About JAA

JAA, a new quarterly peer review journal, focuses on research that supports and enhances advanced academic achievement for students of all ages. In particular, JAA publishes articles on advanced academic programs, as well as programs that prepare students to engage in high-level academics. There are a variety of ways that students are served by or are prepared for advanced academic programs. Articles may include

• reports on original research,
• project descriptions and evaluations,
• syntheses of the literature,
• program assessments, and
• theoretical or conceptual positions that relate to programs that increase academic achievement or prepare students for advanced academic opportunities.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts are evaluated by three referees using a blind review process. All manuscripts and accompanying graphic files (saved as TIFF, JPEG, or PDF graphic format) must be submitted electronically at http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/jaa/index.htm

Typing. Acceptable formats for electronic submission are MSWord, PDF, and RTF (we cannot accept WordPerfect format). All text, including title, headings, references, quotations, figure captions, and tables, must be typed double-spaced with one-inch margins all around. Please employ a font size of 12 Times.

Length. Manuscripts should be between 10 and 25 double-spaced U.S. standard letter size (81/2" x 11") pages in length or between 2,500 and 6,000 words. In addition, include an abstract of 100 words or fewer, a listing of four or five keywords useful in indexing the manuscript, and a mailing address and brief biographical statement for each author (the word count should include all of these pieces). The first page of the article should contain the title, word count, contributor statements, and contact information for all authors. The contributors’ names and biographical statements should appear only on this page for purposes of blind review. The second page should begin with the title, abstract, and keywords. All references to authors should be replaced with the word Author throughout the manuscript.

Style. For writing and editorial style, authors must follow guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition, 2001). The editors request that all text pages be numbered.
Abstract and Keywords. Manuscripts must include an abstract and a few keywords. Abstracts describing the essence of the manuscript must be 100 words or fewer. The keywords will be used by readers to search for your article after it is published.

Publication Policy

JAA policy prohibits authors from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications. In addition, it is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish “as original data, data that have been previously published” (Standard 8.13). As this journal is a primary journal that publishes original material only, JAA policy also prohibits publication of any manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial part elsewhere. Authors have an obligation to consult journal editors concerning prior publication of any data upon which their article depends. In addition, APA Ethical Principles specify that “after research results are published, psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and unless rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release” (Standard 8.14). JAA expects authors submitting to this journal to adhere to these standards. Specifically, authors of manuscripts submitted to JAA are expected to have their data available throughout the editorial review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.

Contacts

Del Siegle and D. Betsy McCoach, Co-Editors
JAA
University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007
Phone: 860-486-0616
Fax: 860-486-2900
E-mail: del.siegle@uconn.edu
or betsy.mccoach@uconn.edu
JAA is published by Prufrock Press Inc.

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D. Betsy McCoach, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment Program
Department of Educational Psychology
Neag School of Education
249 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2064
Storrs, CT 06269-2064
Phone: 860-486-0183
Fax: 860-486-0180
Email: betsy.mccoach@uconn.edu

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