Manuscript Preparation
Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology accepts three types of manuscripts: original article, review article/meta-analyses article, and brief report
- Guidelines for Formatting a Manuscript
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- Manuscript must be written in English. It is recommended that the manuscript is drafted using Times New Roman font with a font size of 12 and double-spacing. Font size and line spacing for Table(s) and Figure(s) may be adjusted as needed.
- Manuscript submissions must include the following in the order listed:
- a. Cover letter: The cover letter should briefly describe the research, in addition to verifying that the manuscript is not being reviewed by another journal. In addition, if there is a conflict of interest to declare, this should be indicated in the cover letter. If there are no conflict of interest to declare, this should also be indicated with a phrase such as “The authors declare that there exist no conflict of interest.”
- b. Title Page: The title page should include a running head of up to 6 words, as well as the full title of the article. All authors and affiliation must be provided. A corresponding author must be designated with contact details including full postal address and e-mail address. If there is a funding source available, this information must be provided. A competing interest statement should be provided even if there exist no competing interests to declare. If there exist competing interests, a detailed disclosure must be submitted in a separate Declaration of Interest form. If there exist funding for the research, this must be clearly stated.
- i. Formatting of funding sources: List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements: Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; and the National Science Foundation of Korea [grant number zzzz]. It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
- c. Abstract with a minimum of three to maximum six key words.
- d. Text main body: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion
- e. Acknowledgement if applicable: Provide acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
- f. References
- g. Author Contribution Statement: All authors must provide information regarding contribution to the research and article. In addition, all authors must indicate their title and affiliation at the time during which the research was conducted and manuscript was drafted in accordance with the Korean regulation concerning publication ethics. A sample form is available here.
- h. Tables: Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body.
- i. Figures: Figure(s) of good quality should be submitted as a separate tiff, jpeg file. A legend must be provided for each figure.
- j. Appendices or supplemental materials if applicable
- The manuscript is expected to be written in accordance with the KPA Publication guidelines and the latest version of the APA Publication Manual.
- The manuscript must be uploaded either in word (*.doc, *.docx). It is recommended that author(s) use font size 12 with double spacing between lines
- Length of Manuscript
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- Original article. Abstract should not exceed 200 words. It is recommended that the manuscript include only up to five tables and figures. If necessary, appendices or supplemental materials can be added. The main body of the manuscript should not exceed 5000 words excluding references and the manuscript should not exceed 12 pages (excluding tables, figures).
- Review articles and meta-analyses. Abstract should not exceed 200 words. It is recommended that the manuscript include only up to five tables and figures. If necessary, appendices and supplemental materials can be added. The main body of the manuscript should not exceed 8000 words excluding references and the manuscript should not exceed 14 pages (excluding tables and figures).
- Brief reports. Abstract should not exceed 200 words. It is recommended that the manuscript include only up to two tables and figures. If necessary, appendices and supplemental materials can be added. The main body of the manuscript including references should not exceed 2000 words or 7 pages.
- Font Sizes for Specific Sections
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- Title of the article – 22
- Subtitles: Method, Results, Discussion, References – 12
- Subtitles in Method, Results, and Discussion (e.g., ‘Participants’, ‘Measures’) – 12
- Statistical Reports
- The following consists of guidelines and examples for reporting statistical results in the main body
- Shows significant difference
t(15) = 2.98, p < .01.
F(1, 104) = 10.24, p < .001.
χ 2(4, N = 49) = 14.87, p < .01.
- Does not show significant difference
t(14) = 1.06, p > .05. or t(14) = 1.06, ns.
F(1, 28) = 1.66, p > .05. or F(1, 28) = 1.66, ns.
F(1, 28) < 1.00, ns.
- The correlation between the two variables was r = .76 (p < .001).
The two variables were moderately correlated, r = .58, p < .001.
The two variables were not significantly correlated, r = -.07, p > .10. or r = -.07, ns.
- It is recommended to report down to two decimal places when reporting coefficients of correlation, ratios, or inferential statistics (e.g. F, t, χ2). When reporting the statistical significance level (p value), declare down to two or three decimal places (e.g. p = .024). If the significance level is lower that .001, report as p < .001.
- The 0 before decimal points should be omitted if the statistical value cannot exceed 1 (e.g. coefficients of correlation, ratios, significance level). If the statistical value can exceed 1, the 0 before decimal points are generally marked.
- Mark the number of total participant sample size with N (e.g. N = 234). When reporting sample sizes of groups that are part of the whole sample, use n (n = 140).
- Tables and Figures
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- If author(s) chooses to place table(s) and/or figure(s) at the end of the main manuscript, the position of each table/figure in the main body should be marked as the following:
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Table 1
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- The title of the table is to be lined up to the upper left side (e.g., Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants).
- Abbreviations, highlights, and units of measurement should be explained. However, explanations for standard statistical abbreviations are unnecessary. Notes should be presented in the following order: general note, specific note, statistical note.
e.g.) Note. Averages with the same subscripts show that they are not significantly different.
BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory.
an = 45. n = 62.
*p < .05. **p < .01.
- The title of the figure is to be lined up to the lower left side. Guidelines for presenting figures or graphs are as follows.
- a. Figures and graphs should be presented in a format that are re-creatable with ease.
- b. The axis of a graph should in the shape of an “L.” Vertical and horizontal lines inside the graph should be omitted.
- c. The label for each axis should be centered.
- d. The figure legend should be lined up to the middle-right of the figure.
- References
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- In-text citations should be in provided in alphabetical order of the last name of authors. If the last name of the first author is identical, the order depends on the alphabetical order of the last name of the second, third (…) author. If two or more different articles are written by the same author(s), the order depends on the publication date. If the author(s) and publication date are all identical, the order should be in the alphabetical order of the title (excluding “A” or “The”) and marks such as a, b, c, should be added. For serial articles by the same authors, published in the same year, the order should be in the sequence of the serial.
- Contact with the authors is needed to confirm the English title of books that do not yet have official English titles.
- For in-text citation of an article by two authors, use “and” between the authors. When there are three or more authors, add “et al.” after the first author’s last name. If two articles share the same first author, specify as many names needed for differentiation after the first author, followed by “et al.”
e.g.)
- a. Article by a single author
Lee (2016)
The results of the study (Lee, 2016)
- b. Article by two authors
Lee and Kim (2016)
The results of the study (Lee & Kim, 2016)
- c. Article by three or more authors
Kim et al. (2016)
The results of the study (Kim et al., 2016)
- Examples of References
- [Periodic Publications or Academic Journals]
- Mark to number of volume. If the starting page is 1 in each issue, mark the issue number after the volume number in parentheses.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2016). Title of article. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125, 1-15.
- [Graduate/Master’s/Doctoral Thesis]
- For unpublished doctoral thesis
Author, A. A. (2016). Title of doctoral dissertation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- For unpublished master’s thesis
Author, A. A. (2016). Title of master’s thesis (Unpublished master’s thesis). Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Dissertations that are available in a database.
Author, A. A. (2016). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis). Retrieved from Name of database. (Accession or Order No.)
- [Publications Expected to be Published]
- Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (in press). Title of the article. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxx.
- [Conference Presentation Material]
- Author, C., & Author, J. (2015, August). Title of the presentation. Paper (or Poster) presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.
- [Books]
- When citing the whole book
Author, A. A. (2016). Title of the book. Publisher.
- When citing a chapter of a book
Author, J. J. (2016). Title of the chapter. In A. A. Author (Ed.). Title of the book (pp. 244-316). Publisher.
- [Unpublished or Unofficial Publications]
- Author, A. A. (2016). Title of manuscript. Unpublished manuscript [or “Manuscript submitted for publication,” or “Manuscript in preparation”].
- Other Considerations
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- If there are twenty or less authors, all authors must be presented in the Reference section.
- If there are more than twenty authors, write the name of twenty authors, add an ellipsis (…), and write the last author’s name at the end.
e.g.) Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D., Author, E., Author, F., . . . Author, L. (2016). Title of the paper. Journal Name, 1, 1-15.
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