Gifted Child Quarterly
Gifted & Talented Assessment | Gifted & Talented Education | Gifted & Talented Instruction
Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) is the premier scholarly journal of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Since 1957, GCQ has published articles that offer research findings and new and creative insights about giftedness and talent development in the context of the school, the home, and the wider society.
GCQ publishes original scholarly reviews of literature as well as quantitative or qualitative research studies that explore the characteristics of gifted students, program models, curriculum and other areas of importance in understanding and maximizing the development and education of gifted students. The journal also publishes articles that explore policy and policy implications.
All issues of GCQ are available to browse online.
Individual member subscriptions: All individual member subscriptions are handled through the National Association for Gifted Children. For more information, visit www.nagc.org
Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) is the official journal of the National Association for Gifted Children. As a leading journal in the field, GCQ publishes original scholarly reviews of the literature and quantitative or qualitative research studies. GCQ welcomes manuscripts offering new or creative insights about giftedness and talent development in the context of the school, the home, and the wider society. Manuscripts that explore policy and policy implications are also welcome. The GCQ audience includes researchers and educators around the world. As such, manuscripts should offer findings relevant to giftedness and talent development across multiple national and cultural settings.
| Jennifer Riedl Cross | William & Mary, USA |
| Andrea Dawn Frazier | Columbus State University, USA |
| Sakhavat Mammadov | University of Georgia, USA |
| Angie L. Miller | Indiana University, Bloomington, USA |
| Anyesha Mishra | William & Mary, USA |
| Dana L. Lockhart | William & Mary, USA |
| Paula Olszewski-Kubilius | Northwestern University, USA |
| Franzis Preckel | University of Trier, Germany |
| Joseph S. Renzulli | University of Connecticut, USA |
| James B. Schreiber | Duquesne University, USA |
| Beverly J. Vandiver | The Ohio State University, USA |
| Frank C. Worrell | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Selcuk Acar | University of North Texas, USA |
| Cheryll M. Adams | Ball State University, USA |
| Jill Adelson | Adelson Research & Consulting, LLC, USA |
| Brittany Anderson | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA |
| Susan Assouline | University of Iowa, USA |
| Kadir Bahar | University of Georgia, USA |
| Fred Bonner II | Prairie View A&M University, USA |
| Nina K. Buchanan | University of Hawaii, USA |
| Carolyn Callahan | University of Virginia, USA |
| Carol Carman | University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA |
| Ashley Y. Carpenter | William & Mary, USA |
| Soekee Cho | St John's University, New York, USA |
| Pamela Clinkenbeard | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, USA |
| Nicholas Colangelo | University of Iowa, USA |
| Tracy L. Cross | William & Mary, USA |
| Jeff Danielian | National Association for Gifted Children, USA |
| Felicia Dixon | Ball State University, USA |
| Dante D. Dixson | Michigan State University, USA |
| Holmes Finch | Ball State University, USA |
| Maria Hernandez Finch | Ball State University, USA |
| Chandra Floyd | William & Mary, USA |
| Allison Fowler | Spalding University, USA |
| Marcin Gierczyk | University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland |
| Cindy Gilson | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA |
| Amy Graefe | University of Northern Colorado, USA |
| Tarek C. Grantham | University of Georgia, USA |
| Thomas Hébert | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Nancy Hertzog | University of Washington, USA |
| Jaret Hodges | University of North Texas, USA |
| Jennifer L. Jolly | University of Alabama, USA |
| Jae Yup Jared Jung | The University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Mihyeon Kim | William & Mary, USA |
| Leonie Kronborg | Monash University, Australia |
| Joni Lakin | University of Alabama, USA |
| Kristen Lamb | University of Alabama, USA |
| Brandon LeBeau | University of Iowa, USA |
| Lindsay Lee | East Tennessee State University, USA |
| Seon-Young Lee | Seoul National University, South Korea |
| Ann Lupkowski Shoplik | University of Iowa, USA |
| Matthew C. Makel | University of Calgary, Canada |
| C. June Maker | University of Arizona, USA |
| Michael Matthews | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA |
| Renae D. Mayes | University of Arizona, USA |
| Erin Miller | Bridgewater College, USA |
| Tonya R. Moon | University of Virginia, USA |
| Rachel Mun | University of North Texas, USA |
| Megan Foley-Nicpon | The University of Iowa, USA |
| Angela Novak | East Carolina University, USA |
| Uzeyir Ogurlu | Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA |
| F. Richard Olenchak | Purdue University, USA |
| Paula Olszewski-Kubilius | Northwestern University, USA |
| Nielsen Pereira | Purdue University, USA |
| Scott J. Peters | NWEA, Portland, OR, USA |
| Jeb Puryear | University of Montana, USA |
| Karen Rambo-Hernandez | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Lisa Ridgley | Adelson Research & Consulting, LLC, USA |
| Anne Rinn | The University of North Texas, USA |
| Jennifer Robins | Baylor University, USA |
| Ann Robinson | University of Arkansas, USA |
| Lisa Rubenstein | Ball State University, USA |
| James B. Schreiber | Duquesne University, USA |
| Bruce M. Shore | McGill University, Canada |
| Susen R. Smith | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Bharath Sriraman | University of Montana, USA |
| Tamra Stambaugh | Whitworth University, USA |
| Jonathan Wai | University of Arkansas, USA |
| Shelagh Gallagher | President |
| Lauri Kirsch | Past President |
| Catherine Little | President Elect |
| Tamra Stambaugh | Treasurer |
| Michelle Swain | Governance Secretary |
| Dante Dixson | At-Large Member |
| Christine Deitz | State Representative |
| Nancy Hertzog | At-Large Member |
| Tracy Inman | Parent Representative |
| D. Betsy McCoach | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Dornswalo Wilkins-McCorey | At-Large Member |
| Kristie Speirs Neumeister | At-Large Member |
| Jennifer Stancil | Presidential Appointment |
| Antonia Szymanski | Network Representative |
| Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott | University of West Georgia, USA |
| April Wells | School/District Representative |
Author Submission Guidelines for all submissions
Author Submission Checklist for all submissions
Types of Manuscripts and Their Specific Guidelines:
- Feature Articles (see general Guidelines): share research findings and new, creative insights about giftedness, talent development, creativity, advanced academics, and individual differences in all contexts
- Methods Briefs: are instructive and address quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods topics within the context of our field so that the practice of gifted education research may be improved
- Research Brief Reports: report research that does not warrant a full Feature Article (e.g., a replication or extension of a previously-published study, an executive summary of a large study or group of studies, research that has an original empirical or theoretical contribution but is smaller or narrower in scope)
- Registered Reports: submit research plans prior to the research being conducted so that peer-review feedback may inform the research, helping to minimize bias in science
All authors should read the Author Submission Guidelines prior to submitting. While preparing to submit, authors are encouraged to check their manuscript using the Author Submission Checklist, which summarizes the Guidelines. We provide additional information for Methods Briefs, Research Brief Reports, and Registered Reports, which also should be consulted. Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements on the Guidelines/Checklist will be returned for corrections before being reviewed.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gcq, where authors will be required to set up an online account in the Sage Track system powered by ScholarOne. Submission of a manuscript implies a commitment by the author to publish in the journal upon acceptance, and the Editors assume that any manuscript submitted to GCQ is not currently under consideration by any other journal.
Specific questions or inquiries should be directed to the editorial team at jrcross@wm.edu.
Manuscripts submitted through the Sage Track system are first checked for conformity to the Submission Guidelines. Manuscripts that meet formatting and content guidelines are then sent out for masked peer review. Each manuscript typically is assigned to a specific editor and associate editor who guide the manuscript through the peer review process. These editorial staff members select and invite four or more external reviewers within the Sage Track system. The assigned associate editor uses reviewers' recommendations to make publication recommendations for the manuscript. After reviewing the manuscript and the recommendations of the reviewers and assigned associate editor, the assigned editor makes the final publication decision and communicates it to the author. Typically, this process takes 2 to 4 months from the time of initial submission of the manuscript to sharing the initial decision with the corresponding author.
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Author’s Rights and Responsibilities
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The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.
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