Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching Mentorship Interventions Across Career Stages in Biomedical & Health Sciences Fields.
Pfund, C., Sorkness, C. A., Trube, M.B., Myers, O. B. (Eds.). (2024). Mentorship Interventions Across Career Stages in Biomedical & Health Sciences Fields. [Special Issue 17], The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching, 8(1). pp X-XX
Publication Information
Publication Start Year
The Mentoring Institute began publishing annual Special Issues of the Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching in 2017. More than 100 peer-reviewed articles on various research topics in mentoring, coaching, and leadership have been published annually since the first publication. 2,553 peer-reviewed articles have been published in 16 Annual Special Issues (7 volumes) by December 2023.
In June 2024, the Mentoring Institute will publish the Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching Special Issue 17, Volume 1, as an open-access journal titled "Mentorship Interventions Across Career Stages in Biomedical & Health Sciences Fields."
Beginning summer of 2024, The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching will offer to the Mentoring Institute members Quarterly Issues featuring theme-based full-length articles and book reviews on research and cutting-edge strategies and up-to-date practices in mentoring, coaching, and leadership.
Estimated Number of Peer-Reviewed Articles
The open-access Special Issue 17, Volume 1, of the Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching will publish up to 17 triple-blind, peer-reviewed research articles. Authors, experts in the biomedical and health sciences fields, report their research related to diversity and inclusion initiatives and established practices followed at their institutions of higher education and research laboratories.
Journal Format
Electronic
ISSN (Electronic)
2372-9848
Open Access
Only the 2024 Special Issue 17, Volume 1, is open access and available to the public.
Access to all other Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching is a benefit of active membership in the Mentoring Institute at The University of New Mexico. Individuals interested in becoming members are invited to visit the website at https://mentor.unm.edu.
Other Formats
Journal Description
General: The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching is The University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute's premier online academic journal publication. Launched in the fall of 2017, each issue features a collection of book reviews, literature reviews, and peer-reviewed research papers and articles. The journal addresses mentoring, coaching, and leadership topics in educational and workplace settings within various disciplines, including, but not limited to: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), Arts, Humanities, Business, Health Sciences, Education, Medicine and others. Papers and articles included in this publication are blind peer-reviewed by content experts and faculty members of higher education institutions and practitioners with ample experience in the field.
Specific: The theme for The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching, 2024 Special Issue Volume 1, is "Mentorship Interventions Across Career Stages in Biomedical & Health Sciences Fields." This specific open-access journal is a compilation of approximately 17 research articles written by highly regarded researchers in the biomedical professions.
Manuscripts Solicited for Special Issue Volume 1: Manuscripts that provided cutting-edge research on mentorship, coaching, and leadership in biomedical and health sciences were solicited for this single open-access journal. Theoretical or conceptual models, program design and evaluation, and reports on current interventions and practices were invited from researchers in the biomedical professions.
Guidelines for Authors: Manuscripts were solicited from authors who conducted research on mentorship, coaching, and leadership related to diversity and inclusion in the biomedical and health sciences fields. Authors' guidelines included a request for substantive articles between 6000 and 7000 words that engaged readers with concise writing, flow, and clarity of purpose to maintain interest. A conceptual/theoretical framework and relevant supporting literature were required to provide a foundation for the purpose, methodology, findings, and recommendations. The style guide for the manuscript followed the APA 7th edition and conformed to scientific reporting. Graphics, charts, or tables must be accurate and contribute to readers' understanding, knowledge building, and potential duplication of the study. Manuscripts were submitted after enrolling in the Mentoring Institute’s secure server, where the triple-blind review process and communication between guest editors and the Mentoring Institute editorial staff took place.
General Information for Author(s)
Review Process: The Research and Editorial Board at the Mentoring Institute will perform an initial review of the submitted manuscript. Submissions deemed suitable for the Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching will be subjected to an additional blind peer review from three to five outside expert peer reviewers pending publication.
The author(s) will then receive feedback from the Editorial Board and the additional outside peer reviewers. The author(s) of the paper must then respond to these suggestions and submit a final draft of their manuscript. Following this step, the Research & Editorial Board will take a final look at the manuscript, and if the content and corrections are approved, the Board will prepare it for publication. We will send a finalized copy of the manuscript to the author(s) for their records.
Manuscripts are submitted via our website, mentor.unm.edu/members/submit. All individuals or organizations interested in submitting articles for Special Issue 17, Volume 1, were approved for free submission.
Objectives of Publication: The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching is the Mentoring Institute’s quarterly academic journal on mentoring, coaching, and related developmental relationships. We seek to publish original research that provides a new direction or concept that expands the knowledge base of mentoring and coaching.
All submissions must be original work, and the manuscript cannot contain any material that is abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, or illegal. Contributing authors must uphold the highest ethical standards.
Copyright: Manuscripts published in the Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching should be original, unpublished work. They should not have been previously published in another publication and cannot be under review by another journal at the time of submission. Contributing authors keep the copyrights of their work after publication.
Permissions: Before publication, authors must clear permission to use content they do not create. The Mentoring Institute cannot publish any submissions with permissions pending, and this may cause a delay in publication or rejection of the manuscript. Similarly to leading academic journal publishers, the Mentoring Institute requires the following rights:
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Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article.
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Print and electronic rights.
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Worldwide English language rights.
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Use the material for the life of the work (i.e., there should be no time restrictions on reusing it).
For any material reproduced from another source in the submitted manuscript, authors are expected to obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third-party copyright owners for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material in their manuscript.
Permission must also be cleared for minor adaptations of any work not created by them. Authors must always acknowledge the source in figure captions and refer to the source in the reference list. Authors should not assume that any content freely available on the web is free to use. Authors should check the website for details of the copyright holder to seek permission for re-use.
Journal Copies: The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching is an electronic publication only. We do not offer printed copies of the publication at this time.
Publications Charges: There are no charges or submission fees for publishing with the Mentoring Institute. Each contributing author receives a copy of their article(s), and they are free to upload and distribute their work without written permission.
General Manuscript Guidelines
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Format: The manuscript should be submitted as a Word document. Please set the font size to Times New Roman, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins.
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Figures and Image Formatting: Any figures or graphs should be saved as high-resolution JPEGS or TIFF files with at least 300 dpi. Please submit your document with the precise locations of the figures or images clearly defined in the text and upload them to our website as separate files. All images are subject to approval by the editorial board, and images may be excluded if they are not immediately eloquent.
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Article Title: Create a descriptive title that clearly explains the topic of your research paper. To minimize reader confusion, avoid titles that are too short, vague, or overly general. The title should not exceed 80 characters, excluding spaces.
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Author: Please include the following information regarding the author:
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Author(s) Full Name: as you wish it to be displayed in the publication.
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Author(s) Organization: Please list your organization only; exclude all titles and related suffixes such as Ph.D., RNP, etc.
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Author’s Email Address: Please list the best email for those interested in contacting you regarding your manuscript.
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Abstract Guidelines: Your abstract submission should be no more than 250 words, not including keywords. It should follow the standard IMRAD (Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion) format. You can read a more complete guide to writing your abstract here.
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Keywords: Please choose five to ten descriptive keywords to assist in identifying the content of your research paper.
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Section Headings: Headings should be used to ease the document's clarity. Please use the formats below for 1st and 2nd-level headings:
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Manuscript Length: The manuscript should not exceed ten pages and should be single-spaced. The citations/bibliography will not be included in the page count. Please avoid the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Names and Affiliations of the Editorial Board
Nora Dominguez, Ph.D.
Director, the Mentoring Institute
The University of New Mexico
Orrin B. Myers, Ph.D.
Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Technical Reviewer, the Mentoring Institute
The University of New Mexico
Mary Barbara Trube, Ed.D.
Editorial Consultant, the Mentoring Institute
The University of New Mexico
Editorial Policies
Guest Editors: Guest editors for the 2024 Special Issue 17, Volume 1 of the Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching at the University of New Mexico, Mentoring Institute are Dr. Christine Pfund and Dr. Chris Sorkness. This open-access special issue features research on mentorship, coaching, and leadership in the biomedical and health sciences. Manuscripts focused on theoretical or conceptual models, program design and evaluation, and reports on current interventions and practices.
Guest Editor: Christine Pfund, Ph.D.
Director, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER)
Principal Investigator, Coordination Center, National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
Director, Mentorship Initiatives, Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
Distinguished Senior Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
https://mentoringresources.ictr.wisc.edu/
Guest Editor: Christine Sorkness, R.Ph., Pharm.D.
Senior Associate Executive Director, Workforce Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Research School of Medicine and Public Health
Peer Review Process
Peer Reviewers
Invitation to Peer Reviewers by Guest Editors.
Dr. Christine Pfund and Dr. Chris Sorkness are guest editors for the 2024 Special Issue 17, Volume 1 of the Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching at the University of New Mexico, Mentoring Institute. This issue features research on mentorship, coaching, and leadership in the biomedical and health sciences. Manuscripts focused on theoretical or conceptual models, program design and evaluation, and reports on current interventions and practices in the biomedical and health sciences. Reviewers with expertise in the field were invited to participate in the special issue. Reviewers were asked to conduct two to three “blind” reviews of manuscripts between January 8 and March 1, 2024.
Reviewers, volunteering for at least two and up to three manuscripts, were invited to register for the Mentoring Institute to gain access to the criteria for review and feedback. Reviewers submitted their name, title, affiliation, email address, biographical sketch, and number of manuscripts (2-3) to be reviewed.
Benefits to Peer Reviewers.
Reviewers included a brief (75-100 word) biography, which will be included in an acknowledgment section expressing our appreciation for their service. A confirmation of your service and additional information were provided, along with instructions on registering as a peer reviewer on The Mentoring Institute site at the University of New Mexico.
Policies on Conflict of Interest, Human and Animal Rights, and Informed Consent
This Special Issue 17, Volume 1 allows authors to publish manuscripts accepted following a rigorous blind peer review process. Manuscripts accepted for publication focus on theoretical or conceptual models, program design and evaluation, and reports on current interventions and practices in the biomedical and health sciences.
University Institutional Review Board (IRB)
All contributors to Special Issue 17, Volume 1 are expected to have undergone their university affiliates' IRB process before conducting research. Researchers are further expected to follow their organization's policies on conflict of interest, human and animal rights, and informed consent in the research process.
Data Sharing Policy
Data is not collected or shared in the Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching issues, and access to Special Issue 17, Volume 1 will not be tracked.
Advertising Policy & Publisher Information
The Chronicle for Mentoring and Coaching is not advertised in a public forum. The Mentoring Institute identifies the journal by name, volume, and issue for their members to access. The journal does not include advertisers or sponsors outside of The University of New Mexico.
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Publisher Information
The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching is a trade-marked journal of The University of New Mexico.
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Names and Titles of Organization Owners and Executives
Nora Dominguez, Ph.D.
Director
The Mentoring Institute
The University of New Mexico
Parent or Related Companies and/or Subsidiary Organizations Associated with the Publisher
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