Incoming (2014) Editorial Board

(handling all new submissions in 2013)

Incoming (2014) Editor

Neil Brewer
Flinders University, Australia

Incoming (2014) Editorial Associate

Sharon Ramos

Incoming (2014) Associate Editors

Mary Hegarty
University of California, Santa Barbara

Jeffrey D. Karpicke
Purdue University

Jason McCarley
Flinders University, Australia

Incoming (2014) Consulting Editors

Walter R. Boot
Florida State University

Dermot M. Bowler
City University London, United Kingdom

Wändi Bruine de Bruin
University of Leeds, United Kingdom and Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Stephen J. Ceci
Cornell University

Jason C. K. Chan
Iowa State University

Steve Charman
Florida International University

Sanford E. DeVoe
University of Toronto, Canada

Rob Gray
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Lorraine Hope
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Russell E. Johnson
Michigan State University

Shayne Loft
University of Western Australia, Australia

Joseph Mikels
DePaul University

Dan Morrow
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Michelle Moulds
University of New South Wales, Australia

Stephen J. Payne
University of Bath, United Kingdom

Jodie Plumert
University of Iowa

Katherine Rawson
Kent State University

Aimee Drolet Rossi
University of California, Los Angeles

Penelope Sanderson
The University of Queensland, Australia

Priti Shah
University of Michigan

Deborah Small
University of Pennsylvania

Jeanine Stefanucci
The University of Utah

Madelijn Strick
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

James Szalma
University of Central Florida

Gary L. Wells
Iowa State University

Outgoing Editorial Board

(handling invited revisions only in 2013)

Outgoing Editor

Wendy A. Rogers
Georgia Institute of Technology

Outgoing Associate Editors

Francis T. Durso
Georgia Institute of Technology

Daniel G. Morrow
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Penelope M. Sanderson
The University of Queensland, Australia

Outgoing Editorial Associate

Sharon Ramos

Outgoing Consulting Editors

Carryl L. Baldwin
George Mason University

Margaret E. Beier
Rice University

Neil Brewer
Flinders University, Australia

Anna T. Cianciolo
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Patricia R. DeLucia
Texas Tech University

Frank A. Drews
University of Utah

Aimee Drolet Rossi
University of California, Los Angeles

William Douglas Evans
The George Washington University

Wai-Tat Fu
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Scott D. Gronlund
University of Oklahoma

Paul M. Herr
Virginia Tech

Ralf Th. Krampe
University of Leuven, Belgium

Anne Collins McLaughlin
North Carolina State University

Mary F. Lesch
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Yili Liu
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Gerald Matthews
University of Cincinnati

Jason S. McCarley
Flinders University

Joseph A. Mikels
DePaul University

Fred Paas
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Margaret-Ellen Pipe
Brooklyn College, City University of New York

David N. Rapp
Northwestern University

Raj M. Ratwani
National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare

Emanuel Robinson
Westat, Inc.

Brad J. Sagarin
Northern Illinois University

Nadine Sarter
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

James J. Staszewski
Carnegie Mellon University

Rick Thomas
University of Oklahoma

J. Gregory Trafton
Naval Research Laboratory

Koert Van Ittersum
Georgia Institute of Technology

Bruce N. Walker
Georgia Institute of Technology

Christopher D. Wickens
Alion Science, Boulder, Colorado

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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

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through the Manuscript Submission Portal.

The file for manuscript review should be in Microsoft Word Format with references, tables and figures all incorporated within the one document. Each copy of a manuscript should include a title page with author names and affiliations. Author notes (e.g., affiliations, acknowledgments, contact person) should also be typed on the title page (see APA, 2010, pp. 24–25).

In addition to mailing addresses and phone numbers, please supply email addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers for potential use by the editorial office and later by the production office.

Keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss.

Content

The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied^® publishes original empirical investigations in experimental psychology that bridge practical problems and psychological theory.

Review articles may be considered for publication if they contribute significantly to important topics within applied experimental psychology, but the primary focus is on original experimental investigations conducted in laboratory or field settings.

While articles on applied questions in perception, memory, decision making, learning, attention, and human performance have traditionally been more prevalent, research from any area of applied experimental psychology is very much welcomed and may include investigations from fields as diverse as abnormal, cognitive, developmental, educational, forensic, health, human factors, social, organizational or sport psychology.

Articles may range from reports of multiple experiments to briefer reports of single studies, but should report decisive results and offer theoretical and applied insights.

For further information on content, contact the Editor Neil Brewer.

Submissions of Manuscripts that Overlap With Proceedings Papers or Other Types of Prior Reporting

Researchers in some applied experimental fields present their research at conferences that are accompanied by full proceedings or perhaps result in technical reports. Is it appropriate to submit data or text material that have been published previously in one of these outlets to JEP: Applied for consideration?

Generally there is no concern if the paper has only been published in abstracted form or in a publication with limited circulation or availability (e.g., a laboratory report). However, if the publication was publicly available (e.g., conference proceedings or book chapters) then concerns about duplicate publication arise (APA, 2010, pp. 13–15).

The policy of APA is that duplicate publication should be avoided. If this is potentially an issue the author should carefully read the above section of the Publication Manual before deciding whether it is appropriate to submit the manuscript.

The Editor will observe the following policy:

At manuscript submission, all authors are asked if any portions of the data or manuscript have been previously published. If so, they must provide

• the previous publication
• a clear description of how the submitted manuscript differs from that publication

The Editor will then decide whether the submission meets the standard of being substantially novel.

Authors must specifically acknowledge in their JEP: Applied paper that portions of the data have been previously published and provide the complete reference. Authors must also make clear which data have been previously published so as to enable subsequent researchers doing a meta-analysis, for example, to differentiate data sets as appropriate.

Masked Review Policy

The default review policy for the Journal is unmasked review. However, authors can request a masked review. They should note their preference in a cover letter and make sure that their identity is not revealed elsewhere in the manuscript.

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

Student Review Program

In an effort to encourage development of scientific expertise of junior researchers, the Journal maintains a student review program. Reviewers may invite an advanced graduate or postdoctoral student to prepare an independent "parallel" review. Such parallel reviews may be used in addition to (but not as a replacement for) the normal review process.

As appropriate, these reviews will be specially tagged and furnished to the authors. Student reviewers will be acknowledged for their reviews in the Journal at the end of the year. Reviewers should inform the editor at the time of accepting the invitation to review that they wish to involve a student in the review process.

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.

Abstract and Keywords

All manuscripts must include an abstract of no more than 200 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 the 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. However, for manuscript review, please ensure all figures are incorporated within the single Word document. 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

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.

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: Animal Behavior Processes
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
• 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.

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).

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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