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Author Guidelines
Manuscripts are submitted in APA style.
Manuscript must be word processed using Word or Open Office Writer, double-spaced, with wide margins. Paginate consecutively starting with the title page. The organization of the paper should be indicated by appropriate headings and subheadings. File should be saved in .doc or .rtf file type.
Please remove all personally identifiable information from the file.
Word 2003: Tools/Options; Security tab; Privacy Options: check the box next to "Remove personal information from file properties on save." Then, Save the document.
Word 2007: Click the Microsoft Office Button. Point to Prepare, and then click Inspect Document. Make sure that “Document Properties and Personal Information “ is checked. Click the Inspect button. Click "Remove All" button. Close. Save the document.
Originality: Authors should note that only original articles are accepted for publication. Submission of a manuscript represents certification on the part of the author(s) that neither the article submitted, nor a version of it has been published, or is being considered for publication elsewhere.
Abstracts of 100 to 150 words are required to introduce each article.
Format: prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest ed.). A synopsis of this manual is available from the American Psychological Association. http://apa.org/
When possible, all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
If this is not possible:
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Figures should be referenced in text and appear in numerical sequence starting with Figure 1. Line art must be original "drawings" in black ink proportionate to our page size. Indicate top and bottom of figure where confusion may exist. Labeling should be 8 point type. Clearly identify all figures. Large figures should be drawn on separate pages and their placement within the text indicated by inserting:
—Insert Figure 1 here—
Tables must be cited in text in numerical sequence starting with Table 1. Each table must have a descriptive title. Any footnotes to tables are indicated by superior lower case letters. Large tables should be typed on separate pages and their approximate placement indicated within text by inserting:
—Insert Table 1 here—
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Authors will receive twenty complimentary reprints of their published article. Additional reprints may be ordered.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word doc, or rtf file types with identifying information removed from the file.
Remove all personally identifiable information from the file.
Word 2003: Tools/Options; Security tab; Privacy Options: check the box next to "Remove personal information from file properties on save." Then, Save the document.
Word 2007: Click the Microsoft Office Button. Point to Prepare, and then click Inspect Document. Make sure that “Document Properties and Personal Information “ is checked. Click the Inspect button. Click "Remove All" button. Close. Save the document. - All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://baywood.com) are activated and ready to click.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and when possible, all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- The manuscript file has had the authors' names removed. If an author is cited, "Author" and year are used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of author's name, paper title, etc.
Remove all personally identifiable information from the electronic file itself.
Word 2003: Tools/Options; Security tab; Privacy Options: check the box next to "Remove personal information from file properties on save." Then, Save the document.
Word 2007: Click the Microsoft Office Button. Point to Prepare, and then click Inspect Document. Make sure that “Document Properties and Personal Information “ is checked. Click the Inspect button. Click "Remove All" button. Close. Save the document.
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