Manuscript Editing for Contemporary School Psychology Journal Articles
Contemporary School Psychology publishes work that guides the development and dissemination of effective policies, programs, and practices across all domains of school psychology. Its pages carry original qualitative and quantitative research, studies of research-practice partnerships, and systematic reviews. It also publishes policy analyses of federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Springer publishes it four times a year for the California Association of School Psychologists, and its editor-in-chief is at California State University, Sacramento.
Articles include original research, partnership studies, systematic reviews, policy analyses, and opinion, review, and commentary pieces. Citations follow Springer's author-year system, with names and years in parentheses and references alphabetized by first author. Springer encourages APA 7th edition rules for author lists, up to 20 authors, and DOIs appear as full links. No footnote consists solely of a citation, and headings run to no more than three levels. The abstract runs 150 to 250 words, followed by four to six keywords. Review is double-blind, so every file is anonymized and self-citations avoid revealing identity. A separate title page carries the Statements and Declarations on funding, competing interests, author contributions, and ethics. Use of large language models is documented in the Methods section. Off the Grid Editing applies the author-year system and keeps headings within three levels. Submissions go through Editorial Manager.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Contemporary School Psychology. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for Contemporary School Psychology
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Contemporary School Psychology.
Springer's submission guidelines cover citations, the abstract, and declarations. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our approach to school psychology research is set out under journal article and essay editing, with academic proofreading as the last check. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Springer Nature manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for School Psychology Review and the Canadian Journal of School Psychology.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Contemporary School Psychology submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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