Detailed Instructions for Formatting the Final Manuscript File
Page Layout. Papers must be formatted in single column format, fully justified. Left and right margins should be set to 1.7 inches. Top and bottom margins should be set to 1.5 inches, with header and footer 1 inch from edge of the paper.
Fonts and Format. All text, including title, headings, headers, footnotes, and page numbers, should be in Times New Roman or an equivalent serif style font. Please do not use nonstandard or unusual fonts in the paper.
Title and Authors. The title of the paper should be 14 point bold, small caps, left justified. It should start 1½ inches from the top of the page. Authors' names should be 11 point, right justified, 33 points below the title of the paper. Authors' affiliations should also be right justified below the authors' name(s) and should be italicized. Do not insert blank lines between authors or affiliations.
Abstract. The abstract appears at the beginning of the paper, 33 points below the last author's affiliation. The text of the abstract should be 10 point, preceded by the word "ABSTRACT:" on the same line as the text of the abstract. Key words should be listed in 10 point type on the next line below the abstract, preceded by the words "Key words:" which are italicized. Although we encourage authors to list key words, the electronic version of the paper will be fully searchable through the local search engine on www.behavior.org .
Text. The text and body of the paper should be 11 point, fully justified. It should begin 11 points below the abstract or key words. We discourage the use of the automated hyphenization capability of word processors. Do not skip a line between paragraphs. The first line of each paragraph should be indented 0.3 inches.
Headings. First level headings should be 12 point bold, centered, with one blank line (11 points) before and after. Second level headings should be 11 point bold italic, left justified, with 11 point blank lines before and after. Third-level headings should be 11 point bold with an 11 point space (one blank line) before. No carriage return follows the third level heading. The paragraph, begins immediately after the heading on the same line.
All headings should be capitalized. Sections should not be numbered. Do not include a heading called "Introduction," it is assumed that the first section is an introduction to the remainder of the paper.
Block Quotations. Block quotations should be set off from the main text in conformance with the APA Manual, which states:
Display a quotation of 40 words or more in a free-standing block of typewritten lines, and omit the quotation marks. (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 1994, p. 95)
The block quotation should be 10 point font and should be indented 0.3 inch from the left and right margins. An 11 point space should precede and follow the block quotation.
References. The References section heading should be the same style as the first level heading. References should be formatted in accordance with the APA Manual. Each reference should be in 10 point type and should have all but the first line indented 0.3 inch from the left margin (a 0.3 inch hanging indent), with no space between references. Please remember to use italics rather than underlining in the appropriate places. e.g., book and journal titles.
Page numbering. It is prudent to number the pages of your manuscript. Final page numbers will be assigned by the publisher and will appear in the page proofs.
Appendices. Appendices, if any, follow the References. Each appendix should be lettered, e.g., "Appendix A."
Figures and Tables. Preferably, figures and tables should be inserted with their captions in their proper places throughout the text in your final manuscript file. In addition, please mail one reproduction-quality original of each figure and/or table suitable for scanning to the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies at 336 Baker Ave., Concord, MA 01742. Number figures sequentially, e.g., Figure 1, and ensure that you refer to the figure slightly before the figure appears on the page Leave a margin of 0.3 inch around the area covered by the figure and caption. Captions, labels, and other text in illustrations must be at least 10 point font.
Footnotes. Please use footnotes only sparingly, since they may be difficult to read online. Footnotes should be numbered sequentially and should appear at the bottom of the page, as shown in this article.
Author's Note and Running Head. Please include as a separate page at the end of the document file material for an Author's Note. The Author's Note contains contact information for the first author or other contact person. Please be sure to include the email address of the contact person. Acknowledgments of help from associates and colleagues, financial support, and permission to publish, if required, also appear in the Author's Note. On this page also include a Running Head.
Reference
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. (1994). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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