Instructions for Authors

Family Process Electronic Editorial Office To submit or review a paper, go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com:80/fp

The NIH Public Access Policy is also listed below.

Submission of Manuscripts

All submissions are electronic. Authors should submit manuscripts to the Family Process submissions website (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fp). By accessing this website you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of files. For assistance, contact Scholar One technical support at 888-503-1050 (US based number) or 434-964-4100, or via email at mcsupport@thomson.com.

Electronic manuscripts must be double spaced in 12 point font throughout, including the abstract and references with page numbering consecutively with the title page as page one, abstract, text, references, and visuals. The submission form requires the name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and FAX number of all authors including the corresponding author.

All correspondence, including Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by email. Manuscripts must be in English and submitted exclusively to Family Process. If accepted, papers become copyright of the Family Process Institute. Authors must give signed consent for publication by submitting a Copyright Assignment Form, but permission to use material elsewhere (e.g., in review articles) will normally be granted on request.

General Requirements:

In a cover letter, please include the word count of the article, and the address, phone number, and if possible, fax and e-mail address of the principle author. Authors will be advised of the decision about their manuscripts as rapidly as possible. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they are not being submitted simultaneously to another publication.

Authors are requested to prepare their articles in conformity to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (refer to previous issues for reference). Papers should be written clearly and concisely, using gender-neutral language and jargon-free prose. Brevity is also desirable. Manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words (including tables and references). All case reports should protect patient confidentiality.

Authors:

Because Family Process uses a blind review system. The authors' names should not be included on manuscript pages. Identifying information for each author, including professional degree/title, and name and location of the principal institutional affiliation, along with the complete mailing address of the principal author, should be included in the online submission. Upon acceptance, the principal author will receive a copyright transfer form and an off-print order form. These must be returned immediately upon receipt. In addition to the principal author's address, also include the address for all other authors to receive complimentary copies of the issue.

Acknowledgements:

Any listing of grant support or special appreciation that the authors wish to include should be included on the cover page. If the article is accepted for publication, this information will appear in another footnote on page 1.

Opening Summary:

For full-length articles, the author should include an abstract of approximately 200-250 words. In articles describing theory, training or clinical interventions, the abstract should make it possible for the reader to have a brief overview of all relevant aspects of the work, including the intent, scope, general procedures, and principal conclusions. For brief reports, these summaries should be similar in content, but limited to 100 words.

References:

An important responsibility of the author is the preparation of a correct reference list, double spaced and located at the end of the article. References should be checked against original sources.

References in Text:

First citation may include up to 4 names (NB: et al. = "and others"); more than 4, cite first 3, et al., date. Subsequent citations: include dual authors; more than 2, cite first surname et al., date. Serial listings: alphabetize by surname of first author.

Reference List: Alphabetize by surname; list all authors; spell out journal names: abbreviations for journals and shortcuts (ibid., op. Cit.) are not acceptable. (See following examples.)

Articles: Ackerman, N.W.(1971). The growing edge of family therapy. Family Process 10:143-156.//Smith, N., Smith, A., & Jones, P. (1968)É.

Chapters: Goldstein, M.J., & Strachan, A.M. (1987). The family and schizophrenia (pp. 481-509). In T. Jacob (ed.), Family interaction and psychopathology: Theories, methods, and findings. New York: Plenum Press.

Edited Books: Wynne, L.C., McDaniel, S.H., & Weber, T.T. (eds.). (1986). Systems consultation: A new perspective for family therapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Quotations: Page number(s) must be provided.

Footnotes: A superior number at the appropriate place in the text should indicate the appearance of a footnote. The numbered list of footnotes, typed double space, should be located after the reference listing.

Headings: The journal uses a bi-column format; headings must be short. Within the text, three levels of headings are used: major heads are centered, boldface capitals, thus:

METHOD

Major subheads are flushed left, boldface, with initial capitals, thus:

Family Constellation

Minor subheads are flushed left, italicized, with initial capitals, thus:

Case Example

Tables: Use a separate sheet of paper for each table.

Figures: The author must supply High-contrast glossy prints or camera-ready copies; legends are typed on a separate page. See current issues of the Journal for models. Indicate in the text where tables/figures are to be placed, thus: /Table (Figure) 1 above here/

Copy Editing, Proofs, and Off-print/Reprint Orders:

After an article has been accepted for publication, it is copy-edited for literary style, conformity to the style of this journal, clarity of presentation, coherence, punctuation, standard usage of terms, spelling, etc. After the article is typeset authors may be charged for any changes they wish to make. The author will receive page-proofs from the printer, together with an Off-Print/Reprint order form that must be returned within 10 days of receipt.

Occasionally, and with the author's permission, an article that has been accepted will be followed by an invited commentary to which the author may submit a rejoinder. The author's unwillingness to participate in this process will in no way affect the publication of an accepted article.

Consejos para escribir para Family Process (FP)

1. En muchas ocasiones se escribe en colaboraci—n con otras personas. Busque gente con quien compartir sus ideas regularmente. Organice un peque–o grupo, reœnanse una vez por semana y escriban juntos. Establezcan fechas l’mite para tener terminadas peque–as tareas de escritura.

2. Busque coautores y mentores. H‡gales varias preguntas sobre su propio proceso de creaci—n de textos, incluso preguntas que le puedan parecer insignificantes o de poca importancia.

3. Tenga en cuenta que tendr‡ que hacer varios borradores. La mayor’a de la gente hace un m’nimo de 5 — 6 para cada art’culo, y hay muchas personas que hacen muchos m‡s. Asœmalo de forma positiva como parte del proceso de aprendizaje, e interŽsese por sus nuevas ideas y modos de expresarse.

4. Pidale a alguien que no estŽ familiarizado con el tema sobre el que est‡ escribiendo que lea su art’culo, para comprobar la claridad de su expresi—n. Si el inglŽs no es su primera lengua, p’daselo a un hablante nativo de inglŽs (Family Process [FP] est‡ actualmente traduciendo resœmenes de los art’culos al espa–ol y al chino mandar’n para la p‡gina web; sin embargo, desafortunadamente, no traducimos los art’culos a otras lenguas). Si lo necesita, contrate a un editor.

5. Ampl’e y mejore las ideas en el campo de los sistemas familiares. ÀQuŽ tiene de particular el trabajo cl’nico y/o la investigaci—n de terapia familiar que est‡ realizando, especialmente en su contexto pol’tico y cultural? Este campo necesita completarse con la experiencia de la gente que trabaja en pa’ses de Latino-AmŽrica, Medio Oriente, çfrica y Asia. Los colegas que trabajan en estos pa’ses no suelen publicar en Family Process, aunque es de alcance internacional. Visite nuestra p‡gina: www.familyprocess.org

6. Encuentre el modo de desarrollar y organizar su art’culo que mejor le funcione. Para algunas personas, escribir libremente lo que se les ocurre les ayuda a organizar sus ideas. Otras prefieren el mŽtodo tradicional de se–alar los puntos claves de su art’culo. Explore y encuentre el mŽtodo que le resulte m‡s c—modo.

7. Eche un vistazo a las publicaciones de Family Process para ver los tipos de encabezamientos que usa la gente en los art’culos de cl’nica, investigaci—n u opini—n, y siga ese mismo formato.

8. Lea unos cuantos art’culos de FP. Segœn vaya leyendo, piense en c—mo encaja el tema que le interesa con la publicaci—n en s’.

9. Escribir es un proceso de exploraci—n. A menudo, hasta que no llegamos al final de nuestro trabajo, no descubrimos la esencia de nuestro art’culo. Organ’celo y enf—quelo de nuevo una vez que tenga un borrador completo.

10. Si tiene acceso a un ordenador, utilice los correctores de ortograf’a y gram‡tica para el inglŽs de USA. A nuestros revisores les cuesta entender un art’culo si hay errores ortogr‡ficos o gramaticales.

11. Desc‡rgue el documento ÒInstructions for AuthorsÓ de la p‡gina web de FP (la direcci—n aparece m‡s arriba), y siga las instrucciones paso a paso. P’dale a un mentor su ayuda para hacerlo.

12. Siempre descubrimos cosas nuevas mientras traducimos, revisamos y entregamos por segunda vez un art’culo. De hecho, muy pocos son publicados sin ser revisados primero. Puede ser de ayuda considerar que ser revisado o rechazado es parte del proceso de aprendizaje. Las observaciones de los revisores se centran en los cambios que pueden hacerse en un art’culo para darle m‡s fuerza y ayudar a que sea publicado.

Janine Roberts, editora asociada de Family Process para Internacional Scholarship. Correo electr—nico: janine@educ.umass.edu

《家庭治疗》期刊Family Process (FP)投稿技巧 1. 写作往往是集体合作的活动。各作者相互之间可以定期讨论想法。比如建立写作小组，每周见面、写作。在小组里为写作任务中的每一个小阶段设定可行的最后期限。 2. 寻找相关领域作者和导师。向他们请教有关写作过程中的问题，哪怕是看起来不够专业或无关紧要的问题。 3. 要做好对文章进行多次修改的思想准备。大多数人发表一篇文章会历经至少5到6次或者更多次的修改。可以用积极态度将这当做一个学习过程，保持自己对新思想和表达方式的好奇心。 4. 让不熟悉你写作主题的人读文章，以检查文章是否清楚。如果英文不是你的第一语言，找个母语是英语的人阅读。 （请注意：Family Process自2007年初以来已经以西班牙语和中文出版其文章概要。访问www.interscience.com/journal/famp可阅读任何一篇文章概要。以下是一些中文概要的链接： www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122221808/abstract www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122221810/abstract www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122394193/abstract 5. 如果有需要，可以聘请一名文字编辑。 6. 发散与加强在家庭社会工作领域的思维。在你所处的文化和政治背景中，家庭治疗临床工作是如何进行的；以及你正在做的研究工作有何独特之处。Family Process作为国际化刊物，尤其欢迎来自亚洲、拉丁美洲、中东和非洲家庭社会工作专业人士的投稿。详情请查看网站www.familyprocess.org 。 7. 以适合您的方式组建提纲和文章。对于有的人而言，自由写下任何浮现在脑海中的想法可以帮助其组织思想。而对于其他人来说，罗列提纲要点的传统办法会很有效。请自己试验。 8. 翻看Family Process，了解人们在临床报告、研究报告或论文里所用的标题格式。请参照这些格式。 9. 阅读几期FP 。在阅读时，思考您的文章主题是否与期刊视角相契合。 10. 写作是一个探索性的过程。作者常常是在文章接近尾声时才深入文章的核心。请在写完草稿后重组和调整文章。 11. 如果你有计算机，请使用内置的美国英语拼写检查和语法检查。如果有拼写和语法错误，审稿者将很难了解文章内容。 12. 从FP网站（网址如上）下载Ò投稿须知Ó，并认真遵守。可以请导师督促你遵守。 13. 在写作、修改和重新提交过程中我们总是能发现新东西。极少数文章是未经修改就得以在刊物上发表的。将修改和/或拒绝作为一个学习过程对我们是有帮助的。从审稿者处得到的反馈，尤其是对文章的修改意见，可以使文章提高并使其更易发表。 作者：Janine Roberts博士，Family Process国际部副主编 电子邮件地址：janine@educ.umass.edu

THE NIH PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY

The NIH Public Access Policy implements Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008). The law states:

The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicy available no later than 12 months after the offical date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.

You are not required to submit manuscripts for work that was funded by grants or awards given prior to NIH Fiscal Year (FY) 2008--which began October 2007--although you may do so if you choose and if you own rights to the material. Compliance is connected to current NIH funding as of FY2008, and the date of acceptance of the publication.

Here are the requirements for periods covered by the mandate:

Manuscript generated by NIH FY2008 (or after) grant and accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008

Manuscript generated by a continuing NIH grant that is active in FY 2008 (or after) and accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008

Manuscript generated by NIH contract awarded after April 7, 2008

If you are publishing a manuscript based on NIH-grant-funded data collected during the mandated period you must comply, even if the publication is made long after the grant has expired.