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Author Guidelines

All submissions should adhere to the citation guides set out by the American Psychological Association Style latest edition, examples of which can be found at the OWL Purdue Writing Lab.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word.

  • All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in separate files with in-text references made at appropriate points within the body of the paper.

    For example, within the paper: Eg. "Table 1 about here" or "Fig. 1 about here".

    Files should then be listed according to their in-text reference: Eg. Table 1.doc(x).

  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • Authors must supply DOIs at the end of each entry in the List of References

Invited Essays

This section carries selected, invited essays on a theme or special focus or state of the art essay, review or analysis identified by the Editorial Board officers (Editor and Associate Editors)

Original Research Articles

This section carries original peer-reviewed research articles. These articles must not be published previously, should not be under review elsewhere, and should state the article history e.g. previous versions such as a conference oral or poster presentation. Submission of articles is subject to conformity with ethical standards (IRB approval for research with human participants), declaration of funding or other support, and declaration of any conflict of interest

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