Guidelines and purposes for case study submissions to Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research are presented in this article. The purposes of empirical research studies and case studies are reviewed and differentiated. Common problems with case studies submitted to the journal are identified. Recognizing that the intent is not to be narrowly prescriptive, detailed suggestions are made about what should (and should not) be included in a case study submitted to this journal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)