Aims and Scopes: The Journal for Specialists in Group Work is directed toward group work practitioners, researchers, and educators with a focus on group work theory, interventions, training, current issues, and research.

Submission of Manuscripts. Manuscripts should be submitted via The Journal for Specialists in Group Work's Manuscript Central site located at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/usgw.  Follow directions on the site to submit a paper. If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact the Editorial Office at ldf@u.arizona.edu.

A cover letter must be included indicating that the material is intended for publication and that it has not been nor is it under consideration for publication in another source. You will be asked to submit a 100-word abstract of the manuscript that conveys the main message to the reader, and for four or five keywords that best represent the main content of your manuscript. Manuscripts should be well organized and concise so that the development of ideas is logical.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign. an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher before publication. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the properly of the publisher. Upon acceptance, contributors are required to supply the final version of the material in Manuscript Central along with completed forms. No other file formats will be accepted. Contributors will also be expected to submit four, four-option multiple-choice questions and answers representative of the main content of their manuscript for use in the Journal for Specialists in Group Work CEU exam. The CEU questions and answers should be submitted as a separate file from the manuscript file itself.

Manuscripts, including tables, figures, and references, should be prepared in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). All manuscripts must be typed using Times New Roman font and. 12 font size, double-spaced (including references and extensive quotations), on 8.5_11 inch paper with a 1-inch margin all around. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces.

Lengthy quotations (generally 300–500 cumulative words or more from one source) and adaptation of tables and figures require written reproduction approval from the copyrighted source. A copy of the publisher's written permission must be provided to the journal editor upon acceptance of the article for publication. Adhere to guidelines to reduce bias in language against persons on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic group, disability, or age by referring to the fifth edition of the APA publication manual. Also, use terms such as client, student, or participant rather than subject.

Illustrations. Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files

Offprints and Complimentary Copies. The corresponding author of each article will receive up to 6 complimentary issues. Reprints of individual articles are available for order at the time authors review page proofs. A discount on reprints is available to authors who order before print publication.