Incoming (2014) Editorial Board

(handling all new submissions in 2013)

Incoming (2014) Editor

Ralph R. Miller
State University of New York at Binghamton

Incoming (2014) Editorial Associate

Megan Mabe-Stanberry

Incoming (2014) Consulting Editors

Peter Balsam
Barnard College of Columbia University

Michael Beran
Georgia State University

Aaron Blaisdell
University of California in Los Angeles

Charlotte Bonardi
University of Nottingham, UK

Mark Bouton
University of Vermont

Ken Cheng
Macquarie University, Australia

Robert Cook
Tufts University

Jonathon D. Crystal
Indiana University

Andrew R. Delamater
City University of New York

Randolph C. Grace
University of Canterbury, NZ

Leonard Green
Washington University

Justin A. Harris
University of Sydney, Australia

Kim Kirkpatrick
Kansas State University

Mathew Lattal
Oregon Health Science University

Armando Machado
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

P. L. McLaren
University of Exeter, UK

Gavan P. McNally
Univerity of New South Wales, Australia

Robin Murphy
University of Oxford, UK

John M. Pearce
Cardiff University, UK

Juan M. Rosas
Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Sara Shettleworth
University of Toronto, Canada

Edward A. Wasserman
University of Iowa

Fred Westbrook
University of New South Wales, Australia

Douglas Williams
University of Winnipeg, Canada

Thomas Zentall
University of Kentucky

Outgoing Editorial Board

(handling invited revisions only in 2013)

Outgoing Editor

Anthony Dickinson
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Outgoing Editorial Associate

Megan Mabe-Stanberry

Outgoing Consulting Editors

Charlotte Bonardi
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mark E. Bouton
University of Vermont

Elizabeth M. Brannon
Duke University

Ken Cheng
Macquairie University, New South Wales, Australia

Nicola S. Clayton
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Robert G. Cook
Tufts University

Andrew Delamater
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Randolph C. Grace
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Geoffrey Hall
University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom

Justin A. Harris
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Peter C. Holland
Johns Hopkins University

Kimberley Kirkpatrick
Kansas State University

Michael Le Pelley
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

James E. Mazur
Southern Connecticut State University

Ian McLaren
University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Ralph R. Miller
State University of New York at Binghamton

James B. Nelson
Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain

Linda Parker
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

John M. Pearce
Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Sara J. Shettleworth
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Marcia Spetch
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

R. Frederick Westbrook
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Douglas Williams
University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the submission guidelines detailed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the submission guidelines may be returned without review.

Submission

Submit manuscripts electronically through the Manuscript Submission Portal (.rtf, .doc, or .pdf files).

Ralph R. Miller, Editor
Department of Psychology
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000

Authors who cannot submit their manuscripts electronically may submit paper copies in quadruplicate but should also send a simultaneous email to the Editor that lists on one page the title of the article, the author(s), and the abstract.

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.

Most of the articles published in the journal are reports of substantial empirical and theoretical studies and focused reviews of topics germane to the study of animal behavior processes.

The journal also publishes Brief Communications, typically based on a single experiment that reports a significant new empirical or theoretical contribution, perhaps involving a novel technique or analytic approach. In preparing a Brief Communication, authors should use 12-point Times Roman type and 1-inch margins. Length should not exceed 400 lines of text and references (exclusive of the title page, abstract, author note, footnotes, tables, and figures). There should be no more than two tables or figures.

Masked Review Policy

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.

If your manuscript was mask reviewed, please ensure that the final version for production includes a byline and full author note for typesetting.

Related Journals of Experimental Psychology

For the other JEP journals, authors should submit manuscripts according to the manuscript submission guidelines for each individual journal:

• Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition

When one of the editors believes a manuscript is clearly more appropriate for an alternative APA journal, the editor may redirect the manuscript with the approval of the author.

Manuscript Preparation

Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6^th edition). Manuscripts may be copyedited for bias-free language (see Chapter 3 of the Publication Manual).

Review APA's Checklist for Manuscript Submission before submitting your article.

Double-space all copy. Other formatting instructions, as well as instructions on preparing tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts, appear in the Manual.

Below are additional instructions regarding the preparation of display equations and tables.

Display Equations

We strongly encourage you to use MathType (third-party software) or Equation Editor 3.0 (built into pre-2007 versions of Word) to construct your equations, rather than the equation support that is built into Word 2007 and Word 2010. Equations composed with the built-in Word 2007/Word 2010 equation support are converted to low resolution graphics when they enter the production process and must be rekeyed by the typesetter, which may introduce errors.

To construct your equations with MathType or Equation Editor 3.0:

• Go to the Text section of the Insert tab and select Object.
• Select MathType or Equation Editor 3.0 in the drop-down menu.

If you have an equation that has already been produced using Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 and you have access to the full version of MathType 6.5 or later, you can convert this equation to MathType by clicking on MathType Insert Equation. Copy the equation from Microsoft Word and paste it into the MathType box. Verify that your equation is correct, click File, and then click Update. Your equation has now been inserted into your Word file as a MathType Equation.

Use Equation Editor 3.0 or MathType only for equations or for formulas that cannot be produced as Word text using the Times or Symbol font.

Tables

Use Word's Insert Table function when you create tables. Using spaces or tabs in your table will create problems when the table is typeset and may result in errors.

Submitting Supplemental Materials

APA can now place supplementary materials online, available via the published article in the PsycARTICLES^® database. Please see Supplementing Your Article With Online Material for more details.

Abstract and Keywords

All manuscripts must include an abstract containing a maximum of 250 words typed on a separate page. After the abstract, please supply up to five keywords or brief phrases.

References

List references in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References section.

Examples of basic reference formats:

Journal Article:
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225–229. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Authored Book:
Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Chapter in an Edited Book:
Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309–330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Figures

Graphics files are welcome if supplied as Tiff, EPS, or PowerPoint files. The minimum line weight for line art is 0.5 point for optimal printing.

When possible, please place symbol legends below the figure 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
• $55 for each additional figure

Permissions

Authors of accepted papers must 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.

Download Permissions Alert Form (PDF, 47KB)

Publication Policies

APA policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications.

See also APA Journals^® Internet Posting Guidelines.

APA requires authors to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research (e.g., financial interests in a test or procedure, funding by pharmaceutical companies for drug research).

Download Disclosure of Interests Form (PDF, 38KB)

Authors of accepted manuscripts are required to transfer the copyright to APA.

Download Publication Rights (Copyright Transfer) Form (PDF, 83KB)

Ethical Principles

It is a violation of APA Ethical Principles to publish "as original data, data that have been previously published" (Standard 8.13).

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 to adhere to these standards. Specifically, APA expects authors to have their data available throughout the editorial review process and for at least 5 years after the date of publication.

Authors are 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.

Download Certification of Compliance With APA Ethical Principles Form (PDF, 26KB)

The APA Ethics Office provides the full Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct electronically on their website in HTML, PDF, and Word format. You may also request a copy by emailing or calling the APA Ethics Office (202-336-5930). You may also read "Ethical Principles," December 1992, American Psychologist, Vol. 47, pp. 1597–1611.

Other Information

• Appeals Process for Manuscript Submissions
• Preparing Auxiliary Files for Production
• Document Deposit Procedures for APA Journals