Author Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in PsyCh Journal. Please consult the following instructions to help you prepare your manuscript, and feel free to contact us with any questions. To ensure fast peer review and publication, manuscripts that do not adhere to the following instructions will be returned to the corresponding author for technical revision before undergoing peer review. We look forward to your submission.
Wiley and the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPCAS) award the Wiley-IPCAS Prize for Excellence in Psychological Science each year from 2012. The Prize has been inaugurated to promote psychology scholarship in China. It consists of US$5000 and is awarded to the best article written by a Chinese or China-based researcher published in PsyCh Journal or Acta Psychologica Sinica for that year.
1. Aims and scope
PsyCh Journal, China's first international psychology journal, publishes peer reviewed research articles, research reports and integrated research reviews spanning the entire spectrum of scientific psychology and its applications. PsyCh Journal is the flagship journal of the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - the only national psychology research institute in China - and reflects the high research standards of the nation.
Launched in 2012, PsyCh Journal is devoted to the publication of advanced research exploring basic mechanisms of the human mind and behavior, and delivering scientific knowledge to enhance understanding of culture and society. Towards that broader goal, the Journal will provide a forum for academic exchange and a ldquo;knowledge bridgerdquo; between China and the World, by showcasing high-quality, cutting-edge research related to the science and practice of psychology both within and outside of China.
PsyCh Journal features original articles, of both empirical and theoretical research in scientific psychology and interdisciplinary sciences, across all levels, from molecular, cellular and system, to individual, group and society. The Journal also publishes evaluative and integrative review papers on any significant research contribution in any area of scientific psychology.
Frequency: 3 times per year
2. Editorial review and acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
Manuscripts should be in a clear, concise, direct style. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of content, the Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
3. Pre-submission resources
Author Services
Prior to submission, we encourage you to browse the Author Resources section of the Wiley-Blackwell
Pre-submission English-language editing
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found on the
Chinese Scholars Network
Chinese authors might also be interested in visiting Wiley-Blackwellrsquo;s
4. Manuscript preparation
Manuscript style
Manuscripts (including spelling, punctuation, abbreviations, references/citations and notes) must conform to the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., 2010), unless specified otherwise.
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order:
(i) title page, (ii) abstract and keywords, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgments, (v) references, (vi) notes, (vii) tables, (viii) figures, (ix) appendix and (x) supplementary information.
Parts of the manuscript
Title page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent. The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote on the title page.
The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.
Abstract and keywords
Original articles must have a structured abstract that states the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. Review Articles should have a similarly concise but informative abstract. The abstract should be 300 words or fewer, and should not contain abbreviations or references.
At least three keywords, for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract.
Acknowledgments
The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authorsrsquo; industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
References
All referencing must conform to the APA Publication Manual. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Reference to unpublished data and personal communications should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g. Smith A, 2000, unpublished data). All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list.
Notes
Notes should be placed as a list at the end of the paper only, not at the foot of each page. They should be numbered in the list and referred to in the text with consecutive, superscript Arabic numerals. Keep notes brief and few in number: they should contain only short comments tangential to the main argument of the paper and should not include references.
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
Figures
All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name. For submission, low-resolution figures saved as .jpg or .bmp files should be uploaded, for ease of transmission during the review process. Upon acceptance of the article, high-resolution figures (at least 300 d.p.i.) saved as .eps or .tif files should be uploaded. More information about figures is available on
Figure legends. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Appendices
These should be placed at the end of the paper, labeled as specified in the APA Publication Manual (section 2.13), and referred to in the text. If written by a person other than the author of the main text, the writerrsquo;s name should be included below the title.
Supporting Information
Supporting information is not essential to the article but provides greater depth and background and may include tables, figures, videos, data sets, etc. This material can be submitted with your manuscript, and will appear online, without editing or typesetting. Guidelines on how to prepare this material and which formats and files sizes are acceptable can be found on the
5. Submission of manuscript
Manuscripts should be submitted online at
CrossCheck
The journal to which you are submitting your manuscript employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Publication fees
Authors will be advised beforehand if any charges will apply should they opt to publish color figures. No other publication fees are applicable.
Submission requirements
Each submission must include: a cover letter, title page, copyright form and manuscript.
Cover letter
Papers are accepted for publication in the Journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the cover letter.
The cover letter must also contain an acknowledgment that all authors have contributed significantly, and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the OnlineOpen option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
CTA Terms and Conditions
For authors choosing OnlineOpen
If the OnlineOpen option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Creative Commons Attribution License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA
To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the Copyright FAQs hosted on Wiley Author Services
If you select the OnlineOpen option and your research is funded by The Wellcome Trust and members of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) you will be given the opportunity to publish your article under a CC-BY license supporting you in complying with Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK requirements. For more information on this policy and the Journalrsquo;s compliant self-archiving policy please visit:
Conflict of interest
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest by disclosing at the time of submission any financial arrangements they have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. Such information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review and will not influence the editorial decision. If the article is accepted for publication, the Editor will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be communicated to the reader.
If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating authorization to reproduce the material, must be attached to the cover letter.
Ethics
Where applicable, manuscripts must contain a statement to the effect that all human and/or animal studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have been performed in accordance with appropriate ethical standards, such as those specified in the APA Publication Manual (section 8.04). It should also be state clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under the study should be omitted.
PsyCh Journal is a member of the
Clinical trial registration
PsyCh Journal requires that the clinical trials submitted for its consideration are registered in a publicly accessible database. Authors should include the name of the trial register and their clinical trial registration number in the Acknowledgments section of their manuscript. If you wish the editor[s] to consider an unregistered trial, please explain briefly why the trial has not been registered.
Randomized controlled trials
Reporting of randomized controlled trials should follow the guidelines of
6. Post-acceptance
Author Services
Author Services is a Wiley-Blackwell service that provides useful information for authors, enables authors to track accepted articles through the production process, enables authors to gain free access to their published articles and nominate up to 10 colleagues to be provided with free access to their published articles.
Early View
PsyCh Journal offers rapid speed to publication using Wiley-Blackwellrsquo;s Early View service. Early View articles are complete full-text articles published online in advance of their publication in a printed issue. Articles are therefore available as soon as they are ready, rather than having to wait for the next scheduled print issue. Early View articles are complete and final. They have been fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication and the authorsrsquo; final corrections have been incorporated. Because they are in final form, no changes can be made after online publication. The nature of Early View articles means that they do not yet have volume, issue or page numbers, so Early View articles cannot be cited in the traditional way. They are therefore given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked before it is allocated to an issue. After print publication, the DOI remains valid and can continue to be used to cite and access the article. More information about DOIs can be found
Online Open
Online Open is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Online Open the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in the funding agency's preferred archive. For more information, please read the full list of
Prior to acceptance there is no requirement to inform the Editorial Office that you intend to publish your paper Online Open. All Online Open articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the Journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.
Offprints
The Publisher shall provide 20 paper offprints to the first-named Contributor. Additional offprints may be ordered online from
7. Editorial office address
Editorial Office, PsyCh Journal
Room 225, South Building, Institute of Psychology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
16 Lincui Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing
China 100101
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