Journal manuscript preparation guidelines

Learn how to prepare your manuscript for submission to an APA journal.

You will find instructions specific to the journal you wish to submit to on that journal’s webpage. However, the guidelines below apply to most of our publications.

General Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

General manuscript preparation guidelines

Brush up on the basic requirements for formatting your manuscript, using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
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APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards

To maintain consistency and fairness in the review process and in the reporting of scientific findings, many of our journals recommend that manuscripts conform to the APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (APA Style JARS). 
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Supplementing your article with online material

APA can place supplemental materials online, linked to the published article in the APA PsycArticles® database.
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Open access for APA Journals authors

The APA Journals Office welcomes authors' choice on how to publish their work. We are committed to helping you comply with your funder and institutional requirements and support both green and gold open access options.
Demonstrating Public Significance of Research

Demonstrating public significance of research

Learn how to communicate your work to practitioners, policy-makers, and other general and professional audiences.
Date created: 2018

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