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_____________________________________________________________ Preparing Manuscripts for Publication in Psychology Journals: A Guide for New Authors American Psychological Association Washington, DC Copyright © 2010 by the American Psychological Association. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. A previous version of this paper was authored by Robert C. Calfee and Richard R. Valencia. The paper was revised extensively to reflect guidelines contained in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Published by American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Journal Publication Process 2 Submitting a Manuscript for Publication 2 The Peer Review Process 3 “Quick Read” 3 Actions Taken on a Manuscript 4 Characteristics of a Strong Manuscript 6 Substantive Aspects 6 Title and abstract 7 Introduction 7 Method. 7 Results and discussion. 8 Tables and figures 9 Ethical Considerations 9 Style 9 Converting One’s Dissertation Into a Journal Article 11 Deciding to Submit the Manuscript 11 Adapting a Dissertation for Publication 11 Brevity and focus. 11 Evaluation of analyses. 12 Interpretation of results 12 Writing style 12 Conclusion 14 References 15 Manuscript Preparation Guide Introduction This guide provides an overview of the process of preparing and su