The Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling (JCAC) is a publication of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association. The goal of JCAC is to provide a professional forum for the dissemination of research, theoretical, and clinical literature related to the counseling and mental health of infants, children, and adolescents. JCAC seeks to promote the awareness of issues related to the counseling of children and adolescents among counseling practitioners, educators, and students. JCAC focuses on the practice of counseling children and adolescents by providing a developmental perspective on the improvement of prevention and intervention mental health services for children from birth through age 18. JCAC also encourages the exploration of issues related to counseling caretakers such as parents, teachers, and other primary caregivers who contribute to the mental health of children and adolescents.
Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have underdone rigorous anonymous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to four anonymous referees.
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Journal metrics
Usage
34K annual downloads/views
Speed/acceptance
88 days avg. from submission to first
decision
99 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
51% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor Dalena Dillman Taylor, Ph.D. - University of Central Florida, USA
Editorial Assistant Caitlin Frawley- University of Central Florida, USA
Associate Editor Christopher Belser - University of New Orleans , USA
Editorial Board Steve Armstrong- Texas A&M Commerce, USA Randy Astramovich - Idaho Sate University, USA Ola Bamgbose - University of Wisconsin Whitewater, USA Pedro Blanco - Texas Woman's University, USA Staci Born - South Dakota State University, USA Lauren Clark- University of New Orleans, USA Yi-Ju Cheng -Rider University, USA Adria Dunbar- North Carolina State University, USA Caitlin Frawley- University of Central Florida, USA Emily Goodman-Scott - Old Dominion University, USA Evette Horton - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Kimberly Jayne - Portland State University, USA Elsa Soto Legett - Truman State University, USA Matthew Lemberger - Truelove, University of North Texas, USA Jan Lemon - Mississippi College, USA Yung Wei Lin - New Jersey City University, USA Natalya Lindo - University of North Texas, USA Sonya Lorelle- Northwestern University Krystyne Mendoza - Marquette University, USA Raissa Miller - Boise State University, USA Yumi Ogawa - New Jersey City University, USA Katherine Pursewell - University of Scranton, USA Dee Ray - University of North Texas, USA Gail Roaten - Liberty University, USA April Schottelkorb - North Valley Hospital - USA Sondra Smith-Adcock - University of Florida - USA Renee Sherrell - University of St. Joseph's - USA Haley Stulemaker -Private practice, USA Jacqueline Swank - University of Florida, USA Richard Stapleton -Walden University, USA Malti Tuttle - Auburn University, USA Susannah Wood - University of Iowa, USA
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Open access
Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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