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Example APA Style Masked ManuscriptPsi Chi Journal of Psychological Research

The example masked manuscript below features key points to review before submitting your own research for potential publication in a peer-reviewed journal. For your convenience, citations to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition) are included where appropriate.

If you would like to view the final, published version of this example article, by authors Abigail A. Camden and Carrie M. Brown, please visit https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN22.4.294. Also, to uncover 40 additional common APA Style mistakes, see the recent invited editorial, “Conquering APA Style: Advice From APA Style Experts” at https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN22.3.154.

Author names and institutional affiliations removed from the masked manuscript. This protects authors’ confidentiality during the review process. APA 8.01.

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All manuscript text provided in double-spaced Times New Roman, size 12.

Verbs written in the past tense, unless regarding the implications of the present study or an ongoing definition. APA 3.18.

Basic findings included in the abstract such as effect sizes and confidence intervals. APA 2.04.

Three to five keywords placed at the end of the abstract. APA Figure 2.1.

Key terms italicized the first time that they are introduced only. APA 4.21.

Female and male used only as an adjective. Woman and man or girl and boy used in other cases. APA 3.16.

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All citations have a corresponding reference in the References section, and vice versa. APA 6 and 7.

Specific hypotheses written out in paragraph format. APA 2.05.

Available demographic information included for age, sex, race/ethnicity, etc. APA 2.06.

Institutional review board approval indicated in the manuscript (this is a unique requirement for Psi Chi Journal).

Abbreviations introduced once in the manuscript body. APA 4.22 and 4.23.

All available tables, figures, and appendices referenced at least once within the manuscript body. APA 5.10.

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Prefixes (e.g., non, pre, un, and anti) left unhyphenated. APA 4.13.

For p values other than p < .001, specific values should be provided with an = symbol. APA 4.35.

An effect size reported with F and p.

Zeros not included before the decimal point unless a number is currently less than 1, but could exceed 1 in other cases. APA 4.35.

Lists within a paragraph written with lowercase letters as shown. APA 3.04.

The terms we, our, and us used only to refer to the present authors, not broader groups or society in general. APA 3.09.

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Separate citations listed in alphabetical order, as they would be organized in the References section. APA 6.16.

Included in the Conclusion: the present study’s accomplishments, possibilities for future research, and why the present research is important. APA 2.08.

After the manuscript body, any References, Tables, Figures, and Appendices included, in that particular order.

DOI numbers provided wherever available in hyperlink format.

En dashes ( –) used when referring to a range of numbers, as opposed to hyphens (-) used for connecting words or em dashes (—) used to interrupt the flow of sentences. APA 4.13.

Volume number included for all journal articles, but not the issue number unless the journal is paginated separately by issue. APA 6.30.

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Numbers rounded consistently to two decimal places, unless the term is very small such as .001. APA 4.44.

Abbreviations in tables written out beneath each table. APA 4.13.