Authors

Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts

Authors are asked to follow the guidelines below to ensure their submissions will be accepted for review:
 
A. Manuscripts for Feature Articles should be approximately 2,000-5,000 words. These articles are informational, explanatory, or critical analysis and interpretation of major trends or comprehensive reviews. Articles have clear implications for youth development practice and programming and are grounded in original research or are based on cutting-edge research.  Feature articles selected for publication generally will answer the following questions:

• Is the information based on current research and/or an explicit theory of change?
• In the case of original research articles did the author explicitly state methodology,  analysis, results and specific implications for practice?  
• What are the implications for youth development research, practice, and/or programs?  
   

B. Manuscripts for Program Articles should be approximately 1,500 words, although longer articles are accepted when appropriate.  A program article is an article describing a unique, successful, or promising youth development program.  Program articles chosen for publication will generally answer the following questions:

• What are the purposes, activities, and audience for the program?
• What made the program a success (or why does it promise to be a successful program)?  What are the impacts?
• After reading the article, how can youth development professionals emulate it or seek funding and other resources to implement it?

C. Articles for Research and Evaluation Strategies should be approximately 1,000 words, although longer articles are accepted when appropriate.  They describe innovative methodologies and strategies in the collection and analysis of quantitative or qualitative research and evaluation data. 

D. Resource Reviews articles should be approximately 300 words in length.  Contributions to the Resource Reviews provide a critical analysis of books, videos, curricula, and other tools that may be helpful to youth development professionals.  The value and limitations of the resources should be noted.  Readers should gain a clear idea of how this resource be used by a youth development practitioners. The materials under review must be thoroughly identified, including author, publisher, date of publication, and information on how to obtain a copy of the materials.
 
Below are guidelines for submitting any type of article: 

• Manuscripts should be in block style (no indent or tabs). Information in columns must be put in a table format.
• American Psychological Association (APA) is the required style.
• The Journal of Youth Development ~ Bridging Research and Practice is published on the World Wide Web. This means that special attention should be paid to formatting for on-screen reading. Include shorter paragraphs (e.g., 100 words), bulleted and numbered lists, and subheadings.
• Authors should include a cover page that lists the title of the article, author's name, official title and affiliation, office contact information (address, phone, and FAX numbers, electronic-mail addresses), and the date of submission.
• Authors should submit with the manuscript a brief abstract (not to exceed 150 words) and suggested key words for use in indexing. Please indicate the type of manuscript submitted, such as feature article, program article, etc.
• Submitted manuscripts should contain only non-previously published material and should not be under consideration by other publications, unless the editor grants special permission.
• It is the author's responsibility to obtain any necessary written permission for use of copyrighted material contained within the article.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all citations, references, and bibliographies.
• Authors must fill out the Journal of Youth Development Copyright Agreement, and return it along with the manuscript.
• Authors are responsible for specifying approval by an institutional ethics committee for research involving human subjects, if applicable.

How to Send Manuscripts:

• Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically as an attachment to an e-mail.  Word, WordPerfect, or hypertext markup language (HTML) is accepted.

• Manuscripts should be sent to the editor:

Patricia Dawson
Patricia.dawson@oregonstate.edu
PO Box 100
2411 NW Carden – Umatilla Hall Room 100
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
541-278-5404
 

The Review Process

A manuscript submitted as a featured article or  program article is screened by the editor or committee member.  After passing initial screening, a blind review of the manuscript is conducted by at least three peer reviewers in the same or related field of study.  Manuscripts are accepted for publication based upon the reviewers’ comments and the needs of the e-journal.  The review process takes approximately three months.
 
Revised submissions: If a manuscript is accepted for publication, the author will be contacted by the editor and asked to make any appropriate revisions suggested by the reviewers.  After revision, the manuscript should be resubmitted as an attachment to
e-mail.  The date originally submitted and the revision date should be included on the cover sheet.

Licensing Agreement

In consideration of the Journal of Youth Development ~ Bridging Research and Practice  reviewing, editing, and publishing a submission, the author (or authors) gives the journal the license to publish, including the right to reproduce and index the article in all forms and media, in the event the article is published.  The author or authors retain the copyright to the individual article.

Reproducing Articles: Copyright Information

The articles in Journal of Youth Development ~ Bridging Research and Practice are copyrighted.  The copyright remains with the author.  However, nonprofit and educational organizations may reproduce them without express permission using the following guidelines:

•  Reproduce the article without modification and
•  Give credit to the author.  

 
Permission to reproduce articles for other purposes may be obtained by contacting the editor of Journal of Youth Development ~ Bridging Research and Practice.  Submission of a manuscript gives the journal the license to publish; including the right to reproduce and index the article in all forms and media, in the event the article is published in the journal.
 

How to Cite Articles

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Year of publication.  Title of article. Journal Name Volume (Number).  On-line:  http://www.example.com address.