Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research
Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research is published by the Educational Publishing Foundation in collaboration with APA Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13).
The mission of this journal is to advance knowledge and practice in all areas of consulting psychology (including but not limited to coaching, assessment, leadership, corporate consulting, consulting to schools, team consulting, etc.). This includes issues at the individual, group, and organizational/systemic levels so long as there is a consulting focus. Articles crossing two or more levels are particularly welcomed.
The journal is international in scope and is uniquely placed to reach both academic and consulting practitioner audiences. The journal publishes articles in the following areas:
- theoretical/conceptual articles with implications for application to consulting
- original empirical research related to consulting psychology
- in-depth reviews of the research and literature in specific areas of consulting practice
- case studies that demonstrate the application of consultation methods/strategies and that advance professional practice (see Lowman, R. L., & Kilburg, R. R. [2011]. Guidelines for case study submissions to Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research (PDF, 25KB). CPJ, 63[1], 1–5.)
- articles on consulting psychology training practice development
- articles advancing the scientist-practitioner and practitioner-scientist consulting psychology linkages (see Lowman, R. L. [2012]. The scientist-practitioner consulting psychologist (PDF, 30KB). CPJ, 64[3], 151–156).
Editor
Rodney L. Lowman
California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University
Associate Editor
Robert B. Kaiser
Kaplan DeVries, Inc.
Editorial Board
Clayton Alderfer
Alderfer & Associates
Judith E.S. Blanton
Blanton Consulting
Stewart E. Cooper
Valparaiso University
Arthur Freedman
World Institute for Action Learning
Dale R. Fuqua
Oklahoma State University
Andrew N. Garman
Rush University Medical Center
Richard Kilburg
RRK Coaching and Executive Development
H. Skipton Leonard
School of Business, John Hopkins University
Jody L. Newman
University of Oklahoma
Edward Pavur, Jr.
Management Service Inc.
David Peterson
Google, Inc.
James C. Quick
University of Texas, Arlington
Sharon Robinson-Kurpius
Arizona State University
Sylvia Rosenfield
University of Maryland, College Park
John Rudisill
Wright State University
Neal Schmitt
Michigan State University
Kumea Shorter-Gooden
University of Maryland, College Park
Len Sperry
Florida Atlantic University
Robert J. Sternberg
Oklahoma State University
Randall P. White
Executive Development Group LLC
Editorial Coordinator
Sharon Ramos
American Psychological Association
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Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the submission guidelines detailed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the submission guidelines may be returned without review.
Submission
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General correspondence may be directed to the Editor
Mission and Purpose
Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research is published by the Educational Publishing Foundation in collaboration with APA Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13).
The mission of this journal is to advance knowledge and practice in all areas of consulting psychology (including but not limited to coaching, assessment, leadership, corporate consulting, consulting to schools, team consulting, etc.). This includes issues at the individual, group, and organizational/systemic levels so long as there is a consulting focus. Articles crossing two or more levels are particularly welcomed.
The journal publishes articles in the following areas:
- theoretical/conceptual articles with implications for application to consulting
- original empirical research related to consulting psychology
- in-depth reviews of the research and literature in specific areas of consulting practice
- case studies that demonstrate the application of consultation methods/strategies and that advance professional practice (see Lowman, R. L., & Kilburg, R. R. [2011]. Guidelines for case study submissions to Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research (PDF, 25KB). CPJ, 63[1], 1–5.)
- articles on consulting psychology training practice development
- articles advancing the scientist-practitioner and practitioner-scientist consulting psychology linkages (see Lowman, R. L. [2012]. The scientist-practitioner consulting psychologist (PDF, 30KB). CPJ, 64[3], 151–156).
Masked Review
Manuscripts accepted by the Editor are submitted to a masked review by members of the Editorial Review Board. To ensure anonymity, each manuscript should contain a separate title page with authors' names and affiliations, and these should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript.
Reviewers are instructed to provide comments that will help authors revise and improve their manuscripts. The Editor makes the final decision regarding publication in consultation with the reviewers regarding the manuscript's quality, importance, and relevancy.
Please ensure that the final version for production includes a byline and full author note for typesetting.
Schedule and Submission Deadlines
Manuscripts for articles are accepted at any time. Authors should expect the review/revision process to take 6 to 9 months. Deadlines for submission of advertisements, divisional news, letters to the editor, etc., are January 1, April 1, June 1, and September 15 for the for the March, June, September, and December issues, respectively.
Manuscript Preparation
Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition). Manuscripts may be copyedited for bias-free language (see Chapter 3 of the Publication Manual).
Review APA's Checklist for Manuscript Submission before submitting your article.
Double-space all copy. Other formatting instructions, as well as instructions on preparing tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts, appear in the Manual.
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Display Equations
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Tables
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Submitting Supplemental Materials
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Abstract and Keywords
All manuscripts must include an abstract containing a maximum of 250 words typed on a separate page. After the abstract, please supply up to five keywords or brief phrases.
References
List references in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References section.
Examples of basic reference formats:
Journal Article:
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225–229. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
Authored Book:
Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter in an Edited Book:
Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309–330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Figures
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When possible, please place symbol legends below the figure instead of to the side.
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- $425 for two figures
- $575 for three figures
- $675 for four figures
- $55 for each additional figure
Permissions
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Publication Policies
APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications.
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APA requires authors to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a test or procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research).
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Ethical Principles
It is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish "as original data, data that have been previously published" (Standard 8.13).
In addition, APA Ethical Principles specify that "after research results are published, psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release" (Standard 8.14).
APA expects authors to adhere to these standards. Specifically, APA expects authors to have their data available throughout the editorial review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.
Authors are required to state in writing that they have complied with APA ethical standards in the treatment of their sample, human or animal, or to describe the details of treatment.
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The APA Ethics Office provides the full Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct electronically on their website in HTML, PDF, and Word format. You may also request a copy by emailing or calling the APA Ethics Office (202-336-5930). You may also read "Ethical Principles," December 1992, American Psychologist, Vol. 47, pp. 1597–1611.
Other Information
- International Organizational Consulting
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 64, No. 4, December 2012. Includes articles about assumptions of organizational consulting psychology in the U.S. and how they need to be changed for consultation in other countries; how international organizational consulting psychology differs from existing cross-cultural psychology findings; how consulting psychologists learn how to negotiate international consulting projects; and what kind of overarching templates are useful in international practice.
- Consulting in Education
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, March 2012. Articles discuss issues in consultation in schools, including consultation competence; culturally-responsive consultation; and learning and behavioral change processes.
- Defining and Measuring Character in Leadership
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 62, No. 4, December 2010. Includes articles about assessing manager integrity, measurement of ethical leadership, investigating character in leadership.
- Developing Flexible and Adaptable Leaders for an Age of Uncertainty
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2, June 2010. Articles discuss issues in developing flexible and adaptive leadership in organizations, including why it is important, the acceptance of uncertainty, learning agility, and tools for development of these skills.
- New and Emerging Practices in Consulting Psychology
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 62, No. 1, March 2010. Includes articles about statistical, litigation, leadership, and executive consulting.
- Workplace Mobbing and Bullying
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, September 2009. The articles describe theoretical issues in workplace bullying, including prevalence, definitional clarity, and the influence of individual, work group, and organizational dynamics.
- Organizational Consulting in National Security Contexts
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 61, No. 1, March 2009. Includes articles about the FBI's undercover safeguard program; consulting to the intelligence community; and ethical guidelines in interrogation and national security operations.
- Emerging Issues in Leadership Development Consultation
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4, December 2008. All six articles bring cutting edge science and practice in leadership to consulting psychologists working in organizations.
- Culture, Race, and Ethnicity in Organizational Consulting Psychology
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal, Vol. 60, No. 2, June 2008. Articles discuss the challenges posed by culture, race, and ethnicity in organizational consulting and strategies for dealing with these challenges.
- More About Executive Coaching
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 60, No. 1, March 2008. Articles discuss issues in executive coaching, its status as an intervention, role function, or profession; a model of the feedback process; and coaching services clients and practices.
- Coaching and Consulting in Multi-Cultural Contexts
Special issue of the APA journal Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 59, No. 4, December 2007. Includes articles about culture wars in the workplace; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; executive coaching; coaching abroad; and consultation and outreach strategies for university settings.
- Trudging Toward Dodoville, Part 2
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 57, No. 1, Winter 2005. Articles discuss executive coaching using case studies to demonstrate working with an executive with a global corporation, clients in a community outreach center in an academic medical center, a CEO successor candidate, and a high-potential African American executive, as well as the coaching process from the perspective of both the coach and the participant.
- Trudging Toward Dodoville, Part 1
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 56, No. 4, Fall 2004. Articles discuss cognitive–behavioral, behavioral change, action frame theory, and psychodynamic approaches to executive coaching.
- Training and Education in Organizational Consulting Psychology
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 54, No. 4, Fall 2002. Articles discuss principles for education and training at the doctoral and postdoctoral level in consulting psychology, including academic perspectives; consulting in the military context; counseling psychology; school psychology; and industrial–organizational psychology.
- Further Consideration of Executive Coaching as an Emerging Competency
Special issue of the APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 53, No. 4, Fall 2001. Includes articles about coaching versus therapy; lessons learned in and guidelines for coaching executive teams; the emerging role of the internal coach; facilitating intervention adherence in executive coaching.
- Consulting to Team-Based Organizations
Special issue of the APA journal Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 52, No. 1, Winter 2000. Includes articles about historical perspectives; the organizational design and learning approach; collaborative leadership teams; an organizational consultation in South Africa; multigroup representation; and developing a team-based organization.
- Hardiness
Special issue of APA's journal Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 51, No. 2, Spring 1999. Includes articles about war-related stress in Army reserve forces; the personality construct of hardiness; coping patterns; early experiences in hardiness development; and organizational hardiness.
- Training and Development of Consulting Psychologists
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 50, No. 4, Fall 1998. Articles discuss issues in training and development in consulting psychology, including graduate and doctoral training; practicums; training practices; the business of business psychology; professional development; and management psychology.
- Executive Coaching
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, Spring 1996. The issue focuses on issues in executive coaching, including an iterative approach to executive coaching; coaching at work; business-linked executive development; coaching leaders through culture change; and a conceptual understanding and definition of executive coaching.
- Issues in the Assessment of Managerial and Executive Leadership
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 46, No. 1, Winter 1994. Includes articles about assessment of managerial and executive leadership; selection failures; managerial incompetence; predicting senior management potential; assessing and developing versatility; the leadership motive pattern and managerial success in women and men; identifying leadership potential in international executives; and defining global leadership.
- Implications of the ADA of 1990 for Psychologists
Special issue of APA's Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 45, No. 2, Spring 1993. Includes articles about disability and discrimination; the hiring process in organizations; the alcohol and drug provisions of the ADA; reasonable accommodations in the workplace for individuals with psychiatric disabilities; and a fact sheet on the Americans With Disabilities Act.
