期刊名称：JOURNAL OF FAMILY STUDIES
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal of Family Studies (ISSN 1322-9400) is a refereed international journal publishing three issues per year from 2008. The focus of the Journal is on the wellbeing of children in families in the process of change.
INDEXED IN Thomson ISI Science Citation Index/Social Sciences from January 2007
Interdisciplinary in nature, content includes research articles, key conference papers, abstracts, practical papers plus multimedia and book reviews. The Journal of Family Studies will be of particular interest to academics, researchers, counsellors, administrators, social workers, educators, mediators, lawyers, and clinicians in the helping professions. The Journal of Family Studies is a necessary and valuable research tool for academics and students alike, who work or study in this field. The Journal aims to promote studies of applied and professional interest.
The purpose of the Journal of Family Studies is to bring together the best research and practices available to support children and families though periods of transition, especially when those periods are associated with high levels of conflict.
Mission of the Journal
In 2003, Journal of Family Studies changed direction under the editorship of A/Professor Lawrie Moloney. Journal of Family Studies now focuses on families in transition, particularly as transition affects the wellbeing of children. Papers that focus on the impact of change and transitional situations on children, either directly or via the impact on parents or close family members, are encouraged
Instructions to Authors
From 2008 the Journal of Family Studies will be published three times a year, this year in May with a double issue in October. Interdisciplinary in nature, JFS presents articles, book reviews, journal abstracts, and reviews of relevant multimedia products. The Journal aims to promote studies of applied and professional interest.
Mission of the Journal
In 2003, JFS changed direction. Under the editorship of A/Professor Lawrie Moloney, JFS publishes articles that focus on families in transition, particularly as this affects the wellbeing of children. Papers that focus on the impact of change and transitional situations on children, either directly or via the impact on parents or close family members, are invited.
Contributors to the Journal
Papers are invited and encouraged from Australian authors as well as from authors throughout the world. Instructions for presentation are provided below.
What is published?
Contributions may be in the form of original articles or practice notes reporting the author's research, reviews, as well as case studies or clinical insights. The content of contributions to JFS should have a major focus on families in transition, particularly as this affects the health and wellbing of children. You may contact A/Prof Lawrie Moloney (Editor-in-Chief) or Liz Morrison (Managing Editor) if you wish to discuss your contribution in relation to the mission of the Journal prior to submitting your manuscript.
Research articles should represent a substantial contribution to the literature and should provide full details of methodology. Contributors who have used qualitative methods should note that reviewers are asked to use the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) questionnaire ("10 Questions to help you make sense of qualitative research") as one of the evaluation tools.
Review articles will be considered if they are substantial reviews of the literature and include critical analysis. Contributors should note that reviewers are asked to use the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) ("10 questions to help you make sense of reviews") as one of the evaluation tools.
A word limit of not more than 5,000 words is recommended. However, the editor allows longer contributions when warranted. It is important, for example, that contributions based on qualitative research provide sufficient information with regard to sampling, methodology, and analysis to permit readers to make a judgement about the research and to permit future researchers to pursue further the issues raised.
Material will be considered for publication on the understanding that such material is an original and unpublished work, not currently under review by any other journal or publisher, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The author warrants that the material submitted does not infringe the copyright of any other work. The author shall be responsible for all statements made in the material submitted.
Correspondence
Unless otherwise stated, all correspondence between contributors and the Journal office is via email, and should be addressed to Liz Morrison, Managing Editor: L.Morrison@latrobe.edu.au. Please include an email contact address for the corresponding author.
Submissions to the Journal
Articles should be sent to the Managing Editor, Liz Morrison, Journal of Family Studies, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, 3086, Australia. Please include three hard copies of your manuscript. Please also forward an electronic copy of your manuscript via email to L.Morrison@latrobe.edu.au).
Books for review should be sent directly to Mr Jo Grimwade, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Locked Bag 4115, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065.
Articles
Authors should forward three hard copies of their manuscript, typewritten in double-line spacing, conforming to the general style described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001), except that spelling should conform to the Macquarie Dictionary (2nd ed., 1991). Manuscripts, not normally to exceed 5,000 words (though see qualifications above), should be on white bond paper A4 size (210 x 297 mm), all four margins to be at least 40 mm wide. In addition, authors should email an electronic copy of their manuscript to Liz Morrison (L.Morrison@latrobe.edu.au).
Articles should include the following components, each to begin on a new page, in this sequence: title page; abstract and keywords; text; acknowledgements; references; footnotes; tables, figures, and illustrations (each should be complete with title and notes, on a separate page). Page number and running head should appear in the upper right-hand corner of each page, following the title page. Please include an email contact address for the corresponding author.
Title page should contain the title, which should be brief but informative; name(s) of author(s): first name, middle initial, and last name, with highest academic degree(s) and principal position, title, and/or affiliation; name of department(s) and/or institution(s), if any, to which the work should be attributed; disclaimers, if any; name, address, and telephone number of author responsible for correspondence about the material; name and address of author to whom requests for reprints should be addressed; the source(s) of support in the form of grants, equipment, etc.; if the paper has been presented orally, please give name of meeting, the place, and inclusive dates; a running head; a word count.
Abstract and key words. The second page should carry an abstract of not more than 150 words indicating the purpose of the study or investigation, the basic procedures used, the main findings and the principal conclusions, emphasising new and important aspects. Below the abstract give 3 to 10 key words or short phrases that will assist indexers in cross-indexing the article.
Text should usually be divided into sections with headings (e.g., Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions).
References should be pertinent to the text and not a complete review of the literature unless such be the purpose of the article. Note especially the proper style (APA) for references, both in text and reference lists. Footnotes may appear as endnotes, at the Editors' discretion.
Tables should be numbered consecutively and each given a brief title. Vertical rules should not be used. Each table should be cited in the text in consecutive order. Tables should be used only when necessary to clarify important points but not duplicate information in the text.
Figures and illustrations may be from original artwork, photographs, charts, and books. Indicate approximate location in text. The Journal of Family Studies will be happy to produce figures for authors; please supply data and type of figure required (e.g., line graph, bar chart, etc). Illustrations must be accompanied by the original work for the Journal's reproduction process. For additional information please contact the Managing Editor, Liz Morrison (L.Morrison@latrobe.edu.au).
Proofs are sent to authors for correcting of print, but not for introduction of new or different material. They should be returned to the Managing Editor as soon as possible.
Review of manuscripts. All contributions are refereed (peer-reviewed). Authors wishing an anonymous review must submit three copies of their manuscript with all author-identifiable pages removed, but submitted together with a covering letter to that effect.
Upon acceptance of their article for publication, authors should submit an electronic copy of their work (via email to: L.Morrison@latrobe.edu.au) with any required revisions, or if this is not possible then on disk - in addition to two final printed copies by mail.
Key Conference Papers
The Journal's commitment is to publish a mixture of high quality papers on policy and practice as well as on original research. The nature of the mix will vary from issue to issue. When appropriate, fully referenced and refereed versions of recent key conference papers may be included.
Practice Notes
Brief reports (500 to 1,000 words in length) on practice research or practice issues. Less formal than articles, general style, as described under Articles, applies. Longer pieces will be accepted at the editor's discretion.
Editorial Board
Lawrie Moloney, PhD MAPs
Associate Professor, Director of Counselling and Psychological Health, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria
Consultant Editor
David de Vaus, PhD
Professor, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria
Consultant Editor and Practice Notes Editor
Jennifer McIntosh, PhD MAPs
Director, Family Transitions, North Carlton, Victoria Director, Children-in-Focus Research Program; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria
Consultant Editor
Cynthia Schultz, PhD MAPs
Honorary Associate, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria
Abstracts Editor
Lindsay Paul, PhD
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria
Book Review Editor
Carol Grbich, PhD
Professor, Health Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia
Multimedia Review Editor
Francesca Gerner
Family Dispute Resolution Manager for Centacare Catholic Family Services, Melbourne, Australia
Assistant Editor
Liz Morrison
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria
International Editorial Board
Dr Rosalie Aroni
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Prof Nicholas Bala
Faculty of Law, Queens University, Canada
A/Prof Peter Foreman
Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Dr Helen Gardner
Counselling and Psychological Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Dr Joan Kelly
Corte Madre, California, United States of America
Prof Vivian Lin
Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Prof Jan Pryor
Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Prof Alan Russell
Education, Flinders University, South Australia
Rev Dr Noel Schultz
Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria
Prof Carol Smart
Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships & Personal Life, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr Bruce Smyth
Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Prof Hal Swerissen
Professor, Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Prof John Wade
Law, Bond University, Queensland, Australia
Prof Stephen Zubrick
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Developmental Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
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