About
The Advisor is a journal published by NAAHP that accepts articles on all topics relevant to advising in the health professions. We seek to publish papers that will help advisors and others in the health professions better serve their students, communities, and institutions. Published articles will present novel approaches to familiar issues, offer opinions and/or historical viewpoints, review common practices from fresh perspectives, highlight new trends, and generally inform. We welcome submissions on any topic that might be of interest to readers.
Categories of Articles
The Advisor publishes a wide range of article types including, but not limited to, the types listed below.
Format, length, and the number of tables/figures are listed as guidance only; articles can be longer/shorter and/or include a greater number of/fewer tables/figures as needed.
- Research articles: original research studies, including but not limited to interventional program analyses, surveys, and other observational studies. These are typically 2500-3500 words with 5-6 tables/figures.
- Brief reports: similar to research articles but shorter—for example, a pilot study or a case report. These are typically 1000-1500 words with 2-3 figures/tables.
- Review articles: articles that provide a current review of topics of interest to advisors that typically focus on a specific question that is relevant to health professions advising. These are typically 3000-5000 words. Table/figures (2-3 typically) may also be included if appropriate.
- Spotlights: articles focused on a topic of specific interest to health advisors, including but not limited to less well-known health professions careers or a unique program or approach to a common dilemma. These are typically 1000-2000 words. Table/figures (1-2 typically) may also be included if appropriate.
- Perspectives/viewpoints: articles that address an important topic in medicine, public health, health policy, and/or ethics that is specifically relevant for advising in the health professions. These are typically 1000-1500 words and may include figures/tables (1-2 typically) if appropriate.
- Book reviews: reviews of books that are of interest to or are relevant to those involved in advising pre-health students. Books can be fiction or non-fiction, recent or a classic—anything that you have enjoyed and/or found useful that you think others might as well. These are typically 1000-1500 words.
- Conference reports: articles on information presented at the NAAHP national conference or a regional or local meeting. These are typically 1500-2500 words with 3-6 tables/figures.
- Focus on DEI: articles focused on DEI for our DEI feature in any format (see above for some possibilities).
- NAAHP updates: brief articles (<500 words) updating readers on new initiatives, programs, etc from NAAHP nationally, regionally, or locally.
Articles other than reprints must assign copyright to the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc.