The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance^® publishes studies on perception, control of action, perceptual aspects of language processing, and related cognitive processes. All sensory modalities and motor systems are within its purview.

The journal also encourages studies with a neuroscientific perspective that contribute to the functional understanding of perception and performance. Authors are encouraged to consider and discuss the relevance and implications of their work for other areas of psychology, including those that are not typically featured in the journal.

There are three types of articles:

• Observations facilitate the rapid communication of ground-breaking research of general interest to readers of the journal. Observations are limited to 2,500 words in the main body of the text. A cover letter should explain why the research is appropriate to present as an Observation. Observations will be rejected without review at a higher rate than longer articles.
• Reports consist of empirical studies that increase theoretical understanding of human perception and performance. Studies will typically include human data, although machine and animal studies that reflect on human capabilities may also be published. Should an author submit a full Report following an Observation (or the other way around), the relationship between the two manuscripts must be acknowledged in an author footnote.
• Commentary may occasionally be published consisting of nonempirical reports, theoretical notes, or criticism on topics pertinent to the journal's concerns.

Disclaimer: APA and the Editors of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance^® assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles.

Incoming (2018) Editorial Board

(handling all new submissions in 2017)

Incoming (2018) Editor

Isabel Gauthier
Vanderbilt University

Incoming (2018) Associate Editors

Monica Castelhano
Queens University, Canada

Marc Ernst
University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Robert Gray
Arizona State University Polytechnic

Heiko Hecht
Johannes Gutenberg-Universiät Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Barbara Juhasz
Wesleyan University

Joel Snyder
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Sascha Topolinski
Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

Melody Wiseheart
York University, Canada

Geoff Woodman
Vanderbilt University

Incoming (2018) Consulting Editors

Wendy Adams
University of Southampton

Elkan Akyurek
University of Groningen

Francois-Xavier Alario
CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université

Eric Amazeen
Arizona State University

Ulrich Ansorge
University of Vienna

Anthony Atkinson
Durham University

Benjamin Backus
SUNY College of Optometry

Michael Barnett-Cowan
University of Waterloo

Stefanie Becker
The University of Queensland

Mark Becker
Michigan State University

Artem Belopolsky
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Derek Besner
University of Waterloo

Walter Boot
Florida State University

Marc Brysbaert
Ghent University

Nancy Carlisle
Lehigh University

Kyle Cave
University of Massachusetts

Barbara Church
Georgia State University

Joshua Cosman
Pfizer Inc.

Sarah Creem-Regehr
University of Utah

Christopher Davoli
Central Michigan University

Massimiliano Di Luca
University of Birmingham

Chris Donkin
University of New South Wales

Knut Drewing
Justus Liebig University Giessen

Frank Durgin
Swarthmore College

Paul Dux
The University of Queensland

Brett Fajen
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Charles Folk
Villanova University

Sophie Forster
University of Sussex

Tom Foulsham
University of Essex

Gregory Francis
Purdue University

Christian Frings
University of Trier

Gareth Gaskell
University of York

Bradley Gibson
University of Notre Dame

Barry Giesbrecht
University of California, Santa Barbara

Stefan Glasauer
Ludwig-Maximilian University

Scott Glover
University of London

Jonathan Grainger
CNRS & Aix-Marseille University

Gina Grimshaw
Victoria University of Wellington

William Hayward
The University of Hong Kong, China

Clayton Hickey
University of Trento

Michael Hout
New Mexico State University

Timothy Hubbard
Arizona State University

Amelia Hunt
University of Aberdeen

Helene Intraub
University of Delaware

Jessica Irons
Ohio State University

Luis Jimenez
University of Santiago de Compostela

Todd Kahan
Bates College

Sachiko Kinoshita
Macquarie University

Andrew Leber
The Ohio State University

Daniel Levin
Vanderbilt University

Juan Lupiáñez
Universidad de Granada

Stephen Lupker
University of Western Ontario

Michael Masson
University of Victoria

Robert McIntosh
The University of Edinburgh

Lynden Miles
University of Aberdeen

Jeff Miller
University of Otago

Subhobrata Mitra
Nottingham Trent University

Marko Nardini
University of Durham

Mark Nieuwenstein
University of Groningen

Christian Olivers
VU University Amsterdam

John Philbeck
George Washington University

Jane Raymond
University of Birmingham

Anina Rich
Macquarie University

Michael Richardson
University of Cincinnati

Timothy Ricker
College of Staten Island & The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Jelena Ristic
McGill University

Rachel Robbins
University of Western Sydney

Eric Ruthruff
University of New Mexico

Thomas Sanocki
University of South Florida

Glenn Schellenberg
University of Toronto – Mississauga

Natalie Sebanz
Central European University

Adriane Seiffert
Vanderbilt University

Kimron Shapiro
University of Birmingham

Jeroen Smeets
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Daniel Smilek
University of Waterloo

Tim Smith
Birkbeck, University of London

Mitchell Sommers
Washington University

Alessandra Souza
University of Zurich, Switzerland

Thomas Stoffregen
University of Minnesota

Petroc Sumner
CardiffUniversity

Laura Thomas
North Dakota State University

Yehoshua Tsal
Tel Aviv University

Rolf Ulrich
University of Tuebingen

Erik van der Burg
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Troy Visser
University of Western Australia

Derrick Watson
University of Warwick

Simon Watt
Bangor University, Wales

Daniel Weissman
University of Michigan

Jessica Witt Colorado
State University

Alan C.-N. Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brad Wyble
Pennsylvania State University

Melvin Yap
National University of Singapore

Frank Zaal
University of Groningen

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Outgoing Editorial Board

(handling invited revisions only during 2017)

Outgoing Editor

James T. Enns
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Outgoing Associate Editors

Stefanie I. Becker
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Monica Castelhano
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Creem-Regehr
University of Utah

Marc Ernst
Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Brett Fajen
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rob Gray
Arizona State University

Heiko Hecht
Johannes Gutenberg-Universiät Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Barbara Juhasz
Wesleyan University

Geoffrey Woodman
Vanderbilt University

Outgoing Consulting Editors

Wendy Adams
University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Elkan Akyurek
University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

F.- Xavier Alario
Aix-Marseille Université & CNRS, Marseille, France

Eric Amazeen
Arizona State University

Ulrich Ansorge
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Anthony P. Atkinson
University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom

Benjamin Backus
SUNY College of Optometry

Michael Barnett-Cowan
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Mark Becker
Michigan State University

Artem V. Belopolsky
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Derek Besner
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Walter R. Boot
Florida State University

Bruno Breitmeyer
University of Houston

Marc Brysbaert
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Nancy Carlisle
Lehigh University

Kyle Cave
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Barbara Church
Georgia State University

Joshua Cosman
Pfizer Inc

Christopher Davoli
Central Michigan University

Massimiliano Di Luca
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Chris Donkin
University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia

Knut Drewing
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

Frank Durgin
Swarthmore College

Paul Dux
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Charles Folk
Villanova University

Sophie Forster
University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

Tom W. Foulsham
University of Essex, Essex, United Kingdom

Carol A. Fowler
University of Connecticut

Gregory Francis
Purdue University

Christian Frings
University of Trier, Trier, Germany

M. Gareth Gaskell
University of York, York, United Kingdom

Bradley S. Gibson
University of Notre Dame

Barry Giesbrecht
University of California, Santa Barbara

Stefan Glasauer
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany

Scott Glover
University of London, London

Jonathan Grainger
CNRS & Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

Gina M. Grimshaw
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

William Hayward
The University of Hong Kong, China

Clayton Hickey
University of Trento, Roveretto, Italy

Michael C. Hout
New Mexico State University

Timothy L. Hubbard
Arizona State University

Amelia Hunt
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Helene Intraub
University of Delaware

Luis Jimenez
University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain

Todd A. Kahan
Bates College

Sachiko Kinoshita
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Andrew Leber
The Ohio State University

Daniel Levin
Vanderbilt University

Juan Lupiáñez
Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

Stephen J. Lupker
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Michael E. J. Masson
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Robert D. McIntosh
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lynden K. Miles
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Jeff Miller
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Suvobrata Mitra
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Marko Nardini
University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom

Mark R. Nieuwenstein
University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Christian N. L. Olivers
VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

John Philbeck
George Washington University

Alexander Pollatsek
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Jane E. Raymond
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Anina N. Rich
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Michael Richardson
University of Cincinnati

Timothy Ricker
College of Staten Island & The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Jelena Ristic
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rachel A. Robbins
University of Western Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Eric Ruthruff
University of New Mexico

Thomas Sanocki
University of South Florida

Glenn Schellenberg
University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Natalie Sebanz
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Adriane Seiffert
Vanderbilt University

Kimron Shapiro
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jeroen Smeets
VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Daniel Smilek
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Tim Smith
Birbeck University of London, London, United Kingdom

Joel Snyder
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mitchell S. Sommers
Washington University in St. Louis

Thomas A. Stoffregen
University of Minnesota

Petroc Sumner
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Laura E. Thomas
North Dakota State University

Yehoshua Tsal
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Rolf Ulrich
University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany

Erik Van der Burg
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Troy Visser
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Derrick G. Watson
University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Simon Watt
Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom

Alan C.-N. Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Brad Wyble
Pennsylvania State University

Melvin Yap
National University of Singapore

Frank T. J. M. Zaal
University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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David Roddy
American Psychological Association

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Dr. Isabel Gauthier, Editor
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Vanderbilt University PMB 407817
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Nashville, TN 37240-7817

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Related Journals of Experimental Psychology

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

• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition

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  Hughes, G., Desantis, A., & Waszak, F. (2013). Mechanisms of intentional binding and sensory attenuation: The role of temporal prediction, temporal control, identity prediction, and motor prediction. Psychological Bulletin, 139, 133–151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028566
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