Publishing

Getting Started With a Research Project

• Keep a journal or a list of interesting topics or unanswered questions that arise throughout your studies. This will be helpful in choosing a topic for research when the opportunity arises.
• After selecting a topic, construct several research questions that you hope your research will answer. Write down all questions initially. You can be more selective as you narrow your interest and research plan.
• Find a mentor or advisor. Almost all institutions require a faculty advisor for graduate students conducting research. Try to find a faculty member with similar interests or experience with the type of research you wish to conduct. Be sure to establish the level of involvement and commitment of your advisor from the beginning.
• With the aid of your advisor, write out a research plan. This should include the finalized research questions, the method of collecting data, the population of research subjects and methods of analyzing collected data.
• The research project will need to be approved by your school’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB will progress through varying levels of review depending on the proposed project. Projects with a greater risk to human subjects require more review prior to approval. You can contact your institution’s IRB committee for more specific instructions.
• Upon receiving IRB approval, proceed with the research project. Be sure to follow the protocol established in your research plan when conducting the research.

Tips for Publishing

• Begin by reading articles published in the same genre in which you wish to publish. You can learn how to write scholarly articles by noticing which articles you understand the best and enjoy the most.
• Begin with shorter pieces. They may be easier to get published. Articles that summarize or give an account of a conference are worth writing. Other easier genres with which to begin include historical pieces or surveys of already existing literature.
• Write a rough draft of your article. Accept the constructive criticism and suggestions of those who read your article. Revise the article with the audience in mind. To write clearly, try to cut down the words without removing content or meaning. Be mindful of the organization of the article. Try to present the information in a way that highlights the ways in which your article differs from those written in the past on the same topic.
• Carefully select the journals to which you send your article. Try to balance the journals to which you apply. Balance the journals in which you would ideally be published with the ones in which you have a greater likelihood of being published. Research which journals are most likely to publish the type of article you have written.
• Before sending your manuscript, send the publisher a cover letter describing the work they are about to receive.
• Accept revise and resubmit letters as an opportunity to improve your work rather than seeing them as a rejection letter. The review committee has taken the time to offer suggestions that are likely to increase chances of publication in the future.

Organizations and Publications

The following is a list of journals and organizations that publish journals and/or magazines in the U.S. and abroad to which you may wish to consider sending your article. Inclusion on the list does not imply approval by NBCC.

ACA Division Publications

Adultspan Journal
Counseling and Values
Counselor Education and Supervision
Journal for Specialists in Group Work
Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling
Journal of College Counseling
Journal of Employment Counseling
Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
Professional School Counseling
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
The Career Development Quarterly
The Family Journal

Counseling Related Publications

Addiction Letter
Adultspan: Theory, Research and Practice
American Journal of Family Therapy
American Psychological Association
Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Career Development International
Career Development Quarterly
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Common Ground Newsletter
Contemporary Family Therapy
Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal
Counseling and Human Development
Counseling and Values
Counseling Psychologist
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Journal
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Counselor Education and Supervision
Education and Treatment of Children
Educational Psychologist
Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology in Practice
Educational Psychology Review
Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues
Elementary School Guidance and Counseling
European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling
Family Coordinator
Family Relations
Family Violence Prevention Fund Newsletter
First Review: Reviewing for the Social Sciences
Guidance and Counselling
Harvard Mental Health Letter
Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal
International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Intervention in School and Clinic
Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Journal of Career Planning and Employment
Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy
Journal of College Counseling
Journal of College Student Development
Journal of Counseling and Development
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Journal of Employment Counseling
Journal of Family Therapy
Journal of Gambling Issues
Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Journal of Pastoral Counseling
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory and Research
Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Journal of School Psychology
Journal of Technology in Counseling
Listening Professional
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
The National Certified Counselor
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Occupational Therapy International
Patient Education and Counseling
The Professional Counselor: Research and Practice
Professional School Counseling
Psychodynamic Counselling
PTSD Research Quarterly
Reclaiming Children and Youth
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
School Counselor
School Psychology International
School Psychology Quarterly: Official Journal of APA Division 16
School Psychology Review
Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers
Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections
Today’s School Psychologist
Women and Therapy