NDYD - New Directions in Youth Development

For Prospective Authors

Thank you for joining us in the publication of the journal New Directions for Youth Development: Theory, Research and Practice, Jossey-Bass Publishing (JBP).

A defining focus of the journal is the relationship among theory, research and practice, and the accessibility of the articles for all practitioners, regardless of their experience with theory and research. Since our readership crosses the fields of academic research, policy and practice, the writing style of New Directions for Youth Development must be accessible as well as informative. A busy practitioner who may not have an extensive research background should be able to pick up useful, thought-provoking information from each chapter. Please keep this idea of accessibility in mind as you write your chapters, headnotes, summaries, and bios.

If you would like to be an author, please submit first a draft of an abstract of no more than 1,500 words, including a two-sentence synopsis of the article; send this to the managing editor.

For Current Authors

CTA | Manual | Sample Bios | Sample Chapter | Reprints

Getting started:

Have you downloaded the CTA pdf from this site, signed it and snail mailed it to your Issue Editor?
Have you received the guidelines on length and content from your editor?

Does your manuscript have a(n):

Title
Byline of all authors and co-authors
Brief (2 line) bios for all authors
1-2 line summary of article (this "head note" goes at the top of the title page)
250-word summary of the article for the table of contents
Endnote format, with references listed at the end of the article in numerical order rather than alphabetical

Beyond Publication:
Once your issue comes out, each contributor receives 5 copies of the issue. Also, if you are interested in purchasing bulk copies of your issue, you should should contact your issue editors in advance and JBP might be able to arrange a deeper discount, depending on the number of copies