PACJA aims to encourage clear, scholarly writing and to offer a supportive experience for authors while ensuring rigorous peer review. On request, authors may sometimes be provided with a mentor prior to submission and/or peer review.
Reviewers are provided with a reporting template to ensure consistency and clarity in the review process. They will then be asked to assess a submitted article against the following criteria and to provide feedback on the work needed for it to be ready for publication, especially with regard to:
- Making a significant contribution to the evidence base and knowledge of counselling and psychotherapy;
- Demonstrating original and scholarly research using appropriate methodology or a rigorously conducted literature review;
- Having a coherent structure and argument;
- Being written in a clear, formal style suitable for publication;
- Using anti oppressive language;
- Complying with current APA (6th edition) referencing conventions.
For more information, please contact the Editor by email at editor@pacja.org.au