Call for Paper

　The Archive of Guidance & Counseling is an official journal of the Department of Guidance & Counseling at the National Changhua University of Education. It is a scholarly journal devoted to the dissemination of research, theory, and clinical scholarship that advance the discipline of guidance, counseling, psychology, education and other related disciplines. We welcome previously unpublished empirical and review papers. Manuscripts published in printed or electronic publication elsewhere are not considered.

Manuscript Preparation

　　Submission must include a title page, the submitted manuscript, two copies of Publication Form. Submitted manuscripts must be written in the style outlined in the Publication Format of The Archive of Guidance & Counseling and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Any inconsistence with the format requirements will result in return of manuscripts. The authors are encouraged to correct the format and resubmit. All manuscripts must have Chinese and English abstracts both containing a maximum of 500 words (1,500 to 2,000 characters) typed in a separate page. Up to five keywords or brief expressions can be supplied with the abstract. A manuscript (including tables, figures, and both abstracts) should be limited to 30,000 Chinese words or 10,000 English words. If manuscripts have been presented in conferences, have sponsors, or are adaptations of academic degree theses, it should be addressed in cover letters.

　　The template of title page and Copyright Authorization Form can be found at http://agc.ncue.edu.tw or in a copy of The Archive and Guidance and Counseling. All the identifying information of the authors should only appear on cover letters not on the title page. All authors must submit two copies of completed Copyright Authorization Form.

　　Manuscripts must be single-spaced and typeset in 12-point word size and printed on one side only of A4 paper with page numbers. Each page has 38 lines and each line with 35 Chinese words (not applicable if written in English.) There should be no line spacing between paragraphs. The author must supply all submitted materials on a CD in Word files (Word 98 or above).

Publication Policies

　　Upon acceptance for publication, the Department of Guidance and Counseling at the National Changhua University of Education has the right to:

• Publish the accepted manuscript in printed or electronic version
• Provide the accepted manuscript to commercial online databases for electronically storage, reproduction, offering access to read, download, or print.
• Allow the National Library or other database services to provide accepted manuscripts to their users
• Make editorial change in accepted manuscripts tailored to different format requirements of various database services

Review Process

　　Upon receipt of the manuscripts, the manuscript will be evaluated by the Chief Editor to ensure the manuscript content fit for the purpose of the journal. Then, the Editorial Board recommends two experts as reviewers to undergo a masked review process. Reviewer comments will be forwarded to the authors.

Submission

　　Submissions are accepted at all times. A review process starts shortly after receipt. Submission materials must include a title page, three copies of the manuscript, copies of completed Copyright Authorization Form (each author with two copies completed) and a CD with all the submitted materials. Please send all materials to: