期刊名称：RESEARCH AND PRACTICE FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES ISSN： 1540-7969 出版频率： Quarterly 出版社： SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, USA, CA, 91320   出版社网址： http://online.sagepub.com/ 期刊网址： http://rps.sagepub.com/ 影响因子： 0.738(2015年) 0.568(2014年) 主题范畴： EDUCATION, SPECIAL;    REHABILITATION 变更情况： Newly Added by 2015 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal Print ISSN: 1540-7969 Online ISSN: 2169-2408 DESCRIPTION Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), published in association with TASH, is a critically acclaimed and widely read scientific journal in the field of disabilities. RPSD publishes breakthrough articles on such topics as inclusion, augmentative and alternative communication, supported living, supported employment, early childhood issues, self-advocacy, positive behavioral supports, disability rights and issues of concern to families. This journal is the most influential vehicle for progressive research in the disability field. Published quarterly, RPSD occasionally focuses on special topics, such as cultural competency, covered by many of the most notable authors and researchers in the field. ABSTRACTING / INDEXING EBSCO: Academic Search Alumni Edition EBSCO: Academic Search Complete EBSCO: Academic Search Elite EBSCO: Academic Search Main Edition EBSCO: Academic Search Premier EBSCO: Academic Search R&D EBSCO: Advanced Placement Source EBSCO: Book Review Digest Plus EBSCO: CINAHL Plus EBSCO: CINAHL Plus with Full Text EBSCO: Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson) EBSCO: Education Full Text EBSCO: Education Research Complete EBSCO: Education Source EBSCO: OmniFile Full Text Mega EBSCO: OmniFile Full Text Select EBSCO: SocINDEX EBSCO: SocINDEX with Full Text ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) Gale: Academic OneFile Gale: Educator's Reference Complete Gale: Psychology Collection SCOPUS Thomson Reuters: Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences Thomson Reuters: Social Science Citation Index Instructions to Authors Manuscript Submission. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to:  https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rpsd Log in, or click the “Create Account” option if you are a first-time user. Once logged in, go to the Author Center. Make sure to have the following before starting submission: manuscript files; keywords for manuscript subject matter; all coauthors’ full names, addresses (city/state), and e-mail addresses; number of figures, number of tables, and number of manuscript pages. Click the “Submit a Manuscript” link and follow the submission steps. A guide is available on the main page under “Resources,” User Tutorials. Please contact Stacy Dymond, Editor, at sdymond@illinois.edu regarding questions about the review process or suitability of a manuscript for RPSD. Ethics Statement: The opinions expressed in the journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the editor, editorial board, TASH Board of Directors, and the TASH Staff. Authors are encouraged to be respectful of all authors they cite or persons they refer to, and are advised not to reveal any personal information about these persons that is damaging or hurtful. Submission Requirements. RPSD requires that authors follow the style of presentation in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). In addition to following the manual, all sections should be typed double-spaced on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper with at least a 1-inch margin on all sides. Manuscript files and file names MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY AUTHOR-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. Include title, abstract, and 4 to 5 keywords. All tables and figures must be cited in text. Artwork. Figures must be production-ready. Rules/tick marks should not be smaller than 1 point. Use bold type that is large enough to be reduced. Acceptable electronic formats for art: TIFF, EPS, Word, or Excel. Scans/photos must be at least 300 dpi (also sometimes called lpi). (At lower resolutions these items will have a very poor print quality even if they look crisp and clear on a laser printout.) If you have trouble when loading Excel files, copy and paste them into a Word document. Language. Words such as "the handicapped" and "the retarded" should never be used as nouns. In general, phrases such as "persons with severe disabilities" and "children with autism" are appropriate. As indicated in the APA publication guidelines. A term more descriptive than "subjects" should be used in empirical research reports; a pseudonym first (children) or last (adults) name generally is acceptable. All RPSD articles will be edited to adhere to TASH policies on language, which are available from TASH Executive Offices: TASH 2013 H Street, NW, Suite 715 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-540-9013 Email: info@tash.org Description of Participants and Programs. Authors should include sufficient descriptive information on persons involved in research reports and program descriptions to allow the reader to determine the relevance of the information in the article to the individuals of interest to him or her. This may require a table describing participants (including age, gender, information on functional level and adaptive behavior, and any other information directly relevant to the paper). Intervention procedures should be described in sufficient detail to allow for replication, and readers should be invited to write to the author(s) for more information. Educational Validity. RPSD emphasizes ecological and educational validity in the content of the journal. Applied research conducted in actual, inclusive service delivery and community environments is likely to be more relevant to our readers than research conducted in highly artificial and controlled settings. Reports of validated interventions should also strive to meet three criteria for educational validity: (a) a demonstration of behavior change associated with the intervention or independent variable(s); (b) why and how the behavior change is meaningful; and (c) a description of the program strategies used that is replicable, along with documentation that implementation of those strategies was reliable. Papers will be accepted for review and possible publication in the journal even though components of one of these criteria may be absent, but authors are encouraged to incorporate each into their study design and report. Review Process and Editorial Decision. Articles submitted are sent for review by the Editor or Associate Editor to four anonymous reviewers, each of whom is selected for particular expertise and interest in the topic involved; a guest reviewer may also be asked to review the manuscript. The review process takes from 3 to 4 months, at which time the editor responsible for the manuscript will communicate the editorial decision to the corresponding author along with a summary of information critical to the decision. Editorial decisions include: Publish, Publish with Revision, Do Not Publish/ Invite Revision, or Do Not Publish. Books for Review. The book reviews published in RPSD are issues-oriented, with an emphasis upon discussing the content and perspective of a book in relationship to critical developments in the field. Only current year books are reviewed. Book reviews are solicited by invitation only; however, persons interested in doing such a review may contact the Editor. Publishers wishing to submit a book for possible review need to send two copies to the Editor. Books submitted for possible review will not be returned to the publisher. Reviewers will receive a complimentary copy of the book. Publishers will be requested to send a complimentary copy of the reviewed book to the TASH Executive Offices to be included in the TASH library. Exchange. RPSD also publishes short, thought-provoking articles that present the author's views on important issues in the field. The Exchange includes thoughtful perspectives on current controversies or new developments in practice and research, responses to articles published in RPSD and other sources, and personal reflections about the author's experiences as a participant in the disability field. Perspectives from all RPSD readers are encouraged (e.g., self-advocates, family members, teachers, researchers, policy-makers). Submitted articles must be no more than 8 double spaced manuscript pages and will undergo a non-anonymous review by two members of the senior editorial board, plus one editorial board member or invited guest reviewer with particular experience or interest in the topic. Acceptance for publication will be based on the manuscript's perceived importance, timeliness, and contribution to the field. Editorial Board Managing Editor Shari L. Hopkins University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Associate Editors Susan R. Copeland University of New Mexico at Albuquerque Donna H. Lehr Boston University John McDonnell University of Utah Karrie A. Shogren University of Kansas Fred Spooner University of North Carolina at Charlotte Statistical Consultant Joe Robinson-Cimpian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Editorial Board Martin Agran University of Wyoming Paul Alberto Georgia State University Jacki L. Anderson California State University - East Bay Linda Bambara Lehigh University Wendy K. Berg University of Iowa Roseanna Bourke Victoria University Diane Browder University of North Carolina, Charlotte Fredda Brown Queens College Meghan Burke University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Erik W. Carter Vanderbilt University Ginerva Courtade University of Louisville Monica Delano University of Louisville Mary Beth Doyle Saint Michael's College Charles Dukes Florida Atlantic University Glen Dunlap University of Nevada, Reno V. Mark Durand University of South Florida - St. Petersburg Susan Etscheidt University of Northern Iowa Ian M. Evans Massey University, New Zealand Mary A. Falvey California State University - Los Angeles Dianne Ferguson Chapman University Philip Ferguson Chapman University Lise Fox University of South Florida Kathleen Gee California State University - Sacramento Jim Halle University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Eva Horn University of Kansas, USA Robert Horner University of Oregon Melissa Hudson East Carolina University Pam Hunt San Francisco State University Lewis Jackson University of Northern Colorado Craig H. Kennedy University of Georgia Lee Kern Lehigh University Victoria Knight Vanderbilt University Tim Knoster Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Charles Lakin University of Minnesota Sharon Lohrmann The Boggs Center David Mank Indiana University James Martin University of Oklahoma Hedda Meadan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Craig Michaels Queens College, City University of New York Pat Mirenda University of British Columbia, Canada Robert O’Neill University of Utah Hyun-Sook Park San Jose State University Kathryn D. Peckham-Hardin California State University - Northridge Sherrie Proctor City University at New York, Queens College Whitney Rapp St. John Fisher College April Regester University of Missouri, St Louis Christopher Rivera East Carolina University Zach Rossetti Boston University Diane Lea Ryndak University of North Carolina, Greensboro Christine Salisbury University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Roberta Schnorr State University of New York - Oswego Ilene S. Schwartz University of Washington George H.S. Singer University of California - Santa Barbara Keith Storey Touro University David W. Test University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA Colleen A. Thoma Virginia Commonwealth University Bobbie Vaughn University of South Florida Pamela M. Walker Syracuse University Virginia Walker  Illinois State University Peishi Wang Queens College Pamela Wolfberg San Francisco State University Pamela S. Wolfe Penn State University Lucille A. Zeph University of Maine