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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Graduate Student Journal of Psychology

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. Three (3) printed copies of the manuscript via postal mail to the GSJP office at Teachers College,

Columbia University and a complete electronic copy (including text and tables, and figures if applicable) via email to

gsjp@tc.edu must be submitted. All printed copies should be clear, readable, and on paper of good quality. In addition to

addresses and phone numbers, authors should supply electronic mail addresses for use by the editorial office and later by the

production office. The majority of correspondence between the editorial office and authors is handled by e-mail, so a valid e-

mail address is important for the timely flow of communication during the editorial process. Authors should provide electronic

mail addresses in their cover letters and should keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss. Manuscripts are not returned.

Manuscripts for GSJP can vary in length; typically they will range from 15 to 30 double-spaced manuscript pages.

Manuscripts should be of sufficient length to ensure theoretical and methodological competence. Authors should prepare

manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). All manuscripts must

include an abstract containing a maximum of 120 words typed on a separate page. Formatting instructions (all copy must be

double-spaced), and instructions on the preparation of tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts, appear in the Manual.

All tables and figures should be included in the submitted manuscript file. All manuscripts are copyedited for bias-free language

(see Chapter 2 of the Publication Manual). Original color figures will not be printed in color.

Brief reports. GSJP also publishes brief reports. Manuscripts submitted as Brief Reports should not exceed 3,400 words,

exclusive of references and figure captions. There should be no more than 2 figures or tables, and no more than 30 references.

Theoretical articles. GSJP publishes articles that make important theoretical contributions to research and practice that are

of major importance for the study and practice of clinical and counseling psychology. Preference is given to manuscripts that

advance theory by integrating prior work. Manuscripts devoted to surveys of the literature are acceptable only if they can be

considered as a major contribution to the field, documenting cumulative evidence and highlighting central theoretical and/or

methodological issues.

Masked reviews are optional, and authors who wish masked reviews must specifically request them when they submit their

manuscripts. For masked reviews, each copy of the manuscript must include a separate title page with the authors' names and

affiliations, and these ought not to appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Footnotes that identify the authors must be typed on a

separate page. Authors are to make every effort to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities.

For more information regarding submission guidelines, or to view previous volumes of the Journal, please visit our website:

www.tc.columbia.edu/publications/gsjp

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration

by two or more publications. In addition, it is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish "as original data, data that have

been previously published" (Standard 8.13). As this journal is a primary journal that publishes original material only, APA policy

prohibits as well publication of any manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial part elsewhere.

Authors have an obligation to inform journal editors in their cover letter that the manuscript is not under review elsewhere,

that the primary data have not been published previously or accepted for publication, and that the appropriate ethical guidelines

were followed in the conduct of the research. However, the editors of GSJP will make an exception for Brief Reports submitted

regarding empirical research articles that are under review for publication elsewhere.

In addition, APA Ethical Principles specify that "after research results are published, psychologists do not withhold the data

on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through

reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be

protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release" (Standard 8.14). APA expects authors

submitting to this journal to adhere to these standards. Specifically, authors are expected to have available their data throughout

the editorial review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.

Authors will be required to state in writing that they have complied with APA ethical standards in the treatment of their

sample, human or animal, or to describe the details of treatment. A copy of the APA Ethical Principles may be obtained

electronically or by writing the APA Ethics Office, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. In addition, GSJP

requires authors to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a

test or procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research).


