Journal.CSJ sponsors the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (JSACP), which is published by the Ball State University Center for Peace & Conflict Studies and University Libraries. For more information, please email the JSACP Co-Editors at [email protected]
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JOURNAL for Social Action in counseling and psychology
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The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology promotes deep reflection on community change and system transformation in which counselors, psychologists, and other human service professionals play a role. This open access journal aims to highlight ‘engaged scholarship’ and the very important social change work done by professionals and activists that would not normally find its way into publication. The journal attempts to break down the divide between theory and practice in one of the most critical areas of our work: social transformation toward social and ecological justice and peace. This journal features action oriented articles, meaning manuscripts that discuss actual work (e.g., advocacy, activism, research, policy formulation and implementation, training, legislation) that has been conducted by the submitting author(s) and not proposed work or simple conceptualizations of issues.
JSACP features four unique sections:
For more information, please email the Journal Co-Editors at [email protected] Follow the Journal of Social Action in Counseling & Psychology on Facebook and Twitter: @JSACP |
Call for JSACP Co-Editors
Overview of ResponsibilitiesThe co-editors provide oversight of the peer-review process for approximately 100 article submissions per year, communicate with authors, select articles for publication in each issue, communicate with the publisher, promote submission of articles, and recruit and manage the editorial review board.
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Submission Requirements
The JSACP Search Committee will review applications and select the next Co-Editors to begin on August 15, 2026.
Applications and any related questions may be sent to both Bradley Olson: [email protected] Sailume Walo-Roberts: [email protected]
Required Qualifications
IMPORTANT DATES
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JSACP - Vol. 17 No. 2 WINTER 2025
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Activism and Advocacy
A call to action The use of PhotoVoice to increase awareness of the migration and integration needs of Yazidi youth refugees in Canada BY: Charlotte Finnigan, Jason Brown, Mohamed Al-Adeimi Education and Training
Exploring Factors that Foster Social Justice Courage and Action Among Psychologists and Counselors BY: Rita Chi-Ying Chung, Fred P. Bemak, Joseph M. Williams Therapists’ Perceptions Toward Social Justice A Pilot Study BY: Abdelaziz Elmadani, Cherise Chancellor Reviews
International Psychology's Responsibility in Social Justice and Social Change A review of the handbook of international psychology-second edition BY: Falu Rami, Laura Dryjanska |
JSACP Previous ISSUes
ABOUT the Journal
The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology promotes deep reflection on community change and system transformation in which counselors, psychologists, and other human service professionals play a role. This open access journal aims to highlight ‘engaged scholarship’ and the very important social change work done by professionals and activists that would not normally find its way into publication. The journal attempts to break down the divide between theory and practice in one of the most critical areas of our work: social transformation toward social and ecological justice and peace. This journal features action-oriented articles, meaning manuscripts that discuss actual work (e.g., advocacy, activism, research, policy formulation and implementation, training, legislation) that has been conducted by the submitting author(s) and not proposed work or simple conceptualizations of issues. To be considered, these articles also must include empirical data.
Highlights OF JSACP
- JSACP was first published in 2007. Since 2016, it has published two issues per year.
- JSACP is an open-access journal, meaning there are no submission or publication charges. Anyone can download articles from the journal for free. The journal accepts about 20% of the manuscripts submitted.
- JSACP is included in many academically respected abstract and indexing databases. For instance, it is included in Scopus. Scopus is a very prestigious indexing platform, and its credibility is highly regarded outside of the United States.
- JSACP is also included in PsycInfo. In the United States, PsycInfo is “the premier abstracting and indexing database covering the behavioral and social sciences from the authority in psychology.”
- JSACP’s application to be added to the Emerging Sources Citation Index was submitted in late 2025. The Emerging Sources Citation Index “is a multidisciplinary journal edition in the world’s most trusted citation index – the Web of Science Core Collection.” This is the premier citation index in the United States.
- JSACP is sponsored by Counselors for Social Justice and Psychologists for Social Responsibility.
- JSACP is published by the Ball State University Center for Peace & Conflict Studies and University Libraries.
ournal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (JSACP)
Co-Editors
Dr. Lawrence Gerstein
Lawrence (“Larry”) H. Gerstein is a Ball State University George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Psychology-Counseling and Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions of Counseling Psychology, Peace Psychology, and International Psychology), Fulbright Scholar and Specialist, Advisor to the City University of Hong Kong Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, trained mediator, and co-editor of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology. He earned his BBA from Bernard Baruch College, and MA in rehabilitation counseling and PhD in counseling and social psychology from The University of Georgia. Gerstein completed his pre-doctoral internship in the Counseling Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He is a co-author of “Theories and Applications of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Relevance Across Cultures and Settings,” and co-editor of the “International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide,” “Essentials of Cross-Cultural Counseling,” and “Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, Vision, and Action.” Gerstein has received 2+ million dollars in external funding including four U.S. State Department grants and one U.S. Institute of Peace grant. He recently implemented grants that trained Iraqi young leaders in social entrepreneurship, Pakistani graduate students in American Studies, and sports professionals in India in sports for youth development. Professor Gerstein has engaged in various professional activities in, for instance, China, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Portugal, St. Vincent Island, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and the USA. He is a past co-editor of The Counseling Psychologist International Forum, and editor of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling. |
Dr. Pina Marsico
Associate Professor of Development and Educational Psychology at the University of Salerno (Italy), Visiting Scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, U.S., Visiting Professor at Ph.D Programme in Psychology, Federal University of Bahia, (Brazil), Associate Professor II at University of Oslo and Associate Researcher at Aalborg University (Denmark). She is President of the American Psychological Association-Division 52 International Psychology and President of the European Society of Psychology Learning and Teaching (ESPLAT). She is Editor-in-chief of the Book Series Cultural Psychology of Education (Springer), Latin American Voices (Springer), co-editor of SpringerBriefs Psychology and Cultural Developmental Sciences (together with Jaan Valsiner), co-editor of Global South Visions (Springer) (togheter with Jaan Valsiner) and Annals of Cultural Psychology: (InfoAge Publishing, N.C., USA). She is also co-editor of Human Arenas (Springer) and of Trends in Psychology (Springer). She is the co-founder (together with Jaan Valsiner) of the Global South Network of Cultural Psychology. Her academic tracks and list of publications include two complementary lines of investigations: 1) an educational-focused research activity where prof. Marsico is the leading figure of the new field of Cultural Psychology of Education that promotes research upon the most innovative and culturally sensitive experiences in psychology learning and teaching worldwide; 2) a cultural oriented interdisciplinary perspective based on both theoretical and empirical investigation, focusing on the borders as a new ontogenetic perspective in psychology and other social sciences. Marsico has established a new research field called Developmental Mereotopology. |
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