FORMAT PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING FINAL DRAFTS OF ACCEPTED ARTICLES

All accepted manuscripts must be submitted in full compliance with APA style. Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed. - see http://www.apastyle.org/). Publication will be delayed until this is satisfactorily completed.

Final drafts can be submitted as an email attachment. If there are problems downloading it, the manuscript on a disk will need to be sent my regular mail.

Before sending the final draft, ensure that it complies with the following pre-copyediting format:

* One-inch margins all around on every page
* 12 pitch New Courier font throughout
* Everything double spaced, including references
* All pages numbered, beginning with the title page
* Running Head as a right header
* Author note on a separate page at the end of the paper, including full mailing addresses and any acknowledgments

GUIDELINES TO AUTHORS NOT FAMILIAR WITH APA FORMAT

If you do not have an APA manual, first go to their website: http://www.apastyle.org/. Explore it thoroughly to familiar yourself, including the Frequently Asked Question section.

Below are general instructions that cover most of the APA-type formatting you will need to do. If you are unsure about anything, consult an actual manual in your library or bookstore.

References

In text:

Follow this author/date system on this pattern:

* For citations - (Fine, 1993) or (Fine & Kurdek, 1993) for multiple authors
* For quoted material only, cite the page number(s) - (Fine, 1993, p. 1141) or (Fine, 1993, pp. 1141-1142)
* Do not use ibid or op cit - repeat the actual reference as appropriate.

In the reference section:

Note the capitalization conventions, and include all information in all references, including page numbers, as relevant.

Journal article:

Fine, M. A., & Kurdek, L. A. (1993). Reflections on determining authorship credit and authorship order on faculty-student collaborations. American Psychologist, 48, 1141-1147.

Book:

Nicol, A. A. M., & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for creating tables. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Book chapter:

O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York: Springer.