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 manuscript must be original, not published elsewhere and not submitted for consideration or review in another journal.
• The text is double-spaced and uses a 12-point font, with 1 inch margins on the side. Tables and figures should be included in the text while images/photos should be sent in a separate file. The file should be saved as a Microsoft Word file (i.e.doc or .docx).
• Articles must be written following the bibliographic style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). References and templates for APA 7th edition style can be found here.
• Must have an accurate reference list and if available, include the URLs to access the references online.
• Must meet the word count of the kind of article being submitted.
• To ensure a blind review, the title page should be submitted separately from the main article. The title page should contain the names and affiliations of all the authors, the contact information of the corresponding author, and the running head. The rest of the manuscript should be sent in a separate file and should not contain the names of the authors and should only display the same running head used in the title page.
• Permission to use copyrighted material must have been secured by the author.
• The title page, manuscript, and additional files must be submitted to ScholarOne.