Founded in 2018, the University of Lynchburg’s Journal of Education, Leadership, and Counseling (JELC) shares research and scholarship from University of Lynchburg undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in the fields of education, leadership, and counseling.
The e-journal continues and expands upon the work of the LC Journal of Special Education .
Articles
Research studies, research-based articles, literature reviews, and book reviews conducted or written by University of Lynchburg undergraduate students, graduate students, or faculty are eligible for publication.
Students and faculty from other higher education institutions may also submit research articles or literature reviews related to education, leadership studies, or counseling for consideration.
Submission Guidelines
University of Lynchburg student articles and dissertations must be reviewed, approved, and recommended by the course instructor, program director, or advisor and submitted to Turnitin before submission.
All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed by members of the Editorial Review Board .
Manuscripts accepted for publication will be published on the University of Lynchburg website as part of the e-journal. Questions and submissions should be sent as email attachments to [email protected] .
Current Issue
Volume 18: Summer 2026
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Manuscripts may be submitted electronically as a Google document to [email protected] . All submissions must meet the journal requirements outlined below.
Cover Page
Your manuscript should include a cover page with:
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- Title of the manuscript
- Date of submission
- Author’s name
- Mailing address
- Business and cell phone numbers
- Institutional affiliation and address
- Email address
- A statement confirming that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal and has not previously been published elsewhere, aside from a dissertation repository.
Manuscript Requirements
- Include a 150-word abstract and three keywords.
- Articles should be approximately 2,500 to 3,000 words.
- Manuscripts should use 12-point Times New Roman, be double-spaced, use one-inch margins, and include page numbers.
- Follow APA 7th Edition guidelines for reference citations, quoted material, and the reference list.
- Use appropriate APA headings. Papers should include, at minimum, centered primary headings and may include flush-left secondary headings where appropriate.
- Include the reference list on a separate page immediately following the manuscript text.
- Tables and figures should be referenced in the text and numbered sequentially. They may be embedded within the manuscript or placed on separate pages after the references.
- Authors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce tabular, graphic, or other copyrighted material from outside sources and for appropriately crediting original sources.
- Human Subjects Review: Authors are responsible for obtaining and providing evidence of all necessary institutional permissions, including Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent or assent when data were collected from human subjects.
Review Process
Authors will be notified of manuscript receipt within 10 business days. After a preliminary editorial review, manuscripts that meet journal specifications will be sent to reviewers.
Except for the cover page, authors must omit identifying information from the manuscript to preserve the double-blind review process.
Following review, an editor will contact the author by email. The review process typically takes six to eight weeks.
If you discover a minor error after submitting your manuscript, please do not send a corrected version. Minor errors can be addressed during the editing process.
Guidelines updated January 2025.
Editorial Review Board
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