期刊名称：JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
 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 Therapy is published on behalf of the UK Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice.
It advances the understanding and treatment of human relationships constituted in systems such as couples, families, professional networks, and wider groups, by publishing articles on theory, research, clinical practice and training. The high-profile editorial board includes leading academics and professionals from around the world in keeping with the high standard of international contributions which make it one of the most widely read family therapy journals. The editors welcome contributions representing all schools of thought within family therapy, especially those from established authors and new contributors within Europe.
Instructions to Authors
NOTES FOR AUTHORS
Papers submitted for publication should be original work not previously published in English and not currently submitted elsewhere for consideration. If accepted for publication, a paper cannot be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of Editor and publisher. It is a condition of acceptance that the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice automatically acquires the copyright throughout the world.
Exclusive Licence Form
Authors will be required to sign an Exclusive Licence Form (ELF) for all papers accepted for publication. Signature of the ELF is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless a signed form has been received. Please note that signature of the Exclusive Licence Form does not affect ownership of copyright in the material. (Government employees need to complete the Author Warranty sections, although copyright in such cases does not need to be assigned). After submission authors will retain the right to publish their paper in various media/circumstances (please see the form for further details). To assist authors an appropriate form will be supplied by the editorial office. Alternatively, authors may like to download a copy of the form here.
Manuscript submission
Four copies of each manuscript should be submitted to the Editorial Office, PO Box 73, Family Therapy Section, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF. Manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words in length.
A cover letter should be submitted with your manuscript and must include a statement that the data have not been published, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. It will be presumed that all listed authors of a manuscript have agreed to the listing and have seen and approved the manuscript.
Format for Manuscripts
1. Manuscripts should allow for 'blind' refereeing and be prepared accordingly. Failure to conform to this requirement will result the manuscript not being reviewed.
2. Manuscripts should be presented on one side of white bond A4 paper with wide margins (3.1cm) and must be typed in double spacing throughout, including quotation, notes and references in the following order:
i) Title Page: to contain the title of the paper, the full name of each author, their current professional position and work context and an indication of which author will be responsible for correspondence, proofs and reprints. Correspondence address and telephone numbers should be included. A word count must be included on the title page together with a suggested running head.
ii) Abstract: On a separate sheet, the title to be repeated followed by not more that 150 words summary of the paper. The suggested running head should also be present.
iii) Organisation of the text: See copy of Journal for the format currently in use.
iv) References: a.) In the text these should be indicated by the name and date e.g. ' Carr (1995).'. If more than two authors are listed, cite the reference as 'McGroary et al. (1997).'. Quotations should include page numbers.
b) References used should be listed at the end of the paper in alphabetical order according to the first author and be complete in all details, again following the Journal's existing format.
Articles: -Carr, A. (1995) Family therapy and clinical psychology. Journal of Family Therapy, 17: 435-444.
Chapters: -Carpenter, J. And Treacher, A. (1993) Introduction: the changing contexts of family therapy. In: J. Carpenter and A. Treacher (eds) Using Family Therapy in the 90s. Oxford: Blackwell. If there are queries A.P.A. reference style is appropriate.
v) Figures, tables, etc.: All figures and tables should be numbered with consecutive arabic numerals, have descriptive captions and be mentioned in the text. They should be kept separate from the text but an approximate position for them should be indicated.
vi) Style: Whilst the style of the Journals is generally formal, originality in presentation does not necessarily preclude publication if clarity and readability is thereby enhanced. Sexist language forms are unacceptable.
Evaluation of Manuscripts
The Editorial office will acknowledge receipt of manuscripts. The Editor will arrange for evaluation by at least two assessors. Following receipt of the assessors comments the Editor will advise the authors about the decision concerning the manuscript. This will be done as rapidly as possible with the aim being 12 weeks.
On Acceptance
When the article is formally accepted for publication the author(s) will be required to provide two hard copies of the final manuscript and the same version of the article on a computer disc. Advice on preparation of the latter will be provided at that time.
Copy Editing
Following acceptance for publication an article is copy edited for conformity to the style of publication, clarity of presentation, punctuation, standard usage of terms, etc. After an article has been typeset authors will be charged for any changes they wish to make.
Proofs
First-named authors will receive proofs for correction which must be returned within 48 hours of receipt. The corresponding author will receive an email alert containing a link to a web site. A working e-mail address must therefore be provided for the corresponding author. The proof can be downloaded as a PDF (portable document format) file from this site. Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read this file. This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen and printed out in order for any corrections to be added. Further instructions will be sent with the proof. Hard copy proofs will be posted if no e-mail address is available. Excessive changes made by the author in the proofs, excluding typesetting errors, will be charged separately.
Reprints
The senior author only will be sent a PDF file of the final version of their article free of charge.
PREPARING THESIS MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION
Beginning From the outset, it needs to be appreciated that the audience for a thesis is very different to the readership of a Journal. A thesis is prepared to demonstrate candidates' knowledge of an area, their understranding of how theoretical matters link and their ability to use a wide range of sources to develop arguments. In presenting research material, the thesis will provide explanations about the process of deciding on a methodology, the utilisation of that methodology and a critique of its application. A Journal article by contrast seeks to make one or two points clearly and to link these with the current understandings and conceptions in such a way that there is the development of ideas. The Journal reader assumes that the author has a wide range of knowledge of the area and is looking for the author to make a few points well by building on what is already known. Essentially therefore a thesis and a Journal article are very different pieces of writing and the process of preparing one for the other is more than just re-wording of the title page!
The key to overcoming the difficulties of moving from a thesis to a Journal article is to be aware that one uses the thesis as a source rather than using it as an earlier version of the article. In preparing a Journal article you begin with a blank sheet of paper, a lot of knowledge and previous written material. What is available has the potential of being an article but further work will be necessary.
Common Problems For the reasonably experienced Journal reviewer it is easy to identify thesis based material by the common problems that appear.
- The introduction is over long and covers too broad an area. Histories of where family therapy came from and descriptions of core elements of systemic practice are not necessary in Journal articles. Only the theoretical point germane to the article's principle aims need to be outlined.
- Long explanations as to why particular methodologies are used. For a Journal article there is no need to enter into discussions of this nature or to compare different methodologies. The decision was made to undertake the research on one particular methodology and this is what should be present.
- Too many quotes from other authors. There is a need in thesis to seek validation from a wide range of sources, but in a Journal article the author's own arguments should be enough with a few selected quotes to emphasise points.
- The attempt to write the journal article by following the same structure of the thesis. In many cases this is not necessary as the article will demand a different type of structure.
- Over long self critique of the work. Although self criticism is a necessary part of any public presentation of one's work, it needs to be pertinent to the material presented. There is no need for a full descriptive account of the self reflective process.
- De-emphasising the main findings of any research study in an attempt to fit it in with the fuller perspective of the thesis. In an article the main findings of the research study need to be emphasised and examined and then linked to broader themes relevant to the issues discussed.
In short, writers of the journal articles prepared from thesis often attempt to include as much of their thinking that went into the thesis in the article. There is a need to overcome the reluctance to cut out elements of the thesis in the preparation of an article to keep the writing solely relevant to the ideas being present.
Types of Papers There are three types of papers that can be prepared from theses (and two of these types could emerge from extended essays):
- 1. The Literature Review Unfortunately there are too few of this variety presented for publication even though they are much sought after by the readership. Such a paper would have:
a. A brief general introduction.
b. A description of the way in which the themes in the literature are organised by the author for review. This may include conceptual and definition problems.
c. The review.
d. An overview of the review process including gaps in existing knowledge.
e. Future directions.
Such a review would be in the order of 3,000-6,000 words.
- 2. A Theoretical Discussion or Argument Again there are few articles of this nature offered for possible publication. A paper of this type would include:
a. A brief general introduction.
b. Review of previous statements of the issues.
c. Definition of problems and solutions.
d. Development of an argument (Research based work which was undertaken for a thesis may be referrenced).
e. Relation of theory to practice.
f. Issues to be resolved.
An article of this nature would be in the order of 4,000-6,000 words.
- 3. Research Presentation This is the usual type of article that is presented. This article should include:
a. An introduction to the principal concepts and theoretical issues relevant to the study.
b. Previous work.
c. Brief description of methodology including participants. d. Results.
e. Discussion of results in terms of (a) and (b), including implications for future research and practice.
Research presentation should typically be of the order of 3,000-4,000 words for M. Sc. thesis and possible 4,000-6,000 for Ph. D. thesis.
Good Marks and Articles
- Because the consumers of theses and articles are different, the potential author needs to be aware that if a thesis is praised it does not necessarily mean it is readily translatable into an article. It simply means a good mark towards the degree. Similarly, even if a thesis or extended essay just scrapes past the pass mark, it may contain some very useful material that can be worked with for future submissions as an article to a Journal.
The Question of Authorship
- In many academic departments there is a tradition that material which is offered for publication which is based on a thesis should be seen as a joint endeavour between the student and the supervisor. The student is seen as being the senior author with the supervisor in a supporting role. Courses and supervisors are quite likely to have different views on this. There are no set rules. However in some situations it may be that by using the thesis material as a source a good quality article could be developed by the student and supervisor working on it jointly. This is a point that should be borne in mind by both students and staff of family therapy courses.
A Final Point
Editorial Board
Editor
Ivan Eisler, Institute of Psychiatry, Section of Psychotherapy, De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London, SE5 8AF
Phone: 020 7848 0693
Fax: 020 7848 0205
Email: jft@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Associate Editors
Paolo Bertrando, M.D., Ph.D., Centro Milanese di Terapia della Famiglia, Milano, Italia
Email: gilbert@net2000.it
Alan Carr, Ph.D., Psychology Department, University College Dublin, Ireland
Email: alan.carr@ucd.ie
Alfred Lange, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Email: kp_Lange@macmail.psy.uva.nl
Howard Liddle, Ph.D., School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA
Email: h.liddle@miami.edu
Editorial Board
Jane Akister (Abstracts Editor), Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
David Cottrell, University of Leeds, Leeds
Janet Reibstein, Private Practice, Exeter
Mark Rivett, Bristol University, Bristol
Jeremy Woodcock (Book Review Editor), Bristol University, Bristol
Board of Assessors
Jenny Altschuler, Tavistock Centre, London, UK
Harold Behr, Institute of Group Analysis, London, UK
Ian Bennun, University of Exeter, UK
Arnon Bentovim, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Don Bloch, Collaborative Family Healthcare Associate, New York, USA
Frank Burbach, Rosebank Community Mental Health Unit, Somerset, UK
Charlotte Burck, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
John Byng-Hall, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
John Carpenter, Centre for Applied Social Studies, University of Durham, UK
Alan Cooklin, Private Practice, London, UK
Rudi Dallos, Clinical Teaching Unit, Plymouth, UK
Christopher Dare, London
Gwynneth Down, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Nathan B. Epstein, Parkwood Hospital, USA
Chris Evans, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
Grainne Fadden, Buckingham Mental Health Service, UK
Celia Falicov, University of California, San Diego, USA
Carmel Flaskas, University of New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Frosh, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Neil Frude, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Ira Glick, Stanford University, USA
Alan Gurman, University of Wisconsin, USA
Matthew Hodes, Imperial College, School of Medicine, London, UK
Peter Hudson, Child and Family Centre, Treliske Hospital, Truro
Hugh Jenkins, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Elizabeth Kuipers, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Glenn Larner, Queenscliff Community Health Centre, Australia
Bryan Lask, St George's Medical School, London, UK
Judith Lask, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
John Launer, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
Peter Loader, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
Damian McCann, Edgeware Community Hospital, Middlesex, UK
Laurie MacKinnon, Private Practice, Sydney, Australia
Imelda McCarthy, University College, Dublin, Eire
Una McCluskey, University of York, UK
Joyce Ma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ken Nunn, Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Charles O'Brian, Cambridge Relate, UK
David Pocock, Child and Family Consultation Service, Swindon, UK
Harry Procter, NHS, Somerset, UK
Isobel Reilly, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
Sigurd Reimers, Child and Family Therapy Service, Trowbridge
Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Carlos Sluzki, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Bebe Speed, Private Practice, Oxford, UK
John Stanscombe, Cherry Tree Hospital, Stockport, UK
Eleftheria Tseliou, Private Practice, Thessaloniki, Greece
Arlene Vetere, The Tavistock Centre, London
Panos Vostanis, University of Leicester, UK
Janet Walker, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Barbara Warner, Springfield Hospital, London, UK
Jim Wilson, Institute of Family Therapy, London, UK
Former Editors
Eddy Street, 1998-2002
John Carpenter & Bebe Speed, 1989-1998
Bryan Lask, 1984-1989
Christopher Dare, 1979-1984
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