Aims and Scope. The
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, the official research journal of
NADD, is an interdisciplinary research journal with the purpose of reporting original scientific and scholarly contributions to advance knowledge about mental health issues among persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The journal will address issues related to the full range of mental health concerns amongst persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders, including severe behavior problems, criminality, substance abuse, and genetic phenotypes across the life span. The journal seeks to publish empirically-based research and will include research on characteristics of persons with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems; risk and protective factors related to the development and/or prevention of mental health problems in persons with intellectual disabilities; development of screening and diagnostic instruments; effectiveness of behavioral, psychosocial and pharmacological treatment procedures (including group and single subject designs); literature reviews, including quantitative meta-analyses. Occasional conceptual reviews that provide for new understanding of theory or theoretical constructs will also be considered.
Please note that The Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities uses CrossCheck™ software to screen papers for unoriginal material. By submitting your paper to The Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities you are agreeing to any necessary originality checks your paper may have to undergo during the peer review and production processes.
Submission of Manuscripts. Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word or .rtf format, and should be submitted electronically according to the instructions available on the journal's manuscript submission website ( http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/umid). No paper copy is required. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The editor in charge of the manuscript's editorial process is responsible for obtaining reviews and deciding on the disposition of all manuscripts. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head. A minimum of 3 keywords should also be included for indexing purposes. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as "derivative reproduction" (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.
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Peer Review Policy. The identities of authors and reviewers are masked. Authors should make every effort to see that the manuscript does not contain clues to their identity. The title page should include the title only. All identifying information must be removed from the manuscript. No names, addresses, or professional affiliations of authors should be included on the manuscript submission.
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Ethical Standards. All investigations using human participants must have been approved by the human subjects review committee or the author's institution. Authors should state that they have complied with the American Psychological Association ethical standards in the treatment of their sample and in obtaining informed consent ( http://apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx Standard 8: Research and Publication), or with standards of a similar appropriate professional organization relevant to the professional background of the investigators. Authors should use language that emphasizes the humanity of people with intellectual disabilities. Authors are prohibited from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications. Authors are required to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research.
Citation Examples.
A work by two authors : Name both authors in the signal phrase or in the parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word "and" between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in the parentheses. Examples: Research by Crew and Smith (1989) supports... or (Crew & Smith, 1989)
A work by three to five authors : List all the authors the first time you cite the source. Examples: (Jakubek, Gomez, DeBrito, Kohlert, & Griffin, 1995); in subsequent citations, only use the first author's last name followed by "et al." in the signal phrase or in parentheses: (Jakubek et al., 1995)
Six or more authors : Use the first author's name followed by et al. in the signal phrase or in parentheses. Examples: Griffin et al. (2007) argued... or (Griffin et al., 2007)
Reference Examples.
1. Journal Publication with multiple authors
A work by two authors : List by their last names and initials. Use the ampersand instead of "and."
Crew, K. J., & Smith, J. M. (1989). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency
hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 35, 174-178.
Three to seven authors: List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand.
Cordeiro, P. L., Fitzgerald, D. J., To, C., Bihn, K., Mucha, J., & Zander, M. A. (2005). There's more to self-esteem than
whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 94, 1090-1104.
More than seven authors:
Cordeiro, P.L., Fitzgerald, D.J., To, C., Bihn, K., Mucha, J., & Zander, M.A., ...Klein, D.R. (2009). Web site
usability for the blind. Technical Communication, 42, 517-535.
Book:
Steinkraus, S. M., & Violante, M. F. (2001). Gender issues across the life cycle. Washington, DC: Springer.
Book chapter:
Steinkraus, S. M., & Violante, M. F. (2001). Men's and women's gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition,
and transformation. In K. C. Tollin (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY:
Springer.
Conference presentation:
Cleary, M. L. (2008, September). Customer satisfaction: Communication training and the help-desk hot-line. Paper
presented at the 18 th Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
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