Neuropsychology^®

Editor

Stephen M. Rao
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Associate Editors

Deborah A. Fein
University of Connecticut

Harvey Levin
Baylor College of Medicine

Larry J. Seidman
Harvard Medical School

Daniel Tranel
University of Iowa

Giuseppe Vallar
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Consulting Editors

Vicki A. Anderson
Murdoch Childrens Hospital/University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Peter A. Arnett
The Pennsylvania State University

Ida Sue Baron
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

William B. Barr
New York University School of Medicine

Russell M. Bauer
University of Florida

Antoine Bechara
University of Southern California

James T. Becker
University of Pittsburgh

Ralph H. B. Benedict
Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, New York, and SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine

Linas Bieliauskas
Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and University of Michigan Health System

Erin D. Bigler
Brigham Young University

Jeffrey Binder
Medical College of Wisconsin

Julie Bobholz
Medical College of Wisconsin

Susan Bookheimer
UCLA Semel Institute, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Robert A. Bornstein
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Gregory G. Brown
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, and University of California, San Diego

Giovanni A. Carlesimo
Fondazione IRRCS St. Lucia, Rome, Italy

Cathy Catroppa
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Anjan Chatterjee
University of Pennsylvania

Caron A. C. Clark
University of Nebraska

Fergus I. M. Craik
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alysa Doyle
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Inge-Marie Eigsti
University of Connecticut

Rosemary Fama
Stanford University School of Medicine

Peter Gianaros
University of Pittsburgh

Anthony J. Giuliano
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, and Harvard Medical School

Igor Grant
University of California, San Diego

Thomas A. Hammeke
Medical College of Wisconsin and Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Deborah Hannula
University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee

Deborah L. Harrington
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, and the University of California, San Diego

Denise Head
Washington University in St. Louis

Jason Hicks
Louisiana State University

Raymond G. Hoffmann
Medical College of Wisconsin

Cynthia Huang-Pollock
The Pennsylvania State University

Sterling C. Johnson
University of Wisconsin—Madison and Madison VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin

Bonnie E. Levin
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Federica Lucchelli
Centro Regionale Alzheimer, Passirana di Rho Milan, Italy

Eileen M. Martin
University of Illinois—Chicago

Raquelle Mesholam-Gately
Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Eric Meyer
Central Texas VA Medical Center, Waco, Texas

Richard Naugle
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Kristy A. Nielson
Marquette University

Jasmeet Pannu Hayes
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, and Boston University School of Medicine

Michael W. Parsons
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Naftali Raz
Wayne State University

Diana L. Robins
Georgia State University

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
Washington State University

Maria T. Schultheis
Drexel University

Michael Seidenberg
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Yaakov Stern
Columbia University

Michael C. Stevens
Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Hartford, Connecticut, and Yale University School of Medicine

William S. Stone
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Alexander I. Tröster
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Frederick W. Unverzagt
Indiana University School of Medicine

Mieke Verfaellie
Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, and Boston University Medical School

Lynn H. Waterhouse
The College of New Jersey

Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer
Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Duke University

Robert West
Iowa State University

Desiree A. White
Washington University in St. Louis

John L. Woodard
Wayne State University

Keith O. Yeates
Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Principal Reviewers

John D. Bayless
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Leigh J. Beglinger
University of Iowa

Fabrizio Doricchi
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy

William W. Graves
Medical College of Wisconsin

Michael Kopelman
King's College London, London, England

Laurie McCormick
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Joel Nigg
Oregon Health & Science University

David E. Warren
University of Iowa College of Medicine

Editorial Assistant

Maria Stadtler

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

Submission

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The file must exactly copy, in all respects and in a single file, the complete APA-style printed version of the manuscript.

Authors with questions concerning manuscript submission should address these directly to:

Editorial Office
Neuropsychology
Cleveland Clinic
Neurological Institute / U10
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195

In addition to addresses and phone numbers, please supply email 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.

Neuropsychology^® is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal that typically publishes original research as full-length regular articles. A detailed description of the editorial coverage policy appears on the inside of the front cover of each issue.

Other article formats—such as brief reports, meta-analyses, theoretical reviews, and case studies—will also be considered for publication.

Brief Reports

Manuscripts submitted as brief reports should not exceed 3,400 words, exclusive of references and figure captions. There should be no more than two figures or tables and no more than 30 references.

Meta-Analyses and Theoretical Reviews

Manuscripts that present or discuss theoretical formulations of neuropsychology related topics, or that evaluate competing theoretical perspectives on the basis of published data, may also be accepted. Comprehensive reviews of the empirical literature in an area of study are acceptable if they contain a meta-analysis and/or present novel theoretical or methodological perspectives. Please see the journal's Policy on Meta-Analyses (PDF, 14KB).

Case Studies

Case studies will be considered if they raise or illustrate important questions that go beyond the single case and have heuristic value.

Language

The official language of APA journals is English. Neuropsychology frequently publishes manuscripts submitted by authors from non-English speaking countries. It is strongly recommended that authors not fluent in English have their manuscript edited for English usage prior to submission. If this is not possible, a notation to this effect should be included in the cover letter to the editor.

Although time constraints prevent the editor and associate editors from assisting authors with their written English, several organizations have extended offers to the journal to provide this service for authors; contact the editor for more information.

Abstract and Keywords

Starting in 2010, all manuscripts published in Neuropsychology will include a structured abstract of up to 250 words. The Abstract, presented in paragraph form, should be typed on a separate page (page 2 of the manuscript), and must include each of the following sections:

• Objective: A brief statement of the purpose of the study
• Method: A detailed summary of the participants as well as descriptions of the study design, measures, and procedures
• Results: A detailed summary of the primary findings that include effect sizes or confidence intervals with significance testing
• Conclusions: A summary of the research and implications of the findings

After the abstract, please supply three to five keywords.

Abbreviations and Metrics

Nonstandard abbreviations should be introduced by placing the abbreviation in parentheses after the first occurrence of the term being abbreviated in both the abstract and the text. The metric system should be followed for all volumes, lengths, weights, and so on. Temperatures should be expressed in degrees Celsius (centigrade). Units should conform to the International System of Units (SI; see the Publication Manual).

Statistical Considerations

Whenever appropriate, statistical analyses should include effect sizes and confidence intervals and figures should include error bars. Authors are strongly encouraged to read the APA guidelines for statistical methods and reporting, L. Wilkinson and the Task Force on Statistical Inference, 1999, "Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Explanations," American Psychologist, 54, 594–604 (PDF, 1171KB).

Randomized Clinical Trials: Use of CONSORT Reporting Standards

Neuropsychology requires the use of the CONSORT reporting standards (i.e., a checklist and flow diagram) for any study identified as a randomized clinical trial, consistent with the policy established by the Publications and Communications Board of the American Psychological Association. CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) offers a standard way to improve the quality of such reports and to ensure that readers have the information necessary to evaluate the quality of a clinical trial.

Manuscripts that are identified/classified as randomized clinical trials are required to include a flow diagram of the progress through the phases of the trial and a checklist that identifies where in the manuscript the various criteria are addressed. (The checklist should be placed in an Appendix of the manuscript for review purposes.) When a study is not fully consistent with the CONSORT statement, the limitations should be acknowledged and discussed in the text of the manuscript.

For follow-up studies of previously published clinical trials, authors should submit a flow diagram of the progress through the phases of the trial and follow-up. The above checklist information should be completed to the extent possible, especially for the Results and Discussion sections of the manuscript.

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

Tables

Each table should be submitted with the manuscript file. Each should start on a separate page and must be numbered and labeled with an appropriate title. All tables must be self-explanatory.

Masked Review

Masked reviews are optional, and authors who wish masked reviews must specifically request them when submitting their manuscripts. Each copy of a manuscript to be subjected to masked review should include a separate title page with authors' names and affiliations, and these should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript. Footnotes that identify the authors should be typed on a separate page. It is the authors' responsibility to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities.

Submission Letter

Include the following in your submission letter:

• a statement of compliance with APA ethical standards
• a statement that the manuscript or data have not been published previously and that they are not under consideration for publication elsewhere
• a statement to reflect that all listed authors have contributed significantly to the manuscript and consent to their names on the manuscript
• a brief statement of how the article content is relevant to the domain of Neuropsychology as described in the journal inside cover

Failure to include any of the requirements above may result in a delay of the review process. On an optional basis, authors may provide the names and email addresses of up to three qualified potential reviewers for the manuscript.

Manuscript Acceptance

Upon acceptance of their manuscript for publication, authors are expected to provide permissions, signed and dated copyright release and disclosure of interest forms, and a statement of compliance with APA ethical standards.

Proofs and Reprints

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With the proofs will be a form providing the author with the opportunity to order reprints. Direct inquiries to the APA Journals Office can be made at 202-336-5540; fax 202-336-5549.