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Outgoing Editor: Sheldon Zedeck, PhD
Incoming Editor: Steve W. J. Kozlowski, PhD
ISSN: 0021-9010
Published Bimonthly, beginning in January
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Please consult APA's Instructions for All Authors for information regarding
All efforts should be undertaken to submit manuscripts electronically to the editor. Files can be sent in Microsoft Word, in WordPerfect, or as a PDF file. The version sent should be consistent with the complete APA-style printed version.
Authors without Internet access should submit a disk copy of the manuscript to
Steve W. J. Kozlowski, PhD
Department of Psychology
309 Psychology Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1116 |
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General correspondence may be directed to the
Editor's Office.
In addition to addresses and phone numbers, please supply electronic mail addresses and fax numbers, if available, for potential use by the editorial office and later by the production office.
Keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.
Articles submitted for publication in the Journal of Applied Psychology are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- significance of the theoretical and methodological contributions
- degree to which the manuscript fits the emphasis of the journal
- appropriateness of the literature review
- adequacy of the design and execution of the study
- appropriateness of the analysis
- quality of the discussion and interpretation of the results
- clarity of presentation
- implications for practice
Naturally, the article must have an applied focus. In instances where it is not obvious, please provide a paragraph or so that describes the applied implications of the results of the research.
Articles must be clearly written in concise and unambiguous language and must be logically organized. The goal of APA primary journals is to publish useful information that is accurate and clear.
Two types of articles will be published:
- Feature Articles, which are full-length articles that focus on an empirical contribution (all research strategies and methods, quantitative and qualitative, are considered) or on a theoretical contribution that has an applied emphasis, and
- Research Reports, which are original in their empirical or theoretical contribution but smaller or narrower in scope than a Feature Article. Research Reports can also feature important replications or studies that discuss specific applications of psychology.
For more information on the content of the Journal, see the February 2003 issue for the Editorial statement (PDF: 16KB).
Authors should refer to recent issues of the journal for approximate length of Feature Articles and Research Reports. (Total manuscript pages divided by 3 provides an estimate of total printed pages.) Research Reports are limited to no more than 17 pages of text proper; these limits do not include the title page, abstract, references, tables, or figures. Different printers, fonts, spacing, margins, and so forth can substantially alter the amount of text that can be fit on a page. In determining the length limits of Research Reports, authors should count 25–26 lines of 12-point text with 1-inch margins as the equivalent of one page.
Authors should indicate whether their manuscript is to be considered as a Feature Article or a Research Report at the time of submission; the editor may suggest that a Feature Article submission be pared down to Research Report length.
For the reader to understand the importance of the research findings, authors should indicate in the Results section of the manuscript the complete outcome of statistical tests, including significance levels, some index of effect size or strength of relationship, and confidence intervals.
The journal will accept submissions in masked review format only. Each copy of a manuscript should include a separate title page with author names and affiliations, and these should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript. Furthermore, author identification notes should be typed on the title page. Authors should make every reasonable effort to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities. Manuscripts not in masked format will be returned to authors for revision prior to being reviewed.
The review process will be facilitated by the initial quality of the submission. The better developed the manuscript and the better the presentation, the easier it will be to review and the better the feedback its author will receive. It is recommended that authors have colleagues review their manuscripts prior to submission to the journal. The journal will strive to provide decisions and constructive feedback to authors within approximately 2 months of receipt.
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