2027 Editorial Calendar

January/February 2027
Empower the School Counselor Role
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2026

March/April 2027
Great Ideas
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2027

May/June 2027
Maximize Your Program: Innovation and Efficiency
Deadline: March 15, 2027

July/August 2027
Professional Growth
Deadline: May 15, 2027

September/October 2027
Student Mental Health
Deadline: July 15, 2027

November/December 2027
Each and Every Student: Closing Opportunity and Achievement Gaps
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2027

General: ASCA School Counselor runs feature articles dealing with trends, how-to topics and other issues of interest to school counselors. Articles should be educational in focus. They should be written in an informal, nuts-and-bolts style rather than in an academic journalese style. Articles will be edited and, in some cases, rewritten for clarity, style and brevity. ASCA School Counselor readers are school counselors working at all levels (elementary, middle/jr. high, secondary and postsecondary), as well as school counselor educators and school counseling students. Article topics should be oriented with this audience in mind.

Procedure: Prospective contributors should query the editor, Kathleen Rakestraw, with a description of the proposed article. The editor may request a one-page summary or outline prior to agreeing to read a manuscript. Do not submit completed manuscripts without first sending a query to the editor.

Note: Issue themes subject to change.