SCRA Colleagues,
Starting July 1, I will begin serving as one of the new
editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs.
Although this journal may not have been on your radar in the past, I
would like to encourage submissions from SCRA members and on topics of interest
to community psychologists.
The Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) is the official
journal of the the Urban Affairs Association, and is an interdisciplinary
journal that publishes original research on all topics related to cities and
urban communities. We invite submissions
from any discipline, using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method
designs. You can find additional details
about the journal on its webpage at
Here are a couple important points:
-- JUA's impact factor is currently 1.298, and has been
steadily rising over the past three years.
-- Average time from submission to decision is 24 days
(yes, 24 days).
-- We receive around 280 submissions annually, of which
approximately 10% are accepted following peer review.
-- As an urban journal, it is essential that all
submissions make a clear contribution to a topic of significance specifically
to cities or urban communities, or be situated in a specifically urban context.
-- JUA has four editors. If you would like to request
that a specific editor handle your submission, please note this in your cover
letter.
There will be a "Meet the Editors" session at
the upcoming SCRA Biennial, on Friday morning at 8am. I will be on hand to answer any questions you
might have about JUA, but please feel free to track me down in the hallways of
the Lowell Conference Center or send an email to zpneal@msu.edu.
I look forward to including some community psychology
research in future issues of JUA.
Best,
Zachary
--
Zachary Neal, Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Psychology & Global Urban Studies
Program
316 Physics Road, Rm 262
East Lansing, MI 48824
Twitter: @zpneal
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