Hi
I think this reflects badly on the editors (or perhaps there was some
pre-editor screening process?), or at least on the journal unless the
errors were really egregious ... no method or results section, results
preceding method, absence of critical statistics (which I would not call
a style issue), ... What purely "style" issue actually interferes with
comprehension (and evaluation) of a manuscript? Wouldn't "style"
matters be better dealt with by one line in the evaluation (accepted
subject to final version that adheres to apa style, ...).
Take care
Jim
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Professor of Psychology
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>>> Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca> 24-Aug-09 2:30:00 PM >>>
Dear Jim and Tipsters,
Perception & Psychophysics returned a paper to me unread because it did
not follow APA format.
Sincerely,
Stuart
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca]
Sent: August 24, 2009 3:26 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Running head
Hi
Has anyone ever had a manuscript rejected because of an APA style
error? I haven't despite numerous violations. I wonder if we spend too
much time on "niceties" of apa style given APA itself can't seem to get
it correct, adherence does not really matter except for classwork, and
clear communication is more important than "style" issues (I do
appreciate the aspects of the APA manual that address writing clearly).
Take care
Jim
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca
>>> Deb Briihl <dbri...@valdosta.edu> 24-Aug-09 1:07:38 PM >>>
One of my coworkers contacted the APA gurus about the Running head. The
sample paper is incorrect (why is this a theme?) - the running head is
to
be on each page to the left - the words "Running head" are not to be
included.
Deb
Dr. Deborah S. Briihl
Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
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dbri...@valdosta.edu
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dbriihl/
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