To submit documents electronically for consideration for inclusion in the NCSEA Research Clearinghouse, the submitted document must meet the following substantive and technical specifications:
  1. The document must be related to one of the many issues involved in child support enforcement (e.g., collections, custody, visitation, paternity establishment, establishing child support orders, fatherhood, ability to pay, child support guidelines, etc.).
  2. All documents must be accompanied by an abstract, not to exceed one single-spaced page in length. The NCSEA Research Clearinghouse search engine searches citations and abstracts (not full text documents) for keywords that individuals use to access the NCSEA database. Therefore, the abstract should include common keywords that describe all aspects of the document. The abstract must be submitted as a separate ASCII text file.
  3. It is preferred that all documents be submitted in an Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf) with all graphic elements, tables, etc. in their appropriate locations in the file. Documents that have been designed to include visually complex elements, two or more colors, specialized drawings, photographic images, or other artwork, logos, or which have been specially prepared for offset printing, must be submitted as a complete Adobe Acrobat file with all graphic elements in their appropriate locations.
  4. Simple documents that do not include visually complex elements as described (in #3) above can also be submitted as Word for Windows (6.0 or higher). All nontext elements (e.g. tables, charts, graphics) mush be embedded in these Word for Windows document.
  5. In addition to a printed copy, the abstract and contents of the document must also be delivered in a digital form on 3 ½" disk and sent to:

Dr. Maureen A. Pirog, Director
NCSEA Research Clearinghouse Project
Institute for Family and Social Responsibility
School of Public and Environmental Affairs

SPEA Rm. 241
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405




Send mail to pirog@indiana.edu with questions or comments about this web site.

The National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA) and the Institute for Family and Social Responsibility (FASR) provide through this clearinghouse a collection of child support articles published in refereed journals, reports published by public agencies and foundations, and unpublished articles sponsored by federal and state agencies.
The views expressed on this website do not necessarily represent the scholarly or political NCSEA or the FASR Institute. NCSEA and FASR make no warranties or representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained or referenced herein.
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