SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Call for Papers: Penn State Behrend Psychology Journal
The Penn State Behrend Psychology Journal is devoted to publishing quality work conducted by undergraduate psychology students. Work will be accepted in any area of psychology. We expect most of the articles to be empirical research, however, exceptional review and theoretical articles will also be accepted.
Each paper must be sponsored by a psychology faculty member, who by their signature certifies that they have read and approved the article, and that all ethical principles of the APA have been followed in the conduct and reporting of the work. Graduate and faculty coauthors are permitted, but the primary author must have been an undergraduate student at the time the research was conducted.
Papers must be submitted in APA camera-ready format using the guidelines below. Submit one copy of the manuscript, laser printed in camera-ready format. Also, include the exact copy of the paper on an IBM high-density disk in Corel WordPerfect format. Papers in incorrect format will be returned. Although we do not have strict page limits on papers, we ask that they be written in a clear and concise manner.
Papers should be submitted to either Dr. Dawn Blasko, Kochel Center 49 Penn State Erie or Dr. Victoria Kazmerski, Kochel Center 48 at Penn State Erie, or may be placed in their division mailbox on the second floor of the Kochel Center.
Questions should be directed to Dr. Blasko at 898-6081, E-mail: DawnBlasko@psu.edu
Submission Form
Please include with your manuscript.
Title of Paper____________________________________________
Author(s) full names______________________________________
Address and phone of primary author ________________________
Name of Faculty sponsor (Please print)_________________________
Signature of Faculty sponsor
(By this signature I certify that I have reviewed this paper and found it to be ready for publication)
_____________________________________
Number of copies that you would like ________
If you will not be able to pick up your copies of the journal then please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope and we will mail it to you.
Paper Format
Each paper should be formatted using the guidelines below to ensure a consistent, attractive and professional journal. With the following exceptions APA guidelines in writing style, references and content should be followed.
1. No page numbering or running head, 1" margins all around, laser printed.
2. Title (14 pt. bold font, centered) followed by one space, authors (11 pt. bold) and affiliation (11 pt. bold).
Effects of Late Night TV Viewing on Morning Class Performance
Jonathon D. Letterman and Stacey M. Tonight
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
In recent years research on circadian rhythms has suggested a wide variety of individual differences in the way that people cope with different types of sleep wake cycles ...
3. The abstract should be full justified. It should follow the title after one extra space and should be indented to 2" margins. The word Abstract should not appear and the text of the abstract should be 9 points.
4. Introduction should not be labeled, but will follow at regular 1" margins one extra space after the abstract. Text should be left justified only.
5. Fonts: Times New Roman 10 point for text unless otherwise specified. Other fonts may be used in figures as long as they are clear and easy to read. In general anything that would be underlined in APA manuscript style, e.g., statistics, F(1, 10), should be italicized, F(1,10).
6. Spacing: Text should be single spaced. One extra space should be placed before major headings and subsections and before and after tables and figures.
7. Headers of main APA Sections should be bold 10 pt and centered, e.g., Method, Results, Discussion & References. Minor subsections that should have been underlined should be italicized. E.g., Participants. If the paper is a review, you may use organizational headings as you see fit within the above guidelines.
8. Figures and Tables should be embedded in the text at the end of the paragraph where they are first referenced. Be sure to keep the entire table or figure on one page. A horizontal line, with a space before and after, should be used to separate the table or figure from the text. A line is not necessary if the table is at the top or bottom of the page. Figure Captions should be placed directly below the appropriate figure not on a separate page.
9. References should be single spaced with the first line of each reference indented. Italicize journal titles and books. Do not put extra spaces between references.
10. Do not staple your manuscript, fasten it with a paper clip or removable clasp.
11. Long appendixes are discouraged. Provide examples of stimuli in the text or a table. Provide an address in the author notes where additional information can be requested.
12. End notes and Acknowledgments should follow the references. If you received funding from a grant, please thanks the sponsors here.