Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

The Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education encourages submission of manuscripts based on empirical studies, reviews (including meta-analyses), ­theoretical propositions, methodological critiques, case studies, book reviews, and letters to the editor pertaining to ­alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Educational and ecological intervention studies are especially encouraged. Empirical studies, reviews, theoretical and methodological articles, and case studies receive blind peer-review by three reviewers; letters to the editor and book reviews are reviewed only by the editors. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education must follow these guidelines:

1.     Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition).

2.     Manuscripts based on empirical studies, reviews, theoretical and methodological articles, and case studies should not exceed twenty double-spaced pages in length with one-inch margins on all sides. This page length ­includes the tables and references but excludes the title page and the ­abstract page. The letters to the editor should not exceed ten double-spaced pages including references   which should not exceed ten pages. An abstract or cover page should not be submitted with a letter to the editor. The letter must begin with “Dear Editor:” and must include a title. The name(s) and affiliation(s) of the writer(s) must be stated before the references in the letters to the editor. The book reviews should not exceed more than five double-spaced pages including any references. The preferred style of font, as suggested by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, is 12 point serif (e.g., Times Roman or Courier) for text and sans serif (e.g., Arial or Franklin Gothic) for figures and tables.

3.     Figures and Tables must be camera ready.

4.     The abstract should not be more than 120 words.

5.     The Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education accepts only original articles. Simultaneous submission to other journals is not permitted and a statement confirming no other submission must be included intransmittal letter. Submission and acceptance of a manuscript implies transfer of copyright to the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education.

6.     Conflict of interest including financial support, other colleagues’ professional contributions, earlier professional presentations and other relationships must be explained in the author note section.

7.     The manuscripts are sent for blind review to three reviewers based on the criteria:
a. Originality
b. Recent nature of work
c. Level of interest to readers