The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Coaching. For general information, please visit the publish with us section of our Author Services website.

Coaching considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Coaching, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Coaching incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to Coaching must report original research and will be subjected to anonymous review by two referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office. They are evaluated according to the following criteria: significance of contribution, adequacy of research methods, appropriateness and clarity of presentation.

The journal welcomes original contributions with relevance to coaching from all parts of the world. It seeks to publish work that develops, tests and advances theory, research and practice of coaching. The following are examples of contributions that are invited for publication:

• Reports on research and innovative practice
• Short case study reports
• Review articles providing either a meta-analysis of a subject or a comprehensive literature review on a subject.
• Interviews
• Technique reports
• Information about forthcoming events
• Book reviews

Special issues are occasionally published on a particular thematic or regional focus. They are normally composed by guest editors. Suggestions for such issues are welcome.


Manuscript preparation

1. General guidelines

• Papers are accepted only in English. American or British English spelling and punctuation is accepted provided usage is consistent throughout.
• A typical article will be between 3,000-6,000 words. For brief reports, some case studies, techniques, and interviews, 3,000 words would be the maximum. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
• All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on a cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author. 
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: cover/title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Abstracts of 150 words are required for all papers submitted.
• Each paper should have up to ten keywords.
• Section headings should be concise.
• Please supply a short biographical note and picture for each author (see section 3 below for further details).
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.

2. Style guidelines 

• Description of the Journal's article style, Quick guide
• Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
• Please use British spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and punctuation. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
• This journal requires a short paragraph of biographical details for all contributors.

If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

Word templates

Word templates are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

3. Figures

We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.

• Figures must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
• Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.
• Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible.
• All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. figure 1, figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. figure 1(a), figure 1(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

4. Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced and uploaded as a separate file, with a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.

5. Colour

The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.

6. Reproduction of copyright material

·         As an author, you are required to secure permission to reproduce any proprietary text, illustration, table, or other material, including data, audio, video, film stills, and screenshots, and any supplementary material you propose to submit. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). The reproduction of short extracts of text, excluding poetry and song lyrics, for the purposes of criticism may be possible without formal permission on the basis that the quotation is reproduced accurately and full attribution is given.

·         For further information and FAQs, please see: http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/permission.asp

·         Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the editors.
Copyright permission letter template

7. Competing financial interests

A competing interest exists when your interpretation or presentation of information may be influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organizations. Authors should disclose all financial and non-financial competing interests.

Authors are required to complete a declaration of competing interests and submit it together with the manuscript. All competing interests that are declared will be listed at the end of published articles. Where an author gives no competing interests, the listing will read 'The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests'. Please consider the following questions:  

1. In the past five years have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future? Is such an organization financing this manuscript? If so, please specify.
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future? If so, please specify.
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the manuscript? Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript? If so, please specify.
4. Do you have any other financial competing interests? If so, please specify.

If you are unsure as to whether you, or one of your co-authors, has a competing interest please discuss it with the editorial office.

8. Authors' Contributions

All authors are expected to have made substantive intellectual contributions to, and to have been involved in drafting or revising the manuscript. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group, alone, does not justify authorship. With the submission of a manuscript, it is assumed that all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

9. Acknowledgements

All contributors who do not meet the above criteria for authorship, should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include those who provided general, technical, or writing assistance.

All submissions should be made online at the Coaching ScholarOne Manuscripts site.  New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.  Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout

Copyright and authors' rights

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/copyright.asp. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

Exceptions are made for certain Governments' employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.

Reprints

Online access only version:

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website, Taylor & Francis Online. Reprints of articles published in Coaching can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.>

iOpenAccess

Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication in certain journals have the option to pay a one-off fee to make their article free to read online via the Coaching website. Choosing this option also allows authors to post their article in an institutional or subject repository immediately upon publication.

Further details on iOpenAccess

Visit our Author Services website for further resources and guides to the complete publication process and beyond.