Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

ISSN: 2169-4842

eISSN: 2169-4850

Published: quarterly, beginning in March 2014

This journal is a publication of the
• Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
• Association of European Threat Assessment Professionals
• Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
• Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

• Call for Papers

• Predicting and Preventing Violence
This journal will help police, social workers, human resource managers and others separate real threats from the cries for help. (from Monitor on Psychology, March 2013)

Description

The Journal of Threat Assessment and Management will be an international periodical for professionals and scholars whose work focuses on operational aspects of the assessment and management of risk for interpersonal violence.

The journal will be unique in three ways.

First, it will be devoted exclusively to the subject of violence risk.

Second, it will be applied in nature, dealing with the development, implementation, and evaluation of procedures for assessing and managing violence risk.

Third, it will both reflect and promote the values of interdisciplinarity and internationalism, based on the view that preventing violence requires collaborations that cross professional and, in many cases, political boundaries.

Those who read and write for Journal of Threat Assessment and Management will work in mental health, criminal justice, national security, and private security settings. They will have backgrounds in fields such as policing, criminology, law, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and social work. What will bind these readers and authors together is their focus on understanding and preventing violence.

Editorial Board

Abstracting & Indexing

Instructions to Authors

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

Submit manuscripts electronically (.rtf or .doc) through the Manuscript Submission Portal.

Stephen D. Hart
Simon Fraser University
Email

Manuscript Preparation

Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6^th 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.

If your manuscript was mask reviewed, please ensure that the final version for production includes a byline and full author note for typesetting.

Formatting

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Below are additional instructions regarding the preparation of display equations and tables.

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:
Hughes, G., Desantis, A., & Waszak, F. (2013). Mechanisms of intentional binding and sensory attenuation: The role of temporal prediction, temporal control, identity prediction, and motor prediction. Psychological Bulletin, 139, 133–151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028566
Authored Book:
Rogers, T. T., & McClelland, J. L. (2004). Semantic cognition: A parallel distributed processing approach. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Chapter in an Edited Book:
Gill, M. J., & Sypher, B. D. (2009). Workplace incivility and organizational trust. In P. Lutgen-Sandvik & B. D. Sypher (Eds.), Destructive organizational communication: Processes, consequences, and constructive ways of organizing (pp. 53–73). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.

Figures

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When possible, please place symbol legends below the figure instead of to the side.

Original color figures can be printed in color at the editor's and publisher's discretion provided the author agrees to pay

$255 for one figure
$425 for two figures
$575 for three figures
$675 for four figures
$55 for each additional figure

Permissions

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Publication Policies

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Ethical Principles

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