Submitted manuscripts must be written in the APA
(American
Psychological Association) editorial style. References should
relate only to material cited within the manuscript and be listed
in alphabetical order, including the author's name, complete
title of the cited work, title of the source, volume, issue, year
of publication, and pages cited. Please do not include any
abbreviations. See the following examples:
One author:
Author, A. A. (1994). Title of work. Location/City,
State: Publisher.
Two authors:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1994). Title
of work. Location/City,
State: Publisher.
More than two authors:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.
(1994). Title
of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.
Instance of publication in press:
Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap for e-commerce
standardization
in Korea. International Journal of IT Standards and
Standardization Research.
Chapter in an edited book:
Jaques, P. A., & Viccari, R. M. (2006).
Considering
students’ emotions in computer-mediated learning
environments. In Z. Ma (Ed.), Web-based intelligent e-learning
systems: Technologies and applications (pp. 122-138).
Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
Report from a university:
Broadhurst, R. G., & Maller, R. A. (1991). Sex
offending and recidivism (Tech. Rep. No. 3). Nedlands,
Western Australia: University of Western Australia, Crime
Research Centre.
Published proceedings:
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1991). A
motivational
approach to self: Integration in personality. In R. Dienstbier
(Ed.), Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Vol. 38. Perspectives
on motivation (pp. 237-288). Lincoln: University of Nebraska
Press.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s
thesis:
Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of
bulimia:
Normal-weight and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
University of Missouri, Columbia.
Paper presented at … :
Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early
data
on the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on
the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.
Web site:
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001).
Role of
reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology
undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.
Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/chapters.html
State author's name and year of publication where
you use the
source in the text. See the following examples:
Example 1: In most organizations, data
resources are
considered to be a major resource (Brown, 2002; Smith, 2001).
Example 2: Brown (2003) states that the value of data is
recognized by most organizations.
The author's name, date of publication, and the page(s)
on which the quotation appears in the original text should follow
direct quotations of another author's work.
Example 1: Brown (2002) states that "the
value of
data is realized by most organizations" (p. 45).
Example 2: "In most organizations, data resources are
considered to be a major organization asset" (Smith, 2003,
pp. 35-36) and must be carefully monitored by the senior
management.
For further information, please consult your
library or
contact: Order Department, American Psychological Association,
P.O. Box 92984, Washington, DC 20090-2984 or www.apastyle.org,
for a copy of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association – 5th
edition for APA style. You may also find it helpful to consult
the following Web sites:
http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html
http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html
Submission
Format
All submissions should be sent to the editor
electronically in
either MS Word, or RTF. Please
make sure complete editing of your citation is conducted to
ensure proper English language usage, grammatical structure,
spelling, and punctuation.
Attention to these details will contribute to clear, concise
communication of your ideas, and increase the chance of
acceptance of your manuscript by our reviewers.
It is the author’s responsibility to obtain
written
permission to include any copyrighted materials in the submitted
manuscript to this publication. The publisher of the book
requires a copy of the written permission submitted with the
final version of the manuscript.
ALL MATERIALS
SHOULD BE SENT
TO THE EDITOR
Upon acceptance, the author(s) will be required
to sign a
warranty that the MANUSCRIPT is an ORIGINAL work and has not been
submitted for publication or published elsewhere.
All manuscript submission should be
sent to:
tomei@rmu.edu
