reports that highlight methods and findings.
In looking forward, the editorial team particularly encourages studies that build linkages between research and practice by addressing real-world problems and concerns of adolescents and others involved in their development (families, schools, agencies, etc.), and that include multi-method research. We encourage authors to present findings from translational research or discuss the translational implications of their work, as well as the connections between theory and practice. By translational we mean the multi-phased process by which research-generated knowledge of adolescent development is used to inform public policy and practice and vice versa. We also hope to expand the presence of articles from our international colleagues, and will make a focused effort to encourage submissions related to adolescence in developing countries. To increase the accessibility of the journal for diverse audiences, we will publish brief lay summaries of all articles. We also hope to expand the number of pages in the journal and increase on-line and early access to accommodate these new directions.
We welcome suggestions from all of you on other types of articles or special issues you would like to see in our journal. If you are interested in submitting to the JRA or if you have questions, please go to the SRA website at http://www.s-r-a.org/journal-research-adolescence/about-jra. Please attend carefully to APA (Sixth Edition) guidelines for submissions and JRA word limitations: Brief empirical reports are limited to 4,500 words; research articles and reviews are limited to 10,000 words.
Editor: Nancy Guerra
Associate Editors: Paul Boxer, Catherine P. Bradshaw, Sandra Graham, Gordon Harold, Jenae Neiderhiser, Marcela Raffaelli, and René Veenstra
Audience
Clinical, social, and developmental psychologists, sociologists, social workers, and those specializing in family studies.
Manuscript Submission
Please visit http://www.s-r-a.org/jrasubmit/ to submit a manuscript.
Note to NIH Grantees
Pursuant to NIH mandate, The Society (through Wiley-Blackwell) will post the accepted version of Contributions authored by NIH grantholders to PubMed Central upon acceptance. This accepted version will be made publicly available 12 months after publication. For further information, see http://www.wiley.com/go/nihmandate.
Permissions
Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to reprint or adapt a table or figure or to reprint a quotation of 500 words or more. Authors should write to original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use the material in the article and in future editions. Provide copies of all permissions and credit lines obtained.
Regulations
Only original manuscripts, written in English, are considered. The corresponding author for a manuscript must, in an accompanying cover letter, warrant that all co-authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript and that the study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association. Authors should also state that the findings reported in the manuscript have not been published previously and that the manuscript is not being simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Upon acceptance, the authors are required to sign a publication agreement transferring the copyright from the author to the Society for Research on Adolescence. Accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of the journal. A statement of Editorial Policy appeared in Volume 1, Number 1.
Manuscript Review
The Journal of Research on Adolescence has a Board of Editors that is vested with control over manuscript review and publication. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Editor and the Board of Editors and by invited reviewers with special competence in the area represented by the manuscript. Articles and reviews must be judged to be of substantial importance to the broad, multidisciplinary readership of the journal as well as meet a high level of scientific acceptability. A first level of review determines the importance and appropriateness of submissions to the journal readership at large in conjunction with scientific merit; on this basis, the Board of Editors decides whether the manuscript will be reviewed further.
A system of blind reviewing is used. It is the author's responsibility to remove information about the identity of the author(s) and affiliation(s) from the manuscript; such information should appear on the cover sheet. The cover sheet will not be included when a manuscript is sent out for review. The Board member responsible for a manuscript will have the discretion to integrate solicited review with the member's own opinions and recommendations into a determinative response. The Editor retains the right to reject manuscripts that do not meet established ethical standards. The Publications Officer regrets that, in case of rejection, manuscripts cannot be returned.
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