Types of Manuscripts

Types of Manuscripts

Altruistik: Jurnal Konseling dan Psikologi Pendidikan welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of research, theory, professional practice, and evidence-based interventions in Guidance and Counseling, Educational Psychology, and related disciplines.

The journal considers the following types of manuscripts:

1. Empirical Research Articles

Original research articles employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches to investigate issues related to guidance and counseling, psychological development, educational psychology, mental health, learning, and human behavior in educational and related settings. These manuscripts must present original empirical findings and demonstrate meaningful theoretical, methodological, or practical contributions.

2. Systematic Literature Reviews

Manuscripts that systematically identify, evaluate, and synthesize relevant scholarly literature to address clearly formulated research questions in Guidance and Counseling, Educational Psychology, or related fields. Systematic reviews should employ transparent, rigorous, and reproducible methods for literature searching, study selection, quality assessment, and evidence synthesis.

3. Meta-Analyses

Research manuscripts that employ appropriate statistical techniques to integrate quantitative findings from multiple independent studies. Meta-analyses should provide systematic evaluations of intervention effectiveness, psychological relationships, educational outcomes, or other relevant research phenomena, supported by transparent methodological procedures and rigorous statistical analysis.

4. Critical Case Studies

In-depth and analytically rigorous investigations of specific cases, counseling interventions, educational practices, psychological phenomena, individuals, groups, institutions, or professional settings. These manuscripts should provide critical interpretation, contextual understanding, and meaningful insights that contribute to the development of theory, research, or professional practice in Guidance and Counseling and Educational Psychology.

All submitted manuscripts must align with the journal's Focus and Scope, demonstrate originality and scholarly significance, follow appropriate research and publication ethics standards, and comply with the journal's Author Guidelines.

For detailed information concerning manuscript preparation, submission requirements, and editorial procedures, authors are encouraged to consult the Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines pages of Altruistik.