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. We ask reviewers to assess a submitted article based on specific criteria and to provide feedback on the work needed for the manuscript to be ready for publication. Some of these criteria include:
- Making a significant and original contribution to evidence-informed theory, policy, and practice for psychotherapy, counselling, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing practices;
- Demonstrating appropriate methodology or a current and thorough literature review that cites a diverse range of up-to-date sources;
- Having a structure and focus of inquiry that are accessible to readers;
- Being written in a clear, formal style suitable for scholarly publication;
- Using anti-oppressive language and research practises;
- Complying with current APA (7th edition) professional paper style, format, and referencing conventions.
For more information, please contact the Editor by email at editor@pacja.org.au