Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (CPR) is BACP’s research journal, accessible to over 75,000 BACP members and, through the journal’s publisher, Wiley, to an increasing international readership. It's an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in theoretical and methodological orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice. The journal aims to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.
CPR’s current editor is standing down later this year at the end of her term. Additionally, submissions to the journal have grown rapidly in recent years meaning that we are now seeking to support CPR’s continued growth by investing in reconfiguring and expanding the editorial team that ensures its smooth running. We're looking for three people who can continue to build the journal’s quality, impact and international reach, covering the following roles:
Associate Editor - commissioning
Associate Editor - manuscript handling
The ideal candidates for these posts will be energetic and highly organised, with in-depth knowledge and experience of research within counselling and psychotherapy, including a record of scholarly publications within the field. Previous editorial experience and knowledge of academic publishing is an advantage, but not essential. Additionally, successful candidates will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support the growth of the journal through developing and fostering relationships with editorial board members, authors, reviewers and other professional contacts. Please refer to the principal accountabilities and selection criteria in each of the role profiles. Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.
These roles are offered on a self-employed contract for service basis of one day per week, and it is expected that each will usually be worked over a minimum of three but preferably four or more days.