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Purpose: The
College Student Affairs Journal publishes articles related to research, concepts, and practices that
have implications for both practitioners and scholars in college student
affairs work.
Types
of Manuscripts Accepted: As a national peer reviewed professional
journal, The College Student Affairs Journal primarily
seeks manuscripts which report original qualitative or quantitative research
regarding topics of interest to student affairs practitioners, graduate
students and faculty. In addition, however, general articles may
include research reports, updates on professional issues, examinations of
legal and policy issues, dialogues and debates, historical articles,
literature reviews, opinion pieces, or projections of future trends.
Each year The College Student Affairs Journal publishes
a special topics issue. If you have a topic about which you would like
to see a special issue, including eight to ten articles please contact the
editor. If you would be interested in serving as a “guest editor” for a
special issue, please also inform the editor of your interest in doing so.
Publication
Schedule: Twice yearly, fall and spring.
Circulation: 1,200
Index: Current
Index to Journals in Education and Higher Education Abstracts.
Concurrent
Submissions to Other Publications: Not accepted.
Style
Guide: Manuscripts should follow the style of the fifth edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Authors should
particularly note this manual's recommendation to use active voice and first
person narration. All copy should be typed, double-spaced in Times New Roman
12-point font with notes, references, tables, and figures appearing at the
end of the manuscript per APA style.
Special
Format Guidelines: The first page of the manuscript should
include the article title; the name, position, and institutional affiliation
of each author; and appropriate contact information for editorial response.
The article’s first text page should include the manuscript title, but no
information that would identify any author.
Recommended
Length: Manuscripts submitted for the Articles section
generally range between 3,000 and 6,500 words including abstract, tables,
figures, and references.
Figures
and Graphs: Supply camera-ready art.
Manuscript
Submission: The College Student Affairs
Journal uses an electronic submission and review process. Authors should
submit by e-mail an electronic copy of the manuscript in Microsoft Word
format (for PC) to dgregory@odu.edu. If electronic files cannot be
e-mailed, a copy on floppy disc or CD may be mailed to: Dr. Dennis E.
Gregory, Associate Professor of Higher Education, CSAJ Editor, 110 Education
Building, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0157. For more information
please call the editor at (757) 683-3702
Review Process: All submissions are refereed using a blind review system. Evaluative
criteria include significance of topic, clarity of presentation, style of
writing, usefulness to practitioners and/or importance for scholarship,
contribution to the student affairs profession, and quality of methodology or
program. Notification of acceptance or rejection of all manuscripts will be
made by the editor. All manuscripts received and approved for publication
become the property of the association. All others will be returned on
request. The editor reserves the right to edit or rewrite accepted articles
to meet the Journal’s standards.
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