Social justice content in counseling journals: Comparison of publication rates

Colette T. Dollarhide, Tanya Middleton, Liliana Burciaga, Jennifer Casani, Natese Dockery, Audia M. Fraley, Sailee Karkhanis, Allison Levine, Michele Lynn, Rumbidzai Mushunje, Ildico Harriet Osei Twerefour, Sarah Shrewsbury-Braxton

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Abstract

Social justice is listed as a professional value for the American Counseling Association (ACA) (2014), yet professional publication in this topic may not be commensurate with its importance to the profession. This article presents the results of a qualitative content analysis (QCA, Schreier, 2012) of titles and abstracts of 917 articles in 18 ACA journals and one American School Counselor Association journal to document each journal's publication rate of social justice-related articles for 2 years: 2018 (2 years before the ACA Anti-Racism Statement, 2020) and 2022 (2 years after the statement). Results for each journal are presented, and topics of social justice content are listed. Implications are provided for researchers, association leaders, editors, and reviewers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)350-360
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Counseling and Development
Volume102
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Applied Psychology

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