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 through the Manuscript Submission Portal (.rtf, .doc, or .pdf files).
Sherry Hamby, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, TN 37383
Email
In addition to addresses and phone numbers, please supply email addresses and fax numbers for use by the editorial office and later by the production office. Most correspondence between the editorial office and authors is handled by email, so a valid email address is important to the timely flow of communication during the editorial process.
Also, please be sure to provide names and contact information for each of your co-authors. Most authors include this information in the cover letter.
Keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.
If you encounter difficulties with submission, please email the Manuscript Coordinator, Katie Weinel.
Submission Policies
Authors should verify in their cover letter that manuscripts submitted to Psychology of Violence® have not been published previously and are not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The cover letter should also describe how the manuscript relates to other publications, if any, based on the same dataset.
Authors of accepted articles will be required to complete APA's Publication Rights form and Full Disclosure of Interests form. All studies involving human participants or animal subjects must also adhere to the Ethical Principles of the American Psychological Association. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest with their research or certify that they have none. All publication forms, as well as information about which forms are required for your particular manuscript, are available on the Forms for Journals Publication page.
Masked Review Policy
In order to facilitate masked review, all manuscripts should have identifying information removed prior to submission. The manuscript portal provides a place to provide all author contact information separate from the manuscript file, or this can be included in the cover letter.
Authors' names should not appear on the manuscript. Authors are strongly encouraged to remove self-references and substitute "author citation" for the purposes of review. This is particularly important when numerous self citations are made, as these can sometimes inadvertently reveal the identity of the authors to the reviewers. Authors' notes or other sources of identifying information should also be removed from the copy submitted for peer review. These may be added later, if the paper is accepted.
Manuscript Types
Psychology of Violence primarily publishes full-length reports of original research. Manuscripts should normally be no more than 30 double-spaced manuscript pages, inclusive of front matter, references, tables, and figures. Both quantitative and qualitative research will be considered. The journal also publishes review articles, including meta-analyses, and theoretical pieces. Psychology of Violence does not accept brief reports.
Other Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
As also described in Instructions for All Authors, Psychology of Violence manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010). Be careful to follow APA guidelines on the use of inclusive, nonbiased language.
Please note that Psychology of Violence has several style requirements, in order to facilitate the accessibility of information both within and across manuscripts. All manuscripts that remain under consideration at Psychology of Violence will be asked to include the following:
- The abstract is the most important paragraph in any paper. Psychology of Violence uses structured abstracts divided into the following sections, with headings: Objective, Method, Results, and Conclusions. The Objective should clearly communicate the novel contribution of the manuscript. In the Conclusion, please identify at least one specific implication and avoid boilerplate language such as "Implications will be discussed." Target length is 200 words.
- A statement that clearly describes the study's purpose at the end of the 1st paragraph.
- 4 to 5 keywords for all manuscripts.
- The Introduction needs to end with numbered statements of hypotheses or research purposes, and these need to be explicitly revisited in the Results and Discussion.
- Number of items, response categories, alpha, and scoring need to be presented for all measures. Validity should be addressed.
- The Discussion needs formal sections for Limitations, Research Implications, and Clinical and Policy Implications.
Per APA policy, authors presenting the results of randomized trials should rely on CONSORT guidelines.
Inquiries
Prospective authors are welcome to direct inquiries regarding these instructions, potential paper topics, journal policy, or manuscript preparation to the Editor, Sherry Hamby.
