Family and Consumer Sciences Research:
A Compendium of Journals
This compendium of journals relevant to Family and Consumer Economics is a product of NCR-52 Family Economics Committee and the Family Economics Research Group, Agricultural
Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. NCR-52 Family Economics is a regional
committee under the auspices of the State Agricultural Experiment Stations and the Cooperative
State Research Service, USDA. The information was compiled by personnel of the Family
Economics Research Group. The NCR-52 committee expresses special appreciation to Dr. Mark
Lino of the Family Economics Research Group for his dedicated efforts in collecting the
information in this compendium, and to the editors of the journals represented herein for
providing that information. Production of the publication was supported by grants from the
Family Economics-Home Management Section and the Research Section of the American Home
Economics Association.
About This Compendium:
The purpose of this compendium is to help people prepare their research for submission to a
journal. There were 131 journals relevant to family and consumer economics surveyed. A mail
questionnaire was sent to the editor of each journal in July 1991. A letter reminding editors to
return the questionnaire was mailed a few weeks later. A second mail questionnaire was sent to
nonresponding journal editors in September 1991.
Frequency of issue: Number of issues each year.
Copies per issue: Paid and nonpaid subscriptions.
Type of review: Double blind (authors and reviewers unknown to each other), single blind
(authors known to reviewers or reviewers known to authors), open (authors and reviewers known
to each other), or editorial (review by in-house editors only).
Acceptance rate: Percent of manuscripts submitted in 1990 that were eventually published or are
very likely to be published.
Average review time: Amount of time that passes between the time a journal first receives a
manuscript and when the authors are notified of the results of the first review.
Number of reviewers: Number of people, excluding in-house editors, who review a submitted
manuscript.
Percentage of invited articles: Percent of articles published in 1990 that were requested
specifically by the editor or were from an annual conference or meeting.
Maximum page length and preferred range of pages: Length of a submitted manuscript, double
spaced, including tables, figures, references, and appendices.
Page charge to publish manuscript: If there is such a charge, the amount. Many journals noted
a submission fee. As submission fees were not asked for specifically, such fees are not reported
for all journals.
Manuscript guidelines: Where such guidelines could be obtained most easily; the journal, editor,
or elsewhere. Many journals noted a particular style guideline. Because guidelines were not
asked for specifically, these guidelines are not reported for all journals.
NOTE: “–” indicates no response given or not applicable.
FAMILY AND CONSUMER ECONOMICS JOURNALS
Advancing the Consumer Interest –
Agriculture and Human Values –
Amer. Demographics –
Amer. Economic Review —
Amer. Family –
Amer. Jrnl of Agricultural Economics –
Amer. Jrnl of Economics and Sociology –
Amer. Jrnl of Sociology —
Amer. Sociological Review
— Annals of Tourism Research –
Canadian Jrnl of Agricultural Economics –
Demography —
Economic Inquiry –
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Jrnl –
Families in Society: the Jrnl of Contemporary
Human Services —
Family Law Quarterly –
Family Perspective –
Family Relations –
Financial Counseling and Planning –
Financial Services Review —
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology –
The Gerontologist –
Health and Social Work –
Home Economics Forum –
Housing and Society —
Human Services in the Rural Environment –
Inquiry –
Jrnl of Agricultural Economics –
Jrnl of Applied Gerontology —
Jrnl of Consumer Affairs –
Jrnl of Consumer Education –
Jrnl of Consumer Policy –
Jrnl of Consumer Psychology –
Jrnl of Consumer Research —
Jrnl of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and
Complaining Behavior –
Jrnl of Consumer Studies and Home Economics –
Jrnl of Economic Psychology –
Jrnl of Economic and Social Measurement —
Jrnl of Family and Consumer Sciences –
Jrnl of Family and Consumer Sciences Education –
Jrnl of Family and Economic Issues —
Jrnl of Family Issues —
The Jrnl of Finance –
Jrnl of Financial Planning –
Jrnl of Financial Research –
Jrnl of Forensic Economics —
Jrnl of Health Economics –
Jrnl of Family and Consumer Sciences –
Jrnl of Human Resources –
Jrnl of Marketing —
Jrnl of Marketing Research –
Jrnl of Marriage and the Family –
Jrnl of Policy Analysis and Management
Jrnl of Policy History —
Jrnl of Public Policy and Marketing –
Jrnl of Social Issues –
Jrnl of Social, Political and Economic Studies –
Jrnl of Student Financial Aid —
Kappa Omicron Nu Forum –
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly –
Mobius: Jrnl of the Society of Consumer Affairs
Professionals in Business –
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly for Research
on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action —
Policy Studies Review –
Public Interest —
Quarterly Jrnl of Business and Economics –
Review of Economics and Statistics –
Review of Economic Studies —
Review of Income and Wealth –
Rural Sociology –
Social Indicators Research —
Social Problems –
Social Science Quarterly –
Social Service Review —
Social Work –
Social Work in Education –
Social Work Research and Abstracts —
Sociological Perspectives –
Sociological Spectrum –
Southern Economic Jrnl —
Themis: Jrnl of Theory in Home Economics –
Western Jrnl of Agricultural Economics –
Work and Occupations —
Journals In Related Fields
Child Welfare Jrnl —
Child and Youth Care Forum –
Child and Youth Services –
Contemporary Family Therapy —
Dress –
Hospitality Research Jrnl –
International Jrnl of Hospitality Mgt –
Jrnl of Adolescence –
Jrnl of the Amer. Dietetic Assoc. –
Jrnl of Marital and Family Therapy –
National Association of College and University Food Service
Jrnl (NACUFS) –
Amer. Rehabilitation —
Jrnl of Gerontology –
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SPONSOR: Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
sociology, agricultural and environmental policy issues
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 700
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 10-19%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS
American Demographics, Inc.
Box 68
Ithaca, NY 14851
SPONSOR: American Demographics, Inc.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Business
Frequency of issue: 12 per year
Copies per issue: 30,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Editorial
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: —
Number of reviewers: 0 (in-house editor(s) only)
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 10-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: —
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
209 Nassau St.
Princeton, NJ 08542-4607
SPONSOR: American Economic Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 28,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: Less than 10%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: $25 per journal page (applicable only if author has
available supporting research funds); $50 submission fee for members of American Economic
Association, $100 for nonmembers (never waived).
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: American Agricultural Economics Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 5 per year
Copies per issue: 6,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29% (proceedings of annual meeting)
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 35 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: $55 per journal page
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue, except December issue; manuscripts should
follow A Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press) as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02157
SPONSOR: Francis Neilson Fund and The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family finance
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 2,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 5,000 words
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow MLA Style Manual
as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
WEB PAGE
University of Chicago Press
Journals Division
5720 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
SPONSOR: University of Chicago Press
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: —
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 6,800
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $15 submission fee, waived for students
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family psychology,
consumer/family sociology, physical and mental disability
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government, consumer organizations
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 60% or more
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 5 or more
Percentage of invited articles: 60% or more
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 12-17 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Topics include innovative programs, agency administrative
practices, research, and technique. Professional audience is varied so publication requires
non-journal, non-technical language. References, charts, and tables should be held to a
minimum. Helpful if authors could provide their work on a 5.25-inch floppy disk in
WordPerfect or ASCII along with printed manuscript.
AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
Department of Sociology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
SPONSOR: American Sociological Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 13,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: Up to 40 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $15 submission fee
Manuscript guidelines: In February and August journal issues; manuscripts should follow
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
consumer/family policy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 3 per year, plus 1 proceedings issue in 2 volumes
Copies per issue: 1,200
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 15-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: 35 Canadian dollars per journal page
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow A
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Authors are encouraged to have manuscripts reviewed by their
peers prior to submission. Abstract for submitted paper should be in English and French.
CHILD WELFARE JOURNAL
440 First St., NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001-2085
SPONSOR: Child Welfare League of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Child welfare, adoption, foster care, abuse and neglect
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 8,000 – 10,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 25-30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 12-15 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from Child Welfare League of America;
manuscripts should follow A Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press) as a style
guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal covers all phases of child welfare as they affect the
health, education, and psychosocial needs of children, offering theoretical concepts as well as
practical ideas and strategies. It reports on innovations in practice, agency administration and
board functions, staffing designs and staff education, legislation, research, and community
development. Material submitted for possible publication should extend knowledge in any
child-family welfare or related service; on any aspect of administration, supervision,
casework, group work, community organization, teaching, research, or interpretation; on any
facet of interdisciplinary approaches to the field; or on issues of social policy that bear on the
welfare of children, youths, and their families.
SPONSOR: Human Sciences Press
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: All areas related to child and youth care work
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 1,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: Approximately 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 12-18 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal is committed to the improvement of child and youth
group care practice in a variety of day and residential settings and to the advancement of the
field. Readers include child and youth care practitioners, their supervisors, and other
personnel in child and youth care settings as well as instructors and researchers. Query letters
in advance of submission to assess the appropriateness of an idea are welcome.
SPONSOR: The Haworth Press, New York
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: All areas related to services to children and youth
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind and single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: Varies by issue
Average review time: Varies by issue
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: 30-39%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: Varies by issue
Preferred range of pages: Varies by issue
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes topical, generally practice-oriented special
issues (also published in book form) in various aspects of the field described by its title.
Solicits proposals from prospective issue editors, who then become responsible for the
content. They may seek outside authors as needed. Proposals welcome and should include a
title, a brief description, a tentative outline listing articles to be included, and the names of
prospective authors if they are available.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: empirical research, theoretical articles that have implications for
developmental research, multi-disciplinary material welcome.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience academic
Frequency of issue: 6 times per year
Copies per issue: 8,172 (average issue)
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: N/A but approximately 75% rejection rate.
Average review time: 3 months
Number of reviewers: at least 3
Percentage of invited articles: very few, one or two a year.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: if over 60 pages it then becomes a monograph
Preferred range of pages: 35-40 pages (under 30 is acceptable)
Page charge/submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: see journal, four copies to
Editor, APA style, abstract 150 words
OTHER INFORMATION: If manuscript is accepted then submit on disk.
Did not receive updated information o journal by publication date–information is
current as of Spring 1994.
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES RESEARCH JOURNAL
Dr. Joan Laughlin, Editor
105 HEC
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0800
PUBLISHERS/SPONSOR: International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: textiles, fiber and polymer science, aesthetics and design, social,
psychological, educational, historic and cultural topics, marketing, merchandising,
international trade and economics.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic
Frequency per issue: 4 times per year
Copies per issue: 1,200
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: triple-blind
Acceptance rate: 59% for 1989-1992 3 year average
Average review time: 3 months for first round; 9 months from receipt to acceptance
Number of reviewers: at least 2
Percentage of Invited articles: do not invite
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Manuscript submission fee: $35 review fee; no page charges
Manuscript guidelines: see journal for information, need line numbers on left hand side of
manuscript, 150 word abstract, submit 5 copies
OTHER INFORMATION: —
DEMOGRAPHY
Department of Sociology, DK-40
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
SPONSOR: Population Association of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 4,400
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: —
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: American Psychological Association.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Issues in human development, empirical contributions to the
study of growth and development, scholarly reviews, theoretical articles, social policy, field
research, cross-cultural studies, research on gender and ethnicity.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic
Frequency of issue: bi-monthly
Copies per issue 6,400
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: approximately 25%
Average review time: 3 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 0-5% and all go through a review and can be rejected.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: approximately 50-60 pages
Preferred range of pages: 5-40 pages
Page charge/manuscript submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: five copies. APA style, abstract.
OTHER INFORMATION: Contact Editor for information.
Did not receive updated information on journal by publication date — information is
current as of 1994.
DRESS
Patricia Cunningham, Editor
The Costume Society of America
55 Edgewater Drive; P. O. Box 73
Earlville, MD 21919
TELEPHONE: (419) 372-2026
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: The Costume Society of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: biographies, conservation reports; theoretical discussion,
analytical and interpretive papers that describe and place costume in cultural context.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, professionals
Frequency of issue: one per year
Copies per issue: 1,700
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review; blind review
Acceptance rate: 50%
Average review time: 6 months (approximately)
Number of reviewers: 4-5 reviewers
Percentage invited articles: 1% (very few)
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: minimum of 10 pages; no preferred range of pages
Page charge/submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: Follow Chicago Manual of Style; one original and 6 copies; no
deadline — articles are accepted for review at any time.
OTHER INFORMATION: Must be a member of The Costume Society of America
ECONOMIC INQUIRY
Pomona College
109 Seaver North
645 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711-6338
SPONSOR: Western Economic Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 6-8 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30-40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None, $45 submission fee for members of Western
Economic Association, $90 for nonmembers
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Draft manuscripts need not conform to style nor include
finished charts, tables, or figures. Accepted manuscripts must conform exactly to journal
style, which is available on request.
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology,
individual/family therapy and counseling
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 10 per year
Copies per issue: 5,700
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 10-19%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 25 pages
Preferred range of pages: 16-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal is a practice- and issues-related journal directed to
human service professionals. Feature articles in the journal can be classified according to the
following categories: (1) practice description (how a practitioner or agency manages some
kind of work); (2) practice reflection/analysis (work with types of clients or types of practice;
articles are reflective and analytical and discuss principles of practice in these areas or with
these clients); (3) theory (theoretical underpinnings of practice: psychodynamic, systems,
existential, eclectic); (4) research reports (practice-related and expands on the practice
implications of the study); and (5) agency/profession (supervision of practitioners and
management of agencies, with professional concerns of agency personnel and practitioners,
and with topical concerns of human services professionals in general).
FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND PLANNING
Sherman Hanna, Consumer Sciences Department
1787 Neil Ave.– Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-4584 FAX: 614-292-7536 Email: HANNA.1@OSU.EDU
SPONSOR: Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
Web Page
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family finance,
consumer/family law, financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 1 per year
Copies per issue: 500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 40%
Average review time: 2 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 10-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: The journal includes research reports, evaluations of innovative
counseling, planning and educational techniques, and theoretically based prescriptive
analyses. Conclusions of articles should outline implications for practitioners and educators.
The 1994 issue contained 11 articles and a five year index, with 220 pages. The final revised
version of a manuscript accepted for publication should be submitted in both paper and disk
format (PC compatible, preferably in WordPerfect 6.1). Instead of a disk, the final file may be
sent as an attachment to an email, using the BinHex, MIME or UUENCODE protocol.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REVIEW
Submit manusripts to:
Karen Eilers Lahey, Editor
Financial Services Review
Department of Finance, College of Business,
University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4803
Telephone: (216) 972-6330, Fax: (216) 972-5970
Email: klahey@uakron.edu
Web page
PUBLISHERSPONSOR: Oklahoma Sociological Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 370
REVIEW PROCESS
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 60% or more
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 10-15 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $22 submission fee (includes 1-year subscription to
journal)
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
Subscription: Individual – US Resident – $15 (US $)
-Outside US – $20 (US $)
Institution – Inside US – $25 (US $)
-Outside US – $30 (US $)
Subscription on calendar year basis only – start date January 1, 1996. Claming Policy: any
time: Index: by issue
SPONSOR: The Gerontological Society of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: The following as related to aging: consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family psychology,
consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 10,373
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 18-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human
aging. Articles should address significant policy or practice issues, report research findings,
and include important implications for policy or practice that are suggested by the research
results. Brief descriptions (10-page maximum) of innovative practices and programs are
included in the “Practice Concepts” section.
SPONSOR: School of Social Work and Human Services, Eastern Washington University
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family law, consumer/family policy,
consumer/family psychology, consumer/family sociology, rural consumer/family human
services issues and programs
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20 pages
Preferred range of pages: 15-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Articles must focus on human services in rural areas.
Individuals who are involved in rural practice and program development are encouraged to
contribute in order to provide up-to-date information on the strengths, problems, and
programs in rural communities.
INQUIRY
Department of Philosophy
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1024
N-0315 Oslo, Norway
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology, philosophy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,200
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers, reviewers known to authors at
times)
Acceptance rate: Less than 10%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: Varies
Percentage of invited articles: 30-39%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: None
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: The (UK) Agricultural Economics Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government, development advisors
Frequency of issue: 3 per year
Copies per issue: 1,800
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 60% or more
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 5,000 words
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Objectives of the journal are to promote the study and teaching
of all disciplines relevant to agricultural economics as they apply to the agricultural, food, and
related industries; and rural communities. These include economics, statistics, marketing,
business management, politics, history, and sociology. Preference given to articles that either
deal with new developments in research and methods of analysis, or apply existing methods
and techniques to new problems and situations that are likely to be of general interest to the
journal’s international readership.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: The American Dietetic Association.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: The Journal invites contributions of original research, review,
and application in such areas as nutritional science, medical nutrition therapy, public health
nutrition, food science and biotechnology, food service systems, leadership and management,
and dietetics education.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: professional and academic
Frequency of issue: monthly
Copies per issue: 71,000 printed (but no breakdown by subscriptions, etc.)
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: approximately 40$ eventually
Average review time: 10-12 weeks
Number of reviewers 2-3 per manuscript
Percentage of invited articles: 10-15 per year
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length/preferred range depends on “category” of paper. See journal
Page charge/submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: 4 copies, submission letter, see journal for information.
OTHER INFORMATION —
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY
P.O. Box 51026
Durham, NC 27717-1026
SPONSOR: Southern Gerontological Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: The following as related to aging: consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government, gerontologists and others involved
with older adults
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,394
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20 pages
Preferred range of pages: 10-15 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: Manuscripts should follow Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: — Did not receive updated information on journal by
publication date–information is current as of 1992.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
164 Aylesworth
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
SPONSOR: American Council on Consumer Interest
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning, consumer interest
topics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 2,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $20 submission fee
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Purpose of journal is to foster and disseminate professional
thought and scholarly research advancing the consumer interest. Scope of the journal includes
consumer policy, consumer education, consumer economics, and consumer behavior.
Acceptable manuscripts may be theoretical, empirical, philosophical, or historical in
perspective. They should have clear implications for government, household, or business
policy.
SPONSOR: Illinois Consumer Education Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, high school teachers
Frequency of issue: 1 per year
Copies per issue: 300
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 40-49%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: 10-19%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 8 pages
Preferred range of pages: 6-8 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; authors of accepted manuscripts must either be
members the Illinois Consumer Education Association (dues $15) or pay a $15 submission fee
per article.
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Submitted articles should be in one of the following categories:
(1) position paper (a discussion of consumer education issues, problems, and trends), or (2)
research article (a presentation of recently completed research that has implications for
consumer educators). Articles must include implications for practitioners (educators,
policymakers, etc.).
SPONSOR: Society for Consumer Psychology
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family psychology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 15-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal is devoted to advancing consumer psychology. Articles
should report original data from either experimental or nonexperimental studies; or
theoretical, methodological, and review papers. Topics covered include: the role of
advertising in consumer psychology, the development and change of consumer attitudes,
choice and decision processes, direct brand experience, post-purchase evaluations, gift giving,
leisure activities, consumer socialization, group and family decision making, motivational
processes, salesperson’s influences on buying behavior, and the experiential components of
various consumption activities.
SPONSOR: See web page
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, consumer behavior
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,200+
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 0%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In June 1990 journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: The overriding criterion for publication in the journal is that
knowledge is gained about the behavior of consumers. As an interdisciplinary journal that
fosters research and the development of knowledge from a variety of disciplines, the journal
encourages a wide range of methods, conceptual orientations, and substantive problem areas
within the domain of consumer behavior, as broadly construed. In addition to empirical
research papers, the journal welcomes carefully reasoned theoretical papers, integrative review
papers, and methodologically oriented papers.
SPONSOR: Independently owned and published.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer satisfaction, consumer dissatisfaction, complaining
behavior
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 1 per year
Copies per issue: 150
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 60% or more
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: 0%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 8-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Papers accepted for publication in the journal must be
presented, after acceptance, at the Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, and Complaining
Behavior conference and then revised based on participant input before publication (no
exceptions). Although submitted manuscripts usually will not have been submitted
elsewhere, previously published manuscripts will be accepted for review on the condition that
the holder of the copyright for the previous publication and the current editor of the previous
publication both provide a letter giving approval to publish. Manuscripts under consideration
for publication elsewhere should not be submitted until the other publications have made their
decisions. Final manuscript must be submitted on a 5.25-inch floppy disk in WordPerfect.
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family policy, consumer/family sociology, food, textile
studies, housing, energy, consumer protection, consumer redress, consumer information
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government, journalism/media
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 6-8 months
Number of reviewers: 1
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 10-24 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue, from editor, or from publisher
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: International Association for Research in Economic Psychology
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family psychology, socioeconomics, economic psychology, consumer socialization
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind (if requested) or
single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 40-49%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 10-40 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal aims to present research that will improve
understanding of behavioral, especially sociopsychological, aspects of economic phenomena
and processes. Economic psychology as a discipline studies the psychological mechanisms
that underlie consumption and other economic behavior. Studies in economic psychology
may relate to different levels of aggregation, from the household and the individual consumer
to macro level of whole nations. Economic behavior in connection with inflation,
unemployment, taxation, economic development, as well as consumer information and
economic behavior in the marketplace are thus the major fields of interest.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASUREMENT
11 East Princeton Rd.
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
SPONSOR: None
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
financial counseling/planning, topics related to statistical data
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 250
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 6-8 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes articles that consider the methodology of
economic and social measurements, the application of these data to research problems, the
development and use of software tools, and the technical as well as legal problems associated
with these measurement activities. The journal is also concerned with methods and issues
associated with the distribution of data. Manuscripts can be submitted on diskettes or hard
copy. Simultaneous submission to another publication should be clearly acknowledged.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
1555 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning, other related areas.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 24,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: 8%
Average review time: 3-4 months
Number of reviewers: 2 plus Associate Editor
Percentage of invited articles: less than 2%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Preferred range of pages less than 2,500 words
Page charge to publish manuscript: none, $20 submission bee
Manuscript guidelines: in winter journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Manuscripts are encouraged from new authors, graduate
students, and professionals in a wide variety of fields related to quality of life issues.
Did not receive updated information on journal by publication date–information I s
current as of 1994.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION
Cheryl Fedje, Managing Editor
School of Human Development and Nutritional Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Education.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: original research, literature reviews, conceptual and theoretical
essays, position papers and reports of innovative practice in all areas of education for family
and individual well-being, include sections on implications for family educators and family
education researchers.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, vocational education community at large
Frequency of issue: semi-annually
Copies per issue: 1
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: review panel
Acceptance rate: varies
Average review time: varies
Number of reviewers: 20
Percentage of invited articles: 0
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length/preferred range: none given
Page charge/submission fee: none given
Manuscript guidelines: see journal, APA style, submit 4 copies, using courier 10 CPI and
number each line, include 100-150 word abstract.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
email: rkh2@cornell.edu
SPONSOR: None
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning, any research that
shows a linkage between the family and economic systems
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: Less than 1,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: All manuscripts (applied, theoretical, or integrative) must
demonstrate the linkage between the family and its economic environment.
SPONSOR: National Council on Family Relations
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal designates two issues each year to special topics of
current interest. These thematic issues include both articles prepared by invitation and articles
submitted for consideration for the special issues. The other two issues each year contain
articles, comments, and advocacy pieces on any topic related to family issues. The journal
welcomes manuscripts which contribute to the understanding of theory, research, and
application pertaining to the family. The journal is devoted to contemporary social issues and
social problems related to marriage and family life, and to theoretical and professional issues
of current interest to those who work with and study families.
THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE
The Ohio State University
1775 College Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210-1399
SPONSOR: American Finance Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Financial economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 5 per year
Copies per issue: 8,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: Less than 10%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 1
Percentage of invited articles: 60% or more
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Institute of Certified Financial Planners
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
consumer/family law, consumer/family psychology, financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 6,700
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 30-39%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 15-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal aims to inform its readers of innovative, timely, and
constructive concepts, theories, and professional management tools in financial planning.
Five true/false and/or multiple-choice questions, based on the article, should be included
(indicate the correct answers). These questions will be used as part of the Institute’s
continuing education test. When possible, include a 5.25-inch disk containing the article
(enclose information on the filename, type of word processing software, and type of hardware,
preferably IBM compatible).
SPONSOR: Southern Finance Association and Southwestern Finance Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,600
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 22 pages
Preferred range of pages: 15-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $30 submission fee for members of Southern
Finance Association or Southwestern Finance Association, $50 for nonmembers
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow A Manual of Style
(The University of Chicago Press) as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: National Association of Forensic Economists
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family law, legal
economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 3 per year
Copies per issue: 700-800
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 40-49%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: None
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $25 submission fee for members of National
Association of Forensic Economists, $50 for nonmembers
Manuscript guidelines: Request through mailing address or phone: (816) 235-2833
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes both theoretical and applied papers.
Accepted submissions are required to be on a 5.25- or 3.5-inch high density disk, in
WordPerfect 5.0, if possible.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: research and theory in developmental, clinical, and educational
psychology, biological as well as behavioral and social aspects of developmental and clinical
psychology, main focus is on empirical research, occasionally applied material.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic
Frequency of issue: 4 times per year
Copies per issue: 1,200
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: not available but the rejection rate is approximately 30% (eventually through
revision process).
Average review time: 2-3 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: with special issues only, articles do undergo review process.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: over 40 is considered monograph
Preferred range of pages: about 30
Page charge: $50 for each table and $20 for figures prior to publication.
Submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: two copies; APA style, manuscript on disk is requested but not
required upon acceptance; see journal for additional information.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Gerontological Society of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Medical sciences pertaining to aging
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: Approximately 10,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In March 1991 journal issue; manuscripts should follow Uniform
Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Publishes articles that pertain to aging, representing the full
range of medical sciences. “Brief Reports” have a 6-page maximum. Authors encouraged to
provide names of three to five potential reviewers.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
Harvard University
25 Shattuck St.
Parcel B, 1st Floor
Boston, MA 02115
SPONSOR: North Holland Publishing Company
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Health economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 750
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 25-35 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal seeks articles related to the economics of health and
medical care including the following topics: production of health and health services; demand
and utilization of health services; financing of health services; measurement of health;
behavioral models of demanders, suppliers and other health care agencies; manpower
planning and forecasting; the prevention of sickness; cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness
analyses and issues of budgeting; efficiency and distributional aspects of health policy; and
such other topics as the editors may deem appropriate. Applications to problems in both
developed and less-developed countries are welcomed.
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, frontier econometrics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 20-40 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal welcomes replication, fragility, and sensitivity studies
of empirical work that has appeared in journal in the last 5 years or empirical work judged by
the editors to be important to the fields covered by the journal. Authors of accepted
manuscripts will be asked to make their data available to other analysts from a date 6 months
after publication for a period of 3 years thereafter; exemption from this requirement may be
requested.
SPONSOR: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family psychology, family therapy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 20,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20 pages
Preferred range of pages: 15-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Submitted articles should advance the professional
understanding of marital and family behavior and improve the psychotherapeutic treatment of
marital and family disharmony. Toward that end the journal publishes articles on research,
theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.
JOURNAL OF MARKETING
University of Michigan
Graduate School of Business
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
SPONSOR: American Marketing Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Marketing
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 15,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 25 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor or American Marketing Association; manuscripts should
follow A Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press) as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: American Marketing Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, marketing research
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 9,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 21-25 pages
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In February issue of journal, from editor, or from American
Marketing Association
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: National Council on Family Relations
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology,
consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 8,000+
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: Approximately 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $15 submission fee
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Medium for the presentation of original theory, research
interpretation, and critical discussion of materials related to marriage and the family.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: Society for Nutrition Education
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: nutrition education; original research and reviews relevant to
nutrition education, short articles presenting viewpoints on current issues and controversies I n
nutrition education or reporting creative programs ideas.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, professionals
Frequency of issue: bi-monthly
Copies per issue: 4300
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: peer review
Acceptance rate: 25%
Average review time: 2-4 months
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage invited articles: —
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: varies depending on type of manuscript, see manuscript guidelines.
Page charge/submission fee: N/A
Manuscript guidelines: instructions published in first issue of each volume.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy, general field of public policy analysis
and public management
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25-35 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal only seeks manuscripts that make broad contributions
to the general field of public policy analysis and public management. Articles should avoid
the shorthand and jargon understood exclusively by specialists operating in narrow fields, and
be parsimonious in the use and design of tables.
SPONSOR: The Pennsylvania State University Press and The University of Notre Dame
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION::
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow A
Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press) as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: The objectives of the journal are threefold: (1) to encourage
research into the formation and development of American public policy, (2) to encourage the
application of diverse methods and theories to public policy and their politics within an
historical frame, and (3) to inform policymakers through an historical approach to public
policy.
SPONSOR: American Marketing Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family law, consumer/family policy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 350
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 45 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In spring 1991 journal issue, from editor, or from American
Marketing Association
OTHER INFORMATION: Papers published in journal should deal with both marketing
and public policy. Consult past issues of the journal to determine specific topics that have
received coverage.
SPONSOR: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9 of the American
Psychological Association)
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology, consumer/family sociology, social
issues in general
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 5,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: —
Average review time: —
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: —
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-40 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal does not accept individual manuscripts. Issues are
organized around an integral theme. Ideas and questions regarding issue proposals should be
addressed to the editor.
SPONSOR: Council for Social and Economic Studies
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: International and national economic trends
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,100
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: 10-19%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 2,000-5,000 words
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family finance, consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family
psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 3 per year
Copies per issue: 5,000+
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 40-49%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: 20-29%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publications Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Submitted manuscripts should report original research, discuss
policy issues, or describe new and innovative programs and procedures in the field of student
aid. If possible, articles should also be submitted on a 5.25- or 3.5-inch IBM compatible
diskette in WordPerfect, XyWrite, Multimate, Wordstar, ASCII, or DOS formats.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: The Gerontological Society of America
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Journal publishes articles on the biological aspects of aging in
areas such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, morphology, neuroscience, nutrition,
pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, practitioner, corporate
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 9,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: peer-reviewed
Acceptance rate: 59%
Average review time: 2 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: review articles only; 10% approximately.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: —
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages; 6 for brief reports
page charge to publish manuscript: none, but author pays for color plates
Manuscript guidelines: The journal follows abbreviations and other conventions of the CBE
Style Manual, Fifth Edition (1983), published by the Council of Biology Editors, Inc. Full
instructions to authors are published periodically in the journal or can be requested from the
Society prior to submission. Use of IBM compatible software is encouraged and a disk will
be requested upon acceptance.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes original research, not published nor under
consideration for publication elsewhere. Letters to the Editor, Review Articles, and Guest
Editorials may also be submitted for consideration.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Topics are directed by a Call for Papers. In general themes focus
on integrative, holistic perspectives in family and consumer sciences (home economics)
professional concerns, historical study of the field, philosophical issues, or implications for
the body of principles underlying the field.
Goals of the publication are to encourage intellectual excellence, scholarly discourse, critical
and creative thinking, reflection, innovations in integrative/holistic dimensions, and
development of new methods of generating and verifying knowledge.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 18,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: 50-59%
Average review time: 6-8 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: none
Preferred range of pages: 1,000-3,500 words, longer with permission
Page charge to publish manuscript: none; $25 submission fee ($10 for students)
Manuscript guidelines: from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: The journal operates with guest editors and theme call for
papers. Because the publication is funded by members, journal gives first preference, quality
being equal, to members of Kappa Omicron Nu.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: Wayne State University
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: experimental, theoretical and review papers on issues in human
development; infant, child and adolescent development; context of development (family or
school).
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic
Frequency of issue: quarterly
Copies per issue: 1,400
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: open (unless blind is specifically requested).
Acceptance rate: 20% average over last two years
Average review time: 3 months
Number of reviewers: at least 2
Percentage of invited articles: yes, 1 special issue per year with guest editor; manuscript do
undergo review.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Preferred page range: 30 manuscript pages is target
Page charge/submission fee: none
Manuscript guidelines: see journal: 4 copies to editor, APA style, abstract needed.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, any topic on consumer affairs that is
business-oriented
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Corporate consumer affairs management
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,000+
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 60% or more
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 5 or more
Percentage of invited articles: 60% or more
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 10 pages
Preferred range of pages: 5-8 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Authors are advised to call the Managing Editor prior to writing
the manuscript. Submissions to or publication in other journals will not necessarily prejudice
consideration for publication; but should be noted in cover letter. Journal is distributed only
to members of Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business.
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: National Association of College and University Food Service
(NACUFS).
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Original research related to topics of interest to the NACUFS
membership including food service management, eating trends and preferences, nutrition
education, waste management, human resource management, computer systems, etc.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic
Frequency of issue: annually
Copies per issue: 600 (sent to the 600 NACUFS member institutions with approximately 2400
individual members).
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: double-blind
Acceptance rate: about 50%
Average review time: 2-3 months
Number of reviewers: usually 3
Percentage of invited articles: none
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: no stated
Preferred range of pages: not stated (usually 10-20 pages).
Page charge to publish manuscript: none
Manuscript guidelines: original and 3 copies, APA style; contact editor for guidelines
OTHER INFORMATION: Articles must be well organized and develop ideas in a concise
and logical manner. Correct spelling is essential. Articles will be received and evaluated as
submitted. The committee will not take the responsibility for editing the manuscript.
SPONSOR: Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Volunteering, voluntary action
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 800
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: $20 per journal page for nonmembers of Association for
Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: — Executive Offices of ARNOVA will be moving from
Washington State to the Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University/Purdue University
Indianapolis, 550 West North Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
POLICY STUDIES REVIEW
University of Illinois
361 Lincoln Hall
702 S. Wright
Urbana, IL 61801
SPONSOR: Policy Studies Organization
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 2,400
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue; manuscripts should follow Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes scholarly articles by social scientists and
other researchers interested in the policy sciences. Encourages submissions of manuscripts
that analyze the policy processes and outcomes of particular policies as well as theoretical and
methodological articles that address the logic of policy inquiry.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
R.B. Ammons & C.H. Ammons, Editors
Box 9229
Missoula, MT 59807
PUBLISHER/SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: General psychology, experimental, theoretical and speculative
articles welcome.
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: academic scientists, practitioners
Frequency of issue: bi-monthly; 2 vol/yr; usually a special issue included/1 each volume
(approximately 2,800 pg/yr)
Copies per issue: 2,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: peers, but includes interdisciplinary readers, authors must interact
Acceptance rate: 25-30% overall (3% “as is”, 7% some, 12% much work, “3-5% lagged over
4 years)
Average review time: 3-5 weeks
Number of reviewers: 5-6 or more
Percentage of invited articles: few-varies by year
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Actual range of pages “regular article”: 8 pages average, range 4 to 200+; notes 1 or 2 pages
Page charge: pay for preprints, cost of figures and special composition fees (27.50/page in
multiples of 4 pg + special chg) 200 preprints supplied
Manuscript guidelines: see journal; for copies, APA style
OTHER INFORMATION: —
PUBLIC INTEREST
National Affairs, Inc.
1112 16th St., NW, Suite 545
Washington, DC 20036
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family policy, consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: Approximately 10,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Open (authors and reviewers known to each other)
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: 50-59%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Business Administration
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Finance, economics, accounting, marketing, management
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 800
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION::
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $25 submission fee (includes
1-year subscription to journal), $15 fee for submission of revisions
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Accepts research that reexamines important empirical works,
tests important theoretical works, or overviews (and evaluates critically) the literature.
Manuscripts accepted for publication should be submitted on a 3.5-inch Macintosh disk in
Microsoft Word, $40 fee if not.
WEB PAGE
Quarterly Journal of Economics
SPONSOR: MIT Press
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 6,000 words, 3,000 words for notes
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal specializes in empirical studies. Fewer than 5 percent
of published articles are in the field of consumption.
SPONSOR: Review of Economic Studies Ltd.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
econometrics, economic theory
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 5 per year
Copies per issue: 2,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: Less than 10%
Average review time: 6-8 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 60 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewers)
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: 10-19%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 35 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $15 submission fee for nonmembers of
International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, $0 for members
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal is interested in receiving manuscripts in the areas of
national and social accounting; microdata analysis of issues related to income and wealth;
development and integration of micro and macro systems of economic, financial, and social
statistics; international comparisons of productivity, income and wealth; and related problems
of measurement and statistical methodology. Preference is given to (1) studies of
methodological interest, and (2) comparative analyses of more than one country. One of the
major functions of the journal is to provide for the publication of papers presented at
conferences of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Department of Rural Sociology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2125
SPONSOR: Rural Sociological Society
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer education, consumer/family economics,
consumer/family policy, consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, practitioner, government
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 4,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: $30 per journal page
Manuscript guidelines: In spring 1990 journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology, consumer/family
sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic, government
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 750
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Single blind (authors known to reviewer)
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 1
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: None
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
SPONSOR: Society for the Study of Social Problems
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: —
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,200
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 35 pages
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: $50 per article
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Article must make a contribution to theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
Will C. Hogg Bldg., Rm. 310
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
SPONSOR: Southwestern Social Science Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 14-24 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In most journal issues or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Preference is for manuscripts that would appeal to readers in
more than one social science discipline and/or those with public policy implications.
SOCIAL SERVICE REVIEW
969 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
SPONSOR: School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Family policy, family psychology, family sociology, social
welfare related to families
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 2,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal welcomes manuscripts from social workers and from
members of the various allied disciplines and professions engaged in research on human
behavior, social systems, and the development of improved social services. Priority is given
to research-based articles dealing with subjects central to social welfare research, practice,
policy, and history.
SPONSOR: National Association of Social Workers
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Social work
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: 90% practitioner, academic
Frequency of issue: 6 per year
Copies per issue: 140,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20 pages
Preferred range of pages: 14-18 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From National Association of Social Workers – “Writing for NASW”
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal is committed to improving practice and extending
knowledge in social work and social welfare. It welcomes manuscripts that yield new insights
into established practices, evaluate new techniques and research, examine current social
problems, or bring serious critical analysis to bear on problems in the profession. Encourages
authors to write analytic rather than descriptive articles. When specific programs are
described, implications should be drawn for the field. Short, descriptive pieces should be
submitted as “Briefly Stated” articles.
SPONSOR: National Association of Social Workers
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: School social work
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: 80% practitioner, academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 3,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20 pages
Preferred range of pages: 14-18 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From National Association of Social Workers – “Writing for NASW”
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal focuses on practice and theoretical development in the
field of social work service in elementary and secondary education. Journal welcomes
manuscripts that address general or specific matters involving social work education.
Descriptions of practice, innovation, research, legislation, policy, and planning are published
in the journal. “Practice Notes” section presents short descriptions (1,500 words) of practice
innovations and their implementation in school settings.
SPONSOR: National Association of Social Workers
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Social work
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: 85% academic, practitioner
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 4,500
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 25 pages
Preferred range of pages: 14-20 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: From National Association of Social Workers – “Writing for NASW”
OTHER INFORMATION: Interested in manuscripts that relate to social work technology,
research strategies and methods of research as applied to problems faced by social workers,
theoretical articles that are relevant to social work research activities, analytic reviews of
research, and practice-based research. “Research Notes” section presents brief, concise
reports (1,500 words) on study findings, discussions of methodological issues, solutions to
problems, and the development of ideas or insights. “Research Briefs” section is devoted to
short descriptions of studies (700 words) that are in their early stages and not ready for
publication in a full article.
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Department of Sociology
Reed College
Portland, OR 97202-8199
SPONSOR: Pacific Sociological Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Theory-motivated, hypothesis-testing research
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: —
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 20-29%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 4
Percentage of invited articles: 0%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $10 submission fee
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should follow A
Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press) as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Manuscripts may be submitted by mail or electronically. Those
submitted by mail may be a hard copy or on a double density MacIntosh formatted 3.5-inch
disk; IBM formatted disks or floppies accepted if MS-DOS or ASCII text versions are
included. Manuscripts submitted by electronic mail may be done through an ASCII text file
or BinHex file (the latter procedure is recommended for manuscripts containing diagrams,
tables, and figures).
SPONSOR: Mid-South Sociological Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family sociology, papers on theoretical,
methodological, quantitative and qualitative research in sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 692
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 30 pages
Preferred range of pages: 25 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None; $10 submission fee
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue or from editor
OTHER INFORMATION: Interdisciplinary social science journal that publishes
theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative substantive research, and applied
research articles in the areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political
science.
SPONSOR: —
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 4,000
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 1
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 20-25 pages
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: No guidelines required at submission level of evaluation.
OTHER INFORMATION: —
SPONSOR: Theory Group of the College and University Section of the American Home
Economic Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: The following as it relates to theory: consumer education,
consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance, consumer/family law,
consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology, consumer/family sociology, financial
counseling/planning
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 300
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 50-59%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: None
Preferred range of pages: 20 pages or less
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In Vol. 1, No. 2 journal issue or from editor; manuscripts should
follow Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a style guide.
OTHER INFORMATION: Journal publishes original manuscripts on theory and/or
integration in home economics or a related discipline such as conceptual and theoretical
essays, position papers, and reports of innovative practice. Encourages submission of papers
representing development or interpretation of theory or integration. Authors should include
an implication section for home economic practitioners and researchers, if applicable. If
accepted, the final manuscript must be submitted on both hard copy and disk, in WordPerfect
5.0 or 5.1 format.
SPONSOR: Western Agricultural Economics Association
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 2 per year
Copies per issue: 1,100
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 30-39%
Average review time: 3-5 months
Number of reviewers: 3
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 25 pages
Preferred range of pages: —
Page charge to publish manuscript: $70 per journal page
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: Authors are expected to make data available at cost, upon
request, for 5 years.
WORK AND OCCUPATIONS
Sage Publications, Inc.
2111 W. Hillcrest Dr.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
SPONSOR: Sage Publishers, Inc.
APPROPRIATE TOPICS: Consumer/family economics, consumer/family finance,
consumer/family law, consumer/family policy, consumer/family psychology,
consumer/family sociology
CIRCULATION:
Primary audience: Academic
Frequency of issue: 4 per year
Copies per issue: 1,100
REVIEW PROCESS:
Type of review: Double blind
Acceptance rate: 10-19%
Average review time: 2 months or less
Number of reviewers: 2
Percentage of invited articles: Less than 10%
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Maximum page length: 40 pages
Preferred range of pages: 20-30 pages
Page charge to publish manuscript: None
Manuscript guidelines: In each journal issue
OTHER INFORMATION: —