The mission of the Journal of College Admission is to support and advance the work of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and college admission counseling professionals by providing members with lively, challenging discourse on issues relevant to the admission counseling field.
Call for Articles for Winter 2011
The Journal of College Admission calls for articles for their upcoming special issue focusing on the ethics surrounding the commercialization and marketing of admission. The committee seeks articles on the following topics:
- Editorial/historical perspective
- Commodification of the college applicant
Impact of current economic conditions (commercialization of higher education, need to articulate value better/differentiate your school, etc.)
- Direct marketing: Does it work and how does it affect the process (healthy or unhealthy)? Misrepresentation of marketing messages
- Technology angle (keeping up with current technology, video applications, etc.)
- Problems with incentives
- Other ethical challenges that result from the commercialization of the proces
All submissions are due to Journal editor by October 4, 2010 and are subject to evaluation by the Editorial Committee. Accepted articles will be published in the Winter 2011 edition.
For more information about submission, visit the Writer’s Guide or contact the Journal editor.
To submit an article, email an electronic version to the Journal editor. Please specify that your submission is for the Winter 2011 issue.
Current Issue: Summer 2010
Winter 2010
Check out the special winter issue of the Journal of College Admission featuring undocumented student issues. Due to the overwhelming number of submissions, an additional 
online supplement was created which is available free to members and nonmembers. Individual articles are available for download and purchase in NACAC's online store. The full issue is also available for members in the Knowledge Center.
Electronic Journal Articles Available
In addition to the Winter 2010 issue, individual articles from past issues of the Journal of College Admission are available for download and purchase in NACAC's online store. Check back frequently as additional archived issues become available.