Author Guidelines

Corporate Counseling Journal is a peer-reviewed biannual journal published in June and December. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual papers related to counseling, psychosocial support, wellbeing, and human development in corporate, organizational, and institutional settings.

The journal welcomes studies grounded in Counseling Psychology as well as relevant interdisciplinary approaches, provided the manuscript maintains a clear analytical connection to counseling, psychosocial support, wellbeing, intervention processes, or psychosocial outcomes in structured organizational and institutional contexts.

General Submission Requirements

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal or publication outlet.
All manuscripts must be written in clear academic English.
Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
Articles should contain approximately 6,000–10,000 words, including references.
Use Cambria 10 pt, 1.5 line spacing, and A4 paper size.
The journal applies a similarity screening policy. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be returned or rejected.
Authors are encouraged to ensure language accuracy, consistency, and academic readability prior to submission.

Manuscript Structure

The manuscript should be arranged in the following order:

Title
Author(s) Name, Affiliation, and Email Address
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Method
Findings and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement (if applicable)
References

Title

The title should be concise, specific, and academically clear. The title must be written in English and should not exceed 16 words. The title should accurately represent the content of the manuscript and reflect its relevance to counseling, psychosocial support, wellbeing, or organizational and institutional development.

Author Information

Authors’ names should be written without academic titles. If there are multiple authors, names should be separated by commas. Each author’s institutional affiliation must be clearly stated. Only one corresponding email address should be provided below the title.

Abstract

The abstract should summarize the background, objective, method, key findings, significance, and implications of the study. The abstract must be written in English in a single paragraph and should clearly communicate the contribution of the article.

Keywords

Provide 3–5 keywords or short phrases representing the main concepts of the article. Keywords should support indexing and discoverability in academic databases and search engines.

Introduction

The Introduction should include:

Background of the study
Review of previous studies
Research gap
Research problem or objectives
Novelty or contribution of the study

Authors must clearly explain how the manuscript contributes to counseling, psychosocial support, wellbeing, or human development in organizational or institutional settings. The Introduction should contain at least one analytical discussion of prior relevant research to demonstrate the novelty and scholarly positioning of the article.

Method

The Method section should provide a clear explanation of the research process, including:

Research design
Research site or institutional context
Participants or subjects
Data collection procedures
Data analysis techniques
Ethical considerations, where applicable

The description should be sufficiently detailed to support academic transparency and reproducibility.

Findings and Discussion

This section should present the findings of the study and discuss them critically in relation to relevant theories, concepts, and previous studies. Authors are expected to provide analytical interpretation rather than merely descriptive reporting.

Manuscripts should demonstrate how counseling processes, psychosocial mechanisms, intervention strategies, or organizational support systems influence wellbeing, adjustment, resilience, inclusion, or institutional functioning.

Conclusion

The Conclusion should summarize the main findings in relation to the research objectives. Authors may also include implications, recommendations, limitations, and suggestions for future studies.

Acknowledgement

If applicable, acknowledgements may be addressed to individuals or institutions that significantly contributed to the research or manuscript preparation, including funding agencies, research assistants, collaborators, or academic advisors.

References

References must include all cited works appearing in the manuscript.
The journal strongly encourages the use of recent and relevant scholarly references, particularly peer-reviewed journal articles.
References should follow APA Style, 7th Edition.
Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley or Zotero.
Whenever possible, references should include DOI or stable URL information.

Tables and Figures

Tables

Tables should be centered on the page.
Table titles must be placed above the table.
Use Cambria 10 pt for table content.

Figures

Figures should be centered on the page.
Figure captions must be placed below the figure.
Use Cambria 10 pt for figure captions.
Images and graphics should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Supplementary Materials

Authors may submit supplementary materials when necessary. Publication of supplementary files remains subject to editorial consideration and relevance.

Publication Ethics and Copyright

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their work and proper acknowledgment of all cited sources. Manuscripts containing plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices will be rejected.

Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, authors are required to complete and sign the journal’s copyright and licensing agreement form.

Peer Review and Editorial Policy

All submitted manuscripts undergo editorial screening and a double-blind peer review process involving at least two reviewers. The editorial team reserves the right to make editorial revisions related to formatting, language clarity, consistency, and journal style without changing the substance of the manuscript.

Author Guidelines