About JAA
The quarterly JAA is an exciting new journal that focuses on research that supports and enhances advanced academic achievement for students of all ages. In particular, JAA publishes articles that feature strategies for increasing academic achievement, programs that promote high levels of academic achievement and engagement, and programs that prepare students to engage in high-level and rigorous 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

JAA's audience

• Administrators
• Advanced Academic Coordinators
• Directors of Advanced Placement Programs
• Curriculum Coordinators
• Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and Directors of Assessment
• Building level Administrators
• State-Level Directors of Advanced Academics and other state department personnel
• Researchers/Scholars/Graduate Students
• Gifted Education Coordinators
• Educators involved in Talent Search Coordination
• College Admissions Officers
• Special Schools Admissions Officers
  

Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts are evaluated by three referees using a blind review process. All manuscripts and accompanying graphic files (saved as TIFF, JPF, or GIF graphic format) must be submitted electronically to our on-line submission page.

Typing. Acceptable formats for electronic submission are MSWord or RTF (we cannot accept Word Perfect 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 (8 1/2" x 11") pages in length or between 2,500 and 6,000 words (excluding references). In addition, include three abstracts and descriptions (see below), 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 (institution, mailing address, phone and fax number, and email address). The contributor's 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.

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.

Quantitative Studies. Effect size reporting is mandatory for quantitative studies, where appropriate.

Qualitative Studies. Qualitative studies must include documentation of sources collected during research in the form of in-text citations following this form: The students loved the game of lacrosse, and many stayed after school to play it (group interview, June 12, 2004).

Other examples of citations might be a personal inteview, a classroom observation, or an informal conversation. It is important for the reader to know the context of the data being presented.

Abstract and Keywords. Manuscripts must include three abstracts and a few keywords. The keywords will be used by readers to search for your article after it is published. A description consisting of 2 sentences is required for the title page of the journal. See an example here. A longer summary of the findings and implications of the manuscript, approximately 250 words will accompany each manuscript in the text of the journal. See an example of a summary here. Finally an abstract of approximately 100 words will be used in the indexing of each article. 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 prohibits as well 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
Hope E. Wilson, Assistant Editor
Journal of Advanced Academics
University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007
Phone: 860-486-8759
Fax: 860-486-2900
Website: http://www.jaa.uconn.edu
E-mail: jaa@uconn.edu

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