• The cover letter: (1) includes the authors’ full contact information, (2) states that the manuscript is original, not previously published, and not under concurrent consideration elsewhere, and (3) reports the existence of any similar manuscripts (i.e., authored by close colleagues or using similar or same sources of data) already accepted for publication or published.
• Manuscript is written in American English using U.S. standard punctuation and spelling.
• Manuscript adheres to the style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) most recent edition (for details, see www.apastyle.org).
• Manuscript is submitted in word processor format (RTF, DOC or DOCX; PDF is not acceptable).
• Manuscript is double spaced, written in 12-point font, with 1-inch margins.
• Manuscript is free of grammar, punctuation and typographical errors.  
• Other than on the cover page, no information identifying the authors is included elsewhere in the file. 
• Manuscript is paginated.  All figures, tables, and formulae are submitted in camera-ready form.

Manuscript File Sections

Cover page(s) indicates the title of the paper, all listed author(s) names and titles, professional affiliations, complete addresses, professional email addresses, and telephone numbers. 
Acknowledgements to sponsors, study participants, colleagues, and other relevant notes may be briefly stated next.
Declaration of Potential Conflict of Interest (it may read: “Declaration of Conflict of Interest. The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article” or “Authors declare the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship or publication of this article: <explain here, remove brackets and quotation marks>.”)
Declaration of Sources of Funding (it may read: “Funding. The authors received no financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article” or “Authors received the following material support for the research or authorship of this article: <explain here, remove brackets and quotation marks>.”).  
All authors’ bios (up to 100 words each) are included.
 
Body text: Page after the Cover page(s) repeats the title of the article.
At least three Callouts (short sentences containing major points from the article) are included. 
At least three Practice Points (application suggestions for readers), are placed right before the abstracts. 
Long abstract (150 words) and short abstract (2-3 sentences) succinctly tell readers what the article is about and (if relevant) how the conclusions were reached.
The reference list of all sources cited within the article adheres to APA style guidelines.
If photographs are included, a signed release form is included for each individual pictured.  Captions and acknowledgements are included for each picture.
Photo files are sent in high resolution format (JPEG or TIF).
Charts, graphs, tables and/or pictures are titled, numbered consecutively, and conform to APA style. The words “Place here” followed by the title of the chart, table, graph, or picture indicate where to insert them within the manuscript text.  Written permission from copyright holder(s) is included for each relevant item.
All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa.

Format & Style

• Submitted manuscripts must be written in American English using U.S. standard punctuation and spelling.
• Manuscripts should adhere to the style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA). Please see the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for more information.
• Include APA formatted in-text citations and a reference list of all sources cited within the article.
• All figures, tables, and formulae must be submitted in camera-ready form.
• If photographs are included, a signed release form must be included for each individual pictured. Authors must include captions and acknowledgements for each picture.
• Photo files should be sent in high resolution format (JPEG or TIF).
• Charts/graphs should be numbered consecutively and placed at the end of the article. If the charts/graphs need to be inserted in the manuscript, the author must indicate where to insert them within the manuscript text.
• Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc) format. PDF format is not acceptable.
• Manuscripts should be double spaced, written in 12 point font, with 1 inch margins.
• Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages.
• Manuscripts must be free of grammar, punctuation, and typographical errors.

Revised and Final Versions of Manuscripts