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Important Information for Authors

Types and Lengths of Manuscripts

Original Articles are scientific papers with a maximum of 6,000 words (including references), based on any methodological approach (e.g., experimental surveys; ethnographic research; observational research) and from any psychological/human factors discipline (e.g., social psychology; cognitive psychology; ergonomics). High-quality critical review articles or meta-analyses covering a particular topic of current scientific interest are of particular interest.

Research Notes are scientific papers with a maximum of 3,000 words (including references), and no more than 1 figure, 2 tables, and 12 references.

APAHF in Practice papers are shorter than scientific papers (maximum of 4,000 words including references), and may cover a range of topics, including (but not limited to): comment on incidents and accidents; innovative applications of aviation psychology; reviews of best practice in industry. They should be written in a more accessible (less technical) style and may be more liberally illustrated with diagrams and pictures.

Original Articles, Research Notes, and APAHF in Practice papers are all subject to double-blind peer review.
News and Announcements pieces are brief and informal.

Scientific Nomenclature and Style

Authors should follow the guidelines of the APA Manual regarding style and nomenclature. Authors should avoid using masculine generic forms in their manuscripts. General statements about groups of people should be written in gender-neutral form (see APA Manual, pp. 73–74); when presenting examples, authors may alternate between female and male forms throughout their text.

Language

It is recommended that authors who are not native speakers of English have their papers checked and corrected by a native-speaker colleague before submission. Standard US American spelling and punctuation as given in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary should be followed.

Proofs

PDF proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. Changes of content or stylistic changes may only be made in exceptional cases in the proofs. Corrections that exceed 5% of the typesetting costs may be invoiced to the authors.

Free Copies

For each article, the corresponding author will receive a total of 10 free copies of the issue in which his/her article appears, to be shared with any coauthors. Additional copies may be requested against payment; such requests should be made, at the latest, when returning the corrected proofs.