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GENERAL RULES
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Authors should kindly note that submitting a manuscript implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a preprint publication. Refined versions of prior publications (such as working papers or PhD dissertations) are considered exceptions to this rule.
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s online submission platform.
Submissions ought to be prepared for double-blind peer review, self-identifying citations and references should be avoided. Author information is to be provided either on a separate 'Title page' or on the journal’s Author Information Form (download).
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SUBMISSION
Abstract
Enter an abstract of up to 150 words for all articles. An abstract is a concise summary of the whole paper, not just the conclusions, and is understandable without reference to the rest of the paper. It should contain no citation to other published work.
Keywords
Please provide four to six keywords.
Main Text
The language of the journal is English. 12-point type in Times New Roman font. Please double-line space your manuscript. Apart from exceptional cases, the Journal only accepts those manuscripts for review that are above 5,000 words and below 9,000 words including tables and bibliography. Tables and figures must be incorporated into the main text.
References
References should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). This means in text citations should follow the author-date method whereby the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998, p. [cited page]). The complete reference list should appear alphabetically by name at the end of the paper. Please note that a DOI should be provided for all references where available.
For more information about APA referencing style, please refer to the APA FAQ.
Reference examples:
Journal article
McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1–51. Online: https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126
Parenthetical citation: (McCauley & Christiansen, 2019) If there are more than 2 authors: (Ahmann et al., 2018)
Narrative citation: McCauley and Christiansen (2019)
Book
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. Online: https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000
Parenthetical citation: (Brown, 2018)
Narrative citation: Brown (2018)
Edited Book
Schmid, H.-J. (Ed.). (2017). Entrenchment and the psychology of language learning: How we reorganize and adapt linguistic knowledge. American Psychological Association; De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1037/15969-000
Parenthetical citation: (Schmid, 2017)
Narrative citation: Schmid (2017)
One volume of a multivolume work
Fiske, S. T., Gilbert, D. T., & Lindzey, G. (2010). Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons. Online: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470561119
Parenthetical citations: (Fiske et al., 2010)
Narrative citations: Fiske et al. (2010)
Book chapters
Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). American Psychological Association. Online: https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012
Parenthetical citation: (Balsam et al., 2019)
Narrative citation: Balsam et al. (2019)
Chapter in a multivolume work
Goldin-Meadow, S. (2015). Gesture and cognitive development. In L. S. Liben & U. Mueller (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology and developmental science: Vol. 2. Cognitive processes (7th ed., pp. 339–380). John Wiley & Sons. Online: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118963418.childpsy209
Parenthetical citation: (Goldin-Meadow, 2015)
Narrative citation: Goldin-Meadow (2015)
Paper presentation
Maddox, S., Hurling, J., Stewart, E., & Edwards, A. (2016, March 30–April 2). If mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy: The effect of parental depression on mood dysregulation in children [Paper presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Parenthetical citation: (Maddox et al., 2016)
Narrative citation: Maddox et al. (2016)
Dissertation
Hollander, M. M. (2017). Resistance to authority: Methodological innovations and new lessons from the Milgram experiment (Publication No. 10289373) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin–Madison]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
Parenthetical citation: (Hollander, 2017)
Narrative citation: Hollander (2017)
Internet Document
Avramova, N. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, happy, healthy life? Think age-positive. CNN. Online: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/health/respect-towardelderly-leads-to-long-life-intl/index.html
Parenthetical citations: (Avramova, 2019)
Narrative citations: Avramova (2019)
Author Guidelines updated 21st April 2021