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Editor: Cynthia García Coll
ISSN: 0012-1649
Published Bimonthly, beginning in January
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Submit manuscripts electronically via the Manuscript Submission Portal, and mail one copy of the manuscript and any other correspondence to the Editor:
Cynthia García Coll
Developmental Psychology
Center for the Study of Human Development
Brown University
Box 1831
133 Waterman Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02912 |
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General correspondence may be directed to the
Editor's Office.
Manuscripts must not exceed 10,500 words (approximately 35 double-spaced pages in 12-point Times New Roman font), not including references, tables, and figures. Manuscripts that exceed this limit will not be considered.
APA can now place supplementary materials online (e.g., questionnaires, more detailed procedures, pilot studies, videos), which will be available to readers via the published article in the PsycARTICLES database. To submit such materials, please see Supplementing Your Article With Online Material for details.
Brief Reports consisting of 1,200–3,600 words (approximately 4–12 double-spaced pages in 12-point Times New Roman font) may be submitted for consideration.
Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Typing instructions (all copy must be double spaced) and instructions on the preparation of tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear in the Publication Manual. All manuscripts are copyedited for bias-free language (see chap. 2 of the Publication Manual). Manuscripts will not be considered if they do not conform to APA style. Please see APA's Checklist for Manuscript Submission, which outlines APA style and formatting.
All manuscripts must include an abstract containing a maximum of 180 words typed on a separate page. After the abstract, please supply up to five keywords or brief phrases.
References should be listed in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References. Basic formats for journal, book, and book chapter are as follows:
Cohen, D., & Strayer, J. (1996). Empathy in conduct-disordered and comparison youth. Developmental Psychology, 32, 988–998.
Kagan, J., & Lamb, S. (1987). The emergence of morality in young children. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Fivush, R. (1997). Event memory in early childhood. In C. Nelson (Ed.), The development of memory in childhood (pp. 139–161). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Graphics files are welcome if supplied as Tiff, EPS, or PowerPoint. The minimum line weight for line art is 0.5 point for optimal printing. When possible, please place symbol legends below the figure image instead of to the side. Original color figures can be printed in color at the editor's and publisher's discretion provided the author agrees to pay $255 for one figure, $425 for two figures, $575 for three figures, $675 for four figures, and $55 for each additional figure.
Authors are required to obtain and provide to the editor on final acceptance all necessary permissions to reproduce in print and electronic form any copyrighted work, including, for example, test materials (or portions thereof) and photographs of people.
In addition to E-mail addresses, authors should supply mailing addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers. Most correspondence will be handled by E-mail. Authors should keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.
This journal uses masked review for all submissions. Every effort should be made to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to the authors' identity. The submission letter should indicate the title of the manuscript, the authors' names and institutional affiliations, and the date the manuscript is submitted. The first page of the manuscript should omit the authors' names and affiliations but should include the title of the manuscript and the date it is submitted. Author notes, acknowledgments, and footnotes containing information pertaining to the authors' identity or affiliations may be added on acceptance.
APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications. APA's policy regarding posting articles on the Internet may be found at Posting Articles on the Internet. In addition, it is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish "as original data, data that have been previously published" (Standard 8.13).
As this journal is a primary journal that publishes original material only, APA policy prohibits as well publication of any manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial part elsewhere. Authors have an obligation to consult journal editors concerning prior publication of any data upon which their article depends. In addition, APA Ethical Principles specify that "after research results are published, psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release" (Standard 8.14). APA expects authors submitting to this journal to adhere to these standards. Specifically, authors of manuscripts submitted to APA journals are expected to have their data available throughout the review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.
Authors will be required to state in writing that they have complied with APA ethical standards in the treatment of their sample, human or animal, or to describe the details of treatment. A copy of the APA Ethical Principles may be obtained from the APA Ethics Office web site or by writing the APA Ethics Office, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
APA requires authors to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a test procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research).
Authors of accepted manuscripts will be required to transfer copyright of their article to APA. The necessary forms for complying with these requirements may be viewed at APA's Author's Corner.
Authors should be sure to report the procedures for sample selection and recruitment. Major demographic characteristics should be reported, such as sex, age, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and, when possible and appropriate, disability status and sexual orientation. Even when such demographic characteristics are not analytic variables, they provide a more complete understanding of the sample and of the generalizability of the findings and are useful in future meta-analytic studies.
For all study results, measures of both practical and statistical significance should be reported. The latter can involve either a standard error or an appropriate confidence interval. Practical significance can be reported using an effect size, a standardized regression coefficient, a factor loading, or an odds ratio.
Manuscripts should include information regarding the establishment of interrater reliability when relevant, including the mechanisms used to establish reliability and the statistical verification of rater agreement and excluding the names of the trainers and the amount of personal contact with such individuals.
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