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1. Prepare your manuscript as a single PDF or MS Word document. The file should include the complete text, references, tables and figures. Any revised manuscripts prepared for publication should be sent as a single editable Word document. LaTex paper is also acceptable for publication, but it should be in PDF for review first.

2. Manuscripts should be written in English and include a 100-300 word abstract.

3. Make sure all the characters in the text, tables, figure legends, footnotes and references are in a single typeface and point size – such as 12 pt Times New Roman. Once a manuscript is accepted, a copy editor will decide the typeface and size of the different elements of the article.

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5. Type your manuscript single spaced. This will save pages, makes it easier for reviewers to handle and helps slow down global warming by using less paper.

6. All references should be formatted in APA style in the text and listed in the REFERENCES section, as shown below:

Journals:
Bonoti, F., & Metallidou, P. (2010). Children’s judgments and feelings about their own drawings. Psychology, 1, 329-336.

Conference Proceedings:
Gusnard, D. A., Akbudak, E., Shulman, G. L., & Raichle, M. E. (2001). Medial prefrontal cortex and self-referential mental activity: Relation to a default mode of brain function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 98, 4259- 4264.
Schnase, J. L., & Cunnius, E. L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL’95: The First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Transactions:
Fisher, H. E., Aron, A., & Brown, L. L. (2006). Romantic love: A mammalian brain system for mate choice. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, 361, 2173-2186.

Monograph:
Helfer, M. E., Keme, R. S., & Drugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Thesis:
Giambastiani, B. M. S. (2007). Evoluzione idrologica ed idrogeologica della pineta di San Vitale (Ravenna). Ph.D. Thesis, Bologna: Bologna University.

Report:
Marcinkowski, TJ, & Rehring, L. (1995). The secondary school report: A final report on the development, pilot testing, validation, and field testing of the secondary school environmental literacy assessment instrument. Cincinnati, Ohio: Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book:
Lieberman, A. F. & Amaya-Jackson, L. (2005). Reciprocal influences of attachment and trauma: Using a dual lens in the assessment and treatment in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. In L. Berlin, Y. Ziv, L. Amaya-Jackson and M. T. Greenberg (Eds.), Enhancing early attachments: Theory, research, intervention, and policy (pp. 120-126). New York: Guilford Press.
Cohn, E., & T. Geske (1990). Ch. 7: Production & cost functions in education. In The Economics of Education (pp. 159-210). New York: The Free Press.

Article in proceedings:
Grudin, J. (1990). The computer reaches out: The historical continuity of interface design. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Empowering people (pp. 261-268). New York, NY: ACM Press.

Internet:
CHI Conference (2009). Guide to a Successful HCI Archive Submission. URL (last checked 15 May 2009)
http://www.chi2009.org/Authors/Guides/ArchiveGuide.html

Report from a Private Organization:
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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