Submission of Manuscripts   [ Author Guidelines in PDF]
JBHS&R will review manuscripts for publication with the understanding that it has not been previously published (in full or in part) either in print or on-line, and is not currently being reviewed for publication elsewhere. The JBHS&R invites contributions in the form of Regular Articles (approximately 20 pages, not including references, tables, or figures), Policy Perspectives (16 pages), Commentaries (16 pages), Brief Reports (13 pages), Letters to the Editor-in-Chief (1 page), and Book Reviews (1 page). Neither the length of the paper nor the category to which manuscripts are assigned necessarily reflects their importance to the field.

Manuscripts are to be submitted online via the JBHS&R’s Editorial Manager Website at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jbhs/. Please visit this site for more details on how to register with Editorial Manager and how to upload and electronically submit your manuscript.

Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. Do not use the graphics option for tables or the sequential (embedded) footnote option. Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced (including abstracts, footnotes, block quotations, references, tables and appendixes), with one-inch margins on all sides. The manuscript should be numbered consecutively starting with the first page of the text (not abstract). The use of first person (i.e., I, we, our) in the manuscript narrative is not acceptable. In addition, authors are expected to use "person/people first" language (e.g., "individuals with chronic mental disorders" rather than "the chronic mentally ill").

Manuscript Contents
Manuscripts should be ordered as follows: title page, author's affiliations, secondary title page, abstract, text, references, notes, appendixes, tables, and any illustrations. Whenever possible, please combine all of these elements into ONE file and submit together. Each manuscript must include the following:

Title Page: Include title, key words for indexing, name(s) of author(s), academic degree(s), name and address of organization where the work was done, and any acknowledgments, credits, or disclaimers. On a separate page list the name, position title, complete and current mailing address, telephone, fax and electronic mail numbers for all authors. Names of authors should not appear on text pages. A secondary title page, which goes to reviewers, should be included, listing only the manuscript title.

Abstract: All manuscripts, except Letters to the Editor-in-Chief, require an abstract of no more than 150 words. No references may be cited in the abstract. Please double-space the Abstract and place it on a separate page following the (secondary) title page.

Implications:JBHS&R is committed to publishing manuscripts in applied behavioral health policy and services delivery as well as publishing articles based upon empirical research. All manuscripts must contain a section heading (with appropriate narrative) located near the end of the manuscript entitled "Implications for Behavioral Health."

References
References must be cited in text and styled in the reference list according to the American Medical Association Manual of Style, ninth edition, 1998. The JBHS&R deviates from this style of referencing by spelling the entire name of journal publications in the references section of the manuscript. Only material that has been published, accepted for publication, or presented at a major conference can be included in the References. Page numbers should appear with the text citation following a specific quote. Arrange and number references as they appear in the text. If a reference is cited more than once, use the original reference number. In the references, name all authors and editors through the third; if there are more than three, list the first three followed by et al. Journal titles, book titles, titles of presentations, and titles of technical reports should appear in italics (see below).

• Journal Articles
• Tsai SP, Reedy SM, Bernacki EJ, et al. Effect of curtailed insurance benefits on use of mental health care. Medical Care 1989; 26(4):430-440.
• Books or Monographs
• Sharfstein SS, Beigel A (eds). The New Economics and Psychiatric Care. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1985.
• Chapters in Books
• Khachaturian ZS. The case for preventing decline in the aging brain. In: Dychtwald K (ed). Healthy Aging: Challenges and Solutions. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1999, pp. 85-100.
• Government Documents
• Taube CA, Mechanic D, Hohmann AA (eds). The Future of Mental Health Service Research. DHHS Pub. No. (ADM)89-1600. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, 1989.
• Presentations
• Miller B. Innovative Management for Research Development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Mental Health Administrators, Hollywood, FL, September 29, 1987.
• Web Sites
• Burka LP. A hypertext history of multi-user dungeons.1993. Available at:
  www.utopia.com/talent/lpb/muddex/essay/ Accessed January 13, 1997.
• Online books, chapters, or journal articles
• If the website is an article, book, or book chapter accessible via the web, please use the format for journal article, book, or book chapter and include the URL and date of access.

When references are cited, they should appear as superscript numbers in the body of the text and should follow all punctuation marks (for example, . . . substance abuse treatment.^11-13). References must not be created using Microsoft Word's automatic footnote/endnote feature. References must be included on a separate page at the end of the article and should be double-spaced.

Illustrations
Figures may be created using electronic software (i.e., Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw and Photoshop). Whenever possible, please insert all figures into the Microsoft Word document at the end of your manuscript. If this is not possible, save your figures in the application in which they were created, title appropriately and attach to your e-mail submission. Use computer-generated lettering. Do not use screens, color, shading, or fine lines. Cite each figure in the text in consecutive order. If a figure has been previously published, in part or in total, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce or adapt the material. Supply a caption for each figure, typed double-spaced on a separate sheet from the artwork. Captions should include the figure number, centered, on the first line, the figure title, centered, on the second line, followed by explanatory statements, notes, keys or sources and permissions lines

Tables
Number tables consecutively and supply a brief title for each. The table number should appear centered on the first line, while the table title should appear on the next line, also centered. Include explanatory footnotes for all nonstandard abbreviations. Cite each table in the text in consecutive order. They should be self-explanatory and not duplicate the text. If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge fully. When possible, include all Tables in one file, separate from the article text.

Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining signed letters from copyright holders granting permission to reprint material being borrowed or adapted from other sources, including previously published material of your own or from Springer. Authors are responsible for any permission fees to reprint borrowed material. This includes forms, checklists, cartoons, text, tables, figures, exhibits, glossaries, and pamphlets; concepts, theories, or formulas used exclusively in a chapter or section; direct quotes from a book or journal that are over 30 percent of a printed page; and all excerpts from newspapers or other short articles. WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER, THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE USED.

Accepted Manuscripts
These papers become the property of JBHS&R and may not be published elsewhere without permission from the Editor-in-Chief. Authors will be asked to sign a copyright transfer agreement (which must be returned prior to manuscript publication) acknowledging the manuscript transfer. Opinions and views expressed by authors in all manuscripts (including Commentaries and Letters to the Editor-in-Chief) submitted to the JBHS&R should not be construed to represent the opinions and views of the JBHS&R, the JBHS&R Editorial Board, the ABHM, the NCCBH, Springer, or the University of South Florida. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made by the production and copy editors. Papers are edited to conform to JBHS&R style as well as to improve the effectiveness of communication between the author and JBHS&R readers.

Galley Proofs
Springer prefers to email page proofs as PDF files to the corresponding author. If the corresponding author cannot receive the proofs electronically and prefer that we mail the hard copy proofs, the page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author's home address due to delays in institutional mail distribution. If home delivery is problematic, or if delivery to a business address is preferred, please indicate this on the Article Submission form (below). In some cases, we may opt to FAX the galley proofs to the corresponding author in the interest of time. Reprints may be ordered at the request and expense of the author after the specific issue has been published. No pre-prints are available.

Indexes
The contents of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (ISSN 1094-3412) are indexed or abstracted in ABI/INFORM & Business Periodicals, Abstracts of Current Literature (in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, formerly Innovations and Research), Academic Search/CD-ROM, Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), Biobusiness Database, Business Source, Corporate ResourceNET, CRN: Business & Industry, Current Citations Express, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Family Index, Family Studies Database, Health Business, Health Care Information Service, Health Source Plus, HealthSTAR, HECLINET, Hospital and Health Administration Index, Index Medicus, LEXIS-NEXIS, Magazine Search, MasterFILE, Medical Benefits, Medline, Mental Health Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts, PsycINFO, PsycLIT, Research Alert, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Standard Periodical Directory (SPD), TOPICsearch, UP-TO-DATE Library, and the Web of Science and are available in microfilm from University Microfilms (UMI), Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tables of contents and abstracts are also available online at http://jbhsr.fmhi.usf.edu/tableofcontents.html