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Contributor Guidelines

The European Journal of Counselling Psychology invites submissions for publication on any aspect of Counselling Psychology. Papers concerned with professional issues, the training of Counselling Psychologists and the application and practice of Counselling Psychology across Europe are particularly welcome. The goal is to publish mostly original articles, substantiated with empirical data or other means; they must include references that are current, from quality journals and of an appropriate number for the articles.

Manuscripts should be typewritten, double spaced with 1" margins on one side of A4 paper. Each manuscript should include a word count. Sheets should be numbered on the bottom right corner. On a separate sheet include author's name, any relevant qualifications, address, telephone number, current professional activity and a statement that the article is not under consideration elsewhere for publication (full addresses for authors is a requirement of PsycINFO). As articles are peer reviewed, the rest of the manuscript should be free of information identifying the author. Authors should follow the ethical principles of Non-Sexist Language; a copy should be retained by the author. Written permission should be obtained by the author for the reproduction of material taken from other sources.

Submissions must include key words and an abstract. The abstract should be no longer than 250 words / 1,500 to 2,000 characters (depending on the length of the paper) and it should be written in such as way that the reader can understand it independently of the body of the paper.

In line with the Requirements for PsycINFO Abstracts (American Psychological Association, 2007) key elements for an abstract vary according to the type of article (the order in which key elements are placed may vary from article to article for any type). Abstracts should present key elements precisely and concisely, with no extraneous information. Abstracts should not contain data tables, figures, or references. Most of all, they must accurately reflect the content of the article.

Key Elements for Experimental/Research Articles
• Study purpose
• Brief description of the subjects
• Methodology
• Study location (if important or unusual)
• Results, conclusions or implications.

Key Elements for Discussion Articles
• Major theme
• Logical development of the theme
• Author's point of view
• Implications, inferences, or conclusions.

Key Elements for Literature/Research Reviews
• Scope of the review
• Publication time span
• Publication origin
• Types of documents reviewed
• Author's opinion of the reviewed literature, particularly unique or important research findings
• Conclusions about the research trends.

 

With agreement, authors could be allowed to republish an article elsewhere as long as a note is included stating that it was first published in this journal (including volume no and date).

Submissions should be sent to the email address in the Contact Us page.

 

 

 

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