Children and Youth Services Review (CYSR) is an interdisciplinary forum for critical scholarship
regarding service programs for children and youth. The journal publishes full-length articles, current research and policy notes, and
book reviews.
There are no submission fees or page charges. Submissions will be reviewed by the editor, Duncan Lindsey.
Journal
Editorial Office contact information:
Duncan Lindsey Editor-in-Chief Children and Youth Services Review School of Public
Affairs University of California, Los Angeles Box 951452 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1452, USA Email: dlcysr@gmail.com
Submission
of Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English and submitted electronically via EES, the Elsevier Editorial System for
tracking manuscripts http://ees.elsevier.com/cysr. This site will guide authors through the submission process.
Authors
can upload their articles as Microsoft (MS) Word, LaTeX or WordPerfect files. It is also possible to submit an article in PostScript
(.PS) or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, but if the article is accepted, the original source files will be needed. If you submit a word processing
file, the system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used for the reviewing process.
Authors, reviewers,
and editors send and receive all correspondence by email and no paper correspondence is necessary.
Please note that CYSR has a blind
peer-review process, and thus a cover letter to the editor, title page (including complete author contact information), and blind manuscript
are all required. Tables and figures should be uploaded as separate attachments (DOC, EPS, TIF, etc.) and also should not have any author-identifying
matter, as they will be used for review.
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion
of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been
approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further, that any person cited as a source of personal
communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the editor's discretion. Articles and any other materials
published in CYSR represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the editor(s) or the
publisher.
Preparation of Manuscript
Authors should follow the instructions given in the fifth edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association. Manuscripts that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned without benefit
of editorial review. Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:
Title Page
The title page should include (a) the article title; (b) the authors' names and affiliations at the time the
work was completed; (c) the corresponding author's email address, telephone number, and mailing address; (d) a concise running title;
and (e) an unnumbered footnote giving address for reprints and any acknowledgments. To facilitate anonymous review by two or more readers,
all indication of authorship should be limited to the title page.
Abstract Page
An abstract of no more than 200 words
should accompany each paper. After the abstract, a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be
included.
References and Style
The reference section must be prepared following the American Psychological Association
style. All words cited in the text must be listed in the reference section. Avoid abbreviations of journal titles.
Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of their appearance in the text. Tables should have a short
descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.
Figures
Number figures consecutively with Arabic
numerals. Please visit our website at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions for detailed instructions on preparing
electronic artwork.
Color Figures
Color illustrations can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. However, if
together with your accepted article you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures
will appear in color on ScienceDirect, regardless of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For
color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the cost from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. For
further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. Please
note: because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you
not opt for color in print), please submit additional black-and-white prints corresponding to all color illustrations.
Preparation
of Supplementary Material
Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific research.
Supplementary files offer additional possibilities for publishing supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution
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file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive
caption for each file. Please note, however, that supplementary material will not appear in the printed journal. For more detailed instructions,
please refer to http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions, and then view the information on "Multimedia files".
Copyright
and Originality
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright,
see http://www.elsevier.com/authors). This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter
will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided
after acceptance. If material from the other copyrighted works is included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright
owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has pre-printed forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier Global
Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, email: permissions@elsevier.com.
Proofs
PDF proofs will be sent by email to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes
should be made, and proofs should be returned promptly. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately.
Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before
replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed.
Reprints
Twenty-five (25) reprints of each
article will be provided to the corresponding author free of charge. Additional reprints may be ordered at an additional charge.
