The Seamless Transition: On Exiting the JMHC Editorship

摘要: Being editor of the Journal Mental Health Counseling (JMHC) has been an honor, a privilege, learning experience, and pleasure. I developed many new relationships, through e-mails, particularly with authors reviewers. Although met few these individuals at professional conferences, for most part, relationships have remained delightful dialogues that occurred in virtual space struck me as somewhat strange because being devoid images or vocal tones attached to names felt connections. These conversations, which illustrate technologically based changes world, were unexpected perk job; will miss them. also so completely immersed breadth topics scholarship fit within JMHC's mission. As editor, fuller understanding appreciation several purposes constituencies associated both mental health services AMHCA's commitment intersection research theory contributing continuing development practice. Serendipitously, come feel know little about lot, because, while engaged my own conversations (e.g., students), discovered newly fund knowledge. other worthwhile endeavors, experienced some frustrations JMHC. students benefit from increased expertise APA style (APA, 2001), was sometimes exasperated amount effort required develop accuracy articles' reference lists, match citations references. To phrase it vernacular, am here tell you is just plain hard get references correct. In tenure rarely saw list accurate no, even only few, revisions. Matching appears be almost difficult. On hand, are more than they used be. While remembered earlier career would irritated when "journal editors made me" correct cites one those funny quirks life, dawned on me: Whose job did think details correct! Of course, author's. My reinforced dialogue between scholars publishing journal readership facilitated by high-quality writing. Early into editorial responsibilities, became aware how much writing had changed learned receiving feedback review process. Thus, conventions publication seem constitute accrues often on-the-job, experiences training program. Now, believe strongly matters. For scholarly work reach its audience, researchers theorists need lead readers organized focused text. Take articles example. The study conducted according scientific procedures standards. However, evaluating submitted manuscripts, reviewers frequently ask facilitate comprehension usability written way engages makes "no-brainer" rather cognitive work. may counterintuitive, non-concise wording, lengthy explanation, summaries, repetition require reader, who sift language text discern point. Therefore, usually effective usher reader study, reporting sufficient information allow professionals draw their conclusions strength methodology, design, analyses. example, asked again hypotheses. It easier track article says: (a) This paragraph context relevant topic journal's mission (Kazdin, 1995), (b) hypotheses, (c) this statistical procedure analyze hypothesis, (d) Here meaning results language. …