Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity

Overview

Manuscripts submitted for consideration of publication must be an original contribution that has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All persons listed as authors are expected to have made a significant contribution to the development of the manuscript. Authors are ultimately responsible for ensuring validity of published manuscripts.

International submissions are welcomed. All manuscripts including, international submissions, must meet standards of English used for professional publications.

Submissions by Emerging Scholars are welcomed. Emerging scholars are defined as persons who both completed their terminal degree within the past 5 years and have pursued a scholarly career for less than 5 years. Emerging Scholars should identify themselves as such at the time an article is submitted. Emerging scholars will be given additional assistance in developing articles for publication.

Submission requirements

Manuscript Format: Prospective authors should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

All manuscript submissions to the Journal should be in a Word “.doc” file or in a Word compatible file with top, bottom, left and right margins set to one inch, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spaced. The body of the paper, title page, references, tables, figures, and author notes should all be contained in a single file. Page numbers should be placed in the lower right corner of all pages. The editors will remove personal and institutional identifiers before circulating the manuscript for blind review.

Manuscript Submission: Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should not be currently under review by another Journal or been made available in print (e.g., working paper series) or on the Internet. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal are reviewed on a rolling basis, so authors can submit them at any time they reach closure.

Manuscript Review: The editors will acknowledge receipt of manuscripts and send copies of manuscripts to editorial board members for blind review. Authors will be contacted after the review process, a process which generally takes from one to three months. Questions about manuscript guidelines should be emailed to: journal@wssu.edu.

To the Editor letters should not exceed 1000 words including a title page with the authors’ full name(s), degree(s), affiliation(s) and the corresponding author’s contact information. Letters can have references but do not have an abstract.

Articles should be 8 – 12 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, excluding the title page,
abstract, biographical information, and references. The abstract should not exceed 120 words.
Identifying information, including names of authors, addresses, phone numbers and E-mail addresses, should be provided in a cover message.

Manuscripts accepted for publication are subject to copyediting. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their manuscripts and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to
reprint or adapt tables or figures. JBPHPD copyrights all of its publications and is given first publication rights to all submissions. All articles in each edition are accepted for publication within the time frame and are the copyright of the JBPHPD. All copyright constraints should be noted in the cover message. The authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permissions for previously published material.

Book Reviews should not exceed 600 words including author, title, date, publishers, number of pages, cost, ISBN, reference citations, as well as the reviewer’s name and institution. Reviews should be single spaced, in a Word “.doc” file, and in Arial 10-point type.

Tables and Figures: Authors should adhere to the following Journal-specific guidelines for tables and figures:

• Electronically submitted graphic files must be saved as Windows-compatible graphic files (e.g., BIP, GIF, JPG). Word and WordPerfect tables are preferred.
• Do not allow tables or figures to exceed 35 picas (5 in) in width or 51 picas (8 in) in length.
• Use Times New Roman font on all graphics.
• Double-space all tables for easy editing. Number all tables in the order that they are mentioned in the text. Make sure that all tables are mentioned in text.
• Define all measurement units and abbreviations in table notes.
• Graphics or photographs are considered figures.
• Print tables with vertical and horizontal rules suppressed.

Copyright

Manuscripts accepted for publication become the sole property of the J Best Pract Health Prof Divers and may not be published elsewhere without prior written consent from the journal Editor-in-Chief.

The Journal’s Authorship Responsibility, Copyright Transfer, and Financial Disclosure form must be signed by each author and submitted at the same time the manuscript is initially submitted for consideration. Completed forms with original signatures can be scanned, saved as a PDF file, and attached as a file with your manuscript submission.

• Sole Publication Agreement Form

Editorial and Peer Review Process

All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Associate Editor prior to being assigned to external peer-reviewers. Final publication decisions remain the responsibility of the Associate Editor and/or Editor. Proofs of accepted manuscripts will be sent to the corresponding author for final review prior to publication. Extensive changes to the proofs may delay publication. The corresponding author is responsible for the entire content of copyedited articles and may incur charges should extensive changes to proofs be necessary to correct errors, other than printer’s errors.