All submissions are subject to peer review.
The editorial boards of all four journals use the following policies and procedures in reviewing, rating, and selecting manuscripts for publication. Initial Processing When a manuscript arrives, staff enter it into the records of the appropriate journal and mail an acknowledgment of receipt to the author. The acknowledgment states NASW s expectation that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under review by any other journal. An author can expect to receive an acknowledgment within four weeks after he or she mails a manuscript. Staff remove the cover sheet that identifies the author and do a preliminary screening to be sure that the manuscript meets the basic criteria for submissions.