The Institute of Scientific Information
Journal Citations Report for 2007 ranks Ethics & Behavior
in the Ethics (social science), and Psychology, Multidisciplinary categories.
This compelling journal publishes
articles on an array of topics pertaining to various moral issues and conduct.
These matters may include but are not restricted to:
the exercise of social and ethical
responsibility in human behaviors;
ethical dilemmas or professional
misconduct in health and human service delivery;
the conduct of research involving human
and animal participants;
fraudulence in the management or
reporting of scientific research; and
public policy issues involving ethical
problems.
Data based, theoretical, and
particularly instructive case analyses, as well as brief summaries of problem
cases are also published.
An editorial board consisting of
specialists in ethics with backgrounds in law, medicine, pediatrics,
psychiatry, psychology, public health, sociology, and theology allows for a
wide spectrum of perspectives toward ethical issues.
Peer Review Policy:
All manuscripts undergo preliminary
editorial screening and blind review by at least two members of the editorial
board or outside content experts.
Editorial
Board
Editor:
Gerald P.
Koocher ♦Simmons
College
Consulting
Editors:
Paul S.
Appelbaum ♦Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons Stephen H. Behnke ♦American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC Donald N. Bersoff ♦Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University Laura S. Brown ♦Independent Practice, Seattle Linda F. Cambell ♦University of Georgia James M. DuBois ♦St. Louis University Celia B. Fisher ♦ Fordham University Mark S. Frankel ♦ American Association for the Advancement of
Science Michael C. Gottlieb ♦Independent Practice, Dallas Thomas J. Grisso ♦University of Massachusetts Medical School Michael A. Grodin ♦Boston University Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Program Thomas Hadjistavropoulos ♦University of Regina Harold A. Herzog ♦Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC Kimberly E. Hoagwood ♦ Columbia University Patricia Keith-Spiegel ♦Ball State University Stefan Krug ♦Simmons College, School of Social Work Geoff Lindsay♦ University of Warwick Ruth Macklin♦ Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jonathan Mandle ♦State University of New York at Albany Gary B. Melton ♦Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life,
Clemson University David J. Pittenger ♦University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Kenneth S. Pope ♦Independent Practice, Norwalk, CT Laura W. Roberts ♦ Medical College of Wisconsin Walter M. Robinson ♦IWK Health Centre/Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS, Canada Barry Rosenfeld ♦Fordham University Simon Shimshon Rubin ♦University of Haifa, Israel Daniel E. Shapirio ♦University of Arizona School of Medicine Joan E. Sieber ♦California State University, Hayward Andrew Sikula, Sr. ♦Graduate School of Management, Marshall
University, WV John G. Twomey ♦Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
Health Professions, Boston Gary R. VandenBos ♦ American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC Melba J.T. Vasquez ♦ Independent Practice, Austin, TX James L. Werth, Jr. ♦Radford University Jeffrey Younggren ♦American Psychological Association Insurance
Trust
Address
manuscripts to the Editor: Gerald P. Koocher, School for Health Studies,
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, or koocher@simmons.edu. Authors are strongly
encouraged to submit manuscripts as electronic attachments. The manuscript file
should be prepared using Microsoft Word or rtf (rich text format) and should be identified with
the names and contact information for all authors on the cover page. When
transmitting a manuscript as an electronic mail attachment, please type Ethics
& Behavior in the subject line of the message. Each manuscript must be
accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it
has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors should
also state that they have complied with appropriate ethical standards in the
treatment of any participants in the work being reported. Authors are
responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from
other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of
copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs
become the property of the publisher.
Manuscript
preparation:
Prepare
manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (APA), 5th edition. All parts of the manuscript
should be typewritten, double-spaced, with margins of at least one inch on all
sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Authors
should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running
head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Except for brief case submissions,
each article should be summarized in an abstract of not more than 100 words.
Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and reference to the text in the abstract. List
three to five keywords for database indexing at the bottom of the abstract
page. Unaccepted manuscripts ordinarily will not be returned.
To
facilitate anonymous review, only the article title should appear on the first
page of the manuscript. An attached cover page must contain title, authorship,
and an introductory footnote with professional titles and mailing addresses of
the authors and any statements of credit or research support. Every effort
should be made by the authors to see that the manuscript itself contains no
clues to their identities.
Tables
and Figures
Tables and
figures (illustrations) should not be embedded in the text, but should be
included as separate pages in the manuscript file. A short descriptive title should appear
above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified
below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking
into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced,
on a separate sheet.
Proofs
and reprints:
Page proofs
are sent to the designated author using Taylor & Francis' Central Article
Tracking System (CATS). They must be carefully checked and returned within 48 hours
of receipt. Reprints of individual articles are available for order at the time
authors review page proofs. A discount on reprints is available to authors who
order before print publication.
