Instructions to Authors

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically and should be prepared to conform to the style and procedures described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract of 100 to 200 words. The abstract should contain statements of (a) the problem, (b) method, (c) results, and (d) conclusions when appropriate. The abstract should provide the reader with an idea of the theme and scope of the article.

Please use Times New Roman font, double spaced, in letter size format, and the length of the entire manuscript generally should not exceed 25 pages.

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Review Process

Manuscript Submission

Normally, manuscripts are reviewed by two reviewers knowledgeable in the applicable field of study. An attempt is made to review manuscripts within four weeks of receipt when possible.

The time frame from approval of a manuscript to publication is generally eight to ten months.

Authors will edit their galley proofs online after manuscripts are typeset, generally six months after initial acceptance.

At the time of acceptance, authors may consider their manuscripts In Press.

Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

Copyright Policy

Copyright protects the author and the publisher for “original works of authorship.” While copyright does not protect facts, ideas, inventions, systems or methods of operation, it may protect the way in which such things are expressed.The transfer of ownership of a copyright to a publisher prevents the author from future use of the work except as defined below.

Authors transfer copyright to the publisher as part of a journal publishing agreement, but authors have the right to:

Share their article for Personal Use, Internal Nondigital Instructional Use and Scholarly Sharing purposes,
Retain patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights (including research data).
Proper attribution and credit for the published work.

Concomitantly, Project Innovation retains the rights to:

Publish and distribute an article,
Grant rights to others, including for commercial purposes,
Provide the article in all forms and media so the article can be used on the latest technology (even after publication).
Enforce the rights in the article on behalf of an author, and against various possible third parties (for example, in the case of plagiarism or copyright infringement).

Retraction Guidelines

Publication

The journals described on this web site are independent and supported by subscriptions and shared author fees. They are not supported by membership, association dues, or advertising. Authors or their institutions share the cost of publication (generally $38 per typed double spaced page). Except for invited articles, authors will be invoiced for their share of publication costs at the time the manuscript is accepted for publication. Agreement to the terms of this contract by payment of page charges transfers the copyright ownership of the article to the journal for purposes of providing abstracting and copying services for dissemination. Information concerning additional reprints and reprint policy is disseminated with page proofs/galleys.