Author Guidelines

The purpose of Student Affairs on Campus is to provide information that is relevant and helpful to today’s student affairs work. Readers will learn how to be better scholar-practitioners through this journal. In addition, the publication process will work to develop prospective authors, of all levels of experience and expertise, into better thinkers and writers.  We encourage student affairs practitioners, graduate students, and faculty to submit their work. 

TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS ACCEPTED: 

Student Affairs on Campus seeks to publish peer-reviewed articles related to research, concepts, and practices that have implications for Texas higher education and student affairs practitioners, faculty, and graduate students.  Manuscripts can be original full manuscripts, research in brief, practice in brief, literature reviews, and book reviews. These works should specifically pertain to the administrative practice of student affairs work, such as college student learning, development, retention, achievement, and engagement.

Peer reviewed professional manuscripts which report original qualitative or quantitative research regarding topics of interest to student affairs practitioners, graduate students, and faculty are preferred. However, general articles may include promising programs, research reports, updates on professional issues, examinations of legal and policy issues, dialogues and debates, historical articles, literature reviews, opinion pieces, or projections of future trends. 

CONCURRENT SUBMISSIONS: 

Concurrent submissions to other publications are not accepted. 
 

CHECKLIST FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS: 

• Review the rubric for the manuscript type and align with the rubric requirements
• All manuscripts should be type-written, in English, single-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font with references at the end of the manuscript per the style of the 7th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• A separate title page file should include the article title; the name, position, and institutional affiliation of each author; and appropriate contact information for editorial response
• Place the title of the manuscript at the top of the first page
• Include an Abstract ranging from 50 to 150 words that clearly states the purpose of the manuscript and offers specific information of interest to readers
• Use italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses) in the manuscript text
• All illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end
• Insert continuous line numbers into the manuscript
• Remove author names and any identifying information so the manuscript is anonymous
• Avoid bias in language (refer to page 70 of the APA Publication Manual for assistance)
• Update passive voice to active voice throughout the manuscript
• Use verb tense appropriately (i.e., past tense for the literature review and description of procedures and present tense for the results and discussion) and review subject/verb agreement throughout the manuscript
• Obtain written permission from the copyright holder for any reproductions, adaptions of tables and figures, and lengthy quotations of 300 or more words from one source
• Proofread and double-checked all references and citations 
• Upon submission, the reference list will need to be copied and pasted into a References section of the submission portal [for search engines and indexing purposes]. The same reference list should also remain within the manuscript.

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