Journal

Instructions and Guidelines for Contributors

The editing staff of the Journal for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies: Theory, Research, and Practice seeks to embody IPNB's principles in the process of developing each issue. Specifically, with our contributors, we strive to have a FACES-flow (flexible, adaptive, coherent, energized, and stable) experience that is imbued with COAL (curiosity, openness, acceptance, and love).* In this signature IPNB-informed style of editing, we hope to foster creativity, respect, teamwork, and humor, as we and our contributors collaboratively hone the final product. We feel that if we incorporate IPNB's principles into the editing process, it will be evident in the publication itself. Indeed, if our interactions reflect these principles, we trust that such an embodiment will itself contribute toward cultivating a more awake and compassionate world. True to this vision, the result of our editing process with contributors has sometimes felt so profoundly integrative that it has seemed as if the publication was created by one mind with many hands.**

We require that contributions be submitted at least 60 days prior to the publication date. This requirement allows ample time for a back-and-forth editing process. This process continues until both the contributor and the editors are satisfied with the final product.

Now for the nuts and bolts...

• Contributors are invited to submit a theoretical or empirical article; a case study; a reflection essay; or a poem, photograph, cartoon, or other work of art.
  • Part of each issue of the Journal centers on a special topic, such as family, leadership, or education. Check this webpage for a description of the upcoming issue's theme and consider orienting your contribution to it.
  • The next edition of the Journal for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies: Theory, Research, and Practice will be published in Summer 2012.
• Submit a proposal to Co-Editor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , at least 75 days prior to the publication date.
  • Receipt of your proposal will be acknowledged promptly.
  • If your proposal is a good fit for the next issue, then you will be given approval to begin work on your initial draft.
• You will be instructed to submit a first draft to one of the Co-Editors – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. – at least 60 days prior to the publication date.
  • Our editing staff will review your draft and promptly email you with feedback, including instructions for any needed revisions.
  • The contributor and Co-Editors will continue this back-and-forth editing process until all parties are happy with the final product.
  • At that point, the Co-Editors will add the illustrations and format the contribution, which they will then email to the contributor, for final approval.
  • Last, your work will be published, as you and the Co-Editors celebrate a successful and meaningful journey together.
• For articles and case studies, the recommended word-count is 2,000 to 2,500 words, which corresponds to approximately four single-spaced pages. For essays and other text-based contributions, we recommend that the word-count be 500 words or less.
• For all text-based contributions, use Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), with 12-point Times New Roman font; 1-inch margins on all sides; and no headers, footers, or other formatting. (If the draft is submitted in unformatted form, then it is much easier for our editing staff to incorporate it into the format of our ejournal.) In addition, be sure to carefully adhere to APA style guidelines (see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition), especially in your in-text citations and your reference list.
• All text-based contributions are typically illustrated by the editing staff, but if you have illustrations you would like included with your contribution, then submit those illustrations as .jpg files, at the same time you submit your draft.
• For all types of contributions, include a short biography (five to seven single-spaced lines, in 12-point Times New Roman font) when you submit your draft.
• What to consider when crafting your contribution:
  • Recognize that we seek to offer our readers sustenance for their right and left hemisphere modes, such that their learning experience can be whole-brained and embodied. In other words, ensure that your contribution or writing style supports both right- and left-hemisphere experiencing.
  • Make sure that your contribution expresses a clear, accurate understanding of IPNB's principles and, where appropriate, incorporates supporting, current scientific and professional knowledge, all with proper citations and references.
  • Certain submissions, such as poems or artwork, do not require citations and references.

* Siegel, D. J. (2007). The mindful brain: Reflection and attunement in the cultivation of well-being. New York, NY: Norton.

** Woolley, A. W., Chabris, C. F., Pentland, A., Hashmi, N., & Malone, T. W. (2010). Evidence for a collective intelligence factor in the performance of human groups. Science, 330, 686-688.