How to Get an Article Published
in The Career Development Quarterly
The Official Journal of the
National Career Development Association
Presenter: Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor
A presentation at the annual conference
of the National Career Development Association
Chicago, Illinois , USA, July 8, 2006.
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The Career Development Quarterly
Executive Summary
ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION:
PUBLICATION GUIDELINES:
Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor
The Career Development Quarterly
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
415 Marillac Hall
One University Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400
USA
Phone: 1.314.516.7121
Fax: 1.314.516.5784
E-mail: cdq@ncda.org
Web: www.ncda.org
Manuscript Length: 5-15 pages
Copies Required: One
Electronic Submission: Yes, preferred at cdq@ncda.org
Format: Microsoft Word
Manuscript Style:
American Psychological Association
(5th edition)
CIRCULATION DATA:
REVIEW INFORMATION:
Reader: Practicing Counselors
Frequency of Issue: Quarterly
Copies per Issue: 5,500
Sponsor/Publisher: National Career Development
Association
Subscribe Price: 55.00 US$ Individual
100.00 US$ Institutional.
Type of Review: Blind Review
No. of External Reviewers: 3
No. of In House Reviewers: 0
Time to Review: 3 Months or Less
Reviewers Comments: Yes
Invited Articles: 0-5%
MANUSCRIPT TOPICS:
Career & Vocational Issues; All topics as related to Career Counseling; Individual and
Organizational Career Development; Work and Leisure; Career Education; Career
Coaching; Career Management; Counseling & Personnel Services; Tests, Measurement
& Evaluation; Vocational Guidance; Vocational Psychology.
Information on The Career Development Quarterly is available at www.ncda.org.
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Editor
Mark Pope
Division of Counseling & Family Therapy
College of Education
University of Missouri – Saint Louis
415 Marillac Hall
One University Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63121-4499
USA
Editorial Assistant
Wan Noorshuhada Mohd Isa
Editorial Board
Lynette Bikos (2007)
Seattle Pacific University
Richard Lapan (2007)
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Charles Chen (2007)
University of Toronto
Kristin Perrone (2006)
Ball State University
Robert Chope (2006)
San Francisco State University
Gary Peterson (2006)
Florida State University
Madonna Constantine (2007)
Columbia University
Erik Porfeli (2007)
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Rich Feller (2006)
Colorado State University
Jeffrey Prince (2006)
University of California - Berkeley
Lisa Flores (2007)
University of Missouri - Columbia
Lee Richmond (2007)
Loyola College - Baltimore
Jane Goodman (2006)
Oakland University
Nancy Schlossberg (2006)
University of Maryland – College Park
Paul Gore (2006)
ACT
Michael Shahnasarian (2006)
Career Consultants of America
Mary Guindon (2007)
Johns Hopkins University
Marie Shoffner (2006)
University of Virginia
Paul J. Hartung (2006)
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of
Medicine
Mei Tang (2007)
University of Cincinnati
David Jepsen (2007)
University of Iowa
David Kaplan (2007)
American Counseling Association
John D. Krumboltz (2006)
Stanford University
Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien (2007)
National Taiwan Normal University
Beverly Vandiver (2007)
Pennsylvania State University
Raoul Van Esbroeck (2007)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
W. Bruce Walsh (2006)
Ohio State University
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Information for Authors
The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ) invites articles regarding career
counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career
education, career coaching, and career management. Methodologies can include but are
not limited to literature reviews that make research accessible to practitioners, case
studies, history and public policy analyses, qualitative research, and quantitative research
that is of specific relevance to the practice of career development. Each article should
include implications for practice because CDQ is concerned with fostering career
development through the design and use of career interventions.
Regular manuscripts must be double-spaced throughout (including references) and
must not exceed 26,700 characters (including spaces), 3,750 words, or 15 pages.
Occasionally, a longer manuscript may be considered. Provide, but do not count, a cover
page with each author’s name, position, and place of employment, and a clear abstract of
essential information of up to 100 words. Authors should not place their names or other
identifying information on the manuscript itself because all manuscripts are peerreviewed with a blind reviewing system. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically
via e-mail as an attachment to CDQ@ncda.org. Manuscripts will be acknowledged by email when they are received.
Reports of demonstrably effective career counseling methods or programs are featured
in the section “Effective Techniques.” Articles in this section describe theoretically based
techniques that advance career development for people of all ages. Qualitative or
quantitative data providing evidence of the techniques’ effectiveness will be included in
these articles. Manuscripts submitted to the “Effective Techniques” section should be
double-spaced throughout (including references) and should not exceed 21,360 characters
(including spaces), 3,000 words, or 12 pages. Such articles should contain (a) a brief
review of the literature related to the theoretically based intervention, (b) a clear
description of the intervention, (c) a brief report of data supporting the techniques’
effectiveness, and (d) a summary.
The “Personal Perspectives” section contains analyses of personal career development
experiences and short editorials about critical issues in research or practice. Articles
prepared for this section should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and
should not exceed 12,460 characters (including spaces), 1,750 words, or 7 pages.
Responses to previously published articles appear in the “Reader Reactions” section.
These responses should be double-spaced throughout (including references) and should
not exceed 8,900 characters (including spaces), 1,250 words, or 5 pages.
“Brief Reports” manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout (including
references) and should not exceed 8,900 characters (including spaces), 1,250 words, or 5
pages (excluding title page, an abstract of no more than 80 words, references, and no
more than one table or figure) and should contain a clear and concise summary of the
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study (including rationale, objectives, design, instruments, sample, analyses, results, and
implications for research and practice).
Manuscripts must be prepared carefully, such that ideas flow coherently and writing is
clear and concise. Avoid jargon, acronyms, and sexist terminology. Headings and
subheadings should be used to structure the content. Article titles and headings in the
articles should be as short as possible. Use tables sparingly, include only essential data,
and combine tables wherever possible. Authors should submit no more than three tables
or two figures with each manuscript. The Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th edition) serves as the style manual for CDQ. Authors are
encouraged to reduce bias in language against persons on the basis of gender, sexual
orientation, racial or ethnic group, disability, or age by referring to the guidelines in the
fifth edition of the APA manual. Authors must address the clinical significance of their
results using effect size indicators, narrative analyses, or both.
Authors who use lengthy quotations or adapt tables and figures from another source
must secure written permission to do so from the copyrighted source. Manuscripts that
include copyrighted material will not be accepted for publication in CDQ until the author
provides the editor with written permission from the copyright holder.
Submit all manuscripts electronically through e-mail to Mark Pope, Ed.D. MCC,
Editor, The Career Development Quarterly at CDQ@ncda.org. If you do not have access
to electronic mail services, please send an original and three photocopies of the
manuscript to Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, Editor, The Career Development Quarterly,
Division of Counseling & Family Therapy, College of Education, University of
Missouri–Saint Louis, 415 Marillac Hall, One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO
63121-4499, USA, 1.314.516.7121. Be sure to include your e-mail address on the title
page of the manuscript. Never submit material that is under consideration by another
journal or that has been previously published. About 10 weeks will elapse between
acknowledgment of the manuscript’s receipt and notification of its disposition. After the
final acceptance of an article, authors should expect minor editing for style consistency.
Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication will be asked to provide the final article
electronically via e-mail, specifying word processing software that was used to prepare
the manuscript (MS Word or WordPerfect 5.0 or later version is preferred) along with a
.txt file with no line breaks (e.g., popems.txt). After an article’s publication, all authors of
articles and senior contributors to sections will receive a complimentary copy of CDQ
from ACA Publications.
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Manuscript Flowchart
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Manuscript sent to editor via email at cdq@ncda.org.
Identification number assigned to manuscript.
Initial review by editor for appropriateness for CDQ and correct format.
Manuscript assigned to three editorial board reviewers.
Letter acknowledging receipt sent to manuscript authors.
Letter of assignment sent to reviewers along with copy of manuscript.
One week before review deadline, letter of reminder sent to reviewers.
One week after deadline, telephone call placed to reviewers
When reviews received, editor makes decision on manuscript
a) accept with minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review
b) revise with encouragement to resubmit, manuscript requires revisions, some
substantive, that are detailed in the review
c) revise with option to resubmit, major revisions, will require new full review
d) definitely reject
e) reject, inappropriate for CDQ, perhaps appropriate for (specify journal)
10. Editor prepares letter to authors based on decision.
a) If “accept as is”, proceed to journal preparation phase.
b) If “revise with encouragement to resubmit”, send letter to authors detailing
necessary revisions. Editor-only review and then proceed to journal
preparation phase.
c) If “not accept, resubmit with revisions”, send letter to authors detailing
necessary revisions, and return to “manuscript assigned to reviewers”. May
be preferable here to assign to same reviewers.
d) If “not accept”, send letter to authors.
11. In the journal preparation phase, authors receive and must complete all required
documentation, including author information, releases, and permissions.
12. Six months before publication date, the editor sends completed manuscripts for the
specific CDQ issue to American Counseling Association (ACA) Publications to
production editors for typesetting and final copyediting.
13. ACA Publications’ production editors communicate with authors on final editorial
queries and editing.
14. CDQ sent to be printed.
15. CDQ mailed to NCDA members, libraries, and other subscribers.
16. CDQ is read, cited, and enjoyed by millions.
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CDQ Review Form – Research/Empirical Manuscripts
(Quantitative/Qualitative)
Please review the enclosed manuscript and include a narrative critique on a separate page. Then use a
checkmark to indicate your rating of the manuscript with regard to the following criteria:
1. Relevance of topic to CDQ:
Excellent, extremely relevant to CDQ readers
Good, of interest to CDQ readers
Marginal, may be of interest to some CDQ readers
Poor, inappropriate for CDQ
2. Quality of the literature review
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
3. Clarity/organization of rationale
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
4. Quality of design/methodology
Excellent, well-designed study
Good, some minor problems
Marginal, problems which may be serious
Poor, unsalvageable
5. Adequacy of data analysis
Excellent, appropriate analysis
Good, some minor problems
Marginal, requires reanalysis
Poor, inappropriate methods chosen
6. Appropriateness of the interpretation of the results and conclusions
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
7.Contribution to theory or practice
Excellent, important timely contribution
Good, could be improved with revision
Marginal, questionable contribution as written
Poor, little or no contribution
8. Quality of writing style
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
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Recommendation:______
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Accept (minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review)
Revise with encouragement to resubmit (requires revision, some
substantive, that are detailed in the review)
Revise with option to resubmit (major revisions, will require new full
review)
Definitely reject
Reject, inappropriate for CDQ (perhaps appropriate for
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CDQ Review Form – Conceptual Manuscripts
Please review the enclosed manuscript and include a narrative critique on a separate page. Then use a check
mark to indicate your rating of the manuscript with regard to the following criteria:
1. Relevance of topic to CDQ:
Excellent, extremely relevant to CDQ readers
Good, of interest to CDQ readers
Marginal, may be of interest to some CDQ readers
Poor, inappropriate for CDQ
2. Importance of topic to profession:
Excellent, addresses a vital professional issue
Good, addresses a professional issue of merit
Marginal, addresses an issue of uncertain importance
Poor, addresses an unimportant issue
3. Relation to previous literature:
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
4. Quality of conceptualization:
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
5. Contribution to practice:
Excellent, important timely contribution
Good, could be improved with revision
Marginal, questionable contribution as written
Poor, little or no contribution
6. Contribution to theory:
Excellent, important timely contribution
Good, could be improved with revision
Marginal, questionable contribution as written
Poor, little or no contribution
7. Quality of writing style:
Excellent, little or no need to revise
Good, can be improved with revision
Marginal, requires major revisions
Poor, needs to be completely redone
Recommendation:______
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Accept (minor editorial revisions as indicated in the review)
Revise with encouragement to resubmit (requires revision, some
substantive, that are detailed in the review)
Revise with option to resubmit (major revisions, will require new full
review)
Definitely reject
Reject, inappropriate for CDQ (perhaps appropriate for
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The Career Development Quarterly - March 2006
Articles
Metacognitions and Multicultural Competence: Expanding the Culturally Appropriate
Career Counseling Model
Angela M. Byars-Winston and Nadya A. Fouad
Anticipated Work-Family Conflict: Effects of Gender, Self-Efficacy, and Family
Background
Rachel Gali Cinamon
Vocational Skills and Outcomes among Native American Adolescents: A Test of the
Integrative Contextual Model of Career Development
Sherri L. Turner, Michelle J. Trotter, Richard T. Lapan, Katherine A. Czajka, Pahoua
Yang, and Annette E. A. Brissett
Religion, Spirituality, and Career Development in African American College Students: A
Qualitative Inquiry
Madonna G. Constantine, Marie L. Miville, Anika K. Warren, Kathy A. Gainor, and
Ma’at E. L. Lewis-Coles
Effects of Career Counseling on French Adults: An Experimental Study
Jean-Luc Bernaud, Jean-Philippe Gaudron, and Claude Lemoine
Content Analysis of CDQ from 1994-2003: Implications and Trends for Practitioners and
Researchers from a Decade of Research
James M. Loveland, Walter C. Buboltz, Jonathan Schwartz, and Gina Gibson
Effective Techniques
Cross-Cultural Interviewing in the Hiring Process: Challenges and Strategies
Choon-Hwa Lim, Richard Winter, and Christopher C. A. Chan
Using the Self-Directed Search : Career Explorer with High-Risk Middle School
Students
Debra S. Osborn and Robert C. Reardon
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