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Salutations! The student editors of THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (JPBS), take great pride in soliciting manuscripts especially from undergraduate and graduate students that recognize the value of publishing in JPBS as an indicator of academic preparation. The mission of JPBS is to acknowledge the student-mentor relationship leading to publication. NOTE: we are one of the few Journals that does not require a submission fee!

Entry deadline is Feb. 15th of every year for any future journal.

Submissions should be sent to our Faculty Editor:

Dr. Daniel J. Calcagnetti

JPBS Faculty Editor

Department of Psychology M06OA

Fairleigh Dickinson University

285 Madison Avenue

Madison, NJ 07940

Phone: (973) 443-8974

E-mail: [email protected]

Publication Policy and Instructions

Policy: JPBS Submission Priority: February 15th. Submissions will still be accepted after this date, but may be considered for a later issue if the current issue is complete. Notification Accept/Reject: if you met the February deadline: June. JPBS issue #11, when complete, will be supplied to institutions & individuals for a fee of $10.00 per copy.

JPBS Submission Instructions: BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS!

1. All manuscripts MUST be formatted in strict accordance with rules of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (4th or latest edition). Manuscripts not adhering to this criterion will be automatically rejected.
2. Manuscripts must be submitted in hard copy (four complete copies) in clear near-Letter quality (DOT Matrix is unacceptable). All submission are reviewed blind. Author identity should be restricted to the cover letter and cover page of the manuscript. Please include your e-mail address if available. Please see the inside back cover for the remaining instructions
3. For undergraduate submissions without a faculty co-author, the student MUST include a sponsoring statement from their faculty advisor to assure the quality of the work and that all APA ethical considerations have been followed. Please include a 75-100 word author profile.
4. Each paper submission MUST include a self-addressed stamped envelope of proper size& with sufficient postage to return materials. Papers submitted without return materials will be discarded.
5. Please send ONLY high quality original articles. Do not send articles which have been accepted for publication, or have been published, in whole or part, elsewhere.
6. Given a manuscript is reviewed and requires revision, it is the sole responsibility to make the specified changes and resubmit it to JPBS within 1 month of return. Manuscript which take longer than 1 month to revise and arrive at our offices are subject to potential lengthy delay in publishing and may not be published until the following issue.
7. Use of Humans as participants must be accompanied with written statement that all guidelines of the APA regarding informed consent and ethical treatment of participants. Studies involving deceit must justify such measures.
8. Use of non-human subjects must be accompanied by a written statement that all subjects were maintained and treated according to the APA guidelines for Care and Use. In addition, a written statement from the institution's Internal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be submitted attesting to the review and approval of these studies. The phone number of the present IACUC chairperson must be included.

UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT

1. Final manuscripts accepted for publications must be submitted in identical Printed format- (One final complete hard copy) and a 3.5" floppy diskette.
2. JPBS requests the use of WordPerfect for Macintosh (2.1 or higher) or IBM computer 5.1 (or higher).
3. One free copy of JPBS will be sent to the first author of the manuscript.
4. Finally, transference of Copyright of ownership to JPBS must be completed before publication. Transfer of copyright documentation (sent with the acceptance letter) must be signed by the author (s) and returned to our offices.

JPBS is currently an annual periodical published by the Psychology Department of Fairleigh Dickinson University at Madison, New Jersey. The responsibility for review and contact is the responsibility of our undergraduate and graduate journal student officers coordinated by the current student editor.

JPBS offers undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty an opportunity to publish in a recognized academic journal however, the student, and not the faculty mentor, must be the first author of any accepted submission. Manuscripts submitted wherein the Ph.D. is first author will be returned without review. JPBS is a student-run journal for students. Articles in ANY topical area of psychology are considered including, but not limited to:

Behavioral Neuroscience, Social, Sport, Industrial/Organizational, Clinical, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Personality, Learning, Psychopharmacology, Health, Medical, Cognitive, Psychotraumatology, Developmental, Psychology of Women/Men, Developmental, Experimental, Humanistic; Transpersonal and Peace Psychology.

Visit our web page at: http://www.alpha.fdu.edu/psychweb. Past volumes of articles in print (and copyrighted) are available for reading on our webpage.

To place a subscription, please supply the following information to our Faculty Editor, Dr. Daniel J. Calcagnetti: Address, Ship to: Contact Person Phone/e-mail Volume #(s) #of Vols. Ordered Total Amount

Copyright © 1997 by the Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham-Madison, N.J. Volume 11, published Summer 1997, all rights reserved. Permission for reproduction in whole or in part must be obtained directly in writing from the Faculty Editor, Dr. Daniel J. Calcagnetti.

JPBS is an annual periodical published by the Psychology Department of Fairleigh Dickinson University at Madison, New Jersey. The review manuscripts is the responsibility of our undergraduate and graduate journal student officers coordinated by the current student editors. Past volumes of articles in print (and copyrighted) are available for reading via the Internet. © 1997 by the Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham-Madison, N.J. Volume 11, published Summer 1997, all rights reserved. Permission for reproduction in whole or in part must be obtained directly in writing from the Faculty Editor-in Chief, Dr. Daniel J. Calcagnetti. Our ISSN # is: 1061-6799

Other Journals that highlight Student Publication/Research in Psychology include:

• 1) Der Zeitgeist: The Student Journal of Psychology (TM) (ISSN 1080-6725) is an electronic journal devoted to publishing the work of psychology undergraduate and graduate students. The Journal is published annually on the World Wide Web during the month of July. All three APA approved articles are considered.URL: Der Zeitgeist can be viewed at http://www.wwu.edu/~9140024/index.html

Submission Requirements: Manuscripts are required to meet the standards and guidelines approved in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed., 1994). Submit four typed double spaced manuscripts. Submit a second copy on a 3.5 in. diskette. Indicate word processor and computer format used. Submit a letter of recommendation by a professor who is familiar with the research of the author. Submit a 75-100 word author profile. Submit a $25.00 submission fee made payable in U.S. funds to Der Zeitgeist: The Student Journal of Psychology.

Note: The Payment is non-refundable. Submission Deadlines: July edition deadline: May 1

• 2) Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research Founded 1996; Telephone (423) 756-2044

• 3) Modern Psychological Studies: Founded 1992; Telephone (423) 785-2238

• 4) Journal of Psychological Inquiry: Founded 1996 Contact Mark Ware, Psych. Dept., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE 68178

JPBS provides this information in service to our founding mission to promote the publication of research by worthy students. We are dedicated to pursue this mission into the next century and beyond.

Note: All JPBS text/graphics and correspondence were processed by a single Power Macintosh 7200. The print type is Geo Slab 703 Lt Bt light, 10-14 point.