Policies
Contents
- Open Access Policy
- Review Process
- Submission Types
- Format & Style Guidelines by Submission Type
- Additional Format & Style Guidelines
- Copyright & Licensing Terms
- Plagiarism Policy
- Charges & Fees
- Digital Archiving
Open Access Policy
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal (NYARJ) is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Review Process
NYARJ is double-blind peer reviewed and published annually as a companion to the NYAR Conference held in March. Manuscripts will only be considered from authors who have presented/shared their work at the NYAR Conference. All submissions must be previously unpublished manuscripts and must currently be submitted only to NYARJ. By submitting a work for consideration, the authors affirm that the manuscript will not be submitted to another venue while under review with NYARJ. If you have concerns about the terms of submission or review, please contact the Editor
Submissions are first screened by the Editor for suitability before being sent for blind review by two reviewers. Each reviewer may include specific and narrative comments for the author of the submission about its content, aesthetics and formatting expectations, etc. These comments will be provided to the authors without identifying the reviewers.
Each reviewer will give a recommendation about publication of a manuscript according to the following options:
- Accept: No revisions required
- Accept: Minor revisions required
- Revise and resubmit: Major revisions required
- Reject
When all reviews have been received by the Editor, a decision will be made regarding publication and authors will be notified. If the reviews are very different, the editor may ask 1-2 additional reviewers to read and evaluate the submission and then, upon receipt of the additional reviews, a final publication decision will be made. Reviewers will consider the following criteria when evaluating submissions:
- Focuses on issues related to the well-being of youth
- Is relevant to one or more of the five journal strands ("Head" for intellectual achievement and talents, "Heart" for social and emotional skills, "Hands" for safety and protection, "Health" for physical and mental health, "Home" for family and community support)
- Clearly establishes the background issue or problem
- Utilizes appropriate design and methodology (if applicable)
- Provides information or evidence to support findings and/or conclusions
- Demonstrates quality of written expression (e.g., grammar, spelling, writing style, etc.)
- Reflects overall clarity of ideas and expressions
- Follows formatting and style guidelines as specified for the format type
- Has the potential to impact policy and practice
Submission Types
Written Workshop Report:
- Summarizes key points from conference workshop
- Includes references.
Poetry or Creative Writing:
- Express ideas or insights through creative writing, poetry, or other artistic forms.
- Focuses on the intersection of creativity and the conference theme.
- Submissions should be thought-provoking and relevant to the conference content.
Visual Essays, Summaries or Infographics:
- Presents key conference insights or research findings through visually appealing infographics or visual summaries.
- Submissions should ensure clarity and simplicity in design. Include annotations or captions to explain complex concepts.
Screencasts/Videos:
- Delivers brief, impactful talks that communicate key ideas or findings in a short time frame.
- Meets time limit and highlights the relevance to the conference theme.
Format & Style Guidelines by Submission Type
| Submission Type | Format & Style Guidelines |
|---|---|
| Written Workshop Report | Submission Form Information:
Written Workshop Reports should include the following:
Submit your report in .docx format. Your report should follow APA Style as found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition, for headings, citations, and references.
In addition, format your report according to the Additional Format & Style Guidelines below. |
| Poetry or Creative Writing |
Submission Form Information:
Submit your Poetry or Creative Writing in .docx or .pdf format as required to preserve formatting. |
| Infographics or Visual Summaries |
Submission Form Information:
Infographics or Visuals Summaries should include the following:
Submit your Infographic or Visual Summary in .pdf format. If your Infographic or Visual Summary includes references, then include an APA-formatted References page at the end of your document. Your reference page should follow APA Style as found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition, for headings, citations, and references.
|
| Screencasts or Videos |
Submission Form Information:
Screencasts or Videos should include the following:
In the Full Text of Submission field of the submission form, submit an APA-formatted title and reference page in .docx format. Your title and reference page should follow APA Style as found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition, for headings, citations, and references. Include on the page a space titled "Video URL" for us to link the archived copy of your video.
After clicking Submit on the submission form, click the Upload Additional Files link under What's Next? to submit your screencast or video file. Submit your video in MP4 format at a minimum resolution of 720p. MOV, AVI and WMV formats are also acceptable. |
Additional Format & Style Guidelines
For Written Workshop Reports, follow these additional format and style guidelines.
Indenting, Line Spacing, and Justification
Indent all paragraphs except those following a section heading. An indent should be at least 2 em-spaces. Do not insert extra space between paragraphs of text with the exception of long quotations, theorems, propositions, special remarks, etc. These should be set off from the surrounding text by additional space above and below.
Don't "widow" or "orphan" text (i.e., ending a page with the first line of a paragraph or beginning a page with the last line of a paragraph).
All text should be left-justified (i.e., flush with the left margin—except where indented).
Language & Grammar
All submissions must be in English. Except for common foreign words and phrases, the use of foreign words and phrases should be avoided.
Authors should use formal English grammar. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White (now in its fourth edition) is the "standard" guide, but other excellent guides exist as well.
Colored Text
Set the font color to black for the majority of the text. We encourage authors to take advantage of the ability to use color in the production of figures, maps, etc., however, you need to appreciate that this will cause some of your readers problems when they print the document on a black & white printer. For this reason, you are advised to avoid the use of colors in situations where their translation to black and white would render the material illegible or incomprehensible.
Please ensure that there are no colored mark-ups or comments in the final version, unless they are meant to be part of the final text. (You may need to "accept all changes" in track changes or set your document to "normal" in final markup.)
Emphasized Text
Whenever possible use italics to indicate text you wish to emphasize rather than underlining it. The use of color to emphasize text is discouraged.
Titles
Whenever possible, titles of books, movies, etc., should be set in italics rather than underlined.
Tables and Figures
To the extent possible, tables and figures should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text. Large tables or figures should be put on pages by themselves. Avoid the use of overly small type in tables. In no case should tables or figures be in a separate document or file. All tables and figures must fit within 1.5" margins on all sides (top, bottom, left and right) in both portrait and landscape view.
Copyright & Licensing Terms
All papers published in NYARJ are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain all copyrights without restrictions, and agree to the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license for their work as a condition of publication.
End users' rights under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license are outlined here. For all other purposes, permission must be obtained from the author.
Copyright and licensing terms for NYARJ are registered with Sherpa Romeo.
Plagiarism Policy
NYARJ may use Similarity Check, a multi-publisher initiative, to selectively screen article submissions for originality. Similarity Check uses the iThenticate software, which checks submissions against millions of published research papers (the Similarity Check database), documents on the web, and other relevant sources. These submitted papers are not retained in the Similarity Check system after they have been checked. Read more at Crossref's Similarity Check & Researchers page.
Charges & Fees
NYARJ levies no submission charges, or charges or fees for publication of accepted articles.