The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

The Mentor invites submissions of short articles, examples of innovative advising programs, summaries of conference presentations, descriptions of exemplary practices in advising, opinion pieces, and other concise forms of writing that contribute to the field of academic advising in higher education. The editors reserve the right to reject any submission that they consider inappropriate and to edit submissions to conform to professional standards.

The Mentor welcomes articles from contributors ranging from experienced, widely published professionals to students who are learning and developing their expertise as both academic advisers and authors. Every article offers a unique perspective of the profession and can help to enrich its practice within higher education.

Length of submissions: Due to the nature and philosophy of the journal, articles submitted should be no longer than 2,500 words (excluding references and bibliographies). Exceptions to this guideline will be considered.
Style: Authors may choose the style of writing and formatting appropriate to their subject. Any references or bibliographies, however, must be formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Media: Articles should be submitted by e-mail to mentor@psu.edu as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Microsoft Word format (.doc).
Identification: All submissions must include the following identifying information for each author of the article:
- Author's full name
- Position title
- Institutional affiliation
- Work address and telephone number
- E-mail address
Other considerations: All submissions must also include a statement indicating that the submitted article is not being considered for publication in another publication.
Notification: Submissions are reviewed by the editors as received. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail within two business days. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by e-mail typically within two weeks of receipt of the submission.
Publication: Articles accepted for publication will appear in the journal typically within one to two months from the date of acceptance.
Rights: The rights to all original articles written specifically for and published in The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal become the property of the journal. Authors of articles published first in The Mentor automatically retain the right to reprint their own articles, either whole or in part, without prior permission from the journal, as long as the appropriate attribution is given to The Mentor.

The rights to any articles that were originally published in other sources but later reprinted in The Mentor remain with the author(s) of those articles.
Citations: Articles appearing in this journal may be cited in other publications using the format that is appropriate for or required by those publications. For an example of a citation in APA style, refer to the Citations and Reprints section.
Submissions to The Muse: Poems, short pieces of fiction, art work, cartoons, etc., to be considered for publication in the Muse section of the journal should be submitted to mentor@psu.edu.
Questions: All questions concerning the submission of articles to the journal should be e-mailed to mentor@psu.edu.