Journal of Research on Adolescence
The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence

Editor
Jacquelynne Eccles, University of Michigan

Associate Editors
Bonnie Barber, Murdoch University
Christy Buchanan, Wake Forest University
Linda Burton, Pennsylvania State University
Sumru Erkut, Wellesley College
Margaret Kerr, Orebro University
Stephen T. Russell, University of Arizona

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Editorial Scope
We invite submissions to the Journal of Research on Adolescence (JRA). The JRA presents empirical and theoretical papers focused on development during adolescence and early adulthood. Studies are featured that use diverse methods including multivariate, longitudinal, demographic, clinical, ethnographic, and experimental analyses. Cross-national, cross-cultural, and studies of gender, ethnic and racial diversity are of particular interest. We are committed to expanding the presence of qualitative and multi-method research reports, practical-based, policy-oriented research evaluations and reports, and studies related to biological processes. We are now accepting three new paper formats: (a) Brief reports (no more than 15-18 manuscript pages including all references, tables and figures-approximately 4,500 words). These reports should be modeled after research reports should be modeled after research reports in journals like Science and should focus on the methods and results. Such reports are particularly appropriate for basic descriptive studies that extend prior work to new populations. This format is also appropriate for cross sectional, correlation studies that test well defined theoretical models. We plan to devote about half of our publication space to brief reports. (b) Comprehensive, monograph-type reports of longitudinal studies. These manuscripts can be up to 100 manuscript pages. (c) Theoretical papers and comprehensive reviews of the literature similar to papers published in Psychological Review and Psychological Bulletin. In addition, we continue to accept more traditional papers based on empirical studies. These papers should be no more than 35 manuscript pages. Additional pages will have to be justified in the contributors’ cover letter. These papers should involve either longitudinal analyses, multiple sets of analyses, or mixed methods and they must make unique empirical and theoretical contributions to the field. Questions concerning the submission process should be directed to the Managing Editor, Detra Davis, at jra@s-r-a.org.

Editors: Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Bonnie Barber, Christy Buchanan, Linda Burton, Sumru Erkut, Margaret Kerr, Stephen Russell

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Audience
Clinical, social, and developmental psychologists, sociologists, social workers, and those specializing in family studies.

Manuscript Submission
Please visit http://www.s-r-a.org/jrasubmit/ to submit a manuscript.

Permissions
Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to reprint or adapt a table or figure or to reprint a quotation of 500 words or more. Authors should write to original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use the material in the article and in future editions. Provide copies of all permissions and credit lines obtained.

Regulations
Only original manuscripts, written in English, are considered. The corresponding author for a manuscript must, in an accompanying cover letter, warrant that all co-authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript and that the study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association. Authors should also state that the findings reported in the manuscript have not been published previously and that the manuscript is not being simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Upon acceptance, the authors are required to sign a publication agreement transferring the copyright from the author to the Society for Research on Adolescence. Accepted manuscripts become the permanent property of the journal. A statement of Editorial Policy appeared in Volume 1, Number 1.

Manuscript Review
The Journal of Research on Adolescence has a Board of Editors that is vested with control over manuscript review and publication. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Editor and the Board of Editors and by invited reviewers with special competence in the area represented by the manuscript. Articles and reviews must be judged to be of substantial importance to the broad, multidisciplinary readership of the journal as well as meet a high level of scientific acceptability. A first level of review determines the importance and appropriateness of submissions to the journal readership at large in conjunction with scientific merit; on this basis, the Board of Editors decides whether the manuscript will be reviewed further.

A system of blind reviewing is used. It is the author's responsibility to remove information about the identity of the author(s) and affiliation(s) from the manuscript; such information should appear on the cover sheet. The cover sheet will not be included when a manuscript is sent out for review. The Board member responsible for a manuscript will have the discretion to integrate solicited review with the member's own opinions and recommendations into a determinative response. The Editor retains the right to reject manuscripts that do not meet established ethical standards. The Publications Officer regrets that, in case of rejection, manuscripts cannot be returned.

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