Submissions

Author Guidelines

Information for Contributors

The aim of Existential Analysis, the journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, is to provide a forum for the expression of views and the exchange of ideas amongst those interested in existential-phenomenological analysis and its application to therapeutic practice and everyday life.

Prospective contributors should send papers or reviews, in English, by email attachment to The Editors, c/o Richard Swann: journal@existentialanalysis.org.uk

Prospective contributors should send book reviews and other reviews, in English, by email attachment to The Editors, c/o Ondine Smulders: smuldersea@outlook.com

Prospective contributors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Format and rubric requirements

All contributions should be submitted in MS Word format.

The Editors may alter manuscripts wherever necessary to ensure they conform to the stylistic and bibliographical conventions of the journal.

Papers must:

• Not normally exceed 5,000 words of main text, excluding references and rubric
• Include a separate title page bearing the title of the paper and name(s) of the author(s)
• Include an Abstract of no more than 50-70 words
• Include a list of no more than 8 key words
• Should be clearly and accurately referenced
• Should adhere to the Journal's guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Include a biographical statement of current professional activity of no more than 50-70 words. This should include the Author's ORCID number
• Contain contact information which will be printed after the biographical statement:
  • A postal address(preferably professional)
  • A professional email address
  • No telephone number should be included
• Unless it is very short, the paper should be organised into sections

Reference Style Guide

References given in the text should be in author (date) style, i.e. Jones, A.B. (1989).

Single quotation marks should be used except where there is a quotation within another.

Extended quotations should be indented and italicised and fully referenced to include a page number. References will be printed at the end of the article in alphabetical order by author.

Citations should be as follows:

Book

• Macquarrie, J. (1972). Existentialism. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Chapter in a book

• Spinelli, E. (2003). The existential-phenomenological paradigm. In Woolfe, R., Dryden, W. and Strawbridge, S. (eds) Handbook of Counselling Psychology, 2nd ed. London: Sage.

Paper in a journal

• Kvale, S. (1994). Ten standard objections to qualitative research interviews. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 25(2): 147-73.

Translated book

• Merleau-Ponty, M. (1963). The Visible and the Invisible. Trans. Lingis, A. Evanston, Ill: Northwestern University Press.

Endnotes

• should be used rather than Footnotes. They should be indicated by superscript numerals at the appropriate places (numbering consecutively). The notes should appear at the end of the paper under the heading 'Notes'.

Additional information for Contributors

Authors should ensure that the submission has been copy edited for correct (UK) English grammar and spelling, as Reviewers are not able to take time to make these corrections.

Authors are responsible for the opinions expressed.

All academic papers are subject to anonymous peer review. Apart from the title page the remainder of the manuscript should be free of information identifying the author(s).

Existential Analysis is published twice annually in January and July.

Only corrections of printer's errors can be allowed in proofs. Authors are therefore asked to send any alterations or additions to the Editors within one month of receiving a letter of acceptance. Authors of published work will receive a complimentary copy of the journal.

Photocopying single copies of articles contained in this journal for the purpose of private study is permissible. For multiple copies and reproduction, permission must be sought from the author(s).

Copyright is retained by the author(s). If authors use the same material in subsequent publications, acknowledgement should be given to this journal.

AI policies

Guidance for Contributors on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models (collectively referred to as, AI).

The use of AI and the accessible tools associated with AI such as, but not exclusively, ChatGPT, to assist in the research, planning and writing of articles and reviews is acknowledged by the Journal as increasingly likely to be used by contributors.

This brief guidance, on the use of AI, is for contributors of articles and reviews, collectively, manuscripts, to the Journal and acknowledges the guidance of the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE).

1. Authors who use AI cannot name AI as co-authors or claim AI generated material to be their own. AI is not able to meet the requirements for authorship and cannot take responsibility for submitted manuscripts. As a non-legal entity, AI cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements.
2. Authors who use AI in the writing of a manuscript, including editing and grammar enhancement, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing how and which AI tools were used.
3. Authors are responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by AI, and are thus liable for any breach of copywrite even where, unwittingly, the author has used AI generated material that closely resembles copywrite protected material.

Authors must declare and describe their use of AI, in the manuscript and in any covering note accompanying submission of a text for review and publication in the Journal. Authors may contact the Editors to clarify any concerns arising out of their proposed use of AI in the processes of creating a submitted manuscript. Authors who do not declare their use of AI, and it is subsequently found that they have used AI, will have their manuscript summarily rejected with no possibility of resubmission.