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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission includes a cover page with names of all authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID numbers, if available, that will be uploaded separately from the main text of the manuscript.
  • The document of the main text of the manuscript has been appropriately blinded, with personally identifiable information removed.
  • Where available, URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The manuscript is a double-spaced, word-processing document (preferably .docx); uses a 12-point font; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are prepared according to the Author Guidelines.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

All submissions to the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success should be made using the online submission form.

Please ensure that you consider the following guidelines when preparing your manuscript. Failure to do so may delay the processing of your submission.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

The submission includes a cover page with the names of all authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID numbers, if available, that will be uploaded separately from the main text of the manuscript.

The main text of the manuscript has been appropriately blinded, with personally identifiable information removed.

Where available, URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided.

The manuscript is a double-spaced, word-processing document (preferably .docx); uses a 12-point font; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are prepared according to the Author Guidelines.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout, including block quotes and references, and each page should be numbered on the top right side of the page consecutively.

The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

An informative abstract of 250 words or less is required for all submissions. Please refer to the individual section policies below for appropriate submission length.

An Author’s note may include a Disclosure Statement (i.e., funding sources, conflict of interest statement, etc.) or other acknowledgments. This should appear on your title page (not in the masked manuscript). 

Authors should follow instructions in the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association; this includes running heads, heading levels, spacing, margins, etc. Any manuscripts that do not follow these formatting instructions may be returned to the authors. 

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text.

Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work.

Journal names and book titles should be italicized.

If available, please always include DOIs as full DOI links in your reference list.

Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.

Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.

Figures, Illustrations, and Media

Figures, tables, and illustrations should be included in the manuscript file following the APA Publication Manual guidelines on tables and figures. However, upon acceptance, authors may be asked to submit figures, tables, and illustrations as separate files to aid in the production of the final article.

Correspondence

All correspondence should be addressed to the editors.

Sections

  • Editorials
  • Essays
  • Featured Articles
  • Policy and Practices

Editorials

Editorials are short essays or opinions. They can be editors’ reflections on a topic or an introduction to the current issue. They can also be invited contributions from leaders and scholars on important emerging issues. Commentary from readers is also welcome. A variety of perspectives are encouraged for submission, including pieces from educators, researchers, students, practitioners, and leaders.

Submissions should be between 400-1,200 words. Reviews by the editors and/or peers may be conducted for submissions to this section.

Essays

JPSS invites manuscripts proposing innovative ideas and solutions with substantiation of literature, evidence, and/or research. Manuscripts that summarize findings from emerging studies are also welcome. Occasionally, JPSS editors may invite leading figures in student success and higher education to contribute essays on critical issues in student success and equity.

Submissions should be between 3,000-6,000 words, though exceptions will be considered. Reviews by the editors and/or peers may be conducted for submissions to this section.

Featured Articles

JPSS welcomes manuscripts reporting empirical studies, theoretical work, scholarly papers, and manuscripts synthesizing existing literature and research.

Submissions should be between 5,000-10,000 words, though exceptions will be considered. Submissions to this section are reviewed by the editors and sent for double-blind peer review.

Policy and Practices

Case studies and descriptions or evaluations of exemplary policies, programs, and practices should be submitted for this section. Articles should emphasize the promotion of best practices and useful approaches to challenges in the field. Submissions to this section should contribute to a practical understanding of the continued integration of student success topics into higher education practice. Discussion of policy development is also welcome.

Submissions should be between 3,000-6,000 words, though exceptions will be considered. Submissions to this section are reviewed by the editors and sent for double-blind peer review.

Copyright Notice

Authors of works published by JPSS retain the copyright of their article, which is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Authors grant JPSS the right of first publication and the nonexclusive right to publish, archive, and make accessible works accepted to the journal.

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