Journal of Humanistic Psychology
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is an interdisciplinary forum for contributions, controversies and diverse statements pertaining to humanistic psychology. It addresses personal growth, interpersonal encounters, social problems and philosophical issues.
An international journal of human potential, self-actualization, the search for meaning and social change, the Journal of Humanistic Psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and Anthony Sutich in 1961. It is the official journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and maintains a close connection with the Saybrook Institute where Thomas Greening, JHP's former editor, is a member of the faculty. You can visit the Saybrook Institute's web site at https://www.saybrook.edu/
Expand Your Horizons
The articles and features in JHP bring you the best of current scholarship covering a wide range of topics, such as: Authenticity • Community-building • Confluent education • Consciousness • Creativity • Existential psychotherapy • Holistic healing and learning • Humanistic politics • Humanistic psychotherapy • Human science research • Identity • I-Thou encounters • Love • Peace and mediation • Personal Growth • Self-actualization • Self-transcendence • Spiritual development • Synergy • Values
A Multifaceted View of the Field
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology explores the many facets of humanistic psychology through a variety of features, including experiential reports, analyses of contemporary culture, theoretical papers, personal essays, poetry, research studies emphasizing human scientific methods, and applications of humanistic psychology.
Easty-to-Use Annual Index
For fast, easy reference, the last issue of each volume of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology includes an index of articles and authors.
Influential Scholars
Notable contributors to the Journal of Humanistic Psychology have included James F T Bugental, Abraham Maslow, Rollo May, Carl Rogers, Clark Moustakas, Huston Smith, Brewster Smith, Ken Wilber, Kirk Schneider, Louise Sundararjan, Ilene Serlin, Louis Hoffman and Brent Dean Robbins.
Thematic Issues and Sections
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology occasionally supplements its broad coverage with in-depth studies of topics of particular interest. Recent Special Issues and Special Sections include: International Developments in Humanistic Psychology • In Honor of Jim Bugental • Rollo May • Carl Rogers-The Man and His Ideas • Dialogue • Trauma and Transcendence • Leary, Drugs, Learning and Reality • The Growing Edge in Humanistic and Experiential Therapies
Special Issue on William James and the Humanistic Revolution: Scholars Look Back and Ahead a Century After His Death (September 2010)
William James, the preeminent philosopher and psychologist, played a founding and fostering role for the humanistic-transpersonal vision within psychology, as well as many other specialties within psychology. The September 2010 issue of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology celebrates the centennial of James’ ground-breaking insights and reexamines his continuing influence on issues in contemporary psychology. Articles assess topics such as measuring the effectiveness of therapy, addiction recovery through programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous; the complexity and essential spirit of humanity, and the relevance of James’s pluralism, pragmatism, and radical empiricism for the neurosciences. This important issue is a must-read for everyone interested in the foundations of science!
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology publishes experiential reports, theoretical papers, personal essays, research studies with an emphasis on human science methods, applications of humanistic psychology, humanistic analyses of contemporary culture, and occasional poems. Topics of special interest are authenticity, identity, personal growth, self-actualization, self-transcendence, I-Thou encounters, existential and humanistic psychotherapy, community building, humanistic politics, synergy, creativity, holistic learning and healing, values, and love. The journal is a forum for diverse statements about humanistic psychology, including criticisms.
| Sarah R. Kamens | SUNY College at Old Westbury, USA |
| Thomas Greening | Psychological Services Association |
| Abraham Maslow | |
| Shawn Rubin | Private Practice, Fairfax VA, USA |
| Kirk J. Schnieder | Vice President, Existential-Humanistic Institute; Adjunct Faculty, Saybrook University and the Columbia University, Teachers College, USA |
| Anthony Sutich | |
| Miles A. Vich |
| Louis Hoffman | Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association |
| Shawn Rubin | Private Practice, Fairfax VA, USA |
| Scott Churchill | University of Dallas, USA |
| Douglas MacDonald | University of Detroit - Mercy, USA |
| Ronald Bassman | MindFreedom International, USA |
| Claire R. Chang | Private Practice, Australia |
| Pratyusha Tummala-Narra | The Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University |
| Theopia Jackson | Saybrook University, USA |
| Tabitha Moore | Evolution Consulting, LLC |
| Sonasha Braxton | RefugePoint & Sekhmet International Consulting, USA |
| Kirk J. Schnieder | Vice President, Existential-Humanistic Institute; Adjunct Faculty, Saybrook University and the Columbia University, Teachers College, USA |
| Andrew M. Bland | Millersville University, USA |
| Edward Hoffman | Yeshiva University, New York, USA |
| Sarah Kass | |
| Kevin Keenan |
| Niveen Rizkalla | University of California Berkeley, USA |
| Alexandra Adame | Seattle University, USA |
| Will W. Adams | Duquesne University, USA |
| Marc Applebaum | Saybrook University, USA |
| Kyle Arnold | Coney Island Hospital, USA |
| Gina Belton | Saybrook University & Redwood Palliative Psychology, USA |
| Anthony P. Bossis | NYU School of Medicine, USA |
| Ken Bradford | |
| Fanny Brewster | Pacifica Graduate Institute and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts, USA |
| Sara K. Bridges | The University of Memphis, USA |
| Vanessa Brown | |
| Shannon Chávez-Korell | Wayne State University, USA |
| Roxanne Christensen | Aloe Integrative Psychology Group; Oakland University, USA |
| Allan Combs | |
| Michael W. Cornwall | Esalen Institute, USA |
| Erik Craig | Private Practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Eugene M. DeRobertis | Brookdale College, USA |
| Stephen Diamond | |
| Todd DuBose | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, USA |
| Susi Ferrarello | Saybrook University, USA |
| Zeno Franco | Department of Family & Community Medicine, Center for Healthy Communities & Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA |
| Kathleen Galvin | |
| Arthur Giacalone | Institute of Contemplative Studies |
| Nathaniel Granger | Saybrook University and Pikes Peak Community College |
| Nisha Gupta | University of West Georgia, USA |
| Ben Cooley Hall | Bridgewater State Hospital, USA |
| Steen Halling | Seattle University, USA |
| Ed Hoffman | Yeshiva University, New York, USA |
| Bojun Hu | United Family Hospital, China & Taos Institute, USA |
| Meba Alphonse Kanda | University of South Africa, Centre for Applied Psychology, South Africa |
| Justin Michael Karter | University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Betz King | King & Associates, Farmington Hills, MI, USA |
| Robert Kramer | Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary |
| Stanley Krippner | California Institute of Integral Studies, USA |
| Bia Labate | CIEASAS Occidente, Mexico |
| Larry M. Leitner | |
| Amanda Lowe | Mercy Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Edward Mendelowitz | |
| Zenobia Morrill | University of Massachusetts Boston, USA |
| Shoji Muramoto | |
| Wade W. Nobles, Ifagbemi Sangodare, Nana Kwaku Berko I, Bejana, Onebunne | San Francisco State University, Association of Black Psychologists, Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture, USA |
| Bradley D. Olson | National Louis University - Chicago, USA |
| Nadika Paranamana | University of Hartford and Yale School of Medicine – Department of Psychiatry, USA |
| Anthony J. Pavlo | Yale University, USA |
| Elizabeth Pienkos | Clarkson University, USA |
| Jonathan D. Raskin | SUNY New Paltz |
| Donadrian Rice | University of West Georgia, USA |
| Ruth Richards | Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, USA |
| Brent D. Robbins | Point Park University, USA |
| Donna Rockwell | Saybrook University, USA |
| Robert D. Romanyshyn | Pacifica Graduate Institute (Emeritus), USA/France |
| Judy Roth | CUNY School of Medicine/The City College, USA |
| Derrick Sebree | Michigan School of Psychology, USA |
| Ilene Serlin | Union Street Health Associates |
| Drake Spaeth | Saybrook University, USA |
| David St. John | Michigan School of Professional Psychology |
| Louise Sundararajan | |
| Rochelle V. Suri | ISPS |
| Thomas Teo | York University, Canada |
| Mary Watkins | Pacifica Graduate Institute, USA |
| Frederick J. Wertz | Fordham University, USA |
| Paul Wong | Independent Practice |
| Wang Xuefu | Zhi Mian Insitute for Psychotherapy |
| Oksana Yakushko | Pacifica Graduate Institute, USA |
| Mark Yang | Zhi Mian International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology |
| Walter Truett Anderson | Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center; NTL Institute, USA |
| Arthur Bohart | California State University, Dominquez Hills, USA |
| David J. Cain | Private Practice, USA |
| Eleanor Criswell | Sonoma State University, USA |
| David Elkins | Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA |
| Carroy Ferguson | |
| Constance T. Fischer | Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Harris Friedman | University of Florida, USA |
| Amedeo Giorgi | Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, USA |
| Stanislav Grof | Esalen Institute, USA |
| Althea Horner | Pasadena, CA, USA |
| Alfried Längle | Higher School of Economics, Dept. of Psychology, Moscow, Russia |
| Rabbi Michael Lerner | |
| David A. Levy | |
| David Lukoff | Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center; NTL Institute, USA |
| Michael Murphy | Esalen Institute, USA |
| Maureen O'Hara | National University, La Jolla, CA, USA |
| J. Fraser Pierson | Southern Oregon University, USA |
| John Rowan | Private Practice |
| David Ryback | |
| Huston Smith | Fordham University, USA |
| Stephan Tobin | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Ken Wilber | Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| Joe K. Adams | |
| Andras Angyal | |
| Heinz Ansbacher | University of Vermont, USA |
| Mike M. Arons | West Georgia State University, USA |
| Myron M. Arons | |
| Roberto Assagioli | |
| David Bakan | York University, Canada |
| James F. T. Bugental | Stanford University School of Medicine, USA |
| Jim Bugental | |
| Charlotte Buhler | |
| Hadley Cantril | |
| Haridas Chaudhuri | |
| Arne Collen | Saybrook Graduate School, USA |
| Arthur Deikman | School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco |
| Miraj U. Desai | Yale University School of Medicine, USA |
| Viktor Frankl | |
| Willard Frick | |
| Maurice Friedman | San Diego State University, California |
| Kurt Goldstein | |
| Willis Harman | |
| Robert Hartman | |
| Aldous Huxley | |
| Sidney Jourard | |
| Abraham Kaplan | |
| Arthur Koestler | |
| George Leonard | |
| John L. Levy | Mill Valley, CA, USA |
| Salvatore Maddi | |
| Alvin Mahrer | University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Abraham Maslow | |
| Fred Massarik | UCLA, USA |
| Rollo May | |
| Will Mcwhinney | Enthusion Inc, Venice, CA, USA |
| Donald Michael | |
| Clark Moustakas | Michigan School of Professional Psychology |
| Lewis Mumford | |
| Henry Murray | |
| Alan Nelson | |
| Donald Polkinghorne | University of Southern California, USA |
| David L. Rennie | York University, Canada |
| Carl Rogers | |
| Koji Sato | |
| Al Siebert | |
| M. Brewster Smith | University of California-Santa Cruz, USA |
| E. Mark Stern | Iona College, USA |
| Anthony Sutich | |
| Thomas Szasz | State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA |
| Robert Tannenbaum | |
| Eugene Taylor | Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center; NTL Institute, USA |
| Art Warmoth | Sonoma State University, USA |
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is a forum for diverse publications in the field of humanistic psychology.
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Authors are also expected to carefully review and follow the APA guidelines for inclusive language, which can be found at https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guidelines.pdf
As per the guidelines, authors should use person-first and identity-first language throughout their manuscripts. Language should be inclusive with regards to age; disability status; race, ethnicity, and culture; sexual orientation and gender diversity; and socioeconomic status.
Authors are encouraged to reflexively consider their own positionality in relation to the manuscript topic. Following the APA Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity in Psychology (https://www.apa.org/about/policy/guidelines-race-ethnicity.pdf), authors are encouraged to include a positionality statement that addresses the following questions: Why am I conducting this project? What roles do my values and worldview play in my selection of the topic or (for research) study design? Does the design or framing of my project reinforce negative stereotypes about racial and ethnic or other minority populations? What are the policy implications of my findings? Could my research be misinterpreted or misused to negatively affect underrepresented groups? If so, what is my responsibility for addressing this issue?
Articles representing original research studies should also contain specific descriptions of all available information concerning participant demographics, including information related to racial and ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, and socioeconomic status. When describing participant recruitment in the method section, authors should affirm that they worked to ensure diversity in participant recruitment. Constraints on the diversity and generalizability of the sample should be addressed in the limitations subsection of the discussion section. The years of data collection should be indicated in both the abstract and the method section.
It is strongly recommended that manuscripts include references to scholarship and research conducted by authors from historically underrepresented groups.
Manuscripts should be prepared using the APA Style Guide (Seventh Edition). All pages must be typed, double-spaced (including references, footnotes, and endnotes). Text must be in 12-point Times Roman. Block quotes may be single-spaced. Must include margins of 1inch on all the four sides and number all pages sequentially. Manuscripts should not exceed 15-25 double spaced pages.
The manuscript should include four major sections(in this order): Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References. JHP conducts double-anonymous peer review. As such, the author's identifying information should only appear on the title page, which should be separate from the rest of the sections.
Sections in a manuscript may include the following (in this order): (1) Title page, (2) Abstract, (3) Keywords, (4) Text, (5) Notes, (6) References, (7) Tables, (8) Figures, and (9) Appendices.
1. Title page. Please include the following:
- Full article title
- Acknowledgments and credits
- Each author’s complete name and institutional affiliation(s)
- Grant numbers and/or funding information
- Corresponding author (name, address, phone/fax, e-mail)
2. Abstract. Print the abstract (150 to 250 words) on a separate page headed by the full article title. Omit author(s)’s names.
3. Text. Begin article text on a new page headed by the full article title. The maximum length is 25 pages, double spaced.
a. Headings and subheadings. Subheadings should indicate the organization of the content of the manuscript. Generally, three heading levels are sufficient to organize text. Level 1 heading should be Centered, Boldface, Upper & Lowercase, Level 2 heading should be Flush Left, Boldface, Upper & Lowercase, Level 3 heading should be Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period, Level 4 heading should be Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period, and Level 5 heading should be Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period.
b. Citations. For each text citation there must be a corresponding citation in the reference list and for each reference list citation there must be a corresponding text citation. Each corresponding citation must have identical spelling and year. Each text citation must include at least two pieces of information, author(s) and year of publication. Following are some examples of text citations:
(i) Unknown Author: To cite worksthatdo not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Eg. The findings are based on the study was done of students learning to format research papers ("Using XXX," 2001)
(ii) Authors with the Same Last Name: use first initials with the last names to prevent confusion. Eg.(L. Hughes, 2001; P. Hughes, 1998)
(iii) Two or More Works by the Same Author in the Same Year: For two sources by the same author in the same year, use lower-case letters (a, b, c) with the year to order the entries in the reference list. The lower-case letters should follow the year in the in-text citation.Eg.Research by Freud (1981a) illustrated that…
(iv) Personal Communication: For letters, e-mails, interviews,and other person-to-person communication, citation should include the communicator's name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication. Do not include personal communication in the reference list.Eg.(E. Clark, personal communication, January 4, 2009).
(v) Unknown Author and Unknown Date: For citations with no author or date, use the title in the signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation "n.d." (for "no date").Eg. The study conducted by of students and research division discovered that students succeeded with tutoring ("Tutoring and APA," n.d.).
5. Notes. If explanatory notes are required for your manuscript, insert a number formatted in superscript following almost any punctuation mark. Footnote numbers should not follow dashes ( — ), and if they appear in a sentence in parentheses, the footnote number should be inserted within the parentheses. The Footnotes should be added at the bottom of the page after the references. The word “Footnotes” should be centered at the top of the page.
6. References. References should follow APA style (7th edition) formatting
Books:
Book with place of publication--Airey, D. (2010). Logo design love: A guide to creating iconic brand identities. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Book with editors & edition--Collins, C., & Jackson, S. (Eds.). (2007). Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand society. South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson.
Book with author & publisher are the same--MidCentral District Health Board. (2008). District annual plan 2008/09. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Author.
Chapter in an edited book--Dear, J., & Underwood, M. (2007). What is the role of exercise in the prevention of back pain? In D. MacAuley& T. Best (Eds.), Evidence-based sports medicine (2nd ed., pp. 257-280). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Periodicals:
Journal article with more than one author (print)--Gabbett, T., Jenkins, D., & Abernethy, B. (2010). Physical collisions and injury during professional rugby league skills training. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(6), 578-583.
Journal article – 8 or more authors-- Crooks, C., Ameratunga, R., Brewerton, M., Torok, M., Buetow, S., Brothers, S., … Jorgensen, P. (2010). Adverse reactions to food in New Zealand children aged 0-5 years. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1327). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1327/4469/
Internet Sources:
Internet – no author, no date--Pet therapy. (n.d.). Retrieved from htttp://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_pet-therapy.htm
Internet – Organisation / Corporate author-- SPCA New Zealand. (2011). Your dog may be dying from the heat [Press release]. Retrieved from
http://www.rnzspca.org.nz/news/press-releases/360-your-dog-may-be-dying-...
- Examples of various types of information sources:
Act (statute / legislation)--Copyright Act 1994. (2011, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.legislation.govt.nz
Blog post--Liz and Ellory. (2011, January 19). The day of dread(s) [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/...
Brochure / pamphlet (no author)--Ageing well: How to be the best you can be [Brochure]. (2009). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Conference Paper--Williams, J., &Seary, K. (2010). Bridging the divide: Scaffolding the learning experiences of the mature age student. In J. Terrell (Ed.), Making the links: Learning, teaching and high quality student outcomes. Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the New Zealand Association of Bridging Educators (pp. 104-116). Wellington, New Zealand.
DVD / Video / Motion Picture (including Clickview&Youtube)--Gardiner, A., Curtis, C., & Michael, E. (Producers), &Waititi, T. (Director). (2010). Boy: Welcome to my interesting world [DVD]. New Zealand: Transmission.
Magazine--Ng, A. (2011, October-December). Brush with history. Habitus, 13, 83-87.
Newspaper article (no author)--Little blue penguins homeward bound. (2011, November 23). Manawatu Standard, p. 5
Podcast (audio or video)--Rozaieski, B. (2011). Logan cabinet shoppe: Episode 37: Entertainment center molding [Video podcast]. Retrieved fromhttp://blip.tv/xxx
Software (including apps--UBM Medica.(2010). iMIMS (Version1.2.0) [Mobile application software].Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com
Television programme--Flanagan, A., &Philipson, A. (Series producers & directors).(2011). 24 hours in A & E [Television series]. Belfast, Ireland: Channel 4.
Thesis (print)--Smith, T. L. (2008). Change, choice and difference: The case of RN to BN degree programmes for registered nurses (Master’s thesis). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thesis (online)--Mann, D. L. (2010). Vision and expertise for interceptive actions in sport (Doctoral dissertation, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). Retrieved fromhttp://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/44704
Non-English reference book, title translated in English
Real Academia Espanola. (2001). Diccionario de la lenguaespanola [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (22nded.). Madrid, Spain: Author
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7. Tables. They should be structured properly. Each table must have a clear and concise title. When appropriate, use the title to explain an abbreviation parenthetically.Eg.Comparison of Median Income of Adopted Children (AC) v. Foster Children (FC). Headings should be clear and brief.
8. Figures. They should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text and must include figure captions. Figures will appear in the published article in the order in which they are numbered initially. The figure resolution should be 300dpi at the time of submission.
IMPORTANT: PERMISSION - The author(s) are responsible for securing permission to reproduce all copyrighted figures or materials before they are published in JHP . A copy of the written permission must be included with the manuscript submission.
9. Appendices. They should be lettered to distinguish from numbered tables and figures. Include a descriptive title for each appendix (e.g., “Appendix A. Variable Names and Definitions”).Cross-check text for accuracy against appendices.
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