Health Psychology Editor: Robert M. Kaplan, PhD ISSN: 0278-6133 Published Bimonthly, beginning in January

Instructions to Authors

Please consult APA's Instructions for All Authors for information regarding

• Manuscript Preparation
• Submitting Supplemental Materials
• Abstract and Keywords
• References
• Figures
• Permissions
• Publication Policies
• Ethical Principles

Submission

Submit manuscripts electronically (.rtf, PDF, or .doc) to

Robert M. Kaplan, Editor Department of Health Services UCLA School of Public Health 650 Charles E. Young Drive Room 31-293C Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

General correspondence may be directed to the Editor's Office.

Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages (including references, notes, tables, captions, and figures). Please avoid footnotes when possible. Number the pages consecutively in the upper right-hand comer.

Keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.

Masked Review Policy

All submissions receive masked review unless requested by the author. Include this request in the submission letter.

Do not include author information (addresses, phone numbers, electronic mail addresses, and fax numbers) in the manuscript.

Authors may submit a list of suggested reviewers for the manuscript; suggested reviewers should not have any conflict of interest regarding the review.

Use of CONSORT Reporting Standards

All statistical tests should include an indication of effect size whenever possible (estimates of effect size for some statistical tests have not been fully developed).

All randomized controlled trials must include a diagram indicating participant flow into the study and a completed CONSORT checklist (see "The CONSORT Statement: Revised Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Reports of Parallel-Group Randomized Trials," by M. Moher, K. F. Schulz, and D. Altman, for the CONSORT Group, 2001, Journal of the American Medical Association, 285, pp. 1987–1991).

Visit the CONSORT Statement Web site for more details and resources.

Submission Letter

Include the following in your submission letter:

1. a statement of compliance with APA ethical standards in the treatment of their sample, human or animal, or a description of the details of the treatment;
2. a statement that the manuscript or data have not been published previously and that they are not under consideration for publication elsewhere;
3. a statement to reflect that all listed authors have contributed significantly to the manuscript and consent to their names on the manuscript; and
4. a brief statement of how the article content is relevant to the domain of Health Psychology as described in the journal inside cover.

Authors should also include names and institutional affiliations, plus the contact details for the corresponding author.

Failure to include any of the requirements above may result in a delay of the review process.

Brief Reports

Health Psychology accepts Brief Reports of soundly designed research studies that are of specialized interest or limited importance—reports that cannot be accepted as regular articles due to lack of space. An author who submits a Brief Report must agree not to submit the full report to another journal.

To ensure that a Brief Report does not exceed the available journal pages (approximately 4 pages), set your computer so that

1. the approximate number of characters per line is 90 (use 12-point Times Roman type with 1-inch [2.54-cm] side margins)
2. the number of double-spaced lines per page is about 25
3. the total number of lines in the report is about 400

Count all lines, including headings and references but excluding title, author name(s), affiliation(s), and abstract; figure 27 lines for each 1/4 journal page required for tables and figures (visual estimation necessary).

Letters to the Editor

Health Psychology considers letters concerning articles previously published in the journal. Letters should be no more than 500 words and have a maximum of five references. Authors will be notified of the decision to publish the letter and will be sent an edited version.

Authors of the original article will be offered an opportunity to reply to the letter. No additional letters on the topic will be accepted.