Guidelines
The Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD) invites articles concerned with research, theory, and program applications relevant to multicultural interests and/or experiences in all areas of counseling and human development. If you wish to submit to the journal, please follow these guidelines below:
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts are to be submitted electronically (in one attachment) in Microsoft Word format (.doc) to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmcd. Full instructions and support are available on the site and a user ID and password can be obtained on the first visit. Support can be contacted by phone (888-503-1050), or via the red Get Help Now link in the upper right hand corner of the login screen. For additional inquiries, contact Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, JMCD Editor, Programs in School Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 10 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1183; phone: 732-932-7496, ext. 8312; e-mail: editor@jmcdonline.org. Manuscripts are reviewed by at least two editorial board members and typically undergo revision before final acceptance. The Editor makes final decisions regarding publication.
All submissions are blind peer reviewed. Therefore, authors must submit a manuscript that contains no clues to the authors' identity. Citations that may reveal the authors' identities (e.g., "in an extension of our previous work [citation of owrk with authors' names]") should be masked (e.g., [Authors, 2012]). The authors' names, positions or titles, places of employment, and mailing addresses should appear on one cover title page only, not in an author footnote. Other subsequent pages should include only the manuscript title in the header.
Authors submitting manuscripts to JMCD should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Authors should carefully prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the following instructions:
All manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.; American Psychological Association [APA], 2010). Manuscripts should be as concise as possible, yet sufficiently detailed to permit adequate communication and critical review. Consult the APA Publication Manual for specific guidelines regarding the format of the manuscript, abstract, citations, references, tables, figures, and other matters of editorial style. Authors are encouraged to include tables and figures only when they substantially further the manuscript’s objectives.
Selected Sections and Page Limitations for Manuscript Submissions
Title Page: The first page of the manuscript should be masked and only contain the title of the manuscript.*
*Note. Prepare a separate, supplemental file labeled “Title Page” and upload at the above website in addition to the blinded manuscript. This title page document should contain the article title, the names and affiliations of all coauthors, author notes or acknowledgments, and complete contact information of the corresponding author who will review page proofs (including complete mailing address and e-mail) in the following format:
Author(s) Name only (i.e., no degrees or position titles listed), Department Name, University Name, at City (if applicable). Author Name is now at Department Name, University Name, at City (if changed from above listing). Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Author Name, full mailing (including street or PO Box) address, City, State (using postal abbreviation), zip code (e-mail: name@name.edu).
Abstract: The abstract should express the central idea of the manuscript in nontechnical language. The abstract should be on page 2 and is limited to 75 words. Abstracts are translated into Spanish.
Keywords: Keywords should follow the abstract on page 2 and are limited to 5 words.
Tables and Figures: No more than 3 tables and 2 figures with each manuscript will be accepted. Please be sure to indicate the table or figure callouts within the manuscripts. However, do not embed tables or figures within the body of the manuscript. Each table or figure should be placed on a separate page following the reference list. Figure captions are to be on an attached page, as required by APA style. Figures (graphs, illustrations, line drawings) must be supplied in electronic format with a minimum resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) up to 1200 dpi. Halftone line screens should be a minimum of 300 dpi. JPEG or PDF files are preferred. (See APA Publication Manual, pp.128–150, for more detailed information on table preparation and pp. 150–167 for further details on figure preparation.)
References: References should follow the style detailed in the APA Publication Manual. Check all references for completeness, including year, volume number, and pages for journal citations. Make sure that all references mentioned in the text are listed in the reference section and vice versa and that spelling of author names and years are consistent.
Footnotes or endnotes: Do not use. Incorporate any information within the body of the manuscript.
Other: Authors must also carefully follow APA Publication Manual guidelines for nondiscriminatory language regarding gender, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic identity, disabilities, and age. In addition, the terms counseling, counselor, and client are preferred, rather than their many synonyms.
Page Limitations
The following presents approximate character count limits for your manuscript submission with a corresponding number of tables and figures. These ranges equal a final typeset article of 12 pages. There may be variability in manuscript length, however, please adhere as closely as possible to these limits.
Allotted Number of Characters (and Spaces)* Total Tables and Figures
33,000 0
30,250 1
27,500 2
24,750 3
22,000 4
19,250 5
*In Microsoft Word, go to “Tools” or “Review” (depending on version), then “Word Count” to obtain the number of characters and spaces in your document.
Permission Requirements
Lengthy quotations (generally 500 cumulative words or more from one source) require written permission from the copyright holder for reproduction. Previously published tables or figures that are used in their entirety, in part, or adapted, also require written permission from the copyright holder for reproduction. It is the author’s responsibility to secure such permission. A copy of the publisher’s written permission must be provided to the Editor immediately upon acceptance for publication.
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS
Authors will receive information for submitting a final copy of their manuscript upon acceptance from the Editor. All authors will be expected to submit final, fully executed Copyright Transfer Agreement forms at the time their manuscript has been accepted. The corresponding author is also responsible for submitting a final, fully executed Author Information Form at this time. Page proofs for review will be sent to the corresponding author only via e-mail.
Receipt of Final PDF File Upon Publication
In press manuscripts are not to be posted on the Internet. The corresponding author, upon print publication of the Journal, will receive an e-mail notification with a unique link to download the final PDF of the article. This service is provided at no charge. The e-mail notification will also include information on the terms and conditions regarding the use of the final article PDF for the corresponding author and/or any coauthors.