Get your Counseling Psychologist paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Counseling Psychologist goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Counseling Psychologist guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Counseling Psychologist. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Counseling Psychologist journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Counseling Psychologist guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Counseling Psychologist guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Counseling Psychol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of up to 150 words. Must concisely state the research purpose, major findings, and conclusions. For clinical trials, the trial registry name, URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract |
| Main text | Regular Manuscripts: Maximum 35 pages including references, tables, and figures. International Forum: Maximum 35 pages including references, tables, and figures. Major Contributions: 70 to 120 pages for the total submission. Major Contribution Proposal: Approximately 25 pages. TCP Brief Reports: Maximum 4,000 words or 20 pages in total length including all sections. Additional space may be granted for qualitative, mixed-methods, or multi-study manuscripts upon consultation with the editor |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 3-5 keywords required (minimum 3, maximum 5), listed after the abstract |
| References | APA style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association). The journal prefers the use of Mendeley or EndNote for reference management |
| Peer review | Double-blind/double-anonymous (masked review) |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tcpjournal |
Read the Counseling Psychologist guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Counseling Psychologist in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Counseling Psychol papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Counseling Psychologist journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Counseling Psychologist guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).