[COMM-ORG] new online journal for community psychology practitioners

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

From: "Vincent T. Francisco VTFRANCI" <vincent_francisco at uncg.edu>


Dear Community Practitioners:

We excited to announce the launching of a new publication for our fields:
The Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. We look forward to
working with practitioners and applied researchers such as you to share
quality work, and to foster a learning community that will contribute to
ongoing advances in the broad field of Community Practice, both in
psychology and related disciplines.

We seek contributions from community practitioners in many fields,
including community psychology, but also including community development,
public health, community organizing, and others. Please consider sharing
your knowledge, insights and accomplishments with the practice community,
along with innovations that may help communities throughout the world.

Deadline for submissions for the first issue is 30 June 2009. We hope to
have the first issue published in September of 2009. The Journal will be
published online quarterly. The language of the journal will be English,
although we hope to support other languages in the future. Articles will be
a mix of peer-reviewed (e.g., articles and tools) and non-peer-reviewed
(e.g., submissions from section editors for videos, book reviews and
interviews) materials.

Manuscripts are invited on a variety of topics related to the application
of community practice in various settings. Manuscripts addressing the
following topics are especially encouraged:
• Case studies of approaches to community psychology practice that
would serve to teach others about values and techniques;
• Ethical and philosophical issues related to practice;
• Tools and materials that would be useful to share with other
practitioners (such as professional development, new software, social media
tips, etc.);
• Innovative partnership arrangements between practitioners and
academics/researchers;
• Community applications of new or innovative intervention strategies;
• Policy advocacy and social environmental interventions to promote
health and development;
• Evaluations of community interventions focusing on the utility for
practitioners, as well as translation of evaluation/research into practice;
• Marketing of Community Psychology Practice
• Jobs and Career Development
• Lessons Learned
• Sustainability/durability of interventions and policy initiatives
• Other applied practice topics will be considered, open to editorial
board interpretation and based on innovative submissions to the journal.
These topics can include practical consideration of facilitating and
measuring community change, implications for special populations, diversity
and disparity, cultural competence, theoretical considerations relevant to
community practice etc.; and
• Special Issues and Theme Issues, as proposed by potential special
issue and theme editors.

Please go to our web site at http://www.gjcpp.org/ for additional
information about the journal, and for submission guidelines.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
Vincent Francisco and the entire Editorial Board

GJCPP Management Team
• Vincent Francisco, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(Editor)
• Tom Wolff, Tom Wolff and Associates (Senior Associate Editor)
• Victoria Chien, University of South Carolina (Managing Editor)
• Dyana Valentine, DyanaValentine.com (Associate Editor)
• Liesette Brunson, Université du Québec à Montréal (Associate Editor)

Editorial Advisory Board
• Wolfgang Stark, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
• José H. Ornelas, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (Lisboa
Portugal)
• Irma Serrano-García, Universidad de Puerto Rico
• Neville Robertson, Waikato University (New Zealand)
• Brian Bishop, Curtin University (Australia)
• Toshi Sasao, International Christian University in Tokyo
• Donata Francescato; University of Rome
• Cheryl Ramos, University of Hawai’i at Hilo
• David Julian, Ohio State University
• Bill Neigher, Atlantic Health
• Greg Meissen, Wichita State University
• Thomas Saïas, L'Association Française de Psychologie Communautaire

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Vincent T Francisco, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Health Education
The Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro
437 HHP Building, P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
voice: 336.334.5520, Fax: 336.334.3238
vincent_francisco at uncg.edu
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